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The two most powerful leaders of the World met in Sunnylands

The two most powerful leaders of the World met in Sunnylands

President Barrack Obama made a historic trip to our Coachella Valley to meet with the Chinese President Xi Yinping at Sunnylands. They discussed Green House emissions, Nuclear Programs…

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FOOD NOW golf tournament the Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs

FOOD NOW golf tournament the Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs

The Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs hosted the annual FOOD NOW golf tournament on June 3rd. The course was filled with supporters of Family Services of the…

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“Behind the Candelabra” about the life of the icon Liberace

“Behind the Candelabra” about the life of the icon Liberace

The City of Palm Springs along with HBO and Film Producer Jerry Weinbraub held a free sneak peak movie showing of “Behind the Candelabra” about the life of…

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13th Annual Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs A Huge Success

13th Annual Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs A Huge Success

Nothing succeeds like success itself.  Art Lyons (no relation, but I’ve met and known Art as a film critic covering his Festival for more than ten years) was…

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The two most powerful leaders of the World met in Sunnylands

The two most powerful leaders of the World met in Sunnylands

President Barrack Obama made a historic trip to our Coachella Valley to meet with the…

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Bittersweet Family Drama Touches Many On Its Message

Bittersweet Family Drama Touches Many On Its Message

The hope of movie producers and directors is that their film will touch and resonate…

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World Of Theatre And Movies Meet To Produce A “New” Stage Play

World Of Theatre And Movies Meet To Produce A “New” Stage Play

The art form known as adaptation can be tricky to pull off and still remain…

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The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100 with an anniversary celebration party…

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FOOD NOW golf tournament the Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs

FOOD NOW golf tournament the Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs

The Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs hosted the annual FOOD NOW golf tournament on…

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DHS City Council June 4th, 2013

DHS City Council June 4th, 2013

Story and Photos by Bruce Montgomery– There were many presentations made during the Desert Hot…

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World News

You can’t go home again: The uncertain fate of Edward Snowden

You can’t go home again: The uncertain fate of Edward Snowden

On the run in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden, the man who blew the lid on the NSA’s PRISM program, lamented he may never see home again. Barring a…

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Obama announces restrictions on drone strikes, pledges to close Gitmo

Obama announces restrictions on drone strikes, pledges to close Gitmo

President Barack Obama announced drastic changes to the United States’ counterterrorism operations Thursday, reforming the rules that guide America’s drone program while also expediting the release of Guantanamo…

May 23, 2013Comments OffRead More

LulzSec hackers handed down prison terms, suspended sentence

LulzSec hackers handed down prison terms, suspended sentence

Members of the British LulzSec hacking group were sentenced for a series of global cyber-attacks in 2011. Two of the hacktivists have received prison terms, one will be…

May 16, 2013Comments OffRead More

Leaving Earth: 78,000 apply for a one-way ticket to Mars

Leaving Earth: 78,000 apply for a one-way ticket to Mars

The Mars One project to establish the first human settlement on the Red Planet by 2023 has received 78,000 applications in just two weeks, with as many as…

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Earthquake in China has claimed 157 lives, with more than 5,700 injured (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Earthquake in China has claimed 157 lives, with more than 5,700 injured (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in southwestern China has left 157 dead and more than 5,700 people injured, Reuters reports. The Chinese army has stepped in to deal with…

April 20, 2013Comments OffRead More

Gold price set for worst 2-day loss in 30 years

Gold price set for worst 2-day loss in 30 years

Gold is headed for its biggest two-day drop in 30 years being below $1,400 per ounce for the first time since March 2011 in the wake of underwhelming…

April 15, 2013Comments OffRead More

Maduro wins Venezuela elections by narrow margin

Maduro wins Venezuela elections by narrow margin

With the vote split almost equally acting President Nicolas Maduro has won Venezuelan presidential election to replace Hugo Chavez. The opposition leader Henrique Capriles however claimed fraud on…

April 14, 2013Comments OffRead More

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Mark Taper Forum Revives Powerful Drama “Joe Turner’s Come And Gone”

Mark Taper Forum Revives Powerful Drama “Joe Turner’s Come And Gone”

