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• The Register announces top award winners at annual Athletes and Coaches of the Year banquet

  13-06-2018 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Kelli Godin and JT Daniels, both of Mater Dei, were named the Orange County Female and Male Athletes of the Year at the Register’s Athletes and Coaches of the Year banquet at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Female Outstanding Competitor Bayley Weber, of Los Alamitos, Female Athlete of the Year Kelli Godin, of Mater Dei, Male Athlete of the Year JT Daniels, of Mater Dei, and Male Outstanding Competit
  
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• Will SoCal adopt Mexico as World Cup home team in U.S. absence?

  13-06-2018 23:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Alexi Lalas, who played for the United States men’s national soccer team in the 1994 World Cup, made waves when he came out in support of the Mexican national soccer team on Twitter on Monday.
  With Luis “El Matador” Hernandez and Dwayne De Rosario (a Canadian national), Lalas announced publicly his decision to back the Mexican team.  Twitter commenters didn’t hold back. Some shamed Lalas for being a “traitor,” among other considerably more violent words.
  
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• Congress, take back your full tariff powers

  13-06-2018 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Last week, a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation reining in any president’s authority to impose tariffs.
  The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, Heidi Heitkamp, D-North Dakota, Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, among others, would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to impose tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
  While acutely a response to steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by President Trump
  
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• Friedman: Dodgers’ run of pitching injuries will pass, no need to trade for a starter

  13-06-2018 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Andrew Friedman’s days recently haven’t been totally consumed by figuring out who would start the next game for the Dodgers.
  “Only 94 percent,” the Dodgers president of baseball operations joked.
  The Dodgers have weathered a stretch that saw them put six starting pitchers on the disabled list. And Friedman has no theory to explain how that confluence of blisters and backs, microfractures and strains happened.
  “I have no idea,” Friedman said
  
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• California may be cracking up, but we’re not breaking up

  13-06-2018 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  First, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes called it quits. Next, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck broke up, and then the unimaginable; Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ended up in Splitsville too. Well, if one Silicon Valley venture capitalist gets his way, the next big celebrity divorce could be the state of California.
  According to supporters of the “Cal 3” initiative, they have collected enough signatures to place their proposal to split California into three different states on the November
  
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• Live updates: Can Mike Trout continue power surge as Angels take on Seattle?

  13-06-2018 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Mike Trout has four homers in two games heading into the Angels series finale at Seattle Wednesday afternoon. Follow today's contest with in-game updates.
  
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• Why China is winning the spy war against us

  13-06-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Increasingly, critics of former President Obama’s legacy are focusing their comments on his China policies.
  Defenders of President Trump’s less-than-free-market instincts are putting their critical emphasis on economics, arguing that China’s huge gains discredit the West’s tradition of liberal trade. But while robust trade today is likely to strengthen global stability, the same cannot be said for China’s powerful advantage over the U.S. on security and spy games &m
  
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• Legionella found during water tests at VA hospital in Loma Linda

  13-06-2018 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Legionella bacteria was discovered Wednesday at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, a facility at the center of a federal whistleblower complaint from a group of worried physicians and nurses.
  Hospital officials learned of the Legionella through quarterly water safety testing, according to Wade J. Habshey, spokesman for the Pettis Medical Center.
  Remediation is underway at Pettis Medical Center after Legionella was discovered Wednesday, June 13 in the fac
  
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• Chargers have reached out to tight end Antonio Gates

  13-06-2018 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers’ Philip Rivers works out during practice at the NFL football team’s minicamp Wednesday,June 13, 2018, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Los Angeles Chargers’ Joey Bosa warms up during practice at the NFL football team’s minicamp Wednesday,June 13, 2018, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Chargers’ Detrez Newsome works out during practice at the NFL football team’s mi
  
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• Santa Ana police searching for man who exposed himself to teen during break-in

