I don’t know if you’ve ever been involved in a wedding, but it can be a complicated and stressful affair that makes climbing Mt. Everest look like an afternoon stroll. Some of that oxygen that mountain climbers use might be useful right now, because my 23-year-old daughter, Curly Girl, is shortly to be married and…
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Two years ago, facing a $9 million budget shortfall, Fullerton leaders were tasked with combing through the city’s expenses to decide where best to make tough cuts to balance the budget while navigating the pandemic. Senior staffers took 10% pay cuts, part-time employees were laid off and library hours were pared down, among other cost…
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Slowly but surely, the Ravens’ 90-man roster is coming together. On Saturday afternoon, general manager Eric DeCosta wrapped up a busy and bountiful NFL draft. Not long after, Ravens officials got to work filling out the team’s undrafted-free-agent class. On Saturday, rookies will report to Owings Mills for a three-day minicamp. Voluntary organized team workouts…
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There’s something about a City Series game that brings out the best in everyone. A good-natured rivalry, the availability of $14 beers and Chicagoans’ love of a spirited argument always seem to put fans in the right mood. “You’ll see maybe one fight in the outfield and the bleachers once in a while,” White Sox…
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By TOM MURPHY COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the health care giant raised its annual forecast after yet another strong quarter. The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager also processed more prescriptions and added customers to its health insurance business in a better-than-expected performance. The company said…
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London is taking the Giants back to face the Pack. The Giants will take on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 9 at 9:30 a.m. ET at Tottenham Stadium, a source tells the Daily News. The Packers will be the home team. This will be the Giants’ third ever trip to London and their…
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With many analysts nationally categorizing the 2022 season a “prove-it” season for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, any failure of his to prove whatever “it” is could reinsert the Dolphins into pursuit of a quarterback next offseason. The Dolphins took a hard stance this offseason of backing Tagovailoa after previously flirting with the Houston Texans…
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By CHINEDU ASADU MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremist rebels have killed at least seven people in an attack in northeast Borno state in Nigeria, witnesses told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The rebels attacked Kautukari village in the Chibok area of Borno on Tuesday evening, said residents. The attack happened at the same time…
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By JILL LAWLESS and PETER MORRISON BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Ever since Northern Ireland was founded as a Protestant-majority state a century ago, its governments have been led by unionist politicians who defined themselves as British. But if opinion polls are right, an election Thursday will see Sinn Fein, an Irish nationalist party that…
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By JON GAMBRELL and CARA ANNA LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east, as the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports. The…
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