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• YouTube Stars Stress Out, Just Like The Rest Of Us

  24-08-2017 23:58
  Some YouTube stars seek counseling and take breaks from online life to deal with symptoms of anxiety. Eva Bee/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption Think today's kids want to be doctors or lawyers? Nope.
  
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• Orange County imam under fire for controversial sermon linking ISIS and Israel

  24-08-2017 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  A prominent Shia imam in Southern California, who is widely regarded as a moderate leader and promoter of interfaith dialogue, is being criticized for his statements linking ISIS with Israel.
  Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini made the controversial statements during a public sermon on June 23 when he addressed his congregation at the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County mosque in Costa Mesa.
  “ISIS is the production of the Israeli intelligence,” he said. “Most of their offic
  
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• Conor ‘Mystic Mac’ McGregor vows to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr.

  24-08-2017 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor pose for photographers during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor pose for photographers during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Las Vegas. The two are scheduled to fight in a boxing match Saturday, Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)Floyd Mayweather Jr. speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Las Vegas. Mayweather i
  
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• ‘Cheers’ actor, radio host Jay Thomas dies at 69

  24-08-2017 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A publicist for Jay Thomas says the actor and radio host has died. Thomas was 69.
  In a statement Thursday, publicist Tom Estey said his longtime friend and client will be dearly missed by many.
  Estey didn’t provide further details about Thomas’ death.
  Thomas played Eddie LeBac, the former-hockey-player husband of barmaid Carla on “Cheers.” He played tabloid TV show host Jerry Gold on “Murphy Brown,” for which he won two Emmys.He also starre
  
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• Touted Centennial of Corona quarterback Shane Illingworth transfers to Villa Park

  24-08-2017 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  The high-profile transfers in football continue.
  Touted Centennial of Corona quarterback Shane Illingworth, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound sophomore, is now at Villa Park, according to his Twitter profile that reads, “Villa Park C/O 2020.”
  Illingworth has reportedly been offered by Arizona State and Colorado among others. The CIF-SS website lists that he will be eligible for Villa Park on Oct. 5.
  Villa Park (1-0) opened the season with a 14-6 victory in Hawaii and plays Esperanza on Oct. 6.
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• ‘The Man of Legends’ is an engaging novel

  24-08-2017 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Kenneth Johnson, who has worked on TV shows such as “The Six Million Dollar Man,” ”The Incredible Hulk” and “V,” adds to his repertoire with the engaging novel “The Man of Legends.”
  A 33-year-old named Will contemplates his life and the various choices he has made. He doesn’t age and cannot die, and in a similar vein to Forrest Gump, Will has directly interacted with key moments in history. Sometimes his actions prove to be beneficial to mank
  
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• Harvey intensifies to hurricane, likely a major Texas storm

  24-08-2017 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane that forecasters said would be the first major hurricane to hit Texas in 12 years.
  Sustained winds reached 80 mph more than a day before landfall was expected late Friday
  Jeff Moss helps Kris Jones, left, board up windows at this house on Lighthouse Channel in Port Aransas, Texas, ahead of Tropical Storm Harvey on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane that fore
  
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• Supreme Court won’t halt Florida man’s execution

  24-08-2017 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By JASON DEAREN
  STARKE, Fla.  — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block the state’s first execution in 18 months, one that also will mark the first use of the drug etomidate in a U.S. lethal injection.
  The court denied without comment the final appeal of Mark Asay, who is set to die after 6 p.m. Asay, 53, was convicted by a jury of two 1987 Jacksonville murders that prosecutors said were racially motivated.
  The planned execution — Florida’s first since th
  
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• ‘The Tick’ review: Odd superhero makes Amazon series click

  24-08-2017 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Another superhero series, you sigh, but Amazon’s “The Tick” takes its own droll, strange journey to make it stand out.
  First, it is more about the sidekick than the blue-outfitted crime fighter named after a small pesky arachnid. Arthur Everest (Griffin Newman) was a young boy when he saw his father crushed by a superhero ship shot out of the sky by The Terror (Jackie Earle Hayley) and his henchmen.
  Traumatized, he has been plagued by the notion that The Terror, who was suppose
  
