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• Clippers draft picks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jerome Robinson will get a chance to earn minutes

  06-07-2018 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Clippers coach Doc Rivers doesn’t like to play rookies.
  That’s the conventional wisdom.
  He says it’s not true. He says he’ll give first-round draft picks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jerome Robinson a chance to prove themselves during the NBA Summer League and in training camp. They’re going to have to earn minutes, but he’ll give them a good, long look.
  “I would just say look at my coaching history,” Rivers said the other day. &ld
  
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• VIDEO: Tyronn Lue talks about LeBron James’ decision to leave Cleveland for LA Lakers

  06-07-2018 23:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Coach Tyronn Lue shared his reaction to LeBron James’ decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers during a Summer League game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards.
  James and Lue led the Cavaliers to three consecutive NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, winning Cleveland’s first NBA Championship in 2015-16.
  Lue, a former player for the Lakers, took over as a first-time NBA head coach in 2016 after Cleveland fired David Blatt mid-season."I was shocked&hellip
  
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• Alexander: Will Dodgers’ Max Muncy receive an All-Star invitation?

  06-07-2018 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Max Muncy, All-Star.
  Who would have imagined that even a month ago?
  There’s no certainty, of course, that the Dodgers’ latest out-of-nowhere sensation will be in Washington D.C. a week from Tuesday for the Midsummer Classic. The rosters will be announced Sunday at 4 p.m. in a made-for-ESPN special. Muncy, called up by the Dodgers on April 17, was not listed in the top five at any position in the fan balloting, partly because he wasn’t on the ballot and partly be
  
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• Withdrawal of the Taxpayer Protection Act could haunt the American Beverage Association

  06-07-2018 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By now, political observers have heard how a series of negotiations in Sacramento resulted in three initiatives slated for the November ballot being withdrawn by their respective proponents. The blame (or credit, depending on your perspective) for these deals has been attributed to a 2014 bill authored by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, which allows proponents to withdraw an initiative even after it has qualified for the ballot. It was believed that this reform would result i
  
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• Top 5 storylines for Saturday’s Battle at the Beach

  06-07-2018 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The top-five storylines to follow at the Battle at the Beach passing tournament Saturday, July 7 at Edison:
  1.What chemistry grade will Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young and his wide receivers earn? Many will focus on the departure of early-graduate JT Daniels (USC) at quarterback as the Monarchs’ biggest change but the reigning national champion has a gifted replacement in Young, who is only a junior. A more pressing question Saturday might be about Mater Dei’s revamped receivi
  
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• Will ‘sunset review’ shut the lights on onerous licensing rules?

  06-07-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — One of my favorite Ronald Reagan quotations illustrates the problem of an ever-growing government: “Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this Earth!” In my decades covering public agencies, I can think of only a handful of rollbacks — and they usually ended up perversely expanding government power.
  In one recent case, the state Legislature gutted a state
  
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• Live UFC 226 updates & results: Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier

  06-07-2018 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier duringthe UFC 226 Press Conference at the Pearl at the Palmsin Las Vegas on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, left, and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier during a face-off at the UFC 226 Press Conference at the Pearl at the Palmsin Las Vegas on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume inseco
  
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• Matt Kemp is the Dodgers’ first designated hitter of 2018

  06-07-2018 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Matt Kemp served as the Dodgers’ first designated hitter this season in the Freeway Series opener on Friday.
  Kemp has spent his entire career in the National League, limiting his DH time to 61 career plate appearances. He’s adapted to the role nicely, batting .250 with a .311 on-base percentage and a .571 slugging percentage. That’s comparable to his career slash line of .287/.339/.491.
  The role of a designated hitter is simple enough, but it involves a lot of w
  
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• UFC 226: Curtis Millender right where he wants to be vs. Max Griffin

  06-07-2018 21:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Curtis Millender called him out. Max Griffin answered the call.
  Neither welterweight could be happier to inflict violence on the other in the Octagon when they open the UFC 226 preliminary card on Saturday on Fox Sports 1 at T-Mobile Arena.
  Seeing it as a battle of Southern California vs. Northern California, Millender (15-3) started planting the seeds on social media and smiles at the thought of Griffin following through as hoped.
  “For me though, it’s just thi
  
