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• Progressive California lags on legalizing CBD

  01-07-2019 23:00
  
  There’s a new craze among athletes, dancers, health food consumers, senior citizens and many others—CBD-infused products. Nearly everywhere, from nutritional supplement stores to coffee shops, cannabidiol (CBD) products are flying off the shelves.  Retail sales of CBD products reached at least $600 million in the U.S. last year and that figure could grow to $16 billion by 2025, according to market research firm Cowen.
  Cannabidiol is one of more than 100 cannabinoids that are nat
  
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• Facebook site evacuated after mail tests positive for sarin

  01-07-2019 22:52
  
  A Facebook mail processing warehouse was evacuated Monday as Silicon Valley officials work to determine what caused mail to test positive for the nerve agent sarin.
  Menlo Park Fire Marshal Jon Johnston said Monday that incoming mail undergoing routine processing by machine tested positive for sarin, but that there are no reports of injuries.
  “Right now we don’t have anybody that has any symptoms,” he said. “We’re just doing verification.”
  Facebook spokesman An
  
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• Ex-USC gynecologist pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting 16 patients

  01-07-2019 22:37
  
  By ELIZABETH MARCELLINO
  LOS ANGELES — USC’s former longtime campus gynecologist, who’s accused of sexual abusing hundreds of women under the guise of medical exams, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of sexually assaulting 16 patients over the course of seven years.
  George Tyndall, 72, who is being held on nearly $2.1 million bail, is due back in court Wednesday for a bail-review hearing. His attorney said Tyndall is not a flight risk and plans to ask that his bail be reduced
  
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• Young cancer patients take a break from the battle at ‘Oncology Ball’

  01-07-2019 22:15
  
  Patient Shayla Rucker, center, dances with her friends, Hekela Peoples and Layla Bush, right, and a volunteer, left, in a “Wizard of Oz”-theme prom during the Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s 18th annual Oncology Ball for former and current CHOC teen cancer patients Saturday, June 29, 2019.(Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Cancer patient Iris Deptula, 24, reacts to getting a new wig as she prepares for the Children’s Hospital of Orange Co
  
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• Venus Williams upset in first round at Wimbledon by 15-year-old Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff

  01-07-2019 22:15
  
  United States’ Cori “Coco” Gauff serves to United States’s Venus Williams in a Women’s singles match during day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
  United States’s Venus Williams pauses as she plays United States’ Cori “Coco” Gauff in a Women’s singles match during day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)SoundThe ga
  
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• Golden Girl Dance Troupe strives to bridge cultures with performances in Laguna Woods Village

  01-07-2019 21:31
  
   
  The Golden Girls Dance Troupe performs the Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva in Laguna Woods Village. (Courtesy of Golden Girls)
  The Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva dance is performed by the Golden Girls Dancing Group during the Laguna Woods Village 2017 Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, January 14, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Golden Girls Dance Troupe performs the Red Lantern Dance as a tribute to good times and good fortune.(C
  
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• July 4th: The Rose Bowl gets patriotic with AmericaFest fireworks show

  01-07-2019 21:05
  
  Fireworks, music and fun. Oh, yeah, it’s July 4th time.
  Related Articles Southern California theme parks pump up the pyrotechnics for Fourth of July celebrations July 4th: 5 tips for fireworks at beaches in Southern California Watch: Mannequins pay the price as Orange County Fire Authority demonstrates dangers of illegal fireworks Headed to Huntington Beach for July 4th? Here’s some tips to navigate July 4th fireworks and things to do at Southern California’s casinos
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• Buena Park motorcycle officer injured after getting hit by car on 91 Freeway in Anaheim

  01-07-2019 20:34
  
  A Buena Park police motorcycle officer was hospitalized after getting hit by a vehicle on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim as he rode to work Monday morning, July 1.
  The 8:36 a.m. crash was near Raymond Avenue.
  “He was banged up quite a bit, but he’s OK,” said Buena Park Sgt. Mike Lovchik.
  The officer was taken to UCI Medical Center to be treated.
  Details about what led to the collision were not immediately available. No one else was injured.
  There were no reports of citations or arre
  
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• Mix it up with these 3 drink trends for the summer

  01-07-2019 20:21
  
  The arrival of summer means barbecues, pool parties, movie blockbusters and the return of hit TV shows such as “Stranger Things” on Netflix, but if you’re someone who likes to hit the bars with your friends it also means a new slate of seasonal cocktails at many establishments.
  And if you’re wondering just what some of the season’s drink trends are, look no further. Mixologists from three Southern California casinos shared what’s on trend.
  Related: Where to sc
  
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• Where to score deals at Southern California casino happy hours

