Haven’t done the AI thing. Haven’t got the ChatGPT app, apparently the most popular in history. Because now we’re supposed to let the whole evil network of artificial intelligence around the world listen in? Haven’t done one of those fun columns where you instruct the 0s and the 1s to write a column in the…
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Within two weeks we’ll have one of the most important numbers of the year: The funding level of the California Public Employees Retirement System, the nation’s largest public pension fund. It serves 2.2 million members and pays out monthly to 669,876 retirees. On June 30, 2022 it was only 72% funded, down from 81.2% a…
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LOS ANGELES — Another major, another weekend in contention for defending United States amateur champion SamBennett. The former Texas A&M standout posted his second straight round in the 60s on Friday (67-68), leaving him at 5 under and in prime contention to challenge for the U.S. Open title this weekend at Los Angeles Country Club.…
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Several VA Loma Linda Healthcare System whistleblowers have come forward with new allegations of retaliation, harassment and hostile working conditions amid a widening investigation by the House Veterans Affairs Committee, according to a lawmaker. On Friday, committee member U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Hesperia, met behind closed doors with VA Loma Linda’s interim director Bryan Arnette,…
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LOS ANGELES ― Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wondered aloud when the team last had as many young arms in their starting rotation as they did on Friday, when Emmet Sheehan was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to start against the San Francisco Giants. The answer: 2016, Roberts’ first season as manager, when Julio Urías, Ross Stripling,…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Patrick Sandoval has endured a disappointing start to his season, one of the issues he faced was that the new pitch timer didn’t always allow him to get the pitch call that he wanted. So he eliminated that problem by using PitchCom to call his own pitches for the first…
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Rickie Fowler reacts toward the crowd after sinking a putt on the 7th green during the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Friday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Wyndham Clark tees off at the 12th hole during the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Friday…
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Rickie Fowler tees off at the 8th hole during the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Friday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Rickie Fowler tees off at the fifth hole during the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open on Friday at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo…
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LOS ANGELES — A depleted Sparks team blew a 12-point first-half lead and lost to the Minnesota Lynx, 77-72, on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. Jordin Canada led the Sparks with a career-high 22 points to go with five assists, and Dearica Hamby added 14 points and nine rebounds. Nneka Ogwumike, the Sparks’ leading scorer…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now REDONDO BEACH — Cameras of all sizes and scope, along with their nimble operators, dotted the sidelines, huddles and end zones Friday at the Elite 11 Finals, the annual camp that draws many of the top high school quarterbacks in the nation. The…
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