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Joey Logano wins NASCAR Clash event at Coliseum - L.A. Focus News
NASCAR tried something different this weekend, and it worked. Fox’s Chris Myers opened his network’s coverage of Sunday’s Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum by describing it as a Hollywood Premier meets NASCAR in a football stadium. There was a essentially clean race with no
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Mikaela Shiffrin finishes super-G without crashing - L.A. Focus News
By HOWARD FENDRICH BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in a time way out of medal contention — but for the first time in three races at the 2022 Games, she made it to the finish. The two-time Olympic Alpine gold medalist crossed the line at the bottom
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Why Passengers May Not Recognize BHM by The World Games 2022
Here are some of the improvements being made at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport ahead of The World Games 2022, July 7-17 in Birmingham, AL Baggage Handling Software—$800,000 A new Baggage Source Message (BSM) system will allow users to view historical information about system
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Rams fans celebrate at bars, living rooms as LA heads to Super Bowl - L.A. Focus News
Beer sloshed. Tables wobbled - from people slamming their hands against them. And about those people: They stood. They leapt. They spun. Their screams were primal, guttural, joyous – unless, of course, they were dressed in red. For them, it was despair. The Rams are headed to the Super Bowl. Los
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CIF-SS boys basketball playoffs: Updated brackets for Tuesday’s games - L.A. Focus News
The CIF Southern Section on Monday updated the boys basketball playoff brackets with times and locations for Tuesday’s game. (*designated home team)   This story originally appeared on https://www.dailynews.com/2022/02/14/cif-ss-boys-basketball-playoffs-updated-brackets-for-tuesdays-games/ and was
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LeBron James, Lakers share Super Bowl sentiments - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — The Rams’ official Super Bowl parade ended early Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. But the unofficial celebration snaked its way back toward Crypto.com Arena later that evening, as Aaron Donald – wearing a shirt after spending much of the day without one – and Robert Woods made
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Asian shares mixed in narrow trading ahead of Fed meeting - L.A. Focus News
By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Wednesday as many investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that will indicate how aggressive it will be in fighting inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.7% in morning trading to
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Billionaire John Fisher Linked to Privatization of Schools and Port of Oakland
Doris Fisher, worth $2.6 billion, has “focused much of her wealth and resources on building charter schools. She and her late husband Donald donated more than $70 million to … (KIPP schools) … (building) the operation into the largest network of charter schools in the country, with 200 schools
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Herbert, Crosby send AFC to 41-35 win in Pro Bowl’s return - The Atlanta Voice
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Justin Herbert hit Mark Andrews with two touchdown passes, leading the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC on Sunday in the return of the Pro Bowl. New England rookie Mac Jones passed for 112 yards, threw a touchdown pass and did a memorable rendition of the Gridd
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Isaiah Mobley’s career night powers USC to win over Cal - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — Over the past few weeks, the USC men's basketball season has morphed into a network procedural that neighboring television studios would be proud of. Each game has begun to follow the same plot, with USC falling into an early hole, then using its defense to ignite a run and get itself
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With Her Speedskating Gold Medal, Erin Jackson Hopes to Inspire More Black Girls in Winter Sports - The Washington Informer
While the Super Bowl unsurprisingly captivated the sports world on Sunday, the Winter Olympics provided a most historical moment. The post With Her Speedskating Gold Medal, Erin Jackson Hopes to Inspire More Black Girls in Winter Sports appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Tough-on-crime drug criminalization doesn’t work - L.A. Focus News
When I was a lieutenant with the Redondo Beach Police Department I witnessed the ways drug criminalization policies failed time and again, and hurt the people they were intended to help. Those policies have been unsuccessful because they have failed to treat substance use disorder as a public
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Skies above Super Bowl to be protected by March Air Reserve Base pilots, others - L.A. Focus News
Pilots at March Air Reserve Base near Riverside are ready to make an interception if called upon during the Super Bowl. Col. Troy Havener, commander of the Fresno-based 144th Fighter Wing of the Air Force and Air National Guard, which has fighter jets parked at March, will help enforce a no-flying
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Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate - L.A. Focus News
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AND JAMES ELLINGWORTH BEIJING — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The International Testing Agency — on behalf of the IOC — said Friday it
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Regulators sue to stop $68 million metals/coin scheme targeting elderly - L.A. Focus News
