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• FTC approves roughly $5B fine for Facebook, WSJ reports

  12-07-2019 23:39
  
  The FTC has voted to approve a fine of about $5 billion for Facebook over privacy violations, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The report cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
  Facebook and the FTC declined to comment. The Journal said the 3-2 vote broke along party lines, with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition to the settlement.
  The FTC report has been moved to the Justice Department for review, per the report. It is not clear how long it will take to finaliz
  
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• Last Call: Manny Pacquiao is not done, but this column is

  12-07-2019 23:10
  
  HOLLYWOOD — It was Monday. All-time great Manny Pacquiao sat in a dressing room at Wild Card Boxing Club, wrapping his own hands ahead of a workout in preparation for his July 20 welterweight title fight against Keith Thurman at MGM Grand in Las Vegas (on Fox pay-per-view).
  It was a scene I had been a part of many times over the years. That it would be the last time is emotional, as I will be taking on additional duties at the Southern California News Group that make it virtually impossibl
  
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• Analysis: Chargers RB Melvin Gordon has perfect timing with public contract demands

  12-07-2019 21:59
  
  Melvin Gordon supported Le’Veon Bell from afar as his fellow running back stood his ground for the right contract while Pittsburgh Steelers fans and teammates turned against him.
  Gordon, who’s always in top shape, breathes football, but he understood why Bell sat out regular-season games for the Steelers.
  Last fall, with “Sports Illustrated” cameras filming, Melvin Gordon Sr. asked his son if he thought Bell would miss the entire 2018 season.
  “Yes, sir,” Gordo
  
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• Albano’s O.C. football top 10 rankings for Mission Viejo passing tournament

  12-07-2019 21:55
  
  Yes, it’s not even the middle of July yet. But remember, the high school football season starts earlier now, so it’s time to start ranking teams.
  Here’s my Orange County preseason top 10 rankings entering the Mission Viejo passing tournament on Saturday, July 13:
  Albano’s preseason O.C. Top 10 (7-12-19)
  1. Mater Dei
  2. JSerra
  3. Mission Viejo
  4. Corona del Mar
  5. La Habra
  6. Villa Park
  7. Servite
  8. Los Alamitos
  9. Orange Lutheran
  10. Santa Margarita
  Seven of the teams wi
  
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• Los Angeles, Orange County rent inflation up 5.8%, biggest hike since 2008

  12-07-2019 21:20
  
  So why is rental control a hot political topic? Just look at the local Consumer Price Index.
  The cost of renting in Los Angeles and Orange counties rose at a 5.8% annual rate in June vs. 4.7% a year earlier, according to CPI math. That’s the largest increase of any month since January 2008. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ CPI tracks rental costs by polling consumers vs. other measurements that come from surveys of landlords.
  You can debate the culprit or the cures for the region
  
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• We’re all reading election polls as 2020 nears; here’s how to be smart about it

  12-07-2019 21:02
  
  Voters have as many questions about public opinion polls as pollsters have about voters.
  This might be more true now than ever, polls being a subject of controversy, confusion and outright cynicism — largely a result of the not-entirely-fair belief that polls were wrong about the 2016 presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
  What did people misunderstand about the 2016 polls and polls in general? How did (and how does) the news media, analysts and candidates contribute t
  
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• Wimbledon: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to reach his 12th final

  12-07-2019 21:01
  
  WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer waited 11 years to get another shot at Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. This one was a semifinal, not a final. It was settled in four sets, not five.
  Felt like just as much of a classic contest, though, one that anyone present is not likely to forget.
  That, of course, includes Federer, who managed to pull away and beat longtime rival Nadal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Friday by finally coming through on his fifth match point.
  “I’m exhausted,” Fed
  
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• BEYOND THE WALLS: Sexual abuse in American men’s gymnastics

