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• Treasury chief: Facebook currency plan ripe for illicit use

  15-07-2019 23:54
  
  By Marcy Gordon, The Associated Press
  The Trump administration came out strongly Monday against Facebook’s ambitious plan to create a new digital currency, as the Treasury chief warned it could be used for illicit activity such as money laundering, human trafficking and financing terrorism.
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed “very serious concerns” about the currency proposed by the social network giant, to be called Libra. “This is indeed a national security iss
  
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• Purple & Bold: Meet the new Lakers

  15-07-2019 23:34
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Monday, July 15 edition of the Purple & Bold newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.
  Remember the first five days of July, when Lakers free agency news was trickling out sparsely and seemed to be moving at a glacial pace?
  Those were the days, huh?
  The Lakers quickly slapped a roster together after the Kawhi Wait, and last week, the team started the process of introducing the new players to the local media. There are some interesting
  
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• Deals, protests during Amazon Prime Day

  15-07-2019 22:56
  
  By Mae Anderson, The Associated Press
  Amazon’s Prime Day is coming with a wave of deals — and protests.
  The company’s fifth annual Prime Day now stretches two days, Monday and Tuesday, invented as an effort to try to drum up sales during sluggish summer months and sign up more users for its Prime loyalty program.
  The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said it is offering more than a million deals. Amazon’s own products are usually among the strongest sellers.
  This year, so
  
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• Searchers find Huntington Beach woman and dog, missing for 4 days ago in Inyo National Forest

  15-07-2019 22:43
  
  Rescue teams found a Huntington Beach woman and her dog after four days after they had disappeared in the Inyo National Forest.
  Searchers found the 5-pound black and gray Yorkie-poo named Miley first on Monday, then the woman.
  They were about two and a half miles from the Grandview Campground, a half-hour drive north of Big Pine in the Sierra Nevada mountains, northeast of Fresno.
  Sheryl Powell, 60, her husband and their dog had just arrived at the campground on Friday afternoon when she left th
  
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• Trump demeans office of the president with tweets against congresswomen

  15-07-2019 22:41
  
  On Sunday, President Trump demeaned himself and the office of the president.
  He tweeted this about Democratic members of Congress with whom he disagrees:  “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” referring to foreign countries.
  Only one of the four targets of his tweet was actually born in another country: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, who came to America from Somalia. For the other three, all born in America,
  
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• Is The Squad good for the Democrats?

  15-07-2019 22:36
  
  It would seem that the band of young progressives in Congress driving the Democratic Party to the left have struck a chord in American politics.
  Our Question of the Week for readers: Is it a symphonic G major, or a flat discord?
  Even the Executive Branch Tweeter in Chief seems to be fascinated by the group.
  Are especially the members of “The Squad” — the four young women members of Congress President Trump told to “go back” to ancestral home countries over the weeke
  
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• Troy Daniels not afraid to compete for his role with the Lakers

  15-07-2019 22:23
  
  The presumptive depth chart of the Lakers is already bursting with guards, and that does few favors for Troy Daniels, who figures to fit at the end of the bench on a veteran’s minimum salary.
  But coming into a season with little guaranteed playing time is not a harrowing concern for the 28-year-old guard — it’s been a truth of his career for the past six seasons.
  “That’s something I was brought up in this league, just compete and fight for playing time,” he sa
  
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• How many people can fit in Oga’s Cantina? How much is the Disneyland bar raking in? Let’s look at the math

  15-07-2019 22:09
  
  A little sign over the door just inside Oga’s Cantina tells us a lot about how many people can fit in the new Disneyland bar and how much money the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge watering hole is raking in every day.
  The posted maximum occupancy for the wretched hive of scum and villainy in new Star Wars land at the Anaheim theme park is 276 people.
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• Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza introduces keto crust on Tuesday, July 16

  15-07-2019 21:09
  
  Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza will begin offering a keto crust and other menu innovations for nutrition-conscious customers on Tuesday, July 16.
  In keeping with popular ketogenic diets, the new crust has two 2 grams of carbohydrates a slice, according to the Pasadena-based restaurant chain’s nutrition calculator.
  Blaze’s “classic dough,” made with wheat and malted barley flour, has 14 grams of carbohydrates.
  Keto diets emphasize fat and protein consumption combined with l
  
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• Stagecoach 2020: Festival dates announced and here’s how to get tickets

