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• Catch an evening of one-act plays at Cabrillo Playhouse in San Clemente

  31-07-2017 23:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cabrillo Playhouse in San Clemente will present “An Evening of 3 One Acts” on  Aug. 4-6 and Aug. 11-13.
  Among the three one-act plays to be performed is “Drive In” by Richard Hellesen. The winner of Cal State Fullerton’s one-act play contest is about three carloads of young adults at an outdoor theater.
  “Act Three, Scene Five” by Terry Ortwein finds students rehearsing a scene from “Romeo and Juliet.” Things do not go well as off-sta
  
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• Small businesswomen make big leaps in building success

  31-07-2017 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  As investors moved from booth to booth, young businesswomen passed out samples, describing the benefits of their products and following up with handmade business cards.
  The entrepreneurs, ages 8 to 11, made their pitches to real professionals visiting their City of Boom Chicken Soup, a mock society created as part of a crash course in leadership and entrepreneurship held for local elementary school students by Girls Inc. of Orange County.
  Sofia Orozco, 11, of La Mirada sells her wares to St
  
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• Demise of the taxi: Orange County cities fund programs as cab industry struggles to compete with Uber, Lyft

  31-07-2017 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The ailing taxi industry in Orange County will limp along another year thanks to money cities will pay to support the watchdog agency that regulates it.
  The meteoric rise of Uber and Lyft has decimated the number of taxicabs in Orange County so substantially that city managers are considering cuts to long-held safety reviews for taxis as the budget runs on empty.
  The news is the latest warning that the death of the traditional taxi might be imminent if something doesn’t change soon. There
  
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• Dodgers acquire Yu Darvish from Rangers for three prospects

  31-07-2017 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  At 12:50 p.m. Pacific Time Monday, Yu Darvish took a selfie and posted it to his Twitter account. In the background was his locker in the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse. The implication: Darvish was still under contract to the Rangers. Ten minutes later, he was not.
  The Dodgers pulled a last-minute blockbuster to acquire Darvish, a four-time all-star pitcher, in exchange for a package of three prospects headlined by Triple-A second baseman Willie Calhoun. They also acquired two left-handed relie
  
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• Angels deal veteran reliever David Hernandez for minor league pitcher

  31-07-2017 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels traded reliever David Hernandez to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a minor league pitcher on Monday, completing the deal minutes before the 1 p.m. PT deadline.
  Luis Madero, a 20-year-old right-hander who has not yet pitched in a full season league, is coming back to the Angels. He was not listed among Arizona’s top 30 prospects by MLB.com.
  Bud Norris and Yusmeiro Petit, the other Angels relievers who are on expiring contracts the season, were still with the club as the deadline pas
  
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• Watch this 500-pound mako shark, flip, spin, jump out of water off Dana Point

  31-07-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT  A local family out for a three-quarter day of fishing Sunday, July 30 had some reel fun and the time of their lives.
  The group of 10 were aboard the San Mateo, a private fishing charter from Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching looking for yellow fin and dorado about 18 miles out from Dana Point harbor when a 500-pound mako shark took the line.“The shark swam by the side of the boat and took the live mackerel bait,” said Capt. Bo Daniel. “It took off scre
  
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• Melamine, touted for its durability and versatility, is making a comeback

  31-07-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  A table set for an afternoon brunch using melamine dishware at the Graber Olive House in Ontario. Melamine is a hard plastic, an organic industrial compound created by combining melamine resin with strengthening materials. (Photo by James Carbone for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)Is it real (fine china) or melamine? Many of today’s melamine pieces mirror their ceramic/marble/china counterparts, making it difficult to tell the difference by sight alone. (Courtesy photo Pier 1 Imports
  
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• 500-pound mako shark does air spins, wows Dana Point family on fishing trip

  31-07-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT  A local family out for a three-quarter day of fishing Sunday, July 30 had some reel fun and the time of their lives.
  The group of 10 were aboard the San Mateo, a private fishing charter from Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching looking for yellow fin and dorado about 18 miles out from Dana Point harbor when a 500-pound mako shark took the line.“The shark swam by the side of the boat and took the live mackerel bait,” said Capt. Bo Daniel. “It took off scre
  
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• HBO hacked: Was ‘Game of Thrones’ script taken?

