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• How one woman launched a local space for Iranian artists

  24-10-2017 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Roshi Rahnama has created a gallery that “nurtures” contemporary artists of Iranian origin.
  “There is a large number Iranian artists whose work was not being represented, or seen, or shown in the United States and specifically in Los Angeles,” Rahnama says. “And that’s what called me into action, to create a place with a platform where I could connect the two.”
  The Space by AdvocArtsy is a 1,800-square-foot downtown gallery in the heart of the fashi
  
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• Harvest Festival in South Laguna draws largest crowd yet

  24-10-2017 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  From left, Irene and Bill Condon admire the vegetables growing at the South Laguna Community Garden during their annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 22, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)From right, Lacey Meadows paints eight-year-old Alexandra Condon’s face during the annual Harvest Festival at South Laguna Community Garden on Sunday, October 22, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)Tomatoes growing at the South Laguna Community Garden d
  
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• Body found is missing Texas toddler; father says she choked

  24-10-2017 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  This undated photo provided by the Richardson Texas Police Department shows 3-year-old Sherin Mathews. Police in a Dallas suburb say they’ve found the body of a small child on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, not far from the home of Sherin Mathews, who’s been missing since early this month. Her father, Wesley Mathews, has told authorities he ordered the child to stand next to a tree behind the fence at their home around 3 a.m. on Oct. 7 as punishment for not drinking her milk and she went mis
  
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• Meet this week’s Chargers opponent: New England Patriots

  24-10-2017 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The Patriots need little introduction.
  Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady have won five Lombardi Trophies together, and narrowly missed out on a sixth after their 16-0 regular season a decade ago. There are few certainties in the NFL, but New England’s dominance of the AFC East is as close as it gets.
  The Patriots have only missed the playoffs three times since acquiring Belichick in 2000, notching double-digit wins in each of the last 14 seasons. As long as he and Brady are in
  
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• The Rams, improbably, are 5-2, and here’s how it happened

  24-10-2017 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LONDON — And you may find yourself, following a team that shockingly has a 5-2 record. And you may find yourself, watching a high-scoring offense. And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
  The Rams are atop the NFC West standings at their bye week, almost halfway through the season. For anyone who watched them flounder through a 4-12 season one year ago, or tracked the previous few mediocre seasons in St. Louis, this must feel like a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
  Except it doesn
  
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• Trump’s refugee ban ends, new screening rules coming

  24-10-2017 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH LEDERMAN
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s four-month worldwide ban on refugees ended Tuesday, officials said, as his administration prepared to unveil tougher new screening procedures.
  Under an executive order Trump signed earlier this year, the United States had temporarily halted admissions for refugees from all countries, with some exceptions. The end-date written into the order came and went Tuesday with no new order from Trump to extend it, according to a State Depa
  
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• Doctors to treat eyes of Las Vegas shooting victim Chelsea Romo of Wildomar

  24-10-2017 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Chelsea Romo, the Wildomar woman who lost one eye and suffered damage in her other eye in the Las Vegas mass shooting, will be getting free medical help.
  Thomas von Sydow, chief operating officer for Acuity Eye Group, confirmed that his group, which provides ophthalmology and retinal disease treatment at 48 locations across Southern California, made the offer.
  Romo, 28, was wounded in the shooting that authorities said was carried out by Stephen Paddock during the outdoor, country-musi
  
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• Costa Mesa partnering with Orange County Humane Society for animal shelter

  24-10-2017 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA The city is getting an animal shelter to temporarily house stray dogs and cats collected by its animal control officers. But critics are objected to plans for the city to partner with the Orange County Humane Society to operate the facility.
  On Tuesday, Oct. 24., the Planning Commission discussed the proposal for a 3,700-square-foot facility to house dogs, cats and possibly smaller animals, for up to seven days before they are available for adoption, in an industrial zone at 642 Baker
  
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• Anaheim's Fall Festival and Halloween Parade, named a Top 10 in country, is Saturday, Oct. 28

  24-10-2017 22:27
  The 94th annual Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade will be held Oct. 28. Rather than hammering away at new floats for Anaheim's annual Halloween parade , this year organizers Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily are focused on making the accompanying festival just as much of a draw for residents and visitors. There will be new parade entries, including a cannon that will blow giant smoke rings, Kidney said.
  