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• Photo: See the new tenants coming to SOCO in Costa Mesa

  24-08-2017 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedia products, will open in September. (Photo courtesy of SOCO)Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedia products, will open in September. (Photo courtesy of SOCO)Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedia products, will open in September. (Photo courtesy of SOCO)Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedi
  
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• Photo: See the new food, furniture tenants coming to SOCO in Costa Mesa

  24-08-2017 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedia products, will open in September. (Photo courtesy of SOCO)Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedia products, will open in September. (Photo courtesy of SOCO)Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedia products, will open in September. (Photo courtesy of SOCO)Bang & Olufsen: The store, which sells TVs, loudspeakers and other multimedi
  
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• 18 dead in Brazil boat accident, second fatal sinking this week

  24-08-2017 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By PETER PRENGAMAN and STAN LEHMAN
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A commuter boat carrying more than 100 passengers flipped and sank Thursday in northeast Brazil, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens missing in rough ocean waters.
  It was the second fatal accident involving passenger boats this week in the South American nation, where aquatic travel of all kinds is common.
  Navy Lt. Col. Flavio Almeida told The Associated Press that the vessel went down in the morning while traversing the Bay of
  
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• In-N-Out Burger adding 2 more restaurants in Las Vegas, boosting Sin City total to 17

  24-08-2017 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine-based In-N-Out confirmed plans to add two more restaurants in the greater Las Vegas-area, boosting its total in Nevada to nearly 20 locations.
  The new restaurants are scheduled to open at the corners of Sahara/Hualapi and Flamingo/Sandhill, according to Carl Arena, vice president of development and real estate for the iconic chain.
  He said both locations are “still in the final permitting stages and there is quite a bit of preparatory infrastructure work to be completed before we ca
  
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• How podcasts compare to other forms of media

  24-08-2017 20:47 via ocregister.com
  
  What began with a few tech savvy individuals has grown to tens of thousands of shows. The Podcast Movement is hosting a convention in Anaheim this week for what is one of the fastest-growing areas of the internet.
  Podcasting to the world
  Never heard a podcast? You are not alone, but more people are listening than ever. According to a 2017 report by Edison Research, the percentage of Americans familiar with the term has risen from less than 25 percent in 2006 to 60 percent in 2017.Percentage fami
  
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• California Supreme Court upholds measure to speed executions

  24-08-2017 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
   
  BY SUDHIN THANAWALA and BRIAN MELLEY
  SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ballot measure narrowly approved by voters to change the state’s dysfunctional death penalty system and speed up executions.
  The highly anticipated ruling concerned Proposition 66, a push to “mend not end” capital punishment in California. The measure aimed to expedite death sentences in part by setting a five-year deadline on court appeals by condemned inmates.
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• Charleston Mayor: 1 shot, hostages being held in restaurant

  24-08-2017 20:15 via ocregister.com
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Latest on shooting and hostage situation in Charleston, S.C. (all times local):
  2 p.m.
  Authorities say a disgruntled employee shot one person and is holding hostages in a restaurant in an area of Charleston, South Carolina, that is popular with tourists.
  Mayor John Tecklenburg said at a news conference that the shooting Thursday at Virginia’s in downtown Charleston was not an act of terrorism or racism.
  Tecklenburg did not have the condition of the person shot,
  
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• Appraisal waivers, alimony revisions will make mortgages easier to get

  24-08-2017 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate improved, averaging 3.86 percent, three basis points better than last week’s 3.89 percent. The 15-year fixed was unchanged from last week, staying at 3.16 percent.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported loan application volume was unchanged from the previous week.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borro
  
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• Increase in pay helping Fullerton Joint Union High School District with substitute shortage

