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TAMPA, Fla.Β βΒ The Dodgers didnβt go shopping at the top of the market ahead of Thursdayβs trade deadline. But what they came away with β right-handed relievers Brock Stewart and Paul Gervase to bolster the bullpen, and versatile outfielder Alex Call to round out the lineup β are the kind of moves that βjust raises the…
The famed Magic City adult entertainment club wonβt be featured at next weekβs Atlanta Hawks promotional night, the NBA announced on Monday. NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged concerns from others in the league on Monday, saying that his decision to cancel the collaboration is in the best interests of the βbroader NBA community.β βWhile we…
AMC Networks, the cable home of βThe Walking Deadβ and adaptations of Anne Riceβs vampire novels, is getting a new name to reflect its shift to streaming and program production. In a legal filing, the New York based company announced Wednesday it will be called AMC Global Media, effective immediately. The company, which owns a…
βHoney Donβt!β is a smutty desert mystery in which the detective, Honey OβDonohue (Margaret Qualley), never gets around to solving the central crime. Sheβs too busy seducing women and swatting down randy men. Iβd call the opening murder a red herring except itβs really more like a fish left to cook in the blinding Bakersfield…
Book Review Vulture By Phoebe GreenwoodEuropa Editions: 256 pages, $27If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. βDoctor Strangelove,β βCatch-22,β and βM*A*S*Hβ collide in British journalist Phoebe Greenwoodβs blistering debut novel, βVulture,β a darkly comic, searing satire grounded in historic politics, suffused…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπ With one month to go until the local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, is the electoral map about to be redrawn? In his first major test since the general election, Sir Keir Starmer faces a major health check and verdict on his government…
When casting began in 2020 for the award-winning HBO Max series βHacks,β its three creators β Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky β saw hundreds of actors for the role of Ava Daniels, a 20-something comedy writer who teams up with a Vegas comedian, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), whose act has grown as…
A look at the top 20 high school softball teams in the Southland as ranked by CalHiSports.com for The Times. Rk.; Last ranking; School; Record 1. (1) Murrieta Mesa 18-0 2. (2) Norco 17-2 3. (3) Fullerton 18-2 4. (4) Etiwanda 17-1 5. (5) La Mirada 18-2 6. (6) Ganesha 11-2 7. (7) Orange Lutheran…
Non-crime hate incidents should be scrapped and replaced with a “common sense” system, police leaders are set to recommend. The scheme would mean only the most serious incidents are recorded as anti-social behaviour. The recommendation is part of a review by leaders at the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and College of Policing, which is…
BASEBALL CITY SECTION Cleveland 8, Granada Hills Kennedy 3 Taft 8, San Fernando 1 SOUTHERN SECTION AAE 4, CIMSA 2 Adelanto 8, Barstow 1 Agoura 6, Oak Park 0 Alta Loma 4, Canyon Springs 2 Arlington 7, Crean Lutheran 0 Beaumont 4, Redlands 1 Cajon 6, Yucaipa 5 Camarillo 2, Ventura 0 Campbell Hall 15,…
