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• Dodgers complete sweep of Pirates with 6-4 win

  04-07-2018 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Chris Taylor and Yasmani Grandal each drove in three runs as the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, beating them 6-4 Wednesday.
  In the three games, the Dodgers outscored the Pirates 31-8, piling up 41 hits. The Pirates’ starting pitchers in the three-game series – Nick Kingham, Ivan Nova and Clay Holmes – posted a 13.94 ERA and 3.00 WHIP in 10 1/3 innings at Dodger Stadium.
  The Dodgers trailed for only one half-inning in the seri
  
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• Whicker: Corey Seager fighting ‘mental warfare’ in a sitting position

  04-07-2018 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are proceeding through the 2018 season without their best player.
  He misses them.
  “I’ve been trying to figure out what to do,” Corey Seager said, sitting outside the Dodgers clubhouse Wednesday.
  He isn’t collecting stamps or raising tomatoes yet. He won’t rule them out. He shows up at Dodger Stadium when his boys are here, and he’s usually at home when they hit the road. Neither option is preferable.
  The former Rookie of the Yea
  
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• It’s time for California to reform the felony-murder rule. Pass SB1437.

  04-07-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  If our criminal justice system is to fulfill its purpose and exact justice, it is imperative that laws are designed to truly hold individuals accountable for their actions.
  With Senate Bill 1437 by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, California has an opportunity to better serve the interests of justice with respect to the crime of felony murder.
  Inherited from English law, the felony-murder rule is at best an archaic legal doctrine in need of serious reconsideration and reform.
  Under the felony-mur
  
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• California’s homelessness crisis threatens tourism

  04-07-2018 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  In many ways California serves as Ghost of Christmas Future for the rest of the country — if you want to find out what’s going to be happening in Ohio five to 10 years from now, just look at what is going on in the Golden State today. Whether it was the rise of Reaganism, support for legalized gay marriage or putting avocado on all things edible (and toasted multi-grain bread too), it all started in California.
  The problem is that the trends that we export aren’t always good.
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• Protester’s climb shuts down Statue of Liberty on July 4th

  04-07-2018 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press
  NEW YORK — A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July, with a group unfurling a banner from the pedestal and a woman holding police at bay for hours after she climbed the base and sat by the statue’s robes.
  The woman and at least a half-dozen demonstrators who displayed the banner were arrested, while the climb forced thousands of visitors to leave the iconic
  
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• Newsprint tariffs threaten print journalism across the country

  04-07-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Thousands of American newspaper jobs across the country are at risk due to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Canadian newsprint imports.
  In March, the Commerce Department announced tariffs of 22.16 percent on Canadian newsprint, the type of paper commonly used by print newspapers across the country. That’s on top of tariffs of 4.4 to 9 percent on newsprint and other uncoated paper products, according to the California News Publishers Association.
  With print newspapers already
  
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• Sparks to face Lynx, looking to bounce back from narrow loss

  04-07-2018 20:06 via ocregister.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS —  The Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynx have won the past three WNBA finals, and will renew their rivalry on Thursday in Minnesota, with the Sparks having won each of the two previous matchups this season.
  In the first game this year, the Lynx were coming off a five-game victory over the Sparks in the 2017 finals. Los Angeles’ Chelsea Gray hit a buzzer beater to steal a victory in Minnesota to open the season, and in the second contest, Candace Parker
  
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• Dodgers deal for bullpen help, acquire Dylan Floro from Reds

  04-07-2018 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — High-profile names make for better headlines. But the Dodgers’ efforts leading to the non-waiver trade deadline figure to be heavily focused on adding to a bullpen that ranks in the middle of the pack in most statistical categories.
  They took a step in that direction Wednesday, sending two minor-league pitchers to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right-handers Dylan Floro and Zach Neal. The Dodgers also received international signing bonus pool space in the deal.
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• Angels pull together for victory, cooling down Mariners

  04-07-2018 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels’ Luis Valbuena his an RBI double against the Seattle Mariners during a baseball game, Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
  Angels starting pitcher Garrett Richards works against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSeattle Mariners starting pitcher Mike Leake works against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a b
  
