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• Daxon: BOUSD is keeping parents alerted to emergency response plans

  19-04-2018 23:58 via ocregister.com
  About 200 people attended the recent active shooter and emergency response meeting at Brea Olinda High School.
  While we all hope we never will be confronted by an active shooter or other calamity at our schools, we need to be prepared and aware.
  The meeting included a panel of representatives from the Brea Olinda Unified School District, Brea Police Department, Brea Fire Department and the Orange County Health Care Agency, the agency that helps children and adults impacted by a traumatic event t
  
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• Long Beach Poly defensive end transfers to JSerra

  19-04-2018 23:55 via ocregister.com
  Long Beach Poly junior defensive end Justin LeBeauf (6-5, 250) has enrolled at JSerra, Lions football coach Pat Harlow confirmed Thursday.
  LeBeauf tied for sixth last season at Long Beach Beach with 55 total tackles, helping the Jackrabbits reach the CIF-SS Division 1 second round.
  Long Beach Poly beat JSerra, 60-44, in the first round of the playoffs.
  JSerra had major success with another defensive end the past two seasons: USC-bound Abdul Malik-McClain. The Lions also return standout defe
  
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• El Rancho Charter middle school students in Anaheim bake the cakes for school project

  19-04-2018 23:55 via ocregister.com
  Parents and students at El Rancho Charter School view 32 cakes on display as part of Marcy Hail’s 8th grade home economics project in Anaheim on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Examining the cakes are, from left, are Brooke Caffrey, 13, her mother Shari, and brothers Paul, 8, and Ryder, 10.(Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  An Hawaiian engagement party cake is one of the 32 themed cakes made by 8th grade students at El Rancho Charter School as part of a project in Marcy Hail&r
  
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• Lacrosse Roundup: Highlights, scores from Thursday’s games (April 19)

  19-04-2018 23:45 via ocregister.com
  Highlights and scores from boys and girls lacrosse on Thursday, April 19:
  Girls Lacrosse
  St. Margaret’s 17, Esperanza 2The Tartans offensive outburst snapped Esperanza’s four-game winning streak. Cailin Young scored six goals and Niki Miles scored five for St. Margaret’s, who have won its last four games by an average of 15 goals. The Tartans play Beckman Friday and finish their season against Foothill Wednesday. Esperanza and its star goalie, Monica Silva, hope to bounce back
  
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• Jordan McLaughlin, Chimezie Metu share USC basketball team MVP award

  19-04-2018 23:24 via ocregister.com
  Jordan McLaughlin and Chimezie Metu were named co-winners of the Sam Barry Award, presented to the USC basketball team’s most valuable player, at the annual postseason awards banquet Thursday evening.
  It was the first time since 2014 that Trojans coach Andy Enfield had given a team MVP award to a player.
  McLaughlin, a senior guard, led the Pac-12 in assists at 7.8 per game and finished his career second on USC’s all-time assists list. Metu, a junior forward who is ente
  
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• Irvine residents worried about potential sale of Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course

  19-04-2018 22:57 via ocregister.com
  IRVINE — The owner of the Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course has put the property up for sale, sparking fear among nearby residents their course could be turn into hundreds of homes.
  Residents, who’ve been talking on social media, say they learned about the potential sale from a real estate flyer released by the golf course’s broker, Cushman & Wakefield.
  The flyer touts the 18-hole public golf course, built in 1964, as “one of the largest in-fill land development opportun
  
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• Disney survey research was factual and credible: Letters

  19-04-2018 22:52 via ocregister.com
  Re “Union-funded survey biased, just propaganda” (Letters, April 12):
  This paper, which publishes scores of stories each year celebrating Disneyland rides, food and amenities, has lately written excellent and objective stories on Disneyland’s workforce.
  The economic condition of Disneyland’s workers and its impact on the community is important because it is Orange County’s largest employer and beneficiary of large subsidies from the city of Anaheim.
  We were disappoi
  
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• HBO’s ‘Westworld’ returns with Season 2 after finale bloodbath

  19-04-2018 22:48 via ocregister.com
  Never short of ambition, HBO’s sci-fi hit “Westworld” – from creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan – impressively returns after the bloody rebellion of the artificial-intelligence robots, or hosts, in its first season finale.
  Given that the hosts have often been used and reused to populate and entertain in a world of brutal violence and sex, it wasn’t too surprising that when the park’s founder and creator, Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins), loosened the
  
