By AAMER MADHANI and DASHA LITVINOVA WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face for over two hours, President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin squared off in a secure video call Tuesday as the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that an invasion of Ukraine would bring sanctions and enormous harm to the Russian economy. With…
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Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week Athlete: Ari Long School: Valley View Sport: Basketball Noteworthy: Long scored 41 points — a season high and two shy of her career best — and also grabbed 17 rebounds while leading the Eagles to a 54-50 nonleague win over King. It was another standout effort from Long,…
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By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A British woman testified Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was still a teenager, assuring her she would have “fun” with him. The woman — testifying at Maxwell’s sex-abuse trial in New York City using the pseudonym “Kate” to protect…
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If the NFL schedule-makers had a better sense of occasion, Andrew Whitworth would be playing football on his 40th birthday Sunday. Instead, the Rams don’t play the Arizona Cardinals until Monday night, so Whitworth will mark the big four-oh on Sunday by flying to Phoenix with teammates, only a handful of whom have even reached…
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Just six weeks into his first season as a head coach, Tyronn Lue’s friend finds himself navigating real adversity. Fortunately for Chauncey Billups, Lue – whose four full NBA seasons as a head coach have presented experience and success aplenty – has made himself available to dispense advice. The Clippers’ coach spent Sunday evening with…
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By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — Asia stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest variant eased. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices gained for a second day. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 1.2% after the chief White House medical adviser said the omicron variant might…
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A Buena Park High School student was arrested on suspicion of posting a threat against the school Monday, Dec. 6. The student found a photo online of someone holding a gun and posted it to the TikTok social media app with the threat, “Don’t come to school tomorrow if you (want to) live,” Buena Park…
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Clippers guard Reggie Jackson, left, dribbles around Blazers center Cody Zeller during the first half on Monday night in Portland. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. shoots over Blazers guard Dennis Smith Jr. during the first half on Monday night in Portland. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) Blazers center Cody Zeller, right, and Clippers guard…
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The Kings’ Alex Iafallo reaches for the puck in front of the Vancouver Canucks’ Brock Boeser during the first period of Monday’s game in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) The Kings’ Lias Andersson checks the Vancouver Canucks’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson during the first period of Monday’s game in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl…
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Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson #1 of the UCLA Bruins is sacked by defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux #5 of the Oregon Ducks in the first half of a NCAA Football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, October 23, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson #1 of the UCLA Bruins…
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