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• Senior table tennis players vie for trophy, prizes at national tournament in Laguna Woods

  04-06-2019 23:53
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — Ping pong has come a long way from is days relegated to dingy basements and dusty garages. This week, more than $16,000 in prizes was awarded as the top senior table tennis players in the country competed in the 2019 Meiklejohn North American Seniors Open Table Tennis Tournament in Laguna Woods Village. The four-day tournament, held at Clubhouse Five May 30 through June 2, featured 183 participants — 16 from Laguna Woods Village — playing in 30 events.
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• Here’s how to apply for 2,000 new Amazon jobs

  04-06-2019 23:53
  
  Amazon, already the largest private sector employer in the Inland Empire, is looking for 2,000 full-time employees to work at two fulfillment centers opening soon in Fontana and Rialto.
  Amazon is already hiring workers for its 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Fontana. The company will begin recruiting for the Rialto location, an 850,000-square foot operation, by the middle of this month.
  The basic steps for being considered are:In Fontana, candidates should text FONTANANOW to 77088
  
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• Morsels (Wedding News): Disney Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons team makes bridal wishes come true in Anaheim

  04-06-2019 23:49
  
  Leave it to Disney to give us the most entertaining cake of the wedding season. The four-tiered spectacle created by the Disneyland pastry team features a streamlined loop of the couple’s favorite films projected on pristine white fondant. The cake dazzles. It’s definitely over-the-top, but in the best way. Brides, don’t fear, the cake won’t upstage you on your big day. With the help of the Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons team, you will arrive in Cinde
  
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• House prices fail to beat inflation in Los Angeles, Orange counties

  04-06-2019 23:49
  
  Orange County house prices were just 1% above year-ago levels in April, while prices in Los Angeles County increased by a mere 2.3%, CoreLogic reported Tuesday, June 4.
  That’s not only the smallest appreciation rate in seven years, but home-value gains also failed to beat the L.A.-Orange County inflation rate of 3.3%.
  In the Inland Empire, prices were up 3.6% year over year, beating the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario inflation rate by less than a percentage point. That’s also a low
  
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• Annual Dana Point ArtFest showcases local talent

  04-06-2019 23:32
  
  DANA POINT — Community members turned out in force on Sunday to Dana Point ArtFest, the community’s annual celebration of fine art, music and local cuisine.
  The event, in the heart of the city’s Lantern District, featured the work of more than 80 artists and included arts & crafts, paintings, photography, ceramics, jewelry and more.
  Ceramicist Shawn Sullivan, center, shows some of his pieces to fellow artists Jon Stokesbary, left, who taught ceramics at Cal State Fullerton,
  
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• Charges dismissed against alleged California white supremacists

  04-06-2019 23:16
  By BRIAN MELLEY
  LOS ANGELES  — Three alleged members of a white supremacist group accused of inciting violence at California political rallies were cleared of federal charges after a judge found their actions amounted to constitutionally protected free speech.
  Members of the Rise Above Movement were charged with conspiracy to commit rioting for using the internet to coordinate hand-to-hand combat training, traveling to protests and attacking demonstrators at gatherings in Huntington B
  
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• First Person: Finding Mai – A Vietnamese American female writer finds her idenity

  04-06-2019 23:11
  
  I don’t remember exactly when it happened. But I do remember exactly how I felt when it did.
  I was about 7 years old as I sat in the passenger seat of a car, while a relative was driving me somewhere. Suddenly, another car drove next to us. The driver and passenger appeared to be teenage boys. Possibly, they were in their early 20s. I suppose their age wasn’t important. What was very important were the two words I was about to hear, words that would change my life.
  “F*****g goo
  
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• 24 Newport Mesa Graduating Seniors awarded Balboa Bay Club Student Scholarships

  04-06-2019 23:07
  
  Some 200 family members, teachers, administrators, Newport Beach dignitaries and friends-at-large joined together on June 4 to celebrate the accomplishments of Newport Mesa Unified public high school graduating seniors receiving the annual Balboa Bay Club Scholarships.
  For the past two decades, the Balboa Bay Club (BBC) has awarded college grants to local students nominated by each of the four high schools: Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Estancia and Newport Harbor.
  This year, a total of $120,000 i
  
