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• Rams’ Morgan Fox tears ACL in practice, according to report

  24-05-2018 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Morgan Fox, a former undrafted free agent who had the potential to play a major role for the Rams this season as an edge rusher, tore an ACL in practice Thursday, according to a report.
  Reporters were not allowed in the offseason practice at Cal Lutheran. NFL Network reported Fox’s injury as a torn ACL, and a team source indicated that Fox had suffered a serious injury, the details of which were not immediately available.
  Fox took first-team at outside linebacker reps during Tuesday’
  
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• Colton Eastman sets tone as Cal State Fullerton beats Long Beach State in series opener

  24-05-2018 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — Cal State Fullerton didn’t visit Blair Field on Thursday night just to take a victory lap for its Big West Conference title.
  The Titans used their efficient small-ball attack and a hearty team energy to beat rival Long Beach State in the opening game of their season-finale series 9-3. Colton Eastman pitched five shutout innings, Sahid Valenzuela had three hits and Jake Pavletich celebrated his birthday with two doubles and three RBIs.
  Eastman allowed two singles to
  
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• Stolen car suspect causes 4 crashes in pursuit from Fullerton to Anaheim

  24-05-2018 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Four people, including two children, were hospitalized following a string of collisions during a police pursuit of a carjacking suspect from Fullerton to Anaheim Thursday.
  The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, carjacked a 2015 Honda Accord at 11:52 a.m. in the 2200 block of Gregory Avenue, according to Fullerton police Sgt. Jon Radus.With @FPDPIO who pursued a carjacking suspect into Anaheim. Suspect crashed several times with other cars, ending at Euclid and Broadway. Minor inju
  
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• CIF-SS softball playoffs: Thursday’s scores, updated Tuesday schedule

  24-05-2018 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores from Thursday’s games in the CIF-SS softball playoffs and the updated schedule for Tuesday.
  SOFTBALL
  DIVISION 1
  Quarterfinals, Thursday
  Norco 6, Huntington Beach 5 (9 innings)
  Gahr 4, Mater Dei 3 (8 innings)
  Chino Hills 3, Pacifica 0
  Los Altos/Hacienda Heights 2, Great Oak 0
  Semifinals, Tuesday, May 29, 3:15 p.m.
  Norco at Los Altos/Hacienda Heights
  Gahr at Chino Hills
  DIVISION 2
  Quarterfinals, Thursday
  King 4, Aliso Niguel 1
  Buena 6, Yucaipa 4
  Esperanza 4, Rio Mesa 1
  Newbury Park 6,
  
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• UCLA softball one win away from World Series after beating Arizona

  24-05-2018 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA’s Rachel Garcia (00) is welcomed home by her teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of Game 1 of their NCAA Super Regional on Thursday at Easton Stadium. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
  UCLA’s Rachel Garcia pitches during Game 1 of their NCAA Super Regional on Thursday at Easton Stadium. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUCLA’s Rachel Garcia pitches to Arizona’s Alyss
  
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• Loara High Graduation 2018

  24-05-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Loara High held the commencement ceremony for its Class of 2018 on May 24 at Handel Stadium.
  Abraham Trididad Olivares celebrates as he walks out with classmates after the Loara High School graduation ceremonies at Western High School’s Handel Stadium in Anaheim on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Senior Alejandro Villasenor looks for his family during the Loara High School graduation ceremonies at Western High School’s Handel Stadium in
  
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• Kinzie Hansen delivers walk-off winner as Norco softball team outlasts Huntington Beach

  24-05-2018 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach pitcher Grace Uribe reacts after two Norco players get on base in extra innings during a CIF-SS Division 1 softball quarterfinal playoff game at Norco High School in Norco, CA., Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Norco pitcher Sarah Willis throws to Huntington Beach in a CIF-SS Division 1 softball quarterfinal playoff game at Norco High School in Norco, CA., Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Staff photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher
  
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• Sonora finds way past Norwalk, advances to softball semifinals for first time since 2001

  24-05-2018 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA – Sonora used aggressive running on the basepaths, a superb performance from relief pitcher Gaige Garcia and a little luck to squeeze past visiting Norwalk 3-2 on Thursday to reach the CIF Southern Section semifinals for the first time since 2001.
  Garcia allowed one hit and struck out five in 3 1/3 innings in relief of Haylee Enriquez, and Kayla Zamora scored twice for the second-seeded Raiders, racing home from first with the winning run in the bottom of the sixth on Bella Maurie
  
