It wasn’t long ago that the Ravens were swimming in pass-rush possibilities. When free agency opened in mid-March, their need for an impactful edge rusher was as obvious as the array of promising paths to getting one. The Ravens could sign their guy in free agency. They could take him at No. 14 overall in…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street have erased their steep losses from the morning and are holding relatively steady on Monday, the latest in a string of topsy-turvy trading. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged, as of 2:46 p.m. Eastern time, to come back from an early 1.7% loss.…
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By Michelle Chapman | The Associated Press General Motors says it will offer an electrified Chevrolet Corvette as early as next year. President Mark Reuss said in a statement on LinkedIn Monday that the automaker will also sell a fully electric Corvette sometime in the future. An electrified vehicle generally means a gas-electric hybrid or…
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By ELAINE GANLEY PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gathered her party’s troops on Monday, not to mourn her loss a day earlier in the French presidential election but to plot how to orchestrate a victory in June’s parliamentary vote and capture a majority of seats in the National Assembly. Centrist President…
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TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on social and economic issues to more than 83 million followers. The outspoken Tesla CEO, who…
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CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 First round, Thursday, April 28, 6 p.m. A: Redondo at Santa Barbara B: Corona del Mar at Mira Costa Quarterfinals, May 3, 6 p.m. Winner Game A at Loyola Huntington Beach at Beckman Los Alamitos at Newport Harbor Winner Game B at Mater Dei DIVISION 2 First…
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Ryan Getzlaf, the Ducks’ retiring captain after 17 seasons with the franchise and its all-time leader in assists, points and games played, is the Anaheim chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association’s nominee for the 2022 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The PHWA awards the trophy “to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the…
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The Newport Harbor is full of stories about Hollywood legends and a 45-minute guided cruise has a little fun unlocking the history of the homes and yachts where stars have lived and celebrated. The Fun Zone Boat Company offers daily cruises around the harbor that is a near non-stop barrage of celebrities’ homes, hangouts and history.…
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After returning for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought hundreds of artists and an expected 250,000 or so fans to the Empire Polo Club in Indio over two weekends. The Southern California News Group Team crisscrossed the fields April 15-17 and April 22-24 to see music,…
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This could have been Victor Oladipo’s gap season, similar to the one taken by Kawhi Leonard with the Los Angeles Clippers and the one that ultimate proved to be the case with Ben Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets, as they dealt with injury recovery. That, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, is why Oladipo’s return,…
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