USC continued to add to its wide receiver group via the transfer portal on Tuesday with the addition of former Colorado wideout Brenden Rice. Rice, the son of former NFL great Jerry Rice, announced his commitment to the Trojans on Twitter. He is the third receiver USC has added as a transfer this off-season, joining…
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By Carla K. Johnson | Associated Press The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March. The seven-day rolling average for daily new COVID-19 deaths in the…
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By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the State Department said Tuesday. The State Department said Blinken will travel to Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks are on track to hit a new low for the year while bond yields surged on Wall Street Tuesday amid renewed jitters that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates to tackle rising inflation. The S&P 500 was down 1.7% as of 2:27 p.m. Eastern, with about…
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By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that’s a top priority for Democrats and civil rights leaders seemed headed for defeat as the Senate opened debate Tuesday, a devastating setback enabled by President Joe Biden’s own party as two holdout senators refuse to support rule changes to overcome a Republican filibuster. The Democratic senators,…
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The OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa has added new shows to its 2022 entertainment line-ups with Kool & the Gang and Sister Sledge kicking things off at Pacific Amphitheatre opening weekend on July 15 ($39.50-$79.50) and comedian Jim Gaffigan headlining the venue on Aug. 4 ($55-$95) . Additional performances have been announced…
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A fired Orange County District Attorney’s Office investigator who accused District Attorney Todd Spitzer of “pay-to-play” schemes has won back his job in arbitration. Former supervising investigator Damon Tucker must be reinstated, according to arbitrator Michael Leb, who concluded the firing process “was tainted. The charges were not proven, and the termination of Tucker was…
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Airlines announced on Monday, Jan. 17 the cancellation of dozens of flights connecting Southern California to the eastern U.S., as a powerful winter storm wreaks havoc on the North Atlantic region. As many as 35 flights that were supposed to arrive or depart from Los Angeles International Airport this week were grounded as of Monday…
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LOS ANGELES — The Clippers are going all out encouraging fans to vote Paul George into the NBA All-Star Game for the eighth time. That’s going pretty well: after the league announced its second batch of voting returns last week, George was fourth among Western Conference frontcourt players. But the Clippers haven’t yet been able…
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INGLEWOOD — Odell Beckham Jr. kept pointing to his left arm after leaping over Arizona Cardinals cornerback Marco Wilson to catch a touchdown pass on a fade pattern in the corner of the end zone. Beckham, the Rams’ star wide receiver, was likely gesturing the trendy “ice in my veins” celebration to remind those watching…
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