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Their friendship spanned two decades. It ended in a kidnapping and killing
The two men met decades ago in China’s far northwestern Xinjiang region. In Southern California, Shukur Aikebaer and Zhengfeng Bo built quiet suburban lives. Aikebaer raised his three daughters in Chino Hills. Bo settled in Irvine. Bo, 67, who had amassed a fortune doing public construction projects in China, hired Aikebaer as an assistant, and…
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“It’s the fitness space’s Eras Tour”: How Hyrox became the exercise cult of the moment
Exercise can be a humbling experience. A simple push-up can debase the most dignified humans, transforming them into helpless little halibuts, unable to unmoor their bellies from the floor. Squats and lunges can leave their victims crouching like tiny goblins or trembling against gravity’s will. Have you ever willingly watched yourself run at full speed?…
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Trump suffers ‘brutal’ humiliation as his ‘supposed digestive incidents’ fuel foe’s attack
President Donald Trump is no stranger to launching racist and offensive attacks on his perceived enemies, but one rising star in the Democratic Party is refusing to take such attacks lying down, Zeteo’s Martin Pengelly argued Monday, proving to be a formidable opponent for the commander in chief. On Saturday, Trump launched what Pengelly described…
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Netflix says its doubling down on L.A. — even as it expands in New Jersey
When Netflix brought the Will Ferrell golf comedy “The Hawk” to the Woodland Hills Country Club last year, it was the first big production to shoot there in more than two years. Nearly 300 cast and crew members came through the gates. The production used more than 370 local vendors and shot at 41 locations.…
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‘Warning signs’ emerge for GOP after Trump’s telling answer on John Thune’s future
The clearest sign of strain has emerged for Senate Republicans as they left town for a five-week recess: their own president declining to say whether he wants Majority Leader John Thune to keep his job. Punchbowl News reported Monday on “warning signs” emerging over the disconnect between the party’s camps on how much the Senate…
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Meta launches new AI in push for best open source model to beat China
Meta released a new artificial intelligence model Monday as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called on Washington to lower barriers for US open-source developers to help them beat Chinese rivals. Muse Glimmer AI was made available for developers to download and run on their own hardware — as the company said it plans in the coming weeks…
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The eight-mile gap in the L.A. River bike path downtown has a billion-dollar problem
Someday, you might be able to ride a bike from the western San Fernando Valley to Long Beach along the Los Angeles River. But not yet. The longest unfinished stretch is the eight miles from Elysian Park through downtown to Maywood. For decades, advocates of the path have tried to complete those eight miles along…
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Mystery as Lauren Boebert’s son turns up in jail release log
Tyler Boebert, the eldest son of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), was released from the Garfield County jail in Colorado on Sunday, according to the county’s inmate roster, though the circumstances remain a mystery. The 21-year-old appears in the “Recent Releases” section of a jail log on Monday, with a release date listed as the day…
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The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact
I was recently digging through my Instagram settings, trying to disable Meta’s now-defunct feature that allowed anyone to create AI deepfakes of me without consent. Anger bubbled up inside as I tapped through the Kafkaesque opt-out process. Rather than throwing my phone across the room, I blurted to my partner that we should leave San…
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Fans of Heart’s Coffee Shop bid an emotional farewell to the Valley institution after 47 years
Since 1979, Heart’s Coffee Shop in Lake Balboa has been under the careful ownership of Yuk and Sue Wong. For nearly five decades, they served up diner classics like steak and eggs and a hearty stack of pancakes while infusing the meals with touches that showcased their Chinese heritage. But on Sunday, every order at…