By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Daniel A. Medina | CNN The ships span the length of a football field or longer, come outfitted with helipads and swimming pools, and have shown up at ports around the world — towering over nearby fishing vessels and motorboats like giants. Yachts owned by Russian oligarchs — who…
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The expansive Anaheim Hills site where Orange County officials hope to include a state veterans cemetery could also become home to a dedicated space to bury local law enforcement and firefighters. Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner is pitching the idea of using a 10-acre portion of a planned public cemetery – it would be separate…
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Thomas C.K. Yuen defied chronic kidney disease for decades, enduring lifelong dialysis sessions while becoming an Orange County tech mogul and philanthropist. The Newport Beach resident and co-founder of AST Computer, SRS Labs and PrimeGen Biotech died Feb. 13 at age 70. Yuen immigrated as a teenager to California from Hong Kong in 1970, attending…
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It was billed as the “the brightest 5K on the planet,” an incandescent rave for runners under the stars amid the backdrop of a sparkling lake, lush lawns and the Santa Ana Mountains. For months, Phoenix-based Cool Events, LLC had glowingly promised on Facebook that the Blacklight Run at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado would…
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The 51st Festival of Whales will be back in full swing this year after muted events during the pandemic and is expected to draw thousands to Dana Point Harbor this weekend. The annual celebration of the gray whales that migrate past the seaside community will also honor the late Don Hansen, who popularized whale watching…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 427 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, March 3, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 539,663. There were 5,055 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Thursday, down from a week ago when 7,162 were tallied in the space of…
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IRVINE — Lukas Dostal saw plenty of pucks flying at him in an AHL game Wednesday, so when the Colorado Eagles sent one more in his direction with the final seconds ticking down, the San Diego Gulls’ goaltender figured he might as well take a crack at firing one back at the opposition’s empty net.…
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INDIANAPOLIS — At Brian Daboll’s introductory Giants press conference in January, Daboll found hobbled receiver Sterling Shepard and gave him a big handshake and hug. Now in March, the Giants are discussing a possible pay cut with Shepard’s representatives, a source confirmed to the Daily News, casting doubt on the longest-tenured Giant’s future with the…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A California doctor known as a leading purveyor of coronavirus misinformation pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Thursday for joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last year. Dr. Simone Gold, founder of the anti-vaccine group America’s Frontline Doctors, entered the plea to a charge of entering and remaining in…
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I think we’re all in agreement that the field for Saturday’s $650,000 Grade I Santa Anita Handicap doesn’t rival some of the past Big ’Caps. Not even close. Yes, Express Train is a nice horse and a deserving favorite in the 85th running of the historic event, but we’re talking about the nation’s first $100,000…
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