By PAUL J. WEBER and DAVE COLLINS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Alex Jones’ company Infowars has filed for bankruptcy protection after the conspiracy theorist lost defamation lawsuits over his comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jones filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas and told his listeners Monday he…
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Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers. Q: Is there any chatter about a Christian Wilkins extension? His draft class is gonna blow up the DT market — him, Jeffery Simmons, Dexter Lawrence, Quinnen Williams, Ed Oliver…would be…
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Perhaps apocryphally, Albert Einstein is reputed to have defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. That summarizes California’s approach to fighting poverty well. The state has long had one of the nation’s most generous social safety net. On a combined basis, federal, state, and local governments will…
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Before the 2021-22 season started, it was clear the Orlando Magic were prioritizing the development of their younger players. It was the expected direction after kicking off a rebuild during the middle of last season centered around young talent. Most of the Magic’s roster entering the season were former first-round draft picks — including six…
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The first weekend of the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has wrapped and we explored the art, the music, the fashion and more. Here are the best photos, as selected by our team of photographers and editors in the field. Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you are a Coachella lifer…
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By Saijel Kishan | Bloomberg Amazon.com said it agreed to undergo an independent racial equity audit, joining companies including Citigroup Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. in performing such reviews. The audit — an analysis of companies to see whether their businesses cause and perpetuate discrimination — will be led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta…
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Democratic Rep. Linda Sánchez is the heavy favorite to win an eleventh term in Congress this year, representing a solidly blue district that’s mostly in east Los Angeles County plus a slice of Orange County. But first, she’s facing two Republican challengers in the June 7 primary who each have some local name recognition. Walnut…
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Traffic on the westbound 10 Freeway from Indio was a predictable slow go on Monday, April 18, a day after the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. “Taking bets on how many hours I’m going to be sitting in this coacHELLa traffic back to LA,” one person tweeted at about noon.…
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By Edward Ludlow and Kyle Stock | Bloomberg Irvine-based Rivian Automotive’s “launch mode” is impressive — at least on its trucks. While the battery-powered pickups go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.3 seconds, the 3.3 million-square-foot factory they roll out of is off to a protracted start. The assembly lines are perfectly capable…
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The Manzano NFL mock draft is back for a third season. Maybe this is the year I get the Chargers pick correct, but at least I don’t have to worry about the Rams, who turned their lost first-round picks into a Super Bowl title last season. Teams followed the Rams’ blueprint by shipping picks for…
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