  31-07-2017 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  HBO became the latest Hollywood entertainment company to fall victim to a major cyber attack as hackers reportedly gained access to episodes of a number shows, along with a “Game of Thrones” script.
  The premium cable network on Monday confirmed the attack in a statement:
  “HBO recently experienced a cyber incident, which resulted in the compromise of proprietary information. We immediately began investigating the incident and are working with law enforcement and outside cybersec
  
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• Tyron Woodley on Joe Rogan's Disparaging Stats after UFC 214 Victory

  31-07-2017 21:34
  That wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement for the bout, which drew a chorus of boos from the crowd at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
  
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• Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio convicted of crime for ignoring judge’s order

  31-07-2017 21:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACQUES BILLEAUD
  PHOENIX — Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of a criminal charge Monday for refusing to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking a final rebuke for a politician who once drew strong popularity from such crackdowns but was ultimately booted from office as voters became frustrated over his headline-grabbing tactics and deepening legal troubles.
  The federal judge’s verdict represents a victory for critics who voiced anger over Arpaio’s unusu
  
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• Man, woman accused of having stolen laser hair-removal machines in Laguna Niguel, illegally practicing medicine

  31-07-2017 21:14 via ocregister.com
  A man and a woman face more than three years in prison if convicted on suspicion of illegally practicing medicine and having three stolen hair-removal laser machines at their Laguna Niguel business.
  They are scheduled to appear in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
  Matthew Finnes, 32, of Laguna Niguel and Snezhana Semenov, 29, of Dana Point have been charged with receiving stolen property and the unauthorized practice of medicine, the Orange County District Attor
  
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• OC Fair’s 3,000-pound ox fuels a retiree’s passion for working with animals

  31-07-2017 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Eleazar Burgara talks a selfie of himself and Patches the Ox. The OC Fair’s oxen demonstration took place in the livestock are of the fair in Costa Mesa, CA on Friday, July 28, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Geoff Malone, a member of the oxen team, leads Patches onto the fairground. The OC Fair’s oxen demonstration took place in the livestock are of the fair in Costa Mesa, CA on Friday, July 28, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Fair
  
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• Alternative parking available as ground breaks on long-awaited Old Towne Orange parking structure

  31-07-2017 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Chapman University is offering two alternatives for parking near Old Towne during the construction of a 611-space parking structure near the Metrolink station.
  The public parking lot at Lemon Street and Chapman Avenue, which the new structure will replace, closed last week with the start of the construction. That would leave the transit station and businesses around the plaza area with 172 fewer spaces for visitors.
  Chapman is letting drivers for free and without permits use its nearby surface p
  
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• Scaramucci out of White House job as John Kelly takes charge

  31-07-2017 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By CATHERINE LUCEY
  WASHINGTON — Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director after just 11 days on the job — and just hours after President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly, was sworn into office.
  Hoping to turn the page on a tumultuous opening chapter to his presidency, Trump had insisted earlier Monday that there was “no chaos” in his White House as he swore in the retired Marine general as second chief of staff.
  Not long after, Sc
  
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• Thousands raise funds for cancer research in Lake Forest

  31-07-2017 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Ricky Torres of Santa Ana carries a banner with photos of loved ones and a list of things that cancer can’t do: Òcripple love, conquer the spirit, kill friendship, stifle laughter, invade the soul, shatter hope, silence courage, steal humor or erase memories,Ó while walking in the 24-hour Relay For Life event in Lake Forest on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing PhotographerCancer survivors, their caregivers, and other loved ones and supporters walk
  
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• Santa Margarita Little Leaguers capture SoCal championship

  31-07-2017 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Members of the Santa Margarita National All-Stars celebrate after defeating Eastlake, 10-8, to win the Southern California Divisional<br />Tournament in Long Beach Sunday, July 30. Photo Courtesy of Lou Ponsi.LONG BEACH The Santa Margarita National All-Star team had their mettle tested numerous times during the Southern California Divisional Little League Tournament.
  And on every occasion, Santa Margarita met the challenge.
  It all paid off as Santa Margarita defeated Eastlake, 10-8, Sunday
  
