By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on board but face stiff Republican pushback. Michigan’s compliance may mean having to cut the state legislative session short, despite Democrats controlling both chambers and the governor’s mansion. Then there’s Iowa, which is looking…
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By STEPHEN WHYNO Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby and other races for an additional year. Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban at least through the 2024 calendar year, citing “continued…
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Before the Galaxy moved into its soccer-specific home at the now-named Dignity Health Sports Park, there were the glory days of the Rose Bowl, which included having to pick up glass outside in order to hold a training session. “My first six years when we played there, certainly won a lot more games than we…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — As Venus Williams entered Centre Court for her 24th Wimbledon appearance at age 43, greeted by a standing ovation, she held a green exercise band overhead with both hands and stretched it while striding to her sideline seat. Once her first-round match against Elina Svitolina began,…
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By Laura Ungar | Associayed Press Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or…
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In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor in deciding whether or not to admit someone into college, Rep. Michelle Steel reintroduced legislation to require colleges and universities to publicize their use of personality traits in making admissions decisions.…
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SACRAMENTO — Before free agency officially started Friday afternoon, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka laid out the team’s approach to building the roster this offseason. “We’ve been pretty clear since our last game with the success of making it to the Western Conference finals, we want to try our hardest to keep this core of…
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Fullerton College journalist Pedro Saravia was selected to receive the fourth annual John Westcott Memorial Journalism Scholarship. The $350 scholarship is named in honor of Westcott, an Orange County Register staff member from 1981 to 2001 and an adjunct journalism professor at Fullerton and Saddleback community colleges. Westcott died in 2019 from brain cancer. Saravia,…
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Seal Beach has officially implemented its own animal control services program — ending its nearly 20-year contract with Long Beach’s agency. The Long Beach Animal Care Services Department previously provided shelter, rescue operations, and animal licensing and enforcement to neighboring Seal Beach — until the agency moved to increase the costs of those services. Seal…
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By Matt O’Brien | The Associated Press TikTok and Instagram users can scroll with abandon. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter. Keeping up with…
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