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• Orange County softball standings: Monday, April 8

  08-04-2019 23:19
  
  Orange County high school softball standings through Sunday, April 7.TRINITY LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Mater Dei
  4-0
  13-7-1
  Santa Margarita
  3-1
  20-1
  Orange Lutheran
  2-2
  16-6-1
  JSerra
  1-4
  8-10
  Rosary Academy
  0-3
  5-11
  SUNSET SURF LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Marina
  3-2
  14-6
  Los Alamitos
  2-2
  15-5
  Huntington Beach
  3-3
  12-8
  Edison
  2-3
  15-7
  SUNSET WAVE LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Newport Harbor
  6-0
  15-7
  Fountain Valley
  3-2
  8-15-1
  Corona del Mar
  1-4
  11-11
  Laguna Beach
  0-4
  6-9-1
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
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• Fullerton students show off their passion and innovation

  08-04-2019 23:07
  
  Hundreds of Fullerton School District students showcased the amazing things they are doing and learning during the annual FSD Fest held April 5 and 6.
  Groups of students battled their hand-built robots while several young spotlight speakers gave their own version of a TED Talk. There was an eSports Tournament and a film fest.
  During the Passion Agents Conference, students presented topics they chose to research more about. And, in the Innovation Experience, schools showed off their innovations.
  
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• Ducks season review: GM Bob Murray says ‘accepting losing’ became issue with team

  08-04-2019 23:06
  
  ANAHEIM — Bob Murray hoped for more, expected more, demanded more. When it didn’t happen, he decided to find out why, so he fired Randy Carlyle and descended from his customary perch in the Honda Center press box and went behind the Ducks’ bench to assume the coaching duties himself.
  What he learned over the season’s final 26 games was troubling in some ways and comforting in others. Some issues weren’t as bad as he had feared and he set his mind at ease. Others wer
  
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• Pinterest sets conservative pricing after Lyft drop

  08-04-2019 22:56
  
  By Mae Anderson and Michelle Chapman
  Pinterest, among the gaggle of tech companies hoping to go public this year, set a conservative price range Monday for its initial public offering. It hopes to raise as much as $1.5 billion in its initial offering of shares.
  The digital scrapbooking site said in a regulatory filing that it will put about 75 million shares up for sale at a price between $15 and $17 each.
  That, at the higher end, could put the value of the company at around $9 billion. But it f
  
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• Here’s what happened inside Trump National Golf Club during the president’s South Bay visit

  08-04-2019 22:56
  
  The guest list didn’t include any Hollywood stars — but it did include one of their high-octane bosses, along with an array of other powerful politicos.
  Longtime media mogul Rupert Murdoch, currently executive co-chairman of Fox Corporation, topped a heavy-hitting guest list when President Donald Trump pulled together a two-hour dinner and impromptu reception at his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course on Friday, April 5.
  Murdoch founded a mammoth media empire that includes Fox News, the
  
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• Orange County’s typical homeowner paid 92% more in property taxes vs. average American.

  08-04-2019 22:35
  
  Orange County’s typical homeowner paid 92% more in property taxes last year than the average American.
  With the next installment of local property taxes due on April 10, we wanted to put this slice of real estate’s financial pain into context with the help of figures from Attom Data Solutions. California property tax bills can look relatively modest on a national basis because Proposition 13 dramatically limits the growth in levies on property assessments and the charges against thos
  
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• Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall to visit Costa Mesa this week

  08-04-2019 22:26
  
  Friends and loved ones of veterans who died during the Vietnam War, and anyone else who wants to pay tribute to their service, can visit “The Wall That Heals,” a three-quarter-scale replica of the Washington, D.C., monument, starting Thursday, April 11, in Costa Mesa.
  The original Vietnam Veterans Memorial, nearly 500 feet of polished black granite etched with the names of more than 58,000 service members, inspired several smaller-scale reproductions that travel the country. The wall
  
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• Estancia High takes first in BIA’s ‘Design/Build’ competition

