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• Orange library hosting scavenger hunt for young readers

  11-12-2017 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Children ages 6 to 12 can participate in the “Dewey Scavenger Hunt” game through Jan. 13 at the Orange Public Library. Participants can win a prize by searching the library to fill out an answer sheet. Information: cityoforange.org or 714-288-2400.
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• Home for the Paw-lidays in Anaheim

  11-12-2017 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Man’s best friend got in on the holiday spirit in Anaheim on Saturday.
  Home for the Paw-lidays was held at Olive Hills Dog Park, 700 E. Nohl Canyon Road. Even Santa was there to visit with the pooches and get their holiday wishes.
  Erick Peterson with his Shepherd Sam, Larry Gonzalez as Santa, Dylan Peterson, 12, and his sister Ariana, 8, with Maddie during Paw-lidays held at Olive Hills Dog Park in Anaheim on Saturday, December 9, 2017. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photograph
  
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• Former U.S. postal worker sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing 6,000-plus credit cards

  11-12-2017 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Calling the case a “sad and serious breach of public trust,” a federal judge on Monday sentenced a former United States postal worker to six years in prison for stealing more than 6,000 credit cards from undelivered mail.
  Chinh Vuong, 49, of Garden Grove was a processing clerk in Santa Ana for more than two decades before getting arrested in 2015 for stealing credit cards and selling them. His scam resulted in a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars for Chase Ban
  
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• Snoopy House holiday display opens this week in Costa Mesa

  11-12-2017 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The city’s elaborate Snoopy House display opens Thursday, Dec. 14 with a formal presentation and a visit from Santa.
  The “Peanuts” characters will be featured in holidays scenes and free train rides are available for children. Live music will be played each night, including performances by Costa Mesa schools and others, such as choirs and dance groups.
  The holiday tradition dates back 47 years and attracts 80,000 annually.
  If you go:
  When: 5:30-9 p.m. nightly through Dec.
  
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• Newport Beach Christmas boat parade begins five-night run this week

  11-12-2017 21:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Watch decorated boats, yachts, kayaks and canoes sail along Newport Harbor every night through the weekend in the 109th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.
  The parade, which begins Wednesday, Dec. 13, brings out a million viewers. The route will begin and end at Lido Isle.
  If you go:
  When: 6:15-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 to Sunday, Dec. 17.
  Where: The route starts and ends at Lido Isle. The parade can be viewed from multiple spots on the shore. Marina Park is a popular area to watch the par
  
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• Man struck by car in La Habra, dies in hospital

  11-12-2017 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A man died after he was hit by a car Sunday night in La Habra.
  Authorities have not identified the pedestrian.
  La Habra police went to Euclid Street and Lambert Road at 5:10 p.m. Sunday for an injury collision, according to Sgt. Dan Barnes. He said officers found a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle.
  A supervising dispatcher for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said firefighters took the man to UC Irvine Medical Center, where he died.
  Barnes said the driver was not injured.
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• Stay away from the 5 Freeway overnight this week

  11-12-2017 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  You might want to stay away from the 5 Freeway after midnight because much of it will be closed this week for continuing construction on the widening project.
  Northbound lanes will be closed from Norwalk Boulevard to the 605 Freeway nightly from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through early Friday morning.
  Southbound lanes will be closed from the 605 to Imperial Highway the same time and up to two right lanes will be closed to Carmenita Road. The latter goes through early Saturday morning.
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• Keisha Renee responds to racist comments aimed at her on social media

  11-12-2017 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Last week, Adam Levine revealed live on NBC’s “The Voice” that Keisha Renee has been the target of “really hateful comments…by some really sad cowards.”
  If that was the first you heard of it, you’re not alone.
  “I didn’t want anybody to know,” said Renee, the 31-year-old singer from Inglewood, who is one of eight contestants headed to semifinals on Monday, Dec. 11.
  The comments were made on videos that “The Voice” uploads to
  
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• Orange County girls basketball player of the week: El Dorado’s Kenedy Lilly

  11-12-2017 20:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register’s girls basketball player of the week for Monday, Dec. 11.
  Kenedy Lilly
  El Dorado
  The 6-foot-5 junior center scored 135 points in four games (33.8 ppg), including a school-record 50 points, to help the Golden Hawks place fourth at the Covina Classic. The all-tournament selection also posted games of 41 and 30 points.
   
