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Editor’s note: This is the Monday March 14 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Hello from the road, which has been a sad place to be for the Lakers lately: WEEK IN REVIEW Monday, L, San Antonio Spurs 117,…
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Eight years ago, Californians decided it shouldn’t be a felony offense to commit low-level shoplifting, possess drugs or commit other low-level theft offenses. Instead, they thought such crimes could be reasonably addressed with misdemeanor penalties carrying six months to a year in jail if prosecutors and judges really wanted that. That’s the story of Proposition…
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An assistant principal apparently took his own life Monday morning in a private area at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, according to campus officials. School operations were suspended after the apparent suicide of Assistant Principal Moises Plascencia in a private staff area, according to a statement from Principal Michael Young. Plascencia’s death was not witnessed…
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Volunteers plant trees during a tree-planting event at Grijalva Park in Orange on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The City of Orange event was part of the Cal Fire AMPlify the Urban Forest grant to plant 2000 trees across the State of California. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer) City of Orange Mayor Mark Murphy addresses…
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Alexa Escobedo with her dog Jessie and Michael Singer, 4, in the home stretch of the 5K Run at the #La Habra Races event held at the La Habra Marketplace on Saturday, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer) Representing Sierra Vista Elementary, top row left, teach/coach Traci Castano, Wyatt Habben, 11, teacher/coach…
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The Heat are still in the playoff hunt, trying to set themselves up in the best possible position once the regular season ends. But two local college programs are already in the postseason. The Miami Hurricanes men’s team earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament, while the Hurricanes’ women’s team is a No.…
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By Jen Christensen and Holly Yan | CNN To help fend off another wave of COVID-19, people will need a fourth dose of vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CBS on Sunday. “Many variants are coming, and Omicron was the first one that was able to evade — in a skillful way — the immune…
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NEW YORK — It might not happen today, tomorrow or the next day, but the Ducks’ roster is likely to change, perhaps dramatically, before the NHL’s trade deadline next Monday. There’s no telling exactly what might happen or who might be on the move, but something significant is bound to happen. “Whether you’re on the…
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The Heat took a big step toward getting fully healthy last week. Although a couple players, including All-Star Jimmy Butler, are dealing with minor injuries, the two Miami players who had long-term injuries both returned to the floor. Guard Victor Oladipo, who had not played since April 8, 2021, came back on March 7. Forward…
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When actor John Cho considered the role of a real-life middle-grade author, the idea appealed to him instantly. “We moved around a lot as a kid,” says Cho, a star of both the “Star Trek” and “Harold & Kumar” film franchises. “They were kind of lonely years for me, and books – I don’t say…
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