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• Dodgers take series opener against Rockies thanks to bullpen relay

  07-09-2018 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger follows through with his swing after connecting for an RBI-double off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsColorado Rockies s
  
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• Orange County football scores and stats for Friday (9-7-18)

  07-09-2018 23:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County football games on Friday, Sept. 7.
  FOOTBALL
  O.C. SUMMARIES
  Aliso Niguel 42, Santa Ana 21
  Santa Ana      0     7     7     7  — 21
  Aliso Niguel    7     7   21    7  — 42
  Passing: Robertson (AN) 21-25, 280 yards, 3TD. Gomez (SA) 10-23, 68 yards. Ramirez (SA) 1-1, 29 yards, TD.
  Rushing: AN – Mayen 13-122 TD, Robertson 4-50 TD, C
  
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• Rams linebacker Mark Barron is uncertain for opener, but his backup has been ready

  07-09-2018 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – It might be easier to list the body parts that didn’t bother Mark Barron last year.
  Knee and hand ailments made him an infrequent practice participant in 2017, and within a few weeks of the end of the season, Barron underwent shoulder and heel surgeries. Barron enters this season as the Rams’ only experienced linebacker, but it’s fair to question whether he can hold that responsibility.
  After a summer in which the Rams handled Barron carefully, and rarely
  
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• San Clemente woman suspected of fabricating firefighter husband to collect cash, donations

  07-09-2018 22:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A San Clemente woman with a history of alleged bizarre scams, including a faked pregnancy, is suspected of creating a nonexistent husband to bilk good Samaritans out of at least $11,000 in donations she claimed would help firefighters during the recent Holy fire, authorities said Friday.
  Ashley Bemis, 28, collected cash and hundreds of items — such as food, clothing and blankets — in the scheme uncovered after victims began complaining on Facebook, Orange County sheriff’s
  
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• Shohei Ohtani continues homer binge in Angels’ victory over White Sox

  07-09-2018 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammate Mike Trout after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning of Friday’s game against the White Sox in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena (64) throws the ball against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsChicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) throw
  
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• Whicker: Blowing off the preseason could make Rams the players’ choice

  07-09-2018 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  There are 1,643 active players on 31 NFL rosters in 2018.
  They all have two favorite teams this season. One is their own. The other is the Los Angeles Rams.
  If their quarterback does not win the Most Valuable Player Award and lifts a Super Bowl trophy in February, they hope Jared Goff does.
  If their running back does not lead the league in rushing touchdowns, and if he does not turn every Sunday into a 100-yard hurdle exhibition, they hope Todd Gurley does.
  And if their coach decides in 2019 tha
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Saturday, Sept. 8

  07-09-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Saturday, Sept. 8.
  FOOTBALL
  Games 7 p.m. unless noted
  NONLEAGUE
  JSerra vs. Pinnacle (Phoenix) at Moorpark High, 4:30 p.m., East Valley at Sage Hill, 6 p.m., Santa Clara (Oxnard) vs. Savanna at Glover Stadium
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
  TOURNAMENTS
  Whittier High Tournament (Whittier Christian, Westminster, Fullerton, Orange Lutheran)
  Kennedy Varsity Tournament (Kennedy)
  Cal Baptist Tournament (Capistrano Valley Christian)
  BOYS WATERPOLO
  TOURNAMENTS
  Weisz Tou
  
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• Rams vs. Oakland Raiders: Who has the edge?

  07-09-2018 21:49 via ocregister.com
  
  RAMS (0-0) at RAIDERS (0-0)
  When: Monday, 7:20 p.m.
  Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  Line: Rams by 4
  TV/radio: ESPN; 710-AM, 93.1-FM, 1330-AM (Spanish)
  RAMS OFFENSE vs. RAIDERS DEFENSE
  It’s the great unknown against the weakened known. The Rams’ starters didn’t play a single snap in the preseason, and their backups ran a bland offense with zero plays that Coach Sean McVay will call against the Raiders. The questions are obvious for the Rams. Will running back Todd Gurley
  
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• For immigrant families without biological parents, separation might be permanent