  12-07-2019 20:59
  
  When Chris Reigel was 14, and already the boy wonder of American gymnastics, his home town of Reading, Pennsylvania, had co-marshals for its 1979 Christmas parade. Riegel shared the honor with Pittsburgh Pirates star, National League and World Series MVP, Willie Stargell.
  To the parade’s organizers the pairing was a natural: the slugger who had just won the World Series and the kid destined to conquer the world.
  At 6-foot-2, 225 pounds Stargell was more than a foot taller and 100 pounds he
  
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• Apollo moon landing 50th anniversary: Special events coming to Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey

  12-07-2019 20:52
  
  Fifty years ago, the United States was beating the Soviet Union in the race to the moon.
  Beginning Saturday, July 13, a series of special events will be featured at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey to commemorate the space race and the landing on the moon, which happened July 20, 1969.
  The Space Center, where much of the Apollo mission and equipment was planned and built, is located at 12400 Columbia Way in Downey. The Space Center is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5
  
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• Alexander: Baseball Reliquary is the People’s Hall of Fame

  12-07-2019 20:43
  
  The Baseball Reliquary turns 21 this weekend. In other words, it’s old enough to buy a beer, and that may be the most fitting metaphor for this organization.
  “Yeah, we passed puberty, and now we’re heading into adulthood,” executive director Terry Cannon said with a chuckle during a phone conversation this week.
  “And that’s kind of a scary thought.”
  Really, adulthood does not suit this outfit. If the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is baseb
  
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• Los Alamitos consensus picks for Friday July 12

  12-07-2019 20:12
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Friday July 12 at Los Alamitos.
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  Related Articles Horse racing: Los Alamitos thoroughbred standings, notes Breeders’ Cup in Southern California is unrivaled, but shouldn’t be exclusive Breeders’ Cup has not decided on trainer Jerry Hollen
  
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• Why your boss is cranky: Profit growth vanishes for US companies

  12-07-2019 20:09
  
  Well, that de-escalated quickly.
  Profits surged for U.S. businesses last year, with growth topping 20% for S&P 500 companies in much of 2018. But the gusher got capped at the start of 2019, and analysts say the sputtering out may last most of this year, as the tax-cut jolt wears off and worries about the trade war linger.
  Companies are lining up to tell investors how much they earned during the spring, and expectations are low, again. Some data crunchers predict S&P 500 companies will re
  
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• Year-round need for personal care items fuels ‘Christmas in July’ donation drive

  12-07-2019 19:00
  
  Soap, shampoo and toothpaste don’t make for the most exciting gifts during the winter holidays.
  But that is exactly what Orange County Rescue Mission wants for the Christmas in July celebration that takes place Friday, July 26 at the Village of Hope transitional living campus in Tustin.
  Also needed: underwear for children and women in all sizes; canned food, such as tuna or meat, fruits, vegetables and beans; other care products that include razors and shaving cream, feminine hygiene produ
  
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• Officials declare heat advisories as Southern California temps hit triple digits

  12-07-2019 19:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Southland will bake Friday under sweltering temperatures on the second day of the region’s latest heat wave, prompting warnings to area residents to guard against heat-related illnesses.
  High temperatures of 95 to 102 degrees are expected across most of the Los Angeles County valleys Friday through Sunday, with the warmest expected Friday and Saturday across the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, according to a National Weather Service statement. Minimum temper
  
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• Another dicey utility overhaul in California

  12-07-2019 18:57
  
  Californians should always be skeptical when their politicians overhaul the state’s electrical utility system while promising more efficient, less polluting and reasonably priced service.
  Californians get their juice from a mélange of “investor-owned” and municipally operated utilities. Inevitably, micromanagement of such a complex system via legislation and regulatory agencies becomes an exercise in political horsetrading.
  To reach a conclusion, politicians need consens
  
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• Waves in Palm Desert? Plans for artificial surf resort hint at Southern California’s surfing future

