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One of two trained hawks stolen from outside SoFi Stadium during a Rams game was recovered Sunday in Hacienda Heights, nearly 25 miles from where the vehicle taken during the heist was found a week ago. A two-seat motorized cart with a key left in the ignition was stolen Sept. 28 from the stadium. The…
Former Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine received the endorsement of a prominent Democratic womenβs group on Monday that backs candidates who support abortion rights. The organization could provide significant funding and grassroots support to boost Porterβs 2026 gubernatorial campaign. βKatie Porter has spent her career holding the powerful accountable, fighting to lower costs and taking…
A British e-commerce company which works with retailers including Aldi, Argos and John Lewis has struck a deal to sell itself to an American rival. Sky News understands that Virtualstock, which is chaired by the Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins, is being acquired by private equity-backed Logicbroker in a deal that could be announced as soon…
Over the last decade or so, publishers of American genre fiction have borrowed a page from Hollywoodβs playbook by essentially packaging novels like films, grafting together collaborators from two different A-lists: those that feature bestselling novelists and major celebrities. Large commercial rewards have been reaped from these crossbred literary partnerships. Bill and Hillary Clinton, to…
The Conservatives have promised to abolish business rates for high street shops and pubs if they win the next election. Unveiling the policy at the party’s conference in Manchester, shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said the “burden of Labour’s tax rises” had been “simply too much to bear”. The party has said its policy is…
More than four years after the family of deceased Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed a wrongful death suit against the Angels, jury selection will begin Monday in Orange County Superior Court. Skaggsβ widow Carli Skaggs and parents Debra Hetman and Darrell Skaggs stated in a court filing that they seek at least $210 million in…
Anyone who bought a Samsung or Apple phone between 2015 and 2024 could be due compensation if a class action suit against technology giant Qualcomm is successful. Consumer group Which? has brought the claim on behalf of around 29 million phone users. Which? alleges Qualcomm breached UK competition law by taking advantage of its dominance…
JERUSALEMΒ βΒ As Israel seeks to excise Hamas from Gaza, itβs empowering militias led by the Palestinian groupβs enemies, assisting and providing them with military support in an attempt to present them as an alternative to Hamasβs rule in the enclave. The policy appears to date back to late last year, when Israel targeted local police forces…
In a pop era where personal messiness is the oxygen of fame, Dua Lipa is the rare unfazed professional. Just as Taylor Swift and Charli XCXβs (extremely asymmetrical) feud spilled over the Hot 100 trenches, in comes Lipaβs Radical Optimism tour for four nights at the Forum to reassert that it is, in fact, possible…
The Tories will pledge to make even further cuts to the foreign aid budget, as the party attempts to regain its reputation for fiscal responsibility in the wake of the Truss mini-budget. Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride will unveil plans to cut overseas development aid to 0.1% of Gross National Income (GNI), down from the…
