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• Here is the date and location of the Yorba Linda/Placentia Relay for Life

  26-07-2017 23:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The American Cancer Society’s 15th annual Relay for Life of Yorba Linda/Placentia is set for Aug. 4 and 5.
  Teams of walkers will circle a track at Yorba Linda Middle School that Friday and Saturday to honor cancer survivors, educate participants about healthy lifestyles and raise funds for cancer research.
  Yorba Linda Mayor Peggy Huang will share her breast-cancer survivor story at the opening ceremony before she and other survivors make the first lap around the school’s track. A lum
  
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• Governor hopeful Villaraigosa offers vision for improving California

  26-07-2017 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Gubernatorial candidate and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks during the breakfast meeting of OC Forum at the Oak Creek Golf Club in Irvine on Wednesday morning, July 26, 2017. (Photo by Mark Rightmire,Orange County Register/SCNG)Gubernatorial candidate and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, speaks with Wylie Aiken at the breakfast meeting of OC Forum at the Oak Creek Golf Club in Irvine on Wednesday morning, July 26, 2017. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange Co
  
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• Here’s what man’s best friends, and their owners, looked like as they strolled Kraemer Park at Placentia’s Bark Walk

  26-07-2017 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Dogs got a chance to shine at Placentia’s second annual Bark Walk at Kraemer Park.
  About 30 furry, four-legged pets and their owners participated in the parade on Saturday, July 22. The event included giveaways, vendors and awards for the best trick, best costume and owner/dog look alike.
  Residents walk with their four-legged companions in the costume parade around Kraemer Park during Placentia’s second annual Bark Walk on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contrib
  
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• Actor Jason Bateman honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

  26-07-2017 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Jason Bateman was honored with the 2,616th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Bateman’s star was dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Hudson Apartments. At 48, Bateman began his acting career in childhood on “Little House on the Prairie” and “Silver Spoons,” and is perhaps best known as a member of the flakey Bluth family on the cult comedy “Arrested Development.”
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• Health care vote: Senate rejects repeal without replace

  26-07-2017 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By THOMAS KAPLAN and EILEEN SULLIVAN
  The Senate on Wednesday rejected a measure that would have repealed major parts of the Affordable Care Act but would not have provided a replacement, signaling that the “clean repeal” bill that conservatives have embraced cannot get through Congress.
  Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wh
  
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• $10 million in mental health grants announced for Southern California to help teens, homeless, and families

  26-07-2017 22:31 via ocregister.com
  Providence St. Joseph Health announced $10 million in mental health funding on Wednesday, July 26, for California teens, expectant mothers and homeless patients, the first installment of a $30 million commitment over three years.
  About $5.7 million will be spent in Southern California, including: $1.7 million for an outpatient center to address psychiatric emergencies at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in San Pedro; $1.7 million to St. Joseph Hoag Health to help new mothers and
  
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• Former La Habra teacher accused of indecency with student in Illinois pleads not guilty

  26-07-2017 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  A retired La Habra High School teacher pleaded not guilty Wednesday in an Illinois courtroom to one misdemeanor charge of indecency, dating back more than 30 years to when he taught in a Chicago-area junior high.
  Charles T. Ritz III was ordered back to court Aug. 30. on the charge involving at least one student at Lake Bluff Junior High in the mid-1980s.
  Ritz, 66, also is under investigation by La Habra police, which has been interviewing his former students at La Habra High School. Ritz was for
  
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• U.S. Open of Surfing: Hurricane Hilary pumps up for surfers, puts lifeguards and beachgoers on alert

  26-07-2017 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A surfer strikes an interesting pose as waves pound the shore in Newport Beach near 18th street during a hurricane swell in 2014. (Mindy Schauer/SCNG)Plenty of surfers and spectators were on hand for big waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach during a hurricane swell in 2014. (File photo)A surfer drops into one of the large waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach in 2014 during a hurricane swell. (File photo)A surfer near 18th Street in Newport Beach ducks inside a wave as a swell rolled into Orange Co
  
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• Junior Olympics water polo photos: Who captured the gold?

