International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, a former Olympic fencing champion, likes to wield what he describes as the power of the Games like it’s Excalibur. In closing the Beijing Olympics at National Stadium Sunday, Bach again pulled his rhetorical sword out its sheath. “This unifying power of the Olympic Games is stronger than the…
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Lakers’ LeBron James was among the players dressed to impress as they made their way inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night. With the all-star festivities in Cleveland, the weekend served as a homecoming for James. The King has arrived. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/GJdHFSPTO3 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 20,…
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United States defender Emily Fox (19) brings the ball up the pitch against New Zealand midfielder Ria Percival (2) during the second half of the SheBelieves Cup Day 2 match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. United States beat New Zealand 5-0. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing…
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An illegal marijuana extract business hidden in a commercial building in Anaheim caught fire and left several people hospitalized Sunday, Feb. 20, including two firefighters who were injured in an explosion while battling the blaze. Firefighters responded to 1169 N. Knollwood Circle and found a one-story, multi-unit structure engulfed in flames, Anaheim Fire & Rescue…
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A Huntington Beach police officer injured in a Saturday night helicopter crash in Newport Beach that killed a colleague was released from the hospital, the police department announced Sunday morning. “He’s doing well, but there’s still a lot of recovery ahead,” said Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Carey. “They are optimistic about his recovery.” The…
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The daunting stretch of six games in 12 days hasn’t seemed so daunting through the first two games. UCLA’s margin of victory over Washington State and Washington was 20 and 26, respectively. Tyger Campbell didn’t play Thursday night. Johnny Juzang and Cody Riley didn’t play Saturday night. In the two games, only two players have…
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Celebrate Gospel turned Disneyland into a church complete with soaring choirs, stained glass windows and plenty of praise and worship as the Anaheim theme park celebrated Black History Month with wall-to-wall music. The Fantasyland Theatre hosted church and community choirs, a cappella groups and headliner Kierra Sheard on Saturday, Feb. 19 as the first of…
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More than 42 years ago, California voters overwhelmingly enacted Proposition 13 in response to out-of-control property taxes. Even with the passage of time, Prop. 13 remains very popular among citizens of all political stripes. Nonetheless, many politicians and bureaucrats hate Prop. 13 because it prevents them from taking unlimited cash from the taxpaying public. In…
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An NFL roster constantly evolves, especially in the offseason. Add a new head coach, and new coaching staff to the mix, which is what the Miami Dolphins are doing after the hiring of Mike McDaniel, and change is expected. That means players who safely made it onto the 53-man regular-season roster last year shouldn’t feel…
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Agatha Christie was the master of mystery: Books like “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile” made her the world’s best-selling author (two billion copies sold) and have been adapted into scores of films, attracting directors such as Billy Wilder, Sidney Lumet and Kenneth Branagh. And she also wrote the world’s longest-running…
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