  08-04-2019 22:20
  
  Costa Mesa’s Estancia High School beat out teams from nine other high schools Sunday, April 7, to take first place in the Southern California Building Industry Association’s annual “Design/Build” competition in Huntington Beach.
  Twelve teams from area high schools, Orange Coast College and the Orange County 4-H Club took part in the competition during which students from homebuiliding classes had 1 ½ days to build a tilt-roof garden shed, complete with a Dutch door
  
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• Obamacare’s unhappy anniversary

  08-04-2019 22:13
  
  Last month marked nine years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (popularly known as Obamacare) became law. Obamacare’s proponents promised that the law would reduce costs, expand access, and allow us to keep our doctors if we liked our doctors. The reality has been quite different.
  Since Obamacare was enacted, individual health insurance premiums have more than doubled while small businesses have been discouraged from providing health insurance benefits. The increased cos
  
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• Corky Carroll: Kelly Slater is a great example of the value of learning to surf bad waves

  08-04-2019 22:13
  
  With all the talk about the new wave pools that produce perfect waves all day long, all the new surf destinations around the world that are reported to be incredible and all the videos available showing people getting insane rides on insane waves over and over, I thought I would touch on the other side of the coin: surfing really bad waves.
  This is something that people don’t really talk about much yet is a pretty interesting subject.
  There is a saying in surfing that goes, “If you c
  
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• Curt Seeden: Whodunit? Fountain Valley Woman’s Club murder mystery lets guests figure that out themselves

  08-04-2019 20:25
  
  I have been a fan of murder mysteries for as long as I can remember: “And Then There Were None,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “Witness for the Prosecution,” “Dial M for Murder,” “Psycho”  — I can go on and on.
  And because I have a sense of humor I also appreciate murder mysteries with a comedic twist – from early classics such as “The Thin Man” and “His Girl Friday” to spoofs such as “Murder
  
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• Orange County girls athlete of the week: Miranda Stoddard, Orange Lutheran

  08-04-2019 20:16
  
  The Orange County girls athlete of the week:
  Name: Miranda Stoddard
  School: Orange Lutheran
  Sport: Softball
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: The Kentucky-bound senior won three games in the circle and drove in eight runs to help the Lancers finish second to nationally No. 1-ranked Norco at the Michelle Carew Classic. The all-tournament selection didn’t allow an earned run in victories against Buena, Grand Terrace and Gahr. She also delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning to he
  
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• These are the 5 best places to eat right now at the Anaheim Packing House

  08-04-2019 20:10
  
  The Anaheim Packing House will be five years old in May and it’s more popular than ever stuffed with kids crying for ice cream, date night couples crowding bars and valets in the parking lot running their tails off. How does it stay on top? By allowing favorite eateries to evolve and adding new ones.
  Anchor spots are going gangbusters: Georgia’s Restaurant started brunch, Adya continues to host special events, and sexy speakeasy The Blind Rabbit nabbed the No. 4 spot in the nation on
  
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• Luchadores prove that they’re the real rock stars of the Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival

  08-04-2019 19:48
  
  The professional luchadores were hard to miss as they cruised through the festival grounds of the Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point over the weekend.
  Their big personalities and elaborate masks made them the superheroes of the festival as fans stopped to take photos with the large-than-life competitors as they made their way to the ring to wrestle and entertain in a series of  matches during both days of the event. Since the Lucha Libre-style
  
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• How competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi downed 157 tacos in 10 minutes

  08-04-2019 19:10
  
  Takeru Kobayashi takes food very seriously. He holds numerous world records for being able to eat the most of something within a certain amount of time. He’s eaten hot dogs, pizza, tacos, lobster rolls, chicken wings, hamburgers, rice balls, roasted pork buns, Soba noodles, grilled cheese sandwiches and cow brains.
  Yes, cow brains. He actually holds a world record for eating over 17 pounds of cow brains in 15 minutes at something called the Glutton Bowl.
  “I will say no to cow brains
  
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• Veteran Kennedy girls basketball coach Roland Preciado resigns after 11 seasons

  08-04-2019 18:12
  
  Veteran Kennedy girls basketball coach Roland Preciado, who built the Fighting Irish into a consistent winner and a four-time league champion, has resigned after 11 seasons to spend more time with his family, he recently announced.
  Kennedy captured its second consecutive undefeated Empire League title this past winter en route to an 18-9 season.
  The Fighting Irish and All-County senior Regenus Gates lost to Crescenta Valley in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs.
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• Coachella: See more than 100 photos of the biggest art pieces over the festival’s history

