The top team in Major League Soccer faces a critical test with seven regular-season matches left. Learning how to win again. After suffering consecutive defeats for the second time in 2022 with a lopsided 4-1 result in Austin on Friday, the Los Angeles Football Club (18-6-3, 57 points) has nearly given away the comfortable points…
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Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, and her co-plaintiff deserve $75 million in damages for the emotional distress they’ve experienced in the months since first responders snapped gruesome photos at the site of the helicopter crash that killed their loved ones, according to an attorney. The NBA superstar, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others died in…
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ANAHEIM — The Yankees took a loss Monday night, but there was a very encouraging sign. Clay Holmes came off the injured list and threw a scoreless inning. More than that, Holmes looked more like himself with better command of the sinker. “Really good. It was encouraging,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I was prepared…
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Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic in June paid $4.75 million for a six-bedroom, 5,245-square-foot house in Lincoln Park. Vucevic, 31, came to the Bulls in a trade with the Orlando Magic in early 2021. Vucevic’s new house was built in 2015 and enjoys amenities from a nearby high-rise including an adjoining 1.25-acre private park. The…
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This November California voters have the best chance ever to reform their underperforming public schools. Innovator Lance Christensen faces off against sclerotic incumbent Tony Thurmond in the race for state superintendent of public instruction. As in the primary, we endorse Lance Christensen, a longtime policy expert who has worked for years with elected officials including…
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Running back Kenyan Drake is visiting the Ravens on Tuesday and expected to sign with the team, pending a physical, according to multiple reports. Drake, 28, became one of the top free-agent running backs available after the Las Vegas Raiders released him a week ago. The Ravens, who must cut their roster down to 53…
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Observant foodies like Redondo Beach resident Jackie Cuevas, took notice of the Day of the Dead-themed restaurants that began popping up all over the area. She spotted the first one a few months ago after moving into her new neighborhood. She was drawn in by the bright, graffiti-style artwork painted on the dark walls. She…
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By Deidre McPhillips | CNN The pace of new monkeypox cases reported in some major cities — and in the US overall — has started to slow recently, but experts say it’s too early to know if the trend will last. On Friday, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said…
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By DON THOMPSON | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination in other states under a bill that advanced Monday, much as it is positioning itself as a sanctuary for those seeking abortions. The Assembly approved the measure without debate, 48-16, sending it to the…
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A 75-year-old man remained hospitalized Tuesday morning, Aug. 30, after he was hit by a car on Imperial Highway in Brea over the weekend, authorities said. Brea police weren’t sure why he was in the roadway between Associated Road and the 57 Freeway when he was hit about 11:35 p.m. Sunday night, Aug. 28, Lt.…
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