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The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Feb. 2. The team records are through Sunday, Feb. 1. Notable this week: Orange Lutheran moves up to No. 6 after it beat St. John Bosco 72-68. … Cypress rises to No. 9 following a big win over Canyon 82-62. … Fairmont Prep ascends to No.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER TOP 10 (Records through Sunday, Feb. 1) 1. Santa Margarita 14-1-2: The Eagles enter their Trinity League finale at Orange Lutheran on Monday night with a 2-1-2 record in league, good for a one-point lead ahead of JSerra (2-2-1).…
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Amazon, which announced plans last week to shutter its grab-and-go-groceries and gadget stores, says it is laying off 3,339 jobs in Southern California beginning in April as part of the shakeup of its Fresh and Go-branded grocery stores. On Jan. 27, the e-commerce giant said it would close its 5-year-old Fresh-branded grocery stores and its…
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By Thomas Buckley | Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. shares slid after the world’s biggest entertainment company gave a tepid forecast for growth in the current period and the market awaits news on who will be its new leader. Disney said it expects challenges attracting international tourists to its domestic parks in its fiscal second quarter…
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Just how seriously the Soviet Union took the Winter Olympic Games is evident in a secret Central Intelligence Agency report dated December 28, 1952, titled “Soviet Sport and Intelligence Activities.” Soviet premier Joseph Stalin had agreed for the nation to make its Olympic debut at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, convinced that Soviet athletes…
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Just days after he was questioned by the City Council in a closed session, Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool said he intends to move up plans to retire this year. While the contents of the closed session discussion last week are not public, it followed news reports of his attendance at an Anaheim Chamber of…
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A 17-year-old boy who was arrested Friday appeared to have been pistol-whipped by an Anaheim police officer after allegedly attempting to carjack an SUV in Lynwood, according to authorities and video that went viral over the weekend on social media incorrectly claiming the officer was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Matt…
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Fresh off its Orange County debut, Prime Pizza is already expanding in the region. The Los Angeles-based pizzeria has announced a second O.C. location, this time in Brea. The new shop officially opened Monday, Feb. 2, marking another step south for the cult-favorite brand that has earned praise from outlets like The Infatuation and Time…
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After announcing the proactive contract extensions with head coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead on Monday, the Rams are in more of a wait-and-see approach with the next biggest domino to fall in their offseason: The future of quarterback Matthew Stafford. Stafford, who turns 38 later this month, declined to speak on his…
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON, TRAVIS LOLLER and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmers anxiously waited for frozen plants to thaw Monday as people across the eastern half of the United States coped with more…
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