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• 9 still missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia

  26-06-2017 23:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By LUIS BENAVIDES and CHRISTINE ARMARIO
  GUATAPE, Colombia  — Scuba divers on Monday continued their search for bodies from a submerged boat in Colombia as authorities turned their attention to what led the tourist ferry to sink with more than 150 passengers on board, leaving at least seven people dead and nine missing.
  Prosecutors were treating the wreckage site at the Guatape reservoir outside Medellin as a crime scene and looking for any clues as to whether the company that owned th
  
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• Ducks star Paul Kariya – the numbers don’t lie

  26-06-2017 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Paul Kariya, after 15 seasons in the NHL and nine years with the Ducks, has been selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame.
  Kariya’s numbers speak for themselves in his time with the Ducks, who drafted him fourth overall out of the University of Maine in 1993:
  DUCKS STAR
  1.10 — Points per game (first)
  0.49 — Goals per game (first)
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• Laguna Woods drill teams back in the saddle for annual summer horse show

  26-06-2017 23:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Barbara Bonfield, stable assistant, rides Blaze a 42-year-old Arabian during the Laguna Village Woods Drill Team’s performance at Laguna Woods Village Equestrian Center’s annual summer horse show on Saturday, June 24, 2017.The Laguna Woods Village Junior Drill Team circles the perimeter of the picturesque arena during their riding demonstration at Laguna Woods Village Equestrian Center’s annual summer horse show on Saturday, June 24, 2017. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributin
  
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• Philando Castile’s family reaches $3M settlement in police shooting death

  26-06-2017 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By AMY FORLITI
  MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve.
  The settlement to be paid to Valerie Castile, who is the family’s trustee, was announced Monday and comes less than two weeks after officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of manslaugh
  
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• Judge rejects lawsuit targeting kosher slaughter of chickens in Jewish ritual in Irvine

  26-06-2017 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit aimed at halting the slaughter of chickens in Orange County during a Jewish holiday ritual, marking the second time in recent months that the Chabad of Irvine has headed off legal challenges to its annual Kapparot ceremony.
  The lawsuit, filed by the San Diego-based Animal Protection and Rescue League, accuse Chabad of Irvine’s Kapparot ceremonies of violating state and local laws against animal cruelty, claiming that the synagogue’s killi
  
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• Fountain Valley scan

  26-06-2017 23:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Although a number of sessions are sold out, the Summer Enrichment Academy is still accepting applications for children in grades K-8. Separate classes are held 8-9:45 a.m. and 10-11:45 a.m. weekdays on sessions held July 5-14 and July 17-28 at Fulton Middle School, 8778 El Lago Ave., and Plavan Elementary, 9675 Warner Ave. Cost: $150-$190. Information: 714-495-4102 or email [email protected]
  Greg Mellen, 714-796-7964
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• Ducks legend Teemu Selanne – the numbers don’t lie

  26-06-2017 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Teemu Selanne, after 21 seasons in the NHL and two memorable stints with the Anaheim Ducks, has been nominated into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
  Selanne’s numbers speak for themselves in terms of the NHL and his 14 years with the Ducks, the team he led to its only Stanley Cup in 2007:
  NHL STAR
  72 — Most goals by an NHL rookie (1992-93)
  132 — Most points by an NHL rookie (1992-92)
  Related Articles Ducks greats Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya selected for Hockey Hall of Fame684
  
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• 5 men arrested in weekend Santa Ana soccer brawl

  26-06-2017 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  What started as a friendly match was supposed to benefit United Soccer Talents Foundation, a Santa Ana-based organization that supports soccer players. The match was canceled after the fight.
  
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• Ducks greats Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya selected for Hockey Hall of Fame

  26-06-2017 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A high-stepping Paul Kariya is congratulated by Mighty Ducks teammates Teemuy Selanne (8), Ted Drury (13), Dmitri Mironov (15) and Darren Van Impe (29) after he scored the winning goal in overtime Sunday, April 27, 1997 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)Teemu Selanne, left, and Paul Kariya talk during the Mighty Ducks’ first practice session in 1999 at the team’s practice facility, Disney ICE. in Anaheim. (Photo by Pauline Lubens, Orange County Register)Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya
  
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• Defenseman Korbinian Holzer agrees to two-year extension with Ducks