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• ACLU lawsuit could force public airing of informant scandal; affect races for DA and sheriff

  19-04-2018 22:33 via ocregister.com
  Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Sheriff Sandra Hutchens typically wave off criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California as misinformed, poorly researched salvos from a group that defends sex offenders and gang members.
  But the ACLU’s latest offensive — a lawsuit alleging that the illegal use of jailhouse snitches remains an active problem in Orange County — comes with teeth, a legal team that dismantled Rackauckas’ gang inju
  
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• Former first lady Barbara Bush was a class act: Letters

  19-04-2018 22:05 via ocregister.com
  Re “Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92” (April 17):
  In 1992, I was a young widow with two small children. I had applied for Social Security benefits for them, and after months had nothing resolved. I was broke and desperate.
  I wrote to the nation’s “grandmother” and within a week had all the back payment we were owed and a lovely condolence letter from Barbara Bush. She got things done and I will treasure her appearance in our lives always.
  — Alma W
  
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• Crying Carjacker: Armed Woman Uses Fake Tears To Steal 79-Year-Old's Car

  19-04-2018 22:03
  Bed Bath & Beyond Struggles To Keep Up With Competition, Stock Hits 10-Year Low Bed Bath & Beyond is struggling to keep up with its competitors after issuing a lousy outlook last week, sending the stock to a nearly 10-year low. ANAHEIM - Authorities are searching for an armed woman who carjacked a 79-year-old woman's sedan in Anaheim by pretending to cry and then asking for a ride.
  
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• Algorithm tool works to silence online chatroom sex predators

  19-04-2018 22:03
  An algorithm tool developed by Purdue Polytechnic Institute faculty will help law enforcement filter out and focus on sex offenders most likely to set up face-to-face meetings with child victims. The Chat Analysis Triage Tool was presented last week by principal investigator Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, assistant professor of computer and information technology, at the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts Conference in Anaheim, California.
  
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• 8,000 Disneyland tickets stolen from Northern California youth farming group

  19-04-2018 22:03
  Authorities say thieves made off with 8,000 Disneyland tickets when they stole a box trailer from a youth agricultural education organization. The California Highway Patrol says the trailer is owned by Future Farmers of America and was stolen Wednesday from the group's office in the city of Galt, south of Sacramento.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani moves up to sixth in the Angels’ batting order

  19-04-2018 21:53 via ocregister.com
  ANAHEIM — The most famous blister in baseball could not prevent Shohei Ohtani from moving up in the Angels’ batting order Thursday. He hit sixth in the finale of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Angel Stadium, the highest he has batted in his brief major-league career.
  Ohtani lasted only two innings before a blister on his right middle finger forced him from his last start on the mound, a loss Tuesday to the Red Sox. He is expected to make his next start as scheduled
  
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• Trump lawyers in LA seek delay in Stormy Daniels case due to investigation of attorney Michael Cohen

  19-04-2018 21:52 via ocregister.com
  Attorneys for President Donald Trump and the president’s personal attorney Michael Cohen are slated to be in an LA court Friday, April 20, 2018 to seek a delay in adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit in which she is asking to be freed from a non-disclosure agreement regarding her alleged affair with Trump in 2006. (AP Photo)
  LOS ANGELES — A hearing is scheduled Friday morning to discuss an attempt by President Donald Trump and his personal attorney to delay a lawsuit file
  
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• Hildebrand plays big role in Esperanza’s victory over Villa Park

  19-04-2018 21:34 via ocregister.com
  Esperanza pitcher Chrys Hildebrand, number 11, gives a high five to Kira Walker, number 3, after Walker scored a run against Villa Park in a North Hills League softball game at Esperanza High Thursday.
  in Anaheim on Thursday, April19, 2018. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
  Villa ParkÕs Samantha Simons is tagged out at home by Esperanza catcher Haley Bosley in a North Hills League softball game at Esperanza High Thursday.
  in Anaheim on Thursday, April19, 2018. (Sam Gangwer, Contrib
  
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• Successful Aging: Finding solutions to loneliness and isolation in older Americans