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• It will hurt, but it is time for California to walk away from high-speed rail fiasco

  06-07-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  How bad are the problems, delays, and rising cost estimates for the state’s proposed high-speed rail system? “Initially a rat-hole, now a sinkhole, soon it will be an abyss in which more and more tax dollars are forever lost. I speak of the never-ending scam called high-speed rail,” California state Sen. Andy Vidak, R-Hanford, said in a statement.
  The state rail authority once again revised its timetable and costs, now estimated to range from $77.3 billion up to $98.1 billion.
  
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• UFC 226: Champions Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier look to seal legacies

  06-07-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, left, and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier as UFC President Dana White looks on during a face-off at the UFC 226 Press Conference at the Pearl at the Palmsin Las Vegas on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, left, and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier during a face-off at the UFC 226 Press Conference at the Pearl at the Palmsin Las Vegas on Thursday, Ju
  
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• Top San Bernardino County gang prosecutor under fire for offensive social media posts

  06-07-2018 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The lead hard-core gang prosecutor in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office is under investigation for a series of offensive rants on social media, triggering demands for his dismissal.
  Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem, who joined the D.A.’s Office 12 years ago, targeted outspoken U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, former first lady Michelle Obama, Mexican immigrants and the victim of a police shooting in Facebook and Instagram posts labeled by one critic as “hatefu
  
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• From Riverside to LA, utilities on alert as heat wave prompts increased power demand

  06-07-2018 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  As triple-digit temperatures blanketed the region Friday, power companies from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles worked to keep services operating smoothly. But by late afternoon on Friday that was becoming a challenge.
  Early in the day, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said it has “adequate resources” to meet a higher power demand from the department’s customers over the coming days.
  “We’re not planning any sort of brownouts right now,”
  
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• Chef Craig Strong leaves Montage Laguna Beach after 9 years to start his own restaurant downtown

  06-07-2018 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  After 9 years, Craig Strong is leaving his position as executive chef at Studio at the Montage to start his own restaurant in Laguna Beach. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Since 2009, Executive Chef Craig Strong has helmed dining at the Studio restaurant. He’s leaving to start his own restaurant in Laguna Beach. (Photo courtesy of Montage)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSince 2009, Executive Chef Craig Strong has helmed dining at the Studio restaurant. He’
  
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• How Southern California’s homeless people are faring in the heat wave

  06-07-2018 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Homeless people from the Inland Empire to the San Fernando Valley sought relief from the brutal heat in Southern California beneath shady trees in local parks, inside air-conditioned libraries, and through the efforts of advocates who distributed bottled water or helped them get to cooling centers open to the public.
  Temperatures had already hit 100 degrees in the west San Bernardino County town of Upland by 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 5, eliciting a head-shaking “Wow” from Steven Sim
  
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• Freeway Series updates and box score: Maeda, Dodgers vs. Pena, Angels

  06-07-2018 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Live updates | Scores and Statistics
  The Los Angeles Dodgers (47-39) will make the trip down Interstate 5 to Anaheim for the Freeway Series opener against the Los Angeles Angels (44-44).
  With a scheduled start time of 7:07 p.m. PT, the temperature is expected to be in the low 100s after reaching a high of 113 degrees Friday in Anaheim.
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• Gyasi Zardes returns to a familiar place as Columbus Crew SC visits the Galaxy

  06-07-2018 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  For the first time in his professional soccer career, the local kid, Gyasi Zardes is calling somewhere other than the South Bay home.
  Zardes, 26, was born in Hawthorne, attended Leuzinger High in Lawndale and fulfilled his dream when he was signed as a Homegrown Player for the Galaxy in 2012.
  After five seasons, Zardes was traded to Columbus Crew SC in January, looking for a fresh start after a difficult 2016 and 2017.
  The move has helped revitalize his career.
  He is tied for second in MLS with
  
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• Another 48 acres of sports fields open at the Orange County Great Park