  
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• ‘Top Chef’ contestant Joe Sasto reveals the secret of his handlebar moustache

  11-12-2017 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  As the new contestants stepped into the kitchen for the Season 15 premiere of  Bravo’s “Top Chef” in Colorado on Thursday, Dec. 7, Los Angeles’ own Joe Sasto immediately stood out, even before he got cooking.
  Sasto, who is chef de cuisine at the just-opened Adam Sobel’s new Cal Mare in the Beverly Center, sports a waxed mustache with a distinctive handlebar curl.
  It’s a look he’s been cultivating for the last five years.
  “I used
  
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• Just in time for holiday shipping: Southern California Whole Foods Markets add Amazon Lockers

  11-12-2017 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Amazon is adding more Amazon Lockers to Whole Foods Market stores in Southern California. (Courtesy Whole Foods)Now, you can buy your organic produce and pick up Christmas packages at the same time.
  After Amazon purchased Whole Foods Market earlier this year, the e-commerce giant moved swiftly to capitalize on the marriage, including adding Amazon Lockers to multiple stores throughout Southern California.
  Amazon Lockers are self-service kiosks where customers can pick up items bought a
  
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• Red flag warning in most of LA County to continue until tonight

  11-12-2017 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  A red flag warning indicating critical fire weather conditions will continue in most of Los Angeles County until at least 8 p.m. — including in areas where the Creek fire near Sylmar, the Skirball fire in the Bel-Air area and the Rye fire near Santa Clarita are not yet fully contained, according to the National Weather Service.
  The red flag warning, which has been in effect for various parts of the county since Dec. 3, will remain for most of the nation’s largest county except for th
  
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• Chef Mario Batali steps away from restaurants amid sexual misconduct allegations

  11-12-2017 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Mario Batali has surrendered oversight of daily operations at his restaurant empire following reports of sexual misconduct by the celebrity chef over a period of at least 20 years.
  The online site Eater New York, part of Vox Media, reported Monday the incidents involve at least four women, three of whom worked for Batali. One of women, none was named in the story, said that Batali groping her chest after wine had spilled on her shirt. Another said he grabbed her from behind and holding her tight
  
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• Needles, vodka bottles, cigarette butts: beach cleanup marks 20,000 pounds in 6 years

  11-12-2017 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The seagull inched toward the pile of trash on the sand, sticking its beak into the debris to investigate.
  “This little bird has been trying to eat all the trash,” said Lauren Smith of Orange County Coastkeeper. “They just mistake it for their own food source.”
  Jackie Mark, former Coastkeeper cleanup coordinator, and 9-year-old Nolan Rodriguez take part in a beach cleanup at Huntington State Beach on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. About 200 volunteers collected 379 pounds o
  
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• Bonsignore: If Rams were disappointed Sunday, they also have perspective

  11-12-2017 19:24 via ocregister.com
  
  In the bitterly disappointing aftermath of the Rams’ loss to the Eagles on Sunday, after raw emotion settled down and anger and frustration subsided, fury and exasperation began ceding to another sentiment.
  Perspective.
  And as the Rams took an honest look at themselves and the situation they face, a bit of a calming effect ensued.
  From the scoreboard to their souls, the loss to the Eagles was a devastating blow. On many fronts, they played well enough to win. They were mostly done in by se
  
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• Fed set to raise rates as Yellen gives final news conference

  11-12-2017 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Investors seem certain about this: The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates this week for the third time this year.
  They’re less sure about what the central bank might have in store for 2018, and they will look to Janet Yellen’s final news conference as Fed chair Wednesday for any clues.
  Will the Fed’s policymaking change once Yellen steps down in February and is succeeded by Jerome Powell? Powell was a Yellen ally who backed her cautious stance toward rate hikes in
  
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• These are the biggest snubs of the 2018 Golden Globes