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• Nearly all Anaheim short-term rental owners apply for hardship extension to avoid start of ban in February

  24-10-2017 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Though Anaheim officials had hoped to phase out short-term property rentals by February, most of the 323 permitted rentals will likely operate through mid-2019, and some may continue into 2021 and beyond.
  About six months ago, the city settled a lawsuit with property owners by agreeing to tweak the rules for short-term rentals and to offer several options that would enable owners to recoup their investment.
  Now most of those owners have applied for a “hardship” extension, which was o
  
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• Robert Guillaume, Emmy-winning star of ‘Soap,’ ‘Benson,’ dies at 89

  24-10-2017 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By HILLEL ITALIE
  AP National Writer
  NEW YORK — Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings in St. Louis slums to become a star in stage musicals and win Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the TV sitcoms “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89.
  Guillaume died at home Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his widow, Donna Brown Guillaume. He had been battling prostate cancer, she told The Associated Press.
  Among Guillaume’s achiev
  
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• Lou Williams thrust into bigger role for Clippers

  24-10-2017 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Lou Williams was the go-to guy when a team needed buckets from a player off the bench. He was that guy with the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Lakers and Houston Rockets. He knew his role and played it well.
  In his 782 games played entering the 2017-18 season, all but 90 had been in a reserve role. He wasn’t a starter, but he was a player coaches counted on in the middle and the end of games to provide a spark with key baskets.
  Williams’
  
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• Surf contest will raise spirits, funds for Huntington Beach pastor Sumo Sato, as he battles cancer

  24-10-2017 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  When surfers face hard times, they often turn to the ocean – a healing sanctuary where they can find peace and solace.
  But what happens when you face one of life’s greatest challenges, and doctors advise you to stay clear of your favorite playground for fear of tubes sticking into your body becoming infected or knocked around by the ocean’s force; when cancer spreading in your organs makes you too weak to paddle, too slow to navigate the moving walls of water.
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• Only a true ‘Saved By the Bell’ fan will ace this quiz

  24-10-2017 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  ICYMI, Saved by the Max, a pop-up diner fashioned after the ’90s teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” is coming to West Hollywood.
  “Saved by the Bell,” which was a popular Saturday morning show on NBC and went to live on in rerun form for years in syndication, starred Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski, Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater, Elizabeth Berkley as Jessie Spano, Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle, Dustin Diamond as Screech Powers a
  
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• Miscarriage: Reality, grief and recovery

  24-10-2017 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Miscarriage, early pregnancy loss — the terms fail to speak to all that has been carried and all that has been lost. While difficult and sensitive situations are often hard to describe, vague terms sometimes add to the difficulty of recovery.
  What does help, therapists say, is an understanding of loss, a support community and engagement on physical and emotional levels.
  “You’re grieving that baby,” says Laura Navarro Pickens, L.C.S.W., a Newport Beach-based therapist, &ld
  
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• Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits talks about his concert for the Boys and Girls Clubs — and ‘Mrs. Brown,’ marriage and texting

  24-10-2017 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  In the 1960s, the British band Herman’s Hermits was a hit machine — from “There’s a Kind of Hush” to “Mrs. Brown” to “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat?” to the unforgettable (sometimes infuriatingly so) “I’m Henry the Eighth” with its famous line, “Second verse same as the first!”
  The band’s teen-aged lead Peter Noone, now 69, will perform at a benefit concert for the Boys & Girls Clubs Tustin Sun
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: I miss smoking and chocolate – my favorite addictions

  24-10-2017 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Have you ever just said to yourself, “Man, I really wish I hadn’t quit smoking. Or I at least had some chocolate?”
  I had a tough week dealing with stuff I’m not going to tell you about because I’m not that person, but I will say this: Chocolate would have helped.
  So would a cigarette, but I quit smoking my pack a day 20 years ago and it’s too late to start again, however appealing that seems right now.
  I sat in my bedroom easy chair last night, after the crisi
  