  19-04-2018 21:16 via ocregister.com
  Dear readers,
  Last week, we presented a quiz on myths about social isolation and loneliness in order to challenge some assumptions about older adults. This week we present a few initiatives to address the problem.
  Let’s first review a variety of factors affecting the ability of older adults to engage in the outside world. Liz Seegert of the Association of Health Care Journalists identifies some of those factors: Mobility problems, no longer being able to drive, living in rural areas and ha
  
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• Irvine man charged with hate crimes for allegedly having “kill lists” of prominent Jewish community members

  19-04-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  An Irvine man is facing felony hate crime charges for allegedly having “kill lists” with names of prominent Jewish community members, including some in the entertainment industry, and a list of steps for “killing my first Jew,” authorities said.
  Nicholas Rose, 26, pleaded not guilty Thursday to three felony counts of attempted criminal threats and three misdemeanor counts of civil rights violation, with sentencing enhancements for hate crimes.
  Orange County prosecutors sa
  
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• Rams schedule: Ready-for-prime-time team to play five night games in 2018

  19-04-2018 20:20 via ocregister.com
  In the NFL, recognition for being a top team sometimes arrives a couple months later.
  The Rams won the NFC West last season and led the league in points scored. It’s an exciting team, one presumed to be on the rise, particularly after the recent addition of a more star players, and the league took notice and made the Rams one of its featured teams for the upcoming season.
  The NFL released its 2018 regular-season schedule Thursday, and the Rams will play five prime-time games, the most in t
  
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• 2-minute pursuit in Huntington Beach ends with 2 arrests

  19-04-2018 20:07 via ocregister.com
  A speedy pursuit ended Thursday afternoon in nearly the same place it started in Huntington Beach, and police arrested two suspects, authorities said.
  At 4:33 p.m., police responded to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Goldenwest Street and Edinger Avenue. When officers attempted to make contact with the driver, the car sped off, said HBPD Officer Angela Bennett.
  Police then pursued the car in a chase that lasted only two minutes and ended when the car crashed
  
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• Cell phones, biometrics fuel jump in bank account ownership

  19-04-2018 20:03 via ocregister.com
  Roughly seven out of every 10 adults worldwide now have some form of bank account, the World Bank said Thursday, largely due to the proliferation of cell phone-based bank accounts and other simple bank account programs in places like India and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  The finding is a sign of the improved financial wellbeing of those living in developing countries and particularly women, who increasingly have a safe place to store their savings and are able to participate in the growing digitalizatio
  
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• P&G to buy Merck’s consumer unit for $4.2 billion

  19-04-2018 19:45 via ocregister.com
  Procter & Gamble Co. agreed to buy Merck KGaA’s consumer-health business for $4.2 billion to bolster growth, betting that vitamins and decongestants can hasten its comeback.
  The deal gives the maker of Crest toothpaste a stable of products with sales growth of 6 percent in the past two years, double the pace of traditional consumer goods such as razors, diapers and tissues. German drugmaker Merck put the the unit up for sale last year as it pumps money into testing new medicines.
  P&
  
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• Coachella 2018: These photos show you the transformation of the festival from day to night

  19-04-2018 19:44 via ocregister.com
  The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wrapped its first weekend April 13-15 and returns for an encore April 20-22, but if you haven’t gone to the festival, the vibe when the gates are open is very different from the nighttime when the art installations are lit up and the main acts draw tens of thousands of people.
  Over the course of the first weekend, photographer Matt Masin photographed these images to show how the grounds transform. To use the slider, click the white line in the m
  
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• Senior Moments: Plunging the depths of despair over another lost car

  19-04-2018 19:43 via ocregister.com
  “Do you remember your very first Senior Moments column about losing your car in a parking lot?” daughter Sara asked.
  Touched that she had remembered that from nine years ago, I was about to hug her when she finished the rest of her sentence:
  “Well, Mom, nothing has changed.”
  The previous day, I had taken husband George to the hospital for some early morning tests. Sara joined us later. When George was released that afternoon, she and I went to get our cars. Since mine was
  
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• FAA orders fan blade inspections after jet engine explosion

