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• Latif Blessing’s late goal propels LAFC into U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals

  20-06-2018 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles FC goalkeeper Tyler Miller (1) makes a save during the second half against the Sacramento Republic FC at the U.S. Open Cup round of 16 match at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday June 20, 2018.Los Angeles FC won 3-2.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
  Los Angeles FC midfielder Aaron Kovar (11) brings the ball down the pitch against Sacramento Republic FC defender Justin Schmidt (5) during the first half of the U.S. Open Cup round of 16 mat
  
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• CIF player of the year Johnson leaving Crean Lutheran

  20-06-2018 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Isaiah Johnson, Crean Lutheran’s best player this past season when the Saints won a CIF championship, confirmed he will withdraw from the school to enroll at Bishop Montgomery.
  Johnson, a 6-foot-6 forward who was a sophomore in the 2017-18 season, was CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA player of the year. Among his many notable games was a 42-point effort in the Saints’ win over Cerritos in the CIF-SS playoffs.
  Bishop Montgomery of Torrance went 28-2 this past season. The Knights&rsqu
  
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• CIF player of the year Isaiah Johnson leaving Crean Lutheran for Bishop Montgomery

  20-06-2018 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Isaiah Johnson, Crean Lutheran’s best player this past season when the Saints won a CIF championship, confirmed he will withdraw from the school to enroll at Bishop Montgomery.
  Johnson, a 6-foot-6 forward who was a sophomore in the 2017-18 season, was CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA player of the year. Among his many notable games was a 42-point effort in the Saints’ win over Cerritos in the CIF-SS playoffs.
  Bishop Montgomery of Torrance went 28-2 this past season. The Knights&rsqu
  
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• Change the culture of harassment in Sacramento

  20-06-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The California Legislature can get it right this time by voting later this month to approve a draft plan that hands future sexual harassment complaints over to independent panels for review and action.
  And if there’s one thing the news from Sacramento has shown during this year of #MeToo, it’s that there will be future charges of workplace harassment out of and around a Capitol in which sexual power-tripping is deeply ingrained in the political and office culture.
  That is, of course,
  
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• If you want to rob a car, go see Cal(ifornia)!

  20-06-2018 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Being the victim of a property crime stinks, on a variety of levels. You not only lose your personal possessions, but you feel violated, have a big mess to clean up and are forced to spend a ton of time dealing with the aftermath. If you are unlucky enough to be a victim in California, the state Legislature is intentionally making things worse.
  According to new data from the Public Policy Institute of California, more and more of us are having these kinds of ugly experiences. Why? Because Propos
  
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• Twins prospect Royce Lewis, Torii Hunter have known each other for years … without knowing it

  20-06-2018 21:02 via ocregister.com
  
  As the Morton’s Steakhouse in South Coast Plaza wound down for the night, William Lewis was still pouring wine. A restaurateur’s hours are long, the perks often subtle.
  One subtle perk: it isn’t easy for a ballplayer to get clean, change his clothes, leave Angel Stadium after the final out, and still have time to eat a steak and drink a glass of wine. All of Orange County closes shop too soon, or at least it did back then, Lewis said. He began as a sommelier at Morton’s w
  
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• Tariffs on Chinese goods will hurt Southern California’s economy

  20-06-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods on Monday evening, his most aggressive action on the international trade front yet.
  And a new report in the Los Angeles Times says that trade experts are already predicting that the effects will soon hit the greater Los Angeles region and the steady economic growth this region has been enjoying is at risk.
  Forty percent of all imports into the United States move through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
  
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• LA County leaders are open to marijuana industry, but slow and ‘careful’ to remove ban

  20-06-2018 20:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The Board of Supervisors appears to be leaning toward allowing a wide range of marijuana businesses in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
  “I personally favor serious regulation over any ban in the unincorporated area of the county,” Board Chair Sheila Kuehl said Wednesday.
  However, the board this week opted to leave a full ban on the cannabis industry in effect, with nothing expected to change for at least several months.
  “Los Angeles County has been thoughtful in its approach
  
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• Alexander: Padres find the process can be painful