  26-07-2017 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Top photographs from the finals of the Junior Olympics water polo tournament Tuesday, July 26 in Irvine:
  Vanguard defeated Santa Barbara Premier, 14-7, to capture the 18-and-under boys title at the Junior Olympics in Irvine on Tuesday.Orange County’s Vanguard and Santa Barbara Premier line up for the national anthem before the 18-and-under boys final at the Junior Olympics on Tuesday in Irvine.Vanguard’s boys play a tight press defense against Santa Barbara Premier during the 18-and-
  
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• In Costa Mesa, ‘Dinner’ serves up changes imposed by marriage, friendships and life

  26-07-2017 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  While having best friend Beth (Jordana Oberman, right) over for dinner, married foodies Gabe (Peter Hilton) and Karen (Michelle D. Pedersen) are shocked to learn that she and husband Tom are splitting up. (Photo by Kerrin Serna)In their bedroom late at night, Beth (Jordana Oberman) and Tom (Angel Correa) have a bitter argument in Costa Mesa Playhouse’s revival of the 1998 Donald Margulies drama. (Photo by Kerrin Serna)A key flashback scene reveals how newlyweds Gabe and Karen (Peter Hilton
  
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• Photos: Finding Dory closes out Brea Family Film Series for the summer

  26-07-2017 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not the end of summer, but it was the final movie at Arovista Park Amphitheater for the season.
  Vivian Yang, 6, and Celia Zhou, 4, holding popcorn, together before the start of the movie “Finding Dory” during the city of Brea’s Family Film series held at Arovista Park Amphitheater on Friday, July 21,2017. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)Wesley Parkin and his son Ollie, 19 months, watch the movie “Finding Dory” together during the city o
  
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• Are smartphones becoming a problem at theme parks like Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm?

  26-07-2017 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  California has banned texting while driving on the state’s roads. Is it time for Disneyland and local theme parks to ban texting while walking, too?
  As much as fans like to complain about strollers, people whose gaze is focused on the screen in their hands instead of the pathway ahead of them are responsible for clogging a lot of the foot traffic around the parks, too. And with Disney introducing its new MaxPass system, allowing people to manage Fastpass ride reservations with their cell p
  
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• Film Guide for the week of July 23

  26-07-2017 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Film guide for box-office releases and ongoing movies
  From news services
  NEW THIS WEEK
  ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’: (PG) (for thematic elements and some troubling images)  A decade after “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change into the heart of popular culture, this follow-up shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. (The Associated Press) 1 hour, 39 minutes. Grade:*/*/*
  ‘Atomic Blonde’: (R) (for sequences of strong viol
  
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• Man arrested in connection with leaving suspicious suitcase, threats in Fullerton

  26-07-2017 21:13 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON – Traffic was diverted for about two hours and a California Department of Motor Vehicles office was evacuated Wednesday, July 26, after a suspicious suitcase was left on Euclid Street and a threat against police was spray-painted on a nearby building.
  Officers arrested David Michael Gregory, a 58-year-old transient, on suspicion of
  David Michael Gregorymaking criminal threats and a false bomb report, said Fullerton Sgt. Jon Radus.
  Around 7:45 a.m., police received a rep
  
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• California teen charged in fatal crash recorded on Instagram

  26-07-2017 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By SCOTT SMITH
  FRESNO, Calif.  — Prosecutors charged a teenage driver Wednesday with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other counts after she lost control of her car while livestreaming on Instagram and recorded a crash that killed her younger sister.
  The behavior of 18-year-old Obdulia Sanchez captured by the video was “disturbing and shocking,” Merced County Chief Deputy District Attorney Harold Nutt said in a statement.
  He did not elaborate, but the footage s
  
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• Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones' Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits

  26-07-2017 20:52
  Musicians Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones perform onstage during the Rolling Stones '50 & Counting' tour at Honda Center on May 15, 2013 in Anaheim, Calif. In honor of the Rolling Stones frontman's special day , Billboard takes a look at his biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , both with the Stones and as a solo artist.
  