  01-07-2019 20:07
  
  Many of Southern California’s casinos boast elegant, sleek bars that offer small plates, cocktails, craft beer and wine, but sometimes it’s not just the ambiance or the food and drink offerings that feel high end — the prices do, too.
  If you’d rather spend more of your dollars on entertainment and gambling, but still want to squeeze in a drink or two, it’s doable if you plan ahead and visit the bars during their happy hours. During these select times, the spots deli
  
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• Lakers agree to minimum deal with guard Troy Daniels

  01-07-2019 20:01
  
  The Lakers have spent much of the first 24 hours of free agency waiting to see if they can land Kawhi Leonard. In the meantime, role-playing guards have been snatched off the market.
  But the team has closed on at least one contract for back court help.
  Troy Daniels, a 27-year-old, 6-foot-4 guard, has agreed to a one-year minimum deal with the Lakers, according to his agency. He could help address the Lakers’ need for 3-point shooters: He’s shot for 40 percent from deep over the cours
  
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• 69 DMV offices are opening at 7 a.m. 4 days a week – check to see if yours is on the list

  01-07-2019 18:59
  
  LOS ANGELES — Multiple Department of Motor Vehicles offices across the state will be opening an hour earlier beginning Monday, officials said.
  In an effort to ease wait times, 53 additional DMV offices will open their doors from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Wednesdays, when normal 9-to-5 hours will continue.
  The DMV began opening offices early in 16 locations across the state last summer, and the 53 opening early Monday brings the total to 69 offices.DMV offices in Arleta, Blythe, Compton, C
  
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• Protesters in Hong Kong break into legislature, paint logos

  01-07-2019 18:53
  
  By KEN MORITSUGU
  HONG KONG — Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong swarmed into the legislature’s main building Monday night, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans on the walls of the main chamber as frustration over a lack of response from the administration to opposition demands boiled over.
  Police carrying riot shields and firing tear gas moved in shortly after midnight to clear surrounding streets but appeared to have paused outside
  
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• Federal wealth taxes and the incremental erosion of liberty

  01-07-2019 18:00
  
  A federal wealth tax is seriously being considered in the current presidential campaign.
  The concept has been embraced by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.  Further adding to interest in the wealth tax is support announced last week by California philanthropist Eli Broad, and nineteen other American billionaires upon whom the tax would fall. Broad’s letter was published in the New York Times under the rema
  
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• Status Update: Anaheim-based aerospace firm Acra acquired by Texas firm

  01-07-2019 17:30
  
  Anaheim-based Acra Aerospace has been acquired by Novaria Group, a Fort Worth, Texas aerospace firm, for undisclosed terms.
  Acra, founded in 1959, designs, develops and makes engine components in the aerospace industry. The deal will help broaden Novaria’s reach, the company said in a statement.
  “Acra’s product pedigree includes qualified work solutions in the aerospace market on both civil and military aircraft,” said Bryan Perkins, CEO of Novaria Group. “With this
  
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• Congress’ Ending Homelessness Act gets push from LA, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Riverside mayors

  01-07-2019 17:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday that he plans to lead a coalition of mayors calling on Congress to pass the Ending Homelessness Act.
  The legislation, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, would direct more than $13 billion to support the work of cities on the front lines of this crisis, deliver vital services to homeless residents and bring the unsheltered indoors, according to a statement from Garcetti’s office.
  Other mayors supporting this effort include Chicago
  
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• Fountain Valley fertility clinic’s wellness coach pregnant 5 years after freezing eggs there

  01-07-2019 17:00
  
  Five years ago, at age 39, Elaine Wang went through a painful breakup with her longtime boyfriend. Compounding her anguish, Wang recalled, was the ticking of her “biological time clock.”
  “For as long as I can remember, I have wanted children,” Wang said recently. “Here I was, completely single and on the cusp of not being able to get pregnant.”
  The Torrance resident decided to investigate a rather drastic safety net: banked eggs. Wang’s research led her
  
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• Crystal Cove restoration gets a $2.9 million boost from new state budget

  01-07-2019 17:00
  
  Restoration work underway on 17 historic cottages on the north end of Crystal Cove State Park received $2.9 million in funding from the new state budget.
  Crystal Cove Conservancy, the nonprofit that has spearheaded the massive restoration project, worked with Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris to secure the funding for the remaining cottages from this year’s general fund budget, approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom late Thursday, June 27.
  The cottages are a unique slice of California’s coas
  
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• How ‘Stranger Things’ July 4 return may promise more horror, gore and romance for Netflix series

