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Hosting a Halloween soiree? Try these 5 spooktacular cocktail recipes
Whether you’re hosting a horror movie night with friends, a full Halloween costume party or you just want something seasonal to sip on while you hand out candy to trick-or-treaters, it’s nice to have some themed cocktails on deck. It’s also handy when those cocktails don’t involve too much fuss and a long list of…
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Will artificial intelligence find and cure breast cancer?
Can a machine catch a breast cancer tumor better than a human? Radiologists at Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute at Boca Regional Hospital have been working to find that answer. They began adding artificial intelligence technology to existing 3D mammography for breast cancer screening in 2020. With three years of results, they discovered AI…
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Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more votes are ahead
On Tuesday, the House is scheduled to start voting at noon in what could become a showdown for the gavel.
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Lawmakers look to expand capital gains tax exemptions as housing prices soar
A million dollars couldn’t entice a Fountain Valley woman to sell her house of 40 years even though she’d rather down-size and move closer to her children and grandchildren. It’s not because of the sentimental value of the family homestead. And it’s not because she still needs four bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms and a big…
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Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, Gaza Health Ministry says
If confirmed, the attack on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008.
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Leon Panetta, Guest Commentary: Get new sanctuary designated, staffed and funded on day one
On Aug. 24, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Agency announced the release of draft designation documents for the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary on the Central Coast of California. This proposed sanctuary will protect the coastline of most of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. But more importantly, it will be joined with…
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Barry Dolowich, Tax Tips: Small business embezzlement
Because of a new client that recently came into our office with a horror story on the subject of embezzlement, I have decided to reprint the following column. Question: We feel like fools! My husband and I just discovered that our “trusted” bookkeeper of many years decided she deserved to be our “partner.” She has…
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Augusta Precious Metals Review 2023: Is It the Best Gold IRA Company?
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Letters to the editor: Oct. 18, 2023
Water justice victory The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) board unanimously voted 6-0 (with one recusal) to proceed with an eminent domain legal process to buyout Cal Am to the great joy of citizens overwhelmed for decades by Cal Am’s tyranny of greed, mismanagement and unethical practices. We the citizens want to express our…
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Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Promising news about cheese
The Wisconsin license plate on a car that passed me on the highway said it all: “Say Chzzzz.” I smiled. More than 180 years ago, Wisconsin farmers began making cheese to preserve excess milk from their cows (wisconsincheese.com). Today, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, Wisconsin is the top cheese-producing state, followed by…
