Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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KYIV/MOSCOW, December 25, 2025 - As the Russo-Ukrainian War enters its fourth year, the conflict has solidified into a grinding stalemate of attrition, with Russian forces making slow, incremental advances in eastern Ukraine at an enormous human and material cost, while Ukrainian defenses-bolstered by innovative drone warfare-hold firm without major breakthroughs on either side.Independent analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) estimate that Russia seized...
Sweida, Syria - December 23, 2025: In the wake of Bashar al-Assad's ouster one year ago, Syria's Druze minority in the southern province of Sweida has faced escalating threats from sectarian clashes and pressures from the new Damascus government led by transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Israel has emerged as a key protector, providing military aid, humanitarian assistance, and airstrikes to shield the community, according to...
Los Angeles, CA - December 28, 2025--The video game community is grieving the sudden death of Vince Zampella, the influential developer and co-creator of the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise, who died at age 55 in a single-vehicle crash on December 21. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 12:45 p.m. on the Angeles Crest Highway in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. Zampella was driving a 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS southbound when...
Castaic, California - December 27, 2025A major natural gas pipeline ruptured Saturday afternoon in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, forcing the closure of all lanes on Interstate 5 in both directions and triggering a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. The incident occurred around 4:20 p.m. near Ridge Route Road and Pine Crest Place, just east of the southbound lanes of the I-5 freeway. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials reported that the rupture involved a...
Minneapolis, MN - December 26, 2025A 42-minute video released today by independent journalist Nick Shirley has gone viral, documenting on-the-ground visits to several Minneapolis-area child care centers that appear deserted despite being licensed for dozens-or even hundreds-of children and receiving millions in state funding. The investigation focuses on facilities participating in Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which provides subsidies to low-income...
December 25, 2025: Two years after the devastating October 7, 2023, attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages, sparking a war that has claimed over 66,000 Palestinian lives and reduced much of Gaza to rubble, Hamas leaders continue to frame the conflict as a strategic triumph.bbc.com Key Hamas leaders, including the late Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh, orchestrated the October 7 operation known as "Al-Aqsa Flood." The architects of the...
Riverside, California - December 24, 2025 Tylor Chase, the former Nickelodeon child actor best known for portraying the quirky Martin Qwerly on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide from 2004 to 2007, has been provided temporary housing just days before Christmas, offering a glimmer of hope amid his well-documented battles with homelessness, mental health, and substance use. On December 23, Chase's former co-star Daniel Curtis Lee - who played Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook on...
As California heads into 2026, the state's gasoline market faces significant disruption from the closures of two major refineries: Phillips 66's Los Angeles-area facility, which ceased operations in the fourth quarter of 2025, and Valero's Benicia refinery, scheduled to shut down by April 2026. Together, these closures eliminate roughly 17-20% of California's in-state refining capacity, raising concerns about supply shortages, increased reliance on imports, and higher prices...
Washington, D.C. — December 18, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would make it a federal crime to provide gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries, to individuals under the age of 18.H.R. 3492. Titled the "Protect Children’s Innocence Act" and sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), amends existing federal law on female genital mutilation to classify certain gender-affirming pro...
Brookline, Massachusetts — December 17, 2025. As of this morning, there are no significant new developments in the homicide investigation into the death of MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, who was fatally shot at his home on Gibbs Street in Brookline on Monday evening, December 15.Key points from the latest reports: Loureiro, director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center and a professor of nuclear science and engineering and physics, was found with multiple g...
The young man drove his two door BMW over 100 miles per hour on Santa Monica Blvd at 11:30 pm Thursday night, December 11, 2025. He struck a light pole after losing control of his vehicle, then proceeded to crash into a 1970's era brick building on the corner, essentially demolishing the building. We spoke to the building manager examining the building teh next morning. He said that a BMW travelling at high speed hit a lightpole, then demolished the building. He added that...
Sydney, Australia – December 14, 2025 -- A father-and-son duo carried out a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 40 others in what authorities have declared an antisemitic act of terrorism. The attack targeted the "Chanukah by the Sea" event organized by Chabad of Bondi, where hundreds of families had gathered in Archer Park near the Bondi Pavilion to mark the first n...
Pacific Palisades, Calif. - On Wednesday, the Palisadian Post, the community's newspaper of record since 1928, announced it will publish its final edition later this month, bringing to a close nearly a century of chronicling life in the tight-knit coastal enclave between Santa Monica and Malibu. In a heartfelt front-page letter to readers titled "A Farewell, With Gratitude," publisher Alan Smolinisky and editor Bill Bruns revealed that the devastating effects of the Palisades...
