This is one of the longest-standing Filipino restaurants in Little Manila, opened in 1992 by Renee and Ernesto Dizon, who wanted to serve the neighborhood’s growing population of immigrant nurses.
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Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Baseball’s all-time Thumb King — he was ejected from 162 games, a record that should stand forever — liked people, period, umps included.
Succulents are often native to hot or desert climates, and can tolerate abundant sunlight.
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Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
Even in the latter part of his career, at the weekly newspaper New York Observer, his writings lost none of their sting, and indeed often seemed like an unappetizing leftover from an era when sour personal swipes were more tolerated.
In addition to the 18-year-old woman who died, authorities said, others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds as dozens of shots were fired at the popular boating, fishing and swimming lake about 20 miles north of downtown Oklahoma City.
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Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Rea, who was thrust into the rotation after Cade Horton suffered a season-ending elbow injury that required surgery, allowed two runs, one earned, in 5 1/3 innings on Wednesday.
The situation is tricky enough in the case of innovations that users voluntarily adopt—plenty of people do not let their dim view of Meta overly interfere with their enjoyment of Instagram.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
The vote requests that the department’s all-civilian watchdog adopt new guidelines similar to San Francisco, which bars police officers from pulling people over for broken taillights and other minor equipment violations unless there is a safety threat.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
The report also emphasizes that as AI capabilities accelerate, retailers and real estate developers that delay embracing the technology risk widening a gap between consumer expectations and their ability to meet them.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Most Americans, including me, embrace the sentiment expressed on the Statue of Liberty that our nation is a light and refuge for those who seek freedom and opportunity.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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