  19-04-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  By DAVID KOENIG and CLAUDIA LAUER
  The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA  — U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane and led to the death of a woman who was blown partway out a window.
  The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine’s manufacturer recommended the additional inspections, and a month after European regulators ordered their ai
  
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• Lifelong Anaheim resident feted by marching band for 104th birthday

  19-04-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  The year Anaheim resident Elmer Thill was born, silent films were still popular, the German military was flying zeppelins and construction began on the Lincoln Memorial.
  Since then, the world has changed mightily, but not Thill.
  Elmer Thill takes a photo with Anaheim city council member Stephen Faessel and members of the Anaheim High School wind ensemble in front of his Anaheim house on Thursday, April 19, 2018. This was Thill’s 104th birthday and the band came to play Happy Birthday and t
  
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• 8,000 Disneyland tickets stolen from youth farming group

  19-04-2018 18:39 via ocregister.com
  GALT, Calif. — Authorities say thieves made off with 8,000 Disneyland tickets when they stole a box trailer from a youth agricultural education organization.
  The California Highway Patrol says the trailer is owned by Future Farmers of America and was stolen Wednesday from the group’s office in the city of Galt, south of Sacramento.
  Officials say security footage shows a dark pickup truck backing up to the trailer and driving it away.
  The trailer was also loaded with audio and visual
  
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• Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal puts stressful 2017 behind him, appears ‘locked in’

  19-04-2018 18:37 via ocregister.com
  The Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal steps into the batter’s box against the San Francisco Giants on opening day at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal hits a two-RBI double during the 12th inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
  Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal was dealing with the stress of his wife’s high-risk pregnancy for much of the second half of
  
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• Evangelicals advance #MeToo movement through Bible’s teachings

  19-04-2018 18:13 via ocregister.com
  Preaching with a Louisiana-flavored accent, Pastor Jason Robertson holds a Bible in one hand, points to his congregation with the other and calls out the need to support the #MeToo movement.
  That’s right. This Southern Baptist preacher exhorts his congregation to step up, align with Hollywood liberals and say “no more” to sexism, abuse and sexual harassment.
  Jason Robertson, senior pastor of Huntington Beach Church, greets Peggy Farrell after services in Huntington Beach on Sun
  
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• In Year One of legal weed, Cannabis Cup in San Bernardino faces city hurdle

  19-04-2018 18:03 via ocregister.com
  One of California’s biggest marijuana festivals, High Times SoCal Cannabis Cup, is still slated to kick off Friday, April 20, despite San Bernardino city leaders refusing a permit that would OK cannabis consumption and sales during the three-day event.
  “The movement will not be stopped,” Brian Rucker with High Times said Thursday.
  Still, uncertainty swirls over whether the 20,000 people expected to converge at the National Orange Show Events Center will be able to freely s
  
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• Spartan to Show Transit Upfit Van at 'NAFA' Expo

  19-04-2018 17:13
  Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services will display its utility upfit Ford Transit concept vehicle at the National Association of Fleet Administrators Institute & Expo in Anaheim, Calif., from April 24-27 in Booth No. 331. According to a press release, Utilimaster's utility Transit fleet vehicle provides superior fuel efficiency and features a highly-customized cargo area that includes a remote workstation.
  
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• GOP candidate withdraws from race against Rohrabacher, urges supporters to vote for Baugh

  19-04-2018 16:51 via ocregister.com
  A GOP congressional candidate running against Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has withdrawn from the crowded race just six weeks before the Primary Election in an effort to consolidate GOP votes behind the congressman’s top inter-party opponent, Scott Baugh.
  If Baugh, the former chair of the county GOP, siphons enough Republican votes from Rohrabacher in the June 5 top-two primary, it’s possible the two men could both advance to the November ballot, leaving Democrats without a candi
  
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• Diaz-Canel replaces Raul Castro as Cuba’s president

  19-04-2018 16:09 via ocregister.com
  By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
  The  Associated PressHAVANA — A 57-year-old bureaucrat replaced Raul Castro as the president of Cuba on Thursday, launching a new political era as a government led by a single family for six decades tries to ensure the long-term survival of one of the world’s last communist states.
  The National Assembly announced that Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez had been approved as the sole candidate for president.
  The 86-year-old Castro will re
  
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• Be thankful you’re not house hunting in the Bay Area!