  13-06-2018 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Ana police are searching for a man that broke into a second-floor condo in the 2300 block of West Edinger Avenue early Tuesday morning and exposed himself to a teenage girl. (Courtesy)
  Santa Ana police Wednesday released video surveillance and a composite sketch of a suspect being sought for breaking into a condo and exposing himself to a teenage girl.
  The man made his way into a second-floor condo in the 2300 block of West Edinger Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Santa Ana
  
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• Orange County firefighters knock down vegetation fire in Trabuco Canyon

  13-06-2018 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County firefighters tackled a vegetation fire Wednesday, June 13, in Trabuco Canyon, containing it below 3 acres, authorities said.
  The fire was reported about 5 p.m. on Live Oak Canyon Road and Canyon Creek, and was knocked down an hour later at 6 p.m., the Orange County Fire Authority said.
  About 90 firefighters, from the county and the U.S. Forest Service, fought the fire, said OCFA Capt. Steve Concialdi.
  “The fire burned near these homes but (the houses) have good defensible spa
  
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• U-Haul pickup pursuit ends in Cajon Pass; driver appears to have shot himself

  13-06-2018 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The driver of a white U-Haul pickup being pursued by the California Highway Patrol pulled over to the side of the freeway in the Cajon Pass and appeared to have fatally shot himself Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
  The pursuit began shortly before 5 p.m. in Garden Grove when someone at a business in the 12800 block of Joy Street called police and advised a family member was expected to drop off stolen firearms — handguns and a shotgun — at the business, said Lt. Carl Wh
  
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• More of the beloved palm trees at Doheny State Beach falling to massive ‘king tides’

  13-06-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT — Three palm trees, part of a remaining cluster planted decades ago by locals at Doheny State Beach, have been knocked down as massive king tides pummeled the beach in recent days.
  Park officials say they expect to lose at least three more palms by the end of the week as tides continue to rise.
  Maria Navarro of Lake Elsinore takes a rest on a palm tree that fell over from erosion at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. High tides should decrease later in
  
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• Bad air for sensitive groups forecasted Thursday for parts of Southern California

  13-06-2018 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The air quality in the East San Gabriel Valley, Riverside County and the communities within the San Bernardino Mountains will be unhealthy for sensitive people on Thursday, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
  People who are most sensitive to lung-damaging air pollution should limit outdoor exercising and avoid any type of heavy exertion, according to the smog district.
  These include: athletes, children and teenagers, older adults and people with asthma, lung disease and
  
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• Angels lose two more players in wild loss to Mariners

  13-06-2018 18:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Garrett Richards throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
  Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSeattle Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy, left, makes the catch for the
  
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• U.S. Open: Rickie Fowler chases elusive first major days after engagement to Allison Stokke

  13-06-2018 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  AUGUSTA, GA – APRIL 04:Rickie Fowler of the United States watches his girlfriend Allison Stokke during the Par 3 Contest prior to the start of the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 4, 2018 in Augusta, Georgia.(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
  AUGUSTA, GA – APRIL 04:Rickie Fowler of the United States lines up a putt with girlfriend Allison Stokke during the Par 3 Contest prior to the start of the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on
  
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• Eliminate shifts? One retired player has a less intrusive idea for solving MLB’s batted-ball problem

  13-06-2018 18:46 via ocregister.com
  
  When MLB owners convened for their summer meeting on Wednesday, two elements of on-field play topped their list of talking points: infield shifts and pace of play.
  From the beginning, Commissioner Rob Manfred wasn’t afraid to say he would consider banning shifts. Unlike limiting how often teammates and coaches can visit the pitcher’s mound, this isn’t a solution looking for a problem. It was a tacit acknowledgment of how one small strategy can impact the game. Beyond the occasi
  
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• Anticipating Janus, CTA to cut budget, double contributions to campaign committee

  13-06-2018 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  If history is any indication, teachers unions primarily exist to protect terrible teachers, siphon off as much money from school districts as possible and fend off competition via expanded school choice.
  The California Teachers Association has been by far one of the most prominent political forces in California for a long time. And if the abysmal educational results in
  