  20-06-2018 20:57 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO – A little over two weeks ago, the San Diego Padres had pulled to within 4½ games of first place, largely due to the ineptitude of the rest of the National League West. And during the radio postgame programming, there apparently was some discussion of whether the club was actually a contender.
  Short answer: Nah.
  Long answer: Seriously??
  The Padres’ magic number remains 2020, in all likelihood. They’re better than they were a year ago, but the momentum of winnin
  
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• Here’s reaction from Southern California to Trump’s order halting practice of separating families at the border

  20-06-2018 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Reaction to President Trump’s executive order Wednesday halting the practice of separating children from their parents drew swift condemnation from immigrant rights advocates, who criticized it as an attempt to calm public outcry while still implementing a “zero tolerance” approach.
  Immigrant advocates across Southern California and the nation said the president’s order has the effect of jailing families together while offering no plan on how those already separated
  
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• Barefaced lies and forced separation

  20-06-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  In a profession that requires elected officials to persuade constituents with different beliefs and priorities that they are on their side, politicians often shade the truth.  It part of the formula of success.
  Partisans from both sides of the aisle choose facts and spin narratives that favors their preferred course of action.  This we know and expect.  But a democracy depends on truth being the primary currency of political debate.
  President Donald J. Trump is in a league of his
  
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• Canadian pharmacy scandal reveals the dangers of drug importation

  20-06-2018 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  A U.S. district court in Montana just imposed a $34 million fine on Canada Drugs, an online pharmacy charged with selling counterfeit medications to unsuspecting Americans. Some of the drugs contained no active ingredients.
  Canada Drugs isn’t the only online pharmacy that puts patients’ lives in serious jeopardy. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy recently examined more than 11,000 online pharmacies and found that 96 percent were operating illegally.
  Many of these sites c
  
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• Here’s who’s playing Splash House in Palm Springs in August

  20-06-2018 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  If you loved the June edition of the Splash House, get ready for round two of this year’s popular pool parties happening Aug.10-12 at the Renaissance, Riviera, and Saguaro hotels in Palm Springs.
  Louis The Child, Gorgon City, Gryffin (DJ Set), MK, Whethan, Hannah Wants, Camelphat, Walker & Royce are among the performers.
  The After Hours nighttime shows return to the Palm Springs Air Museum with performances by Fisher, Mija, Noizu and Goddollars & Paradise, too.
  Hotel activities on
  
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• Given increasing costs, Placentia officials send notice they may want out of contract with Orange County Fire Authority

  20-06-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Placentia is giving notice it might withdraw from the Orange County Fire Authority in 2020 as it considers options for reducing its costs for fire-fighting and emergency services.
  Facing a June 30 deadline before Placentia’ contract with the agency automatically renews through 2030, the City Council voted Tuesday, June 19, to block the renewal and possibly allow the contract to expire in two years.
  “The way our contract currently is worded,” Mayor Chad Wanke said, “W
  
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• College World Series again features ex-Orange County players

  20-06-2018 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s happened in the past and it happened again this year.
  Orange County high school baseball is well-represented in the College World Series.
  Five CWS players who played high school ball in Orange County are on rosters of teams that advanced to the CWS.
  They are: Blake Burton, Washington, So., OF, Mater Dei HS; Dominic Fletcher, Arkansas, So., OF, Cypress HS; Steven Gingery, Texas Tech, Jr., LHP, Marina HS; Parker Joe Robinson, Texas, Jr., RHP, JSerra HS; and Jonathan Schiffer, Washington
  
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• They made how much? Watchdog group notes public employee pay in So Cal

  20-06-2018 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Riverside County’s payroll grew almost 11 percent last year, and two retiring executives cashed in a combined $743,000 worth of unused leave.
  More than 640 people who worked for the Los Angeles County Fire Department last year earned at least $100,000 in overtime. 
  And it pays to be an assistant sheriff in Orange County — or a psychiatrist working in the governments of Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino counties.
  These and other findings are part of Transparent California&
  
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• ‘Evil Twin’ who plotted to kill sister in Irvine is released on parole after 20 years in prison

  20-06-2018 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  A woman dubbed the “Evil Twin” for plotting to kill her identical twin sister in Irvine, in a case that made international headlines in the 1990s, has been released on parole after 20 years in prison, officials confirmed Wednesday.
  Jeen “Gina” Han was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison in May 1998 for conspiring to kill her estranged sister, Sunny Han, who was bound and gagged in her Irvine apartment along with her then-roommate, Helen Kim, before they were rescued b
  