  12-07-2019 18:37
  
  Plans are underway to create an adventure getaway called ‘DSRT SURF,’ a resort-style destination in Palm Desert that would be Southern California’s first artificial, new-wave surfing destination. (Artist rendering courtesy of DSRT SURF)
  Plans are underway to create an adventure getaway called ‘DSRT SURF,’ a resort-style destination in Palm Desert that would be Southern California’s first artificial, new-wave surfing destination. A wave in Spain, shown here, us
  
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• Senior Living: Why your perception of ‘old’ age changes as you age

  12-07-2019 18:14
  
  By Bruce Horovitz
  Contributing writer, Kaiser Health News
  My perception of old age is inextricably linked to my grandmother.
  When I was a kid, I thought this 65-year-old, white-haired woman whose entire body wobbled when she walked was very old. Now that I’m 66, my personal perception — or, perhaps, misperception — of old age has changed. I suspect I’ve got lots of company.
  Many of us are convinced that while everyone else is aging, that person we see in the mirror every
  
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• Tour de France: Groenewegen sprints to Stage 7 win, Ciccone maintains lead

  12-07-2019 18:11
  
  CHALON-SUR-SAONE, France — Dylan Groenewegen won the longest stage of the Tour de France in a sprint as Giulio Ciccone kept the yellow jersey on Friday.
  The Dutch sprinter edged Australian rival Caleb Ewan and former world champion Peter Sagan of Slovakia to claim his fourth career stage win of the Tour.
  Squeezed between the crossing of the Vosges and Massif Central mountains, the 142.9-mile trek took the peloton from Belfort to Chalon-sur-Saone in central-east France.
  A Tour rookie, Cicco
  
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• Laguna Woods Village co-op board takes steps to amend traffic school policy

  12-07-2019 17:51
  
  Going back to school — traffic school — may not be an alternate route to paying a fine for a traffic violation, the Laguna Woods Village United Mutual board ruled, on Tuesday, July 9.
  The two-hour class is currently offered to residents in violation of a traffic rule in lieu of paying a traffic fine once in a three-year period.
  However, Village Management Services staff has recommended that certain violations be taken off that list.
  According to a VMS staff report, moving violations
  
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• REAL IDs are real, even if the DMV letter gets lost

  12-07-2019 17:41
  
  Q. Hi Honk: What happens if a driver sends in a Department of Motor Vehicles fix-it letter, to ensure all requirements are met for a REAL ID, but the letter gets lost or is not processed by the DMV? My theory is, with the DMV’s old systems, low employee morale and several million forms to quickly process, many driver’s licenses will lose REAL ID status.
  John C. Tolan, Alta Loma
  A. Honk had horrified thoughts of waiting to board a jetliner for Hawaii with his family after Oct. 1, 2020
  
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• HOA Homefront – They won’t pay, so now what? 3 steps

  12-07-2019 17:30
  
  When a homeowner fails to pay their share of the association expenses, the board is duty-bound to pursue the unpleasant but necessary task of compelling the member to pay. The association has three options: small claims court, non-judicial foreclosure and judicial foreclosure. In each approach, collection costs are added to the debt.
  SMALL CLAIMS COURT
  In small claims court, associations can sue for a limited amount — up to $5,000 twice annually. Each additional claim is limited to $2,500
  
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• Here’s how your grocery shopping experience will soon be changing

  12-07-2019 17:30
  
  Changing consumer habits, mounting competitive pressures and forecasts of an e-commerce explosion are going to transform the grocery industry over the next decade, according to a report from CBRE.
  The study says a variety of changes — many of which are already underway — will escalate over the next decade. Shoppers can expect smaller stores, more online options and a host of new technology to speed up the buying process.
  Shopping from home
  Online shopping, which has gained a strong f
  
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• Lake Elsinore Casino, owned by men tied to polygamous sect, gets mixed ruling on gaming license