State and federal regulators filed suit Tuesday, Feb. 1 against a Woodland Hills-based precious metals sales company and its owner for allegedly perpetrating a $68 million fraud scheme that targeted the elderly by advising them to cash out their life savings and retirement accounts to purchase
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Lindsey Jacobellis, Nick Baumgartner take gold in mixed snowboardcross - L.A. Focus News
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Lindsey Jacobellis has won her second gold medal of the Olympics, teaming with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title in the new event of mixed snowboardcross on Saturday (Friday night PT). The 36-year-old Jacobellis took gold earlier this week in the women’s event; it came
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Antonio Brown and Kanye West Are Officially Working Together in Donda Sports
By Victor Omondi Antonio Brown and Kanye West have recently been spotted hanging out a couple of times, sparking speculation that the duo could be planning to work together in a new business endeavor. True to the speculation, the duo has finally formed a partnership. Shortly after launching Donda
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‘Real Housewife’ Erika Jayne sued over NFL player death settlement money - L.A. Focus News
An attorney is suing 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' cast member Erika Jayne, alleging she indirectly aided her estranged lawyer husband in withholding money owed the plaintiff and a client after a settlement with the NFL. Manuel Miller brought the lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior
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Rams’ Johnny Hekker would welcome smaller role in this Super Bowl - L.A. Focus News
The other time Johnny Hekker played in a Super Bowl, he accounted for more yards than the rest of the Rams combined. That’s not a great memory when you’re the punter. “Not ideal,” Hekker admitted Thursday. Hekker, who turned 32 on Tuesday, has seen plenty that wasn’t ideal in the 10 seasons since
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Basketball roundup: Sierra Canyon rolls in Open Division playoff opener over Notre Dame - L.A. Focus News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. CHATSWORTH — Notre Dame senior guard Ben Shtolzberg dribbled up the court and splashed a 3-pointer in transition early in the second quarter. It was the second of back-to-back 3s for the Knights in front of
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Super Bowl Experience turns L.A. Convention Center into NFL theme park - L.A. Focus News
Workers prepare the stage where the Vince Lombardi Trophy will be displayed during a media preview of the Super Bowl Experience on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at the L.A. Convention Center. The actual trophy that will be presented to either the Rams or Bengals on Feb. 13 will arrive on Saturday. (Photo
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Blizzard buffets East Coast with deep snow, winds, flooding - L.A. Focus News
By MARK PRATT and MIKE CATALINI BOSTON (AP) - A nor'easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake. The storm thrashed parts of
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California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases - L.A. Focus News
By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - When Crystal Orozco got sick with the coronavirus last month, she missed nearly two weeks' worth of her salary as a shift leader at a fast food restaurant and had to ask family members for a loan to help pay her rent. 'My check was literally $86,' she
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Kevin Cabral scores a pair of goal in Galaxy’s preseason win over New England - L.A. Focus News
CARSON — Although it is only preseason, Kevin Cabral’s second season with the Galaxy is off to a good start. Cabral, who joined the Galaxy last season as young Designated Player, struggled at times finishing just five goals in 28 games. Saturday, in the first preseason game in front of fans, Cabral
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Whicker: The Rams grab an NFC Championship by going right through their nemesis - L.A. Focus News
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Congress should pass JCPA to help local newspapers - L.A. Focus News
Since the beginning of our American republic, newspapers have played a critical role in checking the power of government. The founders understood that a free press was essential to informing the public about government overreach, which is why freedom of the press is guaranteed in the Bill of
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Clippers navigate hefty schedule, heavy minutes - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers’ game against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night was their 61st this season, which, according to Elias Sports Bureau, ties the record for most games played by a team before an All-Star Game, which is Sunday in Cleveland. They share that distinction with the 1950-51
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Nike’s Latest Run Club Challenge Will Allow App Users To Earn Upgraded Aaron Donald To Use In ‘Madden NFL 22’
Until Feb.14, if you get up and go log in five miles via the Nike Run Club app, you will earn an upgraded version of Los Angeles Rams All-Pro defensive lineman Aaron Donald with a +7 speed upgrade making him even more of a nightmare for quarterbacks in the game.
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Chloe Kim defends her Olympic gold medal in halfpipe - L.A. Focus News
Chloe Kim’s continued domination of the halfpipe has left her so far above the rest of the sport that she needed just one run to defend her Olympic gold medal. But then again defying gravity has never been the issue for the 21-year-old from Torrance. It was life back down on earth that was the
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