  08-04-2019 17:04
  
  Yes, we know Ariana Grande is coming but it’s called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and over the years there have been pieces that are nothing short of stunning.
  Since Coachella is turning 20 and we’ve been covering the festival since 1999 (you can see photos from that first year with Beck and Rage Against the Machine here), we thought it would be fun to take a look back at the big art pieces that have become a part of the festival’s landscape at the Empire P
  
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• Status Update: Uber-like Lawn Love service debuts in Orange County

  08-04-2019 17:00
  Lawn Love, a San Diego based startup founded by Jeremy Yamaguchi, partners with local lawn care providers. Its app promises to expedite the scheduling, job routing and payment software for its users. Customers using Lawn Love’s website can get a quote and service scheduled in a matter of minutes. (Courtesy of Lawn Love)
  Lawn Love, a San Diego based startup founded by Jeremy Yamaguchi, partners with local lawn care providers. Its app promises to expedite the scheduling, job routing and paym
  
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• 3-mile stretch of I-5 through Santa Ana will gain a second carpool lane in each direction

  08-04-2019 16:30
  
  A second carpool lane is coming to the I-5 – making two in each direction between the 55 and 57 freeways.
  “The project will help speed up commutes and alleviate bottlenecks on I-5 in Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin,” said Orange County Transportation Authority spokeswoman Megan Abba.
  Traffic on the three-mile stretch is expected to climb from 380,000 to more than 400,000 vehicles a day by 2035, Abba said.
  To make room for the added carpool lanes, the I-5 carpool ramps on Main Stre
  
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• Kat Saka’s Kettle will sell space popcorn at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland

  08-04-2019 15:33
  
  Shoppers strolling through the marketplace stalls in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland will be drawn by a familiar yet somehow alien smell coming from a crackling kettle inside an intimate shop run by a local grain and spice farmer.
  Kat Saka’s Kettle will sell space popcorn in the Black Spire Outpost village on the Star Wars planet of Batuu, the setting for the new 14-acre themed lands coming to the Anaheim theme park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
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• Kat Saka’s Kettle: Step inside a space popcorn marketplace stall at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland

  08-04-2019 15:33
  
  Shoppers strolling through the marketplace stalls in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland will be drawn by a familiar yet somehow alien smell coming from a crackling kettle inside an intimate shop run by a local grain and spice farmer.
  Kat Saka’s Kettle will sell space popcorn in the Black Spire Outpost village on the Star Wars planet of Batuu, the setting for the new 14-acre themed lands coming to the Anaheim theme park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
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• Here’s everything to know ahead of the Grand Prix of Long Beach: Traffic, weather, tickets and more

  08-04-2019 15:30
  
  It’s Grand Prix week — so get ready for a hectic atmosphere in downtown Long Beach.
  The 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is set for Friday through Sunday, April 12 to 14. But the action doesn’t just happen on the weekend. On Wednesday, race cars and motorbikes will take over Belmont Shore, in the annual Roar in the Shore.
  Still, most of the main events — and, for some downtown residents, the inconveniences — are slated to pick up Friday.
  So here’s everythin
  
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• Bargain Hunter: Olive Garden is offering Giant Italian Classics

  08-04-2019 14:35
  
  Olive Garden is serving four Giant Italian Classics starting at $12.99 through May 27. There is a 12-ounce meatball topped with meat sauce and served with spaghetti and a chicken parmigiana more than 11 inches long topped with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella and served with fettuccine alfredo, plus four-cheese stuffed shells and stuffed shells with shrimp. Each meal includes unlimited breadsticks and soup or salad. For locations and more information, go to www.olivegarden.com/home.
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• Woman crashes car into utility pole in Orange

  08-04-2019 14:32
  
  ORANGE — A busy intersection was partially closed for hours Monday morning, April 8, after a woman drove into a utility pole, knocking down a power line, authorities said.
  The solo crash was reported at around 3 a.m. at Batavia Street and Katella Avenue.
  A woman was taken to a hospital with injuries; her condition was not publicly released. Police were investigating whether she was intoxicated.
  Southern California Edison workers were dispatched to repair the power line and pole. According
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in collision with car on Ortega Highway near Lake Elsinore