  07-09-2018 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  “Grandma Rosy” is back home now, in El Salvador, living alone, without the 12-year-old granddaughter she is raising.
  Earlier this year the pair spent a month traveling on foot and by bus to get to the United States to seek asylum. But last month the grandmother was deported. The girl, meanwhile, spent about two months in custody as part of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, and was later released to a relative.
  Their story has a twist: While you’ve heard a lot
  
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• Plans to increase the number of shelter beds in Santa Ana, Anaheim and Costa Mesa revealed at federal court hearing

  07-09-2018 21:18 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – The federal civil rights lawsuit sparked by the clearing of the riverbed homeless tent encampments moved close to settlement Friday, Sept. 7, after an all-day court session.
  The session included discussion of potential agreements that could add up to 600 emergency shelter beds in the north and central parts of Orange County over the next few months.
  Longer-term plans for facilities of 200 or more beds that would offer more comprehensive services are also on the drawing board in
  
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• Dodgers’ ‘closer-by-committee’ is in session again with Kenley Jansen unavailable

  07-09-2018 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  DENVER — The committee is in session again.
  With Kenley Jansen back home in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are without a closer for this weekend’s the series in Colorado – just as they were for 13 days while Jansen was on the DL receiving treatment for an irregular heartbeat. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he will once again take a matchup-based approach to choosing a closer if needed this weekend and will not rely on one replacement for Jansen.
  “To say who right now, I don&
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday (9-7-18)

  07-09-2018 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Friday, Sept. 7.
  BOYS WATER POLO
  SANTA BARBARA TOURNAMENT
  San Clemente 11, San Marcos 7
  Goals: (SC) Hosea 4, Farrier 2
  Saves: (SC) Benge 8
  Notes: Matson (SC) 2 assists, 1 steal
  WEISZ TOURNAMENT
  Aliso Niguel 16, Estancia 1
  Goals: (AN) Morcos 4, Scott 3, Casey 2, Furlong 2
  Saves: (AN) Richter 1, Ogar 4
  Santa Monica 13, Aliso Niguel 7
  Goals: (AN) Moorehead 4, Furlong, Knight, Kuljam 1
  Saves: (AN) Richter 3
  NONLEAGUE
  Yorba Linda 9, Claremont (San Diego
  
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• Orange County’s Top 10 defensive linemen so far in 2018

  07-09-2018 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Dan Albano’s Top 10 defensive linemen so far in 2018:
  1. Cade Albright, San Juan Hills, Sr.
  Albright’s terrorizing, season-opening effort against Orange Lutheran has been arguably the best single-game performance by a county defensive linemen. Mater Dei’s Bru McCoy might get to the quarterback faster but Albright is a strong second. He already has five sacks.
  2. Bru McCoy, Mater Dei, Sr.
  He might be a pass-rush specialist on third down for now but no one in the county gets to t
  
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• UCLA football graph: Kazmeir Allen gives Bruins a boost on offense

  07-09-2018 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Kazmeir Allen stepped through a tackle and broke through the line of scrimmage. There was no way anyone was catching the freshman running back.
  Allen’s 74-yard touchdown run against Cincinnati was the highlight of UCLA’s day last week and without it, things would have looked even uglier than they already did in a 26-17 loss to Cincinnati.Kazmeir Allen won the 100-meter state championship in track and field as a high school senior.
  Watch him turn on the burnerspi
  
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• Nike fallout shows we’re a nation of snowflakes

  07-09-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — Perhaps it’s the fault of social media or a president who acts like the star in a reality TV show, but Americans increasingly are fixated on the “big kerfuffle of the day.” We go from one tempest in a teapot to the next, with culture warriors expressing anger, shock and outrage. If you’re genuinely offended by an advertisement designed to sell athletic gear, then you need a reality check. Calm down. Take a deep breath. Stay off of Facebook for an hour.
  
