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Whether you're cozied up with your sweetheart or enjoying a girls' night, grab some popcorn (and chocolate) and treat yourself to the classics.Picking a movie is always a daunting task in my family. My mom and I have had to sit through our fair share of war movies with no discernible plot, while my dad and brother have patiently suffered through “Gone With The Wind.” The beauty of a good rom-com is having enough “rom” to satisfy more sentimental audiences and enough “com” to keep less romantic viewers interested. As a connoisseur of the “rom,” I can’t guarantee all the...

Well, that tiny shard of hope was good while it lasted. In the days following the request for an FBI probe, it’s become increasingly clear that the investigation will be...doomed from the beginning...Trump defaults to gaslighting, insisting the FBI has “free rein” in its probe. But, all signs now point to the FBI investigation as hardly an investigation at all...Now, at the White House’s urging, the probe has become a farce and a sham, destined and doomed from the beginning to prove as pointless as a squirmy, sneering Kavanaugh, in his hearing last week, insisted that it would be. Which...

If your Rodeo Drive shopping stops include Versace, Armani, Chanel and Tiffany & Co., perhaps you’d be interested in a store where you could drop a real bundle, of $1 bills that is. The 99 Cents Only Stores chain announced that it’s searching for a retail space on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., one of the toniest shopping strips in the world. “We think our store will do well. Our highest amounts of sales are happening in our branch on Wilshire Boulevard. We know for a fact a lot of customers there are coming from Beverly Hills. This store...

Man accused of hitting woman with gator The Associated Press 7/17/2004, 12:49 p.m. CT PORT ORANGE, Fla. (AP) -- A man hit his girlfriend with a 3-foot alligator and threw beer bottles at her during an argument in the couple's mobile home, authorities said. http://www.al.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-27/1090086853125890.xml