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• Clippers have much to gain from first-round series with Golden State

  11-04-2019 23:48
  
  LOS ANGELES — Landry Shamet, usually so stoic about this business of basketball, broke out in a grin, eyes brightening, at the thought of participating in the NBA playoffs for the first time.
  “I remember being young and watching commercials and playoff games,” the 22-year-old rookie guard said, recalling being inspired by even the NBA Playoffs advertisements he watched growing up. “I remember those like it was yesterday. So playoff time is awesome, I’m just excited
  
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• Foothill Swim Games return this week with speed

  11-04-2019 23:47
  
  The 47th Foothill Swim Games begin Thursday, April 11 with the boys preliminaries at Foothill High at 3 p.m.
  The girls preliminaries follow Friday at 3 p.m.
  Santa Margarita and Tesoro’s girls are among the entries.
  The combined finals for the meet, annually one of the fastest of the regular season, are Saturday at 10 a.m.
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Celebrate Easter service among the trees of Oak Canyon Nature Center

  11-04-2019 23:44
  Easter Sunrise Service at Oak Canyon Nature Center offers a special peaceful tranquility to the worship environment and Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church invites the community to attend its 6:30 a.m. service.
  This worship service is an opportunity to join friends and neighbors in the outdoor amphitheater surrounded by impressive oak trees and softly flowing streams that enhance a quiet, reverent atmosphere for the Easter service.
  The service includes music provided by Godsend, the church’s
  
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• Lifeguards honored for dangerous rescues — including nighttime save in Huntington Beach and extrication off Dana Point rock jetty

  11-04-2019 23:34
  
  The boat captain jumped into the water and climbed onto the rocks, after being jolted awake when his 16-foot vessel slammed onto the jetty at the Dana Point Harbor.
  He suffered several broken bones and a severe head injury, and he was trapped. Rescuers had to figure out how to navigate the 3- to 5-foot swell slamming the precarious location to save the man.
  Four months later and further north, at Huntington State Beach, in the darkness of night, lifeguards searched for two victims caught in a ri
  
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• Grand Prix of Long Beach: Race history from 1975 to 2018

  11-04-2019 23:28
  
  A summary of the history of the Long Beach Grand Prix races from 1975 to 2018.
  1975
  British driver Brian Redman, forced to adopt a conservative race strategy due to handling and differential problems, capitalizing on the misfortune that befell early race leaders Tony Brise, Al Unser and Mario Andretti to claim a stunning victory Sunday in the Long Beach Grand Prix.
  “I don’t like to win in this fashion,” said the proper Yorkshire gent. “I’ll be the first to admit tha
  
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• UCLA football practice report day 11: Bruins approaching Spring Game

  11-04-2019 23:20
  
  Thursday was UCLA’s second-to-last open practice of spring before the Spring Game next Saturday. The Bruins appeared to focus more on 11-on-11 situations Thursday, continuing a trend of increased game situations in recent practices.
  Links to wrap up Thursday’s practiceJaylen Erwin brings versatility, speed to UCLA
  Video interviews
  Chip Kelly
  Jaylen Erwin
  Tyler ManoaInjury notes
  Still in yellow and not on the field: Dymond Lee, Ethan Fernea, Michael Ezeike, Elijah Wade
  Still in yellow
  
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• Matt Brabham keeps winning in Super Trucks, but still has Indy 500 in mind

  11-04-2019 23:13
  
  Matt Brabham had about five minutes to prepare for his new career.
  He was hanging out at the street course in Toronto in 2015, having no intention to compete in the Stadium Super Truck race.
  His job was working as a driver coach, helping groom young talent on their way to the IndyCar Series.
  But at the last minute, Paul Tracy got called in to the TV booth to fulfill some network broadcast commitments, and suddenly this series which sends pickup trucks flying through the air, was in desperate nee
  
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• Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: 2019 schedule of events

  11-04-2019 23:08
  
  The 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach schedule of racing events
  Friday, April 12
  7 a.m.                Gates Open
  7:40 a.m.            BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix (IMSA) practice
  10:00 a.m.          NTT IndyCar Series practice P1
  11:40 a.m.          Historic IMSA GTO practice
  12:20 p.m.         Stadium SUPER Trucks practice
  2 p.m.    &
  