  08-04-2019 09:20
  
  LAKE ELSINORE — A motorcyclist was fatally injured Sunday when his vehicle crashed with a car near Lake Elsinore, the California Highway Patrol said.
  The crash happened just after 3 p.m. on Ortega Highway, about 2 miles south of Grand Avenue in the Upper San Juan Campground, the CHP and Cal Fire Riverside said.
  The motorcyclist died at the scene, Cal Fire Riverside said. There’s no word yet on the gender or age of rider. The rider’s name was withheld pending notification of kin
  
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• Wrestlemania reaction: Becky Lynch pins Ronda Rousey in main event

  08-04-2019 06:41
  
  The highly-anticipated Wrestlemania 35 main event between RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey, Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch has been decided.
  Lynch managed to pin Rousey to win both titles in the first all-women’s main event in Wrestlemania history.#WrestleMANia will live FOREVER.@BeckyLynchWWE HAS DONE IT! #BeckyLynch pic.twitter.com/yxdWzpRnri
  — WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) April 8, 2019
  THE MYTH…THE LEGEND…THE MAN!
  You did
  
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• Cody Bellinger leads another offensive barrage as Dodgers sweep Rockies

  08-04-2019 06:38
  
  DENVER — Their starting pitcher couldn’t get through four innings. Their second baseman lost track of the number of outs and allowed a run to score. They used 17 pitchers in the series and their first reliever Sunday batted in the fifth inning.
  And they just kept on winning.
  Winners of the past six division titles, the Dodgers have announced their presence with authority once again in the National League West. Sunday’s 12-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies was their eighth in
  
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• Lakers keep surprising, knocking off Utah Jazz at home

  08-04-2019 06:30
  
  LOS ANGELES – How is this supposed to work again?
  The Lakers’ season is already in the tank, and the last few weeks have seen the organization sideline its stars. But even as the Lakers have slid development as the top priority over competitiveness, the team has remained surprisingly resilient, winning six of their last nine games.
  The Lakers (37-44) officially let youth take the wheel, giving Jemerrio Jones the nod in the starting lineup over Rajon Rondo, who did not play. Only eigh
  
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• Curry leads Warriors over Clippers to clinch No. 1 seed in Western Conference

  08-04-2019 06:20
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Ivica Zubac, left, shoots against Golden State Warriors’ DeMarcus Cousins (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
  Golden State Warriors’ DeMarcus Cousins, left, reacts to a foul called against him beside Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)SoundThe gallery will re
  
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• Lakers keep tabs on Brandon Ingram as he recovers from surgery

  08-04-2019 06:03
  
  LOS ANGELES – It’s crowded these days in the Lakers’ training room, given all the players who are sitting out and getting treatment. But the Laker who had the most concerning injury has hardly been seen at all.
  Brandon Ingram is three weeks removed from shoulder surgery to remove a blood clot and relieve pressure on a key artery, and he hasn’t been around the Lakers’ practice facility or games as he recovers. But Coach Luke Walton said he’s talked to the 21-ye
  
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• Alexander: Jin Young Ko finishes the job at ANA Inspiration

  08-04-2019 05:46
  
  Jin Young Ko, right, of South Korea, gets a hug from In-Kyung Kim, of South Korea, after winning the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Sunday, April 7, 2019. Kim tied for fourth place in the tournament. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
  Jin Young Ko, center, of South Korea, jumps into the pond with caddie David Brooker, left, and her agent Soo Jin Choi, right, after winning the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Count
  
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• U.S. women’s national soccer team blanks Belgium

  08-04-2019 05:24
  
  On a night when the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship team was honored in Los Angeles, the current version of the U.S. women’s national team put on a showcase at Banc of California Stadium. Facing Belgium for the first time, the U.S. dismantled the 20th ranked team in the world 6-0 in front of […]
  On a night when the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship team was honored in Los Angeles, the current version of the U.S. women’s national team put on a showca
  
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• TV Best Bets: NCAA basketball championship game has two first-time teams vying for a title