  24-08-2017 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  An increase in pay has created an increase in demand for substitute teachers wanting to work at the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.
  Once near the bottom for substitute compensation in Orange County, the district is now among the top 10 in compensation in the county, said Edward Atkinson, assistant superintendent of human resources.
  “The district has seen an increase in the number of substitute teachers entering our pool,” Atkinson said. “This month, we had 17 more s
  
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• La Habra Police Department officers better equipped for opioid overdoses

  24-08-2017 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The La Habra Police Department has a small, but potentially life-saving new tool to use in the field.
  Officers now carry a pouch containing a Narcan nasal spray that blocks and reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.
  The spray takes from one to three minutes to kick in, but the effects last as long as 90 minutes, which gives plenty of time for paramedics to arrive on scene and take over care, Lt. Mel Ruiz said.
  One spray is usually all that is required to combat the opioids, but officers are t
  
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• Corky Carroll: Who has the right of way — the surfer riding a wave or the one paddling out?

  24-08-2017 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  There has been a ton of stuff written on surfing etiquette and who has the right of way on a wave. Even though there are some very grey areas, for the most part it’s a given that the person deepest in the curl has the right of way.
  Yeah, there are the arguments like, “But I stood up first,” and “But I waited longer” and the always popular, “My wave, my beach, my chicks, go home!” But, all that said, for the most part it still comes down to who took off d
  
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• Chad Mayes is out as Assembly Republican leader

  24-08-2017 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Assemblyman Chad Mayes is no longer leader of the California State Assembly’s 25 Republicans, capping weeks of intraparty fighting that brought tremendous pressure on the Yucca Valley assemblyman to step aside as he urged the state GOP to plot a new course to political relevancy.
  The caucus announced the move Thursday, Aug. 24. Replacing Mayes effecting Sept. 15 will be Assemblyman Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, who represents a rural Northern California district.“Chad Mayes did an outstandi
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain soon will be open 365 days a year

  24-08-2017 19:17
  In this June 27, 2016, file photo, riders enjoy The New Revolution, a virtual reality roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. Southern California's Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park will be open every day of the year beginning in 2018.
  
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• Nifty carpool lanes will have to wait on the I-5

  24-08-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. Why has Caltrans restriped the carpool lanes in both directions on the I-5 freeway, between the 55 and Crown Valley Parkway, to allow for only limited ingress/egress? All of our other Orange County freeways, including other portions of the 5, allow for unlimited ingress/egress.
  – Bill Campbell, Villa Park
  A. Campbell was chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority back in 2005 when it asked Caltrans to study making it so drivers could enter or leave carpool lanes an
  
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• Legoland announces new ride for 2018

  24-08-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Legoland is bringing on the 3D and more into its park for 2018.
  On Thursday morning, the Carlsbad-based theme park has announced a new submarine ride, due next summer, as well as a new 3D/4D movie: “LEGO Ninjago Master of the 4th Dimension,” for January 2018.
  The new submarine ride is called LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure.Announcing LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure submarine ride opening summer 2018 at #LEGOLANDCA https://t.co/eqn7sEUCpG
  — LEGOLAND California (@LEGOLAND_CA) August
  
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• Revamped website debuts in Laguna Woods Village

  24-08-2017 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Related Articles Laguna Woods Village to cut some Saddleback Emeritus classes
  A more interactive, organized and picturesque Laguna Woods Village website went live this week, replacing the previous website.
  The new website contains nearly all of the same content as the prior one, IT Director Chuck Holland said, although the widgets and categories are simplified for easier navigation through the website. The website is intended to be more user-friendly, using image-based icons and links to social
  
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• Trinity League Football Podcast kicks off with team-by-team season previews

  24-08-2017 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The Trinity League Football Podcast kicks off its third season with Dan Albano and Scott Barajas previewing the seasons of JSerra, Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran, Servite and Mater Dei in Part 1.
  The 46-minute show begins with comments from St. John Bosco quarterback Re-al Mitchell on the upcoming season. The Braves open Friday in a national showdown against St. Thomas Aquinas of Florida.
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  Among the highlights on the podcast
  1. Barajas calls JSerra running back Al Fisher a “hu
  
