By TIM REYNOLDS | AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday. Spears said she was struck by a security guard…
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By Catarina Saraiva and Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg The unemployment rate for African Americans jumped for a second straight month in June as workers left the workforce amid early signs of a cooling labor market. That cooling has been uneven: The number of unemployed African Americans has increased by 267,000 since April, meaning they account…
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By Gerardo Lemos | CNN Dozens of people trapped in gondolas on one of the world’s highest cable car systems in Ecuador have been rescued, according to a statement from government officials Friday. Firefighters were alerted around 4 p.m. local time Thursday of a technical failure that affected the Quito Cable Car, with at least…
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When Marisol Sanchez bought her first McDonald’s franchise in 2006, she wanted a business she could own, operate and eventually pass along to her children. Seventeen years later, the 43-year-old Apple Valley resident is the owner of 17 McDonald’s locations in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. She’s also among the more than 162 businesses,…
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WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray didn’t know. As he was asked to dissect his loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round of Wimbledon – a rollicking five-setter that lasted more than 4½ hours spread over two days before a packed Centre Court filled with thousands of his closest and loudest friends – Murray started…
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Hundreds of yellow rubber ducks decorated to look like Spider-Man, Maleficent, Madame Leota, Kermit the Frog and even Donald Trump waded around the It’s a Small World waterway in the annual Disneyland Duck Races. The 2023 Disneyland Duck Races around the Small World canal were held on Friday, July 7 before the Anaheim theme park…
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Frankie Noggle, 4, admires the face painting of Chelsea Nutter with the Face Painting Factory during the city of San Juan Capistrano’s Summer Carnival at San Juan Sports Park on Sunday, July 2, 2023. The four-day carnival included thrill rides, music, food vendors, exhibitors, and fireworks on the Fourth of July. (Photo by Frank D’Amato,…
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Promoters of the third annual Punk in the Park Festival have announced single-day lineups for the festival’s return to Oak Canyon Park in Silverado on Nov. 4-5. The festival has also added several new acts since its original announcement back in May including GBH, Death By Stereo, Drain, The Casualties, Teenage Bottlerocket, Strike Anywhere and…
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Just in time for an expected heat wave, McDonald’s will be turning up the heat on one of its signature menu items, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese. On Monday, July 10, the fast food giant will officially begin serving a Cheesy Jalapeño Bacon QPC for a limited time. The sandwiches will feature one or two…
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The nomination period for the Register’s 16th annual Top Workplace program has been extended to Aug. 11. Any organization with 35 or more employees in Orange County is eligible to participate and includes public, private, nonprofits and government agencies. Participation is free. Workplaces are evaluated by their employees using a 24-question survey. Qualifying companies then…
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