WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been imprisoned in London for five years, while Texas journalist Priscilla Villarreal was only briefly detained at the Webb County Jail. But both were arrested for publishing information that government officials wanted to conceal. Assange and Villarreal argue that criminalizing such conduct violates the First Amendment. In both cases, the…
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Sacramento politicians need to get real. Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-Glendale, has once again brought back for consideration legislation that would pay out unemployment benefits for striking workers. In addition to being a terrible idea, as a piece of legislation it is an absolute waste of time and effort. This time introduced as Senate Bill 1116,…
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Housing prices in California have plagued residents for years. The state houses four out of the top five counties in the United States with the most expensive median home prices, and if more supply isn’t built to meet the demand, these rates will be here to stay. Adults aren’t the only ones impacted by the…
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PHOENIX — Yoshinobu Yamamoto would probably like to forget his one-inning MLB debut. If he could get MLB to agree, his ERA would be 1.64 and his WHIP 0.97 over six Seoul-less starts. The Dodgers scored five times in the second inning and coasted to an 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks with Yamamoto turning…
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Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving, right, grabs a rebound in front of Clippers guard Terance Mann during the second half of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Clippers guard James Harden, right, looks to pass the ball as Dallas Mavericks…
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ANAHEIM — Two of the four sets in the CIF-SS Division 2 boys volleyball quarterfinal between San Marcos of Santa Barbara and Servite on Wednesday had to be decided in overtime. Another set came right down to the wire. The Friars came out on top in all three, defeating the No. 2 seed Royals 33-31,18-25,…
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EDMONTON, Alberta — When you allow the Edmonton Oilers to nearly set a franchise record with nine power-play goals in a playoff series, your chances of winning are pretty slim, and the Kings found out the hard way. Leon Draisaitl scored twice, while Evander Kane and Zach Hyman also tallied their second and seventh goals…
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LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from his arrest last September outside BMO Stadium in Exposition Park. Urías, 27, was placed on 36 months of summary probation and ordered to complete 30 days of community labor, complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling course,…
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CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 SATURDAY’S GAMES (Games start at 6 p.m. unless noted.) Round 3 of pool play POOL A Newport Harbor (1-1) at Loyola (2-0) Mater Dei (0-2) at Huntington Beach (1-1) POOL B Corona del Mar (2-0) at Mira Costa (2-0) Edison (0-2) at Tesoro (0-2) DIVISION 2 Quarterfinals Wednesday’s results…
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Ryan McCartie (1) of Santa Margarita reacts after scoring against Wilson in the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 2 boys volleyball playoffs at Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — The Santa Margarita boys volleyball team showed its…
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