Here are some of the key questions the reigning World Series champion Dodgers hope to answer during spring training. Who is healthy? This is a big, complicated question with a long list of players to evaluate. Among the position players, first baseman Freddie Freeman (ankle), DH Shohei Ohtani (shoulder) and infielder Miguel Rojas (sports hernia)…
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When Luis Gonzalez fought off a cut fastball from Mariano Rivera and managed to hit it into center field to decide Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, it ended the New York Yankees’ run of three consecutive World Series championships. No World Series champion has repeated since the Yankees’ three-peat. Half of the past…
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, saying he was illegally fired as part of the president’s massive overhaul of the government. Related Articles National Politics | Trump says no right of…
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Walgreens is closing three stores in Orange County and another two in Los Angeles County by March. At least 93 people could lose their jobs in the closures, according to a notification sent to California’s Employment Development Department. Marty Maloney, Walgreens’ director of media relations, said via email on Friday that “increased regulatory and reimbursement…
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The fantasy of a romantic kitchen rendezvous often clashes with an unwelcome reality as seen in many a date-night movie. While such foibles make choice fodder for rom-com excellence (à la “Mostly Martha” or “Ratatouille”), they could prove ruinous in real life. In stark contrast to such ordeals of cinematic proportions, some couples have found…
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For years I was only mildly interested in eating tofu. I could take it or leave it. My husband hated it. He eats everything from beets to liverwurst to stinky cheese. But up until the last couple of years, he drew the I-won’t-eat-that line in the sand when it came to tofu. A turning point…
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials and federal officers turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters, after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. Related Articles National…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants. Voices could be heard inside discussing cuts to government agencies. When the…
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Japanese-born bakery and cafe Bread, Espresso & and its executive chef, have crossed the ocean to open the first U.S. location in Redondo Beach. Founded in 2009 in Tokyo, the bakery has 37 locations across Japan and is known for inventing its mou bread, which is a distinct cube-shaped loaf with a buttery flavor profile,…
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By MATT BROWN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks. But his nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary may be proving the hardest for many to accept. Chavez-DeRemer, a former congresswoman from Oregon, hardly cuts the profile of a traditional Republican nominee. She is…
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