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• Hundreds protest North Beach homeless encampment during impromptu San Clemente town hall

  08-05-2019 23:42
  
  At least 200 San Clemente residents – who planned to protest at a City Council meeting the lack of transparency on progress to create an emergency homeless shelter – vented their frustrations instead during an impromptu town hall.
  The town hall on Tuesday, May 7, was called by council members Dan Bane and Laura Ferguson after the council meeting schedule that night was canceled midday because not enough council members would be in attendance.
  Craig Neil holds a sign during a town hal
  
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• Why top barbecue chefs will be grilling it out in Long Beach this weekend

  08-05-2019 23:19
  
  Just like all world class athletes, these 25 competitors are masters at their craft, which in this case is all about creating the most perfectly delicious barbecued brisket, chicken, beef, pork and ribs possible for an upcoming state championship taking place in Long Beach.
  And no matter who takes the top prize, everyone wins because there will be plenty of mouth-watering food to go around at the Queen Mary’s Waterfront Cook-Off barbecue and chili competition.
  Yeah, OK, but how legit is it
  
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• Video: Luke Davis homers and other highlights from Cypress’ win over Capistrano Valley

  08-05-2019 23:09
  
  Check out Luke Davis’ go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and other highlights from Cypress’ thrilling 2-1 victory over Capistrano Valley on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs. Plus, postgame interviews.
  Video by Jonathan Khamis for the Orange County Register.
  
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• Tim Ho Wan has soft opened Wednesday, May 8 in Irvine

  08-05-2019 22:37
  
  Tim Ho Wan will celebrate its grand opening on May 18 but until then it will be soft opened for limited hours.
  Tim Ho Wan has soft-opened its first California location in Irvine. Seen here, baked barbecue pork buns. (Courtesy of Tim Ho Wan)
  Tim Ho Wan has soft-opened its first California location in Irvine. Seen here, steamed shrimp dumplings.(Courtesy of Tim Ho Wan)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsTim Ho Wan has soft-opened its first California location in Irvine. Seen here, siu mai dumpli
  
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• San Clemente Mayor Steven Swartz dies suddenly at age 74, while on vacation

  08-05-2019 22:34
  
  SAN CLEMENTE — Mayor Steven Swartz, who was in his first term on the City Council, has died. He was 74.
  City officials confirmed that the longtime San Clemente resident died Wednesday morning, May 8, while on vacation in Palm Springs.
  Swartz was elected to the City Council in 2016 and was appointed mayor in December.
  “Everyone is in shock,” said Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane, who said he was contacted earlier Wednesday by Swartz’s wife, Nikki. “Steve was a community leader
  
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• San Clemente Mayor Steven Swartz, 74, dies while on vacation

  08-05-2019 22:34
  
  San Clemente Mayor Steven Swartz, who was in his first term on the City Council, has died. He was 74.
  City officials confirmed the longtime San Clemente resident died Wednesday morning, May 8, while on vacation in Palm Springs.
  Swartz was elected to the City Council in 2016 and was appointed mayor in December.
  “Everyone is in shock,” said Mayor Pro Tem Dan Bane, who said he was contacted earlier Wednesday by Swartz’s wife, Nikki. “Steve was a community leader for many yea
  
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• TV pitches for prescription drugs will have to include price

  08-05-2019 22:22
  
  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
  WASHINGTON — TV pitches for prescription drugs will soon include the price, giving consumers more information upfront as they make medication choices at a time when new drugs can carry anxiety-inducing prices.
  Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday the Trump administration has finalized regulations requiring drug companies to disclose list prices of medications costing more than $35 for a month’s supply.
  “What I say to the compan
  
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• Shark researchers believe they can use math, technology to predict where baby sharks will show up

  08-05-2019 22:14
  
  Beachgoers play along the edge of the water after lifeguards closed the beach at San Clemente’s Main Beach due to several great white shark sightings on Sunday, May 21, 2017.Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer
  Will great white sharks be hanging out at a beach near you this summer?
  Shark experts now believe they can accurately predict the likelihood that baby sharks will be near shore in certain areas by using mathematical calculations that incorporate water temperature.
  The n
  
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• Police: DNA links suspect to sexual assault of teenage girl in Santa Ana park

