By Michelle Chapman | The Associated Press Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year. Nikola was a hot start-up and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scandal and its founder was convicted in…
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When Skegss frontman Ben Reed appears on a Zoom call for an interview, Australia’s morning sun illuminates his face with a golden hue. In his signature nonchalant tone, he says it’s the middle of a scorching summer, and while it’s the season for good times and relaxation, the band is ready to embark on their…
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The scores for the Orange County teams that played Tuesday in the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs and the schedule for the semifinals Saturday, Feb. 22. CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Semifinals First leg of 2-game series, Tuesday Santa Margarita 3, Oaks Christian 0 Second leg of 2-game series, Saturday Santa Margarita at Oaks Christian,…
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The Orange County scores from Tuesday’s CIF-SS boys basketball playoff games and the schedule for the semifinals Friday, Feb. 21. CIF-SS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Third round of pool play, Tuesday Pool A Harvard-Westlake 61, JSerra 48 Notre Dame/SO 67, Santa Margarita 59 Fourth round of pool play, Friday La Mirada (0-2) at Santa…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired. “Mueller has to go,” McGahn recalled Trump saying. “Call me back when you do it.” Related Articles National…
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Justice Department lawyers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are set to face a federal judge who is signaling that he’s unlikely to rubber stamp their request to drop the mayor’s corruption charges weeks before an April trial. Judge Dale E.…
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By LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in air travel and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from last year, following a recent crash in Washington, according to a new poll, but most still believe air transportation is generally safe. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC…
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NEWPORT BEACH – Defense, contributions from the reserves and the consistent play of EJ Spillman helped return the Pacifica Christian boys basketball team to the CIF Southern Section semifinals. The Tritons beat San Juan Hills 54-38 on Tuesday in a Division 2AA quarterfinals playoff game at Pacifica Christian High. San Juan Hills center Mason Hodges,…
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Harvard-Westlake’s Amir Jones is guarded by JSerra’s Jarne Eyenga during the third round of CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play Feb. 18, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) JSerra’s BJ Davis-Ray puts up a shot while defended by Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake during the third round of CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play…
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GARDEN GROVE — The Workman boys basketball team was closing in on its first appearance in the CIF Southern Section semifinals in more than 20 years Tuesday night. It held a three-point halftime lead over Santiago of Garden Grove in the Division 4AA quarterfinals. But Santiago’s Jorden De La Mora had other plans. De La…
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