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• Biola University chapel gets makeover and it’s sparkly

  07-09-2018 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The interior of Biola University’s 42-year-old Calvary Chapel underwent a glitzy makeover, and on Friday, it was dedicated by students and staff at a service of worship at the La Mirada campus.
  Danish artists Peter Brandes and Maja Lisa Engelhardt preserved the original architecture from John Andre Gougeon and then created new contemporary art in the form of stained glass windows, a gilded wall relief, innovative lighting, and re-designed architectural elements. Significant changes we
  
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• Anaheim’s ARTIC station adds high-tech, low-cost FlixBus service

  07-09-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Though the number of transit riders using the ARTIC station still hasn’t matched Anaheim’s initial forecasts, the gap may be shrinking after the addition last month of FlixBus.
  Launched five years ago in Germany and now operating in 28 countries, FlixBus offers long-haul service that’s more like Megabus than Greyhound: modern, comfortable buses with on-board wifi and movies riders can plug in their own device to watch. Its one-way fares typically range from $5 to
  
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• Mike Trout says he’s not thinking about extension talks with the Angels

  07-09-2018 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO — Mike Trout greeted the latest round of speculation about his future in typical fashion, with a shrug.
  Asked on Friday if he is expecting or hoping the Angels open extension talks this winter, Trout said little.
  “I don’t know,” he said. “It’s up to them. Obviously you’ve got to finish out the season and worry about it in the offseason. I don’t want to worry about it right now.”
  Trout, 27, has two years remaining on his $145 million c
  
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• Trump hurting swamp-draining persona in feud with Sessions over Hunter and Collins

  07-09-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s often a waste of time to give in to the temptation to play the Trump administration parlor game of who’s in, who’s out and why. But President Trump’s adverse relationship with his own attorney general, former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, bears some special attention. It is most recently displayed in the spat over Sessions’ insistence on prosecuting potentially corrupt members of Congress who had been supportive of the president.
  It is hard to imagine that Trump
  
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• No. 17 USC at No. 10 Stanford: TV info, scouting report and prediction

  07-09-2018 18:58 via ocregister.com
  
  NO. 17 USC at NO. 10 STANFORD
  When: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
  Where: Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto
  TV/radio: Ch. 11; 710 AM
  Records: USC 1-0; Stanford 1-0
  Stanford stats 
  QB K.J. Costello: 21 for 31, 332 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
  RB Bryce Love: 18 carries, 29 yards, 0 TDs
  WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside: 6 catches, 226 yards, 3 TDs
  LB Sean Barton: 9 tackles
  DE Jovan Swann: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks
  Stanford injury report: OUT: WR Connor Wedington (undisclosed); QUESTIONABLE: Jesse Burkett (undisclo
  
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• Marine veterans are walking 215 miles along California coast to raise awareness for homeless vets and abandoned dogs

  07-09-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Two Marine Corps veterans and a female body builder were well into a 215-mile hike — from Ventura to San Diego — to create awareness for the plight of homeless veterans, when they considered giving up after four days of carrying 50-pound backpacks and a large American flag.
  “We had left Point Mugu, walked from Ventura to Malibu and were just hating life thinking we can’t sustain it,” said Kalani Creutzburg, a 36-year-old retired major. “At first, when you
  
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• California will test a program to provide ambulance services for police dogs

  07-09-2018 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown agrees with a San Bernardino County Assemblyman that police dogs injured in the line of duty deserve quick medical attention.
  On Thursday, Sept. 6, Brown signed AB 1776, which establishes a pilot program that would allow medical technicians to provide emergency, ground-based transportation to an appropriate veterinary facility for any police dog injured in the line of duty.
  Though it’s unclear how often police dogs are injured on duty in California, the Virginia-based grou
  
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• LAFC using bye week to reinforce ideas, hone skills

  07-09-2018 17:52 via ocregister.com
  
  With 21 points remaining up for grabs in their regular season, the Los Angeles Football Club is right where it wants to be after finishing 4-2 winners at Toronto last Saturday.
  As the majority of the professional leagues around the world pause for a FIFA international break, LAFC head coach Bob Bradley took advantage of a bye week by focusing his team on reinforcing ideas that he calls “important for our football.”
  Bradley noted his players’ mentality was “really good&rdq
  
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• Successful Aging: What makes for a successful retirement?