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• Solve a whodunit, onstage this weekend in San Juan

  24-10-2017 20:41 via ocregister.com
  A murder mystery described as a hilarious, quirky whodunit is taking the stage at Camino Real Playhouse over the next two weekends.
  Set in December, 1936 during the Christmas holidays, the play “The Games Afoot … or Holmes for the Holidays” is the fictitious tale of Broadway star William Gillette, who in the 1930s was known worldwide for his portrayals of Sherlock Holmes.
  “Gillette had played Sherlock so many years that he had assumed the persona,” said  playh
  
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• Patrick Eaves’ health weighs on Ducks from afar

  24-10-2017 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA – Concern among the Ducks over Patrick Eaves went far beyond wondering when the winger could get past an injury and bring his goal-scoring talents and veteran savvy back to their lineup.
  When made aware of Eaves contracting a rare autoimmune muscle-weakening disorder that could cause paralysis and possibly prove fatal, the Ducks immediately turned their attention to his welfare and that of his loved ones.
  “These are difficult times and this is a human side,” Ducks
  
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• Lake Forest hosts game night for special needs community

  24-10-2017 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The city of Lake Forest is hosting a Special Needs Game Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at the Lake Forest Sports Park.
  The city holds a number of events for the special needs community, including dances and other recreation activities, throughout the year.
  The game night will include board games such as Disney Guess Who, Giant Jenga, Battleship and more. Participants can also make special spooky crafts for Halloween.
  Light refreshments will be available and the event is free to attend. T
  
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• How a Disney attraction inspired a viral ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch, and other strange facts about that weird Tom Hanks-starring David S. Pumpkins bit

  24-10-2017 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The “Saturday Night Live” sketch that introduced David S. Pumpkins to the work in 2016 proved so popular it will return this weekend as a half-hour animated special. Courtesy of NBCThe “Saturday Night Live” sketch that introduced David S. Pumpkins to the work in 2016 proved so popular it will return this weekend as a half-hour animated special. See here, left to right, are Mikey Day, Tom Hanks and Bobby Moynihan. Photo by Rosalind O’Connor/NBCThe “Saturday Nig
  
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• Elvis Presley’s ‘Honeymoon hideaway’ selling for $5.9 million

  24-10-2017 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Elvis Presley’s 5-bedroom “Honeymoon Hideaway” has hit the market for $5.9 million – way down from the $9.5 million sought three years ago.
  The 5,000-square-foot, two-story, Palm Springs house, built in 1960, now is being marketed as “an incredible investment opportunity” for someone looking to build on the lots.
  Designed by modernist architect William Krisel, the property sits on about a third of an acre at the end of a Cul de Sac, with a large swimming pool
  
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• Freaky clowns and scares around every corner: It’s Halloween in Huntington Beach

  24-10-2017 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  A harrowing cast of characters will greet you, often unexpectedly, at the Midway of Madness haunted maze at the house of Mike Castro, 6612 Cory Dr., in Huntington Beach, Fri. Sat.. Oct. 27 -28, Halloween, at dusk. (Photo courtesy Mike Castro)Clowns and creepy dolls may be in your dreams after attending Mike Castro’s Midway of Madness haunted maze in Huntington Beach on Halloween and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 – 28 starting at dusk. (Photo courtesy Mike Castro)A clown theme permeate
  
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• California continues to turn up the heat, breaking century-old records

  24-10-2017 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Century-old heat records are expected to continue to fall as Southern California sweats through its latest heat wave.
  Inland areas continued to take the worst of the heat Tuesday, with the cooler beaches still floating in the 90s.
  In Orange County, Fullerton was projected to see the highest temperatures, maybe even 107 degrees, as projected by the National Weather Service.
  By 6 a.m., Newport Beach already had reported a temperature of 89 – not as hot as its neighbors, but more than enough
  
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• Dodgers player profiles: Brandon McCarthy