  11-12-2017 19:09 via ocregister.com
  
  There were no surprises from the 75th Golden Globes nominations announced Monday morning in Beverly Hills, unless you call it a surprise that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association stayed within its comfort zone.
  That the HPFA didn’t nominate any women directors isn’t surprising, though it does make you take it less seriously. Greta Gerwig, whose “Lady Bird” has drawn universal praise; Patty Jenkins, whose “Wonder Woman” was not only a big hit but the best bi
  
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• Third Mutual elects directors to fill vacancies on two boards

  11-12-2017 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  On Monday, Dec. 4, at a special open meeting, Third Mutual reappointed Dennis O’Connor to the Village Management Services board. Third Mutual also elected Roy Victor Bruninghaus to the Third Mutual board, filling the seat vacated by Annette Soule, who is now a Golden Rain Foundation director.
  
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• First look at Mater Dei-De La Salle matchup for CIF State football title

  11-12-2017 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A look at Saturday’s CIF State Open Division football championship:
  MATER DEI (14-0) vs. DE LA SALLE OF CONCORD (11-1)
  When, where: Sacramento State, Saturday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m.
  What’s at stake for the Mater Dei: The Monarchs are seeking their first state title and third national title under Coach Bruce Rollinson.
  National rankings: Mater Dei is No. 1 in the MaxPreps and High School Football America rankings; De La Salle is ranked No. 15 by MaxPreps and No. 11 by High School Football A
  
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• Whistleblower alleges Irvine-based Banc of California CFO diverted funds, paid for strippers

  11-12-2017 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Banc of California, the Irvine-based lender under investigation by U.S. regulators after a short seller linked it to an imprisoned con man, inflated profits and ignored a top executive using company funds to pay for strippers, according to a whistle-blower lawsuit.
  A management decision to reverse accrued employee bonuses caused the company to improperly carryover revenues generated in 2016 to make it look more profitable this year, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday by Heather Endresen, wh
  
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• Rolling Loud Festival will make San Bernardino the epicenter of hip-hop

  11-12-2017 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Most of the major Southern California music festivals mix all sorts of genres in their lineups, but the latest concert to hit the area is laser-focused on just one genre: hip-hop.
  The three-year-old Rolling Loud Festival makes its local debut at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center Dec. 16-17 with a lineup of more than 70 artists, with Schoolboy Q headlining Saturday and Future closing out the night on Sunday.
  “We are a 100 percent hip-hop festival. Rappers upon rappers upon rappe
  
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• Thomas fire consumes about 360 square miles, becoming state’s 5th largest blaze

  11-12-2017 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters kept a wall of flames from descending mountains into coastal neighborhoods after a huge and destructive Southern California wildfire exploded in size, becoming the fifth largest in state history.
  Thousands remained under evacuation orders Monday, Dec. 11, as the fire churned west through foothill areas of Carpinteria and Montecito, seaside Santa Barbara County towns about 75 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Much of the fire’s rapid new growth occurred on the eastern and norther
  
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• Rye fire expected to be fully contained by Friday, officials say

  11-12-2017 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rye fire in the Santa Clarita area remained 93 percent contained Monday morning and full containment wasn’t expected until Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in an update posted after 7 a.m.
  The fire hadn’t expanded overnight. It has burned 6,049 acres, destroyed six structures and damaged three others. One person, a firefighter, was injured during the fire. Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday.
  Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman&nb
  
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• 20 displaced after Laguna Niguel condo complex fire

  11-12-2017 17:06 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA NIGUEL — About 20 people were displaced from their homes early Monday, Dec. 11, after a fire broke out in a condominium complex.
  It took firefighters about 25 minutes to extinguish the blaze, which was first reported at 3:35 a.m. in the 28000 block of Sorrento, according to reports from the scene.
  When they first arrived, firefighters saw flames coming from attic area of a unit and heavy smoke from the vents.
  No injuries were reported. The Red Cross was called to help the affected r
  
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• Final push for Moore and Jones in Alabama Senate race

