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• Dodgers hold on for close victory over Brewers as Manny Machado debuts in blue

  20-07-2018 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy hits an RBI double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, July 20, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Manny Machado hits a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, July 20, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMilwaukee Brewers catcher Manny Pina tags out Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasmani Gra
  
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• Del Mar racing consensus picks for Saturday, July 21

  20-07-2018 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Consensus box of picks come from Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the horse racing picks for Saturday, July 21 at Del Mar.
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: How ‘Preacher’ will dive deeper into its comic book roots

  20-07-2018 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  The AMC series “Preacher” is one of the most weirdly wonderful shows on television, a comic book adaptation as surreal on the screen as it was on the pages of the original material written and illustrated by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon.
  But in a “Preacher” press conference at Comic-Con International on Friday afternoon its creators, who include actor Seth Rogen and his longtime friend and producing partner Evan Goldberg, insisted they were actually holding back a little
  
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• Hyperloop U: At SpaceX, Elon Musk’s high-tech transportation competition may be launching loads of careers

  20-07-2018 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s the futuristic vision every wide-eyed engineering student dreams about. Let’s build something that could change the world.
  For students competing in this year’s Hyperloop Pod Competition at SpaceX on Sunday, the future is now…or nearly now, anyway.
  “The entire highway system is only able to accommodate so many people,” said Brianna Benson with a team from the University of Texas in Austin. “There’s no way there is going to be a solution if we
  
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• Manny Machado makes his Dodgers debut, ready for ‘new journey’ with team

  20-07-2018 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  MILWAUKEE – After months of speculation and an All-Star break that didn’t give him much of a break, Manny Machado knew exactly how he felt about putting on a Dodgers uniform for the first time Friday afternoon.
  “Relieved,” he said, sitting in front of reporters at Miller Park in Dodger blue shorts, T-shirt and hat. “Relieved it finally got done.
  “I’m just excited to be here. I know it’s a great group, a great organization. Got a lot of baseball his
  
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• GM Billy Eppler: Shohei Ohtani rehab plan favored over surgery by medical experts

  20-07-2018 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The news of the beginning of Shohei Ohtani’s throwing program was met with excitement around the Angels and, perhaps understandably, some skepticism from outside the organization.
  Since so many other pitchers have ended up having Tommy John surgery eventually after attempting to come back via stem-cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma injections, some believe the team should simply have Ohtani have surgery now.
  General manager Billy Eppler responded to that notion on Friday
  
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• Camp Pendleton general facing ‘administrative actions’ after reportedly treating aide like a servant while deployed to Iraq

  20-07-2018 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  CAMP PENDLETON — A brigadier general serving at the Marine Corps base will receive “administrative actions” for misusing his aide to perform servant-like tasks while deployed to Iraq.
  Marine Corps officials confirmed Friday, July 20 that a report by the Department of Defense Inspector General substantiated allegations against Brig. Gen. Rick A. Uribe, who served as deputy commanding general and director of the Combined Joint Operations Center in Baghdad from May 2016 to June 20
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: Orlando Jones and SyFy go wild in the San Diego streets

  20-07-2018 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The streets along the Gaslamp Quarter erupted with music as a New Orleans-style brass band led by self-described mega-nerd Orlando Jones belted out some of the most iconic television and movie theme songs outside of Comic-Con International in San Diego on Friday.It's not a @Comic_Con party until @TheOrlandoJones leads a band down the middle of the Gaslamp playing the X-Men theme. #SDCC #SyFy pic.twitter.com/nALGwqPAWU
  — Beatriz Valenzuela (@BeatrizVNews) July 21, 2018
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• Comic-Con 2018: ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ panel answers the question, ‘Do zombies poop?’

  20-07-2018 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Executive producer Scott Gimple left the bathroom door open during a “Fear The Walking Dead” press conference at Comic-Con 2018 on Friday afternoon, mentioning in passing that Morgan, the character played by Lennie James, who crossed over from the “The Walking Dead” to this spin-off series earlier this year, gets to use a toilet in an upcoming episode.
  But it was a brave reporter from Huffington Post who lifted the seat and left it up to ask a question many have wondered
  
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• Is this the California Democrat’s way of admitting taxes are too high?

