By AARON MORRISON | AP National Writer REPRESA, California — The graduates lined up, brushing off their gowns and adjusting classmates’ tassels and stoles. As the graduation march played, the 85 men appeared to hoots and cheers from their families. They marched to the stage – one surrounded by barbed wire fence and constructed by…
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A new main sponsor has been announced for the upcoming US Open of Surfing, the world’s largest action-sports festival that kicks off July 29 in Huntington Beach. The title spot was vacated earlier this year by Costa Mesa-based Vans, with Wallex, a digital asset service provider that allows customers to make international payments via a secure…
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Liz Szabo | KFF Health News (TNS) When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears, and Froot Loops that appeal to kids. Instead, the FDA allowed all e-cigarettes already on the market to…
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By Chris Isidore and Caroll Alvarado | CNN New York — Hundreds of thousands of US airline customers were stranded this week as severe weather grounded planes and led to canceled flights. But storms were only one factor behind the travel nightmare. Staffing shortages, at both US airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic…
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By Hanna Arhirova | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they accused of helping Russia direct a missile strike that killed at least 11 people, including three teenagers, at a popular pizza restaurant in eastern Ukraine. The Tuesday evening attack on Kramatorsk wounded 61 other people, Ukraine’s National Police…
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Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday, June 28, 2023, edition of the “Game Day with Kevin Modesti” newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Good morning. L.A.-area baseball fans have experienced a rare pleasure the past six years, getting to watch Clayton Kershaw and Shohei Ohtani pitch at the same time.…
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By Patrick Whittle | Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Debris from the lost submersible Titan has been returned to land after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic captured the world’s attention last week. The return of the debris to port in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a key…
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Augusta Saraiva, Alex Tanzi | (TNS) Bloomberg News A large swath of American nurses want out of the profession, raising the threat of a mass exodus that would leave gaping holes in health care. Almost one in three registered nurses say they’re likely to seek a different job, according to a recent survey by AMN…
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Insomniac Events is going disco and bringing a big ‘ol party to Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 11. The single-day Disco Trip Festival will be led by Disco Dom (presented by popular EDM artist Dombresky) and feature performances by Evelyn “Champagne” King, Heidi Lawden, Natasha Diggs, Palms Trax, Rolando, a DJ…
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CHICAGO — Courtney Williams scored a season-high 21 points, Kahleah Copper added 14 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-63 on Wednesday to snap a six-game losing streak. Chicago’s losing streak started against Los Angeles on June 9. The teams play each other again Friday. Nneka Ogwumike had 16 points and…
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