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• Orange County’s tight jobs market continues to grow, up 2.5 percent in a year

  07-03-2018 23:34 via ocregister.com
  Orange County, with Southern California’s tightest job market, managed to add 39,100 positions from January 2017 to January 2018, a growth rate of 2.5 percent, the state reported Wednesday, March 7.
  The county’s jobless rate in January was 3.1 percent, up from a revised 2.9 percent in December. A year earlier, the county’s unemployment rate stood at 4 percent.
  California also added jobs at a healthy clip of 2.4 percent over the year. The state’s January unemployment rate
  
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• Sheriff’s investigation closes Santa Margarita campus; CIF basketball game postponed

  07-03-2018 23:19 via ocregister.com
  (The following was sent to Santa Margarita families …)
  Dear families,
  Due to unforeseen circumstances, SMCHS needs to close campus at 3 p.m. today. All faculty, staff and students have been asked by the Orange County Sherriff’s Department to leave campus by 3 p.m. so that law enforcement can conduct an investigation on campus. Deputies have determined there is no immediate risk to campus.
  The safety and security of our students, faculty and staff is our highest priority. In an abund
  
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• Alex Ovechkin has left an impression since day one

  07-03-2018 23:13 via ocregister.com
  ANAHEIM – Sitting in a mostly empty visitors’ locker room at Honda Center as he sits on the precipice of another major milestone, Alex Ovechkin didn’t need to be asked about the first game he played there.
  Things that are unforgettable aren’t far from the mind.
  “As soon as I stepped on the ice, I remember that,” Ovechkin said Tuesday. “We won 3-2. It was my rookie year. It was a pretty special moment.”
  Special doesn’t begin to describe it. A
  
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• Airbnb foes win few friends among those woken by 7 a.m. North Hollywood protest

  07-03-2018 23:02 via ocregister.com
  A handful of protesters trying to call attention to the negative effects of Airbnb-style short-term rentals ended up giving some residents of The Hesby apartment in North Hollywood a rude awakening Wednesday morning.
  Pajama-clad residents initially watched bewildered from their balconies as a group of about seven demonstrators from a hotel workers union, Unite Here Local 11, picketed and chanted on the sidewalk below. Some had been awakened from slumber a little after 7 a.m., when the loud
  
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• California threatens Weedmaps over promotion of illegal cannabis shops

  07-03-2018 22:59 via ocregister.com
  California’s cannabis czar sent Weedmaps a cease and desist letter, ordering the Irvine company that maps marijuana dispensaries to immediately stop promoting businesses that don’t have state licenses.
  “You are aiding and abetting in violations of state cannabis laws,” states the letter from Lori Ajax, chief of the Bureau of Cannabis Control.
  If the company doesn’t immediately drop advertisements for unlicensed businesses, Ajax said Weedmaps could face criminal and
  
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• UCLA brings sense of urgency to Pac-12 Tournament

  07-03-2018 22:50 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — It was purely coincidence that a replay of UCLA’s win over Arizona in the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament championship game greeted visitors in the lobby of the Mo Ostin Center on Tuesday afternoon, one day before the Bruins were scheduled to travel to Las Vegas for this year’s conference tournament. Six small screens combined to show the game in its final few minutes as UCLA came away with a 75-71 win.
  Steve Alford, who was in his first year when he led the Bruins through
  
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• Rams trade LB Alec Ogletree to New York Giants for draft picks

  07-03-2018 22:35 via ocregister.com
  The Rams made another bold offseason move Wednesday when they traded linebacker Alec Ogletree, a team captain, to the New York Giants for two draft picks.
  The celebration of the Rams’ division championship in 2017 officially has ended.
  A defensive demolition project is ongoing inside team headquarters, and it likely will include a near-total rebuild of the linebacker unit. The Rams’ latest bold move took place Wednesday, when they traded linebacker and team captain Alec Ogletree to t
  
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• Santa Margarita High forced to close campus, postpone tonight’s basketball game

  07-03-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  Santa Margarita’s boys basketball home game tonight, Wednesday, against Rancho Verde of Moreno Valley was moved to Thursday night, the school announced today.
  The school issued a statement saying the school had been told by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to close the campus at 3 p.m. so that it could conduct an investigation.
  The following statement was sent to the families of Santa Margarita students on Wednesday afternoon:
  Dear families,
  Due to unforeseen circumstances, SMC
  
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• San Marcos man in custody after federal court judge rules in fatal opioid overdose of Camp Pendleton Marine

  07-03-2018 22:32 via ocregister.com
  A 25-year-old San Marcos man is in custody following a hearing in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, March 6, where he appeared on federal charges of distribution of drugs resulting in the death of a Camp Pendleton Marine, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
  Kyle Anthony Shephard appeared in a detention hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin, who ordered Shephard detained, according to court records. The next hearing is scheduled for March 29.
  