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• Fourth of July parade horses rescued from trailer fire on Orange County freeway

  04-07-2018 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Three horses returning from marching in Huntington Beach’s Fourth of July parade were rescued from a Santa Ana freeway fire Wednesday afternoon after the trailer they were in burst into flames.
  The Norco family heading home from the parade with their horses was driving northbound on the 55 Freeway near Dyer Road at 1 p.m. when their trailer ignited after a propane tank shook loose and began dragging on the ground, Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Capt. Tony Bommarito said.
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• Thousands of revelers flock to Huntington Beach for annual Fourth of July parade

  04-07-2018 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Rosie the Riveter flexes her muscles during the the 114th Huntington Beach Fourth of July parade in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, July4, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Boy Scouts carry Huntington Beach’s historic Freedom Flag, flown over Valley Forge, Independence Hall, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Gettysburg and the U.S. Capitol, during the 114th Fourth of July parade in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, July4, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Re
  
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• Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda ‘looking forward’ to potential matchup against Angels’ Shohei Ohtani

  04-07-2018 17:44 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s return from the DL to serve as the Angels’ DH sets up a potential matchup against his fellow countryman, right-hander Kenta Maeda, who is scheduled to start Friday’s Freeway Series opener at Angel Stadium.
  “The Japanese media obviously has been creating hype,” Maeda said through his interpreter. “But I am looking forward to facing another Japanese player.”
  Maeda and Ohtani overlapped in the Japanese league for three se
  
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• Placentia woman awakens to burglary suspect showering in her bathroom

  04-07-2018 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  A Placentia homeowner awoke early Wednesday to the sounds of a burglar showering in her upstairs bathroom, police said.
  Related Articles Fourth of July parade horses rescued from trailer fire on Orange County freeway Man killed after exiting car on Santiago Canyon Road Woman killed in head-on crash in Irvine identified Governor’s Office seeks more information from death row inmate Kevin Cooper’s lawyer in clemency petition La Mirada parolee accused of selling meth, cocainePolice said
  
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• Dodgers’ 2017 National League championship rings hold a lot of pent-up bling

  04-07-2018 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The genuine white diamonds stare out like tiny beacons, bright enough to blind a man on a sunny day. They are set in the shape of the Dodgers’ interlocking “LA” logo against a background of blue sapphires, outlined by white gold, and surrounded by a squircle. The face of the ring contains 88 diamonds in all. They point to the heavens if you’re wearing the ring correctly, though one Dodgers player was not quite sure. He’d never been to the World Series before last ye
  
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• Tyler Skaggs becomes 10th Angels starting pitcher to go on the DL this year

  04-07-2018 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — On a day when the Angels took Garrett Richards off the disabled list, they lost Tyler Skaggs.
  That sums up the team’s injury-marred season, one that has now seen them use the disabled list for 21 players, including two stints for two of them.
  Skaggs, who has been the Angels best starter this year, was diagnosed with a strain of his right adductor, which is a muscle on the inside of the thigh. There was no immediate word on the severity of the injury or when it happened beca
  
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• Angels lineup shuffle drops Albert Pujols to 5th for the first time in 17 years

  04-07-2018 16:34 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — Albert Pujols is in a lineup spot he hasn’t seen since he was a rookie 17 years ago.
  The Angels lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Seattle Mariners had Pujols hitting fifth, the first time he’s started a game lower than fourth since 2001, his first season.
  Manager Mike Scioscia moved Andrelton Simmons up to the No. 2 spot, which had been occupied by Mike Trout. That pushed Trout, Justin Upton and Pujols all down a spot, to 3-4-5.
  Asked if he needed to have
  
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• Runners (and their dogs) get patriotic at YMCA’s ‘Run in the Parks’ in Laguna Niguel

  04-07-2018 15:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Christine Baker of Laguna Niguel, her daughter Charlotte Baker, 4, and their dog, Bella Boots, run together in the annual 4th of July “Run in the Parks” in Laguna Niguel on Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Gabriel Penix, playing Uncle Sam on stilts, jokingly plays cornhole with park-goers in Crown Valley Park during Laguna Niguel’s annual “Run in the Park” on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contri
  
