Lifeguards scrambled to save thousands of lives during the four-day holiday weekend when an inland heatwave drove crowds to the coast and big waves and strong rip currents threatened the beachgoers seeking relief. About 5,620 rescues were logged at Orange County area beaches over the four days from July 4 through 7, marking the busiest…
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A Huntington Beach man was charged with special circumstances murder on Monday after prosecutors allege he killed two people and injured three others on the Fourth of July in a busy Huntington Beach neighborhood where people had gathered to watch fireworks. Logan Christopher Kelley, 26, is facing two counts of murder, three counts of attempted…
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Authorities were searching for a man suspected of robbing a Mission Viejo bank and attempting to rob a bank in Ladera Ranch on Monday, July 8, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies responded to the first bank around 12:41 p.m. after the suspect presented a note to a teller at a bank in Ladera…
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Chris Maurer of Redhouse Studio is working with NASA Ames scientists to revolutionize how we house ourselves in space, using “bio-bricks,” a fusion of fungi mycelium and plant waste. To build a home on Earth, it’s simple: Call Home Depot and schedule a delivery. Shipping wood, metal and glass to Mars – millions of miles…
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President Joe Biden, facing increasing questions about his re-election bid, is scheduled to visit Orange County later this month for a fundraiser. Biden will headline a reception in Laguna Beach on Friday, July 26, according to an event invitation obtained by the New York Times. Anne Earhart and Janet Keller are listed as hosts of…
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season that makes him one of the nation’s highest paid college coaches nearly a month after he turned down a lucrative offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley, who passed on guiding…
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For rock guitarist Slash, his first exposure to the blues happened without him even knowing it. “It was British rock and roll in England that my dad was a follower of,” the Guns N’ Roses’ lead guitarist says of the music he loved as a child in Great Britain with his English father and American…
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How is the housing market doing? The answer depends on whom you ask, says Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. “Some people will say it is terrible,” he told real estate writers at a recent conference. “(Others) will say this is one of the greatest things that has ever happened.” “So,…
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By Amara Omeokwe | Bloomberg Jerome Powell will face pressure this week from lawmakers growing impatient for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and others who are unhappy with its latest plan to boost capital requirements for Wall Street lenders. The Fed chair heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday for his semiannual…
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Due to a shock hazard, a Palo Alto company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep. The plastic surrounding the AC power adapter that was supplied with some of Hatch’s Rest 1st generation sound machines can come off when removing the product from…
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