NBA star LeBron James prayed for his hometown of Akron on Sunday as protests erupted after police body cam video showed cops had shot an unarmed Black man more than 60 times. “I pray for my city today!” he wrote on Twitter, with a praying-hands emoji in place of the actual word. Jayland Walker, 25,…
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Eduardo Escobar got his power back, Carlos Carrasco bounced back, and the Mets ran it back, winning their 18th series out of 24 matchups this season. Escobar homered for a third straight game in the Mets’ 4-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. His slump is apparently in the rearview mirror.…
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Rookie Dalen Terry ended his first official practice as a Chicago Bull with a show of support from teammate Patrick Williams. Williams picked out the Bulls rookie as the top competitor of the practice, highlighting Terry’s energy on his first day scrimmaging against his new teammates as he prepares for the NBA Summer League in…
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The hummingbirds are most active early in the morning at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar. On a recent morning, a tiny Allen’s hummingbird guarded an entire row of California native plants, chasing off competitors that ventured too close to his blooms. Meanwhile, in the sky overhead, a male Anna’s performed an aerial courtship display…
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Last week, we addressed P.L.’s question of whether age was an advantage in expressing creativity. The quick answer according to the late expert on the subject, Dr. Gene D. Cohen, is “yes.” There are several types of creativity identified by Cohen in his book “The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of…
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Mark Leiter Jr. threw 5⅓ solid innings of emergency relief, Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom each had two hits and the Chicago Cubs capitalized on a pair of errors and beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Saturday night at Wrigley Field. Four pitchers combined to limit the Red Sox to five hits as the…
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A convicted felon was arrested on suspicion of possession of multiple firearms and narcotics in Fountain Valley, police announced Saturday. On Friday, Fountain Valley officers responded to a report of a high-powered pellet gun being fired in the vicinity of a public area near the 10000 block of El Plano Avenue, according to Fountain Valley…
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SACRAMENTO – Americans are this weekend celebrating the day the Second Continental Congress declared itself independent from Great Britain by adopting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, thus building the foundation for one of the freest and most prosperous nations in history. It is of course our country’s most joyous national holiday. Across the pond,…
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Vancouver Whitecaps’ Javain Brown, Marcus Godinho, Ranko Veselinovic, Tristan Blackmon and Brian White, from left, line up to block a free kick by Los Angeles FC’s Cristian Arango (9) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) The ball bounces…
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Alexander Volkanovski, left, kicks Max Holloway in a featherweight title bout during the UFC 276 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Alexander Volkanovski reacts after winning a featherweight title bout against Max Holloway during the UFC 276 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Las…
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