Players scheduled to become free agents Friday, with the NBA negotiating period opening 6 p.m. Thursday. The signing period begins at noon on July 6, with a personnel moratorium until then: Best available: Bradley Beal, Deandre Ayton (R), Zach LaVine, Miles Bridges (R), Jame Harden (P), Jalen Brunson, Kevon Looney, Bobby Portis (P), Tyus Jones,…
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Now abortion law is up to states. Some will ban it, while most blue states will allow it in some form. Because libertarians want government out of our lives, people assume we are pro-choice. Some of us are. But like the rest of America, there are principled libertarians on both sides. We freedom-lovers believe women…
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By Jordan Valinsky | CNN Business Taco Bell is testing a new menu item with a beloved snack food. The fast-food chain hopes the creation can replicate the success of its Doritos shells. The experiment: A massive Cheez-It, which is 16 times the standard size, serves as the base for Taco Bell’s new Big Cheez-It…
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The Rams will open 11 days of practice to fans during training camp at UC Irvine starting July 24, the team announced Wednesday. Late-afternoon practices will be open to the public July 29 to Aug. 10. Fans can register for free tickets and get more details at www.therams.com/trainingcamp. All attendees must have a ticket. UC…
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LOS ANGELES — Rocker Travis Barker has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, and it is unknown Wednesday why he is in medical care. His teenage daughter took to social media Tuesday asking people to “send your prayers.” TMZ reported that the 46-year-old Barker, accompanied by new wife Kourtney Kardashian, showed up at West Hills Hospital…
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Dave Lopez always knew he had a book in him. After all, he’d spent 48 years as a TV news reporter on the scene in Southern California for plane crashes, earthquakes, celebrity murder trials and more. But when he retired in June 2020, Lopez, 74, knew he didn’t want to write the kind of stuff…
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When you get a call from your child’s phone, and it’s not your child, there’s never good news on the other end. I remember the 4 a.m. call from a cop when Curly Girl was 16. “I bet you think your daughter is at home in bed, don’t you?” the cop asked. Yes. Yes I…
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Founded by two brothers who played hard and fast music with in-your-face political songs like “I Hate the Rich,” and “Class War,” The Dils were in the forefront of the West Coast punk movement of the late 1970s. Brothers Tony and Chip Kinman and their Dils bandmates played rambunctious shows alongside The Germs, The Zeros…
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“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends. Buzz: Renting in California, as costly as it is, is a far better deal today than being a homebuyer — an estimated savings of $112,000 over the next five years for the typical tenant vs. the new owners of a mid-priced…
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER | Associated Press MADRID — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. will significantly increase its military presence in Europe for the long haul, including by establishing its first permanent presence in Poland, to bolster regional security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg…
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