The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…
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It just got a lot easier to qualify for a mortgage covering the construction costs of an accessory dwelling unit, commonly called casitas, in-law units and granny flats. On June 1, Freddie Mac announced ADU rental income on a single-unit primary residence can be used to qualify for a mortgage. Previously, rental income could be…
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BURBANK — In a major front-office shakeup, the Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. confirmed on Thursday the ouster of chief content officer Peter Rice, who is being replaced by company TV entertainment exec Dana Walden. Both Rice and Walden joined Disney in 2019 when the company acquired 21st Century Fox. A statement from Disney announcing Walden’s…
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One contract unknown has been resolved for catcher Willson Contreras. Contreras and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year, $9.625 million contract Thursday, avoiding an arbitration hearing scheduled for later in the day. The agreement was at the midpoint of the $10.25 million Contreras asked for and the $9 million the Cubs offered when figures…
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Former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament has agreed to plead guilty to several counts of fraud and pay about $250,000 of taxes on unreported income, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s office. Ament was charged last month with making false statements to a financial institution…
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James Eadie had an award-winning senior year with the Newport Harbor boys volleyball team. Eadie was named Surf League player of the year and the CIF Southern Section Division 1 player of the year. Add to that Orange County boys volleyball player of the year. Newport Harbor’s James Eadie is the Orange County boys volleyball…
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All five Marines onboard an MV-22 Osprey training above the Imperial Valley desert are dead following the crash of their aircraft on Wednesday, June 8, near Glamis, officials with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said Thursday. “We mourn the loss of our Marines in this tragic mishap,” Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, commanding general of…
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Draymond Green has been superb lately at podcasting and plugging his podcast and crowning himself the New Media. But as far as playing basketball? Let’s just say the New Media career might be full-time pretty soon. His performance Wednesday night was one for the sewer system, with Green managing just two points with six fouls…
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Camp is out for summer on Friday. The Miami Dolphins have wrapped the offseason training program and won’t return to the facility until late July when training camp begins. Until then players are on their own to run routes, study the playbook and stay in shape. Here’s look at Omar Kelly’s superlatives of the Dolphins’…
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For Mother’s Day, restaurants offered guests quiche and salmon. For Father’s Day, it will be more like beef and barbecue. The holiday takes place June 19, and steakhouses will be having special menus, while casual chains are offering bonuses for gift card purchases around the holiday. Here is a sampling of what’s out there at…
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