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A local activist who handed out protective face shields to protesters last month during demonstrations against the Trump administrationβs chaotic immigration raids was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. Alejandro Orellana, a 29-year-old member of the Boyle Heights-based community organization Centro CSO, faces charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting civil disorder, court records…
At Primavera Sound Barcelona, Rhian Teasdale, 32, emerges from smoke, stained the color orange by stage lights, gallantly flexing her arms in the air. She hovers over the mic, revealing bleached eyebrows and hair that fades from brown roots to pink. Her outfit is highlighted by a trimmed white shirt and neon fishnet leggings β…
Jack Lew is as decorated as they come when it comes to US economic leaders from the Democratic side of the aisle having served as President Obama’s treasury secretary, and before that as his director of the office for management of the budget (OMB), a role he also held in the Clinton White House, when…
A lot can happen during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). The half-hour weekly session in the House of Commons is a key opportunity for MPs to grill the prime minister on the government’s actions and policies. Over the years, PMQs has involved everything from name-calling to politicians defecting to the opposition. This week, all eyes were…
Fernando Urquiza screamed himself hoarse, slapping palms with strangers on the field level of Dodger Stadium. Heβd waited six innings β each on the very edge of his seat. He refreshed flight options to Milwaukee in case Clayton Kershaw made him wait until his next start for strikeout No. 3,000. Roderick Abram, a diehard New…
Ryanair is increasing its underseat bag allowance by 20% after the EU set out proposed new laws for more free baggage. The budget airline currently allows people a “personal bag” that fits under the seat in front for free, typically a handbag or small backpack. The maximum size is going up from 40x25x20cm to 40x30x20cm….
A member of the House of Lords last seen swimming in a river in Wales has died, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a report concerning the safety of a man last seen swimming in the River Wye at Glasbury. The body of Lord David Lipsey, 77, was recovered on 1 July, after…
In a time of exploding success and creativity in rock music, Creedence Clearwater Revival was quite possibly the finest singles band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed in suburban El Cerrito in Northern California by frontman John Fogerty, his brother Tom on guitar, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford, CCR put up…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to weigh in on the growing controversy over transgender athletes and decide if federal law bars transgender girls from womenβs school sports teams. βBiological boys should not compete on girlsβ athletics teams,β West Virginiaβs attorney general said in an appeal the court voted to hear. The appeal had the backing…
It wasnβt so much the culmination of a career as it was another signpost pointing the way to the Hall of Fame. It certainly wasnβt the last pitch Clayton Kershaw will ever throw for the Dodgers, but it will likely be among the most memorable. Because when Chicago White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra took…