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• Adopt playful, easygoing terrier mix Charlie

  24-05-2018 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Terrier mix
  Age: 3 years
  Gender: Neutered male
  Size: 20 pounds
  Charlie’s story: Charlie is a very clever boy who’s eager to learn and blossoms with positive reinforcement. He’s also a big fan of agility. He gets along with humans and other, gentle dogs. He would thrive in a home where he could have daily walks and be enrolled in classes that stimulate his mental development. He is trained to sleep in a crate at night.
  Adoption donation: $400, includes vaccinations and mi
  
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• Garden Grove man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman during Fountain Valley robbery

  24-05-2018 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A 28-year-old Garden Grove man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a woman during a robbery in Fountain Valley in 2012 and was immediately sentenced to 22 years in prison.
  Danny Thien Nguyen pleaded guilty to sexual penetration by a foreign object and force, kidnapping, robbery and sexual battery, all felonies. He also admitted a sentencing enhancement for the use of a gun in the attack.
  Danny Thein Nguyen (Courtesy)
  The victim was working alone in a business in the 9000 block of Talb
  
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• All-NBA teams led by unanimous choices LeBron James and James Harden

  24-05-2018 20:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LeBron James set an NBA record on Thursday, without even playing a game.
  James was selected to the All-NBA first team for a record 12th time in his 15-year career, passing former Laker Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone for the most All-NBA first team honors. James, who played in all 82 regular-season games for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season and averaged 27.5 points, 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds, was joined as a unanimous first-team selection by Houston Rockets guard James Harden.
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• Adopt Domino and help him learn about love

  24-05-2018 20:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Domestic medium-hair
  Age: About 5 years
  Gender: Neutered male
  Domino’s story: This cute little guy was found crying outside a private home. Likely abandoned, he needed lots of care. He was weak from hunger and having to fend for himself outside. Domino loves people but needs to be the only cat in his home.
  Adoption donation: $50, includes neuter, vaccinations and testing for feline immunodeficiency and leukemia viruses (negative for both)
  Adoption procedure: If y
  
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• Out of the Gate: Santa Anita leaders, schedule, notes

  24-05-2018 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANITA LEADERSThrough ThursdayJOCKEYS / WINSFlavien Prat / 21Geovanni Franco / 16Joe Talamo / 15Mario Gutierrez / 14Asa Espinoza / 13TRAINERS / WINSPhilip D’Amato / 17Doug O’Neill / 15Peter Miller / 13Vladimir Cerin / 9Three tied / 8
  WEEKEND STAKES SCHEDULESANTA ANITASaturday–$500,000 Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/4 miles–$300,000 Grade I Gamely Stakes, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/8 miles (turf)–$200,000 Grade II Charle
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Friday, May 25

  24-05-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Friday, May 25.
  BASEBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Quarterfinals
  All games 3:15 p.m. unless noted
  DIVISION 1
  Cypress at Bishop Amat
  Etiwanda vs. Foothill
  Dos Pueblos at Capistrano Valley
  DIVISION 2
  Beckman at Calabasas
  Sierra Canyon at Camarillo
  Yucaipa at Crescenta Valley at Stengel Field, 4:15 p.m.
  Ayala at Alemany
  DIVISION 3
  Arlington at Maranatha
  San Dimas at Redlands
  Long Beach Wilson at Bellflower
  DIVISION 4
  La Quinta/La Quinta vs. La Serna at Califo
  
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• Katella High Graduation 2018

  24-05-2018 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Katella High held the commencement ceremony for its Class of 2018 on May 24 at Glover Stadium.
  Serena Aguirre, Leslie Rendon, and Sierra Macklerath, from left, take a selfie before the start of the Katella High School graduation in Anaheim on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Marcos Noveron blows a kiss to the crowd after receiving his diploma during the Katella High School graduation ceremony in Anaheim on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Photo by Paul Ro
  
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• Convicted killer gets 2nd chance at lesser sentence for Lake Forest bank robbery