  15-07-2019 21:04
  
  It seems it was just recently that the 13th annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival had fans dancing to Lauren Alaina’s “Ladies in the ’90s” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” but plans are already underway for next year’s iteration and the opportunity to purchase tickets early is coming up fast.
  The festival will return for its 14th year from Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. Guests will have their first ch
  
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• Mater Dei boys, Laguna Beach girls win state water polo titles, Newport Harbor boys take L.A. tournament

  15-07-2019 20:38
  
  Three Orange County high school water polo teams have captured major summer tournaments.
  Mater Dei’s boys and Laguna Beach’s girls won the California State High School Water Polo Championships in Orange County on Sunday, July 14 while Newport Harbor’s boys claimed the inaugural Summer S & R Championships at Harvard-Westlake on Saturday, July 13.
  Mater Dei’s top-seeded boys edged Huntington Beach 6-5 in the finals at Foothill.
  In the semifinals, the Monarchs defeated T
  
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• VIDEO: Hundreds of dolphins — a ‘mega pod’ — stampede alongside boat off Laguna Beach

  15-07-2019 20:31
  
  A moment like this is a reminder of how beautiful nature can be.
  San Clemente waterman Chuck Patterson filmed a rare scene at sea on Sunday, July 14 — a massive pod of dolphins swimming and leaping alongside a boat he was on.
  Patterson was with friends on a 95-foot vessel off the coast of Laguna Beach when the dolphins, hundreds of them, suddenly appeared at about 12:30 p.m.
  “They came out of nowhere,” he said. “They looked like they were going down the coast and kind of
  
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• Conservatives against liberty: Ron Paul

  15-07-2019 20:00
  
  Recently, several prominent social and populist conservatives have attacked libertarianism.
  These conservatives, some of whom are allies in the fight against our hyper-interventionist foreign policy, blame libertarianism for a variety of social and economic ills. The conservative attack on libertarianism — like the attack on the freedom philosophy launched by leftists — is rooted in factual, economic, and philosophical errors.
  Libertarianism’s right-wing critics claim libertari
  
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• Ducks hire Kevin Dineen to replace Dallas Eakins as AHL coach in San Diego

  15-07-2019 19:56
  
  Ducks general manager Bob Murray turned to a familiar face to fill an important job opening Monday. Murray hired Kevin Dineen to coach the Ducks’ AHL team, the San Diego Gulls, Dineen’s second minor-league coaching stint with the franchise.
  Dineen replaces Dallas Eakins, who was promoted to Anaheim from San Diego last month to become the 10th coach in the Ducks’ history. Dineen previously coached the Portland Pirates when they were the Ducks’ AHL team from 2005-08, leadin
  
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• Rural California now battles housing affordability issues, too

  15-07-2019 18:44
  
  Workers smooth out concrete for new home foundations Thursday in Orland. (Matt Bates — Enterprise-Record)
  A row of houses under construction is seen Thursday in Orland. (Matt Bates — Enterprise-Record)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAn empty lot that could potentially house 23 single-family homes is seen Thursday in Orland. (Matt Bates — Enterprise-Record)
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  CHICO — Much has been written about the California housing crisis, but the fight to stay
  
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• Boxing great Pernell Whitaker dies after being hit by car in Virginia

  15-07-2019 18:38
  
  Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55.
  Police in Virginia Beach said the former fighter was hit by a car Sunday night. The driver of the car remained on the scene, and police said they were investigating the circumstances of the death.
  Sweet Pea was Whitaker’s nickname, and it fit perfectly. He was a master of getting hit and not getting
  
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• Roadmap for private-sector to advance resiliency and disaster readiness goals

  15-07-2019 18:16
  
  Of all the “new normals” in California today there is one where a particular urgency – climate change, increasing wild fires and disaster readiness – requires a deeper look at how we as a society are going to answer the governor’s call for all Californians to be ready.
  Easier said than done? It would seem so, given the size and diversity of California and the unique needs within various cities, neighborhoods and rural regions of the state. And while situational awar
  
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• Laguna Niguel will name new city manager after 4-month search

  15-07-2019 18:16
  
  The Laguna Niguel City Council during its July 16 council meeting is expected to name Tamara Letourneau as new city manager, according to a release from Laguna Niguel.
  Letourneau currently serves as assistant city manager for Costa Mesa and previously was city manager for Yorba Linda and Sierra Madre.
  “Tamara’s distinguished career having twice served as a city manager and also as a local government consultant, as well as her talent for creating solutions will make her an outstanding
  
