By David Bauder | Associated Press NEW YORK — Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have taken up the cause of Canadian truckers who have occupied parts of Ottawa and blocked border crossings to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity cheered the truckers on while showing four live reports…
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By MAE ANDERSON | AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency — and also to harken back to the nostalgic past of ’90s movies like “Austin Powers” and “The Cable…
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Eli Tomac has a chance to achieve a rather rare result for the Yamaha factory Supercross team when the AMA dirt bike series makes its third and final appearance of the season Saturday night at Angel Stadium. Should he win the main event in Anaheim, Tomac would become the first Yamaha rider to win three…
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Former major league outfielder Jeremy Giambi, found dead on Wednesday at his parents’ Claremont home, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said on Friday, Feb. 11. Claremont police responded to a medical emergency about 11:40 a.m. Wednesday and found the 47-year-old dead. Giambi attended South Hills…
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New Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel’s race has been one of the most beaten-down topics surrounding his hire. It’s because it’s not as simple as black and white. Without knowing any better, one could just assume McDaniel is white, based on his appearance. But McDaniel’s father is Black. As that information came out during the…
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By ROD McGUIRK CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Russia could invade Ukraine during the current Beijing Winter Olympics so Americans should leave the Eastern European country immediately, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. Blinken did not detail the reasons behind the State Department’s latest security alert that calls on all American citizens to leave…
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Disney California Adventure has been turned into an NFL football tailgate party as the Anaheim theme park serves as the home base for ESPN’s Super Bowl live coverage until the big game on Sunday when all eyes turn to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The Disneyland resort is playing a starring role in the news, analysis…
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A man was killed and a woman injured in a shooting at a Fullerton home Thursday night, Feb. 10, authorities said. Fullerton police were called to the 1300 block of East Wilshire Avenue about 9:20 p.m. on a report of a shooting and found a 26-year-old man dead inside the home, Sgt. Brandon Clyde said.…
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Five Phoenix police officers were shot Friday morning after being called to a home, the police chief said. In a statement shortly after 6 a.m., Chief Jeri Williams said the five were in the hospital. She said they had been shot outside a southwest Phoenix home where a domestic violence incident had been reported. A…
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There was grim news out of Washington for high-income earners in California, as talks over increasing the deductibility of state and local taxes, known as the SALT deduction, have reportedly failed to produce an agreement. What this means is that Californians who itemize deductions on their tax returns will continue to feel the full…
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