  24-05-2018 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  A 55-year-old convicted murderer who was paroled and then landed back in prison following a robbery will get another shot at a shorter prison sentence thanks to a Fourth District Court of Appeal ruling.
  Chandler Emile Graham was sentenced to 44 years and four months in prison in July following his conviction for a Lake Forest bank robbery just four months after he was paroled on a second-degree murder charge.
  Chandler Graham (Courtesy)
  Appellate justices agreed with Graham in a ruling handed dow
  
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• See photos from the first wave of 2018 high school graduations in Orange County

  24-05-2018 20:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Graduate Dan Ta lets out a yell as the Oxford Academy graduation ceremony ends in Anaheim on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Graduate Yesh Patel lifts fellow graduate Crish Padua after Western High School Graduation at Western’s Handel Stadium on Thursday, May 24, 2018 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Josh Barber, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSerena Aguirre, Leslie Rendon, and Sierra Macklerath, from left, take a
  
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• A day of fun at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival

  24-05-2018 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Students make their way down the slide from the second floor of Mardi Gras during the annual Special Kids Day at The Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove on Thursday, May24, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Friends attempt to reach out and touch one another as they ride the Spinning Coaster during the annual Special Kids Day at The Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove on Thursday, May24, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will r
  
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• Gold Cup at Santa Anita evokes memories of better days

  24-05-2018 17:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The Gold Cup at Santa Anita, formerly known as the Hollywood Gold Cup when the race was run at Hollywood Park, at one time was one of the most prestigious horse races in the nation.
  It’s fitting the popular Seabiscuit won the inaugural running in 1938, mere months before beating War Admiral in the “Match of the Century.”
  Afterward, the Gold Cup was won by such racing legends as Ack Ack, Noor, Native Diver, Affirmed and Cigar. Citation became horse racing’s first millionai
  
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• Why Robert De Niro will be drinking sake at Nobu in Newport Beach – without President Donald Trump

  24-05-2018 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Robert De Niro will host an exclusive private party at Nobu in Newport Beach’s Lido Marina Village on Tuesday, June 5, and one person who won’t be on the guest list is President Donald Trump.
  De Niro will be celebrating the opening of the restaurant at the Nobu Newport Beach Sake Ceremony. The restaurant’s owners and founders – De Niro, Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, and Meir Teper – will be present.
  At the ceremony, the founding partners will crack open a barrel of spec
  
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• Dropoff in Dodgers’ defense has been ‘an invisible hand’ in team’s disappointing start

  24-05-2018 17:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — It is the leaky pipe you don’t see, undermining the floorboards and seeping into the foundation.
  The unreliable bullpen and poor situational hitting were out there for all to see during the Dodgers’ dreadful 42-game start to the season. But a defense that has been far less efficient than the 2017 version has done its part as well.
  “It definitely contributes,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “It’s kind of an in
  
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• Kiwanians dig deep to help students climb to the next level

  24-05-2018 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Andre Martinez wipes his eyes after accepting a scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana Foundation on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Kiwanis members Herb Michel is left, and Lew Bratcher is right. The foundation has given away $1.8 million since it’s 1954 inception. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Andre Martinez is congratulated by Mary Debar after receiving a Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana Foundation Scholarship in Santa Ana on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Sc
  
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• Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher says it’s OK to not sell homes to gays; loses support of Realtors

  24-05-2018 17:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The National Association of Realtors withdrew its political endorsement of U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher this week because he opposes the extension of fair housing protections to gays and lesbians.
  The Orange County congressman’s stance, the 1.3-million-member trade group said, is contrary to NAR’s code of ethics, which bans discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation or gender identity.”
  Previously Rohrabacher had been designated as a “Realtor Champion” a
  
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• Santa Ana man accused of prior sex crimes against minors suspected of molesting 7-year-old

  24-05-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Antonio Davila, 36, Santa Ana was arrested May 22 after he engaged in a sex act with a 7-year-old relative, police said Thursday, May 24. Davila has a history of committing crimes against minors. (Photo Courtesy of the Santa Ana Police Department)
  A 36-year-old Santa Ana man accused of committing previous sex crimes against minors was arrested again this week after he allegedly engaged in a sex act with a 7-year-old relative, police said Thursday, May 24.
  Antonio Davila, a registered sex offende
  
