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Month: May 2021

John Cox to bring campaign to Palm Desert, without the controversial bear

Republican gubernatorial candidate and businessman John Cox is stopping in Palm Desert tomorrow, although he will be without Tag — a Kodiak bear the candidate first used in his official campaign kickoff event in Sacramento last week. The candidate’s “Meet the Beast Bus Tour” will make a stop at Castelli’s Restaurant, located at 73098 Highway

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A Florida police union said a book about police brutality was propaganda. Now, a local school district has paused its use

Teachers in one Florida county have paused the use of a novel about police brutality after the local police union called the book “propaganda.” “Ghost Boys,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes, is, according to Rhodes’ website, a story of 12-year-old Jerome who is shot and killed by police after they mistook his toy gun for a

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Biden administration approves first major offshore wind project in US waters

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving forward with the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project, a significant step toward achieving President Joe Biden’s goal of increasing US renewable energy production. The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project, set to be located about 12 nautical miles off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard, will include up

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Target is launching a line of plant-based food

Target is launching its own line of plant-based foods as demand continues to grow for meat and dairy alternatives. The new assortment includes more than 30 foods including vegan spreads, almondmilk creamer, oat milk, plant-based dips and meat and chicken alternatives. Target describes the new collection as “on-trend, flavorful, high-quality options at incredible value,” with

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Starbucks has a new Frappuccino for the summer

Starbucks is ringing in summer with a Strawberry Funnel Cake Frappuccino, its first new limited time flavor in more than three years. The new menu item taps into the trend of customers “turning to nostalgic flavors inspired by past experiences” including fairs and amusement parks, the chain said in a statement. The Strawberry Funnel Cake Frappuccino blends strawberry

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Arrest of journalists a litmus test for how Thailand treats those fleeing persecution in Myanmar

Three senior reporters who fled Myanmar for Thailand after the brutal military coup “face certain arrest and persecution” if they are deported following their arrest in Chiang Mai on Sunday, journalist groups say. The three are prominent journalists with the independent Burmese news agency Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) and were detained in the northern

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Rising temperatures through midweek

A sun-filled day across the desert with afternoon temperatures exceeding yesterday’s high of 94°. An average high for the date is 93° but we’ll drift farther away from the norm over the next couple of days. A ridge of high pressure is taking shape over California and will maintain warm and dry conditions for the

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