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• Swimmer off of Laguna Beach coast dies despite big rescue effort

  15-07-2019 17:43
  
  A 27-year-old man died after lifeguards found him unresponsive in the ocean at Table Rock Beach in Laguna Beach Sunday night, July 14.
  Two men had entered the water at the South Laguna beach and only one came out, said Division Chief Api Weinert with the Laguna Beach Fire Department.
  First-responders were called at 7:40 p.m.
  Dozens of lifeguards, sheriff’s deputies, park rangers and firefighters responded. About 50 minutes later, the man was found 100 feet from the coast.
  He was flown to M
  
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• Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Westminster homebuying up 1% despite worst May for OC in 5 years

  15-07-2019 17:43
  
  Homebuying in what we’ll call the “Beach Blvd. Corridor” — in and around Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove and Westminster — rose 1% as Orange County sales stalled to the slowest pace since 2014.
  CoreLogic homebuying stats show May was the 10th consecutive month Orange County home sales failed to beat the pace of the year-ago period. Plus, this was the slowest-selling May countywide in five years as sales ran 13% below their historical monthly norm. Fe
  
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• Status Update: Curbside pickup comes to Anaheim Walmart; SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union moving HQ to Tustin

  15-07-2019 17:30
  
  Online grocery pickup is the newest perk at the remodeled Walmart Supercenter in Anaheim.
  Customers who shop at the store at 88 E. Orangethorpe Ave. can order goods online and pick them up while sitting idle in their cars.
  The retailer says customers can choose from some 40,000 online grocery items and select a time to pick up the merchandise. A Walmart employee will load the groceries into your car — for free.
  Walmart is spending $145 million in California this year on store construction,
  
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• SoCal cities are spending big instead of preparing for next economic downturn

  15-07-2019 17:00
  
  A decade ago, California’s state budget was in shambles and facing a $40 billion shortfall. At the local level, cities and counties were going under. In 2012, for example, the San Bernardino City Council voted to file for bankruptcy protection. But with a booming stock market and an economy that’s been growing for years, many cities and states have been lulled into a false sense of financial security. Rising revenues have allowed state and local governments to increase spending but h
  
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• Inland Empire’s retail vacancies are highest in the nation. Was it e-commerce or overbuilding?

  15-07-2019 17:00
  
  Blank storefronts, faded signage and row after row of empty parking spaces greet shoppers at The Crossings in Corona. The vestiges of Cost Plus World Market, Bed Bath & Beyond, Toys ‘R Us and Babies ‘R Us stare back vacantly, shuttered months ago.
  In San Bernardino, the ghosts of Smart & Final and Factory 4 U are next-door neighbors. The same scene plays out at the Redlands Mall, once a popular destination that’s now a mostly empty shell.
  A sign on the door at the empty
  
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• SDCC 2019: How cosplay, panels reflect growing diversity of comic characters and creators

  15-07-2019 16:56
  
  Comic book writer Amanda Deibert grew up reading “Wonder Woman” comics, finding herself drawn to female characters such as Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Deibert, who will be signing and appearing on panels at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, now writes the Amazonian’s stories in “Wonder Woman” and “Wonder Woman ’77” as well as other female-powered titles “Teen Titans Go!” and “DC Super Hero Girls.”
  So it’s rewardi
  
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• OCTA is making more changes to bus route, eliminating some and add to others to boost ridership

  15-07-2019 16:30
  
  Orange County transportation officials continue to try to find the right mix of bus routes to turn around the system’s falling ridership stats.
  A new list of 14 changes, including the elimination of some under-performing routes, will be considered by the Orange County Transportation Authority board on July 22. The changes were vetted this week by the agency’s transit committee.
  The county’s bus ridership is at its lowest level in years, officials said.
  An initiative launched in
  
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• 4.2 and 3.0 aftershocks hit earthquake-plagued Ridgecrest area