  08-05-2019 21:52
  
  Police were able to use DNA evidence to link a man to the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl last year at a park in Santa Ana.
  Cornelio Chairez-Velasquez, 37, was already in custody for another assault when investigators this week linked him to the November 2018.
  Chairez-Velasquez had been in custody since January, when he attacked a woman at a Santa Ana motel, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  He tried to sexually assault the woman before choking her. Police responded to the motel
  
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• CSUF alum donates his ‘Dreco’ painting to center to inspire men of color

  08-05-2019 21:48
  
  Eric Leonard Jones has the distinction of being the first artist to have his original work displayed in the new Male Success Initiative-Fullerton Center.
  The CSUF alumnus, who received a master’s in fine arts in painting and drawing in 2007, donated an oil painting titled “Dreco” that was unveiled at the center’s April 29 opening.
  “As men of color we are brothers, uniquely connected by our shared experiences; what has happened to you has happened to me,” Jones
  
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• CSUF’s Male Success Initiative center gives brotherhood room to grow

  08-05-2019 21:47
  
  Vincent T. Harris has seen a number of successes since he came to Cal State Fullerton as director of the Male Success Initiative, which provides academic and social support to help men of color reach “the fullness of their potential.”
  “We are a scholarly brotherhood,” said Harris, who took the position in 2016. “Not only are they supporting each other through difficult times, they are also helping each other study. We have brothers who are engineering majors, busine
  
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• ¡Olé! for Plácido Domingo and LA Opera’s ‘El Gato Montés’

  08-05-2019 21:24
  
  It’s a tragic love triangle opera set against a backdrop of the Spanish bullring. A beautiful, sultry woman is torn between her love for the man who defended her honor and was forced to become a bandit, and a dashing young matador with cape work and ego to burn.
  It’s an opera that overflows with glorious music, soaring singing, “Olé!” shouting crowds and whirling flamenco dancers. But it’s NOT “Carmen!” It’s Los Angeles Opera’s vibrant
  
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• Titan Voice: Media law expert Jason Shepard’s perspective on the First Amendment

  08-05-2019 21:01
  
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  “It is a great time to study the First Amendment,” says media law scholar Jason Shepard, department chair and associate professor of communications at Cal State Fullerton.
  Shepard recently was named an inaugural winner of the Sharon Dunwoody Early Career Award at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for his teaching and scholarly work. Here, he shares comments about studying the First Amendment and free speech.
  “First Amendment scholars like me
  
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• South OC garden tour will raise funds for horticulture scholarships

  08-05-2019 20:53
  
  The Rose Society of Saddleback Mountain, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Rose Society, is sponsoring its 26th “Elegant and Enchanting Garden Tour” featuring five private gardens in south Orange County.
  The tour will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Proceeds from prior garden tours have funded horticulture and plant science scholarships at Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis Obispo, and Saddleback College.
  Tickets are $30 (cash or ch
  
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• More high-rises, fewer cars needed to solve the housing crisis, columnist says

  08-05-2019 20:43
  
  Many of you, I’m sure, are active in your professional or trade organization, and are acutely aware of the lobbying at the local, state, and national level that representatives from your organizations do.
  As it happens, most California organizations plan an annual invasion of Sacramento to meet with their elected officials in both the Assembly and the Senate and plead the causes of their organizations. I was among those chosen to sojourn in Sacramento this month with the California Associa
  
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• Cracker Barrel opens May 13 in Rialto and here’s what you can buy in the Old Country Store

  08-05-2019 20:40
  
  Remember how funny Don Knotts was in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken”?
  You can be forgiven if you don’t. That movie came out in 1966.
  Server Karissa Roman brings out breakfast entrees during a training day at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store as employees prepare for its opening day in Rialto on Monday, May 6, 2019. This will be their second Southern California location. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Red White and Blue section on display inside of the new
  
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• California to fine developer $25 million for building pricey Santa Monica hotel

  08-05-2019 20:33
  
  By Christopher Weber, The Associated Press
  A developer could be hit Wednesday with a record $25 million in fines and fees for constructing a high-priced hotel on the Southern California coast after initially obtaining a permit for a property with moderately priced rooms, in what state officials called a “bait-and-switch” building scheme.
  Sunshine Enterprises violated a state law that enshrines public access to beach areas, according to the California Coastal Commission. The agency st
  
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• Laguna Woods Village’s Old Pros tackle troupe’s first musical, ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

  08-05-2019 20:27
  
  Sharone Rosen plays “Lucy” and Allan Williams plays “Charlie Brown” in “YouÕre A Good Man, Charlie Brown” at the Laguna Woods Performing Arts Center on Friday-Sunday, May 17-19. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  The Old Pros presents the musical comedy ÒYouÕre A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Sandy O’ Connor plays “Lucy” from left, Karen Elliot Taylor plays “Snoopy” Allan Williams plays &l
  
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• Best thing I ate: Do you know about this thing called dizi?