  01-07-2019 16:53
  
  When the third season of Netflix’s genre-mashing cultural phenom “Stranger Things” drops on July 4th, it will have been more than 20 months since we last saw the gang.
  So the teen stars might look like they are maturing awfully fast. If you’ve seen them as they have been out promoting “Stranger Things,” you’ll notice they have grown up even more since shooting the new episodes.
  While Netflix has kept specifics tightly under wraps about the upcoming seaso
  
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• Cheetos Sandwich at KFC proves orange is the new snack

  01-07-2019 16:21
  
  The wait is over for Cheetos fans who want to eat the cheesy snack between two pieces of bread instead of out of a bag.
  KFC will begin serving a Cheetos Sandwich today, July 1.
  The very orange sandwich features a bed of Cheetos on a toasted, mayo-slathered bun and topped with an extra crispy chicken filet and a special Cheetos sauce.Related Articles Chipotle salutes U.S. soccer players in Women’s World Cup with new menu items Taco Bell’s pop-up hotel in Palm Springs sells out in minu
  
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• This dentist doesn’t just go to Disneyland — he works there, too

  01-07-2019 15:34
  
  Next time you see Wing Chung behind the steering wheel of Disneyland’s Sailing Ship Columbia, piloting it around the Rivers of America, you might ask him about your teeth.
  That’s because he’s not only a Disneyland employee on weekends, but he’s also a dentist weekdays at his office in Covina, taking care of patients.
  Not to worry, though, he doesn’t miss the park much on weekdays, because all three of his examining rooms are filled with Disney items he’s colle
  
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• Orange County launches new panel to get 2,700 housing units for homeless people

  01-07-2019 15:00
  
  Members of a new governmental panel aimed at getting people out of Orange County’s streets and parks and from under freeway overpasses, and get roofs over their heads, left their first meeting Thursday with a single goal — to find money for 2,700 housing units over the next six years.
  But for members of Orange County Housing Finance Trust — a new joint-powers authority that involves county and local cities — the path to that money will wind through a maze of Sacramento bu
  
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• Democrats target Orange County’s State Senate seats for 2020 elections

  01-07-2019 15:00
  
  Two of the five State Senate seats that touch Orange County are up for election in 2020, and while both are held by Republican incumbents Democrats see both as potential flip districts, as the party hopes to make the county match its statewide super majority.
  But Republicans are confident that a controversial challenger in one race, and a well-known incumbent in the other will help Sens. Ling Ling Chang, R-Diamond Bar, and John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, hang on to their seats.
  “We feel very
  
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• Possible grocery strike: Union to make announcement Monday

  01-07-2019 14:50
  
  LOS ANGELES — Leaders of the L.A. County Federation of Labor plan to decide Monday whether to endorse a potential strike by grocery workers at Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons and Pavilions.
  Raising the threat of the first Southland grocery strike in nearly 16 years, the workers on Wednesday overwhelmingly authorized their union’s plan to call for a work stoppage unless a contract agreement can be reached.
  “Southern California grocery workers voted in large numbers, and overwhelmingly
  
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• Iran says it has broken stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

  01-07-2019 14:44
  
  By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the accord.
  Iran had been expected for days to acknowledge it broke the limit after earlier warning it would do so. It held off on publicly making an announcement as European leaders met to discuss ways to save the
  
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• Summer basketball: This week’s schedule (July 1-7)

  01-07-2019 14:01
  
  The schedule for boys basketball summer leagues and tournaments in Orange County this week, July 1-7.
  Varsity games only
  GODINEZ/CENTURY SUMMER LEAGUE
  Monday, July 1
  At Segerstrom — Edison vs. Saddleback, 4 p.m.; Santa Ana Valley vs. Corona del Mar, 5 p.m.; Santa Ana vs. Tustin, 6 p.m.; Segerstrom vs. Laguna Beach, 7 p.m.
  At Century — Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Godinez, 4 p.m.; Irvine vs. Costa Mesa, 5 p.m.; Santiago vs. Northwood, 6 p.m.; Century vs. Godinez, 7 p.m.
  HIU SUMMER
  
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• Warriors consolation prize for Kevin Durant leaving? D’Angelo Russell and others

  01-07-2019 12:29
  
  Instead of allowing the Kevin Durant leave to the Brooklyn Nets for nothing, the Warriors executed a sign-and-trade that will land them D’Angelo Russell, Treveon Graham and Shabazz Napier in return.
  The main headliner, though, is Russell, who will be with the Warriors on a four-year, $117 million deal. He developed with Brooklyn the past two seasons eventually to became an All-Star point guard after spending his first two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers receiving mixed reviews for his
  
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• U.S. beats Curacao, plays Jamaica in Gold Cup semifinals

