By ÉDGAR H. CLEMENTE MEXICO CITY — Armed men abducted 14 state police officers in southern Mexico on Tuesday, prompting a heavy deployment of federal and local forces, authorities said. The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection in Chiapas state said in a statement the 14 officers were all men and an air and ground…
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By ISABEL DEBRE JERUSALEM — Few places in Jerusalem speak of the larger conflict being waged over the city more than the apartment of 68-year-old Nora Ghaith-Sub Laban. As the last remaining Palestinians in a building filled with Israeli settlers, the Ghaith-Sub Labans have battled Israeli attempts to evict them from their Old City home…
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By Julia Love | Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google has cut jobs at mapping service Waze, the tech giant’s latest move to trim its operations amid a drive for efficiency in Silicon Valley. Some positions focused on advertising at Waze were eliminated after the unit began transitioning to using Google’s advertising technology, a Google spokesperson said…
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You may be shocked to hear this, but I really hate going to the doctor. Yes, yes, I could write an entire encyclopedia on this subject, and so could you, but I’ll try to limit it to the tiny space that my cruel, uncaring editors give me each week. The first test of your patience,…
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Chita Rivera originated three of the most iconic roles in Broadway history: Anita in “West Side Story,” Velma in “Chicago,” and the title role in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” She’s been nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning for “Spider Woman” and “The Rink,” while picking up a lifetime achievement Tony in 2018, too. She…
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Map of Los Olivos housing district in Irvine. (Courtesy: Irvine Co.) Will new homes in Irvine be music to house hunters’ ears? Irvine Co. is seeking city approval to build 70 homes on a 17.5-acre site that once was home to the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. Yes, it’s a tiny home project by any measurement, but…
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Four months after President Joe Biden nominated former California Labor Secretary Julie Su to serve as U.S. Labor Secretary, Su’s nomination remains stagnant in the U.S. Senate. Despite Democratic control of the Senate, Su’s nomination remains on hold as at least three moderates in the Democratic caucus — Sens. Joe Manchin,D-West Virginia, Jon Tester,…
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With the beautiful weather in Southern California, why settle for watching a movie in a traditional indoor theater setting or streaming films at home this summer? The season presents the opportunity to take in a variety of films in locations like parks, beaches and even the rooftops of towering city buildings. For those wanting to…
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DENVER — Coors Field is perfectly suited for the kind of milestone J.D. Martinez was chasing – not so much for the kind of history with which Clayton Kershaw flirted Tuesday night. Kershaw retired the first 12 batters in order and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning at Coors Field which has yielded just…
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Archbishop of Los Angeles, José H. Gomez, blessed the Mission San Gabriel before it reopens after a three-year closure due to the coronavirus pandemic and a fire that burned parts of the mission, in San Gabriel on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Gomez also blessed the new museum exhibit which focuses on Indigenous history related to…
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