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• Runners (and their dogs) get patriotic at ‘Run in the Parks’ in Laguna Niguel

  04-07-2018 15:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Christine Baker of Laguna Niguel, her daughter Charlotte Baker, 4, and their dog, Bella Boots, run together in the annual 4th of July “Run in the Parks” in Laguna Niguel on Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Gabriel Penix, playing Uncle Sam on stilts, jokingly plays cornhole with park-goers in Crown Valley Park during Laguna Niguel’s annual “Run in the Park” on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contri
  
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• Alexander: For Angels prospect Jo Adell, Cal League has been a breeze

  04-07-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Someday, if Jo Adell becomes a major league star, the journal might be a sought-after piece of baseball memorabilia.
  Adell, the 10th player selected in the 2017 draft by the Angels out of Ballard High in Louisville, Ky., is laying waste to the Cal  League just as he did to the Arizona Rookie League, the Pioneer League and the Midwest League before this. He did go hitless Tuesday night at Rancho Cucamonga, ending an 11-game hitting streak, but the Inland Empire 66ers
  
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• Man killed after exiting car on Santiago Canyon Road

  04-07-2018 13:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A man who exited his car after crashing into a tree on Santiago Canyon Road was struck and killed by another motorist, the California Highway Patrol said on Wednesday, July 4.
  The victim, whose name has not been released, was driving a blue Hyundai Sonata northbound south of Hicks Haul Road shortly after midnight when an “unsafe turning movement” led to his losing control of the car, a CHP news release said.Related Articles Woman killed in head-on crash in Irvine identified Governor&
  
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• Woman killed in head-on crash in Irvine identified

  04-07-2018 12:47 via ocregister.com
  IRVINE – Coroner’s officials have released the name of a 43- year-old woman killed in a head-on traffic crash in Irvine.
  The woman was identified as Carmella Vann of Tustin, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office.
  Related Articles Man killed after exiting car on Santiago Canyon Road Governor’s Office seeks more information from death row inmate Kevin Cooper’s lawyer in clemency petition La Mirada parolee accused of selling meth, cocaine 3 accused in scheme
  
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• Happy Independence Day: Political Cartoons

  04-07-2018 12:00 via ocregister.com
  
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  Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  
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• Smoke Me Out y Los Reyes Del Corrido is the latest festival headed to Long Beach

  04-07-2018 11:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Concerts continue to flood the Queen Mary this summer with yet another festival coming to the park around the ship, and this one is bringing the passionate sounds of modern regional Mexican music to Long Beach.
  Tickets are on sale for the Smoke Me Out y Los Reyes Del Corrido festival set for Aug. 18.
  The festival will feature many young up-and-coming bands playing various genres of regional Mexican music, including soaring rancheras, popping norteño tunes and banda music. But the event wi
  
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• Times change, but the ideas in Declaration of Independence endure

  04-07-2018 11:30 via ocregister.com
  
  July 4th is a generally more festive American holiday — with cookouts, parades, parties and fireworks — than other patriotic holidays, such as Memorial Day or Veterans Day.
  Most people forget that when the Declaration of Independence was drafted and signed, on or about July 4th, 1776, it was both a revolutionary and a somber occasion.  It was revolutionary in being the first political doctrine in human history to assert that the rights of the people come from God, and not the st
  
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• This Independence Day, celebrate America by defending voting rights

  04-07-2018 11:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Flags are mounted, grills are fired up and friends, family and neighbors are gathering to celebrate Independence Day across the country. We celebrate our history, our veterans and our most fundamental values of American democracy, including the right to vote. But this year, recent decisions by an ideologically split U.S. Supreme Court are putting Americans’ right to vote at risk by enabling racial and partisan gerrymandering and upholding voter suppression tactics. We are reminded that we
  
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• Re-declaring the Declaration of Independence