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• This Six Flags Magic Mountain ride will reopen Memorial Day Weekend

  24-05-2018 16:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Six Flags Magic Mountain is giving Memorial Day Weekend crowds a reason to make a splash.
  And here’s why: Tidal Wave re-opens Saturday, May 26.
  Related: What’s new at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park this summer
  Visitors to the Valencia-based amusement park can once again pile into a boat-rail car for the slow, bumpy climb uphill.
  From there comes the descent along a curving water track. The boat then shoots down a steep 50-foot drop and creates a huge eruption of wate
  
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• Galaxy rookie Tomas Hilliard-Arce is patiently eager

  24-05-2018 16:09 via ocregister.com
  
  As the second overall pick in the 2018 MLS Draft, Tomas Hilliard-Arce arrived with long list of accomplishments.
  Hilliard-Arce won three NCAA National Championships at Stanford, was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy as a senior and earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior.
  Despite all of that, Hilliard-Arce’s path to the starting lineup for the Galaxy’s backline has been slow.
  Heading into Friday’s game against San Jose at 8 p.m. at StubHub C
  
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• Laguna Beach cottage: 1 bedroom + 1 bathroom = $1 million

  24-05-2018 15:48 via ocregister.com
  
  The home has 595 square feet and a single bedroom. It’s about five blocks from the ocean. Take a tour in the slideshow. (Photo by Bowman Group Architectural Photography)
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• California’s assisted death law to remain in place until appellate court process is concluded

  24-05-2018 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The End of Life Option Act, which gives terminally ill Californians the right to end their own lives with lethal drugs, will remain in place until the court of appeal makes a final decision on the matter, and that could take several weeks.
  On May 15, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Ottolia issued a ruling that overturned the law and said the legislature violated the state’s constitution by passing the right-to-die law during a special session that was limited to health care
  
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• Ribs return to Portillo’s in time for Memorial Day

  24-05-2018 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Rib night is coming a day early at Portillo’s.
  It is moving its summer baby back ribs promotion from Mondays to Sundays this year.
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  But for Memorial Day weekend, it
  
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• Pacific College, a nursing school in Costa Mesa, denies allegations of financial-aid fraud

  24-05-2018 15:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A private, for-profit nursing school in Costa Mesa is fighting back against allegations of financial-aid fraud – saying authorities are unfairly trying to force the campus out of business.
  A lawyer representing Pacific College said campus administrators are confident that an FBI investigation will unveil no wrongdoing. But campus leaders are worried that even if no criminal violations are ever found, the impacts of the investigation itself could force the college’s closure.
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• Del Taco is putting churros in shakes now. Meet the Churro Dipper Shake

  24-05-2018 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Del Taco customers are getting a little extra sweetness in the fast food chain’s new dessert item.
  The Lake Forest chain’s Churro Dipper Shake is a vanilla shake with chocolate syrup swirls and a cinnamon-coated churro inserted as a utensil. Del Taco calls it a spoon, although it looks more like a really thick stir stick.
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• Weinstein expected to surrender in sex misconduct probe

  24-05-2018 15:08 via ocregister.com
  
   
  The Associated Press
  NEW YORK  — Law enforcement officials say Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday morning to face criminal charges in a months-long investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted women.
  The officials say the charges relate to related to a former actress, Lucia Evans, (LOO’-sha) who said Weinstein assaulted her in his New York offices in 2004.
  The two officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity b
  
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• UFC 227 adds Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano

  24-05-2018 15:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Not many fighters have asked to fight Cub Swanson, but Renato ‘Moicano’ Carneiro did. Now the Brazilian is getting the fight he wanted, just a month later than expected.
  The Top 10 featherweights will square off when the fifth-ranked Swanson takes on the ninth-ranked Moicano in the latest fight added to UFC 227 at Staples Center on Aug. 4.
  Palm Springs’ Swanson (25-8) was ranked fourth in the 145-pound division before suffering losses to the South Bay’s Brian Ortega in De
  
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• McDonald’s investors vote down plastic-straw study; company says it has ‘green’ plans in place

