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• 37 dead, 69 missing in Russian shopping center fire

  25-03-2018 23:21 via ocregister.com
  MOSCOW  — A devastating fire at a shopping center in a Siberian city killed 37 people and left 69 others missing Sunday, many of them children, a Russian state news agency reported.
  The Tass agency quoted firefighters as saying that 40 of the missing at the four-story Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo were children. An additional 43 people were injured in the blaze, the report said.
  There has been no immediate information on the cause of the fire at the mall, which is about 1,900 miles e
  
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• Ducks Gameday: Ryan Getzlaf, Josh Manson expected back to face Edmonton Oilers

  25-03-2018 22:19 via ocregister.com
  EDMONTON, Alberta – The Ducks should have two significant additions back into their lineup Sunday night when they take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.
  Ryan Getzlaf and Josh Manson took part in the team’s full morning skate and figure to return to the lineup after missing some action. Manson has been out the last two games due to an upper-body injury, while Getzlaf was scratched from Friday’s game at Winnipeg due to a stomach virus.
  “It was just about obviously kee
  
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• Whicker: The quiet man behind Golovkin’s big drama show

  25-03-2018 22:10 via ocregister.com
  The first time Tom Loeffler watched boxing, he was managing one of the fighters.
  “That wasn’t the plan,” he said.
  Now he’s waist-deep in the asylum. So far he’s not an inmate.
  Loeffler is a lanky, quiet fellow, a no-drama show who blends into the ringside scene. He speaks softly without a big shtick .
  He has made 112 and 115-pounders safe for cable television,with his Superfly cards at StubHub Center and The Forum. On Tuesday night he is starting a Hollywood Boxing
  
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• Cori Close, UCLA women’s basketball channel John Wooden at Elite Eight

  25-03-2018 20:33 via ocregister.com
  UCLA forward Lajahna Drummer, right, prevents a steal by Texas guard Brooke McCarty, left, during the first half of a women’s NCAA college basketball tournament regional semifinal game, Friday, March 23, 2018, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)UCLA head coach Cori Close directs her team during the first half of a women’s NCAA college basketball tournament regional semifinal game against Texas, Friday, March 23, 2018, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)UCLA forward Mi
  
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• Catalan ex-leader’s capture in Germany sparks mass protests

  25-03-2018 19:45 via ocregister.com
  Pro independence demonstrators march in support of Catalonian politicians who have been jailed on charges of sedition and the detention of deposed leader of Catalonia’s pro-independence party Carles Puigdemont in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, March 25, 2018. Puigdemont was arrested Sunday by German police on an international warrant as he tried to enter the country from Denmark. Banner reads ‘ Freedom for Political Prisoners’. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Catalan Mossos d’Esquadr
  
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• Teenager falls from 3rd floor balcony of Fullerton apartment

  25-03-2018 18:14 via ocregister.com
  Fullerton – A 19-year-old man fell to the ground from the balcony of a third-floor apartment late Saturday, March 24. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
  The incident happened around 11 p.m. Saturday at the University House apartments at 555 N. Commonwealth Ave., a block from California State University, Fullerton.
  Police do not suspect foul play but are looking at whether drugs or alcohol played a part in the fall, according to Fullerton Police Sgt. Dan Castillo. &n
  
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• Kartje: NFL mock draft 2018 | First-round projections

  25-03-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  On a Wednesday morning, in the pouring rain, Sam Darnold emerged as the presumptive leader of the quarterback pack atop this year’s NFL draft, spraying deep passes all over a wet practice field, as executives from every NFL team looked on amidst the rare Southern California downpour.
  As we give a shot at our first mock of draft season, Darnold is now the obvious favorite to go No. 1 to the Browns. By no means is that set in stone. This year’s class of quarterbacks is particularl
  
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• 2 lawyers not joining Trump legal team after all

  25-03-2018 17:31 via ocregister.com
  By KEN THOMAS and CHAD DAY
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump will not be adding two new lawyers to the legal team defending him in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, one of the president’s attorneys said Sunday.
  Trump attorney Jay Sekulow said in a statement that Washington lawyers Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing have conflicts that won’t allow them to represent the president regarding special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
  The announ
  
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• On National Medal of Honor Day, remembering some who went beyond the call of duty

