One person was in custody after investigators determined a brush fire was set intentionally Sunday near Saddleback Church in Lake Forest. Crews responded around 12:59 p.m. to the fire in the area of Portola and Rancho parkways, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The fire grew to 2.81 acres before firefighters extinguished it. The…
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History shows that excessive government intervention in the free market can stifle innovation and leave consumers—and sometimes patients—to shoulder the consequences. Still, policymakers continue to fall for the trap. A recent example is government price controls levied onto medicine accessed through Medicare. The policy poses a significant threat to patient health. Bipartisan proposals exist that…
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos sometimes amazes himself with intuition he can win a game on the final swing. As he approached the plate with two outs in the ninth inning, with two runners on and the score tied, Castellanos had a hunch he could win Game 2 of the…
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ARCADIA – Phil D’Amato’s Breeders’ Cup chances are getting better and better, in weirder and weirder ways. The trainer capped a Saturday stakes double and a weekend stakes four-bagger at Santa Anita when Iron Man Cal and jockey Antonio Fresu won the $100,000, Grade III Zuma Beach Stakes for 2-year-olds, doing it through the disqualification…
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ChainFest, a festival for fans of chain restaurants, brought thousands of foodies and several celebrities to the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event took place in the parking lot of Skylight Row DTLA, a mixed-use center on Alameda Street, and had a county fair atmosphere. Adam Koral feeds some…
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A grassroots group of Laguna Woods residents gathered outside Polly’s Pies on Sept. 26 for a protest against the impending closure of the nearby Laguna Hills DMV. The 20 or so people, some carrying relevant signs, then marched to the DMV building across the shopping center. The California Department of Motor Vehicles recently announced that…
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LOS ANGELES – Putting Freddie Freeman’s name in the Dodgers’ Game 2 lineup was “much easier” than it was for Game 1, Manager Dave Roberts said. Dealing with a severely sprained right ankle, Freeman was very much a gametime decision before Game 1. He went through a full workout before the Dodgers felt comfortable releasing…
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Los Angeles Rams linebacker Byron Young (0) hits Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) in the end zone in the first half of the game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon (25) breaks up a pass intended for…
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At the time of this writing, the outcome of the presidential race is pretty close to being a coin flip. So what I write is not in any way influenced by who will win in November, since that is unknowable. What is a virtual certainty is that on Nov. 6 roughly half the country will…
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UCLA quarterback Justyn Martin stood on the field of Penn State’s Beaver Stadium with his hands covering the holes in the sides of his helmet. The 110,047 fans in the stands were making it difficult for Martin to hear the play calls transmitted to him. It was a baptism by fire for Martin in his…
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