  08-04-2019 05:05
  
  Best of the WeekNCAA Men’s basketball championship, Virginia vs. Texas Tech, 6:20 p.m., CBSMonday, April 8
  Someone will win their first NCAA basketball title Monday when the Cavs (34-3) and Red Raiders (31-6) meet in the finals. Sometimes a title game is a matchup of blue bloods, and sometimes it feels like a fairy tale.
  The Cavs last season became the first No. 1 seed in tournament history to lose its first round game to a No. 16 seed, marking the Cavs in the history books, at least until
  
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• Watch: Yasiel Puig among five players ejected after Reds and Pirates bench-clearing scuffle

  08-04-2019 04:57
  
  Cincinnati Reds’ Yasiel Puig (66) is restrained by Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Tom Prince, in the middle of a bench clearing brawl during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
  Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell (55) can’t get the tag on Cincinnati Reds’ Yasiel Puig (66) after leaping to catch a high toss from starting pitcher Chris Archer after in the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday,
  
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• Tennessee’s Rick Barnes reportedly in mix for UCLA men’s basketball head coaching position

  08-04-2019 04:47
  
  With UCLA’s coaching search dragging into a fourth month, Tennessee’s Rick Barnes is emerging as a “serious candidate” for the job, according to 247Sports.
  Barnes was named the Naismith Coach of the Year on Sunday after he led Tennessee to a 31-6 record. It was Tennessee’s second 31-win season in school history as the Volunteers rose to as high as No. 1 in the country and advanced to the Sweet 16 with AP first-team All-American Grant Williams.
  A source told Stadium&
  
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• Baffert’s Kentucky Derby chances looking good with Roadster, Game Winner and Improbable

  08-04-2019 02:11
  
  ARCADIA — It was about 15 minutes after two of trainer Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby hopefuls, Roadster and Game Winner, had finished 1-2 in Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby and the 66-year-old Hall of Famer was still gushing over another Hall of Famer.
  “Mike Smith, he made that happen,” Baffert said of the jockey who guided Roadster to his third victory in four starts. “He was brilliant today. They should put him in the Hall of Fame again.”
  Roadster’s
  
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• Ducks center Ryan Kesler evaluating medical options for his injured hip

  08-04-2019 01:54
  
  ANAHEIM — Ducks center Ryan Kesler has options, none of them very good or easy if he wants to continue his hockey career. He said Sunday in his first public comments in about a month that he was in the process of making an informed decision about his future, with the aid of some of the nation’s top hip specialists.
  It’s possible he could undergo the same hip resurfacing surgery that enabled former Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski to continue his career for an additiona
  
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• Mike Trout homers for 4th straight game, helping Angels to 3rd straight win

  08-04-2019 01:39
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout (27) is congratulated by Kole Calhoun, right, after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
  Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout (27) is congratulated by Tommy La Stella (9) at home plate after scoring La Stella on a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Anahei
  
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• Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen has resigned

  08-04-2019 01:11
  
  By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid the administration’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said.
  President Donald Trump thanked her for her work in a tweet and announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department. Mc
  
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• 1st-timers Texas Tech and Virginia face off for NCAA title

  08-04-2019 01:08
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For Virginia and Texas Tech, doing something that had never been done before took hard work, dedication, determination — and vision.
  The Cavaliers and Red Raiders meet in the NCAA Tournament championship game Monday night. Neither program has ever been this close to a title, making it a rare matchup of first-timers to the final game of the college basketball season. The last time both teams in the championship game had never been there before was 40 years ago, when
  
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• Murder charge sought for driver as CHP officer fatally injured in Lake Elsinore is recalled as ‘beloved sergeant’

  08-04-2019 01:07
  
  A veteran CHP officer fatally injured when struck by a car driven on the right shoulder of the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore was described Sunday as a “beloved sergeant” who mentored officers and “loved the Highway Patrol and his family.”
  Sgt. Steve Licon of the CHP Riverside Area. (Photo courtesy CHP)
  Sgt. Steve Licon, with the agency for 27 years, was struck Saturday afternoon as he wrote a traffic citation for a Chrysler sedan he had stopped on the southbound 15 Freeway,
  
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