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• San Clemente church celebrates 25 years of community building, home and abroad

  07-03-2018 22:18 via ocregister.com
  From its humble beginnings in a living room in Capo Beach to a membership now numbering several hundred, Heritage Christian Fellowship has been creating a sense of family in San Clemente since 1993. On Sunday, March 4, the church community came together to celebrate 25 years serving San Clemente and impacting people around the globe.
  Roger Gales, senior pastor at Heritage since 2008, said many people from that first meeting in Capo Beach came to celebrate the church’s anniversary.
  “I
  
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• Trial begins for man charged in sting of violent assaults against women in Anaheim and Garden Grove

  07-03-2018 21:50
  Trial began Wednesday, March 7, for a 32-year-old Buena Park man accused of attacking five women in a five-hour crime spree that spanned two cities. Ulises Omar De La Torre is facing multiple felony counts including stabbing, kidnapping and attempted murder.
  
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• Best Thing I Ate: Filipino fried chicken in coconut adobo in Santa Ana

  07-03-2018 20:02 via ocregister.com
  Three or four dishes at Irenia could have easily qualified as the best thing I ate this week. Instead I’ll pick just one: the chicken sa Gata.
  I was revisiting the Santa Ana restaurant in advance of updating my annual list of the 75 Best Places to Eat (2018 edition coming soon), and I was thrilled to see several new dishes on the menu, including the sa Gata.
  Chef Ryan Garlitos continues to reinvent and elevate Filipino cuisine better than any of his peers, several of whom in Southern Calif
  
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• Long Beach rapper Vince Staples will shut up, buy a Honda and move to Palmdale if haters pay him $2 million

  07-03-2018 19:57 via ocregister.com
  Rap artist Vince Staples, who was born in Compton and brought up in North Long Beach, is asking for a retirement fund.
  Yep. He set up a GoFundMe page on Wednesday asking his haters and critics for $2 million so that he could:
  – Move to Palmdale
  – Buy a Honda
  – Get a year supply of “soups for the homies locked down”
  – Buy a puppy
  In response to criticism about his recent performances, he asked for the large sum of money, which would allow him “to shut the
  
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• EU ready for a ‘stupid’ trade war if Trump slaps on tariffs

  07-03-2018 19:12 via ocregister.com
  By LORNE COOK
  BRUSSELS — The European Union says it’s ready to retaliate against the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum — with counter-measures against iconic U.S. products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, Levi’s jeans and bourbon.
  The EU threat and Trump’s insistence that the tariffs will go ahead escalate the risk of a trade war, in which countries try to punish each other by increasing taxes on traded goods. In the en
  
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• Man killed after being hit by car in Westminster

  07-03-2018 18:56 via ocregister.com
  WESTMINSTER –A 54-year-old man was fatally struck by a car Tuesday night, March 6, on Bolsa Avenue, police said.
  Officers found the man in the westbound lanes of Bolsa, just west of Magnolia Street, said Westminster police Officer Alan Aoki. The man was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene shortly after the 6:15 p.m.
  He was identified by the coroner’s office Wednesday morning as Luom Le; it was unclear in which city he resided in.
  “The driver of the vehicle involved remai
  
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• #LABron: The latest LeBron James recruiting billboard spotted in Los Angeles

  07-03-2018 18:34 via ocregister.com
  The “LeBron James to Los Angeles” push continues. The latest effort includes billboards, paid by injury attorney Jacob Emrani, in LA meant to catch the eye of James.The LeBron billboard war continues …
  (via NBA Reddit) pic.twitter.com/m38zp1jckn
  — Christopher Walder (@WalderSports) March 7, 2018James is currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers and has the option to explore free agency during the NBA’s offseason.
  LeBron will be in town for games against the Lakers and
  
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• Broadcom pledges $1.5 billion fund to salvage Qualcomm deal