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• DA’s, crime victims announce plan to pressure governor about death penalty moratorium

  11-04-2019 22:36
  
  Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer on Thursday announced a “victims of murder justice tour” to take place across the state in an attempt to pressure Gov. Gavin Newsom into re-considering his recently instituted moratorium on the death penalty.
  Joined by other elected prosecutors from across the state – as well as family members of those murdered by killers in several high-profile death-penalty cases – Spitzer denounced what he referred to as a “blanket, un
  
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• Buehler and Baez fumble away leads as Dodgers get swept by Cardinals in four-game series

  11-04-2019 22:36
  
  ST. LOUIS — The offense came back to life briefly but the Dodgers’ pitching collapsed in an 11-7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday afternoon.
  The loss completed a four-game sweep by the Cardinals, the first time the Dodgers have been swept in a four-game series at Busch Stadium since July 2010. After winning eight of their first 10 games and arriving in St. Louis with a five-game winning streak, the Dodgers have hit the skids.
  Starter Walker Buehler was handed a 3-0 lead in th
  
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• Cracker Barrel will open its second Southern California store in Rialto on May 13

  11-04-2019 22:32
  
  Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, a one-stop shop for country fried steak, country music on CDs, and smock dresses, will open May 13  along the 210 Freeway in Rialto.
  The store is at 1080 W. Renaissance Parkway. It’s part of Renaissance East, a development across N. Ayala Drive from the new Renaissance Marketplace shopping center.
  The 10,000 square foot-plus building is divided between a family restaurant and a store selling home decor, clothing, toys, curios, and Americana.
  Like othe
  
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• Festival Pass: Everything you need to know before Coachella; Tailgate Fest exits its new venue

  11-04-2019 22:31
  
  Festival Pass is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Thursdays. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now. (And if you’re wondering about that infrared photo above, check out this gallery Watchara Phomicinda did last year.)
  Festival Pass for Thursday, April 11
  One year ago Friday, Festival Pass was born. A few dedicated readers, including some friends and my mom — who has very high standards for our festival coverage because she&rsqu
  
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• Jaylen Erwin, from junior college to UCLA, brings speed and versatility

  11-04-2019 22:30
  
  LOS ANGELES — Jaylen Erwin glanced out across the flat Kansas landscape and thought about how he wanted to be anywhere but where he was.
  He was a North Carolina native, with the Charlotte skyline tattooed on the inside of his left biceps, but he was playing junior college football in Hutchinson, Kan. He hoped it wouldn’t last too long.
  “It’s going to either make you or break you,” Erwin said.
  For Erwin, it made him a UCLA Bruin. After two seasons at Hutchinson Commu
  
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• You can get your green thumb on at GardenFest, Saturday in San Clemente

  11-04-2019 22:14
  
  GardenFest returns to the San Clemente Community Center from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by the San Clemente Garden Club in partnership with The City of San Clemente Parks & Recreation, the event will feature a plant sale & garden flea market, exhibits, demonstrations, local art, a funky container contest, master gardener tool sharpening and kids gardening activities.
  Proceeds will go toward horticulture scholarships, junior gardeners and civic beautification projects.
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• Ex-Obama White House counsel charged with lying in lobbying probe

  11-04-2019 22:04
  
  By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY
  WASHINGTON  — Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that intersected with the Russia probe.
  Craig, 74, was charged in a two-count indictment that accuses him of willfully concealing material facts from the Justice Department about work he performed for the Ukrainian government. The indictment, announced by the U.S. attorne
  
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• Camp Pendleton Marine missing in High Sierra backcountry most likely dead, Marine Corps says

  11-04-2019 22:01
  
  First Lt. Matthew Kraft, who has been missing in the High Sierra backcountry for more than a month, likely has died after being “overcome by severe winter storms,” the Marine Corps concluded Thursday, April 11.
  Kraft, an infantry Marine officer, disappeared in February after setting out on a planned 10-day, 195-mile trek along the Sierra High Route. Multiple law enforcement agencies have continued to search for clues to Kraft’s whereabouts since he failed to show up at a pre-de
  
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• Energy loans plunge in Calif. after income-qualifying laws took effect