  12-07-2019 15:00
  
  Lake Elsinore Casino’s current owners, who have been linked to a Utah polygamous sect accused of forcing teenage girls to marry and described by some as a hate group and an organized crime family, would be denied a permanent gaming license under an administrative law judge’s proposed ruling.
  But the ruling, issued last month and made public this week, leaves open the possibility that casino co-owner Joseph Kingston could transfer his interest in the business to a cousin. Administrati
  
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• Britain sending destroyer to Gulf amid Iranian threats

  12-07-2019 14:39
  
  By NASSER KARIMI and DAVID RISING
  TEHRAN, Iran  — Iran on Friday demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game” and threatening retribution, while London announced it was sending a destroyer to the Persian Gulf.
  The comments from Iran’s Foreign Ministry came the day after police in Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on the southern tip of Spain, said they arrested the captain
  
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• Trump’s threats on Census end, Californians must get counted

  12-07-2019 09:19
  
  The Census ball is now very much in California’s court. It turns out, President Trump’s bald effort to punish California for providing Hillary Clinton with her 2016 popular vote majority has been ended by a narrow 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision in June tossing the issue of a citizenship question back to a lower court that previously nixed it.
  Trump at first insisted he would defy the court and insert the question anyhow, but pulled back this week, saying he will get all the citizens
  
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• Is universal pre-K for the kids or for the jobs?

  12-07-2019 09:16
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom promised during his campaign to “provide access to universal preschool,” but at the rate some state officials are trying to increase the costs of early education, the effort may be going backwards.
  Newsom signed a budget trailer bill, SB75, ordering more research into state preschool, including an “actionable quality improvement plan and program guidelines for all subsidized childcare providers.” The exact definition of “quality improvement”
  
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• Don’t let neocons frog-march Trump toward war with Iran

  12-07-2019 09:13
  
  Hypocrisy seems to have become a defining characteristic of US foreign policy, especially when it comes to Iran. After breaking the Iran deal last year and, de facto, forcing the Europeans to violate the deal in May, the US administration is now complaining that Iran is no longer abiding by its obligations under the deal!
  It’s remarkable to see Secretary of State Mike Pompeo take to Twitter to complain of Iran enriching uranium to pre-deal levels, as if somehow the US believes it can
  
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• NBA Twitter reaction: Russell Westbrook reportedly traded to Houston Rockets

  12-07-2019 04:23
  
  The wild NBA offseason continued Thursday night with two more big names preparing to switch uniforms.
  The Oklahoma City Thunder have reportedly agreed to trade guard Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for former Clippers guard Chris Paul and future first-round draft picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
  Westbrook, the former UCLA guard and Leuzinger High alumnus, will reunite with Artesia High alumnus James Harden in Houston. The duo were teammates with Kevin Durant in OKC b
  
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• New Lakers guard Quinn Cook grew up rooting for the team

  12-07-2019 04:14
  
  In the picture, the jerseys are splayed all over the floor. Kobe. Shaq. Wilt. Jerry.
  Quinn Cook and his family owned an impressive collection of Lakers gear when he was growing up, one the 26-year-old has shared old photos of over the last week on Instagram. Now, the 6-foot-2 guard will get to add his own name to the collection – something he could have only dreamed of as a diehard fan growing up in Washington, D.C.
  “When I was born that’s really all I knew,” he said. &ld
  
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• Body found off Newport Beach identified as that of swimmer who went missing July 1, his 18th birthday, while on vacation from England

  12-07-2019 04:02
  
  Christopher Nguyen, shown with his sister, Tricia Nguyen, went missing off the Newport Pier on July 1, 2019, his 18th birthday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a body found July 9 was that of Nguyen, on vacation from England.(Courtesy of Tricia Nguyen)Christopher Nguyen went missing off the Newport Pier on July 1, 2019, his 18th birthday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a body found July 9 was that of Nguyen, on vacation from England. (Courtesy of th
  
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• Festival Pass: This new festival is On the Water🌊; Snoop Dogg and noods meet at the beach

