LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky racing officials have denied trainer Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension for a failed postrace drug test by Medina Spirit that led to his disqualification as Kentucky Derby winner. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission board members on Friday voted 10-0 with three abstentions against the stay in a specially called meeting.…
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After five years of behind-the-scenes work, the Common Sense Party recently came closer to qualifying for the California ballot than any other aspiring political party has in more than a decade. But the Secretary of State says the group, along with nine others attempting to qualify before the June 7 primary, still didn’t drum up…
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While the pandemic kept most Americans inside their homes over much of the past two years, tens of thousands of our unhoused neighbors had nowhere to call home. This tragedy grew exponentially during COVID in California and especially in Los Angeles, with life becoming increasingly bleak for the tens of thousands of people who lack…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation. The Labor Department’s report Friday also showed that the unemployment…
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While most of California’s 27 offshore oil platforms are expected to be shuttered by 2055, and several have already been closed for good, there’s a looming quandary of what to do with the massive structures themselves once they’re out of commission. Numerous obstacles stand in the way of taking them apart and hauling them to…
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Q: We tried to get a bombastic braggart off the board by a vote. He interrupts and has even stood and approached board members threateningly. He has told homeowners to shut up. We even called the police once to get him to stop his antics. To accomplish removing him, we had a special meeting. We…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out Major League Baseball players are starting a $1 million fund to support workers impacted by canceled games. The players’ association said Friday the fund will be administered by the union and the AFL-CIO. It will be distributed to stadium workers and others caused financial hardship by baseball’s ninth work stoppage,…
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By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world are tumbling Friday, as even a gangbusters report on the U.S. jobs market can’t pull Wall Street’s focus off its worries about the war in Ukraine. The S&P 500 was 1.7% lower in morning trading, following up on sharper losses in Europe after a…
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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties on Friday recorded their largest increases since July 2015. The Los Angeles County average price rose 13.8 cents to $5.152, and the Orange County average price increased 14.5 cents to $5.135, according to figures from the…
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By JIM HEINTZ, YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe in the most chilling turn in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine yet. Firefighters put out the…
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