  24-05-2018 14:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Siding with McDonald’s corporate position that it’s already on the road to environmental sensitivity, company shareholders overwhelmingly defeated a proposal Thursday that called for the mega-chain to study the “business risks” associated with its use of plastic straws.
  SumOfUs, the corporate responsibility advocates behind the proposal, acknowledged the steps McDonald’s has taken and expressed optimism that plastic straws would eventually be phased out at the resta
  
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• Angels put all the pieces together to win another road series

  24-05-2018 14:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Giovanny Urshela (3) can’t make the catch on a ball thrown by Blue Jays first baseman Kendrys Morales (8) as Los Angeles Angels’ Martin Maldonado (12) slides in before advancing to third on the throwing error during the second inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
  Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) scores as he slides safe past Toronto Blue Jays catcher Luke Maile (21)
  
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• 8 accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate sexual behavior and comments

  24-05-2018 13:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Eight people have accused actor Morgan Freeman, 80, of inappropriate sexual comments or sexual harassment, according to a CNN report. (2017 photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES — Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman is being accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment or inappropriate sexual comments on movie sets, during promotional activities and at his Los Angeles production company Revelations Entertainment.
  The accusations against the 80-year-old actor were reporte
  
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• Senior Moments: Getting an uber lift from a ride-hailing service

  24-05-2018 13:16 via ocregister.com
  
  It may sound silly, but I was losing sleep over the prospect.
  Although our friends, and certainly our children, use ride-hailing services all the time, I have always felt a little squeamish about them. But last week, some medical tests required trips an hour and a half away, so we downloaded an app, registered our credit card, and made the leap into the 21st Century.
  Although she was probably young enough to be my daughter, Tai, our driver, who had silky long dark hair, was motherly. She se
  
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• Caltech to keep close eye on integrity of Orange County June 5 election, hopes to go nationwide by 2020

  24-05-2018 13:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Caltech will partner with Orange County to help voters gauge the integrity of the June 5 election, the university announced Wednesday.
  The university will provide a publicly accessible online dashboard that will display real-time data, analytics and reports of problems.
  Political science professor Michael Alvarez, who’s spearheading the project, said in a statement the partnership is a preview of what Caltech hopes to do throughout California and possibly the nation in the 2020 election.
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• OCFA’s biggest graduating class awarded firefighter badges

  24-05-2018 13:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Members of the Academy 46 class perform a demonstrationof their skills after graduation ceremonies at the Orange County Fire Authority’s Regional Fire Operations & Training Center in Irvine on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Firefighter Paul Brinkman, center, joins thirty-nine fellow graduates as they take the oath of service during graduation ceremonies at the Orange County Fire Authority’s Regional Fire Operations & Training C
  
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• Burger wars: Two popular food halls finally open burger stalls

  24-05-2018 13:01 via ocregister.com
  
  It seems only logical that someone would strive to serve a great burger at each of the various trendy food halls. The incredible Vaka Burger has been tapped for the upcoming Mess Hall in Tustin, but that’s still far into the future. Meanwhile, oddly, good burgers have been mostly MIA at all the area’s existing food halls.
  When Santa Ana’s 4th Street Market debuted several years ago, the crew from Playground operated a very good burger stall called Wagyu Chuck, but surprisingly
  
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• USC WR Joseph Lewis IV accepts plea deal in domestic violence case

  24-05-2018 12:47 via ocregister.com
  
  USC wide receiver Joseph Lewis IV has been sentenced to 60 days in the Los Angeles County jail on domestic battery charges as part of a plea deal reached Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman Elizabeth Martinez said.
  Lewis had been ordered to stand trial this month in Los Angeles Superior Court, facing five misdemeanor charges that stemmed from his arrest in February on suspicion of domestic violence near the university’s campus.
  The plea agreement also included three years of
  
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• Marine Corps fires top leaders of a 1st Marine Division recon unit for ‘loss of confidence’

  24-05-2018 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  CAMP PENDLETON — Two top leaders of a light-armored reconnaissance unit were fired this week, Marine Corps officials announced late Wednesday, May 23.
  Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut were relieved of their duties on Monday by Maj. Gen. Eric Smith, commander of the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton.
  “They were relieved of command because Maj. Gen. Smith lost trust and confidence in them,” said Capt. Paul Gainey with the 1st Marine Division.
  