  12-07-2019 04:01
  
  Festival Pass is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Thursdays. But during prime festival season you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now.
  Festival Pass for Thursday, July 11
  What’s summer without a road trip or two? I’m planning a couple of short trips in the coming weeks and I’m brainstorming playlists and album selections.
  On our family road trips, there was always one staple (first on cassette, then CD, now digital): Billy Joel’s “Greatest Hit
  
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• The latest attempt to salvage Medi-Cal

  12-07-2019 04:00
  
  California will try to improve access to health care for low-income patients by paying off $58.6 million in student debt for 247 physicians who have committed to ensure that patients on Medi-Cal represent 30 percent of their caseload for at least five years.
  The grants are popular with doctors. Nearly 1,300 health-care providers applied for the CalHealthCares program, which awards up to $300,000 to pay for medical or dental school.
  However, it’s not likely to make a dent in the problem, wh
  
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• Suspended Hawaii coach Charlie Wade attending USA Volleyball event in OC

  12-07-2019 03:38
  
  IRVINE — University of Hawaii men’s volleyball coach Charlie Wade, currently suspended by USA Volleyball and the U.S. Center for SafeSport while under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct, has attended a USA Volleyball affiliated high performance camp in Orange County this week in apparent violation of the terms of his suspension.
  Wade was at the Southern California Volleyball Association High Performance Camp at the Momentous Sports Center in Irvine Thursday.
  He also attended
  
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• Conflicting information on breached jail phone calls sends Orange County defense attorneys to court

  12-07-2019 03:21
  
  The Orange County Jail phone vendor that improperly recorded attorney-client calls has floated so much conflicting information that no one knows just how many calls were breached, according to the Public Defender’s Office.
  Deputy Public Defender Sara Ross is asking Superior Court Judge Gregg Prickett for a hearing to determine the number of calls recorded, which recordings were listened to, and which cases were affected.
  Ross complained that the phone vendor, GTL of Reston, Virginia, has p
  
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• Report: Ducks sign defenseman Michael Del Zotto to 1-year, $750,000 deal

  12-07-2019 03:16
  
  Michael Del Zotto’s tenure with the Ducks last season was a short one. He played only 12 games between the time they acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 16 and then traded him to the eventual Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Feb. 25.
  Del Zotto made enough of an impression on Ducks general manager Bob Murray to earn a second chance with the club. Murray signed the 29-year-old free agent defenseman to a one-season, $750,000 contract, according to a report Thursday on
  
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• Theater review: At the Ahmanson, ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ does just that

  12-07-2019 02:54
  
  Far too often in the theater, actors can’t be heard or bits of business can’t be seen. The best to be said about “The Play That Goes Wrong” at the Ahmanson is that its entire cast can be seen and speaks expertly.
  Otherwise, as ironically promised, this play goes wrong. It feels like a high-schooler’s idea of a high-school play that goes wrong, including the self-congratulatory tone.
  Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields take credit for writing it, promising
  
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• Summer’s first heat wave has arrived

  12-07-2019 02:42
  
  Summer’s first heat wave landed in Southern California on Thursday, and brought with it forecasts of triple-digit temperatures for stretches of the San Fernando Valley and the Inland Empire.
  But while the heat will be noticeable through at least Wednesday, July 17, it’s not too far above average for this time of year, meteorologists said.
  Temperatures were climbing into the upper 80’s and low 90’s by early afternoon, as a jogger passes by a sign at Fairmont and Yorba Lind
  
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• The Rev. Mark Whitlock, Orange County pastor and civil rights leader, has left the Irvine AME church he started to head Maryland megachurch

  12-07-2019 02:26
  
  In 2016. Irvine Police Chief Mike Hamel bows his head in prayer with Pastor Mark Whitlock of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church after tying a thread around each other’s wrists as a symbol of unity during a“thread ceremony”, The ceremony symbolizes solidarity, unity and being tied together as a community. (Photo byNICK AGRO, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)
  Reverend Mark Whitlock is senior pastor at Christ Our Redeemer AME Church in Irvine.
  Earlier this year,the church has opened up a f
  