  01-07-2019 06:41
  
  Curacao’s Jafar Arias, left, and United States’ Aaron Long leap for the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Philadelphia. The United States won 1-0. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  United States’ Zack Steffen, right, and Walker Zimmerman celebrate after Steffen blocked a shot during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Curacao, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Philadelphia. The United States won 1-0. (AP Photo/Matt S
  
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• Clippers re-sign Patrick Beverley, wait on top free agent target Kawhi Leonard

  01-07-2019 06:24
  
  The Clippers won’t have Kevin Durant – or Jimmy Butler or Al Horford or another superstar free agent – to help them woo Kawhi Leonard away from both the Lakers and the NBA champion Toronto Raptors.
  But they will have Patrick Beverley.
  The Clippers’ tenacious, culture-setting guard re-signed with the team, he announced in a tweet Sunday night. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Beverley’s agent Kevin Bradbury said the 30-year-old player agreed to the $40 m
  
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• As NBA shakes and stirs with free agency, Lakers wait on Kawhi Leonard

  01-07-2019 05:04
  
  Only a few hours into free agency, NBA teams had agreed to more than $2 billion in contracts to be shelled out over the next five years.
  The Lakers, on the other hand, were still waiting for a meeting with the star they covet more than anyone.
  Big-game hunting requires patience, and the flurry of activity during the first official day of free agency tested that. Some of the biggest names committed to huge contracts: Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined the Brooklyn Nets. Kemba Walker agreed to t
  
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• Caster Semenya runs free at Prefontaine Classic

  01-07-2019 04:53
  
  South Africa’s Caster Semenya, left, runs next to United States’ Chrishuna Williams during the women’s 800-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, June 30, 2019. Semenya won the race. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
  United States’ Michael Norman, foreground, crosses the finish line to win the men’s 400-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, in Stanford, Calif
  
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• Whicker: NBA buyers beware – Faster game means more, and more severe, injuries

  01-07-2019 04:34
  
  As soon as the pens go to paper, the Brooklyn Nets will be investing $300 million, over the next four years, in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
  Durant’s Achilles tendon will keep him out of the coming season. Irving is recovering from serious powder burns incurred from his torching of the Boston Celtics.
  Granted, the previous sentence is not medically verified.
  But Free Agent Fever is considered a prerequisite to winning, and no amount of money is too much, until the recipient spends a year
  
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• Rowland Heights brush fire prompts evacuations

  01-07-2019 03:54
  
  Dozens of firefighters and two helicopters rushed to combat a brush fire in Rowland Heights on Sunday, June 30; and some homes were evacuated as a precaution.
  The blaze was first spotted at about 5 p.m. near the intersection of Old Ranch Ravine Road and Desire Avenue, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman said.
  It was originally reported as a small spot fire, but at some point it made contact with several piles of mulch at a nearby nursery and grew to burn betwee
  
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• Rowland Heights brush fire contained, evacuations lifted

  01-07-2019 03:54
  
  Dozens of firefighters and two helicopters rushed to combat a brush fire in Rowland Heights on Sunday, June 30; and some homes were temporarily evacuated as a precaution.
  The blaze was first spotted at about 5 p.m. near the intersection of Old Ranch Ravine Road and Desire Avenue, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman said.
  It was originally reported as a small spot fire, but at some point it made contact with several piles of mulch at a nearby nursery and grew, P
  
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• Sparks dominate Chicago Sky to get back to .500 mark

  01-07-2019 03:10
  
  LOS ANGELES – Maybe the Sparks have finally put it all together.
  Three days after snapping four-game losing streak with an impressive win over Las Vegas, Los Angeles climbed back to the .500 mark with a 94-69 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday at Staples Center.
  Head coach Derek Fisher wanted the Sparks (6-6) to start Sunday’s game against the Sky (6-6) with a competitive mindset, like his team did on Thursday. Against the Las Vegas Aces, they didn’t shoot the ball well to star
  
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• Which defenseman could the Ducks sign in free agency? Here are five candidates

  01-07-2019 02:33
  
  Ducks general manager Bob Murray has money to spend and roster spots to fill going into the NHL’s annual free agency frenzy. But will he spend it and can he address those glaring needs when the signing window opens Monday.
  Murray has roughly $10 million in salary cap space available, which means he could ask team owners Henry and Susan Samueli to write a hefty check for the first time in a long time in order to plug one rather large hole on the right side of the Ducks’ defense corps.
  
