The OC Health Care Agency reported 385 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, March 2, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 539,236. There were 5,104 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Wednesday. There were 217 patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported in Orange County hospitals…
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Even as the Ravens’ contract negotiations with Lamar Jackson drag on, with general manager Eric DeCosta saying Wednesday that the team will work “at Lamar’s urgency,” the quarterback’s unsettled future in Baltimore isn’t expected to affect his offseason availability. In a session with reporters at the NFL scouting combine, DeCosta said he’s never discussed the…
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By Mark Bergen | Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google is asking employees in the San Francisco Bay Area to work in their offices three days a week starting in April, marking its first return to campuses since the pandemic began. John Casey, Google’s vice president of Global Benefits, shared the news with staff in an email…
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Crews appeared to have the upper hand while battling a roughly 60-acre wildfire reported near the Holy Jim Trail in the Cleveland National Forest Wednesday, March 2. The fire had consumed about 10 acres shortly after it was initially reported at about 11:30 a.m., Cleveland National Forest spokesman Nathan Judy said. It grew to about…
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. One highlight is a new “test to treat” plan to…
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New Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel took the podium at the NFL scouting combine on Wednesday and, for the first time, handled an array of offseason personnel and roster questions that a head coach is responsible for answering. McDaniel offered his take on impending free agents in tight end Mike Gesicki and defensive end Emmanuel…
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The Miami Dolphins plan to continue investing in Tua Tagovailoa as the team’s starting quarterback, but the franchise appears to be shopping around for a capable backup who fits the offense new coach Mike McDaniel intends to install. And it seems as if the team is leaning towards adding a veteran quarterback instead of drafting…
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As Orange County Catholics gathered at the Christ Cathedral for a series of Ash Wednesday Masses, Bishop Kevin Vann and church leaders called on worshipers to pray for peace in Ukraine. “Reach out as we can from here in the United States, to be present and to help our brothers and sisters in the Ukraine…
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By Romy Varghese | Bloomberg California, whose recovery of jobs lost during the height of the pandemic lags that of the U.S. overall, said low labor market force growth and supply chain disruptions pose risks to its municipal-bond investors. In documents circulated to potential buyers of its $2.2 billion general-obligation deal on March 9, the…
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By Holden Lewis, NerdWallet Mortgage rates are more likely to go up than go down in March. Blame the Federal Reserve. As for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the effects are so unpredictable that I won’t begin to guess the implications for mortgage rates. War could impel investors toward buying safe investments like mortgage-backed…
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