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• SCE considering power shutdowns during high-danger fire conditions

  20-06-2018 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California Edison, with about one-quarter of its 50,000-square-mile territory labeled high fire risk, is renewing its emphasis on preemptive strikes in which the giant utility shuts off power to customers as a precaution.
  The Rosemead-based investor-owned utility is also using new tools to predict and respond to wildfires, including mountain-top cameras that spy on blazes and weather stations on power poles transmitting data into networked computers to be analyzed at a new operations ce
  
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• Anaheim voters to decide if Disney and some resort businesses will pay higher minimum wages if receiving subsidies

  20-06-2018 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Voters will be the ones deciding if resort businesses receiving tax subsidies from the city will have to pay an increased minimum wage.
  The Anaheim City Council could have chosen to go ahead and implement the higher wage requirements, but instead on Tuesday, June 19, placed the question on the November ballot.
  City officials were notified last week enough signatures were turned in to force the ballot measure, which is backed by resort workers’ unions. It seeks to require an
  
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• Marcia Frederick, alleging coach had sex with her, sues USA Gymnastics, USOC

  20-06-2018 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Marcia Frederick, the first American woman to win a world championship in gymnastics, filed a class action lawsuit against USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic Committee, former U.S. national team coach Muriel Grossfeld and club coach Richard Carlson in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on Wednesday, the Orange County Register has learned.
  The filing comes just weeks after USA Gymnastics banned Carlson nearly three-years after Frederick first reported to the national governing body that Carlson h
  
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• Are the Clippers looking to trade up in the draft or just make their two picks?

  20-06-2018 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  If the past 12 months proved anything, it’s that the Clippers aren’t going to be hesitant to remake their roster while attempting to return to elite status in the NBA. After all, they traded Chris Paul last spring and Blake Griffin last winter.
  It’s possible the Clippers will simply make their picks at Nos. 12 and 13 in the NBA draft on Thursday and then turn their attention to the opening of the free agency window July 1. But it’s just as likely they’ll make a trad
  
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• Dodgers shut out at Wrigley Field, lose a series for first time in a month

  20-06-2018 17:09 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 20:Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs forces out Enrique Hernandez #14 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at second base in the eighth inning at Wrigley Field on June 20, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
  CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 20:Ross Stripling #68 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 20, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume in
  
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• District Attorney’s Office: Tustin police officer justified in fatal shooting of Army veteran who suffered from PTSD

  20-06-2018 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, left, and Assistant District Attorney Ebrahim Baytieh answer questions about the investigation findings in the Tustin Police Department fatal officer-involved shooting of Edwin Moreno Fuentes in Santa Ana, CA, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas watches police body camera footage of the interaction that led to the Tustin Police Department fatal officer-i
  
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• NBA Draft: USC players and when they might be picked

  20-06-2018 16:55 via ocregister.com
  
  It has been seven years since a player from USC was selected in the NBA draft, marking the longest drought in the school’s history.
  That will end Thursday night. The Trojans are expected to see at least two players drafted for the first time since 2009, a year when DeMar DeRozan and Taj Gibson were first-round picks.
  Here are the Trojans’ top prospects for the draft.
  De’Anthony Melton
  Position: Guard
  Year: Sophomore
  Size: 6-3, 193 lbs.
  Stats (2016-17): 8.3 PPG, 3.5 APG, 1.9 SPG
  
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• NBA Draft: UCLA players and when they might be picked

  20-06-2018 16:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A year after three freshmen dominated UCLA’s draft board, Thursday will be a chance for the upperclassmen to shine as junior Aaron Holiday and seniors Thomas Welsh and G.G. Goloman hope to move to the next level.
  Holiday is the headliner of UCLA’s potential NBA draft class as the senior big men are more likely destined to get outside chances as free agents. Holiday, coming off a breakout junior season, is expected join older brothers Justin and Jrue in the NBA and could become UCLA&r
  
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• Daxon: Brea Education Foundation arranges science assemblies, other benefits for students

  20-06-2018 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Do you know about the good work done by the Brea Education Foundation?
  I didn’t, but Foundation board member Joseph Covey clued me in when he invited me to attend one of the Discovery Cube’s Science to Go assemblies, all wholly funded by the Foundation at the school districts’ elementary schools and the junior high school.
  The assembly I observed was Reaction Lab and was presented to the Fanning Elementary School fifth graders who howled when Arien Garside from the Discovery Cu
  
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• NBA draft: Will Lakers make their selections or make trades on draft night?