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• Theater review: ‘Dana H.’ takes a singular look at life and theatricality

  04-06-2019 22:59
  
  Dana Higgenbotham was a nondenominational hospice chaplain. Three or four times per week, for 20 years, she helped people die, mentally easing them out of life and into whatever and wherever they believed they were going.
  She had tools. Many of them she apparently designed and shaped based on her own life experiences. The tools would come in handy for her own life, during a horrifying, gruesome abduction and captivity spanning five months.
  Her real-life story is told in “Dana H.,” a
  
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• Orange County softball pitcher of the year: Grace Uribe, Huntington Beach

  04-06-2019 22:53
  
  Huntington Beach’s softball team struggled with injuries most of the season but still remained one of the best squads in Orange County.
  By the end of the spring, the Oilers were ranked No. 1 for the first time and were the county’s lone representative in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals.
  Grace Uribe of Huntington Beach is named the Orange County softball pitcher of the year. Uribe is shown in Irvine on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• Dead whale is buried in sand at Huntington Beach after several attempts to tow it back to the ocean

  04-06-2019 21:43
  
  A dead whale washed up in Huntington Beach on Monday, June 3, and after it kept coming ashore a crew buriedit in the sand. (Courtesy of Greg Crow/Huntington Beach Marine Safety Department)
  A dead whale washed up in Huntington Beach on Monday, June 3, and after it kept coming ashore a crew buriedit in the sand. (Courtesy of Greg Crow/Huntington Beach Marine Safety Department)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA dead whale washed up in Huntington Beach on Monday, June 3, and after it kept comin
  
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• How the makers of a new Woodstock documentary film unearthed nearly 40 hours of never-before-seen footage of fans at the music festival

  04-06-2019 21:42
  
  When the concert documentary “Woodstock” arrived in March 1970, just seven months after the iconic rock festival succeed against all odds, the critical acclaim and commercial success the movie earned set such a high bar that it seemingly slammed the door on future films about this touchstone of the ’60s counterculture.
  But when documentary filmmaker Barak Goodman sat down a few years ago with Mark Samels, executive producer of PBS’ “American Experience,” their
  
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• Whicker: Patrick Cantlay’s PGA dreams no longer deferred

  04-06-2019 21:36
  
  Now you can call it a comeback.
  Patrick Cantlay peered down at a vacillating putt on the 18th hole at Muirfield Village on Sunday.
  Make it, and he forces Adam Scott to hole out from the fairway.
  Miss it, and he awaits Scott’s try for a birdie and a playoff at the Memorial Tournament.
  He made it and won his second PGA Tour event. Back in Long Beach, Jamie Mulligan sat on his couch and burst out laughing. Mulligan has been Cantlay’s teacher through this ride, this plunge, this recovery
  
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• Same Same But Different festival will return to Lake Perris

  04-06-2019 20:38
  
  Same Same But Different will be as its name implies when it returns to Lake Perris State Recreation Area Sept. 20-21.
  The two-day event is an electronic festival with outdoor events such as boating, swimming and yoga. It launched a year ago with Lettuce, The Floozies and Trouble in the Wind. The festival takes its same from an ambiguous, all-purpose phrase used in Thailand, as defined by Lonely Planet.
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• ‘Tale of the Lion King’ musical stage show offers contemporary twist on ancestral story at Disney California Adventure

  04-06-2019 20:28
  
  A “Lion King” musical stage show coming to Disney California Adventure offers a new adaptation of the ancestral story of how a young lion cub becomes king of the jungle told with singers, dancers and drummers.
  The new “Tale of the Lion King” theatrical outdoor production debuts Friday, June 7, and will run for a limited time this summer at the Anaheim theme park.
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• Trump says GOP would be ‘foolish’ to block Mexico tariffs

  04-06-2019 20:26
  
  By LISA MASCARO, LUIS ALONSO LUGO and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that fellow Republicans would be “foolish” to block the tariffs he’s threatening on Mexican imports, but GOP senators fearing a new trade war were considering action and grilling his administration lawyers behind closed doors.
  Republicans are deeply concerned that Trump’s proposed 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico would spike U.S. consumers’ cos
  
