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Couple ambushed by armed robber in Koreatown

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Editor's note: Video and images in this story have been removed to protect the identity of the victims.Surveillance video captured the moments a couple out on a date in Koreatown last week were robbed by a man with a semi-automatic handgun, and police believe the suspect may have committed at least one other armed robbery in the area. The incident happened around 10 p.m. on Mar. 15 outside Jaragua, a Salvadoran restaurant in the 4400 block of Beverly Boulevard.  Video shows the couple complying and dropping to the ground, while the armed suspect takes their money, debit cards, cell phones and a designer handbag.  “Obviously they were scared, traumatized, can’t walk in the neighborhood,” the owner of Jaragua told KTLA.  The restaurant owner did not want to appear on camera out of concern for his safety.  “I tried to get the word out to the employees because that's why I'm here. I'm going to walk them out when they get into their car. And this morning, they're kind...

Top 10 Business Pioneers Driving Innovation and Change in their Industry

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

1 – Tiffany HallgrenTiffany Hallgren Crook is an entrepreneur and fertility consultant who dedicated her career to changing the egg donation and fertility space. In the years following her graduation from Columbia University with a master’s degree in nonprofit management, Tiffany found her true calling is to help families create a loving environment. It was in 2015 that she founded TLC Infertility and Donor Services, a boutique agency focused on assisting parents in finding egg donors with accomplished backgrounds.Tiffany curates a match based on lists of criteria desired by the hopeful parents and the compensation amounts that each party proposes. Throughout the process, her company adheres to a professional, ethical, and systematic way of handling egg donation to ensure both clients are happy and comfortable throughout their journey. A strong advocate for preserving women’s fertility, she’s committed to upholding their right to be aware and educated about their f...

Meet Siu Ping Negrin Qigong Energy Healer, Spiritual Coach and Acupuncturist Announces Release of Her New Book, “Stronger Than Your Stress”

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Meet Siu Ping Negrin, a Qigong healer, spiritual coach, acupuncturist, and founder of Heal From Within. She is pleased to announce the LA release of her groundbreaking new book Stronger Than Your Stress. Her book is the ultimate guide to achieving true health and wellness.Stronger Than Your Stress, is a comprehensive guide that goes beyond traditional stress management techniques and helps readers prevent stress from coming into their body in the first place.  The techniques and principles outlined in the book are based on years of research and master teachings to provide readers with an energetic and spiritual approach to healing that encompasses the body, mind, emotion and spirit. “I believe that the only way we can overcome stress is by mastering control over our dominating and negatively-biased brain,” said Siu. “Through my program, Heal From Within©, I aim to teach individuals how to tap into the enormous power of Qi to engage their true self in order to become the ...

Tatiana Debique is Revolutionizing the Fitness Industry for Women Everywhere

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Months into the year and many women have likely already given up on their new year’s resolutions to get fit and live a healthier lifestyle. Year after year, so many put all their faith in January and then do it again the next year to finally achieve their fitness goals, believing that it’s the only right time to start on that journey.While dreaming of the day they finally decide to follow through, many hopefuls lose confidence in themselves and become increasingly more self-conscious the closer they get to the summer months. It’s then that women walk around in bikinis, making the weight they didn’t get off harder to hide. This often leads to women choosing unhealthy alternatives that not only harm their bodies but their self-image as a whole.In a world where quick fixes and fad diets dominate the fitness industry, Tatiana Debique, the founder of The Bikini Prep Coach Co., offers a refreshing approach that focuses on long-term health and fitness. Debique’s personal training ser...

Space Runners Partners With Balmain Paris – What Does This Mean For The Fashion Industry?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Legendary Fashion House Balmain Paris has been working with Space Runners to create NFT digital versions of their awe-inspiring Unicorn sneakers. What does a partnership like this mean for fans of both brands – and what does this move reveal about the future of both fashion and NFTs? It’s surreal. It’s a shoe. It’s Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain Unicorn.The Baroque-inspired design of this sneaker collection is enough to make you think we’re in a whole new renaissance. You may be right: this line from Balmain Paris is poised to revolutionize how we interact with the fashion items we love.This is all thanks to a partnership with Space Runners, the leading metaverse fashion brand. On March 22, Starting Fall 2023, Space Runners will be dropping an NFT collection based around the Unicorn shoes, allowing holders to wear the shoes in their favorite metaverses, video games, and more.But is this industry-shifting innovation, or just a way for people to flex online? Let’s dive into it.For a fash...

