By ANDREA ROSA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Survivors began to emerge Thursday as authorities worked to rescue hundreds of civilians trapped in the basement of a theater blasted by Russian airstrikes in the besieged city of Mariupol, while ferocious Russian bombardment killed dozens in a northern city over the past day, the local governor said.…
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El Pollo Loco is serving shredded beef birria for a limited time in tacos, burritos and quesadillas. Birria is a meaty soup from the Mexican state of Jalisco, and El Pollo Loco will serve its birria items with a cup of broth for dipping. Birria has become something of a fad on social media and…
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS — Nursing a nagging foot injury, Rafael Nadal improved to 18-0 this season, edging Reilly Opelka, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), on Wednesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open. “I can’t say it’s a dream because I even couldn’t dream about that three months ago,…
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PROVO, Utah — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team held a five-point halftime lead, but second-seeded BYU used a big second-half run to roll to a 93-72 win in a first-round game of the NIT on Wednesday night at BYU. Long Beach (20-13) was without forwards Aboubacar Traore and Romelle Mansel for much of…
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LOS ANGELES — The scouting report on the Clippers: They’re always gonna give you a game. “I know this team plays really hard, they play really hard,” Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse said before his team escaped with a 103-100 victory over the Clippers on Wednesday before a sellout crowd of 19,068 at Crypto.com Arena.…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA >> The Santa Margarita baseball team continued its hot start to the season Wednesday by grinding out a 5-4 win against JSerra at Santa Margarita High. UCLA commit Logan De Groot drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Santa Margarita (11-0, 2-0) the walk-off win. “For…
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One person was in custody Wednesday night after a pursuit of robbery suspects ended in a crash of their vehicle, Santa Ana Police Department officials said. ICYMI: Santa Ana police were chasing robbery suspects when they flipped their vehicle on the northbound I-5. Police detained three suspects but are searching for another. pic.twitter.com/5FaxluWisG — CBS…
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Heather Dubrow is throwing another over-the-top party at her mansion – because, of course, she is – when who do we spy but singer Richard Marx and his wife actress Daisy Fuentes walking in. And if Marx is on “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” you know he’s not going home until he’s delivered a…
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First, you beat ’em. Then you join ’em. Five months after beating the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series on the way to a World Series title but only days after the Atlanta Braves moved on from him, Freddie Freeman has agreed to sign with the Dodgers. According to multiple reports, the Dodgers will sign…
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The sale of flavored tobacco will be banned in Santa Ana starting next month. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the sale of the menthol, fruit and candy-flavored products criticized for luring youth into an addictive nicotine habit. “It’s a matter of health,” Councilwoman Nelida Mendoza told her…
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