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• Visitors get rare chance to roam around a warship at the Navy base in Seal Beach

  23-03-2019 23:53
  
  It was a really big deal – both in size and in opportunity.
  Visitors to the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station on Saturday, March 23, enjoyed the rare chance to explore a warship. The experience proved exciting for kids, nostalgic for military veterans and fascinating for all.
  The Navy is hosting its weekend event as part of the 75th anniversary celebration at the base. Free tours of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton will continue Sunday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  The last p
  
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• Dodgers’ offense quiet in Cactus League finale

  23-03-2019 23:14
  
  THE GAME: The Dodgers were held to three hits in their Cactus League finale, losing 5-1 to the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on Saturday afternoon. The Dodgers finished their Cactus League schedule with a 12-14-3 record.
  PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Brock Stewart allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings, though only one run was earned due to an error by third baseman Manny Banuelos. Stewart gave up five hits, including a home run by Yoan Moncada, and walked two. … Minor-league right-han
  
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• Angels finish spring training with a few roster decisions to make

  23-03-2019 23:06
  
  PEORIA, Ariz. — The Angels played their final game of the spring in Arizona on Saturday, and continued trimming their roster, but they still have a few decisions left to make before Opening Day on Thursday.
  After the Angels sent down reliever Matt Ramsey and outfielder Cesar Puello on Saturday morning, they were left with 29 healthy players in major league camp.
  That includes just nine relievers.
  Cody Allen is guaranteed a spot as the closer, and Cam Bedrosian, Hansel Robles, Luis Garcia a
  
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• The guns and butter of Trump’s budget: Political Cartoons

  23-03-2019 22:05
  
  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
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• Dodgers come home with 24 of 25 roster spots decided

  23-03-2019 21:55
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The boxes were packed and the clubhouse all but deserted Saturday morning, the Dodgers’ final day in Arizona this spring.
  The Dodgers headed back to Southern California for the three-game Freeway Series against the Angels with their season-opening roster decisions almost all packed away as well.
  After two seasons in Triple-A and regular appearances in trade rumors, Alex Verdugo got the news that he would be on that roster when the season opens Thursday.
  “It wa
  
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• USC QB JT Daniels looking to lead more as a sophomore

  23-03-2019 21:40
  
  LOS ANGELES — As JT Daniels fielded questions from reporters during the first week of spring practice earlier this month, he reflected on an area of development for this offseason.
  Daniels pointed to leadership.
  “Being more vocal,” Daniels said. “Not necessarily being a vocal rah-rah guy, but I think going into my second year, I have the role to step up more.”
  The challenge was unusually difficult last season. Not only did Daniels become only the second true freshma
  
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• UCLA tops Tennessee in NCAA Women’s Tournament opener

  23-03-2019 21:00
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The lead was blown. A 17-point advantage evaporated in a flash. UCLA could no longer afford comfort, as the goliath that has been Tennessee women’s basketball lurked.
  But this sixth-seeded UCLA team would not cower Saturday. Not after a 3-5 start, and certainly not in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  Sophomore guard Michaela Onyenwere corralled an offensive rebound and put it back in to give the Bruins a 72-70 lead with 3:34 remaining. A Kennedy Burke steal
  
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• California needs a strong alternative to the Democratic establishment. Look to the Libertarians.

  23-03-2019 21:00
  
  The Republican Party is finally realizing what the Libertarian Party has known for decades: California is best when the voters have options. Jessica Millan Patterson, Chair of the California Republican Party, recently wrote, “Republicans have both an opportunity and a responsibility to stand up and offer a viable alternative to the Democrats and give voters a real choice.”
  However, other Republican leaders feel that the GOP isn’t the option Californians are looking for.
  Soon af
  
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• Reject efforts to make it easier for school districts to raise parcel taxes

  23-03-2019 20:00
  
  For years, Democratic legislators have sought to chip away at  the state’s few taxpayer protections. Now, with a strong supermajority in the Legislature, and the bills coming due for profligate spending, legislation has been introduced to make it easier for school districts to ram through parcel tax increases.
  Senate Constitutional Amendment 5, introduced by Sens. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, and Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, would lower the threshold for voter approval of parcel tax hikes o
  