  11-04-2019 21:59
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 4.12%, up 4 basis points from last week. The 15-year fixed rate averaged 3.60%, also up 4 basis points from last week.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 5.6% percent decrease in loan application volume from the previous week.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets the average 30-year fixed rate
  
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• Taylor Pack gives No. 1-ranked UCLA softball team more power

  11-04-2019 21:37
  
  LOS ANGELES — Washington thought it made a smart play walking Rachel Garcia to get to Taylor Pack. The UCLA senior turned it into UW’s worst nightmare.
  In a scoreless game March 15 in Seattle, Washington pitcher Taran Alvelo, the conference’s leader in wins, intentionally walked Garcia to load the bases with two outs for Pack. Garcia is the reigning national player of the year, as feared a hitter as she is a pitcher.
  The lesser-known Pack then lined a hard double to center fiel
  
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• Coachella 2019: Why the Chella community concert might be the biggest dance party in Indio

  11-04-2019 19:03
  
  One of the best Coachella parties last year didn’t happen at a private desert mansion or a posh resort, but rather the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio.
  It was like being at your really popular niece’s quinceañera or a bomb family wedding party, albeit one with world class live music from acts including cumbia legends Los Angeles Azules and rising Latin indie pop singer Cuco.
  Older couples twirled around the dance floor to the upbeat cumbia beats while kids swooned to Cuc
  
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• Man dies when pickup slams into pole in Rancho Santa Margarita

  11-04-2019 18:58
  
  One person died after the pickup truck he was driving hit a pole on Alicia Parkway near San Benito Way in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (OnScene.TV)
  One person died after the pickup truck he was driving hit a pole on Alicia Parkway near San Benito Way in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (OnScene.TV)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsOne person died after the pickup truck he was driving hit a pole on Alicia Parkway near San Benito Way in Rancho Santa
  
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• Clayton Kershaw will make Dodgers season debut Monday

  11-04-2019 18:35
  
  ST. LOUIS — Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut for the Dodgers on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.
  Kershaw rejoined the Dodgers in St. Louis on Wednesday after making a rehab start with Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he talked with Kershaw on Thursday morning and the decision was made to activate him from the injured list Monday, giving Kershaw five days off between starts.
  “He feels good. We feel good about it,” Roberts said. “He&
  
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• Drummond: Patrols bumped up number of tickets written in 2018 in Yorba Linda

  11-04-2019 18:33
  A large jump in citations issued for traffic violations on Yorba Linda’s more than 200 miles of roadways was one highlight of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department annual report on enforcement presented at a recent Traffic Commission meeting.
  Citations increased more than 50 percent last year over the previous year, from 1,483 to 2,246. Hazardous citations were up 14.9 percent, from 680 to 781, while non-hazardous citations jumped 82.4 percent, from 803 to 1,465.
  Hazardous citations
  
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• Santa Ana detectives investigating shooting death

  11-04-2019 18:32
  
  Santa Ana police on Thursday were investigating the shooting death of a man found with gunshot wounds Wednesday night, April 10.
  Officers found him wounded in the upper torso after receiving an 8:17 p.m. call about the shooting in the 1700 block of West 9th Street, Santa Ana police said.
  He was taken to a hospital, where he was admitted for emergency surgery but died shortly before 11 p.m.
  A witness saw the gunman flee the scene on foot.
  Detectives have not determined what led to the shooting bu
  
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• 5 restaurants to try near Knott’s Berry Farm

  11-04-2019 18:21
  
  Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park has a wealth of both sit-down and walk-up eateries throughout the park, as well as the Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant just a short stroll from its entrance, but if you visit often you might want to try something different.
  Knott’s passholders often discuss their favorite places to eat outside the park on Knott’s fan pages on Facebook so we conducted an informal poll to find out some of their favorites. From there, we asked some of
  
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• Michael Avenatti faces 36-count grand jury indictment, vows to fight

  11-04-2019 18:10
  
  LOS ANGELES — Attorney Michael Avenatti responded Thursday to widespread reports that he faces a 36-count grand jury indictment alleging financial crimes, asserting that he plans to plead not guilty and fight the charges.
  The indictment could be announced later Thursday morning, when U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna and IRS Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Korner are expected to hold a news conference in downtown Los Angeles.
  The purported indictment expands federal ch
  