  20-07-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s almost like a quiet confession that socialism has been wrong the whole time. In California, the left is fighting to bail out the rich.
  Three bills pending in Sacramento would allow the highest-earning Californians to get around the federal tax reform’s new $10,000 limit on the deductibility of state and local taxes.
  Two of the bills were authored by state Sen. Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, the termed-out Senate leader who is running to the left of Dianne Feinstein for the
  
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• Dodgers’ Justin Turner still limited by leg injury

  20-07-2018 20:25 via ocregister.com
  
  MILWAUKEE – The left adductor muscle injury that limited Justin Turner to one pinch-hit appearance over the final four games before the All-Star break is still limiting him after the break.
  Turner was not in the starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said it was a “hope” not an “expectation” that Turner would be ready to start Saturday’s game.
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• Look inside Deadpool’s drawers at Comic-Con 2018

  20-07-2018 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Want to look inside Deadpool’s apartment?
  Just so you know, the mouthy mercenary won’t be home (nor will his roommate, Blind Al) as you peer at these pictures from the Deadpool Dream Suite at the Hard Rock Hotel at Comic-Con International. where we got a glimpse of his drawers, his couch and his, well, other things like a Shake-Weight and Betty White photo.
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• Commission will consider historic preservation status of L.A. Times complex

  20-07-2018 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously Friday to consider giving historic-cultural monument status tothe downtown Times Mirror Square complex.
  The application includes a 1970s addition that a developer has marked for demolition to make way for a pair of residential towers, and the vote comesas the Los Angeles Times newspaper is in the final stages of vacating the complex.
  Before the vote, Commission President Richard Barron str
  
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• Criticism of Trump’s Helsinki trip is warranted — but within reason

  20-07-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  There was plenty to be unsettled about in President Trump’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on July 16.
  Trump’s apparent deference toward an authoritarian like Putin was one problem, particularly when contrasted with his combative relationships with leaders of more traditional allies like those of Canada or Western Europe.
  But the most remarkable (and remarked upon) takeaway was his statement regarding Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election that he doesn’
  
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• Rohrabacher tours Irvine immigrant detention facility, refuses to answer questions about Russia

  20-07-2018 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Rep. Dana Rohrabacher took a tour Friday, July 20, of a detention center in Irvine that holds unauthorized immigrants, then set out to talk about illegal immigration.
  Here’s what he didn’t want to talk about: Russia.
  The Orange County Republican refused to answer repeated questions from reporters regarding Russian meddling in the U.S. election and his 2015 meeting with a Russian woman, who was charged this week with acting as an agent of a foreign government.
  Calling it “a bogu
  
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• ‘Kinder Guardian’ videos put lawmakers in cringe-worthy light

  20-07-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — Maybe Norris Sweidan, owner of Warrior One Guns & Ammo in Riverside, ought to be the one on the November ballot for a congressional seat. I don’t know Sweidan’s political views, but he showed more savvy than some current and former lawmakers who were duped by comedian and prankster Sacha Baron Cohen into appearing in a Showtime spoof promoting the arming of toddlers in a “Kinder Guardian” program.
  Sweidan recently released a store video to Fox News
  
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• Paying your taxes shouldn’t be a hassle

  20-07-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It shouldn’t be a chore to file your taxes with the Internal Revenue Service.
  While it may never be as simple as filling out a postcard, as President Trump has promoted, modern technology makes it possible for tax filing to be simpler and less of a hassle than it currently is for many Americans.
  Unfortunately, according to a piece for Politico by law professors Joseph Bankman, Daniel Hemel and Dennis Ventry, Congress is actively working to block simple changes that could make it cheaper an
  
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• Meet this cosplaying dog at Comic-Con 2018