  26-06-2017 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks and defenseman Korbinian Holzer agreed Sunday on a two-year contract extension worth $1.8 million, according to a report.
  Montreal-based TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie reported the extension on his Twitter account. The Ducks are expected to make the signing official on Monday or Tuesday. It is the first one-way contract for Holzer after operating on two-way deals throughout his career.
  Holzer, 29, had two goals, five assists and 23 penalty minutes in 32 games with the Ducks last seaso
  
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• View Fourth of July fireworks from Dana Point Harbor

  26-06-2017 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Spend Independence Day at Dana Point Harbor. Enjoy waterfront dining, ocean activities, boating, sailing, and the city’s July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza.
  Fireworks can be seen from various spots in the harbor including Baby Beach, the Island, and from many waterfront eateries.
  The display begins at 9 p.m. Tuesday,July 4 and lasts for 28 minutes. Music to go with the fireworks can be heard on KSBR 88.5FM.
  Free shuttles will start at 10 a.m. from Dana Hills High School to Dana Point Harbor.
  
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• Where the Heart Is: Why remodel when you can just relive?

  26-06-2017 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  A decade ago, son Matt Goulding shows off his pies in our never-changing kitchen. (Photo by Michael Goulding)I came across the photo while conducting intensive research on how best to broadcast my son’s 22nd birthday on Facebook. Transparently, the commemoration would be more for my gratification than his.
  In the picture, preteen Matt balances a pie in each hand. He had baked them himself for a holiday dinner, much to the delight of relatives.
  Sure, he looked adorable with stylishly chaoti
  
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• D’Angelo Russell calls Lakers’ trade reasons ‘irrelevant’

  26-06-2017 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Depending on who you ask in the Lakers’ front office, they traded D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for varying reasons.
  Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka called Russell a “special player” and stressed he was not considered expendable because of the team’s plans to draft UCLA guard Lonzo Ball. Instead, Pelinka said the trade was rooted in the Lakers shedding a bad contract (Timofey Mozgov’s three-year, $48 million deal), acquiring a proven center (Brook L
  
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• Father of missing South Pasadena boy planned to kill son amid divorce, sheriff’s detective says

  26-06-2017 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Sheriff’s officials and the Los Angeles County district attorney said Monday that they had evidence to believe the father of the 5-year-old South Pasadena boy who went missing more than two months ago planned to kill his son amid a tumultuous divorce from his wife.
  L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Detective Joe Mendoza said there was circumstantial evidence that led investigators to ask District Attorney Jackie Lacey to bring the murder charge.
  None of the officials in downtown Los A
  
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• 5 men arrested in weekend’s Santa Ana soccer brawl

  26-06-2017 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Fernando Alberto Vargas, 34, of La Puente.Israel Rodriguez Zarate, 36, of Pasadena.Jose Joaquin Velez, 28, Los Angeles.Josue Andres Rosas Garcia, 29, Santa Ana.Ricardo Anotnion Mora Abarca, 23, Anaheim.Show Caption of Expand
  SANTA ANA Five men caught on cellphone video getting into a brawl that also involved many others at a soccer match over the weekend in the city’s downtown stadium have been arrested, Santa Ana police said on Monday.
  On Sunday, June 25, the Game of Legends, between
  
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• The good, the bad and the weird of Arroyo Seco Weekend

  26-06-2017 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  From Weezer dressing up as Guns N' Roses to Jeff Goldblum's jokes, here's what happened at Arroyo Seco Weekend
  
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• California hip-hop rapper Michael Ramirez swept away in Kern River

  26-06-2017 20:23
  Orange County hip-hop rapper Michael Ramirez's friends treated him to a weekend at the Kern River for his 27th birthday. Ramirez, of Buena Park, his girlfriend Erica Zambada and another couple worked up a sweat pitching tents at the Keyesville campground in Lake Isabella.
  
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• Two Marines critically injured in flash fire in jet at Marine Corps air station

  26-06-2017 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR  Two Marines are critically injured after being burned in a flash fire in a jet late Sunday night at the air base, officials said.
  The incident occurred at 10:18 p.m. when a fire broke out in a F/A-18  while two Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112) were performing routine aircraft maintenance, said Major Kurt Stahl.
  Both Marines are being treated at UC-San Diego Regional Burn Center, Stahl said.
  Flash fires can ignite sud
  
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• Ask Emily: You are now protected from nasty surprise bills

  26-06-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Before Kevin Powers underwent lung cancer surgery last October, his girlfriend, Agi Orsi, meticulously checked and double-checked to be sure his Santa Monica hospital and surgeon were in his health plan’s network. They were.
  Even in the hospital, Orsi dutifully wrote “no out-of-network doctors” across the top of Powers’ admission paperwork.
  Her diligence was for naught.
  Powers, 57, suffered serious complications, resulting in a two-week hospital stay that included visits
  