  25-03-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  National Medal of Honor Day is Sunday, March 25, marking the 155th anniversary of the day the first decoration was awarded. More than 3,400 people have received the medal by distinguishing themselves beyond the call of duty.
  The Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s website has more information on the medal and its recipients.
  From California
  For service during World War II, 464 United States military personnel received the Medal of Honor, 266 of them posthumously.
  One of those posthumous
  
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• Northbound 5 Freeway closures scheduled in Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs

  25-03-2018 16:34 via ocregister.com
  NORWALK – Roadway upgrades will prompt overnight closures of the northbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in the Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs areas Monday night, March 26, according to Caltrans.
  The northbound 5 Freeway will be closed between Beach Boulevard and Valley View Avenue from 11 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday, Caltrans reported.
  Starting at 10 p.m., crews will begin the process of reducing lanes at the work site. Crews will be removing K-rails and restriping the roads during the closure.
  
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• Unions dying? Membership soars in Inland Empire, shrinks near coast

  25-03-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  On March 25, 1911, Fannie Lansner — an immigrant from Lithuania and a supervisor at the Triangle Waist Co. — directed co-workers out of the burning building, but her actions prevented her own timely exit. She was just 21.Apr. 1, 2011 – BROWN BROTHERS On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Waist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village. Workers tried to make their way downstairs, but the doors on their floor were always locked and the fire escape soon crumpled.
  
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• Mexico’s ‘Silicon Valley’ offers different image for Americans

  25-03-2018 15:30 via ocregister.com
  GUADALAJARA, Jalisco — Perhaps I shouldn’t have referred to Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara, as a south-of-the-border version of Silicon Valley. J.P. Lopez, who heads business development for a nonprofit called Ijalti that promotes the state of Jalisco’s high-tech business “clusters,” was shaking his head when the words spilled out of my mouth. “We’re a unique hub” with its “own DNA,” he objected. The city’s techno
  
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• Schwarzenegger’s ‘New Way’ is a dead end for California taxpayers

  25-03-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
  It’s a hidden tax and a slush fund, not a magic elixir.
  But you wouldn’t have guessed that about California’s cap-and-trade program, not if you heard the speeches given by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes, and former GOP presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich at an event in Los Angeles last week.
  Schwarzenegger, who signed the 2006 legislation that led to the imposition of cap and trade, credited the program with “saving liv
  
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• Billions of dollars to help California's homeless population are piling up - and going unspent

  25-03-2018 09:38
  A bicyclist rides past trash piles from the Santa Ana River homeless camp after it was cleared and more than 700 people relocated in Anaheim in February. California's homeless population has grown to more than 134,000 people, and key state government spending is taking a while to reach the streets.
  
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• Blake Workman, Cal State Fullerton edge Long Beach State, 2-1

  25-03-2018 08:18 via ocregister.com
  Cal State Fullerton’s Jairus Richards slides head first ahead of a pick off attempt by Long Beach State in Fullerton on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Long Beach State starting pitcher Tyler Radcliffe delivers a pitch against Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)Cal State Fullerton third baseman Brett Borgogno turns in the air to make the throw to first base against L
  
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• Whicker: Michigan braves self-inflicted storm, proceeds to Final Four

  25-03-2018 07:47 via ocregister.com
  Michigan guard Charles Matthews (1), guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (12) and forward Isaiah Livers (4) celebrate after Michigan defeated Florida State 58-54 in an NCAA men’s college basketball tournament regional final Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)Michigan forward Moritz Wagner (13) celebrates after scoring against Florida State during the second half of an NCAA men’s college basketball tournament regional final Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Los
  
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• Points are valued but overwhelmed Ducks must raise their game and fast

  25-03-2018 07:00 via ocregister.com
  WINNIPEG, Manitoba – There are seven games left for the Ducks to secure a playoff spot and they are cherishing every point they gain as if those are going to soon be outlawed.
  The one they took – or flat-out stole – from their night in Winnipeg was packed away under lock and key as they headed to Edmonton.
  “It matters huge,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. “It’s all about points right now. There’s only so many more available between now and the end
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Monday, March 26