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• Anaheim tried to woo the Angels with a video that transformed the stadium’s parking lots into homes and retail

  12-07-2019 02:19
  
  When Anaheim city leaders were trying to woo Angels Baseball back to the bargaining table after stadium lease talks melted down in 2014, they did it with a video.
  The nostalgia-tinged video, which was never publicly released, portrayed an active, vibrant neighborhood of shops, restaurants, homes and offices that would complement a stadium packed with loyal Angels fans.
  And although the video is several years old, that vision for the city’s Platinum Triangle – with Angel Stadium at i
  
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• PetPop is a big, bold and highly-Instagramable art experience with a purpose

  12-07-2019 02:16
  
  After visiting the wildly colorful Happy Place pop-up exhibition created by Jared Paul in Los Angeles last year, L.A. friends and businessmen Alex Pischalnikov and Joe Kerwin began toying with the idea of their own interactive experience. The pair, who are both avid dog lovers, decided a pet-themed pop-up that featured immersive exhibitions and art installations that included an element that would help raise awareness for homelessness and pet adoption within their hometown would be something the
  
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• Jury orders San Bernardino County to pay $113.4 million to boy rendered quadriplegic by child abuse

  12-07-2019 02:11
  
  A San Bernardino County jury has awarded $113.4 million to a 10-year-old boy and his mother, primarily blaming Children and Family Services for a brutal beating that left the boy with severe brain damage and rendered him a quadriplegic.
  The July 3 verdict followed a three-week trial in Superior Court that centered on the role of a social worker in not protecting Noah Reed from serious abuse in the Yucca Valley home where he lived with his father and his father’s girlfriend.
  The girlfriend,
  
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• Danny Green ready to dive in with Lakers after his free agency waiting game

  12-07-2019 02:06
  
  For nearly a week, all anyone in the NBA wanted to know was where Kawhi Leonard was headed. Almost everyone was in the dark.
  If anyone had insight, it makes sense that an eight-year teammate would. But Danny Green was just as anxious as anyone to find out what Leonard was thinking: Talking to both Toronto and the Lakers, neither team wanted to commit to Green until they knew what Leonard was doing. So in that way, 32-year-old Green had as excruciating a wait as anyone – compounded by Leona
  
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• Daxon: Full-service car wash sees benefit in going express

  12-07-2019 01:40
  Remember when gas stations offered only full service? A uniformed attendant filled the gas tank, checked the oil and cleaned the windshield. He even checked the tires andadded air if needed.
  There was no extra charge for all these services, and you paid the attendant without getting out of your car.
  Full-service gas stations are long gone. And now the same thing feels like it is happening with full-service car washes.
  The full-service car wash on Lambert Road went away when the space was needed
  
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• Authorities may never know if Ridgecrest earthquake led to death of Nevada man

  12-07-2019 00:24
  
  Authorities aren’t sure if the July 4 Ridgecrest earthquake led to the death of a Pahrump, Nevada man found crushed beneath a vehicle that he apparently was working beneath when it fell off of its jacks.
  An autopsy shows Troy Ray, 55, of Pahrump, died from “traumatic asphyxia” and had other injuries, Nye County sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Tippetts said.
  The coroner has determined the death was an accident.
  Tippetts said that the vehicle falling on top of Ray “may have been
  
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• LAFC, thanks to ‘ridiculous scheduling,’ has quick turnaround at Houston

  12-07-2019 00:08
  
  LOS ANGELES — The good news after LAFC was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup with a quarterfinal loss to Portland at home on Wednesday is that it will have chance to redeem itself in less than 48 hours.
  The bad news? It has to fly to Houston and play two matches in three days. After Friday’s match against the Dynamo, LAFC will have played three times in seven days and six times in the past 23 days.
  LAFC might be the best team in MLS with 43 points and probably has the depth to sustai
  
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