By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical crisis. During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which one of them needed medical attention and…
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The Orange County girls wrestling rankings as of Jan. 21. (Provided by Fernando Serratos) 100 pounds: 1. Gabriella Martinez, Santa Ana, Sr.; 2. Abigail Marquez, Marina, So.; 3. Niva Strasser, Aliso Niguel, Sr. 105 pounds: 1. Nohea Booth, Marina, Jr.; 2. Tessa Fortenbaugh, Canyon, Sr.; 3. Dejah Aldrige, Trabuco Hills, Sr. 110 pounds: 1. Angelica…
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About 100 community supporters and union food workers with El Super Markets in Southern California rallied Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Mexican supermarket chain’s headquarters in Commerce, seeking improved wages and protection from immigration raids. The five-year contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 324 (Buena Park) and 770 (Los Angeles) — which…
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The Orange County boys wrestling rankings as of Jan. 21. (Provided by Matt Biagini) 106 pounds: 1. Giovanni Suarez, Esperanza, So.; 2. Elijah Ramirez, Mission Viejo, So.; 3. Kevin Martinez, Western, Jr. 113 pounds: 1. Sammy Sanchez, Esperanza, So.; 2. Uriah Correa, Servite, So.; 3. Rikki Villasenor, Corona del Mar, Sr. 120 pounds: 1. Max…
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Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, an urban fantasy series that has sold more than 14 million copies in the U.S., as well as the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires novels. His latest Harry Dresden book, “Twelve Months,” is out this week, five years after the last installment. Butcher is appearing…
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The 25 assists that the USC women’s basketball team passed around in Sunday’s win over Purdue were the second-most all season. Jazzy Davidson, Kennedy Smith and Malia Samuels finished with six apiece. It was an indicator of the team coming together in a game that snapped the Trojans’ four-game losing streak. “We’re hunting our best…
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By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. The memo…
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Jackson LaCombe is an Olympian. The Ducks’ No. 1 defenseman will skate for the Americans in Milan after USA Hockey announced in a news release that LaCombe had been selected to replace injured Florida Panthers rearguard Seth Jones. Jones appeared to break his collarbone after being struck by a puck during Jan. 2’s Winter Classic…
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Not another tax on California’s most productive citizens. Labor unions in Los Angeles are proposing a ballot initiative called the “Overpaid CEO Tax.” The effort is sponsored by the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, which partners with the United Teachers of Los Angeles, UNITE HERE Local 11 (tourism workers) and other unions that…
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When Kirsty Coventry was elected as the International Olympic Committee’s first woman president last March the former Olympic swimming champion admitted the IOC faced “a number of difficult challenges” and acknowledged that one of them was “Donald Trump.” Meeting with President Trump early in her presidency would be a “priority,” she said. Coventry, however, acknowledged…
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