  25-03-2018 06:55 via ocregister.com
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Monday, March 26.
  BASEBALLANAHEIM LIONS TOURNAMENTAt Glover StadiumBuena Park vs. Santiam Christian (OR), 1 p.m., Aliso Niguel vs. Alta Loma, 4:30 p.m., Capistrano Valley vs. Great Oak, 7 p.m.At Brookhurst ParkMission Viejo vs. Galena (NV), 4:30 p.m., San Clemente vs. Galena (NV), 7 p.m.At Boysen ParkKatella vs. Damonte Ranch (NV), 4:30 p.m.At Tustin HighRocky Mountain (CO) at Tustin, 11 a.m., Tesoro vs. Rocky Mountain, 3 p.m.Other gamesAll 3 p.m
  
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• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers keep Kings’ playoff hopes at bay

  25-03-2018 06:51 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Kings’ Derek Forbort (24) and Edmonton Oilers’ Jesse Puljujarvi (98) compete for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)Edmonton Oilers’ Matthew Benning, left, Connor McDavid (97) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) celebrate McDavid’s goal against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Edmonton, Alberta.
  
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• Swim: Top 3 girls finishers at Mission Viejo Invitational

  25-03-2018 06:31 via ocregister.com
  GIRLS SWIMMING
  Mission Viejo Invitational
  At Woollett Aquatics Center
  Team results – 1.  Torrey Pines 567, 2. Campolindo 437, 3. Miramonte 359, others: 6. Northwood 201, 7. Laguna Beach 191
  FINALS
  200-yard medley relay – 1. TP 1:46.54, 2. Camp 1:46.79, 3. Camp B 1:50.77
  200 free — 1. Samansky (CW) 1:50.09, 2. Cavalli (Camp) 1:50.66, 3. Williams (REV) 1:51.62
  200 IM – 1. D’Arcy (REV) 2:03.44, 2. McDonald (Mir) 2:07.38, 3. Nickell (REV) 2:07.58
  50 free – 1.
  
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• Swim: Top 3 girls, boys finishers at Mission Viejo Invitational

  25-03-2018 06:31 via ocregister.com
  GIRLS SWIMMING
  Mission Viejo Invitational
  At Woollett Aquatics Center
  Team results – 1.  Torrey Pines 567, 2. Campolindo 437, 3. Miramonte 359, others: 6. Northwood 201, 7. Laguna Beach 191
  FINALS
  200-yard medley relay – 1. TP 1:46.54, 2. Camp 1:46.79, 3. Camp B 1:50.77
  200 free — 1. Samansky (CW) 1:50.09, 2. Cavalli (Camp) 1:50.66, 3. Williams (REV) 1:51.62
  200 IM – 1. D’Arcy (REV) 2:03.44, 2. McDonald (Mir) 2:07.38, 3. Nickell (REV) 2:07.58
  50 free – 1.
  
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• Tyler Skaggs struggles with control in Angels’ loss to Diamondbacks

  25-03-2018 05:55 via ocregister.com
  THE GAME: The Angels lost 15-9 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., in the final game of the Arizona portion of spring training. The Angels were 12-18 in the Cactus League.
  PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Tyler Skaggs gave up four runs on four hits in three innings in his final outing of the spring. Skaggs also walked five. “I definitely need to clean up the walks,” Skaggs said. “Every time I got ahead, I got them out. When I got behind, they got hits or they w
  
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• University boys tennis loses in semifinals of National All-American Invitational

  25-03-2018 05:39 via ocregister.com
  NEWPORT BEACH – University’s boys tennis team doesn’t experience many upset losses on the hard courts, but the Trojans knew how to handle their setback Saturday at the 19th National High School Tennis All-American Boys Invitational Team Tournament.
  Second-seeded University suffered its first defeat of the spring, falling in the semifinals to No. 3 Harvard-Westlake of Studio City on games after a 4-4 tie in sets. The Trojans quickly focused on learning from the loss at Palisades
  
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• Baseball’s innovative front offices have created a handful of dominant superteams

  25-03-2018 05:39 via ocregister.com
  The era of the baseball superstar is over.
  The era of the baseball superteam has arrived.
  In 2017, three teams (the Astros, Indians and Dodgers) won 100 games or more. Another team (the Nationals) won its division by 20 games. You don’t need to calculate standard deviations to appreciate how special that was. It’s never happened in the history of professional baseball.
  Here’s the scary part: None of those four teams enters 2018 showing signs of regression. The New York Yankees
  
