This year’s Big Game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals here in LA’s new stadium has football fans super excited across the City of Angels and beyond. Let’s be honest, though, this unofficial American holiday is as much about the food as it is about football. Planning a healthy menu for the…
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By STEFANIE DAZIO | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A trail of red flags about his behavior toward women followed Matthew Harris on an academic journey that took him to three of the nation’s most prestigious universities — Duke, Cornell and then the University of California, Los Angeles. Former graduate classmates at Duke and Cornell,…
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”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations, noting that these grades are best seen as a mix of art and data. Buzz: Homes in the Inland Empire were worth a combined $699 billion at the end of 2021, a chunk of real estate dollars equal to all the residences in Tennessee.…
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Fannie Mae, the government-backed mortgage finance firm, has agreed to reform its procedures for maintaining foreclosed homes it acquires in communities with large Black and Hispanic populations. A settlement announced Monday with a group of fair housing organizations resolves a 6-year-old federal lawsuit that accused Fannie of providing better upkeep to foreclosed homes in predominantly…
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Although months and months of work go into preparation for the NFL draft, sometimes decisions that can shape the future of a player and a franchise are required in a matter of seconds. With less than a minute remaining to make their second-round pick in 2006, the Tennessee Titans had Devin Hester on the phone.…
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Perhaps more than any state in America, California continues to make progress toward the historic promise of health access for all. Vital to that prognosis has been our state’s community health centers, located in medically underserved communities and providing diverse, vulnerable populations with primary and reproductive care. Pandemic-related stresses on our overall health system, including…
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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles can’t pinpoint the exact moment he began thinking about running an NFL team. He just knows that somewhere along the line during his 13 seasons climbing the ladder with the Kansas City Chiefs, he became fascinated with the process of building a team and instilling a desired culture. When…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. “I have had great responsibilities in…
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The 94th Oscars nominations were announced Tuesday morning in a live event hosted by Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross. Here is the complete list of nominees: Best motion picture of the year “Belfast” Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers “CODA” Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers “Don’t Look…
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Like his previous three draft classes, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta deserves a couple of years to mature in his decision-making, but he will be under scrutiny this offseason while putting together the 2022 roster. The Ravens were expected to be serious contenders in 2021 but fell apart midseason, losing their final six games and…
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