NEWPORT BEACH—A mile-long stretch of beach in Newport Beach was closed this morning due to a sewage spill. The spill of approximately 1,000 gallons “was caused by an operator error during routine maintenance of a sewer main line” and closed the beach between Bayside Drive Beach and China Cove, according to a statement Monday evening […]
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Italian officials have launched a manslaughter investigation after a 57-year-old music teacher died after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to local media reports, as officials with the firm and state regulators said there is no evidence that the drug causes blood clots. Prosecutors in the northern Italian region of Piedmont announced they opened a manslaughter probe
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Monday that the biggest gun show promoter in Pennsylvania has banned the sale of so-called “80 percent receiver” kits, a common basis for untraceable homemade ghost guns. Shapiro said at a March 15 press conference that Eagle Arms Productions has agreed to stop selling the kits at its
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Commentary This correction in the “news” pages of The Washington Post a few days ago is simply stunning—and tells you all you need to know about the state of the mainstream media today: “Two months after publication of this story, the Georgia secretary of state released an audio recording of President Donald Trump’s December phone
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Commentary At last, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that revered organization of maximum probity, trusted by every American from sea to shining sea, lauded in the television series “The FBI Files,” not to mention the earlier “The FBI,” starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr. of “77 Sunset Strip” fame, has, after great deliberation by their highly esteemed
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A Defense Department order on Feb. 5 to root out “extremists” in the ranks has drawn fire from the first Green Beret to serve in Congress. Senior officers from prior administrations agree with his concerns. “When the Chinese Navy is five times bigger than ours, when China is stealing our tech right and left, and putting more assets
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Some of us have been homeschooling, some of us have been “virtual” schooling, some of us have been “hybrid” schooling, and a few of our children have actually enjoyed “in-person learning,” to add to the list of terms we never needed before. It has been a year colored with worry about physical health, mental health,
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Commentary In 1978, when I was 17 years old, I worked as an usher at concerts and sporting events earning $2.25 an hour, the minimum wage. I had to surrender about 15 cents of this meager hourly wage to a union I was forced to join. I could never understand what a union was doing
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The Alaska Republican Party voted to censure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and vowed to issue a primary challenge to her in 2022—coming after she voted to convict former President Donald Trump during February’s impeachment trial. The state Republican Party said (pdf) passed a resolution to censure—another term for a strong condemnation—Murkowski not only for her vote
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The UK is shifting its geopolitical weight towards the Indo-Pacific to take on China’s dominance, as part of the largest reset of foreign policy and defence since the Cold War. Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced the publication of the long-awaited Integrated Review of security, defence, development, and foreign policy. The blueprint emphasises traditional allies, such
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