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• Black SCE employee alleges she was passed over for multiple promotions

  04-06-2019 20:11
  
  A longtime Southern California Edison employee who claims she’s been wrongfully passed over for promotions despite applying for more than 50 positions over a nine-year period is suing the utility, alleging racial and gender discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
  “Since 2009, plaintiff has submitted over 100 applications to over 50 different positions. During that time, SCE has denied all promotions and upward advancements for plaintiff, despite plaintiff’s superb qualifica
  
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• Taco Tuesday: Want a spicy taco? Be careful what you wish for

  04-06-2019 20:03
  
  When I walk into Taqueria Los Grandes in the middle of the afternoon, my eyes immediately began to burn. I can barely catch my breath. 
  The manager chuckles. She steps out from behind the counter and props open a side door to help circulate the air. The cooks are making a fresh batch of salsa de aceite, or chile oil. 
  Taqueria Los Grandes has been serving its popular combination plates, menudo and famous crispy tacos since the 1980s, so most people might be familiar with this place alr
  
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• Trump baby blimp flies in London as protests greet president

  04-06-2019 20:02
  
  By JILL LAWLESS
  LONDON — Thousands of protesters greeted President Donald Trump’s U.K. visit with anger and British irony Tuesday, crowding London’s government district while the U.S. leader met Prime Minister Theresa May nearby.
  Feminists, environmentalists, peace activists, trade unionists and others demonstrated against the lavish royal welcome being given to a president they see as a danger to the world, chanting “Say it loud, say it clear, Donald Trump’s not we
  
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• Corky Carroll: Remembering the late, great Dick Barrymore

  04-06-2019 19:44
  
  There is an excellent surf artist that lives in Huntington Beach named Rick Blake, who also happens to be a fellow alumnus of Huntington Beach High School. Rick is involved in a lot of the retro surfing events such as “Surfside Seventies” and the “The Triple Crown of Retro Surfing.” I like his work and follow him on Facebook.
  The other day he put up a post headlined “The Lost History of Dick Barrymore.” This jarred my one remaining memory cell into at lea
  
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• Is there a raptor family in that nest? Volunteers check for chicks on Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s lands

  04-06-2019 19:23
  
  California’s years-long drought and the accompanying food scarcity meant fewer hawks, owls and other raptors were settling and raising their young in Orange County’s pockets of wilderness.
  But now – the drought wiped out by a wet winter that carried over into spring – the local population of the flying predators is on the rebound, and Ross and Barb Gough are helping track it.
  The Foothill Ranch couple are among the couple dozen volunteers who have spreading out across lan
  
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• Virginia governor announces special session on gun control

  04-06-2019 19:17
  
  By ALAN SUDERMAN
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach calls for “votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers.”
  Northam, a Democrat confronted with a Republican-controlled General Assembly in the middle of an election year, also said he wants every legislator to go on record for or against his pr
  
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• The Cult looks back at ‘Sonic Temple’ before hitting the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles

  04-06-2019 19:03
  
  Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy of British rock band The Cult don’t just get up early and play acoustic songs on the radio for just anybody. However, when the duo was asked to appear on Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones’ “Jonesy’s Jukebox” program on KLOS 95.5/FM in Los Angeles recently, the pair happily obliged.
  “We do get asked to do stuff like this all of the time and we’re not essentially an acoustic band so we say ‘no, no, no,’”
  
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• White House orders Hope Hicks, former aide to defy subpoena

  04-06-2019 18:59
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON — The White House is again directing former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee.
  The letters from the White House to the Judiciary panel are the latest effort by the White House to thwart congressional investigations into President Donald Trump . Trump has said he will fight “all of th
  
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• Classic rock is on a roll as Foreigner comes to Pala Casino, Spa & Resort

