The OC Health Care Agency reported 991 new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 538,594 as of Monday, Feb. 28. There were 5,797 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Monday. There were 230 patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported…
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Grocery workers and supporters rallied in front of a Ralphs supermarket in Tustin and an Albertsons in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 28, claiming the employees are understaffed, underpaid and working with inadequate COVID-19 safeguards. The gatherings were the first of 11 Southern California rallies to be held this week on behalf of 60,000 grocery…
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IRVINE — Trevor Zegras wore Drew Doughty like a cheap suit for the better part of his 20:19 total ice time during the Ducks’ 4-1 loss to the Kings on Friday. Zegras then wore Adam Pelech like a wet blanket for the better part of 18:34 during the Ducks’ 4-0 loss to the New York…
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Aidan Fowler, JSerra, 5-9, So., G: Fowler scored a team-high 19 points including five 3-pointers in the Lions’ 71-59 loss to St. Bernard in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship game. He scored 13 points with eight rebounds in JSerra’s 60-44 win over St. John Bosco in the semifinals. Ahmad Hammouri, Western, 6-3, Sr.,…
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Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. As this major, and hotly debated, pandemic-era restriction begins to wind down along with many other, we wanted to take a moment to…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The final Orange County high school girls basketball rankings for 2021-22. GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25 (Records through Sunday, Feb. 27) 1. Mater Dei (23-5): Monarchs drew the surprisingly-low No. 7 seed for the SoCal Open regionals and a trip to play No. 2…
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Robert Pattinson isn’t morally opposed to superhero films. But he wasn’t exactly seeking them out before “The Batman” came along, either. The 35-year-old who seemed to emerge as a fully formed superstar in mega franchises like “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” has for the past decade or so found himself chasing edgier fare, smaller movies with…
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Batman, never a day person, is plunged into perpetual night in Matt Reeves’ nocturnal, nihilist, neo-noir take on the Caped Crusader. Reeves’ three-hour-long “The Batman” includes plenty of action, character introductions, gadgets and other various superhero accoutrement. But it is no extravaganza. This “Batman” is a morose mood piece, soaked in shadow and rage, that…
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When the Miami Dolphins made the surprising move on Jan. 10 to fire former coach Brian Flores, many believed it had to mean there was a big-name coaching pursuit owner Steve Ross and the Dolphins were prepared to make. According to a Monday morning report, there was one — just not who everyone thought in…
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The next Miami Dolphins big-play receiving threat, cornerstone blocker on the offensive line or every-down running back might make his lasting pre-draft impression on the organization this week at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. New Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has had his coaching staff assembled for less than two weeks, but the group has…
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