  11-12-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By BILL BARROW and KIM CHANDLER
  The  Associated PressHUNTSVILLE, Ala.  — Alabama Democrats see Tuesday’s special Senate election as a chance to renounce a history littered with politicians whose race-baiting, bombast and other baggage have long soiled the state’s reputation beyond its borders.
  Many Republicans see the vote as chance to ratify their conservative values and protect President Donald Trump’s agenda ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
  At the center
  
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• What to eat and drink at Chill at the Queen Mary in Long Beach

  11-12-2017 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  No matter what part of the world you come from, holiday traditions always include a lot of delicious food.
  As part of the makeover of the Queen Mary’s Chill attraction, the lot and village in front of the ship will be transformed into a 38,000-square-foot outdoor ice park that will include ice skating and ice sports, plus a tour of various countries that have plenty of tasty treats.
  “Every tradition that we are looking at really celebrates and starts with food and drink, so
  
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• Free art exhibits this month at the Muzeo

  11-12-2017 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Along with its holiday trains display, the Muzeo has free art exhibits on display this month.
  Among the exhibits is “Mother Earth: Art by Robert Refugio” is a mixed-media collection that “takes a dreamy, yet critical look at our planet’s ability to rebuild itself,” according to the museum.
  Refugio is a local artist who also does work as a commercial graphic designer. He works in oils, pen and charcoal.
  His exhibit is on display in the Carnegie building through Jan.
  
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• Family escapes injury after condo fire in Orange

  11-12-2017 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE — A home in Orange was damaged and family displaced after a fire in a condominium early Monday, Dec. 11.
  The two-story home was burning heavily when firefighters arrived in the 3400 block of Balmoral Drive shortly after 2 a.m., according to an Orange Fire dispatcher and reports from the scene.
  It took about 40 minutes for the fire to be extinguished. No injuries were reported, but four people were displaced.
  The cause is still under investigation.
  
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• Creek fire is 95 percent contained, with 100 percent a few days away

  11-12-2017 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The Creek fire near Sylmar remained 95 percent contained and isn’t expected to be fully contained until Friday or the weekend, an Angeles National Forest spokesman said Monday morning.
  Public Information officer Nathan Judy said the fire hadn’t grown overnight as it entered its seventh day. It has burned 15,619 acres, destroyed 60 residential structures and 63 outbuildings, and damaged another 55 homes and 26 other structures. At least seven firefighters have been injured.
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• Chanukah festivities ‘light up the pier’ in San Clemente

  11-12-2017 16:36 via ocregister.com
  
  A group of men dance together in a circle following the Menorah lighting ceremony during an annual pre-Chanukah celebration on the San Clemente Pier on Sunday, December 10, 2017. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)Chabad San Clemente’s Rabbi Mendel Slavin, and a group young Jewish community volunteers known as the C-Teens, light a giant Menorah at the end of the San Clemente Pier during a pre-Chanukah celebration on Sunday evening, December 10, 2017. (Photo By Jeff Antenore
  
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• Status Update: John Galardi named president of Wienerschnitzel; two local credit unions merge

  11-12-2017 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Mattress Liquidation owner Erik Hibshman has signed on as a U-Haul dealer in Anaheim. Mattress Liquidation is at 1260 N. Sunshine Way.J.R. Galardi, the son of Wienerschnitzel founder John Galardi, is the company’s new president. He takes over for his mother, Cindy Galardi Culpepper, who continues as CEO. Galardi joined the company in 2013. (Courtesy of Wienerschnitzel)Andy Mandell is the new chief financial officer at CoolSys in Brea. He was previously the chief operating officer
  
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• The Killers, Weezer and other highlights from Night 2 of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas on Sunday

  11-12-2017 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The elephant in the room before the start of the second night of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas was the rock star who was missing: Morrissey, who’d been booked to headline on Sunday canceled on Saturday – unfortunately it’s what he does all too often – and so instead of 10 acts on the bill there were 9.
  No worries, though, for the Killers closed out the night with a terrific and strong show, Weezer did what Weezer does, and other groups from the Lumineers and
  
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• Official: Man had explosive device strapped on before N.Y.C. blast