  07-09-2018 17:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Dear readers,
  I received an email in response to two columns I wrote that addressed a question from a retired scientist who was trying to find his passion. It elicited the following response from a reader: “Some of us (have already) lived the life of fire you expect from retirees and have done enough in our pre-retirement lives. We don’t have to fulfill a fantasy of what’s meaningful. We’ve earned peace and calmness…I don’t have to be excited anymore. ”
  
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• Ducks rookies Jacob Larsson, Marcus Pettersson eager to battle for roster spot

  07-09-2018 17:34 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Job openings would seem to be scarce when the Ducks open training camp Friday. Their depth chart appears loaded with grizzled veterans who staked their claims on roles many years ago and also with promising young players who made their giant career leaps more recently.
  There might be a forward spot or two available, but perhaps not.
  There also could be one position open in the defense corps.
  The net is locked up solid, though.
  So what is a rookie to do?
  Defensemen Jacob Larsson a
  
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• Rapper Mac Miller reportedly dies of overdose in San Fernando Valley home

  07-09-2018 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Rapper Mac Miller died today of an apparent overdose at his San Fernando Valley home, a celebrity news website reported.
  According to TMZ.com, Miller, 26, was found Friday at around noon at his San Fernando Valley home and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  “We’re told authorities were alerted by a male friend who placed a 911 call from Mac’s home,” TMZ reported.
  Mac Miller, shown here performing at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, died of an app
  
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• Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Southern California

  07-09-2018 16:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Paulaner and  Franziskaner aren’t as familiar to American beer drinkers as Corona. But during the next few weeks they will be flowing freely all over Southern California.
  Not coincidentally, there will also be a lot of chicken dances.
  Oktoberfest has taken over the region with imported German beers mixed with American traditions.
  Oktoberfest began in Munich, where this year it runs Sept. 22-Oct. 7. Here it starts much earlier and ends much later. In fact, one of the biggest celebratio
  
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• Who’ll win key House races in So Cal? It’s many forecasters’ guess

  07-09-2018 16:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Can a Republican lawmaker in Riverside and San Diego counties keep his job while under indictment? Will key congressional districts in long-Republican Orange County go Democratic? Will L.A. County’s U.S. House delegation be all Democratic after the Nov. 6 election?
  Yes, maybe, and maybe according to a huge and growing world of political forecasters who’ve published predictions for the midterm congressional elections.
  Southern California has more competitive races than usual this year
  
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• Trump aide Papadopoulos gets 14 days in prison for lying to FBI

  07-09-2018 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI.
  The sentence was imposed Friday in federal court in Washington.
  He is the first former campaign aide to be sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
  Papadopoulos apologized for his actions, telling a judge that he had made a “dreadful mista
  
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• Ex-Trump aide Papadopoulos gets 14 days in prison for lying to FBI

  07-09-2018 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHAD DAY
  The  Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday by a judge who said he had placed his own interests above those of the country.
  Papadopoulos, the first campaign aide sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation, said he was “deeply embarrassed and ashamed” for having lied to FBI agents during an interview last year an
  
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• French rockers Phoenix are terrific in first of five nights at the intimate Fonda Theatre in L.A. on Thursday

  07-09-2018 15:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Thomas Mars of the band Phoenix performs on the first of four nights at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, 2018. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
  Thomas Mars of the band Phoenix performs on the first of five nights at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, 2018. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLaurent Brancowitz of the band Phoenix performs on the first of five nights at the
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Aug. 31-Sept. 7)

  07-09-2018 15:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from Aug. 31 to Sept. 7, 2018:
  Golden Flower Veggie, 14942 Bushard St., Garden GroveClosed: Sept. 7 (report)
  Reason: Rodent infestationEat Thai Cuisine, 25482 Marguerite Parkway, Suite 102, Mission ViejoClosed: Sept 7
  Reason: Cockroach infestationKitchen at The Pearl Laguna, 21095 Raquel Road, Laguna BeachClosed: Sept. 5 (report)
  Reason: Insufficient hot water
  Reopened: Sept. 6 (report)Milky Snow Bar, 9764 Chapman
  
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• Joey Bosa ruled out for Chargers’ season opener vs. Kansas City

  07-09-2018 15:02 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — The Chargers will open the 2018 season without their star defensive end.
  Joey Bosa has been ruled out for Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. kickoff against Kansas City, a blow to a team that was hoping to build on last year’s top-three defensive performance. Bosa wore a protective walking boot at the start of Friday’s practice, the first time he had been spotted doing so during an open portion of practice.
  Coach Anthony Lynn did not delve into the specifics of the
  
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• In campaign debut, Obama issues scathing critique of Trump, ‘politics of fear’

