By Ben Finley and Kimberlee Kruesi | Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more…
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America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years. The government’s report Friday showed that last month’s job growth helped shrink the unemployment rate to 3.6%. That’s the…
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Anaheim police on Friday, April 1, asked for the public’s help in tracking down a suspect they say tried to push a 13-year-old girl into his pickup. Police were called around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, March 31, about a man attempting to kidnap a girl in the 2600 block of West Ball Road as she walked…
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Sea-level rise could wipe out precious habitat at Huntington Beach’s Bolsa Chica wetlands and eventually flood neighborhoods just east of the ecological reserve, according to a new study three years in the making. But ongoing estuary maintenance and continued improvements — including new levees and elevating some existing wetlands — would preserve and improve existing…
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One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining brighter. The “yield curve” is watched for clues to how the bond market is feeling about the U.S. economy’s long-term prospects. On Friday, a closely followed part of the yield curve lit up again after giving a brief signal earlier in the week. What…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from March 24 to April 1. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit at Buena Park Downtown, 8300 La Palma Ave., Buena Park Closed: April 1 Reason: Rodent infestation Happy Liquor, 541 S. State College Blvd., Anaheim Closed: March 31 Reason: Rodent…
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So far, so good. That’s the update on Matt Maldonado, who was a freshman kicker last season for Wisconsin-Whitewater. I reported on Matt for our “Recruiting during a pandemic” project story that we published the last day of 2021. Maldonado, a 2021 Yorkville graduate with something of a rags-to-riches story, had taken a leap of…
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The spacebound dreams of Central Florida power couple Marc and Sharon Hagle were finally realized Thursday morning. The two joined four others for the fourth passenger flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard space tourism rocket from the company’s West Texas facility. The group got up in the early morning hours, got the go-for-launch and proceeded…
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This month, a new phase of construction will break ground at the historic Fox Theatre in Fullerton, work its restorers hope will get the former movie house’s doors open regularly again for the first time in decades. New bathrooms and air conditioning systems will be installed in the nearly 100-year-old building. Also, electrical upgrades will…
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Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers. Q: I’ve been wondering what our draft will look like because the talent is deep this year. — Ethan Visnich on Twitter A: It will look like a lot of waiting…
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