Leslie Patton | (TNS) Bloomberg News As sales of appetite-suppressing drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro skyrocket, corporate America is grappling with the question: How does a less-hungry, less-impulse-prone consumer affect my business model? Companies from Walmart Inc. to Conagra Brands Inc. are weighing how much to factor the diabetes drugs known as GLP-1s, increasingly…
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The Irvine Global Village Festival is back at the Great Park; this marks the popular event’s 22nd year. The multicultural event features music, art, food, kids’ activities, exhibits, a global marketplace and more, all to celebrate Irvine’s diverse community. In the Kid’s Village families can experience karate demonstrations, learn to write their names in different…
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Mayo Clinic Staff | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News Network Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those are the words that health care professionals often use to mimic the sound of your heartbeat. That steady, regular sound is made by your heart valves opening and closing as blood circulates through your heart. You may have heard the term “heart murmur.”…
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LOS ANGELES — Anyone planning to do some shopping at The Grove in the Fairfax District Wednesday will have to make other plans — thanks to Taylor Swift. The upscale mall is closed for the day to accommodate the premiere of the highly anticipated movie “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” A message on the mall’s…
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Karu F. Daniels | New York Daily News (TNS) Netflix uber-producer Shonda Rhimes has snapped up the rights for “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” which chronicles Mattel’s 1980 introduction of the first Black doll, bringing some much-needed diversity to the iconic brand. The film, first shown at SXSW earlier this year, was written and directed by…
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Check out some of the coolest ways to meet that need for speed this weekend in Huntington Beach. Cars N Copters on the Coast will roll into town Sunday, featuring some of the sleekest cars out there. There will be hypercars, exotics and luxury cars, including high-end brands such as Koenigseggs, Bugattis, Paganis, Mclarens, Lamborghinis…
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Dr. Sadiqa A. I. Kendi | (TNS) American Academy of Pediatrics With Halloween around the corner, it’s a good time to consider ways to improve the safety of trick-or-treaters planning to roam neighborhoods and communities. The holiday brings delight to many but also heightens the risk of pedestrian injuries, as costumed characters dart from house…
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Anaheim residents and business leaders piled into City Hall Monday night to give the city’s Planning Commission early feedback on the Disneyland Resort’s expansion proposal. While ostensibly the Monday commission meeting was a workshop focused on the DisneylandForward plan’s 17,000-page environmental impact report, many residents used the opportunity to voice their support or concerns with…
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By Nicole Gregory, contributing writer Jamila Moore Pewu, assistant professor of digital humanities and new media in history, is working with students on a groundbreaking project that traces Orange County’s Black businesses and their history. It all began when Natalie Graham at The Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation reached out to Pewu in 2021, suggesting…
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A ride in a new Cinderella-inspired pumpkin-shaped royal coach during a fairy tale wedding in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle will cost the father of the bride about $5,000 — but that’s chump change when you’re dropping $180,000 on a Disneyland wedding. The new Cinderella Platinum Coach joins a fleet of royal carriages available for…
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