19: Authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing in Santa Monica as a homicide after a neighbor identified the victim as Grammy-nominated opera and jazz singer Jubilant Sykes, a prominent figure in the global music scene known for his soulful tenor voice and collaborations with artists like Sting and the Soweto Gospel Choir. The incident unfolded late Monday evening around 9:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Delaware Avenue, a quiet residential neighborhood near the city's...
Los Angeles, CA – Landlords filing limited-jurisdiction unlawful detainer (eviction) cases in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will soon face a new mandatory disclosure rule aimed at improving court notifications and access to justice. Effective January 2, 2026, all plaintiffs in limited-jurisdiction unlawful detainer actions must submit all known cellular telephone numbers for the defendant(s) at the time they file the complaint, according to General Order 2...
SAN DIEGO – Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, whose North San Diego County district was upended by California's voter-approved redistricting measure, announced Thursday that he will seek re-election in the battleground 48th Congressional District in 2026, turning down overtures from Texas Republicans to run in a safer GOP seat there. The decision caps a week of intense speculation about Issa's political future, following reports that the 72-year-old, multi-term lawmaker was...
SANTA MONICA – On Wednesday night, November 19, 2025, Santa Monica High School's boys basketball team opened Ocean League play with a commanding 66-33 victory over visiting University High School at the North Gym. The Vikings led from start to finish and were never seriously threatened. Santa Monica built a large early lead and took a 44-21 advantage into halftime. The margin continued to grow in the second half, triggering a running clock for much of the fourth quarter. F...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - November 14, 2025An intense atmospheric river storm is bearing down on coastal Los Angeles County, with forecasters predicting up to 3 inches of rain to fall across Santa Monica through Saturday night. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Pacific Palisades until 2:15 AM PST Saturday, while a broader Flood Watch remains in effect for all of Santa Monica and surrounding areas through Sunday morning.The NWS Los Angeles...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The federal government officially reopened Tuesday morning after Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) late Monday night, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history at 43 days. The agreement funds federal operations through January 30, 2026, and provides full-year appropriations for several key programs, but it leaves the fate of expiring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies unresolved. President Donald Trump quickly declared the outcome a "very...
Admit it. When you were a kid, you wanted to play that sweet soft music and selling ice cream just as sweet and soft. Now you can fulfill your childhood fantasy and own an ice cream truck. A retired New York Police Department cop became an ice cream vendor. Now he is selling off the remaining three ice cream trucks he built. "I'm a retired police officer," said ice cream man Mike Musancry. "I came here 20 years ago and there were no ice cream trucks anymore in California. So I...
New York City, November 4, 2025 - Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor, is set to implement a series of progressive policies aimed at addressing affordability and social equity. Following his expected victory in the mayoral race, Mamdani's agenda includes universal childcare, fare-free buses, and the establishment of city-owned grocery stores to drive down prices. He has also pledged to freeze rent on stabilized units and work towards a $30 minimum...
October 25, 2025 In a city where fast-food burgers are as much a cultural staple as Hollywood premieres, the shuttering of two Fatburger outposts in the Westside has left loyal fans lamenting the loss of late-night cravings. The beloved chain, synonymous with oversized, juicy patties since its 1947 founding in South Los Angeles, has closed its locations at 11090 Santa Monica Blvd in West Los Angeles and 1916 Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica, according to recent on-site reports...
Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles residential real estate market experienced a significant upswing in September 2025, with closed escrow sales of existing single-family homes rising 20.9% from August, according to the California Association of Realtors (CAR). The increase, reported as approximately 21%, reflects a jump from roughly 4,800 homes sold in August to 5,800 in September, marking a 13.8% year-over-year gain from September 2024. The surge in sales is attributed to a...
Los Angeles, CA - The 20.9% month-over-month increase in residential sales across Los Angeles County in September 2025, driven by declining mortgage rates to 6.4%, has rippled into Westside neighborhoods like Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, and West Los Angeles. While countywide data shows a rebound from summer slowdowns, local trends reveal a mixed picture: robust sales volume in Santa Monica, luxury price growth in Pacific Palisades amid post-wildfire recovery, and steady...
In the race for New York City mayor on November 4, 2025, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani-a 33-year-old democratic socialist state assemblymember from Queens-has surged to a commanding lead in recent polls, positioning him as the heavy favorite to succeed incumbent Eric Adams. However, with three weeks until Election Day, questions about poll accuracy are bubbling up, fueled by Mamdani's polarizing profile, a splintered opposition, and historical challenges in polling New Yor...
