Written by Caroline Wong The best way to eat great food in a new city is first to pick the right city. Rome springs to mind. I rambled around those streets for a week and never had a bad meal. But dining well in Seoul, South Korea? That takes a bit of purpose. This I…
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There is no denying that we have a broken immigration system and real problems at our southwest border that demand Republicans and Democrats come together to deliver pragmatic solutions. Unfortunately, far too many in Congress prefer to politicize this issue during an election year rather than find common ground. There is too much finger pointing…
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Four women’s basketball teams will pile into Pauley Pavilion this weekend for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament: No. 2 seed UCLA, No. 7 Creighton, No. 10 UNLV and No. 15 Cal Baptist. “We’re gonna have our work cut out for us just right here in LA,” UCLA head coach Cori Close told reporters…
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Opponents and proponents of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 1 mental health bond measure are seeking to correct rejected ballots from the March 5 primary — usually rejected due to a voter’s missing signature or a mismatched signature — as the fate of Prop. 1 hangs by a razor-thin margin. Prop. 1 was backed by 50.1%…
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The 64th annual Swallow’s Day Parade is approaching soon for the San Juan Capistrano community, a historic tradition honoring the return of the swallows and the intersection of the city’s Spanish and Native American heritage. Organized by the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association, this five-day celebration is renowned as one of the nation’s largest non-motorized…
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The last of the 16 Orange County sheriff’s deputies injured when an object unexpectedly exploded during a training exercise in Irvine was released from the hospital over the weekend, and some of the others have returned to work, authorities said on Monday, March 18. The deputy, who required surgery for a leg injury, was released…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Earlier this spring, Taylor Ward was at the plate when a fastball came at him, up and in. He moved out of the way without incident. The next pitch was also up and in. He admitted that he “couldn’t get back in the right mindset after that,” and he eventually struck out…
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Enhancing students’ skills in reading and math… or training students in progressive activism? Long Beach Unified School District in California seems to favor the latter, paying high school students $1,400 each in taxpayer money to become left-wing social justice warriors. And we wouldn’t even know about it if not for an investigative report from The…
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East Bay punk rock band and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Green Day will play an intimate show at House of Blues Anaheim on Tuesday, March 19, ahead of the launch of its massive summer stadium tour. Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday, March 18 at LiveNation.com. The Saviors Tour will…
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The former president’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an…
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