Josh Donaldson, who’s been in the limelight since Saturday after referring to Tim Anderson as Jackie Robinson, said he and the White Sox shortstop now have a “mutual understanding” over his “Jackie” comment. “First and foremost, I have the utmost respect for what Tim Anderson brings in the game of baseball,” Donaldson wrote in a…
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By Manfred Keil and Yao Li | Inland Empire Economic Partnership Some of you hear alarm bells ringing: the Dow Jones lost over 1,100 points in a single day, and the S&P 500 is down almost 19% from a year ago (a decline of 20% is considered to be a bear market). Oil prices, not…
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If anyone was on the fence about attending the Mets’ Old Timers’ Day, the team is doing its best to convince them to come. On Thursday, the team announced that Darryl Strawberry would join the fun at Citi Field on Aug. 27. “Shea was always a wonderful place for me,” Strawberry said in a statement…
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Former Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles, who now plays for the Indianapolis Colts, on May 23 placed his seven-bedroom, 7,664-square-foot mansion in Glencoe on the market for $3.29 million. A onetime Super Bowl MVP, Foles, 33, only played in one game for the Bears last year — a victory, no less — and was released by the…
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The Orioles are guaranteed an “All Star” this summer at Camden Yards — and it’ll come in the form of a song. As part of the 2022 Birdland Summer Music Series, Smash Mouth and other bands will visit Baltimore, and the band’s biggest hit will surely echo around the ballpark. The concert series will also…
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Tony Soriano was riding waves at his favorite surf spot, Ray Bay in Seal Beach, when he noticed a plastic bag floating nearby on the ocean’s surface. He tucked it into his wetsuit and later stopped by a Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup tent on the way back to his car. He asked to learn more…
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If there were an annual awards banquet for Worst Ideas Introduced in Legislation, California would certainly dominate the competition every year, and this year, a bill threatening to turn the government into a labor union for fast food employees might very well win the top trophy. Assembly Bill 257 is titled the “Fast Food…
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US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday. Spacey was also charged with one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, the CPS said. The charges relate to two alleged incidents in London…
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The Ravens have signed veteran quarterback Brett Hundley, adding experience to a position that could be without Lamar Jackson during organized team activities. Hundley, 28, spent the 2021 season as a reserve and practice squad player for the Indianapolis Colts. He last appeared in a game in 2019, when he went 5-for-11 for 45 yards…
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Southern California is often called a gardener’s paradise because we can grow an amazing variety of plants. It’s warm enough to grow many tropical and subtropical fruits such as citrus, avocado, guava, sapote, cherimoya, and mango. The inland valleys encompass a surprising range of microclimates in which some temperate fruits can survive (or even thrive)…
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