By Michelle Chapman | The Associated Press ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year, and…
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If you’re much of a traveler, by now you’ve seen ads or at least heard about the Atlantis Paradise Island mega-resort in the Bahamas with its tall pink towers, 14 pools, 141-acre water park, marine mammal habitat, 21 restaurants, casino, bars, golf course and miles of beaches. This signature resort in Nassau put the Bahamas…
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Nearly universally loathed: An income-based fixed service charge on electric bills. It could have exceeded $100 a month for the wealthiest folks, according to early proposals, but “progressive” apparently only goes so far, even here in California. Electric transmission lines in Chino in January. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Once lawmakers realized they had…
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A pro-Palestinian encampment in the middle of USC’s main campus was cleared this morning by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department and USC’s Department of Public Safety, ending a high-profile demonstration that began in April. No arrests or major confrontations were reported, but the campus remains closed. “Earlier today, the University of Southern California…
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“Is activism dead?” Juxtapose that question about student advocacy with the large demonstrations and tent encampments that have taken over college campuses across the country in recent weeks, and it seems the answer is a resounding no. Encampments — where students have erected tents, tailgating canopies and makeshift barricades — have seemingly exploded on college…
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Hello, dear readers. I am back after taking a brief sabbatical from my column, a first in 22 years. Several weeks ago, my column featured five areas that highlighted the subject of aging as reflected in digital and print media, podcasts, webinars, research reports and more. Here are five more areas that indicate the pervasiveness…
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As “free Palestine” protests spread across campuses – complete with 1960s-style sit-ins and takeovers of classrooms and quads – university officials throughout the country have struggled to handle the disruptive mess. Risk averse administrators have been loath to use a firm hand, even when protesters have intimidated Jewish students and created a hostile campus atmosphere. It’s not…
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SAN CLEMENTE — The last time the San Clemente boys volleyball team played in a CIF-SS championship match, none of the players on the current team had been born. San Clemente swept El Dorado 25-20, 25-17, 25-16 at home Saturday in the Division 3 semifinals to advance to its first championship game since 2003. The…
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Seven people were wounded in a Long Beach shooting, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in the area of South Street and Paramount Boulevard, according to Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Alexis Lauro. Four of the victims were in critical condition and three had non-life-threatening injuries, Lauro said. Some of the victims…
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When is an estate plan not a plan? When is an estate plan worse than no plan at all? I wish this was the opening to a fun riddle, but sadly, when estate plans (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives) are unclear or out of date, it’s never funny, and can often be…
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