Attorneys for Anaheim and a residents’ group that is challenging whether the Angel Stadium sale was done legally will meet this week in Orange County Superior Court. They’ve made their arguments in court filings and are now awaiting a decision from Judge David A. Hoffer, who could rule on the case Wednesday or might ask…
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By Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations in its history after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol over a year ago. Now it’s time for a jury to hear some of the government’s evidence about the unparalleled…
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With Russia invading the Ukraine this month, we look at the region and why nations near the conflict are not likely to get involved militarily. On Feb. 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine, which had hopes to join NATO but never has. Putin said the goal was to demilitarize…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 991 new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 538,594 as of Monday, Feb. 28. There were 5,797 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Monday. There were 230 patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported…
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Grocery workers and supporters rallied in front of a Ralphs supermarket in Tustin and an Albertsons in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 28, claiming the employees are understaffed, underpaid and working with inadequate COVID-19 safeguards. The gatherings were the first of 11 Southern California rallies to be held this week on behalf of 60,000 grocery…
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IRVINE — Trevor Zegras wore Drew Doughty like a cheap suit for the better part of his 20:19 total ice time during the Ducks’ 4-1 loss to the Kings on Friday. Zegras then wore Adam Pelech like a wet blanket for the better part of 18:34 during the Ducks’ 4-0 loss to the New York…
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Aidan Fowler, JSerra, 5-9, So., G: Fowler scored a team-high 19 points including five 3-pointers in the Lions’ 71-59 loss to St. Bernard in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship game. He scored 13 points with eight rebounds in JSerra’s 60-44 win over St. John Bosco in the semifinals. Ahmad Hammouri, Western, 6-3, Sr.,…
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Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. As this major, and hotly debated, pandemic-era restriction begins to wind down along with many other, we wanted to take a moment to…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The final Orange County high school girls basketball rankings for 2021-22. GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25 (Records through Sunday, Feb. 27) 1. Mater Dei (23-5): Monarchs drew the surprisingly-low No. 7 seed for the SoCal Open regionals and a trip to play No. 2…
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Robert Pattinson isn’t morally opposed to superhero films. But he wasn’t exactly seeking them out before “The Batman” came along, either. The 35-year-old who seemed to emerge as a fully formed superstar in mega franchises like “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” has for the past decade or so found himself chasing edgier fare, smaller movies with…
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