  20-07-2018 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  You meet a lot of costumed heroes at Comic-Con 2018.
  And then, you meet Merly! The Cosplay Dog, which is how this female service dog and fashionista is known on her Instagram account. Yes, she has her own account and celebrity friends.
  Amanda Van Der Beek and Merly the Cosplay Dog at SDCC 2018. Friday July 20, 2018. Photo by Erik Pedersen
  Merly the Cosplay Dog looks up at owner Amanda Van Der Beek, of Houston, as fans stop to take a look on Fifth Street during Comic Con 2018 in San Diego on Thur
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ brings LGBTQ representation into kid’s TV

  20-07-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Issues of LGBTQ representation in children’s shows are still a third-rail topic of discussion for most major U.S. television studios.
  While there’s a growing conversation around the subject, it’s mostly limited to online fan communities and very rarely includes voices from showrunners or executives.
  So the big reveal during the “Voltron: Legendary Defender” panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego that Shiro, one of the show’s main characters, had a
  
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• Man sentenced to 4 life terms for kidnapping, torturing and mutilating Newport Beach man

  20-07-2018 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A Fountain Valley man was sentenced Friday to four life terms in prison, two without the possibility of parole, for his role in kidnapping, torturing and sexually mutilating a marijuana-dispensary owner in 2012 and abducting a woman as well.
  Orange County Superior Court jurors earlier this year deliberated for less than two hours before finding Kyle Shirakawa Handley, 39, guilty of kidnapping for ransom, aggravated mayhem and torture.
  Handley and two friends were accused of abd
  
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• Big waves expected to arrive as scorching heat moves into Southern California

  20-07-2018 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  You might want to stay cool in a nice, relaxing pool when the heat wave hits next week.
  The beaches, though cooler than inland areas that are expected to top 100 degrees, will be dangerous, as forecasts show a big swell headed to Southern California.
  And that spells trouble for people seeking relief from the heat.
  Waves are expected to start to show in the three-to four-foot range, occasionally five-foot, on Sunday, with sets up to 10-foot by Monday evening and continuing through Wednesday at so
  
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• Riverside recycling executives sentenced to prison in scheme involving stolen U.S. Postal Service pallets

  20-07-2018 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Two men who orchestrated a scheme to recycle stolen pallets belonging to the United States Postal Service and sell them for profit have been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
  Hugo Guzman, 40, of Fontana was sentenced Thursday while Jorge Villalobos, 41, of Riverside was sentenced in April, the United States Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, July 20. They were ordered to pay $3.4 million in restitution to the Postal Service after pleading guilty to conspiracy to conve
  
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• Michael Beasley agrees to one-year deal with Lakers, hopes to put past behind him

  20-07-2018 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lakers and free agent Michael Beasley agreed Friday on a one-season, $3.5-million contract for 2018-19, a move that seems likely to inject more intrigue into a roster that includes recent offseason additions LeBron James, JaVale McGee, Rajon Rondo and Lance Stephenson.
  ESPN was the first to report the agreement.
  Beasley arrived in the NBA from Kansas State in 2008, after the Miami Heat drafted him second overall. He has averaged 12.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in a 10-season career
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: Sherman Oaks man taps into quinceañeras and super powers for Eisner Award-nominated ‘Quince’

  20-07-2018 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  When Sebastian Kadlecik of Sherman Oaks began working on a story inspired by his Latino family ties and culture, he never thought he would be at Comic-Con International in San Diego a year later, nominated for a coveted Eisner Award for best digital comic.
  “Being nominated for an Eisner is an honor that I don’t think we really dared to dream of,” said Kadlecik in an email interview right before Comic-Con.
  “Quince” is the story of a Latina teen, Lupe, who discov
  
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• Southern California regions see uptick in jobs, unemployment rates

  20-07-2018 18:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Inland Empire posted healthy year-over-year job gains in June although unemployment rates ticked up in all three regions, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
  Somjita Mitra, director of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.’s Applied Institute for Economics, said the uptick in local unemployment rates is largely the result of an economy operating at full employment.
  “We’ve noted an increase in the lab
  
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• No Comic-Con 2018 badge? Here are 5 things you can do at Nerdist House

