SACRAMENTO – In the midst of a nationwide baby formula shortage, the president has announced seemingly dramatic solutions. Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act, a Korean War-era emergency measure that gives the president the authority to force private companies to produce goods and services to support defense efforts. That’s an unusual use…
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Building contending rosters for the ages is nothing new for Pat Riley. Over the years, it has been older players who have rounded out the Miami Heat’s championship success. But the reality, nonetheless, is the inherent risks with older players. That is where the Heat stand going into Saturday’s 8:30 p.m. Game 3 of these…
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A five-bedroom, 3,200-square-foot house in Glenview that former Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg owned from 1985 until 1993 sold for $831,000. Sandberg and his then-wife, Cindy, bought the property on Iroquois Drive from homebuilder Allstate Development in late 1985 for $144,000. It’s not known whether that amount included all the home’s construction costs…
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With sold out “Help Wanted” signs and businesses resorting to greater incentives to recruit and retain employees, it is clear that California’s labor shortage is real. Less acknowledged is that the labor shortage is not just a function of the pandemic: for the first time in its history, California has experienced population decline, which raises…
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Q: Did they not know there was a game Thursday? Or did they think it would only last five minutes? This was atrocious. – Evelyn. A: Certainly a reasonable word choice. More likely was the Heat thought they took measure of the Celtics on Tuesday night, failing to recognize, like themselves, how different the Celtics…
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Just watching him, you might think that after he secures a November ballot slot in the California primary election ending June 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom would hop a quick flight to Iowa or New Hampshire and press the flesh with voters who will decide early on the next Democratic presidential nominee. From the moment the…
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Q. Hi Honk. In the northern part of Los Angeles County, the I-5 is being widened to add HOV lanes through the Santa Clarita Valley. What is the orange, temporary fencing marking off? I have noticed the mesh fencing on off-ramps and on-ramps and on the side of the freeway in the brush. My first…
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Erik Spoelstra said the following about how his Miami Heat should react to their looking outmatched and overcome in their staggering playoff loss: “Don’t listen to the noise,’ he said. “There’s no excuses, no blame, inside our room. This is what happens when you’re in great competition. They got the better of us. Now we…
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An adventurous young mountain lion that escaped the recent Coastal fire and has successfully crossed through cities and the 91 Freeway has lived a “charmed life” so far, but researchers tracking him worry his future holds many dangers giving him only a 50% to 60% survival rate. For the last few weeks, the approximately 20-month-old…
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Chicago Bears offensive assistants spoke to the media Tuesday for the first time this offseason after the second day of organized team activities at Halas Hall. Here are four things we heard as the new coaches continue to get to know their players. 1. Quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko has been impressed with the work Justin…
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