  24-10-2017 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy (38) delivers against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton) ORG XMIT: CXC117Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy in the 2nd inning in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, April 17, 2017. Dodgers vs Diamondbacks. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy, right, has a mound meeting with catcher Yasmani Grandal in the first inning in Los An
  
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• Bell Game tickets information

  24-10-2017 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  The annual Battle for the Bell — Edison vs. Fountain Valley — is Friday at Orange Coast College. A 7 p.m. game.
  Edison is selling tickets from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and noon-3 p.m. daily. Fountain Valley is selling tickets from  7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
  Prices: Adults $8, Child under 11 is $3 and Students (FV) with ASB is $3. Edison students with ASB admitted free. If no ASB card, $8. Tickets on sale at Activities office of both campuses.
  
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• Crash closes down part of Laguna Canyon Road during morning commute

  24-10-2017 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH —  A car crash on Laguna Canyon Road just past El Toro Road has closed down the roadway during the morning commute.
  The crash was reported in the inbound lanes of Laguna Canyon Road at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, and involves injuries, said Sgt. Jim Cota.
  How severe the injuries are at this time is not known, he added, and details of how the crash occurred have also not yet been determined.
  Laguna Canyon Road is backed up between El Toro Road and the 405 freeway. Traffic
  
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• Sears and Whirlpool split up after 100 years

  24-10-2017 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances, ending a business relationship that dates back more than 100 years.
  In a note sent to its stores last week, Sears said Whirlpool was making demands that would’ve made it difficult to sell its appliances at a competitive price.
  Sears has been ravaged by new competition for years, from stores like Home Depot and also from Amazon.com and other online retailers. It’s been closing stores as competitors take a bigger slice of the territory it
  
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• 17 townhomes coming to Buena Park near Knott’s Berry Farm

  24-10-2017 17:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Would you want to live within walking distance of Knott’s Berry Farm?
  Buena Park will get 17 new townhomes built by Brandywine Homes at 8572 Stanton Ave., not far from the theme park. Sales should begin in January.
  The Corsica community will hold two-story townhomes, sized from 1,868-to-2,140 square feet, with three or four bedrooms and two-car garages. Prices are expected to start “in the mid-$600,000s.”
  When ReportsOnHousing looked at existing homes for sale countyw
  
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• 10 classic ’80s films ‘Stranger Things’ needs to reference

  24-10-2017 16:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The first season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” had more than 20 film references, mostly from flicks of the 1980s. In fact, the streamer refers to the series as a “love letter” to classic films of the era.
  There were obvious films cited, like “E.T.,” “Goonies” and the “Alien” franchise with that peopled wall of goo. Of course, Eleven, known as “El” (Millie Bobby Brown) a young girl with psychokinetic abilitie
  
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• Burrata, avocado, herbs and seeds toast recipe

  24-10-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I love the ease of an open-faced sandwich for dinner. It may seem like cheating to some, but there are nights that shout “quick-delicious-simple.”  This one is a favorite because it uses burrata cheese, that irresistible super creamy prize that pairs fresh mozzarella with cream (the outer shell is solid, while inside it is creamy and soft).
  The recipe is adapted from “Bread Toast Crumbs” by Andrea Stafford, a showy cookbook that starts with baking bread and then usin
  
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• GOP senator Bob Corker, Trump feud ahead of Senate Republican lunch

  24-10-2017 15:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERICA WERNER
  WASHINGTON  — In a furious exchange of tweets and counter-tweets, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Republican Sen. Bob Corker “couldn’t get elected dog catcher,” and the senator fired back that Trump was “utterly untruthful.”
  “#AlertTheDaycareStaff,” tweeted Corker, an outspoken GOP critic of Trump.
  The latest contretemps come ahead of Trump’s planned lunch with Republican senators on Capitol Hill, as Congress tur
  
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• Mike Tyson: A boxer, pigeon keeper and performer who was once interviewed by a serial killer

  24-10-2017 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  When he’s not in his backyard spending time with and tending to his beloved pigeons or taking care of his children, boxing legend Mike Tyson is regaling audiences with his oneman performance “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” based on his 2013 memoir.
  Iron Mike will bring his show — which he primarily performs at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas — to Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon on Friday, Oct. 27.
  Even though Tyson talks candidly about many of the heart-break
  
