By Kent Wainscott | WISN via CNN MILWAUKEE (WISN) — From alligators and a goat to cockatoos and a wild turkey — more than 100 animals living in what animal control officers described as “filth” — were rescued from a north side Milwaukee duplex. “I had never seen anything like it. It was it was…
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La construcción vertical podría comenzar pronto en la renovación de $5 millones de Downtown Disney que reinventará el extremo oeste del centro comercial al aire libre de Disneyland con un nuevo diseño moderno de mediados de siglo. Disneyland presentó permisos de construcción valorados en $5,4 millones a principios de diciembre ante la ciudad de Anaheim…
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The Universal Creative leadership team behind the Harry Potter, Minions and Nintendo attractions that have challenged Disney’s theme park supremacy are stepping down en masse and making way for the next generation of artists, engineers and storytellers. The creative division of Universal theme parks has been “gutted” by the exit of high-ranking executives responsible for…
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Still smarting from one of the worst periods in franchise history Tuesday, the Kings must now confront the top team in the NHL this season. How good have the Boston Bruins been? They have the highest point total, best points percentage, top goal differential, lowest goals-against average and No. 1 penalty kill in the league.…
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Elections have consequences, but before they do, the lame ducks have a few weeks left in office when they can really bite taxpayers. That’s what just happened in the Los Angeles City Council, which waited until after the November election before voting to take care of one of their own. The council approved a settlement…
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Political fights over the definition of marriage in the United States have raged for decades, so President Joe Biden’s recent signing of the Respect for Marriage Act is unlikely to resolve the matter. That law — passed on a bipartisan basis — requires all states to recognize any legally performed same-sex and interracial marriage. It’s…
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A 77-year-old Irvine woman has been identified as the victim of an apparent murder-suicide this week on UC Irvine’s campus, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday. Authorities were investigating the death of Thao Thai Nguyen, whose body was found on campus around 4 p.m. Tuesday, as a homicide, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Sgt. Scott…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH — Newport Harbor senior Ben Liechty learned to be competitive from an early age through his rough-and-tumble escapades with older siblings Eli and Jake. The brothers dueled in basketball and ping-pong, and raced whenever possible. Basketball games were especially intense, often…
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Every cruise line from the value-minded mainstream category to the exorbitant ultra-luxury level says that after safety, Job No. 1 is service. Some companies think that once-a-day housekeeping qualifies while others scoff at providing anything less than a full-time butler. But no matter what echelon of cruising you choose, one thing rarer than getting screaming-fast…
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Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday, Aug. 10 edition of the “Game Day with Kevin Modesti” newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Good morning. The Clippers won a game this week that had people saying, “That’s more like it.” But are they about to live up to their preseason hype?…
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