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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADERS Totals for Santa Anita and Los Alamitos thoroughbred meets since Dec. 26 Jockeys / Wins Juan Hernandez / 87 Antonio Fresu / 66 Hector Berrios / 63 Umberto Rispoli / 63 Armando Ayuso / 55 Kyle Frey / 49 Tiago Pereira / 45 Flavien Prat / 44 Kazushi Kimura / 36 Edwin Maldonado / 28 Trainers / Wins Mark Glatt / 46 Bob Baffert / 43 Phil D’Amato / 41 Michael McCarthy / 35 John Sadler / 35 Jeff Mullins / 34 Steve Knapp / 32 Doug O’Neill / 32 Richard Baltas / 20 Bob Hess Jr.…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature soda obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar at all. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, which was introduced in 2017, uses both the artificial sweetener aspartame and the natural sweetener stevia in its recipe. It’s one of Coke’s fastest-growing products, with global case volumes up 14% in the first quarter of the year. By comparison, the company’s total case volumes were up 2%. PepsiCo also noted Thursday that 60% of its sales volumes in major markets in…

Nearly 2,800 people have been detained in the Los Angeles area since immigration raids intensified in early June, federal officials said. Federal immigration officers have detained 2,792 undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area since June, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Officials didn’t specify in which counties or cities the arrests occurred. As of June 26, more than 70% of those who have been detained in recent months across the country have never been convicted of a crime, despite President Trump’s claims that immigration raids would target “the worst of the worst,” according to the Deportation Data…

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Attorneys representing migrant children who were abused, neglected or abandoned by a parent asked a federal court on Thursday to restore their deportation protections after the Trump administration ended them. Related Articles Here’s what to know about chronic venous insufficiency Trump won’t recommend special counsel in Epstein investigation, spokeswoman says AG Bondi, Interior Secretary Burgum tour Alcatraz to advance Trump’s plans to reopen former prison Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ In American life, a growing and forbidding visual rises: the law-enforcement officer in a mask The lawsuit, filed in the…

HOLLYWOOD — Freddie Roach learned that Manny Pacquiao planned to come out of retirement like the rest of us. So in May, when ESPN reported Pacquiao was ending his four-year break from boxing to challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the 65-year-old trainer found himself riding an emotional rollercoaster. Roach remembered the good times and smiled at the thought of helping his guy add to an already legendary résumé by becoming the only boxer to win a world title as a Hall of Famer. “But then part of me started thinking about maybe…

When Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders were drafting a more-or-less final 2025-26 state budget last month, they were closing what they described as a $12 billion deficit, a number that the state’s media repeatedly cited. It was the wrong number; it minimizes the state’s chronic gap between income and outgo, as the state’s official budget summary released this week confirms. The budget projects that the state will receive $208.6 billion in general fund revenues during the fiscal year that began on July 1, but it will spend $228.4 billion, a gap just shy of $20 billion. The $12 billion…

By JOSH FUNK OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburger patties and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed increasingly fast. And experts say consumers shouldn’t expect much relief soon either. The average price of a pound of ground beef rose to $6.12 in June, up nearly 12% from a year ago, according to U.S. government data. The average price of all uncooked beef steaks rose 8% to $11.49 per pound. But this is not a recent phenomenon. Beef prices have been steadily rising over the past 20 years…

Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency. It’s a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup to rule out more serious causes of swelling in the legs. Here are some things to know. What is chronic venous insufficiency? Chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, happens when veins in the legs can’t properly carry blood back to the heart. That can lead to blood pooling in the lower legs. In addition to swelling, usually around the feet and ankles, symptoms can include legs that are achy, heavy feeling or tingly,…

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The British Open had a little bit of everything Thursday, from sunshine to rain, a breeze to strong gusts. And no surprise, it had Scottie Scheffler never too far from the lead. Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick handled the notorious “Calamity Corner” par-3 16th by chipping in for birdie and was among three players from the morning wave who posted a hard-earned 4-under 67 at Royal Portrush. Rory McIlroy played in the afternoon – he made bogey on the opening hole before a massive gallery, but that was still three shots better than his start…

America, meet the new Gavin Newsom! He’s similar to the old one – same hair, hand jives while speaking – but this one oozes machismo and has a brand new backstory. California’s governor is working feverishly to reinvent himself as he plods along on his never-ending campaign for president, apparently accepting that the old Newsom is limited in appeal. In California, old Newsom is unpopular among the voters who know him best. His approval rating is underwater at 44%, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, and a majority of voters think he, at best, puts the needs of…