Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Oscar season is here and despite the devastating wildfires, the city of Los Angeles has decided it will still celebrate the arts and cinema by holding the Annual Oscar Awards. To honor the Oscar nominees, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company DPA, decided to hosting the prestigious DPA Music lounge on February 28th and March 1st. Held at the LUXE Hotel in Los Angeles, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. Nathalie...
If you've been shopping for eggs lately, you're probably aware that prices are rising as the latest bird flu outbreak takes its toll on the nation's chickens. The most prevalent strain of the disease, H5N1, has been identified in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and more than 157 million birds have been affected by the disease since the outbreak began in January 2022. While avian influenza, aka bird flu, is ravaging wild and farmed bird populations, its transmission to nonavian...
(Note: Twitter's Artificial Intelligence Grok 3 assisted me in writing this story). If the universe is that vast, is it possible that it's directed by one intelligence? in other words, does the vastness of the universe rule out the existence of God? The vastness of the universe-2 trillion galaxies, 200 trillion stars, 93 billion light-years across-doesn't inherently rule out a single directing intelligence, like a God, but it sure complicates the idea. Scale alone doesn't...
Assembly Bill 1333, introduced by assemblyman Zbur, seeks to significantly restrict the ability of crime victims to claim self-defense. This legislation proposes to eliminate the right to defend oneself within one's home or property. Furthermore, it introduces a stipulation that individuals must retreat, if safely possible, before resorting to self-defense. Under this new framework, if a person is outside their home and faces threats such as robbery or assault, they would be...
Fox News’ Kat Timpf reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer 15 hours before giving birth to a son. As of today, February 26, 2025, Kat Timpf is navigating a whirlwind of emotions and challenges. She welcomed her first child, a healthy baby boy, with her husband Cameron Friscia last week, and shared her joy on social media, saying she and her husband are "drunk in love" with their son. However, just fifteen hours before going into labor, she received a Stage 0 breast cance...
In 2024, Ballotpedia tracked 246 recall efforts targeting 383 officials. This was the fewest since 2020 when there were 238 recall efforts targeting 301 officials, and it was the third consecutive year of decline in recall efforts since the 2021 peak when Ballotpedia tracked 357 efforts targeting 545 officials. A total of 77 officials were removed from office through recall elections, representing 20% of the officials targeted. This is the third-highest percentage of officials...
Hidden banking fees, often referred to as "junk fees," silently drain thousands of dollars from businesses each year, with many owners discovering these charges only after they've already impacted their bottom line. Major financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America make billions every year charging consumers and businesses fees. Whether it's a $30 overdraft fee, a 3% foreign transaction charge, or a $25 wire transfer cost, these fees add up qui...
Georgia woman Krystena Murray is suing a fertility clinic after carrying another couples baby through birth. Murray didn't find out about the mixup until she gave birth to a baby that was a completely different skin complexion than her. She and her husband were forced to give up the child she carried to the biological parents, after they sued. "The birth of my child was supposed to be the happiest moment of my life, and honestly, it was. But it was also the scariest moment of...
It appears that Hamas, the terror group embedded in Gaza, has handed over the bodies of the two Bibas children, but not their mother, Shiri. The Bibas family had become a symbol of the hostage crisis following their abduction on October 7, 2023. Yarden Bibas has now asked to let the world to know what happened to his baby boys in detail. They were strangled to death with bare hands, then had their bodies mutilated to fake a different cause of death. This was not done by...
Bonnie Blue, known for her world record of sleeping with 1,057 men in a single day, is reportedly pregnant. The internet is buzzing with speculation about the potential father due to the unusual circumstances surrounding her record-breaking event. She has not yet confirmed the news, but naturally, the memes on Twitter are not to be missed. She did release a video saying: "My Child will not get bullied at school cause he's got 1057 dads". https://x.com/TaraB...
Package theft, often referred to as "porch piracy," remains a significant concern in the United States. The rise of e-commerce has led to a substantial increase in residential deliveries, resulting in troubling rates of stolen packages, LA Post reports. There were over 120 million reported package theft incidents in 2023. However, the real number is likely higher due to underreporting, as victims forgo filing reports due to the slim chances of recovery or arrest. The U.S....
In October, four companies collectively paid nearly $7 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly failing to properly inform investors of a cyberbreach affecting their companies, a liability American businesses have not previously faced. The companies were compromised in a cyberattack targeting their IT software provider in 2019. The attackers could insert a backdoor into a software update, circumventing existing security...