  04-06-2019 17:59
  
  Part of the reason you won’t hear a new full album from Foreigner any time soon is the siren’s call of the road.
  “To do it right you have to spend a lot of time which would mean a lot of time off the road and we just can’t do that,” said Jeff Pilson, the band’s bassist. “We have too big a machine to do that.”
  Foreigner, which will make a stop at Pala Casino, Spa & Resort on Thursday, June 13, has tour dates running through at least October in l
  
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• Overturned truck blocks lanes on 5 Freeway in Commerce

  04-06-2019 16:43
  
  COMMERCE — A big rig crashed into the center divider and overturned on the southbound 5 Freeway in Commerce Tuesday morning and the driver of the semi was freed from the wreckage.
  The truck crashed north of Garfield Avenue about 5:15 a.m., and the cab ended up on its roof and the trailer on its side, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  The driver of the big rig was briefly trapped before being freed from the cab, the CHP said. It was unclear if anyone was hurt.
  It was unknown what
  
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• China handles Tiananmen anniversary with usual silence

  04-06-2019 16:30
  
  By KEN MORITSUGU
  BEIJING— Dissidents silenced. Security tightened. References scrubbed from the internet.
  China imposed an information lockdown Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square, a stark reminder that three decades later, the possibility of democratic change has all but evaporated.
  Extra checkpoints and street closures greeted tourists who showed up before 5 a.m. to watch the daily flag-raising ceremony at the square in
  
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• Photos: President Trump’s visit to the U.K.

  04-06-2019 16:14
  
  A woman posing as statue of liberty stands next to the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp as people gather to demonstrate against the state visit of President Donald Trump in Parliament Square, central London, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Trump will turn from pageantry to policy Tuesday as he joins British Prime Minister Theresa May for a day of talks likely to highlight fresh uncertainty in the allies’ storied relationship. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth speaks to U.S Presid
  
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• The politics of play on Disneyland’s Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

  04-06-2019 15:33
  
  The last thing I expected to find in Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge was a political statement. But it’s there, concealed within the Millennium Falcon like a Hidden Mickey.
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• The best gifts for grown-up kids? Control your spending

  04-06-2019 15:30
  
  This time of year is eventful with life-changing endings and beginnings for many families. June is still a favorite month for weddings, and yes, young people are still getting married.
  Most high school students graduating this month will start college in the fall. Recent college graduates are looking for work and possibly a new place to call home.
  Hopefully, these celebrations will bring us joy and reaffirm our faith in the continuation of humankind. We want the “kids” to move out, f
  
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• Anaheim may give chamber $425,000 contract to help attract, expand businesses

  04-06-2019 15:20
  
  Anaheim’s relationship to the city’s chamber of commerce was off during the last years of the former mayor’s tenure, but if a proposed one-year $425,000 contract is an indication, things are definitely on again.
  The City Council is expected to vote tonight, June 4, on whether to hire the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce to market the city as a place to start or expand a business or find a job, and to help businesses take advantage of a federal tax incentive program to encourage busi
  
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• Suspects named in fatal prison stabbing of Riverside County murderer

  04-06-2019 07:55
  
  A man who had been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for a 2013 attempted murder in Orange County is one of two suspects in the fatal stabbing of another prison inmate from Riverside County on Thursday, May 30, officials said Monday.
  Corrections officers used pepper spray and a blast grenade to break up an altercation involving three men in an exercise yard at California Sate Prison – Sacramento in Folsom at about 2:16 p.m. Thursday, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  
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• UCLA baseball team defeats LMU to advance to Super Regional

  04-06-2019 07:46
  
  LMU’s Steven Chavez (15) squirts water on his face before his game against UCLA at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, June 3, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  LMU’s Kenny Oyama hits for a double on a UCLA error in the first inning at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, June 3, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLMU’s Kenny Oyama celebrates at second base after reaching on a UCLA erro
  
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• Former JSerra players Davis Wendzel, Chase Strumpf selected in MLB Draft

  04-06-2019 06:20
  
  Former JSerra players Chase Strumpf and Davis Wendzel were selected Monday in the Major League Baseball Draft.
  Wendzel, a third baseman at Baylor, was taken by the Texas Rangers as a competitive-balance pick. He was the 41st player drafted overall.
  Strumpf, a second baseman at UCLA, was chosen in the second round, 64th overall, by the Chicago Cubs.
  
