PHILADELPHIA — When Nolan Schanuel was at Florida Atlantic University, he began doing a drill to teach himself the strike zone. “Anytime I was practicing, if I swung at a ball or took a strike, I kicked myself out of the cage,” the Angels’ rookie first baseman said. The coach throwing batting practice or one…
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The California legislature is considering a bill that would put parents at risk of arrest, fines and imprisonment for violating a vague law that school district employees would themselves have the power to define. Senate Bill 596, authored by Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-Glendale, creates a new crime and expands the scope of an existing crime.…
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The three-day Cali Vibes reggae music festival will return for a third year at Marina Green Park in Long Beach on Feb. 16-18. Southern California-based festival promoters Goldenvoice announced on Monday, Aug. 28 that the event will ensue on Presidents Day weekend. The first round of tickets will be available for fans purchasing hotel and…
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More details are emerging for what Anaheim leaders want to do to reform City Hall following the release of a city-funded independent investigation into allegations of corruption. The City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 29, is set to schedule a priority list for what to address at council meetings throughout the end of summer and into…
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St. Francis Medical Center nurses plan to picket the Lynwood hospital Tuesday, Aug. 29, claiming they’re severely understaffed, which has fueled an employee turnover rate of more than 50%. Those factors, they say, have conspired to undermine patient care. Prime Healthcare bought the facility, at 3630 E. Imperial Highway, through bankruptcy in 2020, and nurses…
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Transgender children in California would be denied certain health care and potentially limited in their choice of youth sports teams under two proposed statewide ballot measures unveiled at a Sacramento news conference Monday afternoon, Aug. 28. Protect Kids California, which staged the news conference on the state Capitol steps, also is seeking a ballot measure…
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A protected bike lane may in the near future be a part of Yale Avenue in Irvine as the city completes preliminary design plans for a slew of improvements to the South Yale Corridor. Community members congregated on South Yale Avenue between Michelson Drive and Royce Road for a couple of hours on Saturday, Aug.…
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The Chargers resolved one of their few training camp battles Monday when they agreed to trade kicker Dustin Hopkins to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in 2025. Hopkins and Cameron Dicker were locked in a month-long competition for the job. “From the day he arrived here, Dustin has been the…
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Nina Metz | Chicago Tribune (TNS) The music and persona of Elvis Presley were potent influences on 20th-century pop culture and that’s reason enough to be curious about his place in history. But I am particularly interested in comeback stories and the career span of a pop star. You can only be the face of…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now OCVarsity’s Dan Albano votes each week in the Orange County football Top 25 poll. Here are his rankings for Aug. 28: Rank, School, Record, Previous rank 1. Mater Dei 2-0 (1) 2. Orange Lutheran 2-0 (2) 3. Mission Viejo 2-0 (3) 4. Los Alamitos…
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