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• Taco Bell launches $600 Las Vegas weddings Aug. 7

  26-06-2017 17:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Come Aug. 7, couples seeking a quickie Las Vegas wedding can tie the knot at a Taco Bell Cantina on The Strip.
  The $600 fast-food wedding includes a dozen tacos, a Cinnabon Delights cake and a bouquet made of hot sauce packets. Taco Bell first announced its nuptials package on Valentine’s Day. At the time, Taco Bell held a contest for couples looking to be the first lovebirds hitched at the Las Vegas Taco Bell.
  More than 150 couples entered the wedding contest. Dan Ryckert and Bianca Monda
  
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• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers to bring 40th anniversary tour to the Hollywood Bowl

  26-06-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Fresh off of its opening day headlining performance at the inaugural Arroyo Seco Weekend in Pasadena on Saturday, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers announced that it would wrap up its 40th Anniversary Tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 21.
  With special guest Lucinda Williams, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will take the historic L.A. stage for a seventh time. This time it will be to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its self-titled debut. When the band’s dates were
  
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• Supreme Court reinstates Trump travel ban, will hear arguments

  26-06-2017 16:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration mostly enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it.
  The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.
  The court did leave one category of foreigners protected, those “with a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States,&rdq
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: Urban Plates opens Monday; Parkview Center getting a facelift; UFC Gym opens in Costa Mesa

  26-06-2017 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Quinoa, fusilli pesto, beet and raw superfood salads are served at Urban Plates in Irvine. The company is opening a location in Aliso Viejo on Monday, June 26. (CINDY YAMANAKA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)A three-layer chocolate vanilla cake, (whole, $45) topped with blackberries and orchids is made from scratch at Urban Plates in Irvine. The bakery also offers gluten free baked desserts. The company is opening a location in Aliso Viejo on Monday, June 26. (CINDY YAMANAKA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER)Urba
  
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• Orange County pinching pennies on transportation

  26-06-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The cost of transportation is a critical expense in any budget, corporate or consumer.
  And the start of 2017 suggests Orange Countians — bosses and worker bees alike — are a bit skittish about overall economic prospects and are adjusting their travel spending accordingly.
  Year-to-date data from three slices of the transportation business — buying new vehicles, flying to or from John Wayne Airport and use of local tollways — show a slowing in spending. These are more examp
  
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• Prayers were offered on the occasion of the Eid Al Fitr on June 26, 2017.

  26-06-2017 15:46
  Yusra Udayni, a Yemeni-American, takes photos of Eid decorations in her home in celebration of Eid Al Fitr in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., on June 25, 2017. Photo - Reuters Yusra Udayni, a Yemeni-American, takes photos of Eid decorations in her home in celebration of Eid Al Fitr in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., on June 25, 2017.
  
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• Status Update: Cylance hires two execs; loanDepot hiring; Fullerton Army vet honored

  26-06-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  John Giacomini has joined Irvine-based Cylance as executive vice president for global sales. (Courtesy of Cylance)Rahul Kashyap has joined cybersecurity firm Cylance in Irvine as its chief product officer. (Courtesy of Cylance)MOMS Orange County, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit, has appointed Nancy Press to its board. (Courtesy of MOMS OC)MOMS Orange County, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit, has appointed Tom Horton to its board. (Courtesy of MOMS OC)Cox Business in Foothill Ranch has promoted Chanelle H
  
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• N Ireland party signs deals to support UK Conservative government

  26-06-2017 13:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By DANICA KIRKA
  LONDON — The leader of a Northern Ireland-based party struck a 1.5 billion pound ($1.9 billion) deal with British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives on Monday to support her minority government in a crucial vote on her legislative package later this week.
  Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster said the details of the deal with the Conservatives will be published later. The funds were expected to be used to boost Northern Ireland’s economy and off
  
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• Takata bankruptcy: What car owners need to know about defective airbags

  26-06-2017 12:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in the biggest postwar Japanese corporate failure in the manufacturing industry, as the 84-year-old company buckled under liabilities from millions of recalled airbags that have been linked to more than a dozen deaths.
  The Tokyo-based company and its units filed for creditor protection in the U.S. and Japan. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware listed more than $10 billion in liabilities, including claims from automakers including Honda Motor Co. &md
  
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• Couple brings sounds of Disneyland to Fairfield

  26-06-2017 11:25
  Lights and music will fill the street of Calder Place for the next two weeks with the sounds of Disneyland. It's an extravaganza of celebration for Independence Day without the fire danger.
  