  08-05-2019 20:00
  
  “Do you want us to mash it for you?” asks the man behind the counter at Hen House Grill in Irvine when I place an order for dizi. 
  “Thanks,” I say, “but I’ll attempt it myself.” 
  “You know how to do it?” he asks. 
  Dizi, or abgoosht, a classic Iranian stew at the Hen House in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Dizi, or abgoosht, a classic Iranian stew at the Hen House in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. Johns
  
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• Uber, Lyft drivers protest across the US, overseas

  08-05-2019 19:45
  
  Uber drivers protest next to the Charging Bull statue in New York’s financial district, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The protests arrive just ahead of Uber’s initial public stock offering, which is planned for Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
  Striking independent drivers rally outside ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft offices, calling for “fair pay for all drivers,” Wednesday May 8, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMichelle Dot
  
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• Unfounded fear is driving the FDA’s war against vaping

  08-05-2019 19:42
  
  Virtually everyone acknowledges that smoking is bad news for your health — but it’s really hard to stop once you’ve started. Vaping offers the greatest opportunity in decades to reduce tobacco-related diseases and help people quit traditional cigarettes. But unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pushing a misinformation campaign to kill vaping, using bad science and the inflated threat of underage tobacco use to fearmonger against e-cigarettes.
  Vaping causes
  
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• Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if no new nuke deal

  08-05-2019 19:11
  
  By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising regional tensions as a U.S. aircraft carrier and bombers headed to the Middle East to confront Tehran.
  A televised address by President Hassan Rouhani, who once pledged that the landmark deal would draw Iran closer to the West, saw the cleric instead pressure Europe t
  
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• Commanding officer of 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendleton is relieved of his duties

  08-05-2019 19:10
  
  CAMP PENDLETON — Lt. Col. Francisco X. Zavala, the commanding officer of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, was removed from his command on Tuesday, May 7.
  Zavala, who led the battalion since 2018, was removed by Major Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, commander of the 1st Marine Division, after a “loss of trust and confidence” in Zavala’s ability to lead, the Marine Corps announced late Tuesday.
  Castellvi has appointed Maj. Jeffrey Erb commanding officer of 1st Reconnaissance Bat
  
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• Uber and Lyft strike includes LAX picketing

  08-05-2019 18:37
  
  Uber and Lyft drivers are pledging to strike Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in a push for higher wages. They plan to picket a Los Angeles International Airport.(File photo by Robert Casillas, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  LOS ANGELES — Hailing a Lyft or Uber ride could be difficult Wednesday, with Los Angeles-area drivers being encouraged to take part in a 24-hour strike as they push for higher hourly wages.
  The work stoppage is being planned ahead of Uber’s initial public offering, which is scheduled
  
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• Garbage’s Shirley Manson talks fan tattoos, new music and empowering women in the music industry before headlining the Shrine Auditorium

  08-05-2019 18:36
  
  It has only been seven months since rock band Garbage has played in Southern California, but the quartet already has a few new tricks up its sleeve. The last time Garbage performed in the area, vocalist Shirley Manson used her magical powers to conjure the clouds and make it sprinkle during the band’s hit song, “Only Happy When It Rains,” off of its 1995 self-titled debut at the Foo Fighters-curated Cal Jan ’18 in San Bernardino.
  The majority of last year, Garbage was out
  
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• How did 3 young women become involved in the Manson Family murders, asks new film

  08-05-2019 18:12
  
  Director Mary Harron was 16 the summer of the Manson Family murders. Too young to have joined the counterculture of the ’60s, but old enough to have felt its impact on her life by 1969, and sense, as news of the murders reached her home in Toronto, that the world had changed overnight in the darkness that blanketed Los Angeles.
  “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, that’s it now. It’s over,’” Harron says. “It was like every nightmare the straight society had
  