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• Winner comes forward for $758.7 million Powerball prize

  24-08-2017 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICOPEE, Mass.  — The Latest on the lone winning ticket for the $758.7 million Powerball drawing that was sold in Chicopee, Massachusetts (all times local):
  Noon
  The head of the Massachusetts lottery says the winner of the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim the prize.
  Michael Sweeney, the lottery’s executive director, says the winner will be introduced at 1 p.m. at lottery headquarters. All he would say about the winner is that it is an individual woman.
  
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• Mission Viejo homebuying up slightly: 8 things to know

  24-08-2017 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Mission Viejo in 2017’s first half could not keep pace with countywide sales activity.
  Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns from the six months ended in June vs. the first half of 2016.
  Sales in Mission Viejo rose as 785 residences sold through June vs. 774 in 2016. That’s a gain of 1.4 percent vs. a 2.2 percent gain countywide.
  Here’s eight more trends to watch …
  Neighborhood trends in Mission Viejo from the CoreLogic report:
  1. Mission Viejo Z
  
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• Interior Secretary Zinke won’t eliminate any national monuments

  24-08-2017 18:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW BROWN and BRADY McCOMBS
  BILLINGS, Mont. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he’s recommending that none of 27 national monuments carved from wilderness and ocean and under review by the Trump administration be eliminated.
  But there would be changes to a “handful,” he said.
  Zinke told The Associated Press that unspecified boundary adjustments for some monuments designated over the past four decades will be included in the recommendations he planned to give Pres
  
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• Watch filmmaker Eli Roth’s commercial directorial debut for Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

  24-08-2017 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Director, producer and writer Eli Roth, known for films like “Hostel” and “Cabin Fever,” as well as his role as Donny Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” was tapped by Universal Studios to create a 30-second bicoastal commercial for the theme park’s annual Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood and Orlando.
  For his commercial directorial debut, Roth produced a TV spot titled “The Mourning After,” which will begin airin
  
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• Navy ends sea search for 9 missing USS John S McCain sailors, confirms 1 dead

  24-08-2017 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANNABELLE LIANG
  SINGAPORE — The U.S. Navy on Thursday called off the search at sea for sailors missing after a collision between a destroyer and an oil tanker, and confirmed the identity of one body.
  The 7th Fleet said divers will continue to search flooded compartments inside the USS John S. McCain, where some remains have been found. The Navy has not provided specifics.
  Ten sailors went missing and five others were injured in the accident, which occurred Monday as the McCain was headi
  
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• Man arrested in San Clemente in seemingly random Carl’s Jr. stabbing in Riverside

  24-08-2017 16:11 via ocregister.com
  
  More than a week after a man was stabbed outside a Riverside Carl’s Jr. in what appears to be a unprovoked attack, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the assault, police said.
  David Mario Martinez, 48, of Riverside, was arrested in connection with a stabbing outside a Riverside Carl’s Jr. on Aug. 15, 2017. He was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 23, in San Clemente. Courtesy of Riverside Police DepartmentPolice detectives identified the attacker as David Mario Mart
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts opening at new Tustin Legacy project

  24-08-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Irvine firm that opened the first Dunkin’ Donuts in Orange County is opening another location Sept. 1 in Tustin.
  Precision Hospitality & Development is opening a doughnut shop with a drive-through at the new development Tustin Legacy.
  The 250,000-square-feet development, at the corner of Edinger Avenue and Kensington Park Drive, is not slated to officially open until October. The center will be anchored by a mix of office and retail including Stater Bros. Market and urgent car
  
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• Explosion, fire destroy San Clemente home