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• Los Angeles agrees to host 2028 Olympics; 2024 to Paris

  31-07-2017 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  BY SCOTT M. REID
  STAFF WRITER
  Los Angeles will  host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of a deal in which Paris will hold the 2024 Games, according to sources familiar with negotiations between the city and the International Olympic Committee.
  An agreement between Los Angeles and the IOC come less than a month after the IOC voted unanimously to award two Games in one year for the first time since 1921.
  The agreement will be formally announced by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti,
  
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• 2 Corona del Mar homes owned by Irvine family heirs sell for $55 million

  31-07-2017 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Two blufftop homes in Corona del Mar owned by Irvine family heirs have sold for a combined $55 million.
  The houses, including an iconic blue house built in the 1930s, have sweeping views of Newport Harbor and the Pacific Ocean.
  The listing agent for the homes was Rob Giem of Compass. The buyers were represented by Kim Walker of Surterre Properties.
  Both agents on Monday declined to discuss the sale, and Walker said she was not permitted to identify the buyers.
  The homes had been owned for many y
  
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• Kenny Rogers says farewell with a night of nostalgia in Costa Mesa

  31-07-2017 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Kenny Rogers brought his farewell tour, The Gambler’s Last Deal, to the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa on Sunday night, July 30, celebrating his impressive 60-year legacy via a parade of well-known hits and personal favorites.
  Backed by his long-time, six-member band and joined during the performance of key duets by singer Linda Davis, Rogers’ 95-minute performance included more than two dozen songs and almost as many stories and good-humored asides that added
  
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• Santa Ana to consider accepting 173 additional inmates at struggling city jail

  31-07-2017 19:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Renovations planned at a Los Angeles detention center have prompted a proposal going before the Santa Ana City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 1, to house an additional 173 inmates for two years at Santa Ana Jail – a transfer that could aid the facility, which is operating at a loss, while a reuse study is completed.
  If approved, the transfer would nearly double the population at the 512-bed jail. As of Monday morning, the facility housed 200 inmates, Jail Administrator Christin
  
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• Orange County jobs: 7 industries not hiring like they used to

  31-07-2017 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County bosses have clearly put the brakes on hiring in the first half of 2017.
  Job growth has slowed to a pace not seen since the Great Recession ended. But we are still talking growth, just less of it.
  In June, local employers had 1.59 million workers, and while that is up 19,000 in a year, it’s well below the 36,150 yearly hiring pace of the previous four years.
  But I dug deeper into what I’ll call “hiring momentum” — this gap between the hiring pace of the
  
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• New ways to learn

  31-07-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Students at Anneliese Schools, from left, Chloe Bein and Ruby Danner, both 9, watch as third grade teacher Claudia Herms demonstrates Japanese calligraphy at the school’s Willowbrook campus in in Laguna Beach on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Anneliese Schools offer a multicultural learning experience. Teachers focus on process-based learning, which essentially means that students learn by doing rather than passively listening. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Anneliese School
  
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• Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73

  31-07-2017 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK  — Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American West, has died. He was 73.
  Family spokesman Chris Boneau said Monday that Shepard died Thursday at his home in Kentucky from complications related to Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  This image released by Netflix shows Sam Shepard from the original series, &ld
  
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• Free family-friendly events in Orange County for August 2017

  31-07-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Sunday: On the first Sunday of the month, the Children’s Museum at La Habra offers free admission and activities during Target Free Sundays for families during two sessions: 1-2:45 p.m. and 3:15-5 p.m. lhcm.org
  Sunday: Join the 300th Army Band. Well-known and patriotic tunes will be played. No registration required, but seating is limited to the first 70 people. 1-2 p.m. Aug. 20 at Dana Point Library. ocpl.org
  Monday: Children of all ages who are on the autism spectrum and their families a
  
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• Bluefin Details Limited Edition Superhero and Supervillain Statues...

  31-07-2017 16:48
  Anaheim, CA, July 13, 2017 - Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Asia and more, details an exciting new series of high-detail Limited Edition products from collectibles brand, Iron Studios, with the forthcoming release of the Battle Diorama Series. Set to be unveiled for the first time at the 2017 Comic-Con International, these Limited Edition 1/10 scale statues depict an array of beloved heroes and supervillains.
  