  11-12-2017 15:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN LONG
  The  Associated PressNEW YORK  — A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a man had a pipe bomb strapped to him when it went off on a New York City subway platform.
  The explosion happened around 7:30 a.m. Monday. Details were still developing.
  The person was arrested and has non-life-threatening injuries. Another person on the platform sustained non-life-threatening injuries
  The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity bec
  
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• Tech executive brings field of Rohrabacher challengers to 12

  11-12-2017 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Tech executive Rachel Payne says she’s been considering a campaign challenge of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher since spring.
  “I wanted to see how the field played out and who else would run,” said the 42-year-old Democrat.
  It’s not for lack of candidates she’s now throwing her hat in the ring. The 11 other challengers to the Republican incumbent from Costa Mesa include business owners, a pioneering stem-cell biologist, a lawyer, an architect and a former Nestle execut
  
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• Golden Globes 2018: Here’s the complete list of TV and movie nominations

  11-12-2017 14:42 via ocregister.com
  
   
  The 2018 Golden Globes nominees were announced this morning from the Beverly Hilton Hotel by performers Alfre Woodard, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Bell and Sharon Stone.
  “Fargo,” “Big Little Lies,” “blackish,” “Will & Grace,” and “Feud” received multiple nominations in the TV categories. And “The Shape of Water,” “The Post” and “Lady Bird” were among the contenders in the movie categories
  
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• Back Bay home transforms into elegant villa

  11-12-2017 14:28 via ocregister.com
  
  “We’ve owned this house since 1962 when my parents bought it,” says Macara Bonja, standing in the living room of the Corona del Mar home she shares with her husband, Samir.
  But this lovely, airy Mediterranean villa with views for miles isn’t exactly the place her late parents called home for 40 years, for once Macara and Samir made the decision to leave their Back Bay home (complete with backyard dock and boat) for this airy perch, they went all the way.
   
  “Whe
  
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• Hoping to start a marijuana business in California? Secretary of State launches online portal for entrepreneurs

  11-12-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  Three weeks from today, on Jan. 1, the state will begin issuing licenses for cannabis businesses and shops will get to start selling recreational marijuana legally for the first time in California.
  In anticipation of interest from thousands — or even tens of thousands — of would-be professional cannabis growers, manufacturers and retailers, Secretary of State Alex Padilla has launched an online portal aimed at helping entrepreneurs join California’s emerging $7 billion legal ca
  
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• 10 steps to starting a marijuana business in California

  11-12-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The state is accepting applications for temporary licenses to operate a cannabis business in California.
  The first applications came into the California Secretary of State’s office on Friday and thousands more are expected to follow between now and the end of the year, as the state prepares to issue the licenses to legal cannabis enterprises on Jan. 1.
  But for a business to be legal under state law, would-be operators need to take a number of steps to comply with rules for registration, ta
  
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• Rams’ secondary takes big hit with loss of Kayvon Webster to torn Achilles tendon

  11-12-2017 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Two plays, two ends of the field, two very different outcomes and emotions.
  Rams cornerback Kayvon Webster recorded an interception on the third play of the game Sunday against Philadelphia, his first interception since 2013. It led to a Rams touchdown, but by the end of the quarter, Webster was in the locker room, his season finished.
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• Bonsignore: Rams learned some bitter lessons on Sunday, and they couldn’t have come at a worse time

  11-12-2017 05:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Isn’t that the way it always is with life’s most poignant lessons?
  The ones that rip our hearts out and leave the most indelible impressions?
  The timing is always impeccably bad. Like pushing off studying for the big test until the last minute, only to see the professor spring it two days early.
  Oops.
  Or not getting car the tuned up within the two-year warranty, only for it to break down on the way to Vegas and having to fork over a thousand large to get it fixed. It would have been
  
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• Bonsignore: Rams learn some bitter lessons in loss to Eagles

  11-12-2017 05:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) along with teammate offensive tackle Rob Havenstein (79) walk off the field as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 43-35 during a during a NFL football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Los Angeles Ramsvprior to a NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 in Los Ang
  
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• Jared Goff vs. Carson Wentz first duel full of drama, devastation