One man stabbed two other men from Anaheim at The Bungalow restaurant Saturday morning. The incident began at 1:50 am outside the Fairmont Miramar Sheraton hotel. It's unclear whether the perpetrator was a homeless man, or a patron at the Bungalow bar. The perpetrator stabbed two men. Medical personnel from the Santa Monica Fire Department transported both victims to a nearby hospital. One victim, a 31-year-old male from Anaheim, sustained critical injuries and succumbed to...
He's a religious Christian, married his high school sweetheart and devotes time to charities. A lifelong tee-totaler who never uses drugs, he graduated with honors from Compton High School 18 years ago. He does nothing to embarrass anyone on stage. But Rapper Kendrick Lamar's performance has been called the weakest Super Bowl half time show in years. Why is that? Several points of criticism have emerged from fans and viewers, as reflected in posts on X and web reviews:...
In a Valentine's day tweet, Ashley St. Clair, a former cam girl who currently styles herself as a conservative influencer, claimed to have given birth to Elon Musk's 14th child 5 months ago. At least she says she "Welcomed" a baby; there is no photo of her pregnant. Musk for his part has said nothing direct. Though in a response to a tweet by Milo Yannopoulis saying that St. Clair had targeted Musk for 7 years, Musk tweeted "whoa." St. Clair had a response as well. "Elon, we h...
ATF urges police to stop reselling used guns Federal officials are cautioning state and local law enforcement against reselling their used guns to the public, saying the practice has sent tens of thousands of old police weapons into the hands of criminals. The warning was the first in a series of recommendations made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in its fourth and final installment of a multiyear gun trafficking assessment requested by President...
Los Angeles, February 9, 2025- At the backdrop of the Los Angeles Wildfires, the city made a bold decision to still celebrate the arts by holding the 67th Grammy Awards. To honor the Grammy nominees, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company DPA, decided to by hosting the prestigious DPA Music lounge on January 31st and February 1. Held at the LUXE Hotel in Los Angeles, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. Nathalie...
President Trump said on Sunday night that he had ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing new pennies, a move that he said would help reduce unnecessary government spending. "Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," he said in a post on Truth Social. He characterized the production of pennies, which "literally cost us more than 2 cents" each, as wasteful. The United States Mint has not officially announced plans to stop...
Shouting that "America has never been great," a group of Santa Monica High School students protested against Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the end of Diversity Equity and Inclusion policies, the deportation of illegal migrants, and other issues on 2.6.25. The event drew about 250 Participants carrying Mexican flags and signs that said "Trans Rights are Human Rights," "Elect a clown, expect a circus," and "No one is illegal on stolen land." Santa Monica High School students...
21 pm PST: A crashed plane with three deceased individuals was found in Alaska, but the search for the remaining seven people is ongoing. The aircraft was reported missing while carrying ten people, including a pilot, during a flight from Unalakleet to Nome. The flight departed Unalakleet around 2:37 p.m. local time (537 pm PST), and was expected to reach Nome by 4:20 p.m. However, the aircraft, identified as a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX with the registration N321BA, c...
A 17-year-old male protestor was stabbed by another boy, during an immigration protest in downtown Los Angeles Friday. He was hospitalized in critical condition following the incident. The LAPD was attacked when they tried to take the injured boy to the hospital. Neither victim nor perpetrator was identified. On Friday morning, high school students organized a protest that started at Los Angeles City Hall. They marched through the streets and gathered in Grand Park. Around...
More than 900 incarcerated firefighters were responding to the fires in Southern California, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials. In a written statement earlier in the week, CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber called the incarcerated workers an "essential" part of the state's response. "Their commitment to protecting lives and property during these emergencies cannot be overstated," Macomber said. Generally, incarcerated firefighters work...
ATF urges police to stop reselling used guns Federal officials are cautioning state and local law enforcement against reselling their used guns to the public, saying the practice has sent tens of thousands of old police weapons into the hands of criminals. The warning was the first in a series of recommendations made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in its fourth and final installment of a multiyear gun trafficking assessment requested by President...
As communities across America rebuild from a number of recent severe storms, floods, and wildfires, experts are noting a less visible but equally important concern: the impact of extreme weather on our mental health. While attention typically focuses on the damage done to homes or infrastructure, research shows these events are taking a significant toll on mental well-being—even for those living hundreds or thousands of miles from disaster zones, reports Blueprint, a therapist...
An examination of documents obtained from United States Agency, shows the the Federal agency gave over $8 million in grants to Politico.com, a leftist media organization critical of former President Joe Biden's opponents. The grants were given from 2019 to 2024, peaking in 2023. "It is shocking," tweeted Bill Ackman, a formerly Democrat hedge fund manager, "but perhaps not surprising that the Biden/Harris administration used USAID, the agency whose purpose is to administer...
