By YURAS KARMANAU LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under relentless bombardment and a Russian blockade, the key port of Mariupol is holding out, but weapons and supplies shortages could weaken the resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin’s invasion plans. More than six weeks after the Russian siege began, Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight the vastly…
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Eight years ago, Army Lt. Chuck Nadd was featured in a Budweiser Super Bowl commercial when his hometown of Winter Park threw him a parade when he returned from Afghanistan. In 2022, Nadd is in the spotlight again, this time as a Republican primary challenger to Senate President Wilton Simpson in the race for agricultural…
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Four people in the Mets organization — including two players and a coach — tested positive for COVID-19 and were not present for the team’s home opener against the Diamondbacks on Friday. Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha were officially placed on the injured list Friday. Outfielder Nick Plummer and infielder Matt Reynolds were called up…
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The hunt was on for signs of the once-abundant pismo clams, tiny treasures that bury themselves below the sandy surface. The Southern California creature once made for countless seaside feasts, but that was decades ago and the species has became a scarce sight. A Pismo clam found along the surf at Huntington Beach on Wednesday,…
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By ADAM SCHRECK, ROBERT BURNS and YESICA FISCH KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following Russia’s withdrawal — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday, an indication that many people were “simply executed.” The jarring number emerged shortly after…
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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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Father Nazari Polataiko conducts a service at the Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Lake March 1, 2022. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Rev. Nazari Polataiko was accustomed to seeing people seeking comfort in church during tough times. But since the Russian forces rolled their tanks into Ukraine in February,…
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Our reporters and photographers will bring you all the latest news, photos and more from weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Friday, April 15, through Sunday, April 17, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. You can follow our live coverage using the update feed below: You can follow our live…
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Prosecutor Jodi Link describes herself as a “good soldier,” quietly obeying District Attorney George Gascon’s controversial policies at a time when her more strident, vocal colleagues publicly criticize him as soft on crime and a tool of the progressive left. But that was before Link’s 26-year career was derailed in October 2021, when she was…
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The Philadelphia Eagles traded over the Giants to take Alabama wideout DeVonta Smith in the first round of last year’s NFL Draft. The Dallas Cowboys helped the Eagles do it in an unusual gang-up on a common NFC East foe, then snagged Micah Parsons when the Giants passed and traded out, instead. Eagles GM Howie…
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