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• Fed leaves rates alone but moves closer to selling off bonds

  26-07-2017 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged at a time when inflation remains persistently low. But it signaled Wednesday that it’s edging closer to gradually shrinking its bond holdings, a step that would likely boost long-term borrowing rates including mortgages.
  The Fed noted Wednesday in a statement that inflation has stayed undesirably low even though the job market keeps strengthening, with the unemployment rate just 4.4 percent. Normally, solid hiring drives up wag
  
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• Canyons celebrate grand opening of new library at old Silverado school site

  26-07-2017 20:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Fire cadets raise flags during a ceremony for the opening of the Library of the Canyons at Silverado Gateway in Silverado, California, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The site of the former Silverado Elementary School was converted to a library future phases of Gateway will include facilities for outdoor public events, gatherings and environmental education. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)Students from the Silverado Children’s Center watch a ceremony for the opening of th
  
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• Leisure World to recognize MLK Day after earlier failed attempts

  26-07-2017 20:41 via ocregister.com
  SEAL BEACH — Fred Fenton received a bomb threat after marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Ala., in March of 1965.
  Just a couple of weeks earlier, Donald Koepke wondered if anyone would shoot at him as he took a 24-hour bus ride from Maywood, Ill., to Selma, Ala., to hear King speak.
  So, the Leisure World board of directors’ 12-4 vote on Tuesday, July 25, to observe MLK Day was special for both residents.
  “Leisure World is … living up to our creed
  
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• Novak Djokovic will miss U.S. Open with elbow injury

  26-07-2017 20:24 via ocregister.com
  
  For more than a year, Novak Djokovic’s right elbow hurt when he hit serves or forehands. The pain kept getting worse, and now he’s going to give his arm a chance to heal by sitting out the rest of 2017.
  Djokovic will miss the U.S. Open, ending his streak of participating in 51 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, and aims to return to the ATP tour in January. He made the announcement Wednesday exactly a year to the day after Roger Federer said he would be sidelined for the second half
  
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• Here’s the real story behind the face painter at the OC Fair

  26-07-2017 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Jody Williams, right, paints eight-year-old Sarah Lenhart’s face at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 21, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)Sarah Lenhart, 8, of Temecula gets a sea turtle painted on her face by Jody Williams at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 21, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)Jody Williams at the booth in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 21, 2017, where she offers facepainting to visitors at the OC Fair. (
  
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• Cheerleading meets high-flying gymnastics at Orange County cheer squad camp

  26-07-2017 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Five-foot-zero and 92 pounds, Emily Vazquez flips upside-down, is scooped up by three teammates and is suddenly upright four feet in the air while supported by nothing but human hands.
  In the world of cheer squad — think gymnastics combined with old-fashioned cheering — it’s no wonder the 17-year-old is is called a flyer.
  The Vanguard All Stars demonstrate a dance routine during a cheer camp at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa on Friday, July 21, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley
  
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• Orange County inmates took video of their own jailbreak

  26-07-2017 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  A newly-released video shot with a contraband cell phone shows the brazen escape by three inmates from the Orange County Jail last year, including photos of the men during their time on the run.
  The video was released by KNBC-TV, which said an attorney connected to the case provided the video.
  Hossein Nayeri, 38, Bac Duong, 44, and Jonathan Tieu, 21, sparked a nationwide manhunt last year after the trio cut and crawled through wall vents and rappelled off a roof using a rope, authorities ha
  
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• 4 suspected burglars arrested by Orange County deputies

  26-07-2017 19:21 via ocregister.com
  Orange County deputies arrested four suspected burglars in a pair of incidents Tuesday, July 25 and Wednesday, July 26, authorities said.
  Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy pulled over a 2004 Pontiac that was traveling suspiciously through a commercial area near the intersection of Del Obispo Street and Forster Road in San Juan Capistrano, said Lt. Steve Gil of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  A large amount of stolen property, including credit cards and other items believed to have be
  
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• El Toro High graduate Jake Jackson passionate about faith, baseball

  26-07-2017 19:13 via ocregister.com
  
  During his senior season pitching for El Toro, Jake Jackson accomplished all that can be accomplished, both individually and as part of his team.
  The 6-foot-1, 190-pound right-hander went 12-1 – his only defeat was a 1-0 loss to Aliso Niguel – with a 0.61 ERA.
  Jackson, 18, capped the season by tossing a three-hit shutout in the Chargers’ 4-0 win over Corona in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship game at Dodger Stadium on June 2.
  He garnered CIF-SS Division 1 Player
  
