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The Chicago Bears announced the hiring of Ryan Poles as their new general manager Tuesday, and he immediately joined the search for the 17th coach in franchise history, a decision that will affect his tenure as much as the next few seasons. The 36-year-old Poles comes from the Kansas City Chiefs, where he rose through…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — Huntington Beach police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was killed in a traffic collision. Officers were called at approximately 6:20 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Yorktown Avenue to respond to a traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a white Chevrolet Silverado, said Huntington Beach Public…
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As the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills were playing in their epic game Sunday night, it was hard to imagine how the Ravens could compete with either of those teams or the Cincinnati Bengals. The conclusion was simple: They couldn’t. If the Ravens had made the playoffs, they would have been a one-and-done…
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Change is in the air. “Black Monday” arrived in the NFL the day after the regular season ended with a flurry of major changes around the league. A week later, the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Las Vegas Raiders were searching for new head…
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LOS ANGELES — Another round of Santa Ana winds is heading for Southern California, with forecasters warning of gusty conditions Tuesday night into Wednesday, particularly in mountain areas. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory that will be in effect from 4 p.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday for the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area,…
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What if Disney did more with its “What If …” franchise? If you have not been watching Disney+, “What If …” is an animated series that flips the script on several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. It’s delightful fan service that acknowledges the way that people who love entertainment franchises often make up new stories about…
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  If Democrats in Sacramento are serious about creating a single-payer health care system in California, they aren’t acting like it. As with the last legislative push for single-payer five years ago, the latest effort appears to be nothing more than a political stunt aimed at generating headlines and misleading progressive true believers. Case in…
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The Chicago Bears are in the market for a new general manager and head coach. So who will they hire? We have possible head coaching and general manager candidates to keep an eye on, plus the latest moves and interview requests from around the NFL. <mark class=”hl_orange”>Coach interviews</mark> Todd Bowles: What to know about the…
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Author Tochi Onyebuchi is a self-described “member of the original Toonami generation” – meaning that in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, he’d tune to Cartoon Network from 4-6 p.m. to watch a block of anime that included “Thundercats” and “Voltron,” and later on, “Dragon Ball Z,” “Sailor Moon” and “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.” This…
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Members of a California organization called Patriot Force recently have started to ask for money and knock on local doors in an effort to fix what they describe as “election fraud in Orange County.” But that basic claim, according to Orange County Registrar Neal Kelley, is “all a bunch of baloney.” Just as allegations of…
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