  06-07-2018 18:47 via ocregister.com
  A slew of playing fields and basketball courts constructed at the Orange County Great Park recently opened to the public, as Irvine continues its development of one of the largest multi-sport complexes in the country.
  The recent addition of synthetic soccer and lacrosse fields, four basketball courts, natural turf that can accommodate four more soccer fields and parking lots across 48 acres is the second phase in the creation of the 194-acre sports park.
  Andrew Irianto, 14, watches as his sister
  
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• LAFC hopes to avoid more late missteps after come-from-ahead draw in Houston

  06-07-2018 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Suffering a stoppage-time loss after blowing a 3-0 lead in its first derby with the L.A. Galaxy.
  Conceding a late equalizer at home to D.C. United.
  Experiencing a similar moment during an exhibition against the German club Borussia Dortmund.
  And failing to protect a sure victory in Houston this week following goals by the Dynamo in the 94th and 96th minutes.
  Midway through the 34-game Major League Soccer season, there hasn’t been much for supporters of the Los Angeles Football Club to righ
  
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• Disneyland’s website and apps crash this afternoon

  06-07-2018 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  No, you’re not crazy if you’re trying to get onto Disneyland’s mobile app or websites – they all crashed on Friday afternoon, July 6. This hampered people’s abilities to use their Maxpass features on the mobile app, meaning they could not use their Fastpasses or access other features, including mobile dining and photos.
  People on Facebook also tweeted that the Disney World and Disney Cruise Line sites were also down.
  Disneyland tweeted about the problem about 3:45 t
  
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• Disneyland’s website and apps crash, affecting MaxPass and Fastpasses

  06-07-2018 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  No, you’re not crazy if you’re trying to get onto Disneyland’s mobile app or websites – they all crashed on Friday afternoon, July 6. This hampered people’s abilities to use their Maxpass features on the mobile app, meaning they could not use their Fastpasses or access other features, including mobile dining and photos.
  People on Facebook also tweeted that the Disney World and Disney Cruise Line sites were also down.
  Disneyland tweeted about the problem about 3:45 t
  
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• Woodland Hills soars to a record 115 degrees on a day of searing Southern California heat; more records likely to fall

  06-07-2018 18:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Neveah May, 8, of Calimesa, takes a leap into Mill Creek to beat the triple digit heat on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest.
  (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Leonardo Gonzalez of Anaheim cools off in the splash pad at Pioneer Park in Anaheim, CA on Friday, July 6, 2018. Families were trying to escape the 100-plus degree temperatures that blanketed the area. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA sign p
  
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• Mandatory evacuations ordered for Forest Falls due to fast-moving brush fire

  06-07-2018 18:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A fast-moving brush fire in the San Bernardino Mountains has forced authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation order for Forest Falls.
  The order, which covers the entire Forest Falls Valley community, went into effect shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, with authorities asking all residents to immediately leave the area.
  Authorities are expected to announce the location of evacuation centers later in the afternoon.
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• Responding to anti-sanctuary activists, Tustin puts SB-54 issue on its agenda

  06-07-2018 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Tustin is a diverse city, where almost 40 percent of residents are Latino and voters who register as Democrats edge out Republican voters.
  Thus, the city has reacted with caution to the anti-sanctuary movement that has swept Orange County, starting with the Los Alamitos City Council vote in March to “opt out” of SB-54. The new California law protects people living in the country illegally.
  But that’s about to change. At the Tustin City Council meeting Tuesday, July 3, City Mana
  
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• USC wide receiver Joseph Lewis IV released from jail after 21 days

  06-07-2018 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
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  Related Articles Moorpark two-sport star Drake London commits to USC for football and basketball Former USC DB Jack Jones arrested on felony burglary charge in Santa Paula
  
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• Lifeguard Ben Carlson remembered at Newport Beach memorial run-swim, four years after his death during a rescue

  06-07-2018 17:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Flowers are laid at the feet of the statue of Ben Carlson, a Newport Beach lifeguard who died four years ago in big surf, on Friday, July 6, 2018 in Newport Beach. Carlson is the only lifeguard in the US who has died in the line of duty. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Hundreds stand as the national anthem is sung on Ben Carlson Day at the Junior Lifeguard Headquarters in Newport Beach on Friday, July 6, 2018. Carlson was a Newport Beach lifeguard who died four years ago i
  
