Michelle Ma | Bloomberg News (TNS) There’s a soft, afternoon glow suffusing an intimate scene between the plucky protagonist and her wood-chopping, flannel-shirted love interest’s mother on the Vancouver set of the Netflix Inc. show, “Virgin River.” A soapy drama centered on a nurse practitioner in a small, northern California town, “Virgin River” is the kind of show that reliably delivers…
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The number of Rancho Palos Verdes homes without natural gas will approach 200 this week, with the Southern California Gas Company announcing that it will stop service to another 54 homes because of unprecedented land movement. SoCal Gas will shut off service to 29 homes in the western Seaview area and 25 homes in Portuguese…
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Everyone has that one pet in life who they fall in love with at first sight — or first scratch. For San Francisco resident Wyatt Boumedine, that was Zine, his white cat with a raccoon-like tail who would constantly growl, claw — and probably curse, if he could speak — at his owner. But Boumedine…
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By Rukmini Callimachi | The New York Times On an earnings call last month, the CEO of online real estate brokerage Redfin was asked whether he had a contingency plan if interest rates did not come down. His answer was maybe a bit too frank. “Great question,” Glenn Kelman, the CEO, began on the Aug.…
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LOS ANGELES — The Rams placed starting cornerback Darious Williams on injured reserve Thursday, ruling him out for at least the first four games of the season. Williams, who returned to the Rams this offseason as a free agent after two years with the Jaguars, pulled his hamstring during the first week of training camp.…
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By Kimberly Palmer | NerdWallet The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments. Giving money to teenage children might sound simple, but it can quickly…
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The world’s best surfers are preparing for battle, the ocean waves just south of San Clemente serving as their competition arena. The Lexus World Surf League Finals has brought the top five men and five female surfers to town for the contest coming up at Lower Trestles, letting fans get up close to their favorite…
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Record heat doesn’t mean you have to suffer record boredom just to stay in the cool indoors. Several Orange County cities, especially those inland, could see temperatures over 100 degrees on Friday and the thermometer isn’t expected to dip much over the weekend. Don’t sweat it! There are a ton of cool things to do…
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Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit Trees. There is a large selection of guava trees you might want to consider planting in the days ahead. While temperatures are still hot, days are shorter which means stress on newly planted trees is reduced as compared to July and August planting. Many tropicals,…
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If you’ve ever wondered what audiobook narration involves, it’s likely more complicated than you might think. Good narrators do research into the proper pronunciation of names, places, and streets. They bring characters to life and differentiate them from each other only by sound – tone, pitch and accent, among other things. And as with any…
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