  20-06-2018 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The roar from the Staples Center crowd sounded vaguely familiar in 2017-18, especially near the end of the season, when the Lakers resembled a cohesive unit rather than a bunch of random players who showed up for a Saturday afternoon pickup game at the park.
  The reason the Lakers clicked was obvious.
  Their youngest players, particularly their recent draft picks, began to find their footing in the NBA. They ran and passed and shot and rebounded and played with a sense of freedom and joy that lift
  
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• World Cup: Diego Costa paces Spain 1-0 past Iran

  20-06-2018 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  KAZAN, Russia — Diego Costa scored on a deflection to lead Spain to a 1-0 win over Iran on Wednesday at the World Cup.
  Costa broke the deadlock in the 54th minute after being set up by Andres Iniesta. The powerful striker turned in the area and took a shot but the ball deflected off Ramin Rezeian before bouncing back onto Costa’s knee and into the net.
  Costa, who also scored two goals in the opening match, has three goals at this year’s World Cup, trailing Cristiano Ronaldo by
  
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• LAPD officer denies charges in 605 freeway crash near Whittier that killed Riverside family

  20-06-2018 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  A Los Angeles police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to driving drunk and killing a Riverside family whose car became engulfed in flames after he rear-ended it on the 605 Freeway near Whittier last year.
  Mario Davila, 60, Maribel Davila, 52, and their 19-year-old son, Oscar Davila, were trapped in the burning car.
  Edgar Verduzco, 27, of Santa Ana entered his plea during his arraignment at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, according to Gre
  
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• Leon White, former Rams OL and pro wrestler Big Van Vader, dies at 63

  20-06-2018 15:58 via ocregister.com
  Leon White, a member of the Rams’ 1979 Super Bowl team who then enjoyed a successful career as professional wrestler Big Van Vader, died Monday at age 63, his family announced Wednesday.
  A social media post on one of White’s accounts, apparently from his son, said White had been making progress after a diagnosis of “a severe case of pneumonia” last month, but White died Monday night at an undisclosed location. In 2016, White said he had been diagnosed with congestive hear
  
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• Register wins Silver Award for best real estate section in U.S.

  20-06-2018 15:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Register’s real estate team won six awards in the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ 2018 journalism awards competition, including a second-place Silver Award for Best Real Estate or Home Section by a daily U.S. newspaper.
  It was the fifth time in the past eight years the Register Real Estate section won top honors in the group’s news contest, recognizing the contributions of Southern California News Group Business Editor Samantha Gowen, al
  
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• Fireworks and the 4th: Where to see the biggest and best shows in Southern California

  20-06-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  With America celebrating its 242nd birthday on the Fourth of July, it’s a time for parades, picnics, patriotic fun and, of course, fireworks. Here’s where to find some of Southern California’s biggest celebrations:
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  Long Beach
  Live entertainment, family games, arts & crafts, historic tours and more happen aboard the Queen Mary. Music by Swing Cats Lil Big Band, pop music duo The Blackwells and country-pop singer-songwriter Kaitlyn Weathers. A fireworks spe
  
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• Graphic: Here’s how immigrant families are being separated at the border

  20-06-2018 14:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Under the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance policy,” immigrants are being prosecuted under criminal statutes, rather than simply placing apprehended immigrants into civil immigration removal proceedings. The result: Many families are being separated.
  Here’s how it works:ARE FAMILIES BEING REUNITED?
  The immigration cases of the adults and the children are handled separately in immigration court, and it can be hard for the parents and children to be reunited during thi
  
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• Burger King sorry for promoting Whopper deal to Russian women who get pregnant by World Cup players

  20-06-2018 14:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Burger King says it’s sorry for offering a lifetime supply of Whoppers to Russian women who get pregnant from World Cup players.
  Critics assailed the offer, announced on Russian social media, as sexist and demeaning.
  The announcement was removed Tuesday from Burger King’s social media accounts but is still circulating among Russian social network users. It promised a reward to women who get “the best football genes” and “ensure the success of the Russian team for ge
  
