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By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93. Quant’s family said she died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday. Quant helped popularize…
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Disneyland announced Thursday, April 13 that it will hold its first officially sanctioned Pride Nite as an after-hours ticketed event. This is a departure for Disneyland Anaheim, which has allowed unofficial events such as the annual “Gay Days” celebration, but has never held an official event on its own. “I’m happy Disney is finally doing…
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Sometimes you want to go … where you know everybody’s name. Just days after the MLB lockout ended last spring, Freddie Freeman found himself walking into the Dodgers’ clubhouse at Camelback Ranch, a stranger in a strange land after 15 years in the Atlanta Braves organization. Freeman set a challenge for himself – learn the…
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in a month, possibly testing a new more mobile, harder-to-detect missile for the first time, its neighbors said, as it extends its provocative run of weapons tests. Japan briefly urged residents on…
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Mike West, the principal at ML King High School in Riverside, was named the next CIF Southern Section commissioner on Thursday. The selection of West, 55, to lead the organization of 569 member schools, was made by the CIF-SS Executive Committee. He will replace Rob Wigod, who is retiring in June. Wigod, who turns 64…
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About 19 million individuals and businesses filed for an extension on their tax returns last year, many due to unexpected circumstances such as IRS backlog delays. No matter the reason, filing for an extension only gives you more time to file, not to pay, which can put you at risk of overpayment, or hefty late…
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By Lisa Respers France | CNN The Daytona Beach Police Department has updated a post seeking information to help them locate actor Drake Bell with news that the actor has been located and is “safe.” “At this time, we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe,” the updated post…
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If you would like to see graphic evidence of the catastrophic failure of the “Housing First” model to address what is called the homelessness crisis, look no further than the story of the Skid Row Housing Trust in Los Angeles. The Skid Row Housing Trust owns 29 buildings that provide housing for 1,500 tenants described…
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