  15-07-2019 16:10
  
  PASADENA — A 4.2-magnitude aftershock to the 7.1 earthquake of July 5 struck the Ridgecrest area Monday morning, followed by a smaller aftershock hours later, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
  The first quake hit at 1:38 a.m., at a depth of 0.6 mile, 31.7 miles north-northwest of Ridgecrest in Kern County, according to a computer report. The aftershock was also 5.6 miles east of Coso Junction and 8.7 miles north-northeast of Little Lake.
  The epicenter of the 4.2-magnitude aftershock app
  
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• Trump moves to end asylum protections for Central Americans

  15-07-2019 16:08
  
  By COLLEEN LONG
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday moved to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants in a major escalation of the president’s battle to tamp down the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
  According to a new rule published in the Federal Register , asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule, expected to go into effect Tuesday, also applies to childre
  
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• Bereaved military families look to lawmakers to stem the rising number of training fatalities

  15-07-2019 16:00
  
  CAMP PENDLETON  — Susan and Michael McDowell attended a memorial in June for their son, 1st Lt. Conor McDowell. Kathleen Isabel Bourque, the love of Conor’s life, joined them. None of them had anticipated what they would be going through.
  Conor, the McDowells’ only child, was killed during a vehicle rollover accident in the Las Pulgas area of Camp Pendleton during routine Marine training on May 9. He was 24.
  Michael McDowell, left, and his wife Susan Flanigan, right, of Ch
  
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• Six months in: Orange County House members talk impeachment, socialism and public service

  15-07-2019 15:00
  
  Orange County’s congressional delegation, including four freshman Democrats, was sworn in to the House of Representatives about six months ago. Since then, their jobs — and the nation — have been rocked by a seemingly endless stream of huge issues: a humanitarian crisis at the border, a face-off with the White House over congressional hearings, and talk of impeachment.
  With the freshmen likely to face tough challenges again in 2020, and with one incumbent facing a potentially s
  
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• For these high school girls, the rigors of wrestling could pay off

  15-07-2019 15:00
  
  “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.”Dan Gable, world champion wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
  MISSION VIEJO — Neila Fritts’ cheeks flush red. Her eyes wince in pain. Her arms shake; legs wobble.
  Breathing harder with every passing minute, Fritts — her body arched into the shape of a bridge, her back high enough off the floor that other wrestlers can crawl beneath — moans in anguish. And as she strains, shouts of encouragement begin
  
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• Expect another 100-degree day in many Southern California communities, slight cooling on the way

  15-07-2019 14:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — Some Southland communities will continue to wilt in 100-degree weather Monday as the region’s first heat wave of summer 2019 enters its fifth day.
  A heat advisory issued by the NWS will go into effect at 10 a.m. Monday in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys and the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area. It will expire at 8 p.m. Monday.
  “The heat will create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible, especially for the elderl
  
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• Summer basketball: This week’s schedule (July 15-21)

  15-07-2019 14:01
  
  The schedule for boys basketball summer leagues and tournaments in Orange County this week, July 15-21.
  Varsity games only.
  HIU SUMMER LEAGUE
  At Hope International University
  Tuesday, July 16
  Court A — Esperanza vs. Sonora, 7 p.m.
  Court B — Beckman vs. Brea Olinda, 7 p.m.
  VALENCIA SUMMER LEAGUE
  All games at Valencia High
  Monday, July 15
  Aztecs vs. Pioneers, 3 p.m.; Heralds vs. S. Warriors, 4:10 p.m.; Tigers vs. Indians, 5:20 p.m.; Raiders vs. T. Warriors, 6:30 p.m.
  Wednesday, July 17
  
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• Dodgers blow lead, reclaim it in the 12th inning to beat Red Sox

  15-07-2019 07:05
  
  Boston Red Sox’s Christian Vazquez tags out Los Angeles Dodgers’ Alex Verdugo (27) at home plate during the 11th inning of a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
  Boston Red Sox’s J.D. Martinez, right, celebrates his solo home run in front of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Russell Martin during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBoston Red Sox’s
  
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• SDCC 2019: San Diego preps Comic-Con security measures ahead of massive pop culture convention

  15-07-2019 05:06
  
  Separating real threats from good-natured cosplay fun can be challenging for law enforcement when more than 130,000 Comic-Con attendees descend on San Diego wielding replica weapons and dressed in superhero and villain costumes.
  The annual Comic-Con International convention returns to San Diego on Thursday through Sunday bringing with it enthusiastic costumed fans, snarled downtown traffic and security challenges for local law enforcement.
  “The safety and security of all the exhibitors and
  