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• Walker Buehler dominates Diamondbacks in Dodgers’ win

  04-06-2019 06:15
  
  The Dodgers’ David Freese tries to score a run on a single hit by Alex Verdugo during the second inning of Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Freese was tagged out. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
  Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly waits for a throw from David Peralta, not pictured, as the Dodgers’ David Freese slides into home plate during the second inning of Monday’s game in Phoenix. Freese was tagged out. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will r
  
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• Former Angel Darin Erstad resigns as Nebraska baseball coach

  04-06-2019 05:40
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. — Former Angels outfielder Darin Erstad resigned as Nebraska’s baseball coach Monday, saying he wants to spend more time with his family.
  Erstad’s announcement came a day after the Cornhuskers were eliminated from the NCAA Oklahoma City regional with a 16-1 loss to Connecticut, ending a 32-24 season.
  “I have made the extremely difficult decision to step away from coaching,” Erstad said. “I love this team. I love our staff and I love Nebraska. The
  
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• Fullerton runners and jumpers to pursue their dreams in Austin

  04-06-2019 04:55
  
  This is how all over the place John Elders’ brain was two weekends ago.
  He was sitting at home, having just returned from Sacramento and the NCAA West Track & Field Prelims. As he processed the heretofore unfamiliar feeling of having two members of the Titans’ Big West champion women’s track and field team qualify for the NCAA Championships, his mind wandered toward another event Cal State Fullerton athletes will be competing in this week in Austin, Texas.
  “I was sitt
  
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• Dodgers select Tulane slugger Kody Hoese, UNC’s Michael Busch in first round of MLB draft

  04-06-2019 04:48
  
  The Dodgers powered up with their first two picks in this year’s draft, taking one of the NCAA’s leading home run hitters with their first-round pick and another power-hitting infielder with their second pick.
  Between them – Tulane third baseman Kody Hoese and North Carolina infielder Michael Busch – hit 39 home runs this season.
  “We liked that demographic and it just worked out in our favor in this draft. Extremely happy to get both of those college bats,” di
  
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• UCLA softball crushes Oklahoma in WCWS to move within one win of NCAA title

  04-06-2019 04:39
  
  UCLA’s Aaliyah Jordan gestures to her team as she runs in after hitting a home run against Oklahoma in the first inning of the first game of the best-of-three championship series in the NCAA softball Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Monday, June 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
  UCLA’s Aaliyah Jordan gestures to the Oklahoma fans as she rounds third base after hitting a home run in the first inning of the first game of the best-of-three championship series in the N
  
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• Navy prosecutor is dismissed from war crimes case against decorated SEAL Edward ‘Eddie’ Gallagher

  04-06-2019 04:29
  
  Navy Judge Aaron Rugh has removed Cmdr. Chris Czaplak as prosecutor in the case of Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, a Navy SEAL accused of a series of war crimes including killing a teen ISIS fighter in 2017.
  Rugh announced his decision Monday, June 3, in an email to the parties involved.
  Tim Parlatore, Gallagher’s lead attorney, had requested the move, accusing prosecutors of a “rogue, relentless, and unlawful cyber campaign” that was used to find the source of news leaks
  
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• Two O.C. restaurants awarded stars in the new Michelin Guide

  04-06-2019 04:22
  
  The Michelin Guide — that international rating system so powerful it makes fine dining European chefs quake in their toques — covered the entire state of California for the first time this year.
  San Francisco has been continuously reviewed, but Los Angeles was last reviewed in 2010. A partnership with the Visit California tourism bureau was announced in March, making this expansion possible.
  At a big reveal gala held at Huntington Beach’s Pasea Hotel & Spa on Monday, June 3
  
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• Scratches on nuclear storage canisters at San Onofre pose no problems, NRC says after its own analysis

  04-06-2019 03:23
  
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission didn’t take anyone else’s word for it, officials said, but ran its own analyses to answer the nettlesome questions: How deep are the scratches marring canisters of radioactive nuclear waste at San Onofre? And do those scratches pose safety concerns to the public?
  With the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station as a backdrop Huy Pham of San Juan Capistrano walks south along the beach at San Onofre State Beach. Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
  Thi
  