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• LAPD investigates reported elder abuse of Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee

  13-06-2018 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANDREW DALTON | AP Entertainment Writer
  Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee, court documents showed Wednesday, June 13.
  The investigation was revealed in a restraining order granted against Keya Morgan, who in recent months has been acting as Lee’s business manager and personal adviser.
  Morgan has inserted himself into the life of Lee, 95, according to the restraining order. The filing accuses Morgan, 42, of taking advantage
  
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• ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ will return for Season 13 on July 16 with two new ‘wives’ in the cast

  13-06-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Kelly Dodd is back in the cast of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” which returns for its 13th season on July 16, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Bravo)
  Gina Kirschenheiter is a new member of the cast of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” which returns for its 13th season on July 16, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Bravo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsVicki Gunvalson is the last original member of the cast of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” which ret
  
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• After a tumultuous offseason, the Rams’ starting linebackers appear to be set

  13-06-2018 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Rams’ linebacker Samson Ebukam runs drills during practice Tuesday, June 13, 2018, at the team’s practice facility in Thousand Oaks. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)
  Los Angeles Rams’ linebacker Samson Ebukam runs drills during practice Tuesday, June 13, 2018, at the team’s practice facility in Thousand Oaks. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Rams’ linebacker Samson Ebukam (50) runs drills during practice Tuesday
  
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• Golovkin, Canelo finally come to terms for Sept. 15 rematch

  13-06-2018 17:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez on Wednesday reached a deal that will have them square off in a rematch Sept. 15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  The two fought to a highly debated split draw last Sept. 16 at the same arena. The rematch will be televised on HBO pay-per-view.
  Tom Loeffler, promoter for Golovkin, would not get specific about the details. But Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes Alvarez, gave Golovkin until noon Wednesday to accept a deal that would pay Al
  
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• Harris named basketball coach at Ocean View

  13-06-2018 16:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Jimmy Harris today was named varsity boys basketball coach at Ocean View, where he was an All-Orange County player while his late father Jim Harris was head coach there.
  Jimmy Harris was an assistant coach this past season at Ocean View where Roger Holmes and Tim Walsh were co-head coaches. Walsh resigned and continues to athletic director at Ocean View. Holmes left to become athletic director at his alma mater Fountain Valley.
  An All-County first team point guard at Ocean View in the 1990s, Har
  
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• Orange County teams among CIF State academics champions

  13-06-2018 15:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Brethren Christian’s girls cross country team had the highest grade-point average of all teams named CIF State Academics Team Champions for the 2017-18 school year.
  Brethren’s girls cross country squad had a cumulative GPA of 4.0. The Warriors were the only team with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The CIF State comprises more than 1,600 schools.
  Other Orange County teams that are state academics champions are Sage Hill’s girls cross country team, with a 3.94 GPA, and Santa Ana Valley with
  
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• Comcast challenges Disney with $65 billion bid for Fox’s entertainment division

  13-06-2018 15:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Comcast made a $65 billion bid Wednesday for Fox’s entertainment businesses, setting up a battle with Disney to become the next mega-media company.
  The bid comes just a day after a federal judge cleared AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner and rejected the government’s argument that it would hurt competition in cable and satellite TV and jack up costs to consumers for streaming TV and movies. The ruling signaled that Comcast could win regulatory approval, too; its bid for Fox sha
  
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• Consumer prices in Los Angeles and Orange counties up 4.1%, biggest jump since 2008

  13-06-2018 14:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Inflation in Los Angeles and Orange counties was rising at a 4.1 percent annual rate in May, the highest in nearly a decade.
  The latest reading of the two-county region’s Consumer Price Index is far above the 2.8 percent gain for all of 2007 and just below the most recent high of 4.5 percent in September 2008.
  Here are seven inflation trends you should be watching …
  1. Overall housing costs in Los Angeles and Orange counties rose 4.8 percent in a year while the rent index was up 5 p
  
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• Angels’ Kole Calhoun set to begin rehab assignment at Triple-A