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• Why Drew League considered Chris Paul’s appearance its most memorable regular-season game in league’s 44-year history

  31-07-2017 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  WATTS – The line snaked around King-Drew Magnet school as early as 8 a.m. on Sunday. Nearly 10 hours later, over 1,500 people filled the gym. About 500 people were left standing outside eager to catch a glimpse.
  All the anticipation centered around Houston Rockets and former Clippers guard Chris Paul. He made his Drew League debut around 6 p.m. on Sunday after watching a game there last week. He played along with Rockets guard James Harden in what marked their first game as teammates since
  
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• Left Coast Brewery adding experimental craft beer hub in Irvine with a BBQ restaurant

  31-07-2017 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  San Clemente-based Left Coast Brewery is expanding to Irvine with a small-batch production facility, tasting room and barbecue restaurant.
  “We want people to come in for the beer and be blown away with unbelievable barbecue,” said Tommy Hadjis, general manager for Left Coast.
  The 5,300-square foot Irvine brewery and restaurant, set to open in December at Sand Canyon Plaza, will be an experimental arm of Left Coast’s larger 30-barrel brewery in San Clemente.
  Irvine’s five-
  
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• 84-year-old man drowns in Yorba Linda home pool

  31-07-2017 16:15 via ocregister.com
  An 84-year-old man drowned in a pool of his Yorba Linda home Sunday, July 30 authorities said.
  The man’s body was found by a friend shortly before midnight, but it is believed he’d gone swimming hours earlier, said Lt. Steve Gil of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  He was pronounced dead by authorities at the home, in the 17000 block of Orange Terrace, after being found. The friend told authorities the man regularly went swimming and did laps in the pool, Gil said Monday,
  
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• Status Update: Business workshops begin Aug. 2; Irvine-based Apriem expands

  31-07-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  John B. McGuigan has been named director of industry affairs for the Hass Avocado Board. White Nelson Diehl Evans in Irvine has hired Wesley Snyder, Nicole Racine, David Burnett, and Gigi Lee. Lee is not pictured. (Courtesy of WNDE)Krista deBoer has joined Newport Beach environmental law firm Bick Law LLP as a senior associate with a focus on environmental litigation, regulatory compliance and enforcement defense in Southern California. (Courtesy of Bick Law LLP)Thomas T. and Elizabeth
  
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• Family Fun Calendar: August 2017

  31-07-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Special events
  OC FAIR: The annual event brings its traditional lineup of competitions, live animals, agriculture exhibits, carnival rides, food booths and big-name music acts to the Costa Mesa fairgrounds. Tickets are $12 ($14 weekends); $7 for seniors 60-plus and youths 6-12; free for children 5 and younger. Noon-midnight Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday-Sunday. July 14-Aug. 13. ocfair.com
  VANS U.S. OPEN OF SURFING: The event billed as the world’s largest surf competition and
  
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• Check out photos showing opening weekend at U.S. Open of Surfing; men’s surf contest kicks off Monday

  31-07-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Steven Levinson, of Los Angeles watches the second day of surfing action from the shade on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)Thiago Camarao of Brazil competes and arial in to win his round in early men’s trials at the U.S. Open of Surfing on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Sunday was day 2 of the week-long event which ends on August 6, 2017. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)Ryland Rubens in qu
  
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• Trump swears in Kelly, insists there is no chaos at White House

  31-07-2017 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By CATHERINE LUCEY
  WASHINGTON — Hoping to turn the page on a tumultuous opening chapter to his presidency, President Donald Trump insisted on Monday there is “no chaos” in his White House as he swore in retired Marine Gen. John Kelly as chief of staff.
  In an Oval Office ceremony, Trump predicted Kelly, who previously served as Homeland Security chief, would do a “spectacular job.” And the president chose to highlight an improving stock market and strong jobs outlook
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: District losing 2 original tenants; ReStore relocating; JCPenney liquidation

  31-07-2017 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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• Composer Jeanine Tesoro takes ‘Fun Home’ from page to stage