“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” is the second play in the cycle of the late great playwright August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle”…

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Rancho Mirage hosted the awards ceremony for Holocaust Survivor Frances Nassau

Rancho Mirage hosted the awards ceremony for Holocaust Survivor Frances Nassau

The Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage hosted the awards ceremony for Holocaust Survivor Frances Nassau. The California Assembly awards a…

April 28, 2013Comments OffRead More

Firefox plug-in warns users of NSA surveillance

Firefox plug-in warns users of NSA surveillance

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull…

You can’t go home again: The uncertain fate of Edward Snowden

You can’t go home again: The uncertain fate of Edward Snowden

On the run in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden, the…

NSA whistleblower: ‘Mass surveillance makes intelligence community less efficient’

While the intelligence community has succeeded in duping the…

Judge rules office of ‘America’s toughest sheriff’ racially profiled Latinos

Judge rules office of ‘America’s toughest sheriff’ racially profiled Latinos

A federal judge has ruled that an Arizona sheriff…

Obama announces restrictions on drone strikes, pledges to close Gitmo

Obama announces restrictions on drone strikes, pledges to close Gitmo

President Barack Obama announced drastic changes to the United…

Federal Reserve: rising inequality jeopardizes economic recovery

Federal Reserve: rising inequality jeopardizes economic recovery

A top ranking member of the United States Federal…

Obama’s media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier

Obama’s media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier

United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to…

Up to 60 injured after car crashes into crowd at Virginia parade

Up to 60 injured after car crashes into crowd at Virginia parade

Dozens of people have been injured after a 1997…

The two most powerful leaders of the World met in Sunnylands

The two most powerful leaders of the World met in Sunnylands

President Barrack Obama made a historic trip to our…

Bittersweet Family Drama Touches Many On Its Message

Bittersweet Family Drama Touches Many On Its Message

The hope of movie producers and directors is that…

World Of Theatre And Movies Meet To Produce A “New” Stage Play

World Of Theatre And Movies Meet To Produce A “New” Stage Play

The art form known as adaptation can be tricky…

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned…

FOOD NOW golf tournament the Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs

FOOD NOW golf tournament the Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs

The Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs hosted the…

“Behind the Candelabra” about the life of the icon Liberace

“Behind the Candelabra” about the life of the icon Liberace

The City of Palm Springs along with HBO and…

Palm Springs Air Museum Flower Drop

Palm Springs Air Museum Flower Drop

The 15th Annual Palm Springs Air Museum Flower Drop…

Celebrity Solstice Cruise invites the media

Celebrity Solstice Cruise invites the media

I was an invited guest on a Celebrity Solstice…

“HOT WEATHER KILLS – HEAT ALERT”

“HOT WEATHER KILLS – HEAT ALERT”

In response to this summer’s severe heat conditions, the…

Mark Taper Forum Launches New Nina Raines Dramedy

Mark Taper Forum Launches New Nina Raines Dramedy

The new Nina Raines comedy/drama raises some interesting communication…

GIGANTIC Community Rummage Sale!

GIGANTIC Community Rummage Sale!

29 Palms, CA: Saturday, May 4th, 7:30 a.m. –…

Charles Lummis and the Southwest Museum

Charles Lummis and the Southwest Museum

29 Palms, CA. – Charles Fletcher Lummis, best known…

Grubstake Days Community Fair Seeking Entertainers

Grubstake Days Community Fair Seeking Entertainers

Entertainers young and old, large and small are being…

“BINGO THE WINNING MUSICAL”

“BINGO THE WINNING MUSICAL”

March 15.16.17.22.23.24…2013 Fri and Sat 7PM Sun 2Pm 6…

Silicon Valley mulls creation of floating colony in the Pacific

Silicon Valley mulls creation of floating colony in the Pacific

Two American entrepreneurs have made plans to build a…

Chili Cook-off Fundraiser for FOOD NOW

Chili Cook-off Fundraiser for FOOD NOW

The best chili cooks in the area competed with…

Firefox plug-in warns users of NSA surveillance

Firefox plug-in warns users of NSA surveillance

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull…

Microsoft, Facebook release stats to reassure users on NSA surveillance

Microsoft, Facebook release stats to reassure users on NSA surveillance

Following whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks of National Security Agency…