  13-06-2018 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — Kole Calhoun’s oblique is feeling better, so now he has a chance to get to work on his swing in game action.
  Calhoun was set to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday night at Triple-A Salt Lake City, which provides him an opportunity to get right at the plate.
  “I think he’s been working on adjustments the whole season, trying to get his swing where he wants it,” Manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday morning. “He feels comfortable with that. We just want
  
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• Angels’ Kole Calhoun set to begin rehab assignment at AAA

  13-06-2018 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — Kole Calhoun’s oblique is feeling better, so now he has a chance to get to work on his swing in game action.
  Calhoun was set to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday night at Triple-A Salt Lake City, which provides him an opportunity to get right at the plate.
  “I think he’s been working on adjustments the whole season, trying to get his swing where he wants it,” Manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday morning. “He feels comfortable with that. We just want
  
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• Golf cart accident in Laguna Woods sparks safety concerns

  13-06-2018 14:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Every day Kang-ling “Connie” Sun, 79, steps out around 7 a.m. for a morning walk. She’s been trying to take better care of herself since her husband’s death two years ago, she said. To that, her doctor prescribed 10,000 steps a day to help combat her osteoporosis.
  Around 8 a.m. Friday, June 1, as Sun paced the sidewalk stretch in the 5500 block of Rayo del Sol in Laguna Woods Village, she was struck by a golf cart. She remembered falling to the ground as the cart “l
  
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• Golf cart accident in Laguna Woods has officials urging safety

  13-06-2018 14:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Every day Kang-ling “Connie” Sun, 79, steps out around 7 a.m. for a morning walk. She’s been trying to take better care of herself since her husband’s death two years ago, she said. To that, her doctor prescribed 10,000 steps a day to help combat her osteoporosis.
  Around 8 a.m. Friday, June 1, as Sun paced the sidewalk stretch in the 5500 block of Rayo del Sol in Laguna Woods Village, she was struck by a golf cart. She remembered falling to the ground as the cart “l
  
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• Crews work to clear debris from Capo Beach after strong surf and extreme high tides

  13-06-2018 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  During his 25-mile bike ride, Jim Planchon stopped for a break and looked at the mess caused by this week’s big surf and high tides.
  He pointed to palm trees hanging horizontal, the tops pointing out to the sea. To his south, rocks and sand blanketed the Capistrano Beach parking lot in Dana Point, where workers were using heavy machinery Wednesday to scoop up the debris into piles.
  “I don’t know if it’s the tides rising, or what,” said the Dana Point resident. &ldqu
  
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• Crews work to clear debris from beaches after strong surf and extreme high tides

  13-06-2018 14:16 via ocregister.com
  
  During his 25-mile bike ride, Jim Planchon stopped for a break and looked at the mess caused by this week’s big surf and high tides.
  He pointed to palm trees hanging horizontal, the tops pointing out to the sea. To his south, rocks and sand blanketed the Capistrano Beach parking lot in Dana Point, where workers were using heavy machinery Wednesday to scoop up the debris into piles.
  Maria Navarro and her grand-daughter Angelina Ruiz, 15, both of Lake Elsinore check out a rest on a palm tree
  
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• Orange County cities propose homeless shelter sites, but locations are being kept quiet

  13-06-2018 14:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Three Orange County cities have proposed building a handful of emergency homeless shelters that would house up to 700 people, but so far they’re keeping the locations under wraps.
  The announcement of the new shelters proposed in Anaheim, Huntington Beach and Santa Ana, and the order to keep the potential sites secret, came Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court David O. Carter’s courtroom in Santa Ana.
  Carter gathered mayors, city managers, police chiefs and other representatives o
  
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• Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Halloween haunt returns, and there’s a 2-day deal on tickets