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• Camp encourages girls to pursue a career in firefighting

  01-07-2019 02:21
  
  Felicity Bourgeois, 15, of Tustin left, and Savannah Smith, 14, of Long Beach wear masks that prevent them from seeing as they work to connect a self-contained breathing apparatus after emerging from the confidence course during the Orange County Fire Authority’s first annual Girls Empowerment Camp at OCFA Headquarters in Tustin on Sunday, June 30, 2019. The confidence course requires the teens wear masks that obscure their vision and then have to navigate a maze on their hands and knees.
  
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• Official: 10 dead in Dallas-area small plane crash

  01-07-2019 01:53
  DALLAS (AP) — Ten people were killed when a small airplane crashed as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, an spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas, said.
  Spokeswoman Mary Rosenbleeth said no one aboard the twin-engine plane survived after it struck a building at the Addison Municipal Airport, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Dallas.
  The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air hit an unoccupied hangar soon after 9 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administratio
  
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• Angels end homestand with third straight loss to Oakland A’s; Ohtani hits two home runs

  01-07-2019 01:45
  
  Oakland Athletics’ Mark Canha is congratulated by teammates after scoring on a double by Chad Pinder during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Oakland Athletics center fielder Ramon Laureano can’t reach a ball hit for a home run by Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J
  
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• Dodgers salvage split with Rockies thanks to six-run sixth inning

  01-07-2019 01:28
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, right, follow the flight of his RBI-single off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jesus Tinoco in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
  Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Julio Urias works against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy conn
  
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• England World Cup coach critical of U.S. team for scoping out hotel

  01-07-2019 00:58
  
  LYON, France — Preparing for the Women’s World Cup semifinal against the United States, coach Phil Neville was irritated to discover the Americans scoping out England’s hotel.
  The Americans would move into it if they win the next game.
  U.S. coach Jill Ellis insisted it was a sign of good preparation rather than arrogance, but Neville suggested it could be a disciplinary matter for the staff dispatched to the hotel and bad etiquette
  A pair of U.S. staffers visited the Fourvi&egr
  
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• Santa Ana man arrested in Arizona freeway shooting that killed a woman; injured 2 other people

  01-07-2019 00:56
  
  TUCSON, Ariz.  — A suspect has been arrested in a freeway shooting north of Green Valley that left one woman dead and a man and his baby daughter injured.
  Tucson police say 21-year-old Mateo Zavala of Santa Ana was taken into custody Saturday night.
  He’s been booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of murder, aggravated assault, drive-by shooting and endangerment.
  It was unclear Sunday if Zavala has a lawyer yet.
  Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers responded to th
  
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• Hyun-Jin Ryu, Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler named to NL All-Star team

  01-07-2019 00:29
  
  DENVER – Three pitchers from the best starting rotation in baseball were named to the All-Star team Sunday.
  But Cody Bellinger – voted in by fans as one of the starting outfielders – is the only position player from the team with the best record in baseball on the National League’s All-Star roster.
  Hyun-Jin Ryu, Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw were named to the NL pitching staff with Ryu considered the likely choice to start the game.
  For Ryu and Buehler, it is their f
  
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• Reaction: Kevin Durant confirms he will join Brooklyn Nets on Instagram

  01-07-2019 00:14
  
  Kevin Durant took to Instagram to confirm that he will join the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent.
  Durant can not officially sign with Brooklyn until the free agent moratorium period ends July 6.View this post on InstagramA post shared by The Boardroom (@theboardroom) on Jun 30, 2019 at 3:02pm PDTKevin Durant reportedly will join Nets, not Clippers, who will wait to hear from Kawhi Leonard https://t.co/qJvaRzTkbh
  — Inside SoCal Sports (@InsideSoCalSpts) June 30, 2019Durant made the official an
  
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• Angels’ Tommy La Stella selected as All-Star reserve

  01-07-2019 00:02
  
  ANAHEIM – Tommy La Stella first called his girlfriend, then his brother, then his parents Sunday morning with the big news: he’s headed back to Cleveland.
  La Stella was the only Angels player among the reserves and pitchers chosen to represent the American League in the All-Star Game July 9 at Progressive Field. The 30-year-old infielder has 16 home runs and 44 RBIs, needing half a season to eclipse his previous career highs in each category. Through Saturday, his .297 batting averag
  
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• Don’t give up on American idealism

  01-07-2019 00:00
  
  As the Independence Day holiday nears, it’s bracing to contemplate how directly linked we are to the philosophical and spiritual idealism that motivated the country’s founding, and how people today view liberty and individual freedom.
  True, idealism is a casualty of the times, where cynicism, hypocrisy and a thirst for political power have subordinated the sentiment. But it is not snuffed out. It won’t be snuffed out.
  Sadly, our public schools are sure trying. A Pew survey from
  
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