The top players and season outlook for all six teams in the Empire League: EMPIRE LEAGUE CREAN LUTHERAN Top players: Graham Austin, OL, Sr.; Ben Buettell, WR/DB, Jr.; Andrew Duberow, RB/LB, Sr.; Jake Ramirez, WR/DB, Sr.; Gavin Rogers, QB, Sr.; Cristian Viola, OL, Sr. What to expect: Senior receiver Ty Benefield (6-2, 185), who has…
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The Disney theme parks pavilion at the D23 Expo in Anaheim will offer sneak peeks at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure coming to Disneyland, the continuing transformation of Epcot in Florida and new “Frozen” experiences bound for the Disney cruise line. Disney Parks and Experiences will host a series of panels, presentations and the Wonderful World of…
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Not long after Donald Trump’s 2016 election, Vox’s Zack Beauchamp traveled to Hungary, where its authoritarian leader, Viktor Orbán, had implemented many of the populist-right policies that had energized the American president’s most ardent supporters. Notably, Orbán militarized Hungary’s southern border to stop the “invasion” of migrants — and he has made base racial appeals.…
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The annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival returns to an in-person celebration in 2022 and will highlight 80 years of Japanese culture in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. The free event will include cultural displays, activities and exhibits, live music and other entertainment, food, a car show, grand parade and more Aug. 13-21. “It’s a chance…
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Irvine isn’t the place you think of when someone mentions junior lifeguards. But a new water park at the Great Park is giving inland Orange County kids a unique place to learn water safety. Camp Wild Rivers Junior Lifeguards is a one-week program for kids 6 to 13 years old at Wild Rivers Water Park.…
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A year after Bam Adebayo shared in Olympic gold with Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics, there will be less foreign intrigue this time around for the Miami Heat. Neither second-year center Omer Yurtseven nor rookie forward Nikola Jovic will play with their national teams in coming weeks at World Cup qualifying games or EuroBasket,…
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Some of you longtime readers think I’m a little bit wacko, and others of you have been sure of it for some time. So it won’t surprise you to learn that I’m about to go somewhere and pay a lot of money to not eat anything. Now, over the course of my life, I’ve gone…
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The Chicago Bears open the preseason in three days against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field. Linebacker Roquan Smith won’t be in uniform as he continues his hold-in — now with a trade request. Smith’s situation, naturally, is the top question in Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag. How will the Roquan Smith situation be…
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was being questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings as a flurry of legal activity surrounds the former president. Trump’s testimony comes just days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate…
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Q: Will Pat Riley interview with the Brooklyn Nets? – Stuart, Miami. A: I see what you did there. To those who don’t, here’s the background: While running the Heat in 2004, Riley met with the Lakers for what most ostensibly viewed as an interview for a potential position with the team. Instead, the meeting…
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