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• State treasurer makes stop in Redwood City

  24-10-2017 15:52
  Full of questions of what resources are most needed and how they are distributed at Redwood City's Fair Oaks Community Center Monday, California Treasurer John Chiang turned his focus to how local resources can play a role in alleviating income inequality during one of many stops on his gubernatorial campaign. Fresh from a forum hosted by the National Union of Healthcare Workers in Anaheim on Sunday, Chiang was back on the road again in an attempt to reach the state's 58 counties in a year prior
  
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• Would you want to go to a ‘Hunger Games’ land in a theme park?

  24-10-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Last weekend, a new theme park land opened, designed around one of the world’s most popular movie franchises. No, it wasn’t “Star Wars.” We’ve got another couple years to wait on that new land at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Nor was it another Harry Potter, Marvel, or even DC Comics land.
  It was the world’s first “Hunger Games” land.
  The World of The Hunger Games opened at Motiongate Dubai, a movie-themed park that is part of the three-park Du
  
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• What these ‘Stranger Things 2’ photos might tell us

  24-10-2017 14:25 via ocregister.com
  
  ‘Stranger Things 2’ drops on this Friday Oct. 27, but if you’re like us you’ve been obsessing over the Duffer Brothers series since we watched the first season.
  And now that it’s almost here, Netflix has made a host of new images available to fans who’ve been wondering what the Eleven, Mike and the guys, Sheriff Hopper, Steve and Nancy and, of course, Barb have been up to since things came up with the Upside Down.
  In the new season, it’s a year later, 19
  
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• The thrill is gone … Sears-Whirlpool end partnership after 100 years

  24-10-2017 14:24 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK  — Sears will no longer sell Whirlpool appliances, ending a business relationship that dates back more than 100 years.
  In a note sent to its stores last week, Sears said that Whirlpool was making demands that would’ve made it difficult to sell its appliances at a competitive price.
  Sears has been ravaged by new competition for years, from stores like Home Depot and also from Amazon.com and other online retailers. It’s been closing stores as competitors take a bigg
  
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• Long Beach ‘Heights’ scales 2007 musical’s high aspirations

  24-10-2017 14:19 via ocregister.com
  
  With all the current attention being paid to “Hamilton,” it would be easy to overlook “In the Heights.”
  That focus, though, gives us all the more reason to revisit Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first major musical, which made just as much of a splash when it first appeared (off-Broadway in 2007, Broadway in 2008) as did his second show.
  Musical Theatre West’s top-notch Carpenter Center staging depicts an urban community that’s essentially a family – and the
  
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• Kelly Clarkson hated being skinny: 'I wanted to kill myself'

  24-10-2017 11:20
  Kelly Clarkson performs during the closing ceremony for the Invictus Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch - RC1128EF6DB0 Kelly Clarkson has struggled with fans reaction to her weight for years, but it turns out the star was at her unhappiest when she was skinny.
  
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• Moderate earthquake rattles coast

  24-10-2017 10:40 via ocregister.com
  
  AVALON >> A magnitude-3.9 earthquake that struck in the Pacific Ocean, nearly 30 miles southwest of Santa Catalina Island, rattled the coast early today.
  The quake was reported just after midnight, about 48 miles south-southwest of Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  Authorities at the sheriff’s Avalon Station said it was “a bit of a shaker,” but no injuries or damage were reported.
  The quake was 2.4 miles in depth, according to the USGS.
  
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• Orange County boys water polo Top 10 (10-23-17)

  24-10-2017 07:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The latest O.C. rankings through Oct. 23, 2017
  BOYS WATER POLO TOP 10
  1. Mater Dei
  2. Orange Lutheran
  3. Santa Margarita
  4. Huntington Beach
  5. Newport Harbor
  6. Foothill
  7. Corona del Mar
  8. Laguna Beach
  9. Los Alamitos
  10. San Clemente
  
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• USC’s running game hits midseason snag

  24-10-2017 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  USC was scoreless when it entered the locker room at halftime of its loss at Notre Dame on Saturday. It was only the second time this decade that the Trojans had been held without a point in the first half.
  What led to the scoring drought?
  One explanation appeared clear enough. The Trojans were held to minus-4 rushing yards, unable to move the ball on the ground against a physical Fighting Irish front seven. USC’s longest run of the first half covered 5 yards.
  Most of USC’s coaches c
  
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• Wolf: Can Arizona and Arizona State afford to keep coaches?

