By Mark Kennedy | Associated Press NEW YORK — Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight,” has died. He was 73. Cook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. He died Tuesday at…
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By Sahar Akbarzai and Lauren Kent | CNN Two British-Iranian journalists working in the United Kingdom have been warned by police of a “credible” plot by Iran to kill them, according to their employer, London-based news channel Iran International. In a statement Monday, the Farsi-language broadcaster said it was “shocked and deeply concerned” by the…
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By Qassim Abdul-Zahra BAGHDAD — An American citizen who was fatally shot in central Baghdad was identified as 45-year-old Stephen Edward Troell, the U.S. Embassy based in the capital said Tuesday. Troell, a native of Tennessee, was killed by unknown assailants in his car as he pulled up to the street where he lived with…
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IRVINE — Sometimes, a different voice isn’t a bad thing. In this case, a loud booming voice. With Ducks head coach Dallas Eakins under the weather, assistant coach Mike Stothers ran practice on Tuesday morning at Great Park Ice. Back when Stothers was coaching the AHL’s Ontario Reign, there was little ambiguity about where you…
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LOS ANGELES — USC had a pair of welcome sights at practice Tuesday as wide receivers Jordan Addison and Mario Williams were in shoulder pads and working with the offense. Neither was a full participant at practice, head coach Lincoln Riley said, but the two returned to pads Monday and were able to practice again…
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BEIJING — Police in northeastern China said that seven people have been arrested following a clash between residents and authorities enforcing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. The violence comes as China reports new cases nationwide, with 2,230 cases reported Tuesday in the southern manufacturing and technology hub of Guangzhou. While the numbers remain relatively low, China has…
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By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen The House January 6 select committee is getting a window into former President Donald Trump’s motorcade on the day of the US Capitol attack, interviewing on Friday the Secret Service agent who was in the lead car on January 6 and scheduling testimony from the driver of Trump’s presidential…
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By Scottie Andrew Southwest Florida looks a lot different than it did before Hurricane Ian ripped through the area six weeks ago. The verdant Sanibel Island has browned, its trees felled by the storm or drowning in salt water. And Cape Coral, a meticulously neat planned community cut by rows of canals, is still digging…
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If you want to place blame for the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, look around: It’s everyone. While ultimately any responsibility is that of the person committing the crime, there’s no question our toxic political climate played a role. The attacker, who broke into the Pelosi home with an ill conceived, yet evil,…
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Three four-year terms and one two-year term will add at least one new face to the City Council after elections wrap up on Tuesday. Incumbents Erica Pezold and David Wheeler are being challenged by Joshua Sweeney and Parshan Khosravi for three open full-term seats. Donald Caskey, an appointed incumbent, is running unopposed to serve out…
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