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• The 25 best Thai food dishes in Orange County, ranked

  20-06-2018 13:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The best Thai restaurant in Orange County? That’s always a tough question. The easiest answer is Bangkok Avenue in Huntington Beach. But I also adore Huntington Beach’s Street Thai as well as Chada Thai and Thai Avenue in Garden Grove, each for different reasons. And there are others, here and there. So here’s a better question: What are the 25 best Thai dishes in O.C.? And these are the answers, ranked:
  25. Crying Tiger at Thai Nakorn
  Thai Nakorn was once widely considered to
  
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• LAPD releases 16 minutes of ‘critical incident’ video from fatal arrest

  20-06-2018 13:29 via ocregister.com
  
  In an image from body cam video released to the public on Wednesday June 20, 2018, LAPD officers handcuff Jose Chavez, 24, after responding on May 6, 2018, to the report of a prowler on the 4400 block of Towne Avenue in South Los Angeles. Officers used a beanbag shotgun and a Taser during the takedown, and Chavez stopped breathing after he was handcuffed. (Image from LAPD video)
  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday released the first of a planned series of “Cr
  
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• American, United: Don’t put detained kids on our flights

  20-06-2018 13:15 via ocregister.com
  
  American Airlines and United Continental have asked the federal government not to fly immigrant children separated from their families on their aircraft as part of the Trump administration’s recent “zero tolerance” changes to border enforcement policy.
  Both airlines said they had no knowledge of whether U.S. officials have used their flights to transport the children. “We would be extremely disappointed to learn that is the case,” American said in a statement Wednes
  
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• 10 theater productions to see in Southern California, June 22-28

  20-06-2018 12:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘As We Babble On’
  Nathan Ramos’ world premiere production, which ends Sunday at LA’s East West Players, asks thought-provoking questions about identity, artistry and culture in our current economic climate.
  When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; ends Sunday, June 24
  Where: East West Players, David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles
  Tickets:  $40-$50
  Information: www.eastwestplayers.org
  Holly
  
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• Tesla sues ex-employee alleging data theft, leaks to media

  20-06-2018 12:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Tesla is suing a former employee at its Nevada battery factory alleging that he hacked into the manufacturing computers and disclosed confidential trade secrets.
  The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday contends that Martin Tripp of Sparks, Nevada, also made false claims to the media about information he stole, including claims that the company used punctured battery cells in the Model 3 electric car.
  The company also alleges that Tripp sent photographs and data to unspecified third parties including
  
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• Anaheim family members charged on suspicion of torturing 15-year-old girl with hammer, pins

  20-06-2018 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The father, stepmother, grandmother and aunt of a 15-year-old girl were charged this week on suspicion of torturing her with a hammer, pins and an awl in Anaheim.
  According to the court complaint, the crimes are suspected to have been committed sometime between Jan. 1 and June 16.
  Louis Hill, 39, Delores Porter, 59, Yulonda Parker, 57, and Shalonda Hill, 39, were each charged Tuesday, June 19, with torture, assault with a deadly weapon and child abuse and endangerment, court records show. Among
  
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• World Cup: Uruguay advances with win over Saudi Arabia

  20-06-2018 12:22 via ocregister.com
  
  ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Luis Suarez put both Uruguay and host Russia into the second round of the World Cup while eliminating Saudi Arabia and Egypt at the same time.
  Suarez scored the winning goal in his 100th international appearance for Uruguay, knocking in a corner kick from Carlos Sanchez in the 23rd minute to give the two-time champions a 1-0 victory over the Saudis on Wednesday.
  It was the Barcelona striker’s 52nd goal for his country in that century of games.
  Besides scoring,
  
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• Surfers can ride waves at San Clemente’s T-Street during blackball – but only on soft top boards during a trial period

  20-06-2018 12:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Surfers, for the first time since the 1980s, can ride waves at the popular surf spot T-Street in San Clemente during “blackball” – but only soft-top boards during a trial period this summer.
  The City Council on Tuesday night approved 3-2 to allow soft boards in the water for a trial period in August on weekdays only, despite safety concerns brought forth by Marine Safety Chief Bill Humphreys.
  The trail period comes with other restrictions – boards must be no larger t
  
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• Stray Cats’ Lee Rocker sells ocean-view Laguna Beach home for $8.1 million