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• Hurricane swell drops, but dangers still loom for beachgoers beating the heat

  06-07-2018 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A surfer rides a wave just after sunrise at The Wedge in Newport Beach early Friday morning, July 6, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A body boarder gets some air off a large wave at The Wedge in Newport Beach early Friday morning, July 6, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA surfer picks up his broken surf board at The Wedge in Newport Beach early Friday morning, July 6, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Or
  
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• UFC 226 official weigh-in

  06-07-2018 16:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Daniel Cormier weighs in at 246 during the UFC 226 official weigh-in at the Park MGM in Las Vegas on Friday, July 6, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  Stipe Miocic weighs in at 242.5 during the UFC 226 official weigh-in at the Park MGM in Las Vegas on Friday, July 6, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsFrancis Ngannou weighs in at 253 during the UFC 226 official weigh-in at the Park MGM in Las Vegas on Frida
  
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• Inglewood police chief is the highest paid in Southern California, topping LAPD chief and LA County sheriff

  06-07-2018 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta is the highest salaried chief in Southern California and the third highest in the state, according to recently updated public pay databases.
  His $357,856 salary in 2017 surpassed that of police chiefs in nearly every California city, including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. The chiefs in those cities oversee departments with thousands of employees.
  By comparison, Charles Beck, the former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, received $357,
  
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• Thanks, LeBron! Free Blaze Pizza party on July 10 to celebrate the Lakers newest member

  06-07-2018 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  For those looking for another reason to celebrate LeBron James’ move to the West Coast to join the Los Angeles Lakers, consider dropping by Blaze Pizza’s pop-up pizza party.
  The fast-growing artisanal pizza franchise is giving away build-your-own pizzas between 2 and 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 10. The reason?
  James is a Blaze Pizza franchisee and an early investor in the Pasadena-based brand. Since 2012, the franchise has allowed diners to create their own pizzas. It even offers glute
  
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• Mayor: summer fire safety preparation for Laguna Niguel

  06-07-2018 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Last month, most of us in Laguna Niguel saw and smelled the smoke from the Aliso Fire, which burned 175 acres in Wood Canyon and required the evacuation of 2,500 residents of neighboring Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach.  While Laguna Niguel residents weren’t directly impacted, our deputy sheriffs and firefighters did respond in coordinated mutual aid that cities provide to each other. This served as a stark reminder of the importance of fire safety preparation as we enter another hot and
  
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• Rajon Rondo signs contract, says he expects LeBron James, Lakers to challenge for NBA title

  06-07-2018 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Point guard Rajon Rondo signed his one-season, $9-million contract Friday with the Lakers, officially joining their revamped roster, which includes LeBron James after the superstar forward agreed Sunday to sign a four-season, $153.3-million deal as the free-agent catch of the summer.
  Rondo said during a conference call with reporters that he wasn’t concerned about supplanting Lonzo Ball as the Lakers’ starting point guard or what role he might play. He was eager to join the Lakers, t
  
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• Will Democrats improve on primary’s blue ripple with stronger turnout in November election?

  06-07-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For Southern California Democrats hoping to parlay anti-Trump fervor into a Blue Wave of voter turnout, the region’s June 5 primary provided mixed results.
  Call it a blue ripple.
  While some figures point to a Democratic surge that could help the party win key congressional and assembly seats in November’s general election, other results have disappointed local Democratic leaders and suggested that Republicans might withstand the challenges.
  In June, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and
  
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• Belgium eliminates Brazil from World Cup, wins 2-1

  06-07-2018 15:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By ROB HARRIS
  KAZAN, Russia — Belgium reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 32 years by holding off five-time champion Brazil 2-1 Friday, sending Neymar home without living up to the expectations of being soccer’s most expensive player.
  Kevin De Bruyne put Belgium up 2-0 by completing a counterattack led by Romelu Lukaku in the 31st minute.
  Related Articles France reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Uruguay 2-0 World Cup: England defender calls Colombia ‘dirtie
  
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• JSerra running back Jamiel Henning transfers to La Habra