Student jailed for three weeks awaiting trial over Facebook posts

Student jailed for three weeks awaiting trial over Facebook posts

A Boston-area teenager remains in custody on $1 million…

LulzSec hackers handed down prison terms, suspended sentence

LulzSec hackers handed down prison terms, suspended sentence

Members of the British LulzSec hacking group were sentenced…

AP investigation Get short URL

AP investigation Get short URL

The White House has denied having any prior knowledge…

The US government might be the biggest hacker in the world

The US government might be the biggest hacker in the world

The United States government is investing tens of millions…

Bitcoin Versus Government: Is Bitcoin the new gun rights battle?

Bitcoin Versus Government: Is Bitcoin the new gun rights battle?

Google trends shows an explosive growth in the Bitcoin…

New malware goes directly to US ATMs and cash registers for card info

New malware goes directly to US ATMs and cash registers for card info

While many consumers already take precautions when shopping online,…

You can’t go home again: The uncertain fate of Edward Snowden

You can’t go home again: The uncertain fate of Edward Snowden

On the run in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden, the…

Student jailed for three weeks awaiting trial over Facebook posts

Student jailed for three weeks awaiting trial over Facebook posts

A Boston-area teenager remains in custody on $1 million…

‘Worse than death row’: Gitmo hunger strike reaches Day 100

‘Worse than death row’: Gitmo hunger strike reaches Day 100

As the Guantanamo hunger strike enters its 100th day,…

Leaving Earth: 78,000 apply for a one-way ticket to Mars

Leaving Earth: 78,000 apply for a one-way ticket to Mars

The Mars One project to establish the first human…

Pentagon’s DARPA reveals their most human-like robot yet

Pentagon’s DARPA reveals their most human-like robot yet

The Pentagon’s army of space-age robot warriors is getting…

US news media has devolved to ‘carnival act’ – Hedges

US news media has devolved to ‘carnival act’ – Hedges

Chris Hedges, author, columnist and former Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist…

Punxsutawney Phil might face execution for wrong weather forecast

Punxsutawney Phil might face execution for wrong weather forecast

Groundhog Phil might have made a fatal mistake when…

Major US retailers reject ‘frankenfish’

Major US retailers reject ‘frankenfish’

A number of top US grocery stores, including Trader…

Culture

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100

The Cabot Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs turned 100 with an anniversary celebration party on June 1st. Several hundred people came to this “An Evening at…

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Europe

Margaret Thatcher dies

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died peacefully on Monday morning following a stroke. She was 87 years old. The death of the politician, known as…

April 8, 2013Comments Off

Corruption

Recession saw US millionaires claim millions in unemployment

Poring through IRS data can uncover some interesting statistics, apparently, as reports show that in the midst of the economic downturn, $80 million in unemployment benefits have…

April 6, 2013Comments Off

Health & Wellness

“HOT WEATHER KILLS – HEAT ALERT”

In response to this summer’s severe heat conditions, the Community Action Partnership of Riverside County, Riverside County Department of Public Health, Riverside County Fire Department, Community Connect…

June 5, 2013Comments Off

Internet

Firefox plug-in warns users of NSA surveillance

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day? The government is likely logging even the most mundane day-to-day computer habits of millions of Americans, but…

June 15, 2013Comments Off

Global economy

Federal Reserve: rising inequality jeopardizes economic recovery

A top ranking member of the United States Federal Reserve cautioned economists this week that growing inequality within the US was worsening the odds of a quick…

May 19, 2013Comments Off

Freedom of the Press

Newspapers the old ‘Social-Network’

Newspapers have been the ‘social-networks’ for hundreds of years. Gutenberg’s inventions of the printed word changed the way the people got their information; information is power; power…

April 7, 2013Comments Off

Law Enforcement

MADD California Salute Heroes At 2013 Law Enforcement & Community Recognition Dinner

 Sacramento – Individuals, agencies and organizations from across the state were honored Saturday by MADD California for their work and dedication to Eliminate Drunk Driving. The 15th…

June 6, 2013Comments Off