Friends bid farewell to Voice of the Galaxy Rolando ‘Veloz’ Gonzalez

Friends bid farewell to Voice of the Galaxy Rolando ‘Veloz’ Gonzalez

The Los Angeles sports world mourned the loss of one of its most beloved voices, Rolando β€œEl Veloz” GonzΓ‘lez, the longtime Galaxy broadcaster and a pioneer of Spanish-language sports radio, who died June 25. His legacy transcends generations on the microphone. GonzΓ‘lez’s career began almost accidentally. Although his dream was to play soccer, life had…

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ chomps on big 7-million Fourth of July box office weekend

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ chomps on big $147-million Fourth of July box office weekend

Dinosaurs ruled the box office once again this weekend as β€œJurassic World Rebirth” hauled in a strong $147.3 domestically over the five-day Fourth of July period to kick off what industry insiders hope will be an impressive month at movie theaters. The holiday total for β€œJurassic World” in the U.S. and Canada exceeded industry expectations….

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Is Hollywood inspired by the CIA, or the other way around?

Is Hollywood inspired by the CIA, or the other way around?

LANGLEY, Va.Β β€”Β At CIA headquarters, beyond the handsome granite seal on its lobby floor and a wall of stars carved in honor of the agency’s fallen, experts are at work in the complex tasks of spycraft: weapons-trained officers, computer engineers, virologists, nuclear scientists. But there are also storytellers, makeup artists, theater majors and ballerinas β€” Americans…

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Kenyans set two track world records at Prefontaine Classic

Kenyans set two track world records at Prefontaine Classic

EUGENE, Ore.Β β€”Β Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic celebrated its 50th anniversary. Kipyegon finished the 1,500 in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds, besting her record of 3:49.04 in the event set last year. Chebet became the first women to…

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