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2018年12月12日 星期三

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December 12, 2018

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TOP STORIES

  

Trump says he would be 'proud' to shut down the government over border wall funding

President Trump meets with top Democrats in an extraordinary Oval Office sparring session partly aired on television to discuss border wall funding and attempts to avert a shutdown.

Migrant groups march to U.S. consulate in Tijuana demanding reparations

Two groups of Central American migrants made separate marches on the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana Tuesday, demanding that they be processed through the asylum system more quickly and in greater numbers, that deportations be halted and that President Trump either let them into the country or pay them $

U.S. investigators point to China in the Marriott data hack affecting 500 million travelers

U.S. government investigators increasingly believe Chinese state hackers were responsible for the breach reported last month of Marriott's Starwood chain hotel reservation system, which exposed private information of as many as 500 million people, according to two people briefed on the probe.

LOCAL NEWS

 

Ongoing spill in Mexico flooding Tijuana River with millions of gallons of raw sewage

The equivalent of more than six million gallons a day of raw sewage has been spilling into Tijuana River since Monday night, according to federal officials

Supervisors vote to place anti-Newland Sierra measure on the March 2020 ballot

A measure asking voters countywide to repeal the Board of Supervisors' approval of the Newland Sierra housing development in North County will appear on the March 3, 2020 ballot, it was decided Tuesday.

OPINION

 

San Diego has never seen a City Council like this one

Monday marked a new day for the San Diego City Council as a Democratic majority took control of six of the nine seats, and Georgette Gomez became its unanimously elected council president.

Readers React | Why would San Diego encourage growth in fire danger zones?

The unintended consequences of ever-increasing density, multi-story buildings and greed-driven development into fire-prone and traffic-inducing areas will make San Diego unlivable.

BUSINESS

 

California Pacific Airlines plans to resume flights Wednesday

The North County airline was forced to cancel all flights Monday and Tuesday.

Pfizer adds 100 to cancer research center in La Jolla

Pfizer is adding 100 to its oncology research unit in La Jolla. The site has been highly productive for Pfizer.

SPORTS

 

Adrian Phillips brings safety in numbers of positions for tenacious Chargers defense

Adrian Phillips joined the Chargers as an undrafted free agent, was released a couple times, and then signed to the practice squad. Now he's the starting safety on a 10-3 football team with tenacious defense.

Padres willingness to trade prospects is evolving

Padres have a number of prospects that other teams want, and they will likely be increasingly willing to deal them as they get closer to contending.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 

Tara Lipinski promises fun by the sea at Hotel del Coronado ice skating event: 'It's such a beautiful setting'

Olympic gold medalist heads to San Diego's Hotel del Coronado for an exclusive event on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the landmark hotel's Skating by the Sea oceanfront ice rink. Up to 50 children will skate with Lipinski before taking a break for hot chocolate, cookies and photos with the gold medalist.

AND FINALLY ...

 

A wet start to winter brings piles of snow to California mountains and high hopes for water supply

After last year's dry, hot winter, California's snowpack is getting an early boost from a series of powerful storms that have blanketed the Sierra Nevada, pushing the snow depth just above average two weeks before the official start of winter.