California’s K-12 schools and their nearly 6 million students received a multi-billion-dollar additional infusion of cash in the budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators enacted last week, raising per-pupil spending to a record-high level. In all, the budget will provide schools with an average of about $24,000 a year for each student, doubling what…
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Jordan Stout knelt just beyond the 50-yard line with nothing in front of him but a long snapper, open grass and a set of uprights. No lineman twice his size bearing down on him, no wind, no fans watching. With his thumb and index finger nearly pinched together, Stout made a small indent in the…
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On Monday, the Orioles will play their 81st game of the season, officially signifying the 2022 campaign’s midpoint. Manager Brandon Hyde has “mixed emotions” as his club approaches that benchmark. “I feel like we’ve improved,” Hyde said. “I’m happy, but I’d also like to win some of these games.” They enter that halfway marker at…
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Q: Kevin Durant is a superstar, no doubt, but a great teammate and someone with a built-in Heat type of culture? Not so sure. He’s also on the wrong side of 30, after one of the most serious injuries a basketball player can have. Yes, he appears recovered and 90% of Durant is better than…
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The Chicago White Sox have a major opportunity ahead of them beginning Monday. A stretch of 15 games in 14 days — all against American League Central teams — starts with three at home against the division-leading Minnesota Twins. The Sox conclude the homestand with four against the Detroit Tigers. Then they go on the…
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The consensus box of Los Alamitos picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Monday July 4, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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A driver crashed into another car and then struck the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Orange on Sunday afternoon. The collision occurred shortly after 4 p.m. in the 100 block of South Tustin Street near East Chapman Avenue, Orange Police Sgt. Phil McMullin said. An apparently inattentive driver traveling southbound on Tustin rear-ended another vehicle that…
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It was triple digits at Port St. Lucie, and we’re not talking about the temperature. Jacob deGrom returned to the mound Sunday and pitched in a professional game for the first time in 361 days. In his first rehab assignment, a nightcap for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets, deGrom struck out five of the six…
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Miami Heat first-round pick Nikola Jovic continued to work on his NBA babysteps Sunday at summer league in San Francisco, while also dealing with rookie missteps. So on his second attempt in the Heat’s 81-64 loss to the Sacramento Kings, the 19-year-old converted a step-back 17-foot jumper for his first conversion. Then, on his second…
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By Jamie Johnson Special to the Laguna Woods Globe Laguna Woodstock was back in the Village last weekend, and hundreds of residents and their guests came to experience – or relive – the music and the vibes of the ‘60s. A sea of tie-dye tops, peasant blouses, mini-skirts, fringed vests, peace signs, headbands and flowers…
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