Let’s hope Steve Ross throws in the towel as easily as he allegedly asked his coach to do. That’s the best way out of the latest and messiest fiasco of his Miami Dolphins ownership. Ross can still run Hard Rock Stadium, where he’s made buckets of money on tennis, a grass company and soon a…
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon. The Army’s announcement makes it the final military service to lay out its discharge policy for…
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When comedian J.B. Smoove moved to Los Angeles to do standup, he knew exactly where he wanted to play: Phat Tuesdays, a weekly comedy showcase founded by Guy Torry in 1995 at the Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip. That was a gig you did not want to miss, even if you were, like Smoove,…
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized last week, when he began to experience dizziness and fatigue, according to his chief of staff. The 49-year-old Democrat checked himself into a hospital in Santa Fe…
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Most people would likely scurry away at the sight of a shark fin sticking out of the water, but a trio of paddlers on a recent day instead got an up-close, hour-long encounter with a curious blue shark off Laguna Beach. The paddlers on Friday, Jan. 28, noticed a bait ball where birds were feeding…
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For those who are gluten sensitive or going gluten-free, there is now a tasting room where you can enjoy all the beers. Divine Science Brewing’s founders are Domonic and Robert Keifer, a couple with gluten sensitivities who wanted to share their love of craft beers with like-minded drinkers. (Courtesy of Divine Science Brewing) Divine Science…
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Recently-fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed an explosive Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, with the Black plaintiff alleging the league “remains rife with racism” and hollow commitments to its oft-stated goal of coaching diversity. The 58-page class action filing names the NFL and all 32 of its franchises, demanding a…
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Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos — on Tuesday. He alleged racially discriminating practices for Black coaches in the hiring process, the way the ones who get head coaching jobs are treated and in their retention…
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By Eric Bradner | CNN Weeks after the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection was formed, former President Donald Trump’s political action committee gave $1 million to the non-profit organization that employs his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, campaign finance records filed Monday night show. Trump’s Save America PAC on July 26 gave…
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NFL field director Ed Mangan talks to reporters as crews work on field preparation for Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Tuesday. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Crews paint logos and work on the field preparation for Super Bowl LVI on Tuesday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)…
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