CHICAGO — It’s a simple, straightforward question, but the answer isn’t so easy to express in simple or straightforward terms. Why have left wing Adam Henrique and right wing Rickard Rakell rebounded so well this season from lackluster 2020-21 seasons? A look at their statistics reveals an increase in production that’s helped fuel the Ducks’…
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When Isaiah Hartenstein was 13, a teacher asked him and his classmates to come up with a game plan: What did they want to do when they grew up? Hartenstein didn’t think twice, “NBA player.” “No, you have to pick a real job,” his teacher told him, “where you can make real money.” It would…
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By Ariane de Vogue | CNN The Biden administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking it to freeze a lower-court opinion requiring the Navy to deploy special operations forces even though they have refused to get vaccinated for Covid-19. “This application seeks relief from a preliminary injunction that usurps the…
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The tragedy now unfolding in Ukraine did not have to happen. With Russian forces launching strikes on Ukrainian cities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has once and for all shown his determination to solve the Ukraine issue with terms dictated by Moscow. While Putin rightfully deserves blame for launching the invasion, Western leaders were negligent in…
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San Clemente surfer Griffin Colapinto earned his first World Tour win, a huge maiden victory battling against the world’s best in Portugal. In the finals on Sunday, Colapinto went up against Brazilian Filipe Toledo, who also calls San Clemente home, at the MEO Pro Portugal, the third stop of the World Surf League Championship Tour.…
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The joyful Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins on Wednesday evening, March 16, celebrates the deliverance of the Jews of Persia from danger and honors the Jewish Queen Esther. At the synagogue people read the Megillah, known as the Book of Esther, which begins with the story of the Persian king who married Esther and…
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Within the next few years, Orange County may learn the outcome of a vital experiment: whether converting motels into permanent apartments is one of the fastest, cheapest and most effective ways to create new affordable housing and get people off the streets. The county, working with several cities and home developers, already has been approved…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 1,066 new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 541,182 as of Monday, March 7. There were 5,247 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Monday. There were 23 fewer patients testing positive for COVID-19…
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More than 350 elementary- and middle-schoolers in the Fullerton School District strapped on their shin guards and went head-to-head in a daylong street hockey tournament Saturday that ended with the awarding of two hefty trophies to winning teams. The event at Richman Elementary was the first time since the district began organizing the tournament about…
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Lady Gaga is set to embark on a 14-city summer stadium tour. And the trek includes a pair of dates in the Golden State. Gaga will bring her Chromatica Ball tour to Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sept. 8 and to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 10. “This summer’s tour promises to…
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