  24-10-2017 06:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The big question before the season was which Pac-12 coach would get fired first: Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez or Arizona State’s Todd Graham.
  In September, it looked like a tight race as Arizona State started 1-2 and Arizona was 2-2 with victories over lowly Northern Arizona and UTEP.
  But Arizona has won three straight games thanks to the emergence of super sophomore quarterback Khalil Tate. Arizona State has won two straight, upset Washington and is expected to have a sellout crowd at S
  
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• Dodgers vs. Astros is a World Series for baseball’s Information Age

  24-10-2017 06:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers and Houston Astros are playing in the World Series this week. But this is also the Proprietary Information Super Bowl.
  Fifteen years into the post-Moneyball era, an analytics department is as essential to a major-league team as fungo bats and sunflower seeds. In the early 2000s, the disparity between the sophisticated and the unsophisticated was wide. Not anymore, every team now searches for advantages in algorithms and metrics, taking the data available from sour
  
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• Photos: Big Waves at The Wedge

  24-10-2017 06:02 via ocregister.com
  
  A boogie boarder catches a wave at the Wedge, in Newport Beach Calif., Monday, October 23, 2017. ( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily Breeze / SCNG )A boogie boarder catches a wave at the Wedge, in Newport Beach Calif., Monday, October 23, 2017. ( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily Breeze / SCNG )A boogie boarder catches a wave at the Wedge, in Newport Beach Calif., Monday, October 23, 2017. ( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily Breeze / SCNG )A boogie boarder catches a wave at the Wedge, in Newport Beach Calif
  
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• Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s challenges come from the left

  24-10-2017 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When state Senate leader Kevin de León announced that he would challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the 2018 primary, he told his supporters he is doing it because they “deserve a seat at the table.” He added: “I’ve taken on the establishment all my life, and I’ve been told to wait my turn.”
  For political observers the battle of these two Democratic power players has major implications for next year’s midterm election in California. B
  
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• New York attorney general launches probe of Weinstein Co.

  24-10-2017 05:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KLEPPER
  ALBANY, N.Y. — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a civil rights investigation on Monday into The Weinstein Co. following sexual harassment and assault allegations against its co-founder, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
  As part of the investigation, the prosecutor’s office issued a subpoena seeking company records on harassment complaints and legal settlements to determine whether any civil rights and anti-discrimination laws were broken.
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• Greenhouse gas tax wasn’t supposed to be about raising revenue – or funding the bullet train

  24-10-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  It seems impossible to reduce any tax in California once it’s baked into some government spending plan. A powerful example is the greenhouse gas tax we impose on some companies in California, under cover of doing something good for the global environment.
  To reduce GHG emissions, California requires large emitters to obtain a permit from the California Air Resources Board. CARB sets overall limits on GHG’s, declining 3 percent every year. To comply, a GHG emitter has to lower its emi
  
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• Astros Notes: Josh Reddick is prepared to hear from Dodgers fans

  24-10-2017 05:12 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Josh Reddick is fully expecting to be booed by Dodgers fans whenever they have the chance.
  That’s how they treated him when he was a Dodger.
  “This is going to be fun,” the Houston Astros right fielder said. “I expect the full hazing as I should deserve. I enjoyed my time here. I enjoyed my time as a Dodger. I didn’t do as well as I’d hoped, as well as anybody hoped, I’m sure.”
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• GAO: Climate change already costing U.S. billions in losses

  24-10-2017 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BIESECKER
  WASHINGTON — A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades.
  A Government Accountability Office report released Monday said the federal government has spent more than $350 billion over the last decade on disaster assistance programs and losses from flood and crop insuranc
  
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