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• Teaching through technology: Apps and websites for tutoring

  26-07-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  TutorNerds.com mockupTutorNerds.com: Orange County has a local tutoring site, so you can be sure that your educator is in the same time zone when using TutorNerds.com. The site teaches according to a student’s goals and learning style, so it’s not a one-size-fits-all program. Tutors are available seven days a week, which keeps things convenient for those with hectic schedules. This site will hand-select your child’s tutor based on skill level and needs. Rates vary. tutornerds.c
  
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• How Trout’s homer found a 17-year-old who traveled alone from Hong Kong to watch 23 Angels games

  26-07-2017 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The kid from Hong Kong travels across America alone, scarfing fast food, hopping cheap flights and seeing as much Angels baseball as possible.
  He’s 17, and since July 13 he’s been a Pacific Ocean away from home. Sometimes, things get weird, like the time he was walking out of McDonald’s in Anaheim and a man approached him. “Got any weed?” the man asked. “No,” he said.
  He’s in Cleveland with the Angels this week, staying at the Radisson Hotel across
  
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• Rep. Scalise discharged from hospital weeks after shooting, beginning rehabilitation

  26-07-2017 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dana Hedgpeth
  Rep. Steve Scalise, who was wounded six weeks ago when a man opened fire at a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, was discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
  MedStar Washington said on Wednesday the House majority whip was discharged a day earlier and will begin intensive inpatient rehabilitation.” The hospital also said in a brief statement that he is “in good spirits and is looking forward to his return to work once he completes rehabilitatio
  
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• Keep your pets cool this summer

  26-07-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  As temperatures rise, it’s important to remember that our pets don’t have the same ability to put on shorts and a tank top when the going gets hot as we do. Our dogs can overheat quickly in warm temperatures, and heat stroke can be fatal.
  Holistic veterinarian Dr. Kathy Wentworth, who owns PetPoint Medical Center & Resort in Irvine, says heat stroke symptoms will typically begin with excessive panting as dogs attempt to cool themselves down.
  They can have difficulty breathing, br
  
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• Irvine to hire safety consultant to evaluate 15-story hotel, office project near John Wayne Airport

  26-07-2017 17:52 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — The City Council once again postponed its decision on whether a mixed-use project with 15-story buildings across the street from the John Wayne Airport can move forward.
  The council on Tuesday, July 25, directed staff to hire the city’s own consultant to evaluate the air traffic safety of The Landmark project. The council is expected to receive the aviation expert’s report by the Sept. 12 meeting to help make a decision.
  “If it wasn’t for the airport issue,
  
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• USC picked to win Pac-12 title in preseason media poll; UCLA third in South Division

  26-07-2017 17:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC is officially the preseason favorite in the Pac-12.
  The Trojans were picked to win the conference, according to the annual media poll released Wednesday.
  Of the 52 media members surveyed, the Trojans received 28 votes to win the league outright in the conference title game.
  Related Articles Before Pac-12 media days, the ‘skywriters tour’ prevailedWashington, the defending conference championship and coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff, rec
  
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• Live updates from Pac-12 Media Days 2017

  26-07-2017 17:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Pac-12 Media Days is underway! #GoCougs#Pac12FBhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFrHi2rXYAAYrjw.jpgLarry Scott celebrating the Pac-12's 501 NCAA championships to kick off Pac-12 Media Days. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFrHOheW0AIBRsj.jpg501 NCAA team championships are what makes us the Conference of Champions. #FirstTo500https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFrGjmSWAAAfzjF.jpgHear from the man in charge
  Coach Wilcox goes live on @Pac12Networkat 10:42am #Pac12FBhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFrDV1OXoAIGouw.jpg#P
  
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• President Trump has banned transgenders from joining the military, and some people are not happy about it

  26-07-2017 17:14 via ocregister.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced a major policy change this morning via three tweets. And some users were not happy about the decision.After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow……
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
  ….Transgender individuals toserve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming…..
  — Do
  
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• Best practices for car-seat safety

