The OC Health Care Agency reported 1,414 new cases of the coronavirus, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 528,794 as of Wednesday, Feb. 9. There were 27,284 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Wednesday. That’s down from 47,099 reported Friday from the previous two weeks. There…
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Another $5 billion has been added to the cost of California’s ambitious but long delayed high-speed rail line, according to estimates released Tuesday that show it could take $105 billion to finish the route from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The figures were included in the…
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By KATHY GANNON KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer COVID-19 treatment, with 33 others having been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines and even heating. This comes as the economically devastated nation is hit by a steep rise in the number of reported coronavirus cases.…
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It’s common for authoritarian regimes to evolve into oligarchies with those in command bequeathing their positions to family members. The extreme example is the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, otherwise known as North Korea, which is anything but democratic. Three generations of one familyhave ruled the nation for more than seven decades, ever since the…
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Companies tell us they support justice. “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything,” says former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a Nike ad. “Speak for the people who may not be able to be heard,” says the NBA. “Corporate PR hogwash,” says journalist Melissa Chen in my new video. “Hogwash,” she says, because the…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The queen of Denmark and the king of Spain both tested positive for the coronavirus despite being vaccinated, their respective royal houses announced Wednesday. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, 82, has mild COVID-19 symptoms and has isolated herself in the Copenhagen palace where she lives, the palace said. Margrethe tested positive for the…
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GARDEN GROVE — A collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck Tuesday night left the bike’s rider dead in Garden Grove. Garden Grove Police and paramedics from the Orange County Fire Authority responded at 8:26 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Chapman Avenue and Knott Street, where a man riding a motorcycle was heading…
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A 56-year-old motorcyclist died after he collided with a pickup truck on Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove on Tuesday night, Feb. 8, authorities said. The Garden Grove man was riding eastbound on Chapman just after 8:25 p.m. when the truck, traveling westbound, attempted to make a left turn onto Knott Street, Lt. Mario Martinez said.…
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The Associated Press Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Wednesday, putting the market further into the green for the week after a solid gain a day earlier. The S&P 500 was up 1% in the early going. The gains were broad. Nine of ten stocks in the benchmark index rose, led by big technology…
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By JILL LAWLESS and DASHA LITVINOVA MOSCOW (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat flew Wednesday to Moscow, seeking to defuse tensions raised by Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine and warning that an invasion would bring “massive consequences for all involved.” “Russia has a choice here. We strongly encourage them to engage, de-escalate and choose the path…
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