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• Oga’s Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will text guests when there’s space available in the wildly popular Disneyland bar

  04-06-2019 03:19
  
  Oga’s Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, which generated hours-long standby lines and forced Disneyland to turn away patrons on opening day, is now texting customers to let them know when there’s space available in the wildly popular bar.
  The cantina has implemented a text message return system that allows visitors to return later to a shorter “buffer queue” with a wait time of approximately 15 minutes, Disneyland officials said.
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• Los Angeles judge dismisses all riot charges against 3 members of reputed white nationalist group

  04-06-2019 03:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles federal judge Monday dismissed all charges against three reputed members of a Southern California white nationalist group suspected of having incited brawls at political rallies.
  U.S. District Judge Carmac J. Carney granted a defense motion dismissing charges against Robert Rundo, Robert Boman and Aaron Eason on grounds that the federal riots act — under which they were charged — “is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendm
  
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• Angels select North Carolina State infielder Will Wilson with first-round pick in MLB draft

  04-06-2019 03:08
  
  The Angels picked North Carolina State shortstop Will Wilson with their first pick, 15th overall, in the draft on Monday night.
  Wilson hit .335 with 16 homers and 57 RBIs, along with a .425 on-base percentage and a .661 slugging percentage this season. He is considered to be more advanced offensively than defensively, likely moving over to second base as he rises in pro baseball.
  The Angels had taken high school players – outfielders Jo Adell and Jordyn Adams – with their first pick
  
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• Newsom won’t free Manson follower Van Houten

  04-06-2019 02:54
  
  SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom overruled a parole board’s decision to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten on Monday, marking the third time a governor has stopped the release of the youngest member of Manson’s murderous cult.
  Van Houten, 69, is still a threat, Newsom said, though she has spent nearly half a century behind bars and received reports of good behavior and testimonials about her rehabilitation.
  “While I commend Ms. Van Houten for her effo
  
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• Chargers OTAs notebook: Melvin Gordon, Melvin Ingram to return next week

  04-06-2019 02:54
  
  COSTA MESA — Every player named Melvin on the Chargers’ roster will be present for next week’s minicamp, according to Coach Anthony Lynn.
  Running back Melvin Gordon and defensive end Melvin Ingram are the only players on the 90-man roster who haven’t participated in the Chargers’ offseason program, which has been voluntary. Lynn expects to welcome his two star players back for when the workouts become mandatory.
  The Chargers’ three-day mandatory minicamp runs
  
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• Missing a headless owl statue? Divers may have found it at a Newport Harbor clean-up over the weekend

  04-06-2019 02:04
  
  Jake Fitzgerald displays a skateboard that was collected by his team in Newport Harbor on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  An on-land volunteer decides not to pick up a pair of shoes during his search for trash on a beach in Newport Harbor on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAn underwater volunteer displays his trash during the Newport Harbor cleanup on Saturday, June 1, 2019.
  
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• Congress finally sends $19 billion disaster aid bill to Trump

  04-06-2019 01:42
  
  By ANDREW TAYLOR
  WASHINGTON — A long-delayed $19.1 billion disaster aid bill sailed through the House on Monday and headed to President Donald Trump for his expected signature, overcoming months of infighting, misjudgment and a feud between Trump and congressional Democrats.
  Lawmakers gave the measure final congressional approval by 354-58 in the House’s first significant action after returning from a 10-day recess. It was backed by all the chamber’s voting Democrats and more t
  
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• Curt Seeden: Learn a lot and have fun at the 14th annual Senior Expo

  04-06-2019 01:33
  The 14th annual Senior Expo is just around the corner. I always look forward to this event because, after all, I am an official senior citizen.
  There are lots of booths at the expo – which is set for 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 18 — and you can get all sorts of helpful information about how to make your senior years the best they can be. The expo offers an opportunity for new and established businesses to promote themselves and to educate those in attendance.
  The fun-filled
  
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