  26-07-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The first months of a baby’s life are often measured in firsts: first smile, first wave, first steps, first words. Another first is turning the car seat from rear-facing to front-facing. For many years, the loosely accepted standard for doing so was on or just after baby’s first birthday.
  However, the American Academy of Pediatrics in the last several years has dropped that as a minimum age, updating its guidelines to recommend that babies remain in rear-facing safety seats in the ba
  
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• Residents on edge after mountain lion spotted in Tustin

  26-07-2017 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  TUSTIN Residents have recently reported seeing a mountain lion in the area of Redhill Avenue,  and Mitchell Avenue, according to Tustin officials.
  The cougar is believed to be a juvenile and was reportedly caught on security cameras roaming in front of the Stater Brothers grocery store on Redhill Avenue.
  The state Department of Fish & Game believes there is no public safety issue, Tustin officials said on the city’s Facebook page.  Anyone who spots a mountain lion is ask
  
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• CAMX 2017 preview: Textile Products

  26-07-2017 16:01
  Textile Products Inc. is a specialty composite textile manufacturer, dedicated to the development and production of custom fabrics. Textile Products Inc. is a specialty composite textile manufacturer, dedicated to the development and production of custom fabrics.
  
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• Are Flip or Flop’s Tarek and Christina getting divorced or not? The court wants to know

  26-07-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Tarek and Christina El Moussa’s divorce could be tossed out if the case, filed in January, doesn’t get rolling, according to a notice from the court.
  Since Tarek El Moussa filed for divorce and spousal support, the case file has sat empty, with no response from Christina El Moussa or other documents, the court file shows.
  There’s only procedural paperwork, including a statement from a law firm representative saying Christina was served seven months ago.
  “Substantial time
  
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• Trump to bar transgender individuals from armed forces

  26-07-2017 15:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By CATHERINE LUCEY
   
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military “in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.”
  Trump’s announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military.
  The president tweeted that after consulting with “Generals and military experts,” the government “will not accept or allow Transg
  
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• 8 Orange County restaurant closures include 2 eateries at Tustin District, a bankrupt wine bar, and UCI pub

  26-07-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Anthill Pub at UC Irvine is closing and reopening under new operators. (Courtesy Anthill Pub)The Anthill Pub at UC Irvine is closing and reopening under new operators. (Courtesy Anthill Pub)The Bluewater Grill opened at The District in early 2008, several months after the lifestyle center opened. Co-founder Jim Ulcickas modeled the restaurant after their Newport Beach and Redondo Beach eateries. The menu for the restaurant changes daily based on the fresh fish available. (Register file photo
  
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• Brian Setzer reflects on 25 years of the Brian Setzer Orchestra as it prepares to celebrate its anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl

  26-07-2017 14:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Back in 1992,  the Brian Setzer Orchestra made its live debut at the 500-capacity Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Setzer can’t recall the exact date, but he does remember exactly how many people were in the audience.
  “We had 30 people show up,” he said with a laugh during a recent phone interview. “There were almost as many people in the band as there were at the show. I’ll never forget that.”
  The 58-year-old songwriter, vocalist, guit
  
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• Fires force evacuation of 12,000 in 3 French Riviera towns

  26-07-2017 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By CLAUDE PARIS
  BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France — French authorities ordered the evacuation of up to 12,000 people around a picturesque hilltop town in the southern Cote d’Azur region as fires hopscotched around the Mediterranean coast for a third day Wednesday.
  A raging wildfire began late Tuesday in the dry Mediterranean forests around La Londe-Les-Maures before being pushed by the southern Mistral winds to Bormes, a tourist magnet with houses clustered on a hill surrounded by dense for
  
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• Who are the homeless living in the shadow of the Big A? Here are 11 stories

  26-07-2017 08:06 via ocregister.com
  
  A luxury car drives past Angel Mayfield’s tent in the Santa Ana River homeless encampment. The driver shouts out his window: “Get a (expletive) (expletive) job you (expletive) pig!”
  Mayfield has a job. In fact, she has two.
  The residents in the camp next to Angel Stadium call their neighborhood “River View Village.”
  We spent a week talking to people who live along the Santa Ana River trail. Like any neighborhood, the people are diverse but most share a common g
  