  20-07-2018 17:53 via ocregister.com
  
  This year, The Nerdist returned to Comic-Con: International with their first-ever Nerdist House in the Gaslamp District offering fans up-close-and-personal experiences with Nerdist talent, special guests and experiences.
  Here are five things you should do when you visit the Nerdist House, which took over the Sparks Gallery located at 530 Sixth Avenue.
  And you don’t even need a badge!
  (photos by Beatriz Valenzuela)
  1. Talk shows: Nerdist House attendees can attend free discussions
  
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• Southern cooking charms at Costa Mesa’s Memphis

  20-07-2018 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A quick quiz: The name “Memphis” refers to which of the following:
  A.             A city in ancient Egypt on the west bank of the Nile.
  B.             An American city in the state of Tennessee on the east bank of the Mississippi.
  C.             A sophisticated post-modern design group based in Milan, Italy
  
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• Fire Station 20 ready for service at former site of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro

  20-07-2018 17:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Battalion Chief Kevin Fetterman lets Adam Muradli, 3, get a driver-eye view from a fire truck during the dedication ceremony for new OCFA Fire Station 20 in Irvine, CA, on Thursday, July 19, 2018. The new state-of-the-art facility sits on the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro Officer’s Club and has replaced the temporary station that has served the citizens of Irvine from its Trabuco location. The station is staffed with a four-person paramedic engine (Engine 20), a four-
  
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• After 50 years, The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ makes its graphic novel debut at Comic-Con 2018

  20-07-2018 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Bill Morrison says he’s always been willing to accept work without really thinking too much about the gravity of what’s been offered, so when the illustrator and writer was offered a chance to do the first-ever graphic novel adaptation of “Yellow Submarine” he said yes without hesitation.
  “I don’t get intimidated,” said Morrison, the co-founder of Bongo Comics with “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, talking about the Beatles’ classic
  
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• Comic-Con reacts to Disney firing ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director James Gunn

  20-07-2018 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  News of “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn being fired by Disney rippled through Comic-Con International on Friday in San Diego.
  As people heard about the years-old tweets about rape and pedophilia that got the outspoken director canned, shock was followed by dismay and then questions about what it means for not just the beloved Marvel films but also for a scheduled Comic-Con appearance.
  In response to the old Twitter posts being unearthed, Gunn tweeted &ldq
  
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• Avenged Sevenfold cancels its summer tour, which included two Southern California stops

  20-07-2018 16:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach-based metal band Avenged Sevenfold has been forced to cancel its End of the World summer tour with Prophets of Rage and Three Days Grace due to vocalist M. Shadows being on doctor’s orders to rest his damaged vocal cords.
  The jaunt included two Southern California stops at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in Chula Vista on Aug. 21 and the Forum in Inglewood on Aug. 22. They’ve also canceled festival performances at the Impact Festival and Heavy Montreal.
  This isn’t t
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (July 13-20)

  20-07-2018 15:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from July 13 to 20, 2018:
  Jugos Victoria, 1421 S. Main St., Santa AnaClosed: July 20 (report)
  Reason: Rodent infestationRestaurant Acapulco, 2429 W. McFadden Ave., Suite 106, Santa AnaClosed: July 20 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: July 20 (report)La Bahia de Acapulco Market, 2429 W. McFadden Ave., Suite 109, Santa AnaClosed: July 19 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: July 20 (report
  
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• Anaheim Hills’ Hannahlei Cabanilla will compete on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

  20-07-2018 15:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County dancer Hannahlei Cabanilla has a signature move that she calls an L-turn.
  If you’ve caught Season 15 of the Fox series “So You Think You Can Dance” so far, then you’ve seen Cabanilla incorporate the move in her routine.
  “My leg is behind my head while I’m turning on one foot,” she said, describing the L-turn that she and her longtime instructor at the Orange County Performing Arts Academy in Anaheim came up with nearly a decade ago. “
  
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• Santa Ana residents will vote on 20-year sales tax increase

  20-07-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Adding to an already crowded November ballot, Santa Ana will place a proposed sales tax increase before voters in the hope of closing a growing budget gap.
  Most Orange County residents now pay 7.75 percent in sales tax, which includes a statewide base rate plus a local add-on for transportation projects. Santa Ana’s proposal would increase the city tax by 1.5 percent for the first 10 years and then drop back to an added 1 percent for the next decade before expiring.
  Each percentage point r
  