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• Hundreds of volunteers get out of work to dig in at Westminster High’s school farm and help feed people

  24-05-2018 12:29 via ocregister.com
  
  WESTMINSTER — Over a two-day period, the Giving Farm at Westminster High that provides fresh vegetables and fruit to Orange County Food Bank got some tender, loving care from several hundred volunteers out of the corporate world.
  The helping hands that spruced up the farm on May 18 and 19 were culled from the Corporate Volunteer Council of Orange County, which is focusing its efforts this year on alleviating food insecurity.
  Volunteers from local companies that belong to the Corporate
  
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• La Habra Notes: City is planning its July 4 celebration, but at a new location

  24-05-2018 12:25 via ocregister.com
  Summer is just around the corner and the city of La Habra is hard at work preparing for the Fourth of July Celebration.
  Because of the ongoing construction at La Habra High School, the festivities this year will take place at La Bonita Park. Entry into the event will be from the north and east sides of the park.
  Though the event will have a new home, the celebration,  as in years past, will include a fantastic fireworks display, live entertainment, a kids’ zone with carnival games, in
  
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• Master Gardener: How to remove mushrooms from your lawn; get your bougainvillea to bloom

  24-05-2018 12:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Occasionally, mushrooms sprout in my lawn. I pick them, but they reappear. Why is this happening and how can I get rid of them?
  A: I assume that you are not overwatering your lawn and inadvertently promoting the growth of fungi. A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus and picking it will no more kill the fungus than picking a tomato will kill a tomato plant. The mushroom grows from underground mycelium, the vegetative part of the plant, and it is this part which must be eliminated in orde
  
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• Pickle pros reveal how to pickle your own vegetables

  24-05-2018 10:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Pickled vegetables are as ubiquitous these days as craft brews and carefully curated beards. “Portlandia,” the comedy sketch show, even has a “You Can Pickle That!” sketch making fun of the phenomenon.
  So how did pickles get to be the new cupcake?
  For one thing, pickles straddle two hot movements. Homesteading is one of them. There’s something satisfying, even romantic in a Little-House-on-the-Prairie sort of way, about canning your own provisions, especially if you
  
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• Coming soon to Sprouts: Salad bar, made-to-order sushi and hot entrees

  24-05-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Sprouts Farmers Market is going all-in with expanded grab-and-go meals, adding a salad bar, made-to-order sushi and hot entrees and sides at several Southern California stores.
  The new food is aimed at “time-crunched shoppers,” Sprouts representative Kalia Pang told the Southern California News Group.
  Sprouts is remodeling three stores in the next two months, adding a salad bar, made-to-order sushi rolls and poke bowls and hot entrees and sides. The grocery store’s $4 sandwich
  
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• Trump cancels summit with North Korea’s Kim citing ‘hostility’

  24-05-2018 09:40 via ocregister.com
  By Toluse OlorunnipaBloomberg
  President Donald Trump canceled his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that had been scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, citing “tremendous anger and open hostility” in recent statements from Pyongyang.
  Trump’s decision was communicated Thursday in a letter to Kim released by the White House.
  North Korea hardened its rhetoric toward the U.S. earlier Thursday, warning it was ready for a “nuclear-to-nuclear” showdown
  
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• In Torrance, ‘Catered Affair’ leaves its audience nicely satisfied

  24-05-2018 09:25 via ocregister.com
  
  We don’t have many charming chamber musicals about ordinary people in ordinary circumstances, let alone one centering on a middle-aged woman.
  But we have “A Catered Affair,” given an affectionate, respectful rendition at Torrance Theatre Company through June 17.
  With book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by John Bucchino, based on the 1956 Bette Davis film written by Gore Vidal, itself based on the 1955 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky, “A Catered Affair” is basical
  
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• Academic Senate calls for USC president’s resignation in wake of gynecologist scandal

  24-05-2018 09:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC Academic Senate called on university President C.L. Max Nikias to resign after it became known that a campus gynecologist who had been the subject of complaints going back to the 1990s was quietly removed from the clinic in 2016. (Courtesy photo)
  LOS ANGELES — The USC Academic Senate called on President C.L. Max Nikias to resign Wednesday because of misconduct and reporting failures that occurred at the student health center involving former campus gynecologist George Tyndall.
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