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Magic Johnson ‘proud’ of son walking hand-in-hand with another man
Left to right: E.J, Cookie and Magic Johnson (Bruce Glikas, Broadway.com) World-famous Los Angeles Lakers player and Dodgers owner Magic Johnson is making headlines again. Actually, the news is more...
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Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice fired after video of abuse, homophobic slurs
Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice (courtesy of CBSSports.com). On Tuesday ESPN’s Outside the Lines aired a video of Rutgers University men’s basketball coach Mike Rice shoving, kicking and...
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Congress, Feinstein briefed by FBI on Boston bombing suspect
FILE PHOTO- A deal between agriculture workers and growers could allow for an immigration overhaul bill, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, shown this month in San Francisco. AP As Boston recovers from the...
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Sen. Feinstein: ‘Action must be taken’ against Syria
This March 6, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the minaret of a famed 12th century...
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Barbara Boxer wants answers from EPA involving West, TX
Debris litters the ground outside a destroyed apartment complex adjacent to the site of the fire and explosion in West, Texas on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The explosion at West Fertilizer which killed...
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Barbara Boxer: ‘Our veterans deserve more’
Twenty-two U.S. military veterans commit suicide every day according to Veteran Affairs. The VA Office of Inspector General also found that 30 percent of military veterans whom are more prone to...
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Black voter turnout surpassed all races in 2012 election
The elections of 2012 may have ended but speculation over why President Barack Obama beat Governor Mitt Romney will likely continue into the foreseeable future. A new Census Bureau report may point to...
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Sen. Barbara Boxer: Military sexual assault allegations a ‘nightmare’
Top military officer Gen. Martin Dempsey said on a flight from Europe to Washington, “We’re losing the confidence of the women who serve that we can solve this problem. That’s a crisis.” He added, “I...
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Sunnylands: Obama and Xi sit to eat, discuss cybersecurity
Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping arrived at the Sunnylands estate and ate dinner at 8:55 p.m. with two translators nearby. The presidents answered a question from a U.S. and Chinese reporter....
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OPINION: News, media leaders against weakening Public Records Act
The California Assembly Budget Committee recently passed a bill known as AB 76. The bill is ready to be signed or vetoed by California’s Governor Jerry Brown. This bill would give local governments...
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Chicago misses ‘Forever Marilyn,’ Palm Springs next to have heart broken?
Actress Marilyn Monroe in a photo taken by Lawrence Schiller in 1962. Like the real-life Marilyn Monroe, wherever the “Forever Marilyn” statue goes it has an uncanny ability to steal hearts, attract...
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Top California donors pressure state Republicans on immigration
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio. AP FILE Fourteen top California Republican donors urged their state congressional colleagues, in the form of a letter, to pass immigration reform in the wake...
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‘Cosby Show’ star Raven-Symone tweets ‘I can finally get married!’ after DOMA...
Raven Symone tweeted “I can finally get married!” creating speculation of her sexual orientation. Courtesy of LAURA CAVANAUGH/FILMMAGIC. Acclaimed Cosby Show child star Raven-Symone sent out a tweet...
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Monkey named Penny seized during Thousand Palms police action
Penny, the Marmoset monkey. / Courtesy of Riverside County Animal Services Riverside County sheriff’s investigators made an unusual discovery in Thousand Palms Friday night. They found an exotic...
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Silver Fire repopulation information (10 p.m. update)
Scene from Day 3 of Silver Fire. Photo credit: Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has lifted evacuation orders for Snow Creek, Cabazon, Mt. Edna, Poppet Flats as of 6:00...
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Did you just get a haboob emergency alert?
At about 5:40 p.m. Thursday, residents from the Coachella Valley received an emergency alert on their cell phones from the National Weather Service warning residents of an impending haboob. Yes, you...
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Palm Springs Splash House event looks to reclaim lost scene
Splash House flyer (Courtesy of SplashHouse.com) Palm Springs is not the lively place for young and upcoming, sophisticated visitors it once used to be. Those people are all grown up, retired and...
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Kendrick Lamar's 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' sells over 1 million copies
Kendrick Lamar's 2012 album 'good kid, m.A.A.d city.' Courtesy of Top Dog Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. When ‘good kid, m.A.A.d. city’ first hit shelves, mainstream...
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Barbara Boxer to hold press conference on shutdown Thursday
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, a resident of Rancho Mirage, talks to The Desert Sun during an exclusive interview Wednesday. . CrystaChatham/The Desert Sun U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Rancho Mirage) will...
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Matt Sorum, Adriane “Ace” Harper marry in Palm Springs
Former Gun N Roses drummer Matt Sorum poses during an interview in Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) When it comes to Palm Springs, there’s sure to be a celebrity sighting. On...
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