By Tom Avril | Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The BA.5 “subvariant” of the coronavirus has rapidly become dominant in the United States, and rising COVID-19 case numbers are dashing hopes for a summer break from the pandemic. The Biden administration responded Tuesday by once again urging people to get booster shots. But those vaccines are…
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COL DU GRANON, France — The first big mountain stage shook things up at the Tour de France as defending champion Tadej Pogacar wilted toward the end of Wednesday’s 11th stage and lost the yellow jersey. Jonas Vingegaard and his team Jumbo-Visma were the big winners on the stage as the Danish rider claimed the…
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Inflation in Los Angeles and Orange counties ballooned at an 8.6% annual rate in June — the biggest jump in the cost of living since March 1982. You don’t need a price index to know prices of everything from gasoline to groceries to used cars to electricity are skyrocketing. But the local slice of the…
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We’ve been spending time with Julia Child, streaming HBO Max’s TV series “Julia.” I’m always leery about depictions of Julia, fearful that my mentor might be depicted in an exaggerated, unflattering manner. But once I got into the first episode, I relaxed and felt like I was enjoying treasured time with the woman who so…
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The manager ax found another victim on Wednesday, as the Blue Jays’ Charlie Montoyo became the third skipper to be fired this season. Montoyo, 56, was in his fourth year as Blue Jays’ manager. His team, picked by many to win the American League East and compete for a spot in the World Series, was…
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS and KRUTIKA PATHI | Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president fled the country Wednesday, plunging a nation already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil. Protesters demanding a change in leadership then trained their ire on the prime minister and stormed his office. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his…
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The Ducks signed left wing Frank Vatrano to a three-year, $10.95-million contract in the opening hours of the NHL free-agent signing period Wednesday, adding a 28-year-old depth player to their roster. Vatrano has been a consistent but modest point-producer in his career. Vetrano had 18 goals and 14 assists in 71 games in 2021-22, splitting…
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The introduction of the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda and other new Star Wars characters in Galaxy’s Edge means for the first time Disneyland will be telling more than one story in Black Spire Outpost along the vast timeline of the epic science fiction saga. The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land at the Anaheim theme park…
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The most important thing to know about the festive and glamorous new A Crystal Cove restaurant, a modern spinoff of the old A Restaurant in Newport Beach, is this: The menu here bears almost no resemblance to the original A. Instead it is a virtual carbon copy of the menu at CdM, the company’s other…
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ATLANTA – The Mets learned the hard way that it pays to have pop. The Braves relied on their home-run strength to dig themselves out of a hole. Matt Olson delivered the first big blow, a two-run shot against David Peterson in the sixth inning that erased the Amazin’s one-run lead. Then Adam Duvall took…
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