By DAMIAN J. TROISE Big technology and communications stocks made solid gains and helped lift the broader market in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% as of 12:21 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47points, or 0.1%, to 34,864 and the Nasdaq rose 1.6%. There were more stocks…
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant could spark another rise in cases, Medicare announced Monday that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores. More than 59 million people with Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient coverage will be able to get up…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stock in a company planning to buy Donald Trump’s new social media business plunged Monday on a news report that two key staff members left and a regulatory filing that it will miss a key deadline to file its annual financial statements. Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped more than…
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Former Chicago Bears offensive line coach Juan Castillo placed his four-bedroom, 3,166-square-foot house in Lake Bluff on the market for $799,000. Castillo, 62, joined the Bears in 2020 and was with the team for two seasons. After former head coach Matt Nagy was fired on Jan. 10, Castillo also was cut loose, and in February,…
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I grew up in Santa Ana as a first generation American born to parents who immigrated from Mexico. I attended schools in Santa Ana and, after graduating from Cal State Fullerton, went on to graduate studies at Cal State Long Beach where I’m working towards a school psychology degree. As I learned about childhood development…
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With the NBA having the courtesy to step aside Monday night to leave the basketball stage to North Carolina and Kansas, it allows a reset of where the Heat stand in the race among four teams for the top seeds in the Eastern Conference. To put into perspective just how unsettled the playoff picture stands…
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The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has been around for a long time. And with so much history, there’s a ton to know about the major IndyCar Series event. Think you know a lot? Then take this quiz. There are 10 questions, each worth one point, plus a bonus question worth two points —…
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The holy grail of those involved in California’s decades-long political and legal battle over how the state’s water supply should be allocated has been some sort of master agreement. There have been countless efforts at negotiating such a peace treaty and some premature declarations of success. However, California’s water wars have continued with skirmishes in…
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Here are the answers to our Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach quiz: 1. Who has won the most Grand Prix of Long Beach races? Answer: A. Al Unser Jr. Unser Jr. won the race six times, from 1988 to 91, and then again 1994 and 95. Mario Andretti has won four times. Bobby Unser…
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The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is back — again. After a quick pit stop — a little more than six months — following its first September running in more than four decades, Long Beach’s biggest sporting event and party will take over the city’s downtown next weekend, April 8-10. Beginning this Friday, thousands…
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