  19-04-2018 16:01 via ocregister.com
  Southern California house hunters may have to act increasingly quickly to score housing, but their plight is by no means unique.
  Let’s ponder home listings data tracked by Zillow. In Los Angeles and Orange counties last year, it took an average 64 days for an existing home to go from listing to “SOLD!”
  Yes, that’s not a lot of time to go from a decision to the escrow process to closing. But …
  1. The Zillow rankings, based on days to sale, show L.A.-O.C. is only the
  
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• Remembering Barbara Bush: Political Cartoons

  19-04-2018 15:59 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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• In-N-Out wins again in customer loyalty poll

  19-04-2018 15:57 via ocregister.com
  In-N-Out Burger is America’s favorite for a second year in an annual study of quick service restaurants.
  The Southern California chain is out front by quite a bit in research firm Market Force’s online poll of 11,487 U.S. consumers. They were asked to rate their most recent fast food experience and about their dining preferences.
  In the burger category, In-N-Out scored 76 percent in customer loyalty, a dip from last year’s 79 percent. Culver’s, a Wisconsin chain with
  
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• New school labs give OUSD students more STEAM-related opportunities

  19-04-2018 15:23 via ocregister.com
  Two elementary schools are among the latest campuses in the Orange Unified School District to open STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) labs for their students.
  Canyon Rim Elementary School school recently celebrated the opening of its lab with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony, and thanked the PTA for its generous support.
  Running Springs Elementary School Principal Mark McLaughlin, center, helps Education Foundation President Janet Kwon cut the ribbon, formally opening the two ne
  
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• Laguna Niguel opts out of sanctuary status, joining growing group of cities opposing California’s new law

  19-04-2018 15:05 via ocregister.com
  LAGUNA  NIGUEL —  After dozens of speakers on both sides voiced their opinion, the City Council unanimously voted to support the County of Orange and a growing number of cities to condemn SB-54, also known as the California Values Act, in an amicus brief challenging the constitutionality of the new state law.
  “In Laguna Niguel our top priority is public safety,” Laguna Niguel Mayor Elaine Gennawey said Tuesday, April 17.  “We support our police officers and
  
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• ‘Fearless Girl’ to leave Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’

  19-04-2018 12:39 via ocregister.com
  The “Fearless Girl” statue near Wall Street that has become a global symbol of female can-do business spirit will be moved from her spot facing the “Charging Bull” to a location by the New York Stock Exchange.
  The ponytailed girl in a windblown dress became a tourist magnet last spring when the artwork popped up confronting the famous bull that was a symbol of the American financial resilience in the wake of the 1987 stock market crash.
  State Street Global Advisors, the f
  
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• Qualcomm slashing 1,500 California jobs to cut costs

  19-04-2018 12:31 via ocregister.com
  San Diego-based Qualcomm has begun cutting about 1,500 jobs in California as part of a broader workforce reduction aimed at meeting a commitment to investors to pare costs by $1 billion, according to people familiar with the process.
  The layoffs in California represent the bulk of the cuts, though some positions will be eliminated in other locations, one person said. Globally, San Diego-based Qualcomm employs about 34,000 people.
  Qualcomm confirmed it is reducing its full-time and temporary work
  
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• Interactive: See Disneyland's Star Wars Land Before and After Construction

  19-04-2018 12:16
  Disney and Star Wars fans are getting a tangible view of how the much-anticipated Star Wars Land is coming along at the Anaheim park with aerial views. Drag the green icon above back and forth to see how much construction has completed from a year ago, Feb. 2017 on the left to March 2018 on the right.
  
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• All My Friends music fest taps M.I.A., Gucci Mane, RL Grime for first year

  19-04-2018 12:02 via ocregister.com
  The new downtown Los Angeles music festival All My Friends has announced who will top its bill for its inaugural year.
  The two-day event, set for Aug. 18 and 19 at new space Row DTLA, will feature hip-hop, R&B and electronic dance music performers.
  The lineup for Saturday, Aug. 18, includes trap and bass producer RL Grime, who just did a surprise DJ set at the Do Lab at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s first weekend, rapper Gucci Mane and R&B singer Jhené Aiko.
  
