By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is redoubling its efforts to expand supply and accessibility of COVID-19 testing as it faces mounting criticism over long lines and supply shortages for testing nationwide and confusion about when to get tested amid the omicron surge. The White House announced Wednesday that a dedicated stream…
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It seems like an eternity ago that everything was shutting down to flatten the curve. But since then state and county officials have used consideration of cases, hospitalizations and deaths to guide their policy responses. Deaths and hospitalizations are probably the best metric because they indicate how seriously people are actually getting sick and…
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By Christopher Rugaber | The Associated Press Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to address what has become the biggest threat to…
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On Jan. 10 Los Angeles Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik wrote the cruelest column I’ve ever seen, titled, “Mocking anti-vaxxers’ COVID deaths is ghoulish, yes – but may be necessary.” The URL of the column reads, “why-shouldnt-we-dance-on-the-graves-of-anti-vaxxers.” In the column, Hiltzik gratuitously attacked Republican activist and Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby, who died…
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By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic acknowledged Wednesday that his Australian travel declaration form contained incorrect information, and he also confessed to an “error of judgment” in taking part in an interview and photo shoot in Serbia last month after testing positive for COVID-19. In a statement posted to…
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An all organic vegetarian drive thru burger joint, a fine dining room following the Baja Mediterranean trend and new locations of favorite places like Sol Mexican Cocina, Zov’s and A Restaurant — there’s a lot to look forward to in 2022 for foodies seeking new places to try. Here’s a roundup so you can keep…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastating lockdowns and restrictions on businesses out of concern for the public health. But there has been another side to the pandemic — namely the (usually temporary) lifting of certain rules and regulations. That’s what allowed for the proliferation of outdoor dining opportunities, cocktails-to-go and direct-to-consumer shipping of distilled…
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An 80-year-old Tustin man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend following what a prosecutor called a mercy killing and botched suicide attempt was placed on five years probation, a prosecutor said Tuesday, Jan. 11. Charles Bennett Stockwell was charged Sept. 20 with murder, but he accepted a plea bargain Monday, admitting a felony count…
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The La Habra City Council is accepting applications from qualified residents wanting to fill the seat left vacant when Tim Shaw stepped down last month. The council on Monday, Jan. 10, decided to appoint a new council member, rather than hold a special election in June that officials said would cost at least $240,500. “I…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 5,081 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Jan. 11, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 402,886. There were 72,873 new infections reported in the last two week period as of Tuesday. Another 49 people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Orange County…
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