  20-06-2018 12:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Stray Cats’ Lee Rocker and his wife, fashion designer Deborah Drucker have sold their ocean-view home in Laguna Beach’s Emerald Bay for $8.1 million.
  The three-story, six-bedroom home was listed at $13 million in December 2016. It also was offered for rent at one time at $40,000 a month.
  Built in 2001, the 6,794-square foot house in the guard-gated community boasts a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen with two Dynasty ovens, a formal dining room, library with a hand-painted ceilin
  
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• Kings to open season Oct. 5 at home vs. San Jose Sharks

  20-06-2018 11:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Considering the Kings and San Jose Sharks have developed a rivalry, it was good news for Kings fans Wednesday when the NHL announced the Kings will open their 2018-19 season by hosting San Jose on Oct. 5 at Staples Center.
  This will be the fourth time in franchise history the Kings have taken on the Sharks in their home opener, but the first since 2015-16.
  The Kings are 24-18-8 all-time in home-opening games. They began the 2017-18 campaign with a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct.
  
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• Ducks to celebrate 25th anniversary with Oct. 8 home opener vs. Detroit

  20-06-2018 11:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Mighty and Disney-fied, the Ducks debuted in Anaheim a quarter century ago with a memorable home game against the Detroit Red Wings. Now it’s time for a rematch.
  The Ducks’ home opener this season will be against the Red Wings on Oct. 8 at Honda Center, exactly 25 years after the first game in franchise history.
  The full NHL schedule will be released Thursday morning, and the Ducks will open on the road for the eighth time in nine years. The Arizona Coyotes announced their home opene
  
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• How Arroyo Seco Weekend’s Aaron Neville wrote his latest album on a cellphone

  20-06-2018 11:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dave Gil de Rubio
  Aaron Neville is a balladeer.
  It’s a fact that’s been well established ever since the world at large heard the Arroyo Seco Weekend singer croon his 1966 hit “Tell It Like It Is.” It’s been a constant through his time in the Neville Brothers and the more recent years of a solo career that includes his pair of 1989 Grammy-winning duets with Linda Ronstadt (“Don’t Know Much,” “All My Life”) and his 1991 Top 10 cov
  
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• Go behind the scenes at the coolest spots in Southern California casinos

  20-06-2018 11:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Even when the summer heat hits triple digit outside, Krystle Schenk doesn’t change her work wardrobe to tank tops, shorts or sundresses.
  Instead, the head chef of the garde manger at Pechanga Resort and Casino dons warm clothes under her uniform to work in the food production room where temperatures hover around 55-60 degrees.
  The French term garde manger translates to guard of the food or keeper of the food. At Pechanga, the chilly room is a bustling space where food items
  
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• An opposing scout’s view of the Angels’ improving farm system

  20-06-2018 11:00 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — In recent summers, when the Angels needed to make upgrades via trade, they were handicapped by a thin farm system.
  This time, thanks to General Manager Billy Eppler’s focus on upgrading the system, the Angels have what is considered to be one of the most improved organizations in baseball.
  In order to get an objective analysis of the state of the Angels’ farm system, to understand which prospects should be untouchable, which ones are valuable trade chips and which one
  
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• Judge in Charlie Sheen HIV case slams slut-shaming but leans toward arbitration

  20-06-2018 10:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Charlie Sheen (2016 photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES — An ex-girlfriend of Charlie Sheen who sued the actor alleging he exposed her to HIV and then discouraged her from taking the appropriate medication will have to take her case to arbitration, a judge said Tuesday in a tentative ruling.
  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Randolph Hammock is scheduled to hear arguments from attorneys for Sheen and the woman Wednesday before he issues a final ruling.
  Neither Sheen, 52, n
  
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• Whicker: Vergil Ortiz’s fast hands put him in the express lane

  20-06-2018 10:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The next round for Vergil Ortiz will be his 15th.
  It is scheduled for Saturday night at the Belasco Theater, against Juan Carlos Salgado, who has worn two championship belts.
  Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought 15 rounds apiece in their first and third meetings. The difference is Vergil Ortiz is 9-0 with nine knockouts. He never has seen a fifth round, never had his victory or defeat decided by a judge.
  That’s four knockouts and five technical knockouts. There were four
  
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