  04-07-2018 10:30 via ocregister.com
  
  On July 4th, Americans celebrate our Declaration of Independence. But red, white and blue bedecked picnic tables and the “rockets’ red glare” of fireworks displays get more attention than why our country’s founding was both unique and important.
  To reawaken our attention to those issues which make Americans’ unique heritage, we could turn to Calvin Coolidge. Not only was he the only president born on the 4th of July, he honored the Declaration of Independence’
  
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• Trevor’s Travels: York provides history lessons from Roman times

  04-07-2018 10:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The second and last city on my sojourn to the north of England was York.
  For several hundred years, it was the second-largest city in the entire country. Today, as you look around, it’s hard to imagine this, but then we don’t live in an age of wool and steam and iron.
  When the Romans first colonized what they called Eboracum back in A.D. 58, it was a very different place. It was the Romans who built a wall to keep the hordes of Picts and Scots out, and that wall still stands to this
  
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• Knott’s Soak City has cabanas, and here’s why you might want to try them

  04-07-2018 10:06 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re planning to visit Knott’s Soak City water park in Buena Park, you have some options. You can carry your things or rent a locker and you can look for an open lounge chair or bench.
  Or you might want to rent a cabana.
  There are three different locations in the park with cabanas: Shore Break, with a view of the Shore Break and The Wedge attractions; Malibu, near the Malibu Run and Old Man Falls attractions; and Wavepool, overlooking Tidal Wave Bay. Each cabana has a tented pri
  
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• How 4 teens from Southern California are helping kids with problems from homelessness to bullying

  04-07-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  They are a stellar group.
  The boy who taught himself how to sew in order to give homeless youth better-looking clothes to wear.
  The pint-sized girl, bullied mercilessly in seventh and eighth grades, who then later created an app so kids can find someone to eat lunch with at school.
  A Girl Scout who loved her time at camp in the San Jacinto Mountains so much, she created a summer day camp for underprivileged children.
  And the artist whose Bat Mitzvah project blossomed into an ongoing series of ar
  
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• After the bubble burst: How homebuying fared in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Westminster

  04-07-2018 08:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in what we’ll call the “Beach Blvd. Corridor” — in and around Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and Westminster — rose 34 percent in 2008’s first quarter vs. 2018
  In the first quarter of 2008, housing’s bubble was bursting and it was just months before the global financial collapse that led to the Great Recession. This three-month period still stands as Orange County’s slowest-selling start to any year in CoreLogic&rsq
  
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• Lakers can’t keep pace with hot-shooting Miami in summer league loss

  04-07-2018 02:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr., right, blocks the shot of Los Angeles Lakers guard Stephaun Branch during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
  Los Angeles Lakers center Moritz Wagner, left, tries to stop Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)SoundThe gallery will resume insec
  
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• Orange gets a jump on the Fourth of July

  04-07-2018 01:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The city of Orange continued a long-standing tradition, Tuesday night, with its annual July 3 fireworks show at El Modena High School’s Fred Kelly Stadium. The patriotic celebration included live music, a petting zoo, pony rides, children’s activities and a carnival.
  Residents watch fireworks from the field at Fred Kelly Stadium during the City of Orange’s annual Third of July Celebration in Orange on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  
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• Nneka Ogwumike, Sparks erase 20-point deficit but fall to Chiney Ogwumike, Sun 73-72

  04-07-2018 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Chiney Ogwumike made a layup with 18.5 seconds left to give the Connecicut Sun a 73-72 win over the Sparks on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
  The Sparks had taken a 72-71 lead on a three-point play by Nneka Ogwumike, Chiney’s older sister, with 27.9 seconds left, but Chiney Ogwumike hit her winning shot, and Chelsea Gray lost the ball out of bounds with 3.5 seconds to go.
  After Connecticut called a timeout, moving the ball to midcourt, Nneka stole the inbound pass but
  
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• Max Muncy leads another home run barrage as Dodgers pound Pirates again

  04-07-2018 00:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 03:Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium on July 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson, second from left, hits a solo home run as Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ivan Nova, left, and catcher Elias Diaz, right, watch along with home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez during the first inning of a ba
  
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