  07-03-2018 18:17 via ocregister.com
  Broadcom Ltd. said it plans to create a new $1.5 billion fund to ensure America’s lead in future wireless technology, responding to U.S. government concerns that the chipmaker’s proposed takeover of Qualcomm Inc. could hurt its competitiveness and threaten national security.
  The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., led by the Treasury, is investigating the $117 billion offer by Broadcom on national seucurity grounds, an unusual move that threatens to derail what would be the
  
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• Amazon discounts Prime membership for Medicaid recipients

  07-03-2018 18:12 via ocregister.com
  Amazon is offering a discount on its Prime membership to the millions of Medicaid recipients in the U.S., according to media reports, taking another step to wooing lower-income shoppers and keeping pressure on Walmart Inc.
  Under the offer, customers on Medicaid, the public health insurance program for low-income Americans, can get Amazon Prime for $5.99 a month, or less than half the new regular monthly fee of $12.99, according to reports in Recode and the New York Times. The move expands on an
  
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• Netflix’s ‘Jessica Jones’ returns with a new mystery for Marvel superhero

  07-03-2018 17:36 via ocregister.com
  It’s hard to love the character Jessica Jones, but easy to be fascinated by “Jessica Jones” the series.
  The Netflix superhero played by Krysten Ritter is back for a second season after a post-season 1 stop on the streaming giant’s “Defenders” series. The first season pulsed with Jessica’s anger, but this second one opens the door to look at what’s behind that anger.
  Jessica is still working as a private investigator who traffics in low-level cases
  
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• Disneyland visitors ask, a Dude, wherea s my stroller?a

  07-03-2018 17:10
  Disneyland might be marketed to the public as the Happiest Place on Earth, but sometimes it makes thieves happy, too. Like any place where tens of thousands of people gather daily, things get stolen.
  
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• Man charged with stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar to appear in court today

  07-03-2018 16:58 via ocregister.com
  This Sunday, March 4, 2018, still image from AP video appears to show the man who authorities say stole Frances McDormand’s best actress Oscar walking out of the official Academy Awards after-party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jeff Turner)
  LOS ANGELES — A man charged with swiping and taking off with Frances McDormand’s Oscar during an Academy Awards after-party is set to make his first appearance in court.
  Terry Bryant is expected to be arraigned in a downtown Los Angeles courtroo
  
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• Jeff Sessions condemns California sanctuary laws in fiery immigration speech

  07-03-2018 16:56 via ocregister.com
  SACRAMENTO — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered a pointed speech Wednesday morning condemning California’s sanctuary laws, announcing a lawsuit challenging them and vilifying the Oakland mayor for her controversial warning of immigration raids last month.
  Sessions spoke at an annual state law enforcement event just hours after the United States filed suit against California over three of its new immigration laws aimed at thwarting President Donald Trump’s immigration
  
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• Keep the city of Anaheim out of Disney labor dispute

  07-03-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  A proposed ballot initiative requiring Disneyland Resort and any large hospitality business receiving subsidies from the city of Anaheim to pay an $18 minimum wage seeks to wrongly involve government in a situation that could use less government involvement.
  Because, whatever valid criticisms there are to make of Disney and subsidies generally, the minimum wage won’t solve the problems proponents want solved.
  Introduced last week amid contentious contract negotiations between Disney and un
  
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• Ex-NFL player T.J. Houshmandzadeh selling Newport Coast house for $4.1 million

  07-03-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  Former wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is selling his five-bedroom Pelican Ridge house for $4.195 million. (Photo courtesy of The Agency)Former wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is selling his five-bedroom Pelican Ridge house for $4.195 million. (Photo courtesy of The Agency)Former wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is selling his five-bedroom Pelican Ridge house for $4.195 million. (Photo courtesy of The Agency)Former wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is selling his five-bedroom Pelican Ridge
  
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• Founding papers of Alcoholics Anonymous to be auctioned in Calabasas could fetch $3 million

  07-03-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  This image released by Calabasas auction house Profiles in History shows two pages from the original 1939 Alcoholics Anonymous manuscript describing the “Twelve Step” program of recovery from alcoholism. The manuscript is to be sold at auction on May 5, 2018. (Profiles in History via AP)
  CALABASAS — The founding document of Alcoholics Anonymous, known to adherents as the “Big Book,” is heading back to auction in Calabasas after a lawsuit disputing its ownership was
  
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• Los Angeles and Orange counties are 9th hardest metro area to find a place to live

  07-03-2018 15:27 via ocregister.com
  It’s simply hard to find a place to live in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
  Last year L.A.-O.C. had the ninth-lowest level of empty housing — ownership and rentals — among the 75 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to census data. Only 6.3 percent of places to live were vacant in the L.A.-O.C. area in 2017.
  Yes, that’s better than 5 percent empty housing in 2016, when the region had the nation’s lowest vacancy rate. But limited options have been a long-runni
  
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• Disneyland visitors ask, ‘Dude, where’s my stroller?’