  24-08-2017 15:44 via ocregister.com
  An early morning fire following reports of an explosion Thursday, Aug. 24 destroyed a San Clemente home and damaged another, firefighters said.
  No injuries were reported in the 3 a.m. blaze. It took firefighters about an hour to put out the blaze in the 100 block of Avenida Dolores, according to Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority.
  The residents of the home are safe but a family dog was loose in the neighborhood, officials reported. The cause of the blaze is under investig
  
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• Best thing I Ate This Week: Classic street tacos in Orange

  24-08-2017 15:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Taqueria Los Olivos opened in March on an industrial stretch of Orange Olive Road. It is a simple little restaurant with a minimalist vibe and terrific tacos.
  The pork al pastor is sliced from the trompo and finished to a crisp on the flattop griddle. This is some of the best pastor I’ve tasted all year.
  Also great is the cabeza, which appears to be mostly just beef cheek. All the tacos are made with street-style (small) corn tortillas. And if you like the heat, you can’t go wrong wi
  
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• Why now might be one of the best times to visit Disneyland

  24-08-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Remember when the back half of August meant huge crowds at Disneyland?
  As the resort sold more and more of its Southern California Select annual passes over the years, those passholders would crowd the park in the few weeks between the end of their summer block-out period and the start of school in September.
  Devoted fans warned tourists on message boards to plan trips for other times of the year, to avoid the late summer rush. Visitors from other parts of the country, where kids had gone back t
  
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• Get these 20 cheap travel essentials from Daiso for your next trip

  24-08-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  You don’t have to speak Japanese to shop at Daiso, but the newest dollar store on the block can save you some money if you travel there, or anywhere else for that matter.
  Check out the numerous travel items that cost only $1.50—a fraction of what you’d pay elsewhere. They include passport cases, toothbrush sets, inflatable pillows and more.
  Daiso stores have started appearing throughout Southern California, as offshoots of the popular Japanese chain. They’re clean, cheerf
  
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• In Kiev, Mattis says Moscow wants to redraw borders by force

  24-08-2017 14:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer
  KIEV, Ukraine— On the 26th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from Moscow, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia of menacing Europe and suggested that he favors providing Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons.
  Mattis also said the Trump administration will not accept Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
  After attending a spirted and colorful independence day parade, Mattis met with President Petro
  
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• Kaleo talks Express headlining tour & teases future environmental videos

  24-08-2017 14:35
  All aboard the Kaleo Express! The "Way Down We Go" rockers will kick off a North American tour this Friday, August 25 in Anaheim, California. The outing is only the fast-rising Icelandic band's second U.S. headlining jaunt, following last year's Handprint tour.
  
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• Texas coast braces as Tropical Storm Harvey takes aim

  24-08-2017 12:20 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI  — Harvey regained tropical storm strength as it drifted in the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas early Thursday and forecasters said it could become a hurricane.
  A hurricane warning was issued for the Texas coast Thursday morning, covering an area from Port Mansfield to Matagorda.
  The storm’s maximum sustained winds had increased to near 45 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said additional strengthening was expected and Harvey could become a hurricane by Friday, when it&r
  
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• Rape Ads, Fake Sonograms, and a Catfisher's Web of Lies

  24-08-2017 10:03
  Angela Diaz claims someone was impersonating her on Craigslist rape fantasy ads. Authorities say that was just one of her many lies.
  
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• Week 0 Player to Watch: Mater Dei linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu

  24-08-2017 09:26 via ocregister.com
  
  WEEK 0: PLAYER TO WATCH
  SOLOMON TULIAUPUPU
  Mater Dei, ILB
  The Monarchs’ faithful get their first chance to watch the highly touted transfer from Claremont High when Mater Dei opens at Bishop Amat.
  The 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior holds offers from USC, Ohio State and Alabama among others but said recently the season – not recruiting — is his major focus.
  “I hope to bring leadership, being able to help the team come together,” Tuliaupupu said. “(Our linebackers)
  
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• ESPN sacks Robert Lee from football broadcast

