By Lynn Elber Jack and Rebecca. Randall, Kate and Kevin. Six seasons and a combined 23 actors playing the Pearson mom, dad and children over four jumbled decades of love, war and a fatefully malfunctioning slow cooker. Add to that the countless tears shed by devoted fans of “This Is Us” and the oft-cited box…
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BALTIMORE — Aaron Judge made it clear that he did not want his season evaluated series-by-series, day-by-day through the lens of a contract extension he turned down. The Yankees slugger said that is why he wanted it all worked out by Opening Day and why he wouldn’t be talking about it. Through 36 games, it…
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Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner received league-wide recognition for his strong rookie season. Wagner, the No. 8 pick in last year’s draft, was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie first team, the league announced Wednesday. Wagner also finished fourth (two third-place votes) in the voting for Rookie of the Year that was awarded to Toronto Raptors…
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A majority of Anaheim City Council members are now calling on Mayor Harry Sidhu to resign, two days after the revelation he is under federal investigation for alleged corruption, partly in connection with the Angel Stadium sale. The city announced Wednesday that Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O’Neil and councilmen Steve Faessel and Jose Diaz have…
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Trial began Wednesday for a 51-year-old Long Beach man charged with a killing during an apparent robbery-gone-wrong in Santa Ana of a marijuana dispensary worker who was carrying tens of thousands of dollars in cash. Antonio Lamont Triplett is facing murder and robbery charges related to the slaying of 29-year-old Osvaldo Garcia, who in the…
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By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States — and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of…
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With movie producer Joseph “McG” Nichol as a partner, River Jetty Restaurant Group always had a Hollywood connection, but now it’s official. The brand is expanding and will add two L.A. County locations: Long Beach is coming in fall and West Hollywood on Sunset is slated to open by year’s end. “We’re going to be…
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Eduardo Escobar watched a Steven Matz changeup sail into the center of the zone on Tuesday at Citi Field. His bat remained frozen just above his shoulder. Escobar was behind 0-1 in the count, but he didn’t waste time attacking the next pitch. Another changeup from Matz, but this time it moved outside. Escobar got…
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By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, admitting that he intentionally helped restrain the Black man in a way that created an unreasonable risk and caused his…
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By Jordan Yadoo | Bloomberg US new-home home construction slipped in April amid ongoing supply-side challenges and the steepest climb in mortgage rates in decades. Residential starts decreased 0.2% last month to a 1.72 million annualized rate after a downwardly revised 1.73 million pace in the prior month, according to government data released Wednesday. The…
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