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• Danilo Gallinari proving a clutch stopper for Clippers

  23-03-2019 19:59
  
  When asked by reporters in Cleveland after Friday’s victory what the Clippers did to climb out of a 40-25 first-quarter hole, outscoring the Cavs 85-68 the rest of the way, the team’s leading scorer went with … defense.
  “Our defense was a little better,” said Danilo Gallinari, who led the Clippers with 27 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter. “We knew that our defense had to be better … We were not very intense or aggressive on defense and we did
  
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• Yoko Ono honored by St. Vincent, Shirley Manson and a powerful night of performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA

  23-03-2019 19:30
  
  As singer Shirley Manson closed out a celebration of Yoko Ono in Los Angeles on Friday, she admitted that as a child she believed she should hate Ono, wrongly blaming her as many once did for marrying John Lennon and the break-up of the Beatles that soon followed.
  But hate turned to love, Manson said, the perfect sentiment for all that John and Yoko espoused.
  And looking into the darkness to where Ono sat quietly watching, Manson said she now only hoped she didn’t burst into tears, so much
  
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• Recipe: A quick and easy way to make Chicken Parmesan

  23-03-2019 18:39
  
  My longtime pal Mary Mannone is a great cook. Having dinner at her home is always a treat. She makes everything look easy. Her Chicken Parmesan served atop a citrusy arugula salad is a favorite.
  The recipe is snagged from cookbook celebrity Ina Garten, but Mannone has a few tricks that make it perfect for a company dinner. She pounds and breads the chicken breasts before guests arrive and refrigerates them. Right before dinner she cooks the chicken in two skillets, eliminating the need to heat t
  
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• Alexander: Late October baseball in SoCal again this year? Count on it

  23-03-2019 18:31
  
  Yes, we overreached a year ago.
  You might not remember, and I might be crazy for issuing this reminder, but This Space went out on a limb a few days before the 2018 baseball season began … a thin, shaky, precarious limb:
  “It is the beauty of spring training. When it ends, everyone is still undefeated.
  “So, in that spirit of optimism, why not indulge that wild dream that Southern California baseball fans have harbored for the better part of six decades.
  “The Dodgers and A
  
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• Staff predictions: SCNG baseball writers call their shots for 2019 season

  23-03-2019 18:29
  
  Six members of the Southern California News Group sports department offer you their predictions for everything from how the final 2019 division standings will look to which teams will prevail in the postseason and which players will earn regular-season awards.
  —– JEFF FLETCHER (Angels beat writer) —–
  DIVISION RACES (in predicted order of finish)
  AL West: Astros, Angels, Mariners, A’s, Rangers
  AL Central: Indians, Twins, White Sox, Tigers, Royals
  AL East: Yankees, Re
  
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• Heisler: In land of broadcast icons, Clippers’ Ralph Lawler leaving as one of the greats

  23-03-2019 18:01
  
  Two words for the Clippers’ amazing, unexpected 2018-19 season:
  For Ralph.
  Not that this was a fairy tale where the players said, “Let’s dedicate this season to Ralph Lawler for calling our games with so much class going back to all the years under Donald Sterling when we were a laughingstock.”
  Real life isn’t like that. If Lawler learned one thing in 40 years … and more than 2,000 losses, over 50 per season… it was how real life works.
  Players play fo
  
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• Lake Elsinore poppy fields draw crowds again – and at least one proposal

  23-03-2019 17:35
  
  Despite a foggy start and new traffic control rules, thousands of people from throughout Southern California are piling out of shuttlebuses and onto the Lake Elsinore trail to the poppy superbloom.
  So far, visitors and officials say, the road restrictions seem to be working – the crowds are under control.
  And after last Sunday’s problems, when 100,00 people overwhelmed Lake Elsinore and officials shut the viewing area down, people seem upbeat.
  “Everybody’s smiling,”
  
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• Tariffs trickle throughout the shopping experience