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• Sonora softball upsets No. 9 La Habra on clutch hit

  19-04-2018 11:20 via ocregister.com
  Senior Frankie Juarez singled in two runs in sixth inning to give Sonora’s softball team the lead and the host Raiders held on to upset ninth-ranked La Habra, 3-2, in the Freeway League on Wednesday.
  The captain’s clutch hit helped support for sophomore Gaige Garcia, who pitched the final three innings for the victory.
  Junior Haylee Enriquez started in the circle for the Raiders (2-1 in league) and allowed two unearned run in the first inning.
  Sonora (15-3 overall) lost its
  
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• Cal State Fullerton provost: Women of grit inspire future educator to reach higher

  19-04-2018 10:57 via ocregister.com
  By Kari Knutson Miller
  Cal State Fullerton provost
  Earlier this semester, I attended a student/alumni reception on campus. Several questions and statements were posed as part of icebreaker activities. One read: “Name someone who inspired you.”
  I would like to respond to that question in the spirit of Women’s History Month and the theme “Reclaiming Our Time.” Specifically, I would like to recognize three women in my history.
  Kari Knutson Miller, who formerly was Cal
  
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• Cal State Fullerton soccer standout excels in the classroom, appreciates opportunities in America

  19-04-2018 10:35 via ocregister.com
  By LOU PONSI
  Nicolo D’Amato represents a joining of two cultures.
  The result is a gifted soccer player and a scholar with an appreciation for opportunities in the United States available to anyone willing to work for them.
  D’Amato, who was born in Italy and played soccer for the Titans for all four years of college, was recently named a Big West Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.
  The award is given annually to nine male and nine female Big West athle
  
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• Chargers to play Tennessee Titans in London on Oct. 21

  19-04-2018 10:06 via ocregister.com
  The Chargers are six months away from their first London appearance in a decade.
  The team will face the Titans in Week 7, with kickoff officially set for 6:30 a.m. PT on Oct. 21 at Wembley Stadium. The Chargers are the designated home team, which means they will have only seven regular-season games at StubHub Center. It will be their first game at Wembley since 2008, when they lost 37-32 to the Saints.
  Tickets for the London game will go on sale May 1 at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/nfl.
  All full
  
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• Kartje: 2018 NFL mock draft 2.0 – Are Browns crazy about Josh Allen?

  19-04-2018 10:01 via ocregister.com
  The Browns are going to screw this up, aren’t they?
  It didn’t seem possible, at first. Even for the Browns. As they stood in the pouring rain, watching Sam Darnold lace spirals at his Pro Day, we couldn’t help but assume they would make the right choice. But in recent weeks, as rumors have swirled about Cleveland’s intentions, it’s become more and more likely the Browns will pass on Darnold’s insane upside for a quarterback who seems almost preordained to bust
  
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• Missing Bakersfield man identified as 1 of 3 bodies found in SUV in Burbank

  19-04-2018 09:49 via ocregister.com
  One of the three men found dead in a vehicle in Burbank on Tuesday has been identified, while a SWAT team was seen raiding a home overnight in Jurupa Valley, which appears to be part of the investigation as to what happened to the victims.
  Jan Carlos Amiama, 21, was one of the three men reported missing over the weekend after he told family he was driving to the Riveriside area with his brother and a friend.
  Thursday morning, an investigator with the coroner’s office identified Amiama as o
  
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• Strong winds return to Southern California with light rain in some areas, snow possible

  19-04-2018 09:30 via ocregister.com
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  LOS ANGELES — Strong winds will buffet Southern California today, but the showers that had been forecast for much of the region will barely materialize, forecasters said.
  Despite the dampening enthusiasm for precipitation in the forecast, light rain was falling at 6:45 a.m. in the Van Nuys area.
  The west-to-northwest winds will produce strong gusts in the wake of a weak front associated with a small storm out of Northern California, National Weather Service meteor
  
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• 4 reasons you should go to the Back to the Beach Festival

  19-04-2018 08:34 via ocregister.com
  After playing countless festivals, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann decided it was high time that they curate their own. Though Barker has curated the annual Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival in Costa Mesa for several years now, when the pair got together to talk about what their own festival would be like, Feldmann said they kept going back to their ska and punk rock roots and came up with the concept for the inaugural Back to the Beach Festival.
  
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