Gas prices are rising yet again – a headache for elected officials and consumers, particularly less affluent Americans. And they present a challenge for policymakers at the Federal Reserve, who have sought to rein in rapid inflation over the past 18 months. Gas prices don’t factor into “core inflation,” a measure closely watched by the…
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Now in their third decade with the Kings, captain Anze Kopitar and alternate captain Drew Doughty have transformed from fixtures into granite sculptures inside the dressing room. While that dressing room has been temporarily relocated to Melbourne, Australia, for a pair of preseason games against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday and Saturday, the duo has…
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Brooke Desprez, an Orange County native who co-founded a popular local pastry company, died Sept. 9, her family confirmed in a statement on social media. She was 63. “After a fierce battle with breast cancer, our beloved chef and gifted visionary, Brooke Desprez, passed away,” read a statement her family posted to the Instagram page…
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GAME OF THE WEEK NO. 12 CORONA DEL MAR (2-2) VS. NO. 23 TRABUCO HILLS (3-1) Where, when: Trabuco Hills High, Friday, 7 p.m. Analysis: It’s the final nonleague game of the season for Corona del Mar. Trabuco Hills has a couple of nonleague weeks to go before starting Sea View League play. Corona del…
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Though not universal, there was enough support on the City Council Tuesday night to have staffers spend more time gathering information and suggestions for how Santa Ana could ask voters if noncitizens should also be allowed to cast ballots in local elections. Councilmembers Johnathan Hernandez and Benjamin Vazquez requested their colleagues consider putting on the…
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Surfing’s big showdown will once again be at Lower Trestles next year. The World Surf League announced the world champions will be decided in 2024 at the famed surf spot just south of San Clemente. The last three finals have been held there, bringing the world’s best surfers and a big buzz to the region.…
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By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian | The Associated Press Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for a new stint with the high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised Purdue Pharma and a drug distributor fighting sanctions over a deluge of suspicious painkiller shipments. Louis…
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These editorial pages often express frustration at the inability or unwillingness of the criminal-justice system to police itself. That system – police agencies, prosecutors, courts and jails – often imposes stiff punishments on citizens who engage in wrongdoing. But when its own officials misbehave, let’s just say the wheels of justice turn very slowly when…
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A zoo worker hold the southern tamandua pup born Aug. 28, 2023, at the LA Zoo. The baby’s gender will be determined by later blood work. Southern tamanduas are also known as lesser anteaters. (Photo courtesy of the LA Zoo) A baby tamandua pup — the first successfully bred at the LA Zoo — was…
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By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has…
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