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• Long Beach physician assistant, charged with drug diversion, expected to plead not guilty today

  11-04-2019 18:10
  
  A Long Beach physician assistant allegedly linked to a deadly overdose was expected to plead not guilty Thursday to a federal charge of diverting dangerous narcotics to the black market.
  Gabriel Hernandez, 58, who worked at a Long Beach pain management clinic, Vortex Wellness & Aesthetics, faces a charge of distributing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose.
  The Anaheim man was arrested in February as part of Operation Hypocritical Oath, a yearlong U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrati
  
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• Bravo: CSUF professor going to Norway for Fulbright Scholarship to study effect of children interacting outdoors

  11-04-2019 18:00
  
  Nga Nguyen’s curiosity about the world began at an early age in the pages of her favorite books and continues to deepen today in her work as an evolutionary anthropologist.
  “As I get older, I’m more confident in saying, ‘I don’t know, but I want to know more,’” she said.
  The Cal State Fullerton professor of anthropology was recently awarded a nine-month Fulbright Scholarship to study how time spent in nature affects Norwegian children’s play behavi
  
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• Bret Easton Ellis turns to nonfiction to talk Trump, Kanye West, ‘American Psycho’ and our whiny culture in ‘White’

  11-04-2019 17:55
  
  By the fall of 1990, Bret Easton Ellis had enjoyed the success of his debut novel “Less Than Zero,” seen it adapted by Hollywood, and published a second novel all before he’d turned 27.
  And then “American Psycho” happened.
  Or more accurately, at first it didn’t happen: Just weeks before publication, Simon & Schuster canceled the book amid outcry over the violence in the black satire about a yuppie Wall Street serial killer.
  And then it was back on. Knopf p
  
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• The Bungalow Heaven Home Tour will celebrate its 30th anniversary with 250 dozen homemade cookies (That’s 3000 cookies!)

  11-04-2019 16:10
  
  By Brandon Lomenzo Black
  Contributor
  In late April for the last 30 years, the 16-block area of the Bungalow Heaven Landmark District in Pasadena welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond on a docent-led tour of the interiors of eight, pre-selected Craftsman-style homes, providing an in-depth look at their respective history and architecture.
  Organizers expect nearly a thousand visitors to partake in the 30th anniversary Home Tour on April 28 whose theme, Where Historic Homes and Home
  
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• Selling a home in Los Angeles, Orange counties can cost 121% more than U.S. average

  11-04-2019 16:00
  
  Homeowners in Los Angeles and Orange counties face selling expenses 121% above what a typical deal costs nationwide, according to one study.
  Zillow, the real estate analyst that’s become a property buyer recently, studied the costs of home selling in 35 big U.S. markets — estimating both transaction costs (such as commissions and state transfer taxes), marketing and other expenses usually incurred (such as carpet cleaning, interior/exterior painting, home cleaning, lawn care, staging
  
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• 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattles San Bernardino area

  11-04-2019 15:23
  
  A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck the San Bernardino area at 6:05 a.m. Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  The quake was centered southwest of San Bernardino, the USGS reported.
  There were no reports of damage immediately following the temblor but the shaker was felt in Devore, Redlands, Riverside and Fontana, according to some social media posts.
  
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• Nipsey Hussle Staples Center funeral, South L.A. procession to draw thousands

  11-04-2019 15:00
  
  Thousands are expected to pack Staples Center this morning for a “celebration of life” for Nipsey Hussle, the South Los Angeles rapper and businessman who was killed in a shooting outside his clothing store last month.
  The two-hour ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Doors will open at 8 a.m.
  Live footage of the event will not be played outside the stadium, but Staples Center officials said live footage will be available online.
  Following the ceremony, a procession will travel with Hussle
  
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• 5 things to know about Nipsey Hussle

  11-04-2019 15:00
  
  The life of rapper Nipsey Hussle will be celebrated Thursday in a massive event at Staples Center and a procession through the South L.A. neighborhoods where he grew up.
  Here’s five things to know about the rapper turned businessman and philanthropist.
  He grew up in Crenshaw. He also never left.
  Hussle was born Ermias Joseph Asghedom. He and his two siblings grew up in Crenshaw, the South L.A. neighborhood with Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue as its main arteries. He attended Hamilto
  
