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SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS At Bill Barber Park, Irvine Thursday’s Results DIVISION 7Edgewood 4, Ramona Convent 1DIVISION 6 Irvine 15, Arroyo 2Friday’s ScheduleDIVISION 1La Mirada vs. JSerra, 7 p.m.DIVISION 2 Whittier Christian vs. Mater Dei, 4 p.m.Saturday’s ScheduleDIVISION 3Riverside Prep vs. Great Oak, 7 p.m. DIVISION 4Mission Viejo at Oxnard, 4 p.m.DIVISION 5Grace vs. Northwood, 10 a.m.DIVISION 8Arroyo Valley vs. San Bernardino, 1 p.m.CITY SECTION FINALS FRIDAY’S SCHEDULEAt Legacy OPEN DIVISION #1 Granada Hills vs. #2 Carson, 6:30 p.m.DIVISION III#5 South East vs. #15 Reseda, 4 p.m.SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE At Birmingham DIVISION I#1 Venice vs. #6 Eagle Rock, 2 p.m.DIVISION II#1 L.A.…

An uncrewed Blue Origin ​New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space ‌venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s IPO-bound SpaceX. Video posted by NASASpaceflight, which livestreams launches from Florida, showed the towering New Glenn rocket igniting on the pad at about 2100 ET (0100 GMT on Friday) before erupting into a massive fireball that billowed skyward, sending a towering plume of flames and smoke into the air. Blue Origin ​was preparing the rocket for its fourth launch, which was due to deliver…

On the cusp of California’s gubernatorial June 2 primary, a poll shows voters are closely divided among three candidates vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom at a perilous moment in history for the state and the nation.Among likely California voters, 25% support Xavier Becerra, a Democrat and former Biden Cabinet secretary, according to the survey by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies that was co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times and released Thursday. Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator and British political strategist, has the backing of 21%, while 19% backed billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist…

Yves here. Because I have been devoting so much attention to the Iran war, I’ve been able to monitor what is going on with the Ukraine war, and the bizarre threats from many UK and EU leaders when they lack the means to do much, out of the corner of one eye. It would take at least a decade to muster even sort-of a serious threat to Russia (ex nukes), given their hollowed-out manufacturing and high energy costs and Iran-war-related commodity shortage a big headwind to reindustrialization. On top of that, as Stanislav Krapivnik has explained long-form, nominally European weapons…

Real Madrid are looking for a coach for next season and the name of Lionel Scaloni has gained strength in recent hours, following what was said by Spanish journalist Manolo Lama on El Partidazo de la Cadena Cope.”I assure you that Real Madrid have contacted Scaloni. I assure you. Madrid are sounding out many coaches, but I assure you, Madrid have contacted Scaloni, the Argentine coach. Florentino is doing another Lopetegui,” he said.”He has contacted Scaloni. I think he is sounding out, listening, hearing and seeing before deciding,” he repeated.Scaloni usually resides in Spain and knows LaLiga well, both as…

UFC Freedom 250 is just weeks away from making its White House debut on the South Lawn, but the event does not have the support of Joe Rogan, a UFC commentator and prominent ally of President Donald Trump. “The White House thing is odd. I don’t like it,” Rogan, 58, told his guests, UFC fighter Josh Thompson and “Big” John McCarthy, on the Wednesday, May 27, episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “I don’t like the idea of fighting outside at all,” he continued, adding that he “looked it up,” and last year on June 14, the day of the…

“What occurred in that courtroom was not simply a failure of protocol or preparedness. It was….a devastating reflection of the cruelty embedded in our carceral system.” Ad Policy Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and current NY-10 congressional candidate, speaks to hundreds of picketing public defenders and advocates on May 18 outside the Kings County Criminal Court, where Samantha Randazzo had been forced to give birth days before. Lander called for improved treatment of pregnant people in custody, describing Randazzo’s experience as “extraordinarily egregious” and “something that should shock the conscience of all New Yorkers.”(Sophie Mann-Shafir) On a recent…

The high-stakes intensity of the IPL 2026 playoffs took center stage at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Wednesday. In a roaring clash during the crucial Eliminator match, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) locked horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). While playoff encounters are traditionally defined by veteran nerves, it was a 15-year-old prodigy who stole the spotlight, leaving fans and cricket pundits entirely awestruck.Ravichandran Ashwin urges Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s family to protect rising RR starVaibhav Suryavanshi’s breathtaking IPL 2026 Eliminator knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad has now earned praise from Ravichandran Ashwin, with the former India spinner left…

When residents of Watts, one of Los Angeles’s most historically marginalized neighborhoods, learned that samples of their drinking water contained elevated levels of lead, it triggered a unanimous 10-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council demanding an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the city’s Housing Authority. A study had found alarming lead concentrations across 21 water samples in the area. Councilman Tim McOsker, who represents the 15th District covering Watts, introduced the motion. City officials expressed shock. Residents were told they would be communicated with about progress.What did not follow — swiftly enough…

Cryptocurrency developers have become the focus of a new macOS-focused cyber campaign that uses fake recruiter approaches, malicious meeting links and compromised software pipelines to steal digital assets and spread malware through trusted internal systems.The activity is being tracked as JINX-0164, a previously unreported financially motivated threat actor active since at least mid-2025. Investigators found that the group has targeted cryptocurrency organisations by approaching developers and employees through credible LinkedIn profiles, then steering them towards bogus online meeting platforms or job-related technical tasks that lead to malware installation.The campaign marks a shift from conventional credential theft towards deeper attacks on…