Medina Spirit is no longer the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The colt, who died unexpectedly in December, was officially disqualified by Kentucky racing officials Monday for failing a drug test after winning the race. Medina Spirit is no longer the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The colt, who died unexpectedly in December,…
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Nathan Taxel with the OC Parks department leads a tour at Upper Newport Bay during the Great Backyard Bird Count on Sunday, February 20, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) An Allen’s hummingbird takes off during the Great Backyard Bird Count in Upper Newport Bay on Sunday, February 20, 2022. (Photo by Mindy…
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By Vladimir Isachenkov | Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of Moscow-backed rebel regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that will further fuel tensions with the West amid fears of Russian invasion. Putin’s move follows days of heightened tensions in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, where Ukrainian forces are…
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Editor’s note: This is the Monday Feb. 21 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. We’ll start with a confession. At the onset of the season, I was asked directly by a high-level Lakers official whether I thought the 2021-22…
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By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for new and more deadly variants of the virus. Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the…
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Hank the Tank strikes again. The 500-pound black bear has damaged more than 30 properties around Lake Tahoe, and last week broke into yet another home in an endless quest for a quick meal. Known by residents as Hank the Tank, the giant bear has eluded capture for more than seven…
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Herb | CNN President Joe Biden plans to impose new sanctions on trade and financing in the two pro-Moscow territories in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to recognize as independent on Monday. In a statement, the White House said Biden would sign an executive order that would “prohibit…
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Defense attorneys in the federal trial for three officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights have rested their cases, paving the way for closing arguments. Thomas Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, rested his case Monday. Lane’s co-defendants, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, presented…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Monday that she was open to lifting interest rates by more than the traditional quarter-point at the central bank’s next meeting in March. Bowman’s comments came after several officials on Friday pushed back against the idea of a half-point increase in the Fed’s…
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La Mirada teen receives national award for photography La Mirada resident and Whittier Christian High School senior Christian Lee has received a 2022 YoungArts award in photography. Lee has been recognized at the honorable mention level, the organization’s second-highest honor, for his caliber of achievement. He joins 720 of the most accomplished young visual, literary…
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