  11-12-2017 05:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Here was a glimpse into the future. Two young quarterbacks, top draft picks, at the helm of the NFL’s top offenses, showcased on a stage bigger than any the league had seen all season.
  Here was Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick, the resurgent face of a resurgent Rams franchise, lacing it across the field through a pocket under siege.
  He started slow, unable to find his rhythm early. At the half, he was just 8 of 17. The opportunities were minimal; the Rams ran just 45 plays &m
  
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• German politics have gone from boring and stable to unpredictable and volatile

  11-12-2017 05:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In September German Chancellor Angela Merkel won an underwhelming election victory. Her opponents lost more than she won, but observers still expected her to put together a new three-party coalition to replace the shopworn “grand coalition” with the Social Democrats. But coalition talks collapsed dramatically, and the most predictable of political systems headed into the unknown.
  The poll was a disaster for the two traditional governing parties, the Christian Democratic Union (its si
  
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• Santa Ana posts hottest temperature in the U.S., Newport Beach breaks 93-year-old heat record

  11-12-2017 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Sunday was an historically hot day in Orange County.
  Santa Ana, at 88 degrees, registered the highest temperature in the continental United States, according to the National Weather Service. And Newport Beach, at 85 degrees, broke a nearly century-old heat record for Dec. 10, sizzling past its previous high of 80 degrees set in 1924.
  The Santa Ana heat wave also was the highest Dec. 10 temperature recorded at that station since the National Weather Service began measuring there in 1999. The aver
  
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• Dodgers head to Winter Meetings with little ‘heavy lifting’ to do

  11-12-2017 04:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A year ago at this time, the Dodgers made their most significant moves heading into the 2017 season by re-signing a trio of their in-house free agents – closer Kenley Jansen, third baseman Justin Turner and left-handed starter Rich Hill.
  Those might be the most significant moves the Dodgers make heading into the 2018 season as well, keeping together as it did the core of a team that won 104 games, went to the World Series and will enter next season as one of the leading championship conten
  
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• Firm convictions, uneasiness at black churches before Alabama Senate race

  11-12-2017 04:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Jeremiah Chapman, prays during a 16th Street Baptist church service, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. At the church pastor Arthur Price told the mostly black congregation that Alabama’s U.S. Senate election is too important to skip. “There’s too much at stake for us to stay home,” Price said of Tuesday’s election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)Jacqueline Belcher rejoices during a 16th Street Baptist church service, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. At
  
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• Chargers rookie Desmond King’s playmaking knack is turning into sacks

  11-12-2017 04:32 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — With three games left, Desmond King might have a shot at a Chargers record.
  The rookie defensive back recorded his fourth sack on Sunday, dragging down Kirk Cousins in the third quarter of a 30-13 win over Washington at StubHub Center. That play forced the visitors to punt for the fifth straight time — a streak that continued for two more possessions.
  It also moved King into second-place tie on his team’s list of single-season sacks by a defensive back. The only n
  
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• How long will Congress remain a bystander regarding war?

  11-12-2017 04:30 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON – The first use of nuclear weapons occurred Aug. 6, 1945. The second occurred three days later. That there has not been a third is testimony to the skill and sobriety of 12 presidents and many other people, here and abroad. Today, however, North Korea’s nuclear bellicosity coincides with the incontinent tweeting, rhetorical taunts and other evidence of the frivolity and instability of the 13th president of the nuclear era. His almost daily descents from the previous day&rs
  
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• Undermining the Middle East peace process: Political Cartoons

  11-12-2017 04:20 via ocregister.com
  
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• Denver Broncos show themselves, Jets how good they can be

  11-12-2017 04:18 via ocregister.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — From loser’s lament to winning formula, the Denver Broncos finally played the clean game rookie head coach Vance Joseph has been pining for ever since they started their eight-game spiral.
  After every loss, seven of them by double digits, the Broncos (4-9) would agonize over their poor play and bad luck. They suggested if they could just manage to get an early lead and win the turnover battle, they’d be able to capitalize on their dominant defense, stick to a grou
  
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