7.2 EARTHQUAKE HITS MEXICALI, MX AND BAJA, CA

At 3:40pm Pacific time a 7.2 earthquake hit Mexicali, Mexico and Baja, CA.  Lucy Jones from Cal Tech said in a news conference today that usually for three days after a big quake, there could be another one of similar magnitude. No significant damages are reported at...

Traps Magazine Sells Out Lenny White Issue With Return To Forever Receiving R...

The fastest guns of the '70s fusion movement have regrouped after a 25-year absence and, in revisiting their old stomping grounds, prove they're still the fastest of the fast. Al DiMeola still rips through...

For Spears, image change could come from within

"Britney Spears is officially in rehab. But will it get her back on track? The troubled singer and mother of two checked herself into a facility Tuesday, Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed. "Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed rehab...

Pot patient whose case went to Wash. Supreme Court is sentenced

"A medical marijuana patient who lost her case before the state Supreme Court last fall was sentenced today to 60 days home confinement, after her lawyers argued that she was too sick to spend any time in jail. Sharon Tracy, 53, said she was "overjoyed" with the sentence...

California's biggest tribe draws losing hand on Indian gambling

"For the Yurok, the state's largest and perhaps poorest American Indian tribe, it's where the road home, and the Yuroks' struggles, begin."

New parents' top 10 money mistakes

"A tiny new baby comes home with a mountain of money issues for its overjoyed, overtired parents. Here are the most common ways parents go wrong, and why these financial flubs can be so costly in the long term. To most new parents, getting settled with a new baby means...

That’s A Loyal Friend You Have There, Nancy

Messrs Horton and Nichols at Caelum et Terra have often cited Daniel Larison but I don't think I ever read any of his writing until after Rod Dreher linked to him during the late election campaign; in any event, I now look and read regularly.  Today's post, about the...

Vista secures new enemies

"SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Microsoft Corp. is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from rivals about unfair business practices. But the latest fight over its coming Vista operating system pits Microsoft...

Law stops renting to illegal immigrants

City leaders have approved an ordinance prohibiting landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, the latest in one of many efforts by local governments across the country to crack down on undocumented workers.(Sorry for the resubmittal)

Foes take aim at border fence

Land managers, law enforcement and others cite the $2 billion cost and varied geography as obstacles to the 700-mile-long barrier.

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