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• Inside the NAACP, a fight for the future of education in California

  08-05-2019 18:00
  
  There’s a fight inside the NAACP.  Last week, three California NAACP chapters – San Diego, San Bernardino, and Riverside – passed resolutions calling on the national civil rights organization to support charter schools. That puts them on a collision course with the California NAACP and its teachers union allies.
  The fight began when, with the California state NAACP’s endorsement, California lawmakers introduced four anti-charter bills. The bills are also endorsed by
  
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• 4 things to do at Southern California casinos (May 10-16)

  08-05-2019 17:56
  
  Casino Pauma 
  Country singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam, who has recorded everything from the Bakersfield sound to bluegrass since the 1980s, will perform at Casino Pauma on Friday, May 10.
  Among the hits dotting Yoakam’s prolific career are “I Sang Dixies,” “Streets of Bakersfield,” “Guitars, Cadillacs,” “Little Sister,” “Honky Tonk Man,” “Streets of Bakersfield,” “Ain’t That Lonely Yet” “A
  
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• Trump invokes ‘privilege,’ aims to block release of full Mueller report

  08-05-2019 17:38
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON — The White House is invoking executive privilege, reserving the right to block the full release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe, escalating President Donald Trump’s battle with Congress.
  The administration’s decision was announced just as the House Judiciary Committee was gaveling in to consider holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress over failure to release the report
  
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• High-end landscape designer shows off his eclectic Laguna Beach garden

  08-05-2019 16:34
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — Greg Salmeri loves to collect eclectic items from around the world and then find the perfect spot for each piece. In some cases, it can take years.
  “The process of creating is hard to explain,” he said during a recent tour of his Laguna Beach garden, as he plopped down on an opium bed he’d finally found a spot for. “It’s a lot about those crazy ideas that come to you and can be fulfilled. It’s super eclectic. I love French modern. I try to
  
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• Tumblr, adult content and the race for more digital privacy

  08-05-2019 16:28
  
  Pornhub is extremely interested in Tumblr.
  That story was reported by the Wall Street Journal, which may be surprising, because it sounds more like the plotline of an animated cartoon on Adult Swim, the slightly off-color nighttime programming block on the kid-themed Cartoon Network.
  Pornhub is a Canadian website where users share adult videos. Tumblr is a popular app that hosts more than 465 million blogs — web logs where users share their thoughts, links and photos.
  Tumblr was acquired b
  
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• Gavin Newsom is shrinking Jerry Brown’s pet projects

  08-05-2019 16:27
  
  When Jerry Brown began his first governorship in 1975, he quickly set himself apart from his father, former Gov. Pat Brown.
  The elder Brown’s legacy had been an immense expansion of the state’s public-works infrastructure—new colleges and universities, a web of freeways and, most of all, a massive project to carry water from Northern California to the fast-growing cities of Southern California.
  The younger Brown echoed economist E.F. Schumacher’s aphorism that “smal
  
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• Marijuana research still shackled by Feds three years after DEA promised to lift monopoly

  08-05-2019 16:26
  
  Nearly three years after the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would end a monopoly on who can grow cannabis for legally sanctioned research, there’s still only one federally authorized cannabis cultivator in the United States.
  And the limited supply of research cannabis is hampering the speed, quality and range of studies that scientists can conduct on the potential medical benefits, or harms, of marijuana — even as demand for reliable cannabis research soars.
  “It is politi
  
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• Millennials living with mom: Inland Empire is No. 1 in U.S., Los Angeles-Orange County, No.3

  08-05-2019 16:25
  
  Southern California is a hotbed of millennials still living at home with mom.
  In honor of upcoming Mother’s Day, real estate tracker Zillow studied where millennials — defined as folks aged 23 to 37 — were most likely to be living with mom — with mom alone, or mom and dad — among 50 major U.S. regions. Those results were compared to typical rent burdens in each metro area.
  A growing number of young adults nationwide are staying at home as they grapple with a host of
  
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• Meet the PIMBYs: Parents living in my backyard; it’s a new California thing

  08-05-2019 16:23
  
  Paul Boehm wasn’t sure how his daughter would react to the idea of moving into her childhood backyard.
  The 63-year-old retired San Jose school teacher thought there was a good chance Daniela and her husband, Rigoberto, would instead join the growing exodus of young Bay Area families heading east to the more affordable Central Valley. They already had seen a few Sacramento properties with a Realtor, and liked what their middle-class salaries — Daniela a special ed teacher, R
  