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• Woman dies after her car hits tree in Newport Beach

  26-07-2017 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A person was killed after a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a tree on Pacific View Drive and San Miguel Drive around 8:50 p.m. in Newport Beach on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Warn, Contributing Photographer)A person was killed after a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a tree on Pacific View Drive and San Miguel Drive around 8:50 p.m. in Newport Beach on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Warn, Contributing Photographer)A person was kille
  
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• Dodgers take their time extending latest win streak to four with 6-2 defeat of Twins

  26-07-2017 07:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Never have so many waited so long to watch Ehire Adrianza play baseball.
  With no heroics necessary – but a deep supply of patience required – the Dodgers extended their latest winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in a game that did nothing to dissuade anyone from believing baseball has a problem with (to use Commissioner Rob Manfred’s phrase) pace and action.
  Over their past 50 games, the Dodgers have been
  
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• Santa Ana police say man suspected in car crash ran from officers with a baby in his arms

  26-07-2017 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Police are investigating after a car crash Tuesday night sparked a chase, with a man reportedly running from officers and jumping several fences with a baby in his arms before he abandoned the baby and hid in a house.
  A police K9 found the man, whose name and age were not given, and he was taken into custody, according to Santa Ana Police Department Cmdr. Matt Sorenson.
  Police were called a car crash at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at the intersection of Bris
  
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• Candace Parker’s strong first half helps Sparks top Storm

  26-07-2017 07:04 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Candace Parker scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half, Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and the Sparks beat the Seattle Storm, 68-60, on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
  Ogwumike hit a baseline jumper at the end of the shot clock to extend the Sparks’ lead to 65-54 with 2:06 left and Seattle didn’t get closer than seven points the rest of the way.
  Jantel Lavender added 14 points for the Sparks (15-6).
  The defending WNBA champion Sparks started t
  
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• Where to eat near the OC Fair when you don’t want to eat carnival food

  26-07-2017 07:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For many people, the entire reason for going to the county fair every summer is to eat wildly ridiculous foods like deep-fried butter, foot-long corndogs crusted with artificially flavored Cheetohs and gut-busting chile relleno-pretzel cheeseburgers that require hazmat showers afterward.
  And to those people, taste is irrelevant. It’s the thrill that counts. So this story is not for them. This story is for the rest of us, a slim minority of people who enjoy going to the fair but don&rs
  
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• Westminster man who impersonated police officer pleads guilty to rape, gets 24 years

  26-07-2017 06:25 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON — A security guard who pretended to be a police officer so he could rape a prostitute while recording the attack pleaded guilty today and was immediately sentenced to more than 24 years in prison, according to court records.
  Raul Antonio Ramos, 28, of Westminster, could have faced up to 50 years to life in prison if convicted at trial, prosecutors said previously.
  Ramos pleaded guilty to rape, rape by threat to arrest and deport, forcible oral copulation, and falsely representing
  
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• Times continue to fall in fifth week of Irvine Swim League season

  26-07-2017 06:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Carolyn Nugyen of Woodbury competes in an Irvine Swim League meet. Photo courtesy Lisa HuSabrine Salvucci of the South Irvine Dolphins competes in an Irvine Swim League meet. Photo courtesy Mike EwingDavid Woo of Woodbury competes in an Irvine Swim League meet. Photo courtesy Lisa HuGabriel Chen of Woodbury competes in an Irvine Swim League meet. Photo courtesy Lisa ChenNya Long of Portola Springs competes in an Irvine Swim League meet. Photo courtesy Chris BanksNorthpark’s Carson Eich com
  
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• Whicker: Dodgers need to think of the future — i.e., October

  26-07-2017 05:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Maybe you’ve heard that the Dodgers had the best National League record after 100 games (69-31) since the 1970 Reds (70-30).
  Or that the 2001 Mariners were 72-28 at the same century mark.
  The Dodgers hope that’s all they have in common.
  The Reds did not win the World Series, losing in five to Baltimore.
  The Mariners didn’t even make the World Series after 116 regular-season wins. They lost the ALCS to the Yankees, also in five.
  Seattle’s rotation was fine during the grind
  
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