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• Texas man gets 15 years to life for molesting 8-year-old girl after breaking into her Santa Ana bedroom

  20-07-2018 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A Texas man who broke into an 8-year-old girl’s bedroom in Santa Ana and molested her was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison.
  For those crimes, Dustin Lee Morgan, 39, was convicted earlier this year of committing lewd acts on a minor younger than 14 and sexual penetration with a child younger than 10.
  Morgan, in the early-morning hours of Feb. 8, 2008 broke into the home and entered the girl’s room.
  According to court records, Morgan put a hand over the
  
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• How to stuff yourself with whole Maine lobsters and all the fixings at Lobsterfest on Sunday, Aug. 5 in Newport Beach

  20-07-2018 14:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Wanna gorge on whole Maine lobsters with melted butter and not feel guilty? Do it for charity at the 10th Annual Lobsterfest in Newport Beach on Sunday, Aug. 5.
  Lobsters will be served with grilled New York strip steak, salad, potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, sourdough rolls and dessert. The event benefits  Make-A-Wish Orange County and Inland Empire, and Leadership Tomorrow, a non-profit that runs a nine-month program “designed for informed citizens committed to learning more about their c
  
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• Drivers: There are more closures scheduled for the 5 Freeway

  20-07-2018 14:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The northbound 5 Freeway will be closed nightly Tuesday through Thursday, beginning at 11 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m. the following morning, concluding Friday.
  The closure will allow the contractor to pour concrete for the new freeway lanes from the overhead bridge at the railroad tracks half-way to the Florence Avenue bridge. It’s part of the 5 Freeway widening project, which is adding regular and car pool lanes to each side of the freeway between the 605 Freeway and the Orange County line.
  
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• Dodgers’ Manny Machado meets with his new teammates before debut with LA

  20-07-2018 14:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The trade is done and Manny Machado is officially a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  Prior to his introductory press conference, Machado spent some time meeting his new teammates.Meeting the guys. #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/2UzAHMham9
  — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 20, 2018
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  — Manny Machado. (@EliteAtShort) July 20, 2018Sign up for our Inside the Dodgers newsletter. Be the best Dodger fan you can be by getting daily intel on your
  
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• Boy, 4, shoots 2-year-old cousin to death in San Bernardino County

  20-07-2018 14:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old cousin to death in Muscoy on Friday morning, July 20, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
  About 9:16 a.m., deputies received a call of the shooting in the 2700 block of Duffy Street, officials said.
  The 4-year-old accidentally shot the girl, who was hospitalized and died an hour later, sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindy Bachman said. Both children lived at the house.
  Bachman said the adults who were in the house at the
  
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• Chris Pontius and Galaxy delighted he is home again

  20-07-2018 14:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Chris Pontius saw an opportunity to come back to Southern California and he jumped at it.
  Pontius, who was born in Yorba Linda and attended Servite High, spent the first nine years of his Major League Soccer career on the East Coast, playing seven seasons with D.C. United and the past two with the Philadelphia Union.
  “I really enjoyed my time on the East Coast,” he said. “The good thing about the two places I was in, I loved both places. I never had a place where I was trying t
  
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• It’s sanctuary city at Comic-Con 2018 as DC launches ‘Heroes in Crisis’

  20-07-2018 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Is there a better way kick off the comic book series “Heroes in Crisis” – or possibly launch a cult-ish, self-help sanctuary – than with a group of robed figures doing some organized chanting while reclining on pillows?
  Perhaps, but it was on a ship docked at Comic-Con International in San Diego Friday morning that DC Comics creator Tom King, who was joined by collaborator Clay Mann (wearing a mask), spoke to a crowd (who were offered robes to don) about the hig
  
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• Reps. Gabbard and Jones are right, presidential wars should be an impeachable offense

  20-07-2018 13:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  This week, Reps. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, and Walter Jones, R-North Carolina, introduced a resolution to define “presidential wars not declared by Congress…as impeachable ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’…”
  H.Res. 922 would prevent the president from “perpetuating ongoing wars or supplying war materials, military troops, tr
  