  13-06-2018 13:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Tickets are now on sale for the Queen Mary’s annual Dark Harbor Halloween haunt, which returns to the ship Sept. 27-Nov. 2.
  And if you don’t delay you can save some serious cash. There’s a 48-hour sale going on now, featuring 50 percent off tickets for a few select nights when purchased between June 13 and June 15.
  It’s a hard 48-hour sale too and it ends right at 10 a.m. June 15.
  Dark Harbor is one of the ship’s largest events, attracting about 120,000 people durin
  
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• Fed raises key rate, sees possible acceleration in hikes

  13-06-2018 13:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year and signaled that it may step up its pace of rate increases because of solid economic growth and rising inflation.
  The Fed now foresees four rate hikes this year, up from the three it had previously forecast.
  The central bank on Wednesday raised its key short-term rate by a modest quarter-point to a still-low range of 1.75 percent to 2 percent. The move reflects the economy’s resilience, the job market
  
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• Why it’s important that a bill declaring Route 66 a National Historic Trail cleared the House of Representatives

  13-06-2018 13:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Route 66 is one step closer to National Historic Trail status thanks to a bill that passed the House of Representatives on June 5 by a unanimous vote, a month after it cleared the House Natural Resources subcommittee.
  The potential status change carries tremendous significance for supporters, historians, cities and proprietors along the 2,400-mile roadway from Chicago to Los Angeles, dubbed the “Main Street of America.”
  Gaining historic trail status would mark the first, full-length
  
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• Disney workers fighting to make dreams come true

  13-06-2018 13:24 via ocregister.com
  
  This summer, millions of parents and their kids will stroll down Disneyland’s Main Street, USA to experience a “magical place” where brochures promise “dreams really do come true.”
  But for many Disneyland workers who labor to create such wonderful vacations, their own dreams remain far out of reach.
  A recent survey found that a majority of Disneyland workers — like the people who help Cinderella put on her gown, style her hair, and do her makeup — earn s
  
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• Bubble Watch: Is California’s anti-business vibe killing the state’s economy?

  13-06-2018 13:20 via ocregister.com
  
  “Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead.
  Buzz: California continues to be is very unfriendly to business, a trait that could harm the state’s economy.
  Source: Chief Executive magazine.
  Trend reported: For 14 consecutive years, this magazine has polled CEOs about their opinions of state business climates. And for the 14th consecutive year, California takes last place for business-friendliness.
  Dissection: It’s become
  
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• Quarterbacks Paul Piferi of Villa Park, Brandon Costello of San Clemente commit

  13-06-2018 13:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Two of Orange County’s top senior-to-be quarterbacks have committed to schools in the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences.
  Villa Park’s Paul Piferi and San Clemente’s Brandon Costello have committed to Purdue and Oklahoma State, respectively, their coaches announced on Twitter.Congrats to VP QB Paul Piferi on committing to Purdue, thank you to the Brohm brothers & staff for treating Paul great!@ocvarsityguy @SteveFryer @BoilerFootball @JeffBrohm @BrianBrohm pic.twitter.com/ci4QT
  
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• 28 places to watch FIFA World Cup soccer in Southern California

  13-06-2018 11:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Do you have a goaaaal to watch more World Cup this year?
  We’re here to help. FIFA World Cup action begins 8 a.m. Thursday, June 14 with Russia, which is hosting the 2018 competition, versus Saudi Arabia. The matches continue, narrowing down the competitors, until the final game at 8 a.m. July 15. Sure, it’s nice to watch the action at home in your pajamas, but it’s even more fun with a crowd (especially if you don’t have to fly all the way to Russia to do it). T
  
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• Fire crews near full containment of brush blaze along 241 Toll Road

  13-06-2018 10:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters on Wednesday morning were getting close to fully containing a fire that started earlier this week along the 241 Toll Road.
  As of 7:30 a.m., it was 80 percent contained, the Orange County Fire Authority announced.
  The blaze, which authorities dubbed the Santiago Fire, has scorched 155 acres and prompted the closure of the northbound portion of the toll road after it began on Monday. They have been reopened.
  Hand crews, among the 286 personnel still working the incident, were trekking
  
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• 6 California bills aimed to curb plastic pollution and litter – where are they now?

