By ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin, whose buying power is long past its prime. Advocates for ditching the…
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LOS ANGELES — As impressive as it is to win seven straight games against sturdy, Big Ten competition, it’s important to note the impact travel has played in determining the UCLA men’s basketball team’s record. Throughout their 2024-25 campaign, the Bruins are 17-2 in games played in the Pacific time zone, including a 13-1 record…
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A 29-year-old man who police say drove the wrong way along Jamboree Road in Irvine died after he crashed head-on with another vehicle Monday morning, Feb. 10, authorities said. He was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when the crash occurred south of Warner Avenue at about 1:35 a.m., Irvine police Lt. Cathy Scherer said.…
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The CIF-SS boys and girls basketball playoff pairings were released Saturday and the first postseason games will be played this week. So Monday morning seemed like a good time to check in with reporters Steve Fryer and Dan Albano to get their reactions, insights and a few early predictions. Here is what Fryer had to…
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender college students in Utah will be prohibited from living in dorms consistent with their gender identity under a bill that cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday. The state House, which had already passed the measure, again approved it with small tweaks following a heated…
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. The move allows a $4 billion settlement that had been threatened to proceed. Other…
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As the Dodgers head toward their first workout of spring training on Tuesday, here’s a reminder of the roster changes that have taken place over the winter. WHO’S IN? OF Michael Conforto, signed as free agent from San Francisco Giants IF Hyeseong Kim, signed as international free agent RHP Roki Sasaki, signed as international free…
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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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