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• Sudan’s military removes, arrests President al-Bashir

  11-04-2019 14:58
  
  By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SAMY MAGDY
  CAIRO — Sudan’s military arrested President Omar al-Bashir, ousting him from power in the wake of escalating protests against his 30-year rule, the defense minister announced Thursday. He said the military will rule the country for the next two years with an emergency clampdown.
  The military control risks enflaming protesters. Tens of thousands of Sudanese converged throughout the day at the protest movement’s main sit-in outside the military&rs
  
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• Bargain Hunger: CouponCabin gives you cash back for shopping

  11-04-2019 14:43
  
  CouponCabin is a website that pays you for shopping. It is free to join and has more than 3,500 partner stores where you may earn up to 20 percent cash back on most purchases. You log in to CouponCabin, click a coupon link or Shop Now store button and then shop as you normally would online. For more information and to join, go to www.couponcabin.com.
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• SpaceX will try again Thursday for Falcon Heavy launch

  11-04-2019 14:33
  
  HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX will try again Thursday to make the first commercial launch of its Falcon Heavy, billed as the most powerful rocket ever assembled.
  The Arabsat-6A mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida was originally scheduled for Tuesday, then pushed to Wednesday due to bad weather. On Wednesday, the launch was first delayed by 90 minutes due to upper-level winds, then scrubbed altogether when the windy conditions persisted.
  Thursday’s launch window will open at 3
  
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• U.K. arrests WikiLeaks’ Assange at Ecuador embassy in London

  11-04-2019 14:19
  
  By DANICA KIRKA
  LONDON — British police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday, after the South American nation decided to revoke the political asylum that had given him sanctuary for almost seven years.
  London police said they were invited into the embassy by Ecuador’s ambassador. Assange took refuge in the embassy in 2012 after he was released on bail while facing extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations that have since
  
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• Dueling use-of-force bills spur heated Capitol debate

  11-04-2019 10:44
  
  Community activists packed the state Capitol on Tuesday as an Assembly committee mulled a controversial measure that would require police officers to conform to a stricter standard before using deadly force.
  Assembly Bill 392 by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, is one of two high-profile police use-of-force bills making its way through the Legislature.
  Police and activists don’t agree on much, except that the issue has become highly emotional and is in need of legislative action.
  
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• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of homelessness

  11-04-2019 10:40
  
  In 1689, British political philosopher John Locke declared in his Two Treatises On Government that states exist to protect, “life, liberty and property.”
  In 1776, Thomas Jefferson edited Locke’s quote in the Declaration of Independence to say that United States citizens were guaranteed “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
  In 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wants to re-write the Declaration of Independence by guaranteeing everyone’s right to l
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg invites crony capitalism with call for regulation

  11-04-2019 10:21
  
  Please, regulate me!
  That was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s message to Congress recently.
  “Lawmakers often tell me we have too much power over speech, and frankly I agree,” he wrote in an op-ed. “(W)e shouldn’t make so many important decisions … on our own.”
  It sounds so self-sacrificing.
  But give me a break. Big companies use regulation to their advantage.
  His smaller competitors can’t afford the squads of “compliance officers” t
  
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• Clippers hang on to beat Jazz in OT on Ralph Lawler Night, will face Warriors in first-round series

  11-04-2019 07:50
  
  The Clippers’ Danilo Gallinari reacts to indicate he didn’t touch the ball after it went out of bounds during the first half of Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 10:Ivica Zubac #40 of the LA Clippers dunks past Joe Ingles #2 of the Utah Jazz during the first half at Staples Center on April 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)NOTE TO USER: User expres
  
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• Suicidal teen with knife surrenders after standoff with Garden Grove police

  11-04-2019 07:33
  
  An 18-year-old Garden Grove man with a knife threatened to take his own life and negotiated with police for hours on Wednesday, April 10, before eventually agreeing to get mental health treatment, police said.
  The resident of a residence near the intersection of Homeway Drive and Katella Avenue called authorities at about 1:25 p.m. and said he intended to kill himself, according to Garden Grove Police Lt. Carl Whitney. He said responding officers found the man home alone, holding a knife on the
  