Jrop LLC: Revolutionizing Roadside Assistance and Junk Car Removal through Strategic Partnerships

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Roadside assistance programs/ apps have become almost a necessity among car owners and drivers today for many reasons; one of them being vehicle complexities. Modern cars often require special training to fix compared to older models, which means you need an expert to get the car back on the road. With roadside assistance, the experts come to you. They help you change or patch a flat tire, jumpstart your battery, unlock your doors or tow your vehicle to the nearest auto shop. But in an actual sense, the aforementioned tasks answer the automotive industry. With the sale of hybrid and electric cars increasing and new trends coming up, the industry must also adapt to keep pace. Jrop LLC is revolutionizing roadside assistance through its mobile-friendly platform and the partnership with Copart’s CashForCars.com, which will help them streamline the junk car removal process.Jrop LLC has cemented its place in the roadside assistance industry, becoming a sought-after on-demand roadsid...

Mary Khalil – Growing Professional After Financial and Emotional Trauma

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns that can leave a person feeling overwhelmed and helpless. In such moments, it takes strength and resilience to pick oneself up and keep moving forward. Mary Khalil is a prime example of someone who has overcome incredible challenges, both financial and emotional and emerged as a thriving professional. Her story is one of perseverance, determination, and a refusal to let adversity define her. Despite experiencing profound loss and financial setbacks, Mary Khalil has continued to grow, learn, and inspire others with her journey.Mary Khalil is a woman who has overcome emotional and financial trauma after losing both her father and husband, but she has continued to grow both professionally and personally. Born on December 3rd, 1962, Khalil currently works for United Airlines and has been with the company for over 34 years. She is also the mother of four children named Sarah, Andrew, Diana, and Yusef. Despite suffering from various tragedies, K...

Oklahoma court OK’s abortion to save life of the mother

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

By Ken Miller | Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court s truck down Roe v. Wade.The court ruled that a woman has the right under the state Constitution to receive an abortion to preserve her life if her doctor determines that continuing the pregnancy would endanger it due to a condition she has or is likely to develop during the pregnancy. Previously, the right to an abortion could only take place in the case of medical emergency.“Requiring one to wait until there is a medical emergency would further endanger the life of the pregnant woman and does not serve a compelling state interest,” the ruling states.In the 5-4 ruling, the court said the state law uses both the words “preser...

Former Walnut Creek theater employee, center of scandalous 2013 child porn case, is sentenced to six years for 2020 arrest

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly 10 years after he avoided prison in a child sex case that scandalized the Contra Costa theater community and Walnut Creek city hall, a Bay Area man was sentenced to six years behind bars for a new child pornography charge that resulted from a 2020 FBI undercover bust.Jason Pedroza, 37, of San Mateo, was sentenced to six years in federal prison. Pedroza pleaded guilty last November to a single count of possessing child pornography, and U.S. District Judge William Alsup handed down the sentence on March 8.In an apology letter, Pedroza described himself as a pornography addict who “relapsed” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, called off his marriage and became obsessed with online pornography. In the four-page letter Pedroza mentions his love for theatre and the performing arts, but leaves out his 2013 conviction, where he served 90 days in jail for two sex crimes related to girls he met as an instructor at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts....

Drag performance opens San Jose City Council meeting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:25 GMT

The opening of Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting was anything but drab thanks to the drag performer WooWoo Monroe.Adorned in a multicolored dress with cropped pink hair and stunning eye makeup, WooWoo sang Gloria Gaynor’s “I Am What I Am” — receiving a standing ovation — and delivered a timely message as drag queen story hours are being protested in some communities.“We are lucky enough to live in a place that is open, diverse and affirming but there are many other parts of the country that do not share the same values as we do here in California,” said WooWoo, also known as George Downes. “It is therefore important for those of us who can stand up and speak to do so. We need to let the world know that anti-trans and anti-drag legislation and movements are not only wrong but harmful to so many.”Woo Woo Monroe has a standing ovation after singing at San Jose City Hall in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (S...