A team of amphibious warfare experts is at Camp Pendleton redoing a training program for the instructors and Marines who are operating and maintaining a new troop carrier, following multiple accidents that occurred while crews practiced with the 36-ton vehicles. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle is replacing the vehicle the Marines have used for decades to…
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Walls with plants growing on them are turning up everywhere. And I am not just talking about vines that cling such as Boston ivy and creeping fig. It is now possible to cover any wall, exterior or interior, with vegetation in a variety of colors, textures, and forms. Such living walls are becoming an increasingly…
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Q. My 20-something-old redbud tree has developed lichens on the trunk, which is a first. Do I have a problem and is there anything I should do? I have another one in the yard which doesn’t have this problem. When we see something weird growing on tree bark, it is usually algae, lichens, moss, or…
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Long Beach’s motorsports party is into Day 2 — and now it’s really going to rev up. The second day of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach got underway early Saturday morning, April 15, with visitors getting to enjoy a full day of competitive action, the continuing delights of the Lifestyle Expo, Family Fun…
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Bad Bunny held his microphone out to the crowd and invited them to sing along to his 2021 hit “Yonaguni” as previous Coachella performer Post Malone came out to accompany him on guitar. But festival attendees couldn’t hear much. The sound had gone out on Malone’s guitar and though he continued to rock out like…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Huntington Beach left-hander Zoe Prystajko provided another reminder Friday why she is one of the best softball pitchers in California. The junior committed to Stanford struck out 18 to help lead the Oilers past previously undefeated Sutter 1-0 in the Best of the…
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BOSTON — The Angels’ infield defense has been responsible for their last two losses. Angels infielders made three errors leading to four runs in a sloppy 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. “We just made uncharacteristic mistakes,” Manager Phil Nevin said. “And when you do that at this level, you’re gonna…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ALISO VIEJO — Aliso Niguel’s softball team showed the confidence and motivation Friday of a group that is ascending as the postseason approaches. Freshman catcher Tessa Cowsill and Penn commits Chloe Lesko and Gigi Ganje each belted home runs and Katie Dunakin…
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Galaxy fans express their displeasure for Galaxy president Chris Klein before a recent game outside Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. (Photo by Mirjam Swanson) A small number of soccer fans sit in the L.A. Riot Squad supporter group section prior to the start of the Galaxy’s season opener on March 18, 2023, at Dignity…
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They danced. They boogied. They strutted and stomped — pretty much anything but the waltz or fox-trot. Rule out the tango while you’re at it. None of those classics, after all, works well when partying to electronic dance music during an outdoor concert. Instead, hundreds of EDM fans — or race lovers who just wanted…
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