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Southern California grocery workers voted overwhelmingly late Thursday to ratify a three-year labor contract with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions. The employees, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), approved a deal that was outlined in a tentative agreement reached with the supermarket chains on April 4. The contract will go into effect…
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LOS ANGELES ― Freddie Freeman stood on second base, soaking it all in. His first home game at Dodger Stadium had allowed a rare baseball moment, a natural pause in the action as a sold-out crowd chanted his first name over and over. The noise grew loud enough that Freeman had to acknowledge it. He…
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LOS ANGELES — For much of his freshman season, Korey Foreman found himself in an unfamiliar place: The sidelines. Foreman had arrived at USC as a five-star recruit out of Corona’s Centennial High, pegged by some as the nation’s top prospect in his high school class. But even on an underwhelming Trojans defense, he struggled…
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Four cameras staked out a spot in front of Kris Bryant’s locker in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse, a sight that was hard for him to miss as he approached after pregame batting practice. The Chicago Cubs’ four-game series against the Rockies isn’t Bryant’s first time facing his former team with which he earned every notable…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — This was certainly not what the Angels expected when they sent Shohei Ohtani to the mound. Ohtani experienced a few disappointing firsts on one shocking pitch as part of an ugly outing in the Angels’ 10-5 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night. Ohtani hung an 0-and-2 splitter to the Rangers’…
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By Eric Tucker and Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to President Donald Trump, was questioned for hours Thursday by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Miller was a senior adviser for policy during the Trump administration and a central figure in many…
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By Adan Schreck | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being “starved to death” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and he predicted the country’s humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen as Russia intensifies its assault in the coming weeks. WFP executive director…
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NEWPORT BEACH >> Trent Liolios used his arm and his bat Thursday to propel Newport Harbor to a 6-1 win over Corona del Mar in a Wave League baseball game at Corona del Mar High. The Northwestern signee allowed just one run over 6 2/3 innings with two hits and four strikeouts. At the plate,…
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Luis Severino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Jose Trevino passed the test. The Yankees got through their first test of the season Thursday night with Severino dominating, Trevino and Kiner-Falefa providing the majority of the offense as the Bombers beat the Blue Jays 4-0 at the Stadium in the series finale. The Yankees split the four-game series…
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