By Chayil Champion, contributing writer One is a fictional superhero and the other was an equal-rights activist, but they both played an instrumental role in helping Ramadhan Ahmed prepare for his first year of medical school at Johns Hopkins University. The 2023 Cal State Fullerton University graduate and biological science major didn’t hesitate to talk…
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Action is expected on a petition for a charter school within the boundaries of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District when the district’s elected board members meet Aug. 8. The petition from the California Republic Leadership Academy seeks to establish a school for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade for a five-year period beginning July 1,…
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By Kelvin Chan | The Associated Press Millions of people have quickly signed up for Meta’s new app, Threads, as it aims to compete with Twitter — a sign that users are looking for an alternative to the social media platform that has undergone a series of unpopular changes since Elon Musk bought it. Meta…
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US mortgage rates jumped up this week as recent economic data showed inflation remains sticky and the job market is still red hot. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.81% in the week ending July 6, up from 6.71% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate…
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Deb Balzer | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News Network Did you know sunscreen has a shelf life and can expire? Or that too much heat or cold can ruin a new bottle? Protecting your skin from harmful sun rays will help against inflammation, burns, premature aging and, most importantly, skin cancer. Dr. Dawn Davis, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist,…
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To meet state goals of reducing methane emissions from landfills and extending their lifespan, Anaheim residents are now required to discard food and organic waste differently. Residents will need to separate their organic from the main trash bin and dispose of it in the yard waste bin. Organic waste includes: food scraps such as uneaten…
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OAKLAND – A Maui-bound flight was rerouted to Oakland International Airport on Monday after an ominous image appeared on passengers’ phones, authorities said. Around 11 a.m., the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office received word that someone on Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 had used the AirDrop feature on their Apple device to share a photo that suggested…
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By ANNA FRANTS MINSK, Belarus — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his Wagner troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s…
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One big-money California business deal to watch is how rich Angels baseball star Shohei Ohtani will become once his current contract ends this year. Ohtani, who’s making $30 million in 2023, will be a free agent when the season ends. He’ll be available for hire by any of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams to pursue.…
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Deanne Niedziela lay in a surgical Intensive Care Unit bed not far from her corner office in a tower at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. On May 28 in Costa Rica, Niedziela was crushed to the ground when a tree limb randomly dropped from the jungle overhead onto her left shoulder, leaving her in a…
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