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• Woodbridge boys, girls track teams sweep titles at inaugural Woodbridge Invitational

  25-03-2018 05:38 via ocregister.com
  IRVINE – The host school shined at the inaugural Woodbridge Invitational track and field meet Saturday at Portola High.
  The Woodbridge boys and girls teams finished first by significant margins in the 22-team meet, which included 11 Orange County teams and squads from throughout Southern California.
  The Woodbridge boys scored 105 points, Ventura was second with 91.25 points and Mater Dei took third with 47.
  The Warriors girls team won with 103.5 points, well ahead of second-place Del Norte
  
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• Postcard from Arizona: The Angels and Tempe

  25-03-2018 04:05 via ocregister.com
  TEMPE, Ariz.– If you have a long memory, it probably stuns you to be reminded that the Angels just wrapped up their 26th spring in Tempe Diablo Stadium.
  Or that this ballpark is now officially the oldest ballpark in the Cactus League, since Scottsdale Stadium has been remodeled (and will be again in the next couple of years).
  Or that this means it was 1992 that the Angels last played exhibition games in Palm Springs, in a facility then known as “Angels Stadium” (and before that
  
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• Fast-improving Selcourt takes Santa Monica Stakes

  25-03-2018 03:55 via ocregister.com
  ARCADIA — Selcourt was very good Saturday at Santa Anita. In fact, exceptional might be a better word to describe the 4-year-old filly’s 4-1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Grade II Santa Monica Stakes.
  Not only did the daughter of Tiz Wonderful make short work of a small but talented field that included Paradise Woods and Skye Diamonds, she ran the 7 furlongs in a sizzling 1:21.00 — the fastest since Switch ‘s record time of 1:20.70 in 2011 and the fourth fastest ever i
  
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• USC names Eric Mobley as assistant basketball coach on Andy Enfield’s staff

  25-03-2018 03:49 via ocregister.com
  USC’s men’s basketball team on Saturday added Eric Mobley as an assistant coach.
  Mobley, an AAU coach in Los Angeles and Riverside counties for the past decade, is the father of Isaiah and Evan Mobley, two top high school recruits from Temecula. He was most recently the girls’ varsity basketball coach at Rancho Christian School in Temecula and a coach for the U16 team for the Compton Magic AAU program.
  The 49-year-old gives the Trojans their third full-time assistant coach.
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• Thousands gather in Santa Ana to march for gun control reform

  25-03-2018 01:57
  SANTA ANA, Calif.-Thousands gathered in Santa Ana's Centennial Regional Park on Saturday afternoon for what was expected to be one of the largest March for Our Lives events in Orange County. The crowd was full of young faces.
  
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• Alexander: Is Tyler Skaggs the Angel rotation’s X-factor?

  25-03-2018 01:24 via ocregister.com
  TEMPE, Ariz.—The fanfare, and the media attention in two languages, were focused on a back field at the Angels’ spring training complex Saturday.
  It was getaway day, but Shohei Ohtani had more work to do, in a comparatively private setting against Angels minor leaguers.
  Tyler Skaggs had more work to do, too.
  The 26-year-old from Santa Monica knows he will be part of the Angels’ rotation, which at this point is more than we can definitively say about the Japanese rookie (althoug
  
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• Man struck and killed by Metrolink train in Mission Viejo in apparent suicide

  25-03-2018 00:16 via ocregister.com
  A man was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in Mission Viejo on Saturday after laying across the train tracks, authorities said.
  The apparent suicide comes days after another man, 35-year-old Brandon Reis of Brea, was killed after he stood in front of a train in Fullerton on Wednesday.
  The victim Saturday, whose name was not immediately released, was laying on the tracks near El Paseo at about 12 p.m. when he was hit by a southbound train, said Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Jerry C
  
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• Annual celebration of the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano ends with huge parade

  25-03-2018 00:09 via ocregister.com
  Unicyclists with Buy My Bikes perform stunts during the 60th Annual Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, March 24, 2018.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Evelyn Perez, 6, stands out with her bright red cowgirl hat while she watches the 60th Annual Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Girls watch the 60th Annual Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, March
  
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