  31-07-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Tony Awards teased composer Jeanine Tesori in 2009 with a nomination for her work on “Shrek the Musical,” but it was another six years before she (with playwright Lisa Kron) won Broadway’s top honor, for “Fun Home,” the melancholic musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel that appears early this month at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
  Based on Bechdel’s own past, “Fun Home” follows, from childhood through college, the daughte
  
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• IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed

  31-07-2017 13:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By AMIR SHAH
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside the gates, followed by three gunmen who stormed into the building. The assault set off a four-hour firefight that ended only after Afghan security forces had killed all the attackers.
  There were conflicting reports of casualties as the attack unfolded, with a witness at the scene saying he saw bodies of at least two policemen lying on the
  
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• Ryan Reynolds asks Blake Lively to approve parenting tweets

  31-07-2017 12:16
  The 'Deadpool' star - who has two-year-old James and 10-month-old Ines with the former 'Gossip Girl' star - regularly takes to the micro-blogging site to share hilarious anecdotes about being a father and his daughters, but not without consulting his spouse first. He said: "Some of the ones about our daughter or parenting ones or with advice no one should take, I run past her, in case she objects.
  
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• USC kicker Matt Boermeester left school after Title IX investigation finding

  31-07-2017 09:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Matt Boermeester, the USC placekicker who made the winning field goal in the Rose Bowl last January is not permitted to return to the university, his attorney, Mark Schamel, said Sunday night.
  The school discipline followed from an investigation led by USC’s Title IX Office, said Zoe Katz, Boermeester’s girlfriend, in a statement provided to the Southern California News Group.
  USC began a Title IX investigation in late January after an allegation that Boermeester pushed Katz in the d
  
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• Updated: Orange County’s top committed football recruits for 2018

  31-07-2017 08:38 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity’s list of the top committed Orange County football recruits for the Class of 2018:
  Updated July 29, 2017
  O.C. COMMITTED FOOTBALL RECRUITS
  Name, School, Position, Ht., Wt., College(Listed alphabetically)• Chigozie Anusiem, Sonora, DB, 6-2, 170, Cal• Tommy Brown, Mater Dei, OL, 6-7, 321, Alabama• Ryan Cragun, St. Margaret’s, WR, 6-1, 185, Penn• Olaijah Griffin, Mission Viejo, WR/DB, 6-0, 170, UCLA• Issaiah Johnson, Los Alamitos, LB, 6-3, 215, Ari
  
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• Two weeks, two cultures, 15 Cal State Fullerton students’ lives changed

  31-07-2017 07:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Over posole, ceviche and handfuls of tortilla chips, parents of Cal State Fullerton students chatted in Spanish with one another, too anxious to quite enjoy the moment.
  The potluck dinner in May brought them together so Julián Jefferies, assistant professor of literacy and reading education, could allay their fears. Their children were about to embark on a 3,300-mile trip – for some the first time they had been out of California or on an airplane.
  A few weeks later, those students w
  
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• Summer programs open CSUF students’ eyes to the world

  31-07-2017 07:48 via ocregister.com
  
  “Greece, I am falling in love with you already.”
  That’s what student Izabella McPhee tweeted about her study-abroad experience this summer. She was one of at least 292 Cal State Fullerton students who participated in programs in other countries, ranging from cultural exploration to research projects.
  Cal State Fullerton students, from left, Julyana Amante, Samantha Richards, Talia Jankowska and Gabrielle Catipon hoist the colors in Greece. (Photo courtesy of Talia Jankowski)St
  
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• Fullerton Arboretum honors former dean

  31-07-2017 07:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The Fullerton Arboretum on June 17 posthumously honored the late Harry Norman, Cal State Fullerton’s former associate vice president for international programs and dean of University Extended Education.
  Norman, who served Cal State Fullerton for 23 years, led efforts to raise more than $4 million to build the arboretum’s Bacon Pavilion and Orange County Agricultural Nikkei Heritage Museum. He also helped develop the Children’s Environmental Education Program, which has served m
  
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• Dodgers beat Giants in 11 innings on Kyle Farmer’s first major league hit