  07-03-2018 15:10 via ocregister.com
  Disneyland might be marketed to the public as the Happiest Place on Earth, but sometimes it makes thieves happy, too. Like any place where tens of thousands of people gather daily, things get stolen. Especially the most ubiquitous symbol of parenthood: The baby stroller.
  People who would never leave their bicycles unlocked in front of a store back home will innocently leave a $1,500 baby stroller unattended while they go on Space Mountain or the Jungle Cruise, never thinking that anyone would be
  
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• Slayer, Niall Horan, Lady Antebellum and more help shape FivePoint Amphitheatre’s first full season in Irvine

  07-03-2018 15:06 via ocregister.com
  Following the demolition of the beloved Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in October 2016, Orange County-based developer FivePoint and Los Angeles-based live events producer Live Nation kept live music in Irvine with the help of the City of Irvine and the thousands of music fans that backed #SaveLiveMusicIrvine.
  Live Nation and FivePoint opened the all-new 12,000-capacity, temporary FivePoint Amphitheatre last October adjacent to the Orange County Great Park with a trial run of three shows t
  
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• ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ in Costa Mesa fuses music with family history – and a brutal, repressive regime

  07-03-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  Families, their histories, and family relationships always yield rich fodder for dramatic stories, a fact storytellers and playwrights have long realized.
  Playwright Lauren Yee adheres to that tenet, and most of her plays revolve around families. So when she landed on the idea of writing a play about Cambodian musicians from the 1970s, the idea of focusing on a family became her point of attack.
  “One thing I always lean towards as an artist is family stories” said Yee in a phone inte
  
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• A do-nothing Congress: Political Cartoons

  07-03-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
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  Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
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• Democrats, women candidates score big in Texas first-in-nation primaries

  07-03-2018 14:28 via ocregister.com
  By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER
  AUSTIN, Texas — Women running for Congress surged to big wins and Democrats smashed recent turnout levels in Texas’ first-in-the-nation 2018 primary elections, giving Republicans a potential glimpse of what’s ahead in the first midterms under President Donald Trump.
  Energized and angry Democrats in Texas, where the GOP has dominated for decades, came out in force to surpass 1 million voters Tuesday — the first time the party has eclipsed
  
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• 'Cal State Disney': If you're at Cal State...

  07-03-2018 12:15
  Cal State Fullerton students, faculty, alums and family members enjoy Disney After Dark on Feb. 1. Titans danced to a DJ in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle as part of the Disney After Dark event on Feb. 1. Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee and his wife, Julie, pose with Mickey Mouse at the event. Cal State Fullerton students, faculty, alums and family members pick up commemorative buttons at Disney After Dark on Feb. 1. Jordan Poblete, a 2014 grad and publisher of the DisneyExaminer, an
  
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• How much will Rams, Chargers season tickets cost in Inglewood’s new stadium?

  07-03-2018 11:00 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles football fans waited more than 21 years to get the NFL back in town, and a brand new state-of-the-art stadium to go along with it. But it wasn’t without a little bit of trepidation. The concern came in the form of the personal seat license fee season ticket holders were going to have to pay to secure their preferred seats.
  Or in the case of the Rams and Chargers, an SSL. Short for stadium seat license.
  It’s a one-time fee season ticket holders pay for the right to buy and
  
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• ‘Cal State Disney’: If you’re at Cal State Fullerton, the theme park is part of your world

  07-03-2018 10:29 via ocregister.com
  Titans danced to a DJ in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle as part of the Disney After Dark event on Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Cal State Fullerton)Cal State Fullerton President Fram Virjee and his wife, Julie, pose with Mickey Mouse at the event. (Photo courtesy of Cal State Fullerton)Cal State Fullerton students, faculty, alums and family members pick up commemorative buttons at Disney After Dark on Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Cal State Fullerton)Jordan Poblete, a 2014 grad and publisher of the D
  
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• Golden era of Cal State Fullerton baseball on display at university library

