Alize Cornet plays a backhand return to third-seeded Garbine Muguruza during their second-round match at the Australian Open on Thursday (Wednesday night PT) in Melbourne. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair) Sixth-seeded Anett Kontaveit reacts after a fall during her second-round match against Clara Tauson at the Australian Open on Thursday (Wednesday night PT) in Melbourne. (AP Photo/Andy…
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It’s uncertain whether the window for contract negotiations between the Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson is open or closed, but the team should shut it. The status of the negotiations can’t be determined because coach John Harbaugh has gone underground since the Ravens were eliminated from playoff contention by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the regular-season…
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The Ravens’ 2021 draft class defies easy narratives. In late April, general manager Eric DeCosta opened it with a rarity: two first-round picks. By late August, the eight-player haul had already been reduced to six, another front-office rarity. There were highs and lows, breakthroughs and injuries, starters and backups. “In general, we just tried to…
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Omicron spreads. The media say, “Governments must act!” Many have, bringing back mask mandates and closing schools. Do these rules work? No. My new video shows why Florida’s approach is better. Gov. Ron DeSantis ended pandemic restrictions last spring and refuses to impose new ones. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over…
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For most of the last decade, California has seen a steady outmigration to other parts of America, one that has somewhat outnumbered the also steady in-migration. No place matches once-conservative Orange County in the number of migrants departing for more politically conservative places like Texas, Idaho and the windswept plains of Nebraska. Many of the…
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California is still knee deep in the pandemic, with our health care system working overtime to serve patients. But even though California residents, businesses and health care workers are struggling to stay afloat, Capitol Democrats are rushing forward with a complete takeover of our health care system. Their proposal, Assembly Bill 1400, introduced by Assemblyman…
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By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators faced off in emotional, raw debate Wednesday on voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy but that almost certainly will be defeated without a filibuster rules change, in what would be a stinging setback for President Joe Biden and his party.…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Wednesday and deepened the weekly losses for major indexes following another choppy day of trading. The major indexes bounced between gains and losses throughout the day, with technology stocks again giving direction to the broader market. The sector has triggered much of the choppiness…
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The identity of a newly disclosed witness in the Marni Yang case should be disclosed, a Lake County judge said Wednesday in a ruling Yang’s attorney described as a “minor setback.” The witness, Yang attorney Jed Stone said in court filings, would testify that former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle made incriminating statements about the death…
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general says her investigators have uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” valuations of its golf clubs, skyscrapers and other property to get loans and tax benefits. In a court filing late Tuesday, lawyers for Attorney General Letitia…
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