  31-07-2017 06:23 via ocregister.com
  
  On the DL list with a back strain, Dodgers Clayton Kershaw stands with the team for the national anthem at Dodger Stadium Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Dodgers Austin Barnes, #15, tags out Giants Joe Panik, #12, at home plate during 6th inning action at Dodger Stadium Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Dodgers Chase Utley, #26, beats the throw to Giants Brandon Belt, #9, during 9th inning action at Dodger Stadium
  
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• SOCAL girls show potential in runner-up finish at Junior Olympics water polo

  31-07-2017 05:55 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE SOCAL’s 18-and-under girls didn’t need gold medals around their necks Sunday night at the Junior Olympics to make Orange County feel good about its future in women’s water polo.
  The squad flashed its potential by recovering from an early, three-goal deficit against the East Bay’s 680 club to take a one-goal lead into the fourth period of the final.
  Slick-shooting Ava Johnson of Las Lomas responded with three fourth-period goals to lead 680 to a 7-6 victory but SOCA
  
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• California’s minor life-without-parole law blasted as unfair

  31-07-2017 05:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By DON THOMPSON
  SACRAMENTO — Leif Taylor was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole not once, but twice, for killing a man while stealing a bicycle when he was 16.
  His first sentence was overturned when an appeals court ruled that his confession to fatally shooting William Shadden in 1993 was coerced by investigators. But he was resentenced to the same no-parole term after civil rights attorneys say the courts ignored his youth and difficult childhood.
  This Dec. 17, 2013 phot
  
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• Absence from Rams camp is ‘killing’ Aaron Donald, according to teammate

  31-07-2017 04:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams’ Gerald Everett is seen during a training camp practice at Crawford Field in UCI in Irvine on Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong, Orange County Register/SCNG)Rams’ Jared Goff throws a pass during a training camp practice at Crawford Field in UCI in Irvine on Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong, Orange County Register/SCNG)Rams’ Jared Goff is seen during a training camp practice at Crawford Field in UCI in Irvine on Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Photo by Kyus
  
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• Veterinarians treat homeless pets at Santa Ana River bed for free

  31-07-2017 04:17 via ocregister.com
  
  A volunteer at the pet clinic for homeless animals treats holds a dog waiting to be seen.Veterinarians treat homeless pets at a free clinic Sunday, July 30, in Anaheim. (Photo by Erika Ritchie, Orange County Register/SCNG)Dr. Mark Malo poses with four student volunteers during the free homeless pet clinic in Anaheim, Sunday, July 30.A mobile van from the Healthcare Emergency Animal Rescue Team hosts an free pet clinic at the Santa Ana River Trail for the homeless community.A woman waits at the f
  
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• New Rams coach Sean McVay still adjusting to the big-picture aspect of his job

  31-07-2017 04:07 via ocregister.com
  
  In the big-picture world Sean McVay now oversees in Los Angeles, the events that unfolded on Saturday should have elicited a wide smile.
  The Rams defense was flying all over the field, making life difficult for quarterback Jared Goff both in pressure created and blanketing his wide receivers with air-tight coverage. Even on a first day of training camp and with everyone running around in shorts and helmets and All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald holed up somewhere in a contract dispute, it was
  
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• Son of Nashville mayor dies of apparent drug overdose

  31-07-2017 03:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN RABY
  The only son of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry – whom her office described as “a kind soul full of life” – has died of an apparent drug overdose, and she asked for privacy as she and her husband face life “without his laughter and love.”
  The office released a statement Sunday from Barry and her husband, Bruce, saying 22-year-old Max Barry died Saturday night in Denver.
  “Early this morning, we received news that no parents should ever have to he
  
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• Highlights from Sunday’s Rams practice

  31-07-2017 03:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A brief look at the Rams’ training-camp practice on Sunday:
  BIG MOMENT
  After a rough practice Saturday, the Rams’ passing game bounced back Sunday, and the flashiest moment came when fullback Sam Rogers caught a short pass over the middle, put a move on reserve linebacker Josh Forrest and ran for a long touchdown. Rogers is a 2017 sixth-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech.
  INJURY REPORT
  There were no additions or removals when it came to the Rams’ injury list. Running back La
  
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