Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The final CIF-SS girls volleyball polls of 2023, released Saturday, Oct. 14 CIF-SS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Volleyball Committee) DIVISION 1 1. Mater Dei 2. Mira Costa 3. Huntington Beach 4. Sierra Canyon 5. Marymount 6. Alemany 7. Los…
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SACRAMENTO — California is the first state to ban doctors and medical examiners from attributing deaths to the controversial diagnosis known as “excited delirium,” which a human rights activist hailed as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Oct. 8 to…
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First, it was a comment on the “trained eye” after the Colorado game, the phrase that’s become a popular arrow in the quiver of a public looking to take aim at USC. Then, it was the assertion that “a lot of people in the media had their mind made up” about the Trojans’ defense, an…
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Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” as well as her business endeavors, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay. Her…
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So wise up! With terrorism, as with all asymmetric political action, “the action is in the reaction of the opposition,” as Saul Alinsky, the leftist activist, put it in his book Rules for Radicals. This isn’t conspiracy stuff, nor impossible “4th dimensional chess” – it’s just plain, old 2-dimensional chess. That’s all: Hamas, al Qaeda,…
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Starting next year in California, homeowners can sell the granny unit in their backyard. Religious institutions can build housing on their land. And developers can add more homes along the coast in places that were once off-limits. The sweeping initiatives were among more than 50 housing bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom intended to expedite…
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The 39th Long Beach Marathon took place this weekend, with a packed schedule that included the Aquarium of the Pacific 5K on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the main 26.2-mile event on Sunday morning. Here are the top finishers for each event. Full Marathon Men: First: Jason Yang, 32, of Los Angeles, 02:27:03.9. Second: Raymon Ornelas,…
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Two powerful earthquakes struck Herat province in northwestern Afghanistan early Sunday, jolting a region already hit by three major quakes over the past eight days that have killed more than 1,000 people. The magnitude 6.3 and magnitude 5.4 temblors struck the province just after 8 a.m. local time at a depth of…
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Breed: Boxer mix Age: 1.5 years Sex: Spayed female Size: 54 pounds Daisy’s story: Daisy was at the shelter with no owner – former or future – in sight. A Love Bugs volunteer fell in love with her good looks and award-winning smile, and now she’s a true Love Bug. Daisy was a little shy…
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Irvine’s annual celebration of the diversity of its community was again a party on Saturday at the Great Park. The Irvine Global Village Festival featured cuisine, music, dance and more from around the world. Many community groups contributed to the showcase of diversity by performing and sharing delicacies. There was also a kids village and…
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