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• NBA Playoffs: First-round matchups and schedule

  11-04-2019 07:33
  
  The last spot in the NBA playoffs went to the Detroit Pistons.
  Their reward: A series against MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.
  The drama of the regular season went all the way to the very end of the regular season, with seven of the eight first-round playoff matchups not being clinched until the final night was in the books — the last three of them, out West, going down to literally the final moments.
  The two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors will st
  
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• Without Mike Trout, Angels still win 6th straight

  11-04-2019 07:23
  
  ANAHEIM, CA – APRIL 10:Kole Calhoun #56 is congratulated by Albert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim after he scored a run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 10, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Angels’ Brian Goodwin fields a single hit by Milwaukee Brewers’ Lorenzo Cain during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae
  
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• Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Wednesday, April 10

  11-04-2019 06:28
  
  Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Wednesday, April 10.
  BASEBALL
  Wednesday’s baseball scoreboard
  Cole Danaher pitched 5.1 good innings for No. 7 El Toro in a 3-1 win over No. 12 Dana Hills in a South Coast League game at Dana Hills High. The senior held the Dolphins scoreless, surrendered just five hits and struck out three. Shayne Simpson provided some offense for El Toro with a double and a RBI. Sean Guevarra had a pair of hits with a doub
  
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• Sparks put emphasis on championship experience in 2019 WNBA Draft

  11-04-2019 06:26
  
  In their quest to get back to championship-level basketball, the Sparks turned to someone with some very recent championship experience in the first round of Wednesday’s WNBA Draft.
  The Sparks selected Baylor center Kalani Brown with the No. 7 overall pick on Wednesday. Brown was picked to the All-Final Four team after scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the Bears’ national championship victory over Notre Dame on Sunday.
  “It’s been a quick turnaround, you know?
  
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• Man pleads guilty in DUI crash in Orange that killed 2 workers; gets 15 years to life for second-degree murder

  11-04-2019 06:11
  
  SANTA ANA — A 31-year-old man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life Wednesday in connection with an alcohol-fueled crash that killed a pair of construction workers in Orange.
  Hipolito Paez of Orange admitted two counts of second-degree murder, according to court records. He could have faced up to 30 years to life in prison if convicted at trial.
  Hipolito Paez booking photo (Courtesy of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office)
  Paez’s blood-alcohol
  
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• Bill Walton, Ralph Lawler share long, fun trip through Clippers history

  11-04-2019 05:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — Bill Walton believes Ralph Lawler deserves a statue.
  “Ralph needs to get a statue out front (of Staples Center) to go with Chick (Hearn) and Bob (Miller),” Walton said after he joined Lawler pregame for an unveiling of the “Thank you, Ralph” script along the sideline of the Clippers’ Staples Center court.
  Walton, at Lawler’s request, joined his longtime friend and former broadcast partner on the broadcast Wednesday, as the Clippers wrapped
  
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• Girls rosters selected for North-South Orange County all-star basketball game

  11-04-2019 05:47
  
  The girls rosters for the 54th North-South Orange County All-Star game May 4 at Cypress College have been announced.
  Here are the teams for the 5 p.m. game, which proceeds the boys game at 7 p.m.
  North: Stephanie Lee (Brea Olinda), Taryn Uyematsu (Canyon), Kenedy Lilly (El Dorado), Sam Fries (Esperanza), Izzy Om (Fairmont Prep), Ally Yamada (Fairmont Prep), Regenus Gates (Kennedy), Makayla Burdette (Los Alamitos), Heather Park (Orange Lutheran), Isabella Robles (Orangewood Academy), Savannah Fel
  
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• Democratic presidential candidates expected to attend forum in Orange County later this year

  11-04-2019 05:33
  
  Democrats running for President in 2020 are expected to come to Orange County in September for a first-of-its-kind candidate forum that’s being organized by local and national Asian American groups.
  The event, expected to draw leading contenders for the nomination, is another signal of the county’s growing role in national Democratic politics and the emerging power of Asian American voters.
  Until recently, Orange County was so solidly Republican that it typically didn’t draw ca
  
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