The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia’s war in Ukraine for disrupting global commerce, pushing up oil prices, threatening food supplies and increasing uncertainty already heightened by the coronavirus and its variants. The 190-country lender cut its forecast for global growth to 3.6% this year, a steep falloff from 6.1% last year…
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Patrick Williams knows it’s a daunting assignment to guard two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Williams is four inches shorter, 30 pounds lighter and seven years younger than the Milwaukee Bucks star. He never has played in an NBA postseason and barely played in the Chicago Bulls regular season because of a wrist injury. But if he’s…
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By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters California is on track to remove any reason for its public university students to take out student loans. Known as Middle Class Scholarship 2.0, the “debt-free” program is slated to receive its first infusion of money this summer: a cool $632 million that lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom promised in…
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Lucas Giolito is nearing a return to the Chicago White Sox rotation. The right-hander spent Tuesday pitching to hitters at the team’s complex in Arizona as part of his recovery from a left abdominal strain. Giolito said the experience in Arizona “went well” and he anticipates pitching Sunday against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.…
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The method used by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the drivers’ licenses of some motorists arrested for driving under the influence is unconstitutional, an appellate court has ruled. Typically, the DMV conducts suspension hearings for some DUI defendants in which the “judge” also acts as the department’s “prosecutor.” Only rarely do the…
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Well, this certainly has gotten odd. When Trae Young got on the Atlanta Hawks’ team flight late Tuesday night, Gabe Vincent already was in the seat alongside. When Young got to his car in the airport lot, Vincent had already started it. And when Young got home, Vincent told him he already had taken out…
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For two seasons, it was hard not to say, “Here’s Johnny!” each time UCLA guard Johnny Juzang knocked down a 3-pointer. It was used as an unofficial slogan throughout the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four in 2021. Now, it’s “There goes Johnny…” The former high school standout from Harvard-Westlake High before spending…
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Nashville style fried chicken is all the rage and Dave’s Hot Chicken stores just keep coming. The latest one opened on Friday, April 15 in Seal Beach. This chain has fans who have been lining up for hot chicken tenders and sliders — ranging in heat level from “No Spice” to “Reaper” — since Dave’s…
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A 911 call from the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins appeared to solve the mystery of why he was walking on a busy interstate highway when he was struck and killed: He had run out of gas. His wife Kalabrya called moments after he was killed on Interstate 595 near the Fort Lauderdale…
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Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier offered his perspective on the team’s draft next week, his insight into the team’s transformation this offseason and a firm public belief in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, but wouldn’t answer a question about the reports linking the organization to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. “I appreciate the question,” Grier…
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