By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from his administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” Biden said in a statement. “We are making that right…
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The Denver Broncos are finalizing a deal to hire Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press Thursday morning. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still in the works and the team hadn’t announced the hiring. Hackett’s…
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By SARAH EL DEEB BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of armed Islamic State militants remained holed up in the last occupied section of a Syrian prison, U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said Thursday. The two sides clashed a day after the Syrian Democratic Forces announced they had regained full control of the facility. Fighting between the armed extremists…
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. rejection of Russia’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine left little ground for optimism, the Kremlin said Thursday, while adding that dialogue was still possible. Tensions have soared in recent weeks, as the United States and its NATO allies expressed concern that a buildup of…
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The University of California housed more students than the system officially had room for last fall. Yet UC leaders, lawmakers and the governor all want to dramatically expand student enrollment. That ambition is at odds with a housing crunch crippling the UC and campuses across California. Students will need somewhere to live and a new…
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Ravens defensive back Anthony Levine Sr., who earned the nickname “Co-Cap” with his unfailing devotion to special teams play and his mentoring of younger teammates, has announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons. He will remain with the organization as a scout and coaching assistant. Levine, 34, played 10 seasons for the Ravens,…
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It turns out that you can go home again, even during these pandemic days. Jamie Drysdale did. He visited his childhood home and ate dinner with his parents Tuesday night. Steak, fries, broccoli. “It’s really cool to be at home,” Drysdale said via Zoom before the Ducks faced his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday…
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By Vladimir Isachenkov and Matthew Lee | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Presidential advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met for more than five hours Wednesday over the long-running Ukraine conflict, and reached no breakthrough, but promised to meet for new talks in two weeks in Berlin. The French president’s office released a statement after…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A new girls water polo tournament will debut Thursday with a small but impressive field. The Newport Invitational, hosted by Newport Harbor High, features six of the top-seven ranked teams in CIF-SS Division 1 among its eight entries. No. 1-ranked Newport Harbor (16-1)…
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Driving west through Corona this weekend could be a nightmare. In a rescheduling of the closure canceled last weekend, all westbound lanes of the 91 Freeway are set to shut from McKinley Street to Main Street — all weekend long — for a construction project, a Riverside County Transportation Commission news release states. Last week’s…
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