  23-03-2019 17:00
  
  Few people realize that the higher costs associated with the trade war ripple throughout their shopping experiences. Shoppers won’t find many of the items in my specialty gift stores on the list of items subject to tariffs, but those duties affect my day-to-day business in terms of pricing and sourcing products in my stores.
  Many customers still haven’t felt the sting of tariffs, because businesses like mine are doing everything they can to absorb what is effectively a 10 percent tax
  
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• Kartje: Free agency restraint separates NFL contenders, like Colts, from pretenders

  23-03-2019 17:00
  
  The Indianapolis Colts entered this offseason with an ocean’s worth of salary cap space – approximately $102 million deep – and until late this past week, long after the first wave of free agency had settled, general manager Chris Ballard seemed content with not making a single splash with it.
  OK, so Ballard did spend some of Indy’s league-high cap space. He re-signed Adam Vinatieri, the 46-year-old kicker, for $3.875 million. He handed wideout Devin Funchess $10 million
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed running across 5 Freeway in San Juan Capistrano

  23-03-2019 16:15
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Friday night while running across the San Diego (5) Freeway in San Juan Capistrano.
  The crash was reported about 8:45 p.m. on the northbound San Diego Freeway at the Junipero Serra Road off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  Witnesses told the CHP a tall, skinny juvenile, possibly a boy, ran from the right shoulder to the center divider before being struck.
  The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene a
  
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• Burglars use blow torch to tunnel through Garden Grove shops, police say

  23-03-2019 15:19
  
  GARDEN GROVE  – Two men were arrested early Saturday in a burglary that police said involved tunneling from a beauty salon into a sandwich shop.
  Officers were sent to the Bebe Salon at 14098 Brookhurst St. at 1:50 a.m. after a call from the owner saying a man broke in and was still inside, Garden Grove police Sgt. Erik Leyva said.
  Police detained one man who was walking away from the business, Leyva said in a news release. A second suspect jumped out a damaged window and ran from the
  
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• Burglars use blow torch to tunnel through Garden Grove businesses, police say

  23-03-2019 15:19
  
  GARDEN GROVE  – Two men were arrested early Saturday in the burglary of a beauty salon and another business.
  Officers were sent to the Bebe beauty salon at 14098 Brookhurst St. at 1:50 a.m. after a call from the owner saying a man broke in and was still inside, Garden Grove police Sgt. Erik Leyva said.
  Police detained one man who was walking away from the business, Leyva said in a news release. A second suspect jumped out a damaged window and ran from the location, and officers gave c
  
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• Be a showoff when marketing your home’s features

  23-03-2019 15:02
  
  There are certainly things that make your home unique.
  Maybe it is the view, your recent upgrades, or the location that sets your home apart.
  Even with the introduction of iBuyer options, most sellers still are using traditional methods like agents, online marketing, open houses, and individual showings to sell their homes. Here are a few more marketing techniques you may want to use to emphasize your home’s many unique features.
  Community magazines: Does your community publish a peri
  
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• Are you ‘Kondo’ing’ your home? There’s a hidden tax benefit to tidying up

  23-03-2019 15:00
  
  Americans are cleaning house thanks in part to Marie Kondo, author of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, which has sold more than 4 million copies.
  Kondo makes the case that traditional methods of cleaning room by room are futile. Unnecessary belongings are moved first to corners, then to closets, spare rooms, and eventually to garages and storage units. As a result, with traditional housekeeping methods, we are always cleaning.
  Her KonMari Method is different, she claims, because it involve
  
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• 11 Fox franchises that would fit perfectly in a Disney theme park — plus a few wildcards

  23-03-2019 14:58
  
  Disney’s $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox means Mickey Mouse now has thousands of new television shows and movie titles at his white gloved fingertips that can be used to create rides, shows and lands at the company’s theme parks around the world.
  But which properties from Fox’s vast film and TV libraries would fit best in Disney’s 12 theme parks in California, Florida, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai?
  The massive price tag ensures Disney will seed the Fox
  
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• Fire trucks are supposed to have 2 license plates but some don’t

  23-03-2019 14:03
  
  Q. I have noticed that most government vehicles have front and back license plates. Even cops! Even ambulances! But not so with fire trucks. I don’t see a legal carve-out for this omission, and they sure look good without one up front. But what gives? I don’t see cops pulling over Engine 51 on the way to the grocery store! I have seen these missing plates in my town.
  Randall Marquis, Newport Beach
  A. Honk looked around, and Newport Beach’s Fire Department isn’t the lone a
  
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• Allen Buchanan: Is your building ownership a mirror image?