  13-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A package of six state bills aimed at reducing plastic and cigarette-butt litter — with an emphasis on trash that ends up in the ocean — has met with a mixed fate, with half advancing and half dying in their legislative chamber of origin.
  Building momentum on California’s 2016 ballot referendum upholding a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags, the state Senate passed a bill targeting plastic food packaging at state beaches and parks, and another that would ban smoking on stat
  
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• Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner and Ed Helms talk about ‘Tag,’ their new summer comedy that celebrates a childhood game

  13-06-2018 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Jeremy Renner attempts to get away from his buddies who are trying to tag him in this scene from “Tag.” It’s this scene were a different stunt gone wrong caused Renner to break bones in both arms.(Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
  Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, Hannibal Buress, Ed Helms, Annabelle Wallis and Jake Johnson in a scene from “Tag.”SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsJeremy Renner and Leslie Bibb taunt the other members of his character’s
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Excuse me, get your towel off my lounge chair

  13-06-2018 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  So here’s a vexing problem I want you to solve for me: You’re vacationing at a resort that is costing you $1.2 trillion a day. You come out to the pool or beach. There are lots of empty lounge chairs, but they seem to have invisible occupants who have left towels on them, carefully draped and folded to convey ownership.
  I’m not talking about when people throw their detritus on a chair, as in sunscreen, flip-flops and such, and then dive into the pool or walk over to the bar to
  
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• Juice It Up caffeinates new menu items with cold brew

  13-06-2018 08:47 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’ve ever wanted fresh fruit and coffee for breakfast — in the same container — Juice It Up has a couple of options for you.
  The Irvine chain is adding cold brew to a couple of its concoctions this summer.
  Chris Braun is Juice It Up’s new CEO. (Courtesy of Juice It Up)The company has simplified its menu board to make it easier for customers to find what they want to order as well as the boosts and add-ons to customize them, according to president and chief executive
  
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• Tom Hanks does Shakespeare: Find out whether this ‘Henry IV’ cast delivers

  13-06-2018 08:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Young Prince Henry, though he goes by a nickname, didn’t want to go into the family business of reigning. He hated the constraints, he hated the celebrity. He’d rather be out partying. And then maturity set in.
  We refer, of course, to Britain’s Prince Harry, recently wed and retitled Duke of Sussex.
  Raffi Barsoumian and Emily Swallow in “Henry IV” (Photo by Craig Schwartz)
  But Shakespeare wrote of an earlier Prince Henry, nicknamed Hal, who faced exactly these issue
  
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• California employment grows while home prices push some away

  13-06-2018 08:30 via ocregister.com
  
  California employment hit a record high of 18.5 million in April, but rising home prices and a limited supply of housing are continuing to drive some people away, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast, which was released Wednesday.
  The number of people leaving California is small, the study said, comprised in part of retirees who have been waiting for the equity in their homes to rise so they can sell and move to less expensive locales.
  Escalating home prices have likewis
  
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• U.S., Mexico, Canada trio selected to host 2026 World Cup, beating out Morocco

  13-06-2018 08:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR
  The Associated Press
  MOSCOW  — North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament.
  The soccer showpiece will return to the U.S. for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday.
  The vote by football federations was public
  
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• North American trio beats Morocco to host 2026 World Cup

  13-06-2018 08:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR
  The Associated Press
  MOSCOW  — North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament.
  The soccer showpiece will return to the U.S. for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday.
  The vote by football federations was public
  
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• With Cal State Fullerton’s help, Girl Scout stages house of horrors for college-bound students

  13-06-2018 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Girl Scout Colette Grob introduces her “Four out of Five” Gold Award project, which refers to statistics that 4 in 5 college students drink and half that number binge drink. Students from Canyon High School reenacted scenarios that often take place at college parties, such as hazing, drug and alcohol abuse, binge drinking and sexual assault in Anaheim Hills on April21. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Drama students from Canyon High School act out a potential col
  
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