Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno, left, tags the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman for an out at home plate during the third inning on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Dodgers starting pitcher Gavin Stone throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday…
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The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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Motown was truly a sound that called out around the world. So it’s perhaps appropriate that the most extensive vinyl reissue campaign of the legendary label’s catalog is coming from across the pond. In May, Barcelona-based Elemental Music began rolling out new vinyl editions of Motown titles, with new albums coming each month for a…
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Elena Gastaldo | (TNS) The Idaho Statesman A giant tipping potato bucket called Tippin’ Tater that contains 750 gallons of water. A grumpy ram lifeguard keeping an eye on everyone. Two baby bears sliding down a log. Blue birds on a diving board. Camp IdaH2O, the latest expansion of Roaring Springs Waterpark, is a celebration of…
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this week to welcome the new Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard building, a years-long, $7.8 million project that will also be an events space for the community during the off season. Dignitaries, donors and the public checked out the new digs on Wednesday, touring the 5,400-square-foot facility that sits just south…
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By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveiled on June 12 an effort to force insurers to resume writing policies in high-fire-risk areas — part of an overall plan to address the state’s insurance crisis. It consists of three different ways insurers can meet minimum requirements for writing policies in areas deemed…
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Southern California home buyers are reeling, no doubt, from record-high median home prices and high interest rates. In Orange County, a single-family home in May was selling for a median of $1,410,000, an all-time high, according to Patrick Veling, chief executive and founder of Real Data Strategies. That’s up 12.8% versus May 2023. The median…
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DALLAS — It’s over. That’s what the numbers say. There will be a record-setting 18th championship for the Boston Celtics to celebrate soon, maybe very soon. They have a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, a lead that has never been wasted in any NBA series, ever. The stats…
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LOS ANGELES — None of them dared to sleep until Eric Musselman’s eyes grew weary, tethered to their phones until he’d give the unofficial OK to clock out for the night. Finally, the unbridled motor churning inside Musselman’s 5-foot-7 frame would stall, and he’d trudge upstairs toward a master bedroom and a few hours of…
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The Milani sisters, daughters of an Iranian American frozen food magnate and would-be reality TV stars, are four very different young women largely confined to their massive, luxurious family home at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Tehrangeles,” a satire of the rich and TikTok-famous from acclaimed author Porochista Khakpour, is named for a cluster of…
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