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Last yearβs theme for the Orange Lutheran flag football team was βSet the Standard.β The Lancers did just that, finishing 23-2 and defeating Newport Harbor 20-18 to win the inaugural Southern Section Division 1 title and secure the No. 1 ranking in California. Coach Kristen Sherman revealed this seasonβs theme is βRaise the Barβ and,…
The chair of the Labour Party has insisted that Sir Keir Starmer will “absolutely” still be prime minister next Christmas, despite the party’s dire position in the polls. Speaking to Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Anna Turley acknowledged that “things are still hard” for Britons, but struck an optimistic tone about the year ahead….
The Christmas period is upon us, and goods are flying off the shelves, but for some reason, the tills are not ringing as loudly as they should be. Across the country, the five-finger discount is being used with such frequency that retailers are taking action into their own hands. With concerns about the police response…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Tuesday’s games.
Infrastructure damage caused by a fire suspected to have been set by a homeless person at Encino Franklin Fields in January has not been repaired and is still months away from being completed, according to an update from from Councilmember Imelda Padilla. A tunnel damaged underneath a parking area has created issues with use of…
The Slye brothers at Salesian High, Jordan Jr., a sophomore defensive back/receiver, and Marty, a freshman quarterback, certainly have the genes to succeed. Their mother, Dena, a counselor at the school, was a softball standout at Washington. Their father, Jordan, was a receiver at Washington. Now the boys have helped Salesian to a 2-1 start….
A 12-foot statue depicting President Trump holding hands with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning and was removed by the National Park Service less than 24 hours later. The saga, which made the rounds on late-night TV this week, did not stop there. On Thursday, the…
Last May, a strange thing happened on the U.S. album charts. Two metal bands (or at least metal-adjacent hard rock acts) scored No. 1 albums in the same month. The genre hadnβt seen multiple bestsellers in the same year since 2019 β and those were from veteran acts. So it was notable when the young…
Shares in UK banks have fallen sharply on the back of a report which urges the chancellor to place their profits in her sights in the coming budget. As Rachel Reeves stares down a growing deficit – estimated at between Β£20bn-Β£40bn heading into the autumn – the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said there…
Afrika Bambaataa, the influential rapper and DJ who helped shape the culture of hip-hop via his legendary Zulu Nation block parties in the South Bronx, has died. Also known for his electro-funk records including βPlanet Rockβ and βLooking for the Perfect Beat,β the musician β born Lance Taylor β died Thursday βfrom complications of cancer,β…