  07-03-2018 10:24 via ocregister.com
  Cal State Fullerton then-president Milton Gordon throws out the first ball before the Titans defeated Fresno State, 17-2, in 1996 before the second-largest crowd in Titan Field history. (Photo by Patrick O’Donnell)The exhibit “The Nineties in Baseball” at Pollak Library documents the rise of Cal State Fullerton’s baseball program.The 1990s were a golden decade for Cal State Fullerton’s baseball team.This photo of players celebrating after clinching the 1995 national
  
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• Inaugural Cal State Fullerton conference explores gender, race and doping in sports

  07-03-2018 10:19 via ocregister.com
  Local and international Olympic and sports researchers will discuss issues including apartheid, doping, and Olympic challenges and controversies March 9-10 during the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research conference on campus.
  The conference is the first for the two-year-old center, one of only three Olympic studies centers in the nation and the only one on the West Coast.
  “The conference emerged out of a need and an opportunity,” said John Gleaves, associate professor
  
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• The Inland Empire is leading California in job creation

  07-03-2018 10:01 via ocregister.com
  California is outperforming the nation in job growth, and the state’s inland regions are leading the way, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast.
  In a turnaround from the norm, the report shows that the Inland Empire, San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento are outpacing some of California’s tech-heavy regions, which traditionally see the bigger job gains. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, according to the report.More balanced growth
  “Growth is now
  
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• USC begins spring practice and search to replace Sam Darnold

  07-03-2018 07:55 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — Matt Fink lined up in a shotgun formation behind center Brett Neilon, then handed off to receiver Velus Jones on an end-around.
  It was a quick play that commenced a walk-through period of USC’s first spring football practice Tuesday afternoon.
  The sequence also unofficially kicked off an offseason quarterback competition.
  Sam Darnold is no longer behind center for the Trojans after forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility to enter the NFL draft, a departure that le
  
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• Softball roundup: Santa Margarita’s Paige Vargas fires no-hitter against Laguna Hills

  07-03-2018 07:45 via ocregister.com
  Pitcher Paige Vargas fired a no-hitter and struck out 11 to lead Santa Margarita’s No. 5 softball team past host Laguna Hills, 4-0, in a nonleague game Tuesday.
  The North Dakota State-bound Vargas (3-0) was supported on offense by Bella Forentino, who went 3 for 4 with a home run.
  Freshman Angie Yellen, sister of Mission Viejo quarterback Joey Yellen, went 3 for 3 for Santa Margarita (4-0).
  In another nonleague game:
  No. 3 Los Alamitos 3, Santiago of Corona 0: Junior Sarah Ladd tossed a sh
  
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• VIDEO: Pasek and Paul Dish On Their Favorite Part of Working with Alan Menken on ALADDIN

  07-03-2018 07:43
  At the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA, famed composer Alan Menken confirmed reports that Tony and Oscar-winning duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, will be assisting him on two new songs for the upcoming live-action remake of ALADDIN. This weekend on the Oscar red carpet, Variety caught up with their songwriting team to get an update on the songwriting process and how it's been working with one of their songwriting heroes.
  
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• Clippers’ furious fourth-quarter rally comes up short in loss to Pelicans

  07-03-2018 07:25 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers, back, goes up for a layup over New Orleans Pelicans forward Darius Miller during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, right, goes up for a basket as Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)Los Angeles Clippers guard Milos Teodo
  
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• Rickard Rakell’s scoring surge continues as Ducks shut down Capitals

  07-03-2018 07:03 via ocregister.com
  Anaheim Ducks’ goaltender John Gibson watches as the puck flies across his crease as Josh Manson defends against the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin during the second period of their NHL hockey game at Honda Center in Anaheim on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register/SCNG)The Ducks celebrate Hampus Lindholm’s first-period goal during Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over the Washington Capitals at Honda Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Orange Count
  
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• Swim: Tuesday’s O.C. leaderboard (3-6-18)

  07-03-2018 06:54 via ocregister.com
  Scores and times that met the O.C. Register standards from boys and girls swimming on Tuesday, March 6:
  BOYS SWIMMING
  Nonleague
  MISSION VIEJO 117, JSERRA 53
  LAGUNA HILLS 91, UNIVERSITY 79
  MARINA 112.5, LAKEWOOD 54.5
  MATER DEI 87, DANA HILLS 83
  MATER DEI 110, CAPISTRANO VALLEY 60
  DANA HILLS 106, CAPISTRANO VALLEY 64
  PORTOLA 94, SAGE HILL 75
  HUNTINGTON BEACH 122, CYPRESS 48
  200-yard medley relay (1:45.9) – LaHi 1:39.70, DA 1:42.07, Uni 1:42.41, MD 1:42.83,  MV 1:45.03,
  200 free (1:46.9)
  