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• How Arroyo Seco Weekend compares to Coachella, Stagecoach, Desert Trip

  26-06-2017 09:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Here's how Goldenvoice's newest Southern California festival stacks up to its most recent ones
  
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• This is why all of those people have flowers on their heads at Arroyo Seco Weekend

  26-06-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The story behind #FlowersOnYourHead
  
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• Santa Ana soccer game turns violent as fans rush field, get into brawl

  26-06-2017 06:43 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A friendly game between former players of two professional Mexican soccer clubs on Sunday afternoon, June 25, turned violent when dozens of fans rushed the field and began beating each other, forcing authorities to suspend the match.
  The “game of legends” between former Club America and Pumas players at Eddie West Field at 602 N. Flower St. was intended to benefit Santa Ana-based United Soccer Talents Foundation, which supports soccer players.
  Several soccer fa
  
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• Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance – and face some

  26-06-2017 05:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
  SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era.
  Related Articles O.C. pride parade, festival includes playful costumes, serious messageIn San Francisco, revelers wearing rainbow tutus and boas held signs that read “No Ban, No Wall, Welcome Sisters
  
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• Commander Cody keeps finding new frontiers

  26-06-2017 05:21 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers can’t lose for winning.
  On Sunday they fell behind 5-0, largely thanks to Brandon McCarthy’s three wild pitches.
  They were playing their second baseman (Logan Forsythe) at first, their first baseman (Cody Bellinger) in right, their super-utility man (Enrique Hernandez) at shortstop, their backup catcher (Austin Barnes) at second and a pedigreed shortstop (Chris Taylor) in left.
  The day droned on, quiet and hot, and then you started seeing things..
  The
  
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• Miller: Angels’ Pujols KO attempt failed to even faze the Dodgers

  26-06-2017 04:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The deal was gargantuan enough to reshape the futures of two franchises, Albert Pujols bringing strength to the Angels’ lineup while weakening the Dodgers’ everything else.
  One Southern California columnist wrote the free-agent signing “could change the local sports landscape forever.”
  A commentator at ESPN said the addition of Pujols gave the Angels “the opportunity to take over Los Angeles.”
  A Boston writer, labeling the deal a “complete knockout,&rdqu
  
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• Burling, Team New Zealand reach match point in America’s Cup

  26-06-2017 04:19 via ocregister.com
  
  HAMILTON, Bermuda — Emirates Team New Zealand’s Peter Burling wheeled his 50-foot catamaran into controlling position in the prestart of Race 8 of the America’s Cup and then gave a quick wave with his right hand to Jimmy Spithill and the boys on Oracle Team USA.
  Burling said later he was merely pleased that he nailed the maneuver that allowed the Kiwis to sail away to its second win Sunday on the Great Sound and reach match point in sailing’s marquee regatta at 6-1.
  Burli
  
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• UK: All samples from high-rise towers fail fire safety tests

  26-06-2017 04:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By SYLVIA HUI
  LONDON — The list of high-rise apartment towers in Britain that have failed fire safety tests grew to 60, officials said Sunday, revealing the mounting challenge the government faces in the aftermath of London’s Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.
  Related Articles London fire death toll at 30; ‘miracle’ if any more survivorsAll of the buildings for which external cladding samples were so far submitted failed combustibility tests, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid s
  
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• Suspect in Anaheim hit-and-run still at large

  26-06-2017 04:00 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Police are seeking the public’s help in a hit-and-run crash that occurred early Sunday, June 25, and left a man in critical condition.
  The Anaheim Police Department received a call on the incident at Beach Boulevard and Orange Avenue around 3 a.m., Sgt. Brian Paqua said. The male victim was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center and remained in critical condition later Sunday morning.
  As of Sunday afternoon, the driver, reportedly in a dark-colored sedan, remained outstand
  
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• Remy Ma beats Nicki Minaj at BET Awards; ’90s R&B shines

  26-06-2017 03:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By MESFIN FEKADU
  Remy Ma has ended rival Nicki Minaj’s seven-year winning streak at the 2017 BET Awards, a show highlighted by ’90s R&B and groups popular in that decade, as well as five wins for Beyonce.
  Ma, who was released from prison in 2014, won best female hip hop artist Sunday in Los Angeles, an award Minaj has won since 2010. Ma last won the prize in 2005, and was sentenced to prison three years later after she shot a former friend after accusing her of theft.
  “I wa
  