  07-09-2018 14:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By JUANA SUMMERS and SARA BURNETT
  The Associated Press
  URBANA, Ill.  — Former President Barack Obama issued a scorching critique of his successor Friday, blasting President Donald Trump’s pattern of pressuring the Justice Department, his policies and reminding voters that the economic recovery — one of Trump’s favorite talking points — began on his watch.
  Obama’s speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was delivered less than two months b
  
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• Readers offer passionate arguments on both sides of ‘reasoned suicide’ debate

  07-09-2018 14:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Dozens of reader emails and online comments poured in following my recent column about the decision of my 89-year-old mother to take her life.
  In case you missed that column, I’ll explain that when my mother, Alice Whiting, was about 60 years old she announced to the family that when she felt the quality of her life was no longer worth living she would take control of her death.
  We are family — Whitings left: Alice Whiting (mom), Jennifer Holcomb (sister), David Whiting, and Allen, (
  
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• Blessing of the Waves brings religions together this Sunday for one common love: the ocean

  07-09-2018 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Water is a bridge – a part of nature that bonds people, even if they have different beliefs.
  That’s how Blessing of the Waves organizer Dave Garofalo described the multi-religious event happening Sunday, Sept. 9 on the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier, a gathering that draws an estimated 1,000 people to share traditions and give tribute to the sea.
  Fr. Christian Mondor who recently turned 90, gets greeted by a wave he blesses during the 8th Annual Blessing of the Waves on Sund
  
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• Trump urges Justice Department probe of ‘resistance’ writer

  07-09-2018 14:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN THOMAS, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE
  The Associated Press
  FARGO, N.D. — President Donald Trump declared Friday the U.S. Justice Department should work to identify the writer of a bitingly critical New York Times opinion piece, purportedly submitted by a member of an administration “resistance” movement straining to thwart his most dangerous impulses.
  Trump cited “national security” as the reason for such a probe, and he called on Attorney General Jeff Sess
  
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• High School football week 3: Live updates from Orange County

  07-09-2018 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Live updates, scores, photos, videos and stories from our reporters and photographers covering high school football.
  Trouble viewing on mobile? See full stream.Support our high school sports coverage in the year ahead by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now.Fryer on football: Previews and predictions for Friday’s top gamesOrange County RegisterSteve Fryer’s analysis and predictions for the Week 2 high school games in Orange CountyFriday's O.C. football roundup with results fr
  
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• Hello, Chipotle: Burrito-bowl chain now home in Newport Beach

  07-09-2018 14:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Chipotle has beat its own relocation deadline, shifting its Denver headquarters to Newport Beach in late August.
  Brian Niccol, the former CEO of Taco Bell, moved Chipotle closer to his former home base, relocating the company’s corporate headquarters “temporarily” to Fashion Island. (AP file photo)
  The burrito-bowl chain confirmed its leadership team has landed in a temporary home across the street from Fashion Island, arriving just before Labor Day. Previously, the company ind
  
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• Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of black market crackdown

  07-09-2018 13:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged 515 people for helping to run 105 illegal marijuana operations, the City Attorney’s office said Friday.
  The sweep is part of an effort to level the financial playing field for licensed cannabis businesses, which have suffered by competing with black market operators who remain active despite new licensing requirements and regulations that kicked in Jan. 1.
  “Our message is clear: If you are operating an illegal cannabis business you will be held
  
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• Trump says Russia investigation is ‘really unfair for our midterms’

  07-09-2018 13:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN THOMAS and DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Associated Press
  FARGO, N.D. — President Donald Trump said Friday that the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential is not only bad for the country, “it’s really unfair for our midterms.”
  Trump also said special counsel Robert Mueller should have wrapped up the inquiry a “long time ago.”
  Asked about the investigation, which he has repeatedly denounced as a “witch hunt,” Tru
  
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• Local procedures hamper housing development, legislator says

  07-09-2018 12:49 via ocregister.com
  
  California cities and counties need to give up some control of the housing approval process if the state is going to solve its housing shortage, state Sen. Scott Wiener said Thursday, Sept. 6, at a Realtor housing conference in Los Angeles.
  The McKinsey Global Institute estimates California has a shortfall of at least 2 million homes, leading to less affordable housing and increased homelessness, the San Francisco Democrat said at a California Association of Realtors housing summit in Centu
  