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• With outcries all around, Huntington Beach councilwoman removes board appointee who attended a rally

  08-05-2019 16:22
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — Democrats are a minority in Huntington Beach — and no more so than on the City Council, with Republicans dominating five to two. That spread was even greater before the 2018 election, when newcomer Kim Carr somewhat surprisingly received more votes than the incumbent.
  But, pitting Democrat against Democrat, some of Carr’s supporters now question her decision last week to yank Shayna Lathus from the Citizens Participation Advisory Board.
  Huntington Beach City
  
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• Homebuying in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Westminster slumps 21% to start 2019

  08-05-2019 16:21
  
  Homebuying in what we’ll call the “Beach Blvd. Corridor” — in and around Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and Westminster — fell 21% in what was Orange County homebuying’s slowest start to a year since 2009.
  CoreLogic stats show the lowest countywide sales count for any first three months of a year since the Great Recession. It also was the third-slowest-selling first quarter in the real estate tracker’s database that dates to 1988. At the
  
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• McDonald’s gives its menu some international flair

  08-05-2019 16:20
  
  McDonald’s may have exported America’s love of burgers to the rest of the world, but next month it plans to get into the import business.
  Beginning June 5, the fast food giant will begin serving favorites from foreign menus in U.S. restaurants, according to a news release.
  The names and tastes, however, might be familiar to local tongues.
  They include Cheesy Bacon Fries, which the news release calls Australian but were included in a bacon promotion launched in January.
  The other menu
  
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• LA Sheriff’s Department won’t help ICE arrest illegal immigrants

  08-05-2019 16:16
  
  The LA County Sheriff’s Department will no longer participate in a program that allows them to arrest and temporarily detain undocumented immigrants on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP, File)
  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it will not participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Warrant Service Officer Program.
  The program allows for local
  
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• ‘A dream’: Meghan, Harry present royal newborn to public

  08-05-2019 14:34
  
  By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
  LONDON  — Two tired but beaming parents and one blissfully sleeping baby posed for cameras Wednesday as Prince Harry and Meghan helped satisfy a huge global appetite for images and details about their newborn son.
  Standing in a vast, red-carpeted hall at Windsor Castle, Meghan declared the baby “a dream” and motherhood “magic.”
  Harry cradled his son in his arms as the couple, known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, posed for ca
  
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• Orange County boys volleyball, boys tennis and lacrosse schedule for Wednesday, May 8

  08-05-2019 09:55
  
  The playoff schedule for the Orange County teams on Wednesday, May 8:
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL
  Semifinals
  Matches 6 p.m. unless noted 
  DIVISION 1
  Newport Harbor at Loyola
  DIVISION 2
  Saddleback Valley Christian at West Ranch
  Beckman at Oak Park
  DIVISION 3
  Quartz Hill at Woodbridge
  Peninsula at Kennedy
  DIVISION 5
  Ocean View vs. Pacifica Christian/SM, at St. Bernard High
  El Modena at Montebello
  DIVISION 6
  Oxford Academy at Rio Hondo Prep
   
  BOYS LACROSSE
  O.C. Championships final
  Foothill vs. St. Ma
  
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• CIF-SS softball playoffs: Tuesday’s scores, updated schedule

  08-05-2019 09:43
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS softball playoffs Tuesday and the updated schedule:
  CIF-SS SOFTBALL
  DIVISION 1
  Second round
  Norco 5, Vista Murrieta 0
  Orange Lutheran 3, Pacifica 2
  Chino Hills 15, Buena 1
  Huntington Beach 9, Esperanza 4
  Santiago/Corona 1, La Serna 0
  Gahr 4, Los Alamitos 0
  Santa Margarita 8, Oaks Christian 3
  Great Oak 3, San Clemente 2
  Quarterfinals
  Thursday, May 9, 3:15 p.m.
  Orange Lutheran at Norco
  Huntington Beach at Chino Hills
  Santiago/Corona at Gahr
  Great Oak at Santa Margarita
  DIVIS
  
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• CIF-SS baseball playoffs: Tuesday’s scores, updated schedule