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• The Shins, Fitz and the Tantrums among Sunday’s musical highlights at Arroyo Seco Weekend

  26-06-2017 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  From David Lindley to Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, these are some of the notable performances from Sunday
  
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• Musical highlights from Sunday at Arroyo Seco Weekend

  26-06-2017 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  From David Lindley to Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, these are some of the bright performances from Sunday
  
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• Disneyland's first colour map fetches A 556,000 at auction

  26-06-2017 03:12
  The original colour map of Disneyland, used by Walt Disney to win funding for his first theme park, has been sold for more than half a million pounds. The 1953 artefact became the most lucrative Disneyland map when it went under the hammer for 708,000 dollars in Los Angeles on Sunday, according to the auctioneers.
  
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• Air bag maker Takata files for bankruptcy in Japan, U.S.

  26-06-2017 03:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By TOM KRISHER and MARCY GORDON
  Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of faulty air bag inflators that are linked to the death of at least 16 people.
  The company announced the expected action Monday morning Tokyo time. Takata confirmed that most of its assets will be bought by rival Key Safety Systems, based in suburban Detroit. Key will pay about $1.6 billion (175 billion
  
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• 2017 BET Awards – Red Carpet Arrivals

  26-06-2017 02:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The stars hit the red carpet at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. Check back for more photos
  Cardi B arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Jada Pinkett Smith arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Blac Chyna arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sun
  
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• Dodgers score wild victory over Colorado Rockies, winning streak reaches 10

  26-06-2017 02:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Austin Barnes fields a ball hit by Colorado Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Blackmon was out at first. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ORG XMIT: LAD101Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ORG XMIT: LAD103Los Angeles Dodgers startin
  
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• 9 dead, 28 missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia

  26-06-2017 01:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By LUIS BENAVIDES
  GUATAPE, Colombia  — Nine people were dead and 28 missing after a tourist ferry packed with around 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said.
  A major rescue effort involving Colombia’s air force and firefighters from nearby cities was looking for survivors at the Guatape reservoir where the four-story El Almirante boat sank. As it went down, a flotilla of recreational boats and jet
  
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• Man catches teen falling from N.Y. amusement park ride: ‘It’s OK to let go’

  26-06-2017 01:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN LONG
  NEW YORK — Matthew Howard Sr. was just leaving a New York amusement park Saturday evening with his family when he heard someone screaming for help.He looked up to see a young girl dangling about 25 feet off the ground from a slow-moving gondola ride. Her little brother sat next to her in the green two-person pod, crying hysterically, saying he couldn’t hold on.
  Howard, 47, and his 21-year-old daughter, Leeann Winchell, positioned themselves under the girl as the ride
  
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• ‘My chest was shaking’: SpaceX launches second rocket in 48 hours

  26-06-2017 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE >> Hundreds of rocket fans gathered to watch SpaceX launch the second installment of Iridium’s next-generation global satellite network around this sprawling U.S. Air Force base in Lompoc.
  The fourth-ever West Coast launch for the Hawthorne rocket maker blasted off on time, despite heavy fog and strong winds. It was the company’s 36th successful launch.
  Carter McBride, 12, came from Arizona with his family to watch his first launch.
  “It looked li
  
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• Muslims across Southern California mark the end of Ramadan with prayers, celebrations and food

  26-06-2017 01:06
  Muslims gathered Sunday to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers organized by the Middle Ground Muslim Center in Claremont. Eid al-Fitr is the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan.
  
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• On deck: Dodgers vs. Angels, 7 p.m., Fox Sports West, SNLA, Rich Hill vs. Ricky Nolasco

  26-06-2017 00:27 via ocregister.com
  
  ANGELS at DODGERS
  When: 7 p.m. TV: Fox Sports West
  Where: Dodger Stadium
  THE PITCHERS
  ANGELS RHP RICKY NOLASCO (2-9, 5.23)
  vs. Dodgers: 1-2, 6.67
  At Dodger Stadium: 4-3, 3.80
  Hates to face: None
  Loves to face: None
  DODGERS LHP RICH HILL (4-3, 3.73)
  vs. Angels: 0-0, 6.23 ERA
  At Dodger Stadium: 5-3, 2.20 ERA
  Hates to face: Yunel Escobar, 3 for 10 (.300), RBI
  Loves to face: Cliff Pennington, 0 for 2, strikeout
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  Tuesday — Angels RHP Jesse Chavez (5-7, 5.15) vs. Dodgers RHP Kenta
  
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