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• Boxing champ Jaime Munguia has knockout reaction to rejection

  20-07-2018 13:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes getting rejected is a good thing.
  Take Jaime Munguia. The terror from Tijuana was being considered as a replacement for Canelo Alvarez, who was supposed to tangle with middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in a May 5 rematch in Las Vegas. Alvarez, of course, couldn’t make that one because of two positive tests for the PED clenbuterol.
  The Nevada State Athletic Commission shot down that idea. Munguia had not fought anyone close to the level of Golovkin, and he has been campaignin
  
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• Psychedelic Furs, X and the Fixx deliver a strong show at Pacific Amphitheatre

  20-07-2018 13:23 via ocregister.com
  
  “These are crazy days, aren’t they? You need to clear an empty space inside your head,” said Cy Curnin of the Fixx, before performing the haunting 1983 hit “Saved by Zero” at a packed Pacific Amphitheatre on Thursday.
  It was good advice. Watching this strong triple bill of 1970s and ‘80s alternative rock provided an opportunity to temporarily forget politics – at least until X played “The New World” and Psychedelic Furs delved into “Pre
  
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• Riverside’s Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center is sold

  20-07-2018 13:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center in Riverside will soon have a new owner.
  The hospital, which for 60 years has been an independent nonprofit hospital, will be acquired by AHMC Healthcare Inc., which runs hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
  Parkview, a 193-bed acute care hospital with a newly constructed emergency department, employs 1,200 workers.
  Hospital officials say there will be no changes in service.
  Parkview officials announced in October that they would
  
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• Mission Viejo’s Akili Arnold embraces new role, aims for Pac-12 offer

  20-07-2018 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Mission Viejo’s Akili Arnold faces another new challenge this season but judging by how he handled one last fall, the senior will be more than fine.
  Arnold (6-0, 185) moves to slot receiver from running back and figures to be a key target for Arizona State-committed quarterback Joey Yellen. Arnold also will continue to play free safety, making him one of the best two-way players in Orange County.
  Two weeks ago, Arnold delivered in the clutch to help Mission Viejo reach the finals of the Ed
  
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• 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, July 20-26

  20-07-2018 12:24 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘La Magie’
  A family show that features aerialists, comedy, dance numbers and magic in Las Vegas style of entertainment.
  When: 8 p.m. July 20; 4 and 8 p.m. July 21; 4 p.m. July 22.
  Where: El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood.
  Tickets: $45-$65.
  Information: 818-508-4200. bit.ly/2MT4qFG
  ‘An Evening with C.S. Lewis’
  A one-man play by David Payne about Lewis’s life, performed by Actors Co-op member Philip Crowley.
  When: Opens 8 p.m
  
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• Cohen secretly taped Trump discussing payment to Playboy model

  20-07-2018 11:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By Matt Apuzzo, Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt
   
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump, according to lawyers and others familiar with the recording.
  The FBI seized the recording this year during a raid on Cohen’s office. The Justice
  
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• Skyline fire in Corona 5 percent contained, several homes still under evacuation orders

  20-07-2018 11:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters continued battling a brush fire near Corona that burned 250 acres and was 5 percent contained as of Friday morning.
  The blaze, named the Skyline fire, has not damaged any structures or injured anyone. But at one point, the fire did threaten 1,500 structures, according to Ryan Rolston, a spokesman for the Corona Fire Department.
  RELATED: This map shows where the Skyline fire is burning in Corona
  Rolston said the fire is located in steep terrain.
  “We have a containment line arou
  
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• Heat wave on horizon, bringing triple-digit misery to Southern California

  20-07-2018 11:09 via ocregister.com
  
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  LOS ANGELES — Another heat wave is about to hit the Southland, with temperatures expected to soar up to 18 degrees above normal in L.A. County between Monday morning and Thursday evening, forecasters said Friday.
  The expected high heat will result from very strong high pressure, along with warm offshore winds from the north, which are rare for this time of the year, said National Weather Service meteorologist Curt Kaplan. The heat will heighten wildfire concerns,
  
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