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Olivia Rodrigo announces 2024 arena world tour with The Breeders, Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo is going on tour, and she’s bringing the next generation of pop talent — as well as a beloved ’90s alt-rock band — with her. In 2024, Rodrigo will be joined by funk-and-soul up-and-comer Remi Wolf, dark pop princess Chappell Roan, song of the summer contender PinkPantheress and perhaps most surprisingly, the Breeders (fronted […]
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Commercial fishing vessel runs aground on Southern California’s Catalina Island
AVALON, (AP) — A commercial fishing vessel with eight people aboard ran aground on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast early Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 62-foot (18.9-meter) vessel radioed a distress call around 2 a.m. after grounding on the island’s east end, and another fishing vessel and an island lifeguard boat […]
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Largest US newspaper chain is hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters, drawing interest and ire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ biggest newspaper chain recently posted to its site two unusual job listings: a Taylor Swift reporter and a Beyoncé reporter. Gannett, which owns more than 200 daily papers, will employ these new hires through USA Today and The Tennessean, the company’s Nashville-based newspaper. The chain is looking for “modern storytellers” adept in print, audio […]
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Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — You may not know it, but thousands of often shadowy companies routinely traffic in personal data you probably never agreed to share — everything from your real-time location information to private financial details. Even if you could identify these data brokers, there isn’t much you can do about their activities, even […]
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TKO Group, which houses WWE and UFC, begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Shares of TKO Group, the new company that houses WWE and UFC, opened at $102 per share in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 12. Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. has closed its previously announced deal with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The pairing of WWE with the company that runs […]
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Apple’s new iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging ports
CUPERTINO (AP) — Apple on Sept. 12 unveiled its next generation of iPhones — a line-up that will boast better cameras, faster processors, a new charging system and a price hike for the fanciest model. The showcase at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, comes as the company tries to reverse a mild slump that has seen its […]
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California fast food and health care workers poised to win major salary increases
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Nearly 1 million California workers are poised to win major salary increases after labor unions flexed their collective muscle in the state’s Democratic-led Legislature on Sept. 11 following a summer of high-profile strikes in the entertainment and hospitality industries. Most of the state’s 500,000 fast food workers would be paid at least $20 per hour next […]
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A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor
As the men connected behind bars over a shared interest in politics and human rights, they developed a bond that proved vital for both.
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With realignment drama behind them, the Aztecs can concentrate on trying to win the MW title
While San Diego State’s administration fiddled around with possibly leaving the Mountain West, Coach Brady Hoke did his best to keep his team focused on preparing for the season. Hoke said he and his staff “pumped the brakes” a few months ago on realignment talk that consumed SDSU’s fan base ever since UCLA and Southern […]
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Underdog Aztecs looking for a second straight victory against UCLA
UCLA (1-0) at San Diego State (2-0), Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Line: UCLA by 14 ½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: UCLA 21-1-1 WHAT’S AT STAKE? The San Diego State Aztecs would love to make it two wins in a row against the UCLA Bruins just four years after getting their first win in a […]
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‘Dune: Part Two’ release postponed to 2024 as actors strike lingers
NEW YORK (AP) — The release of “Dune: Part Two,” one of the fall’s most anticipated films, has been postponed from November until next year, Warner Bros. confirmed Thursday. Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction sequel had been set to open Nov. 3, but will instead land in theaters March 15 next year. With the actors strike entering its second […]
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A combat jet has crashed near a Marine Corps air station in San Diego and a search is underway
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A military jet crashed near a San Diego base and a search-and-rescue operation was underway, the U.S. Marine Corps said in a statement early Friday. The F/A-18 went down at 11:54 p.m. Thursday in the vicinity of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, a base press release said. “The crash site is […]
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Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico’s Baja coast, carrying a deluge toward Coronado
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary was accelerating northward off Mexico’s Baja coast on Sunday, no longer a hurricane but still packing what forecasters called “life-threatening” rain likely to unleash flooding across a broad region of the western U.S. As of 8 a.m. Pacific time, Hilary was located about 220 miles (350 kilometers) south-southeast of […]
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Hurricane Hilary grows rapidly off Mexico. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California
No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service. The watch warned of numerous potential threats to life and property including extreme flooding, mudslides and tornados.
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‘Blue Beetle’ actors may be sidelined by the strike, but their director is keeping focus on them
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal summer, the arrival of “Blue Beetle,” the first DC superhero movie to feature a Latino lead, would be a splashy, triumphant moment for its filmmakers and stars. But with actors and screenwriters on strike, the film’s promotional campaign has been without its lead cast. That’s left director Ángel Manuel […]