Stubborn inflation is likely to mean that the Federal Reserve will wait at least until fall to begin cutting interest rates. Some forecasters think it is possible that policymakers won’t just keep rates “higher for longer,” as investors have been anticipating for several weeks now, but might actually raise them further. “It is a huge…
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The vaunted transition to green energy has hit its share of speed bumps of late – from unwanted EVs piling up on dealers’ lots to soaring electricity prices – but anti-fossil fuel advocates never cease to remind us that better days are ahead. But are they? What about those states that have taken the plunge…
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Q: I am a sitting board member for our HOA and we are coming up next week with our annual board election and a possible change of president (which is badly needed). As of right now, we have only 3 board members present out of 5 due to one moving away and another just resigned.…
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No one wants to get audited when the number-crunchers are Treasury Department-based and coming after you, personally. But all of us can agree that when it comes to ensuring that government itself is spending those tax dollars wisely, we’re audit-friendly. We have a right to know about efficiences, and inefficiencies. That’s why a new plan…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Taylor Fox of San Juan Hills won her third consecutive Division 1 title to lead Orange County divers at the CIF-SS championships in Mission Viejo on Thursday. The county also crowned two boys champions in Nolan Rooker of San Clemente in Division 1…
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LOS ANGELES — Even for those who fervently believe in what we call Lakers Exceptionalism, it is time to face facts. This series, this exercise in futility against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, might as well be over now. It likely will officially end Saturday night in downtown L.A., in much the same manner…
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MISSION VIEJO — Entering this week, the Trabuco Hills baseball team was tied for third place in the South Coast League standings and needed to win all three of its games this week to grab a share of the league championship. Trabuco Hills completed the sweep of Mission Viejo with a 3-0 win Thursday at…
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LOS ANGELES — For all of the talk about adjustments and what the Lakers needed to do between Monday’s Game 2 loss in Denver and Thursday night’s Game 3 at Crypto.com Arena to keep themselves from falling into an even deeper hole in their first-round playoff series, star forward LeBron James’ message was simple. “There’s…
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HERMOSA BEACH — Fate can be funny sometimes. When Jared Verse was an unknown outside linebacker at Albany, his head coach was Greg Gattuso, who had been the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh during the freshman season of one Aaron Donald. Gattuso arranged a Zoom call between Donald and his Albany defensive linemen, and Verse…
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Tucked between Brandi Cyrus and DJ Rick Dominguez on Saturday’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival schedule lies a mysterious name: Backwoods Barbie. It’s not abnormal for the festival to bake some lesser-known artists into the schedule. It is, however, abnormal for an artist with almost no digital footprint and virtually no findable music to score a…
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