By Elizabeth Cohen | CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Testing for monkeypox, a crucial part of containing the growing outbreak, has gotten off to a sluggish start at the five commercial laboratories that are doing nearly all of the nation’s testing, CNN has learned. Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for example, has the capacity to process 1,000 monkeypox…
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Major League Baseball introduced PitchCom this year, a system that allows catchers to call signs for their pitcher electronically, sending the call directly to their ear rather than doing it the traditional way by putting down fingers for everybody to see. One of their best pitchers ever is not a fan. “Here’s what I’ll say…
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SAN JACINTO — County authorities Wednesday identified a man who died in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 79 in San Jacinto. The crash occurred at 9 a.m. Tuesday on the southbound side of the highway near Gilman Springs Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the CHP, one vehicle overturned, and a tractor-trailer…
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Jackson Holliday didn’t have anything in mind when it came to what he might do with the franchise-record $8.19 million signing bonus the Orioles provided him as the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft. His grandfather, too, was largely stumped, with both noting Jackson has a satisfactory truck. Only one item came…
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Q: Adam Silver has unilateral power, so tell him to call the Nets and have them make up their mind with Kevin Durant. An entire league awaits. – Dylan. A: At the moment, Adam Silver does not seem to be taking my calls. But, believe me, the entire league would appreciate some type of closure…
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Q: Ira, the Kevin Durant saga is over the top. He’s 34, past his prime, and exactly how many championships has he won without Stephen Curry/ Klay Thompson/Draymond Green? Zero. How many NBA Finals has he made without Russell Westbrook/James Harden/Serge Ibaka? Zero again. Giving away a young All-Star and multiple first round picks for…
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Q: Hi, Ira. Could Max Strus have a shot at the starting P.J. Tucker slot? Could they start him and Tyler Herro, too? – Eddie. A: The only way Max Strus could start alongside Tyler Herro would be for Max or Jimmy Butler to start at power forward. And that would put considerable stress on…
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Ignas Brazdeikis is moving on from the Orlando Magic after being with the organization for over a year. Brazdeikis, who was on a two-way deal with the Magic during the 2021-22 season, signed a contract with Zalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League and EuroLeague, the team announced Sunday. He signed a two-year deal with…
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The Chicago White Sox were three outs away from gaining ground in the American League Central Wednesday. Instead they left Coors Field with only a split of a two-game series after the Colorado Rockies scored twice in the ninth for a 6-5 win. The Sox entered the ninth leading 5-4, but reliever Kendall Graveman walked…
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SAN PEDRO — Two men who were killed at a San Pedro park in a shooting that left six other people injured were identified Wednesday. Tashman Williams, 31, of Compton, and Carlyle Phillips, 29, of Cypress, were killed in the shooting that occurred at 3:50 p.m. Sunday at Peck Park, 560 Western Ave. Paramedics took…
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