ARCADIA — The sun had to work harder to keep up with John Velazquez on Sunday. Otherwise, his new coast was as clear as his old one. Velazquez began his first fulltime Santa Anita meet with a come-from-behind win on Blackadder, a 2–year-old maiden. “That’s the first time I ever won the first race of…
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At the end of the loss that might doom these Ravens, on the final play of maybe the worst defensive performance in the franchise’s proud history, Joe Burrow took a knee and watched the clock run out. The Bengals had done enough. The Ravens had had enough. Theirs had been a hellish month, a once-in-a-lifetime…
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No U.S. president in modern history has run for another term after being defeated, or even seriously considered doing so. Donald Trump — unsurprisingly — is a different story. Trump remains one of the most consequential figures in American politics today. His influence over the GOP is enduring, and in many ways, he also continues…
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At midnight, Laura Herzog got a text. The group of Marines she was with wanted to go to Waffle House. In advance of a fallen Marine sergeant’s funeral, she and the Marines from the base in Twentynine Palms had traveled to Florida and were staying at a hotel in Tampa. They ordered food and joked…
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By ANDREW MELDRUM JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed…
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Six graded stakes highlight Sunday’s opening-day program as Santa Anita begins its 85th winter-spring meet, but one in particular offers an intriguing matchup on the 11-race card. The $300,000 Grade I Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds at 7 furlongs pits Dr. Schivel, a hard-luck loser in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar, versus the…
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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked his first Christmas in office by making calls to military service members stationed around the world, offering them holiday wishes and gratitude for their service and sacrifice for the nation. Joined by his wife, Jill, and their new puppy, Commander, the president on Saturday spoke…
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By TALI ARBEL NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year. FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted nearly 1,000 canceled flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. Saturday, up from 690 flights…
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Chargers (8-6) at Texans (3-11) When: 10 a.m. Sunday Where: NRG Stadium, Houston TV/Radio: CBS (Ch. 2); 98.7 FM; 105.5 FM/94.3 FM (Spanish); Sirius 132 Line: Chargers by 10 ½ points Notable injury designations: Chargers: S Derwin James (questionable; hamstring), TE Donald Parham Jr. (injured reserve; concussion) Texans: RB David Johnson (questionable; quadricep) What’s at…
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After 12 days, a frantic search and the offer of a $1,000 reward, Diego, a 10-pound Chihuahua stolen along with his owner’s truck from the parking lot of a Huntington Beach hotel, was returned home on Christmas Eve. Diego’s owner, Scott Hern of Long Beach, said the dog was dirty, three pounds lighter and appeared…
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