  06-07-2018 15:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Jamiel Henning has returned to the Freeway League.
  The JSerra running back/athlete has enrolled at defending league champion La Habra, the senior recently confirmed.
  Henning (5-10, 170) rose to prominence in 2016 as a rising sophomore running back at Buena Park. He rushed for almost 900 yards and eight TDs to help the Coyotes capture the Freeway League title in Coach Anthony White’s final season.
  Henning was then among the players who transferred after White’s departure, landing at J
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (June 29-July 6)

  06-07-2018 15:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from June 29 to July 6, 2018:
  Corner View Bakery, 9600 Bolsa Ave., Suite A, WestminsterClosed: July 5 (report)
  Reason: Rodent infestationYoo’s Place, 5246 Beach Blvd., Buena ParkClosed: July 3 (report)
  Reason: Insufficient hot water
  Reopened: July 5Tacos San Pedro, 17475 Imperial Highway, Suite A, Yorba LindaClosed: July 3 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: July 5 (report)Silk Thai Cuisine, 196
  
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• Heisler: Lakers didn’t give up on becoming super-team, but Magic Johnson’s plan will take another season

  06-07-2018 15:03 via ocregister.com
  
  What was that all about?
  The free agent summer of 2018 started July 1 and was all but over July 2, by which time LeBron James, Paul George, Chris Paul and DeMarcus Cousins were off the board, even if Boogie, volatile as always, decided he had to take a one-year, $5.3 million contract with Golden State.
  The Lakers reportedly passed on their chance to rent Cousins next season since he’ll be out until January or so after Achilles surgery.
  The Lakers have big plans. After eight years of being
  
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• Via Facebook, Abel Sanchez says Canelo must face the music

  06-07-2018 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Facing off in person might not be a good idea for Canelo Alvarez and middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin right about now. These two despise one another.
  Facebook to the rescue. On Tuesday Facebook helped host a news conference promoting their Sept. 15 rematch at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (on HBO pay-per-view). Alvarez and his team spoke via satellite from Mexico, Golovkin’s from his camp in Big Bear.
  This second go-round was supposed to happen May 5, but Alvarez tested positive for th
  
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• Disneyland fan ousted from exclusive Club 33 won’t be returning

  06-07-2018 13:45 via ocregister.com
  
  A man who was such a Disney fan that he wrote a book about Walt Disney has quietly settled his lawsuit against the company after he was ousted from Disneyland’s exclusive Club 33, accused of breaking its rules.
  For four decades, according to court documents and interviews, Joseph Cosgrove of Lake Forest considered himself a self-proclaimed ambassador to the park’s legendary private VIP club, which lies behind a locked secret door in New Orleans Square, next to Pirates of the Caribbea
  
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• Lakers trade for Isaac Bonga from Philadelphia is official

  06-07-2018 12:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers reported that they have officially acquired forward Isaac Bonga from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a 2019 second round draft pick and cash considerations.
  The news was originally reported on draft night, but made official on Friday. Originally selected by the 76ers with this year’s No. 39 draft pick, Bonga averaged 6.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Fraport Skyliners in Germany last season. Bonga has also competed internationally with the Germa
  
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• Senior Moments: Celebrating our first-date anniversary with a meal at the hospital

  06-07-2018 12:55 via ocregister.com
  
  On the shuttle from the hospital to the guest house, I couldn’t stop thinking about my celebration with my husband that evening: the 32nd anniversary of our first date. That first date’s recognition every year since has been more of a reenactment. It was always the same menu, and it always took place at our dining room table, set with china and silver, and, what George would come to call, a broken promise.
  Our daughters were in the same Girl Scout troop and as single parents we
  
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• France reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Uruguay 2-0

  06-07-2018 12:15 via ocregister.com
  
  NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Antoine Griezmann’s fluke goal helped France earn a place in the World Cup semifinals.
  Griezmann scored with a shot that bounced off the hands of the opposing goalkeeper and into the net, giving France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Friday.
  The 1998 champions will next face either Brazil or Belgium on Tuesday in St. Petersburg.
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  Griezmann’s shot
  
