Horses vying to qualify for the Kentucky Derby have more than usual to prove in the upcoming three Saturdays of major, pivotal, final preps for the May 4 classic. It’s natural for fans to measure this year’s prospects not only against one another but also against the Bob Baffert-trained horses who aren’t eligible for the…
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By Matthew Lee | Associated Press CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled Thursday with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel soured further over Israel’s war against Hamas, notably its intent to mount a major military operation against the southern…
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By Hanna Arhirova and Anton Shtuka | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired more than two dozen missiles at Kyiv before dawn on Thursday, attacking the Ukrainian capital for the first time in six weeks and sending panicked residents flooding into the relative safety of the subway system in a scene reminiscent of the…
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The presidential election is a dead heat between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. A nationwide Florida Atlantic University poll released Tuesday found Biden and Trump tied at 44%. When the responses were narrowed to likely voters, Biden fared slightly better, but the contest is still essentially tied, with 47% for Biden and…
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Nada Hassanein | Stateline.org (TNS) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now a new federal program seeks to make these life-changing treatments available to patients with low incomes — and it could be a model to help states pay for other expensive…
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Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire | CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON — Incumbents on the hot seat won, one without really breaking a sweat, while other primaries and special elections in California, Illinois and Ohio set matchups for fall battlegrounds or picked nominees for safe open seats. Here are nine things to know about the…
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By Stan Choe, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Wall Street debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper. But the former president probably will not be able to cash it out right away, unless some things change. The longer-term outlook for the business…
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By Adam Beam | The Associated Press When Hunter Morgan bought an optometry practice in Southern California three years ago, one of the first things he did was start seeing patients who use Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program for low-income people. The previous owners had not accepted patients on Medicaid, which covers roughly a…
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The Orange County All-Star Baseball Game was first played in 1968. It’s been played, except for the pandemic year, every year since. Randy Jones, representing Brea Olinda High School, pitched in the ‘68 game. He won the Cy Young Award in 1976. The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman (El Modena) played in the game. So did Gerrit…
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The consensus box of Del Mar picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, March 22, 2024. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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