  23-03-2019 13:30
  
  Commercial real estate ownership is a beautiful thing for many owners. What other investment can you own and experience the tax advantages of depreciation, passive income treatment, and capital gains all while the asset is appreciating?
  If you own a business that occupies your commercial real estate — even better! Now, you have the occupant (tenant) paying you (landlord) rent. I’ve witnessed this structure numerous times over the years and it works the majority of the time.
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• Newport Harbor baseball tops Marina in a battle for control of Wave League

  23-03-2019 07:15
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – The Newport Harbor baseball team has depended on its bench this season and on Friday it delivered again.
  Sailors junior Chase Greer entered the game as a pinch-hitter with two outs in the sixth inning and connected for a three-run double.
  That set up Rich Lemmon’s sacrifice fly to center field in the seventh inning that scored Cameron Mahaffy with the winning run in the Sailors’ 5-4 Wave League victory over Marina at Newport Harbor High.
  The comeback win, which
  
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• Cal State Fullerton pounces on Long Beach State early to take series opener

  23-03-2019 07:01
  
  LONG BEACH — Nothing revives the spirit for Cal State Fullerton quite like a chance to beat its Big West Conference rival.
  The Titans, losers of eight of their last 12 games in a season in which they’re breaking in a new pitching staff, jumped on Long Beach State for six runs in the first two innings Friday night on their way to an 8-3 victory at Blair Field, the first game of their annual nonconference series.
  Sophomore Tanner Bibee allowed just two runs and scattered eight hits in
  
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• D’Angelo Russell, Nets top Lakers, officially eliminating them from postseason

  23-03-2019 06:42
  
  Lakers center JaVale McGee, left, shoots as Nets center Jarrett Allen defends during the first half of Friday’s game at Staples Center. McGee had a career-high 33 points, 20 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 111-106 loss. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Lakers guard Alex Caruso, left, and Brooklyn Nets forward DeMarre Carroll scramble for a loose ball during the first half of Friday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBrooklyn Nets c
  
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• Walk-off HR by Anzai in 11th gives Mission Viejo baseball another victory over No. 7 Tesoro

  23-03-2019 06:27
  
  MISSION VIEJO – Aj Anzai hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give the Mission Viejo baseball team a 5-4 victory over Tesoro on Friday in a South Coast League game.
  Anzai also was the winning pitcher for the Diablos (7-7-1, 4-2) in their win against Tesoro on Tuesday.
  “He has been fantastic on the mound, he’s a good defender at first base and he has been hitting,” Mission Viejo coach Chris Ashbach said. “When you’re feeling confident and it’s go
  
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• Friday’s scores from National High School Tennis All-American tournament

  23-03-2019 06:04
  
  BOYS TENNIS
  National High School Tennis All-American tournament
  First round
  Harvard-Westlake 8, San Francisco University 0
  Corona del Mar 5, Gilman of Maryland 3
  Peninsula 5, Cheshire of Connecticut 3
  Menlo 6, Punahou of Hawaii 2
  Torrey Pines 8, Dougherty Valley of San Ramon 0
  Palos Verdes 6, Lincoln of Oregon 2
  Bellarmine 5, Redwood 3
  University 8, Brophy Jesuit of Arizona 0
  Quarterfinals
  Harvard-Westlake 6, Corona del Mar 2
  Menlo 7, Peninsula 1
  Torrey Pines 8, Palos Verdes 0
  University 4, Bell
  
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• Servite volleyball grabs control of Trinity League with win over Santa Margarita

  23-03-2019 06:03
  
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – The Servite boys volleyball team swept Santa Margarita  28-26, 25-23, 25-22 on Friday to take sole possession of first place in the Trinity League.
  The Friars (12-10, 3-0), ranked No. 15 in the CIF-SS Division 1 and 2 poll, were led by middle blockers Gil Herold and Tetairoa McMillan, who finished with 12 and 10 kills, respectively.
  “We have four really good middles and those two guys got the call tonight and they just performed really well tonight,&rdqu
  