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• Raised smog levels add to discomfort during Southern California heat wave

  06-07-2018 12:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Triple-digit heat is not the only thing making millions of inland Southern Californians uncomfortable this weekend.
  Smog levels are expected to bump up, as atmospheric inversion layers trap pollution near the surface, bringing caustic, sunlight-produced ozone and lung-damaging particulates closer to residents residing in high population suburbs of Los Angeles.
  Those vacationing in the local mountains will not escape the wave of brown air, as smog index numbers are expected to rise in both the Sa
  
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• Thais fight water and oxygen levels in cave as diver dies

  06-07-2018 11:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA
  The Associated Press
  MAE SAI, Thailand — The rescuers trying to help a youth soccer team stranded in a Thai cave suffered a disheartening loss Friday with the death of a former SEAL diving in the flooded passageways to deliver supplies, as authorities raced against worsening weather and lessening oxygen where the 12 boys and their coach have been trapped for two weeks.
  “We can no longer wait for all conditions (to be ready) because circums
  
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• Travel: See where Mark Twain slept – and wrote his masterpieces

  06-07-2018 11:19 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re a Mark Twain enthusiast and up for an adventure, visit Hartford, Connecticut. It may not be the riverside town of Hannibal, Missouri, where he grew up, or the storied California gold country, but it was his home from 1874 to 1891 – and you can say you’ve stepped foot in the place where he penned “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
  Guests are not allowed into Samuel Clemens’s home alone – he collected
  
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• You’re updating your home to get ready for a sale. What could go wrong?

  06-07-2018 11:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When you pull the trigger on the list of items you are going to do to “update” your house before you list it for sale, here are a few things to keep in mind.
  Contractor time is like Island Time
  “We’ll be there tomorrow morning” can mean “we’ll be there at 7:30 a.m.,” which is the earliest time the guards at the gate to your community will let in work trucks. Or it could mean “we’ll be there at 11 a.m.,” which is the earliest the t
  
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• Orange school district to spend $24 million on renovations of Fred Kelly Stadium

  06-07-2018 10:41 via ocregister.com
  
  At the recent July 3 celebration, Mayor Tita Smith announced to the large crowd they’ll have to celebrate American Independence elsewhere next year.
  Fred Kelly Stadium is getting a $24 million renovation that will temporarily close it after the next football season.
  The Orange Unified School District is expecting the nearly 50-year-old facility to take about 15 months to upgrade and that it would reopen in March 2020. The school board recently approved the plans.
  “We’ll be movi
  
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• Are California gas prices ready for their seasonal decline?

  06-07-2018 10:26 via ocregister.com
  
  California gasoline prices may have hit their peak for the year.
  I tossed 23 years worth of pump prices, statewide and nationally, into my trusty spreadsheet to remind myself of gasoline’s strong seasonal pricing trends: On average, fuel is cheapest in January, peaks in late spring, then begins an ascent that lasts the rest of the year.
  Using a government index — tracking all grades of gas by the Energy Information Administration — I found California gasoline prices are typical
  
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• U.S.-China trade battle kicks off; markets take it in stride

  06-07-2018 10:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOE McDONALD, PAUL WISEMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  The Associated Press
  BEIJING  — The United States and China launched what Beijing called the “biggest trade war in economic history” Friday, imposing tariffs on billions of dollars of each other’s goods amid a spiraling dispute over technology.
  The Trump administration is confronting China over development tactics it says include stealing technology or pressuring foreign companies to hand it over. American official
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: New shops at Brea Mall and Laguna Heights center; TGI Friday’s $5 happy hour expands

  06-07-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Frozen Blue Hawaiian cocktail at TGI Fridays. (Courtesy of TGI Fridays)
  Long Island Tea, Shimmering Diva, Warm Pretzels, sliders and wings at TGI Fridays. (Courtesy ofTGI Fridays)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsFlaming Mai Tais at TGI Fridays. (Courtesy of TGI Fridays)
  Taco Bell weddings include a hot sauce bow tie. (Courtesy of Taco Bell)
  Taco Bell is now selling its hot sauce garters online.
  Taco Bell’s champagne flutes are dishwasher safe.
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