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The Eat Index: OC is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Wednesdays. Subscribe here. Main Course Lobster paella at BluSky Restaurant & Bar in Anaheim (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)   Every holiday season, Brad A. Johnson’s inbox fills with emails from readers asking him where they should take their out-of-town…
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By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill Thursday that funds the government through Feb. 18 and avoids a short-term shutdown after midnight Friday, but quick Senate approval was in doubt because of a fight over President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. An agreement among congressional leaders announced earlier…
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After hunkering down for some 48 hours preparing for an undetermined stretch without LeBron James, the Lakers (12-11) could have him back in the lineup as soon as Friday night. The 36-year-old is no longer in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols after registering multiple negative COVID tests, the league announced Thursday afternoon. He is expected to…
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At first glance, Dana Wharf captain Tommy White thought the marine mammals in the distance were dolphins, a regular sight off Orange County’s coastline. But he soon realized it was a much rarer sight: A pod of black-and-white orcas were hanging out just a few miles from Laguna Beach’s coastline. “That’s something different,” he recalled…
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As he continues his impressive comeback season, Chicago Bears outside linebacker Robert Quinn on Thursday was named NFC defensive player of the month for November. In three November games, Quinn had 5½ sacks for minus-33 yards, 14 tackles, five tackles for a loss, six quarterback hits and a forced fumble. That included a 3½-sack performance…
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