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• Jakob Silfverberg, Ducks work overtime to defeat Sharks

  23-03-2019 05:59
  
  Anaheim Ducks’ Josh Manson, right, controls the puck next to San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 22, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  San Jose Sharks’ Timo Meier, right, skates past Anaheim Ducks’ Josh Manson, bottom left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 22, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAnaheim Ducks&rsqu
  
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• Marina softball knocks off Huntington Beach in game halted after players injured in collision

  23-03-2019 05:46
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH – Nearly every Marina softball player in the lineup delivered at the plate and Emily Rush was brilliant in the circle as the Vikings defeated Huntington Beach 6-0 in a Surf League game Friday at Marina High School.
  The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning after Oilers second baseman Lauren Cox and outfielder Megan Ryono collided and were injured as they attempted to catch a pop fly hit to shallow right field.
  Paramedics were called and after abou
  
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• Hahn’s grand slam sparks Huntington Beach baseball to victory over Edison

  23-03-2019 05:24
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — The wind, Huntington Beach baseball coach Benji Medure noted, always is blowing out at Edison, and usually to right field. He reminded his team of that early in Friday afternoon’s showdown between the Surf League leaders, pleading for somebody to hit it long and high and let the breeze do the rest.
  Josh Hahn was listening, and two walks and a hit batter jammed the bases before he came up with two out in the top of the second inning.
  Huntington Beach starting p
  
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• Report: Lonzo Ball cuts ties with Big Baller Brand co-founder as money concerns arise

  23-03-2019 05:09
  
  LOS ANGELES — Lonzo Ball’s season is over. But his offseason headaches might just be beginning.
  According to an ESPN report, the second-year Lakers guard and Chino Hills native has shifted power within his inner circle,cutting ties with Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster after questions arose about his criminal history and unaccounted-for funds that could total $1.5 million. The allegations pose serious questions for the future of Big Baller Brand, an already troubled compa
  
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• Clippers hold off Cavaliers, inch closer to clinching playoff berth

  23-03-2019 03:52
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ JaMychal Green goes to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers’ Brandon Knight in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
  Cleveland Cavaliers’ Cedi Osman falls to the floor after being fouled by Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams (23) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday (3-22-19)

  23-03-2019 03:48
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Friday, March 22.
  BASEBALL
  SOFTBALL
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL
  TRINITY LEAGUE
  Servite def. Santa Margarita, 28-26, 25-23, 25-22
  Ser: Herold 12 kills, McMillan 10 kills 4 blocks, Rastic 10 kills, Oviedo 40 assists, Schulte 11 digs.
  SM: Keelin 10 kills, Geiger 9 kills.
  NONLEAGUE
  Newport Harbor def. Edison, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18
  NHL Chalmers 12 kills
  Corona del Mar def. Los Alamitos, 26-24, 25-15, 25-23
  Laguna Beach def. Fountain Valley, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23
  LB: Bi
  
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• UC Irvine community reacts to school’s first-ever victory in NCAA Tournament

  23-03-2019 02:42
  
  When the UC Irvine men’s basketball team upset Kansas State for its first ever NCAA tournament victory Friday, the social media outpouring of the UC Irvine community was immediate, including the trending hashtag #TogetherWeZOT.
  The 13th seeded Anteaters earned a 70-64 victory over No. 4 Kansas State in San Jose, prompting celebrations in San Jose, Irvine and beyond.
  UCI chancellor Howard Gillman decided to authorize one hour of administrative leave time Friday so faculty and staff could me
  
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• Mueller report: Survey shows most Americans confident report is fair

  23-03-2019 02:42
  
  Special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report on the Russia investigation to Attorney General William Barr on Friday.
  What’s next?
  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham expects that he and the panel’s top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, will be briefed “in the coming days” about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
  The Associated Press reported that according to a Justice Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity, Mueller is not
  
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• We live in a ‘Game of Thrones’ world

