Sarah Blake’s “Clean Air” offers plenty for readers: It’s a dystopic novel set in the near future, a decade after The Turning – where tree pollen turns deadly and kills off vast swaths of the population, forcing everyone else to live inside or to wear protective masks outdoors. But it’s also a utopic novel, where…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices soared Tuesday and investors shifted more money into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped up its war on Ukraine. Stocks fell following a volatile day for major indexes as investors tried to measure how the conflict will impact the global economy. The S&P 500…
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Orange County medical programs that specialize in treating people with lingering COVID-19 symptoms have gotten a surge of new patients following each spike in infections or appearance of a new variant. As the omicron wave has begun to subside, some health professionals say their “long COVID” clinics are seeing younger patients than was typical earlier…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Kaelani Shufeldt School: Marina Sport: Girls wrestling Year: Senior Noteworthy: Shufeldt placed second in the 101-pound division at the CIF State girls wrestling championships in Bakersfield to help the Vikings capture the team title. She…
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Thanks to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s extended State of Emergency, the California State Assembly is turning into a Witness Protection Program. Although, to be fair, most Californians could probably still pick Gavin Newsom out of a line-up. He’d be the one not wearing a mask. According to a recent report from CalMatters, practically everyone in the…
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Disney has made two huge moves with its new Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The two-day, two-night interactive experience is the most audacious creative production in the history of the Walt Disney theme parks. And it is the most expensive ticket in Disney Parks history, too. Judging from…
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Cardiovascular disease, affecting the heart and blood vessels, remains the No. 1 killer for both men and women in the United States. Paying attention to risk factors and leading a healthy lifestyle can help keep your heart healthy. A staggering one in four deaths in the United States is attributed to heart disease. While the…
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Ryan Poles’ initial assessment of the Chicago Bears roster and overall operation was necessarily critical. It came through clear eyes and without emotional attachments. There were, after all, many reasons major changes were being made at Halas Hall. And Poles had no reservations about sharing his appraisal in a direct, detailed manner that immediately resonated…
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Eric DeCosta expects to have a lot of NFL draft picks this April. He also expects a lot from those picks. At his season-ending news conference last month, the Ravens general manager couldn’t say where the team would pop up over the course of the three-day circus; compensatory picks have yet to be awarded, and…
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By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing disquiet at home and danger abroad, President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address at a precipitous moment for the nation, aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression. The speech…
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