  24-08-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  In an era of fake news, whenever you see a headline that seems like it’s too preposterous to be true, it usually is.
  But then sometimes real life is even crazier than the imaginations of the writers at satire websites like The Onion.
  Take this recent headline from Sports Illustrated: “After Charlottesville, ESPN Pulls Announcer Robert Lee From Virginia Game.”
  Yes, you read that correctly. In the aftermath of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., ESPN reassigned f
  
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• San Juan Capistrano finally gives Ortega Highway widening the green light

  24-08-2017 09:05 via ocregister.com
  
  After years of foot-dragging, the San Juan Capistrano City Council voted 4-1 to support the widening of a 0.9-mile stretch of the Ortega Highway. The reversal on Aug. 15 came two months after an Orange County Grand Jury report blasted the city for its resistance to expanding the two-lane segment of highway. At the very least, we are glad that most council members have finally come around.
  “I think it’s not a bad idea at this point,” said Mayor Kerry Ferguson, who, the Register
  
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• Orange County needs to invest in senior care

  24-08-2017 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County seniors need our support now more than ever. With the impending cuts in health care on the national level, we will see an increase in the number of seniors requiring care. For Orange County, that means we need to see more from our Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE. It is a program that is not currently reaching enough of our senior population, but could provide vital benefits for all participants.
  Over the next two decades, California’s senior population
  
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• FDA gives Southern California electronic cigarette businesses a lifeline

  24-08-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  While state leaders in Sacramento continue to ignore the increasing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that vapor products could be integral to reduce smoking, lung cancer and heart disease, the new head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, just threw a lifeline to California businesses — and to public health.
  It’s estimated that as many as 1,000 vapor-related businesses call Southern California home. These young companies manufacture, distribute and sell p
  
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• California trashes workers’ rights

  24-08-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  While California Secretary of State Alex Padilla claims there’s no voter fraud in the state, while refusing to release the data to federal investigators, the state’s unelected Agricultural Labor Relations Board has repressed the votes of California farmworkers who chose to decertify the United Farm Workers union.
  In 1990, Gerawan Farms, one of the largest peach, plum and nectarine growers in the state, signed a contract with the UFW, which once boasted some 50,000 dues-paying members
  
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• Letters: There is more to Lee

  24-08-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The recent destruction of the statues of Confederate leaders smells a lot like the Taliban’s destruction of Buddhist monuments. Ironically, those who want Robert E. Lee’s monument removed could not have picked a more undeserving example. Lee was anti-slavery, a model of Christian conduct and character, and perhaps the most brilliant military leader in the history of this nation, or any other.
  As superintendent of West Point, he could have accepted command of the Union army, but, hop
  
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• How Albert Pujols and his wife Deidre brought the fight against sex trafficking to Angel Stadium

  24-08-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  She cooked meals in a safe house for sex workers in Mexico City.
  She met a 4-year-old girl selling condoms while her mother turned tricks in Cambodia.
  She has been on the streets observing pimps and the women they have exploited in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America and India.
  She didn’t view the horror from a country club or the family seats at Angel Stadium.
  Deidre Pujols, wife of Angels superstar Albert Pujols, wants you to be moved like she has been moved by the devastating, redemptiv
  
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• Week 0 football predictions: Fryer vs. Albano

  24-08-2017 08:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A look at the Week 0 predictions by OCVarsity’s Steve Fryer and Dan Albano.
  WEEK 0 GAMES
  FRYER
  ALBANOJSerra vs. Corona del Mar
  JSerra
  JSerraCypress vs. Woodbridge
  Cypress
  CypressMater Dei vs. Bishop Amat
  Mater Dei
  Mater DeiLos Alamitos vs. LB Poly
  LB Poly
  Edison vs. Tesoro
  Edison
  EdisonOrange Lutheran vs. La Mirada
  OrangeLutheran
  Orange LutheranValencia vs. Capistrano Valley
  Capo Valley
  Capo ValleyHuntington Beach vs. Canyon
  Canyon
  CanyonPacifica vs. Trabuco Hills
  Pacifica
  PacificaKatella
  
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