By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press) BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators are looking for a suspect in the deaths of four University of Idaho students whose bodies were found at an off-campus home during the weekend, a newspaper reported. Authorities in the city of Moscow, Idaho, have released little information about the deaths, including the cause,…
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By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott’s big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread fears in the nonprofit world that her gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle them were largely unfounded.…
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After taking their listeners on a supernatural journey through a fictional desert town on their previous podcast, “Welcome to Night Vale,” this writing team is now using the real neighborhoods around Los Angeles for a new detective noir series. “It was really fun to get to write a mystery. It was a brand new challenge…
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The Santa Barbara County Wine Region is hosting a series of fall events in Orange County. The tastings have been so popular that all but one night has sold out. The remaining experience on Thursday, Nov. 17, will feature small production and sought-after wines and small bites by the culinary team at Wine Gallery, a…
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Southern California will lose a bit of its theme park history in January, when Universal Studios Hollywood closes its longest-running stand-alone attraction. Universal’s Animal Actors and the Special Effects Show will close at the park on Jan. 8, “to make way for a new attraction,” Universal announced earlier this month. Some version of the Animal…
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Last week, President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan has been ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman. While a final resolution is still far off, the ruling is a justified blow to the cynical plan. The plan, announced by the Biden administration back in August, calls for the forgiveness of up to…
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A scenic bluff-top trail along the Dana Point Headlands has recently opened for daily access after being partially closed off to the public for nearly three years. The trail was created in 2010 as part of a development agreement for building homes on the bluff over Strands Beach; it runs through the Dana Point Headlands…
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The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: California ranked high on four national scorecards looking at happiness while also being near the top of the charts for the cost of living. Sources: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed four recent “happiness”…
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After 12 years, 11 seasons, and 177 episodes, “The Walking Dead” comes to its end on Sunday, Nov. 20. In this piece, we’ll offer undying respect for 20 iconic episodes of the TV series that brought the zombie apocalypse into our living rooms. But first, let’s look to the future because the undead universe of…
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LOS ANGELES — Each time the UCLA men’s basketball team runs onto the floor, there’s a feeling that, maybe, another player will steal the show. It’s what UCLA fans have been used to the last two seasons. One night it was Johnny Juzang, another it was Jules Bernard or Jaime Jaquez Jr. However, in UCLA’s…
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