  23-03-2019 02:05
  
  “Game of Thrones” is in the common vernacular whether or not you watch the HBO show.
  Our household made it through an episode and a half of the medieval, or whenever it’s supposed to be, gang rape and incestuous bloody weddings before switching over to some other dinnertime fiction.
  But we all know what someone using “Game of Thrones” as a contemporary political metaphor would be saying about still-extant feudalism and brutal power plays.
  And so last week when I had
  
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• TLC’s ‘Trading Spaces’ goes to Valencia: No naked drawings or decorative hay, please

  23-03-2019 02:01
  
  Valencia homeowner Joey Oerum was in the backyard drinking beer and watching football with his neighbor, Dan March, when his wife, Nikki, came outside. “Trading Spaces,” she told the guys, was casting for the show.
  “We should apply,” Nikki added.
  Valencia homeowner Nikki Oerum clinks spray cans with “Trading Spaces” host Paige Davis.(Photo by Trae Patton/TLC)
  Come Saturday, March 23, the Oerums and Marches (including Dan’s wife, Ashley) can be seen on se
  
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• ‘Sunshine’ will allay fears as cops try futuristic policies

  23-03-2019 02:00
  
  SACRAMENTO – In Washington, D.C. in 2054, a Department of PreCrime determines who is going to commit a crime before it happens. The government uses three mutants, known as “precogs,” who have precise visions of future events. Police are sent in advance to arrest the not-quite-criminals and, voila, the crime rate drops to zero. That is the backdrop of the movie, “Minority Report,” based on a story from the late Orange County sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick.
  Dystopian st
  
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• Legendary Mt. SAC baseball coach Art Mazmanian, who also won an NCAA title as a player at USC, has died

  23-03-2019 02:00
  
  Legenary Mt. San Antonio College baseball coach Art Mazmanian, who won an NCAA title as a player at USC and coached many years in the minor leagues and also was part of the coaching staff for Team USA during the 1984 Olympics, died on Friday in San Dimas.
  He was 91.
  During his playing days Mazmanian was an All-American second baseman on the USC Trojans’ 1948 national championship team, and was the Trojans’ first four-year letterman since 1915.
  In the 1948 College World Series champio
  
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• Fantasy baseball: MLB’s most underrated and overrated players

  23-03-2019 01:51
  
  Fantasy baseball drafts and auctions are hitting a frenzied peak in the final week leading up to the full Opening Day now that the A’s and Mariners got an early start over in Japan.
  As fantasy owners study for their drafts, it’s all about finding the best values, which means identifying this year’s breakouts like last season’s Javier Baez or Trevor Bauer and avoiding busts like last season’s Byron Buxton or Yu Darvish.
  I have compiled three lists, going through my p
  
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• Newsom declares emergency, waives environmental rules for California fire season prep

  23-03-2019 01:40
  
  By KATHLEEN RONAYNE
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Friday to bypass environmental regulations to prepare for the next wildfire season, a move he said was necessary to prevent further loss of life even as it frustrated activists in a state viewed as a national environmental leader.
  “The increasing wildfire risks we face as a state mean we simply can’t wait until a fire starts in order to start deploying emergency resources,” Newsom said in a statem
  
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• Here’s how much each north Orange County city will contribute toward building homeless shelters

  23-03-2019 01:33
  
  More than a dozen north Orange County cities are expected to contribute a combined $1.2 million toward building two homeless shelters in Buena Park and Placentia.
  Leaders of three cities – Fullerton, La Palma and Yorba Linda – this week approved the agreement that would fund the two 100-bed shelters. City councils in Los Alamitos, Orange, Stanton and Villa Park are expected to vote next week, with other cities to follow.
  The two shelters were agreed on in the settlement of  a fe
  
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• Kings’ Dustin Brown says remaining games should be ‘fun’

  23-03-2019 01:31
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Kings rookie defenseman Matt Roy said after Thursday night’s 4-2 victory over San Jose that it was “a lot of fun” to be able to notch his first career goal in a game like that because it came against one of his team’s rivals.
  The Kings have nine games remaining in this bummer of a season, which will see them miss the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons. But it’s their goal to play hard down the stretch. And have more fun.
  Two of t
  
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