The specter of COVID and illness continues to be a factor in the Eastern Conference finals series between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. A day after the Celtics big man Al Horford entered the NBA’s heath-and-safety protocols, Boston coach Ime Udoka was unavailable for his team’s Wednesday media session due to what the…
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By Naureen Malik and David R Baker | Bloomberg A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply-chain woes strain the electric grid. Power supplies in much of the US and part of Canada will…
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La Habra’s 17-acre Vista Grande Park, which has sat unused for decades, is set for a major revamp over the next few years. City officials recently approved the almost $9 million plan to transform the vacant park space just off West Lambert Road into a bustling community gathering place that will include an amphitheater, playground,…
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The list of bands who have been part of this label would make a solid lineup for an emo and punk music festival. Revered groups such as Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Get Up Kids and many others have all been part of Santa Monica-based Vagrant Records. The label is now marking its belated…
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The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. The federation announced separate collective bargaining agreements through December 2028 with the unions for both national teams on Wednesday, ending years of often…
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McDonald’s will add a new McFlurry flavor to its menu on Wednesday, May 25: the Chocolatey Pretzel McFlurry. The dessert features vanilla soft-serve, chocolate-covered pretzel bits and a caramel topping to achieve a sweet and salty taste, according to a news release. The flavor will be available for a limited time. McDonald’s will continue to…
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With gas prices in California up well over $6 a gallon again, inflation is even more on everyone’s mind than ever. That’s shown in a Twitter duel between President Biden and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and currently third-richest person in the world, at $136 billion. “You want to bring down inflation?” the president…
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By rejecting the plan for a desalination plant in Orange County last week, the California Coastal Commission surrendered to environmental interests fundamentally committed to a world of restrictions rather than abundance. Rather than embrace innovation and technology, the commission has chosen to place the interests of a few activists over the interests of Californians.…
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By Brendan Case | Bloomberg Target Corp. is on pace for its worst stock drop since 1987’s Black Monday crash after becoming the second big retailer in two days to trim its profit forecast. A surge in costs during the first quarter shows little sign of easing, said Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell. Operating profit…
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Two all-Orange County baseball championship games will be played back-to-back Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field. The CIF Southern Section Division 6 championship game, Estancia vs. Anaheim, is on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Division 4 final, Fullerton vs. Tesoro, is Saturday at 1 p.m. JSerra plays Oaks Christian in the Division 1 final…
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