The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Jan. 9 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Cloud Cuckoo Land: Anthony Doerr 2. The Lincoln Highway: Amor Towles 3. Matrix: Lauren Groff 4. Call…
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It started at halftime with a meltdown in the locker room as their season melted down on the field two Sundays ago. Coach Brian Flores was angry at quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s dismal half in Tennessee. He said things. Tua said things back. Anger flew. The f-word — gasp! — was traded. Tua said something about…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 5,081 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Jan. 11, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 402,886. There were 72,873 new infections reported in the last two week period as of Tuesday. Another 49 people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Orange County…
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The U.S. Forest Service plan on the 18th day of the El Dorado fire that would burn 22,680 acres and destroy five homes in San Bernardino and Riverside counties was to cut a fire break that would protect Angelus Oaks and ignite backfires to steer the flames away from Big Bear. About 7 p.m. on Sept.…
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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — Pounding his hand for emphasis, President Joe Biden challenged senators Tuesday to “stand against voter suppression” by changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes. Biden told a crowd in Atlanta gathered on the grounds of…
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ANAHEIM — Sidney Crosby will be known as one of the best half-dozen players in NHL history. He will also be known for bringing the Pittsburgh Penguins three Stanley Cup titles during his captaincy. Both of those sentences are likely to be updated. But hockey economists will dwell on the real history that Crosby, Evgeni…
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Responding to what he called “continuing misinformation,” Novak Djokovic issued a statement Wednesday to clarify how mistakes were made on the immigration document he submitted on his arrival in Melbourne last week, before his visa was revoked and then reinstated in a COVID-19 vaccination saga that has overshadowed the days leading up…
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By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said monetary policy would return to normal and interest rates might be raised earlier than planned. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose…
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Esperanza football coach Wes Choate, who guided the Aztecs to a CIF-SS title in 2019, has resigned for personal reasons, he confirmed Monday night. Choate led the Aztecs for the past three years, highlighted by the Division 13 championship in his first season. A 42-40 victory over Ramona in the final capped the Aztecs’ turnaround…
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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett celebrates after the they defeated Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night in Indianapolis. Georgia won, 33-18, for its first national title in 41 years. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates after the College Football Playoff championship football game against Alabama Tuesday, Jan.…
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