Chipotle Mexican Grill is introducing what it calls its first new take on chicken in 29 years. It’s called Pollo Asado. The Newport Beach-based company describes it as chicken meat tumbled in a spice blend, then seared on a plancha and complemented with marinade, fresh lime juice and cilantro. It will be available for a…
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This time, the ovation was muted. This time, no chants on “O-La-DI-Po!” at FTX Arena. This time just another game — and, in this case, another loss — in the 82-game NBA regular-season grind. If Monday night’s return from 11 months away from the game felt like fantasy for Victor Oladipo in the resounding victory…
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By AAMER MADHANI WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, citing the “atrocities” of bombing civilians, including a maternity hospital. Speaking alongside Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference in Warsaw, where she is demonstrating…
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By EVGENIY MALOLETKA and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people brought condemnation down on Moscow on Thursday, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime, while the highest-level talks yet yielded no progress in stopping the fighting. Emergency workers renewed efforts…
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Q: There are times when you actually need your starting point guard to score the ball. — Ray, Deerfield Beach. A: I could not agree more, and that is one of the first things I noticed after moving past Kyle Lowry’s 10 assists on Wednesday night. It is one thing to defer when Jimmy Butler…
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Nurses at City of Hope plan to stage a silent protest at the facility Thursday, claiming they’re understaffed and working in an environment of lax COVID-19 safeguards and aging infrastructure. The workers, represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, say the Duarte cancer treatment and research center’s failure to address critical patient safety and equipment…
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Tiger Woods, his mother Kultida Woods, left, children Sam Alexis Woods and Charlie Woods, center, and girlfriend Erica Herman, right, pose for a photo prior to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday night in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) Tiger Woods speaks during his induction into…
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The Long Beach State women’s basketball team applied relentless defensive pressure against UC Davis on Wednesday night. LBSU forced 22 turnovers and held the Aggies to 36% shooting. It was Long Beach State’s misfortune that its offense was equally despairing all night. Third-seeded LBSU watched shot after shot clank off a rim, spin in-and-out or just…
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When you look back on how UCLA got here, it’s quite extraordinary. The Bruins started the year without Mac Etienne and Will McClendon due to season-ending injuries. They had a frightening trip to Milwaukee interrupted by their plane making an emergency landing in Denver. The team dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak that kept them from…
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Wednesday was a great night for Orange County women’s basketball. Just a little better for UC Irvine than Cal State Fullerton. The teams met in a Big West Tournament quarterfinal and put on an offensive gala, each team seeming determined to run the other out of the brand-new Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. UCI…
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