Amid Vladimir Putin’s inhumane assault on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged U.S. President Joe Biden to be “the leader of the world” in a speech to Congress last week. Zelensky’s call to President Biden underscores an important truth: this conflict is much bigger than Russia versus Ukraine. Putin’s war is characteristic of the undying…
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By SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC and DAVID KEYTON MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — As Russia launched its war in Ukraine last month, exhausted and frightened refugees streamed into neighboring countries. They carried whatever they could quickly grab. Many cried. They still do. The United Nations says that more than 3.6 million people have fled Ukraine since the war…
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The Miami Dolphins began the 2022 offseason with more cap space than any other team in the NFL, but two weeks into the roster’s renovation the team was forced to waive two veterans to make room for this week’s two massive signings. Miami released veteran offensive lineman Jesse Davis and receiver Allen Hurns a day…
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It was a memorable Sept. 11 last year for Newport Harbor High product Connor Seabold, who made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox. Seabold, thrilled to finally be in spring training following the 99-day lockout by Major League Baseball team owners, is hoping to crack the pitching rotation for the Red Sox…
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If you’d mentioned the Scottish band Del Amitri to most American rock fans back in the 1990s – even at the band’s apex when “Roll to Me” was a Top 10 single – the odds were good you’d be met with a blank stare. And yet… they’d developed a strong and loyal following here and…
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Szechuan Sauce will briefly return to McDonald’s lineup of dipping sauces on Thursday, March 31. But it will only be available through the McDonald’s app, according to a news release. Customers can get it free with a purchase of Chicken McNuggets or buy as many as five packets a la carte. The condiment was launched…
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Members of the Anaheim Hills Rotary Club have many fun activities planned for the 12th annual Easter Festival on April 10 at Ronald Reagan Park. And the community is invited to come join the fun. Admission is free for the 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. event, and some of the scheduled activities include egg decorating,…
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Every spring, silvery smelt-like fish called grunion can be found late at night during high tides on the beaches of Southern California, mating in what experts say is one of the most unusual phenomenon in the natural world. File Photo by Rose Palmisano / The Orange County Register Every spring, silvery smelt-like fish called grunion…
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By MATT OTT WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this week as the 30-year loan rate climbed to its highest level since January of 2019. The increase comes after the Federal last week increased the key rate — which it had kept near zero since the pandemic recession struck two years…
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts and interest groups are weighing in on Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee began a fourth day of hearings on her historic nomination to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning…
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