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• CIF SoCal Regional boys soccer playoffs: Tuesday’s scores, semifinals schedule

  07-03-2018 06:20 via ocregister.com
  The scores from Tuesday’s boys soccer games in the CIF Southern California Regionals and the schedule for Thursday’s semifinals.
  BOYS SOCCER
  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
  DIVISION IFirst round, TuesdaySanta Barbara 1, Sunnyside/Fresno 0 (OT)San Clemente 2, San Marcos/San Diego 0Loyola 2, El Camino Real 0Cathedral 3, La Costa Canyon 1
  Semifinals, ThursdaySan Clemente at Santa BarbaraLoyola at Cathedral
  DIVISION IIFirst round, TuesdayPoint Loma/San Diego 3, Aliso Niguel 0Sotomayor 4, Re
  
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• ‘Trailblazer’ Willie O’Ree gaining support for Hockey Hall of Fame induction

  07-03-2018 06:10 via ocregister.com
  ANAHEIM — If you ask a few people who know Willie O’Ree and his impact and contributions to hockey, they will tell you that there is a place the pioneer belongs – the Hockey Hall of Fame.
  J.T. Brown certainly thinks so. Devante Smith-Pelly feels the same. Barry Trotz would cast his vote if he had one. Even the citizens of O’Ree’s hometown are actively pushing for his place among the greats.
  O’Ree was at Honda Center for the Ducks’ game against Washington
  
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• Three goals enough to push Cypress past Poway in SoCal Regional soccer playoffs

  07-03-2018 06:06 via ocregister.com
  HUNTINGTON BEACH – The Cypress girls soccer team had plenty of scoring opportunities against Poway in the opening round of the CIF Southern California Regional Division II playoffs Tuesday at Ocean View High.
  The Centurions didn’t capitalize on every opportunity but scored on enough of them to come away with a 3-1 victory. Lanell Swain, Jaz Duran and Morgan Patea scored for the Centurions.
  Cypress (19-4-3), the No. 4 seed, will play at No. 1 seed Temecula Valley in a SoCal semif
  
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• University defeats La Habra in OT, advances in SoCal Regional soccer playoffs

  07-03-2018 06:05 via ocregister.com
  UniversityÕs Sam Kammerman, 2, heads the ball away from the goal as La HabraÕs Ryan Morales, 13, and Jose Diaz, 3, battle for the ball in the first round of the Division III playoffs in the CIF Southern California Regionals Tuesday at University High School. in Irvine on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)Darious Abdollahi, center, is congratulated by his team after scoring the goal to end sudden death overtime as the University High School boys varsity
  
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• Montebello knocks out Sunny Hills in first round of SoCal boys soccer regionals

  07-03-2018 06:05 via ocregister.com
  FULLERTON – Sunny Hills struggled to find its best game in its opener of the CIF Southern California Regional boys soccer playoffs Tuesday afternoon, and that wasn’t going to be enough against a side as talented as Montebello’s.
  The Oilers, utilizing a brilliant short-pass possession game to its best ends, dictated terms from start to finish at Fullerton High and advanced to the Division II semifinals with a 2-0 triumph over the No. 3 seed Lancers.
  Alexis Hernandez scored just
  
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• Pursuit from Buena Park to Anaheim leads to SWAT search for suspect, residents sheltering in place

  07-03-2018 05:21
  The Buena Park and Anaheim Police Departments were cooperating on the pursuit of a potentially armed suspect on Tuesday night, leading to a shelter in place order for an area near Dale Avenue and Stonybrook Drive in Anaheim. The pursuit, which started in Buena Park, entered Anaheim at about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Are California’s poor losing out in state’s drive for clean energy future?

  07-03-2018 03:30 via ocregister.com
  California policymakers have been on overdrive in recent years pursuing a clean energy future for the Golden State.
  State policymakers have enacted scores of government mandates and programs to push employers and individuals to reduce emissions, including unrealistic renewable energy mandates, cap-and-trade, and its embrace of high-speed rail.
  Many of these initiatives have been advanced by California’s political elite and appear to benefit only upper-income households.  Meanwhil
  
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