  08-05-2019 09:22
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS baseball playoffs Tuesday and the updated schedule.
  CIF-SS BASEBALL
  DIVISION 1
  Second round
  Orange Lutheran 4, Etiwanda 0
  Harvard-Westlake 11, Ayala 2
  Aliso Niguel 1, El Toro 0 (9 inn.)
  Huntington Beach 2, Bishop Amat 1
  La Mirada 8, Palm Desert 2
  Mira Costa 2, Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks 1
  Yucaipa 1, West Ranch 0
  Cypress 2, Capistrano Valley 1
  Quarterfinals
  Friday, May 10, 3:15 p.m.
  Orange Lutheran at Harvard-Westlake
  Huntington Beach at Aliso Niguel
  Mira Costa at La Mirada
  Y
  
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• Century baseball scores in bunches against St. Margaret’s, moves on to quarterfinals

  08-05-2019 09:05
  
  SANTA ANA – Century’s baseball team stayed hot at the plate, scoring double-digits runs for the fourth consecutive game as the Centurions rolled to an 11-3 victory over St. Margaret’s in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs.
  The 11 runs matched what Century scored against Arrowhead Christian in the first round of the playoffs.
  The Centurions (23-6) also got a great performance from their ace Adam Santana, who pitched all seven innings and struck out nine batters.
  
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• Ramped up trade war will mainly hurt U.S. consumers

  08-05-2019 07:49
  
  President Trump this week surprised trade officials here and in China as he vowed, in a tweet, to boost tariffs to 25 percent on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese imports. The move has alarmed American business groups, but is viewed by others as a negotiating tactic and still others as a welcome “get tough” approach.
  For instance, Fox News host Lou Dobbs saw it as a rebuke of “globalists and elitists,” who he believes are driving the U.S. into econom
  
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• Orange Lutheran softball uses three-run first inning to get past Pacifica, advance to quarterfinals

  08-05-2019 07:43
  
  GARDEN GROVE – The Orange Lutheran softball team capitalized on some early opportunities in its CIF SS Division 1 second-round game against Pacifica on Tuesday at Pacifica High School.
  Pacifica, meanwhile, had numerous opportunities but couldn’t capitalize.
  The Lancers, who are ranked No. 8 in the division, scored three runs in the first inning and then held off the Mariners’ comeback attempts to hang on for a 3-2 victory.
  Orange Lutheran (24-6-1) will take on Norco (27-1), the
  
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• Aliso Niguel pitchers play starring role in playoff victory over El Toro

  08-05-2019 07:30
  
  LAKE FOREST – The Aliso Niguel baseball team relied on two of its three Pac-12-bound pitchers to beat El Toro 1-0 in nine innings Tuesday in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at El Toro High.
  Designated hitter David Le Bioda broke the scoreless tie with a solo home run in the top of the ninth as the Wolverines advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2014, when they made it to the Division 2 championship game.
  But it was the pitching that starred from start t
  
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• Justin Turner’s 3 home runs back Hyun-Jin Ryu’s 4-hit shutout as Dodgers rout Braves

  08-05-2019 07:08
  
  Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu throws to the plate during Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman David Freese tosses the ball to pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu for an out at first base in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (10) connects for a first inning home run 1in
  
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• Huntington Beach softball stays hot, beats Esperanza to reach Division 1 quarterfinals

  08-05-2019 06:59
  
  Huntington Beach’s softball team didn’t just follow its formula Tuesday for overcoming major injuries in the midst of a playoff run.
  The Oilers added to a potion that Division 1 is yet to solve.
  Huntington Beach’s Grace Uribe throws to the plate against Esperanza in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs at Huntington Beach High in Huntington Beach on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Huntington Beach won 9-5. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Espe
  
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• Amador has key hit as California softball rallies to beat Canyon in Division 2 playoffs

  08-05-2019 06:57
  
  WHITTIER – With runners on second and third in the bottom of the seventh inning and the score tied, California catcher Jenavee Amador battled through a nine-pitch at-bat, fouling off pitch after pitch.
  The sophomore finally hit a sharp single up the middle that scored junior first baseman Casey Dufrene and set off a wild celebration in the infield as the Condors topped visiting Canyon of Anaheim 5-4 in a CIF-Southern Section Division 2 second-round softball game.
  Cal will host South Torran
  
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