Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise, temporary suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would…
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If it weren’t for the fact that Gov. Gavin Newsom is in bed with the California prison guards union, I would credit him a lot more in these pages for his mostly right stances on criminal justice reform, including on the death penalty. Before I get into defending Newsom going against the will of the…
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Seniors in assisted living and nursing facilities around Orange County got a heartfelt surprise for Valentine’s Day: handmade cards to wish them a happy holiday. Volunteers – including Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, local students, Laguna Beach attorney Meldie Moore and her staff, and a resident who happened to hear about it on Nextdoor…
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From a thrilling late touchdown drive that gave the Los Angeles Rams a 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, to Eminem taking a knee and Meadow Soprano driving an electric Chevy, here are the highlights from Sunday’s Super Bowl. How the Rams won the Super Bowl Down 20-16, the Rams went on a 15-play drive…
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Before reviewing the Super Bowl, let’s talk some NFL injustice, Hall of Fame style: Middle linebacker Sam Mills had one first-team, All-Pro season. Middle linebacker Zach Thomas had five. Mills never led the league in tackles. Thomas did twice. Mills wasn’t named to an all-decades team. Thomas was to the All-2000s decade team. Do we…
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By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News More nursing homes are waiting longer for COVID-19 test results for residents and staffers, according to federal data, making the fight against record numbers of omicron cases even harder. The double whammy of slower turnaround times for lab-based PCR tests and a shortage of rapid antigen tests has strained…
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I don’t get it. If none of us will “look back on our lives and regret the things we didn’t buy,” as celebrity spokesperson Ewan McGregor purred in the Super Bowl Expedia commercial, then why am I so vexed by which cryptocurrency to hoard? Or which electric vehicle to plug in? And doesn’t anyone sell…
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Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell might not be back in Baltimore for his 15th season, but he’ll be back somewhere. Campbell, who’s set to become an unrestricted free agent next month, announced at the end of Sky Sports’ telecast of Super Bowl 56 on Sunday night that he’s “definitely not retiring” this offseason. “I watch…
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Now that Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus are in place and filling out their staffs, they can turn their attention to player personnel. Among this week’s questions in Brad Biggs’ Bears mailbag are where Roquan Smith will play in a 4-3 defense and what will the offensive line and wide…
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After an injury-marred 8-9 season, the Ravens ended 2021 farther from the Super Bowl than they’ve been since quarterback Lamar Jackson debuted. That doesn’t mean they won’t be contenders in 2022. Jackson will again headline a talented offense looking to lead the Ravens back to the postseason. He’ll need defensive help, too, in an AFC…
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