I remember the day in 2016 that a terrorist attack killed several of my fellow students and professors at the American University of Afghanistan. I wasn’t hurt during the 10-hour siege, but from then on, I decided I could no longer risk attending school in-person because of my young daughter. I needed to be alive…
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With Anaheim’s mayor seat now open and the deal to sell Angel Stadium dead amid allegations of corruption, some public officials and activists are hoping to seize the moment to push for lasting changes in what they’ve considered to be a “company town” essentially run by big business interests. Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned Tuesday, about…
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When it comes to scowls, P.J. Tucker is All-NBA. And yet, from a distance, when the veteran Miami Heat forward looked at Erik Spoelstra, he wondered if he could play for someone like that, someone who similarly contorts facial muscle at moments of stress, someone who patrols sidelines with a steely presence, a coach who…
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The Miami Dolphins signed linebacker Channing Tindall, the team and his agency, Universal Sports Management, announced on Wednesday afternoon. Tindall was the Dolphins’ top draft pick in the 2022 NFL draft as a third-round selection, No. 102 overall, because the team traded its picks in the first two rounds in the deal that brought wide…
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Colin Kaepernick went from being blackballed to working out for the silver and black. Kaepernick, 34, a Black quarterback exiled from the NFL for his stance against police brutality and racial injustice, worked out for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday. The workout was first reported by ESPN. NFL Network reported it was happening Wednesday.…
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When Cole Kmet was asked this week to assess his play in 2021, the Chicago Bears tight end noted what he believed was an obstacle in his first two NFL seasons — multiple quarterback changes. That included a 2020 season in which the Bears waffled between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles and a 2021 season…
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The Chicago Bears are in Week 2 of organized team activities, and as with any team in the early stages of a rebuild, questions abound at many positions. Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag covers the running backs, secondary and offensive line — and starts by asking where the biggest holes are. Now that the draft…
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LA Fleet Week service men and women gather with homeowners Elizabeth and Otis Randle, far right, as work launches to paint and make other repairs to the couple’s home in South Los Angeles. Otis Randle served with the Navy in Vietnam. (Patrick Strattner Photography) Alyssa Cordova, logistic specialist 2nd class, paints eaves at the home…
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A few highlights from the 2022 L.A. County Fair, which in recent years began in time for Labor Day but this year, after the move to May, is ending on Memorial Day: • Pink’s Hot Dogs is, as you may know, a Hollywood stand dating to 1939 that typically has a very long line. (For…
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The City of Industry’s former top administrator allegedly signed off on roughly $8.5 million in payments to a developer, now accused of fraud, without proper approvals from the City Council, according to court testimony in an ongoing criminal case. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged former City Manager Paul J. Philips with a…
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