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• Foo Fighters-curated Cal Jam 18 announces its comedy tent line-up

  07-09-2018 12:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Foo Fighters-curated Cal Jam 18 will take over the Glen Helen Regional Park and Amphitheater in Devore for a second year on Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6.
  Cal Jam 18 will feature performances by Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop with Post Pop Depression, Tenacious D, Garbage, Greta Van Fleet, Silversun Pickups and many, many more. There is also a special pre-show event happening in the campground on Oct. 5 featuring Billy Idol, comedian Bridget Everett, Mexrrissey and more.
  Promoters have a
  
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• The Zombies, 50 years after ‘Odessey and Oracle,’ are still animated by soul

  07-09-2018 12:22 via ocregister.com
  
  The Zombies are known for their psychedelic-tinged pop/rock music, but there’s also plenty of soul at the British Invasion band’s core.
  On the latest studio album, “Still Got That Hunger,” a wistful ode to the Big Apple and America (“New York”) references some Brooklyn rock ’n’ roll revue gigs the quintet did alongside Patti LaBelle in 1964 (the year of top 10 Zombies singles “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No”). The l
  
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• Travel: Summer vacation in Namibia is magical, fun, disturbing

  07-09-2018 12:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Zebras work out some issues in Etosha National Park in Namibia. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Bekavak)
  A group struggles up a dune in Namibia called, “Big Daddy,” one of the tallest dunes in the world at 1,273 feet. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Bekavak)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA wounded rhino shot just behind the left ear heads toward a waterhole in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Bekavak)
  The Deadvlei area of Namibia is a favorite of photographe
  
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• These apartment upgrades can make your rental space more appealing

  07-09-2018 12:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Every renter can recite the Golden Rules of Landlords: No paint, no holes in the wall and no permanent changes, or you lose your deposit.
  But when you are surrounded by boring white (or worse) walls, outdated-in-every-way kitchens, unattractive blinds on the windows and other builder-grade “touches,” you can’t imagine a day-to-day existence in such an uninspiring place.
  Kayla Goss, who lives in a two-bedroom apartment in Huntington Beach, says she “does research all the t
  
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• Musician uses her childhood town, La Palma, as backdrop in music videos

  07-09-2018 12:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Where do you go to make a music video?
  A rooftop in Hollywood? The Venice Beach boardwalk? The Huntington Beach Pier?
  For singer-songwriter Mikayla Khramov, 24, Steven Luther Elementary School in La Palma – the school she attended – was the perfect location to shoot a video to go with her song, “In Love with Jean.”
  The song was inspired by an old crush, who Khramov said sparked “a direction I took in my life that was for the better.”
  Mikayla Khramov checks out
  
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• Actor Vince Vaughn faces misdemeanor charges for drunk-driving arrest in Manhattan Beach

  07-09-2018 11:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Nearly three months after he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and resisting arrest, actor Vince Vaughn now faces three misdemeanor charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Sept. 7.
  The 48-year-old actor was charged with one count each of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, driving with a .08 or higher blood-alcohol content, and refusing to comply with a peace officer or to submit to an inspection, officials said.
  Vaughn, kn
  
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• Fire keeps California north-south highway closed for 3rd day

  07-09-2018 11:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By NOAH BERGER and PAUL ELIAS
  The Associated Press
  SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Interstate 5 usually swarms with trucks and traffic as it winds its way through California.
  But the main highway between Mexico and Canada was a ghost road Friday morning along a 45-mile northern stretch that remained closed since a fire two days earlier swept down and turned hills on either side into walls of flame.
  Drivers fled in terror and several big-rigs burned Wednesday as the fire erupted on
  
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• Newport Beach home owned by Edwards movie theater family for 50+ years sells for $5.7 million

  07-09-2018 11:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The house was listed at $7.999 million in August 2016.Click through the slideshow to see more. (File photos)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
  A waterfront Newport Beach house owned by the Edwards movie theater family for more than half a century has sold for $5.7 million.
  The home was listed in August 2016 at just under $8 million. The asking price dropped to $6 million in November 2017 and then to $5.999 million a month later, where it remained until it sold, accordin
  
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