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• Lakers coach Frank Vogel is eager to show his evolution

  15-07-2019 04:30
  
  Anthony Davis might have forgotten where he was for a moment as he described his ideal position. He’d rather play power forward than center — he’s made that much clear.
  Then he turned to his left, and a toothy, sheepish smile formed as he extended a long arm to his new coach, Frank Vogel.
  “If it comes down to it coach, and you need to play the five,” he said, “then I’ll play the five.”
  The talent is assembled, and the Lakers are expecting big thing
  
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• Whicker: Angels trying to follow LMU’s example in finding belief during bereavement

  15-07-2019 04:25
  
  The games aren’t supposed to be as important when a teammate is lost.
  That is what they all say, whether you’ve lost Tyler Skaggs, Thurman Munson, Hank Gathers, Darryl Kile, Pelle Lindbergh or Jose Fernandez.
  It would take a sports psychologist like Dr. Ken Ravizza to explain how this really works, and last year Ravizza had a heart attack and passed away, and who do you see about that?
  In the three weeks since July 1, the Angels have played well. One might have anticipated an emotion
  
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• Heat advisory continues in Riverside, San Bernardino counties; ozone advisory affects Inland, OC and LA County areas

  15-07-2019 03:08
  
  Hot weather persisted over the weekend with the National Weather Service issuing a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Monday for the valleys in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
  With temperatures expected to reach 97 to 105 degrees, cities included in the advisory were Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga and Corona.
  Related Articles Officials declare heat advisories as Southern California temps hit triple digits Summer’s first heat wave has arrived H
  
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• A.J. Pollock’s return means squeeze for playing time in Dodgers outfield

  15-07-2019 02:54
  
  BOSTON — The landscape has changed.
  In the spring, A.J. Pollock was the Dodgers’ biggest off-season acquisition, an established veteran, a right-handed hitter expected to add balance to their lineup and play center field daily. Alex Verdugo, meanwhile, was an unproven rookie who would have to move around the outfield and get his at-bats wherever they could be found.
  Then Pollock went to the Injured List in late April, dragging a .223 average and .617 OPS with him. Verdugo took the op
  
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• Kings sign Tobias Bjornfot to entry-level contract

  15-07-2019 02:19
  
  Defenseman Tobias Bjornfot has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings, the club announced Sunday.
  Bjornfot, 18, is from Sweden. He was taken 22nd overall in the first round by the Kings in the recent NHL Draft.
  The 6-foot, 184-pound Bjornfot this past season played 39 games for Djurgardens J20 of the SuperElit league in Sweden. He had 22 points on 11 goals and 11 assists while playing to a plus-15 rating with 14 penalty minutes.
  He also played 22 games for Sweden U18 and had fo
  
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• Rookie Matt Thaiss hits three-run homer to give Angels sweep of Seattle Mariners

  15-07-2019 01:53
  
  Los Angeles Angels third baseman Matt Thaiss (23) chases Seattle Mariners’ Mallex Smith (0) on a rundown between third base and home during the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. Thaiss tagged out Smith on the play. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani singles during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe ga
  
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• A simulation sensation: Tribute acts reign as Rock the Queen shakes the harbor in Long Beach

  15-07-2019 01:29
  
  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
  So: John, Paul, Ringo, Morrissey, Simon, Robert, Roger and the rest of you — these folks were flattering the heck out of you aboard the Queen Mary this weekend.
  It was a British invasion of imitation on Saturday, July 13, as the Rock the Queen event kicked off aboard the Queen Mary for a night of musical tribute acts honoring some of rock ‘n’ roll’s finest.
  Larry Hampton of The Who Generation, a tribute band to The Who, perform
  
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• Williams hits 5 3s, scores 23 as Sparks beat Dream in OT

  15-07-2019 00:20
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Riquna Williams scored 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and Nneka Ogwumike added 17 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Atlanta Dream 76-71 in overtime on Sunday.
  Kalani Brown, the No. 7 overall pick in April’s draft, tied her season-high with 12 points and Chelsea Gray added 10 points and nine assists for Los Angeles.
  Atlanta used a 9-2 run to close regulation and open the extra period to take a 67-64 lead with three minutes to play. Eliz
  
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• Angels’ Jonathan Lucroy expected to miss three weeks after nasal procedure

  15-07-2019 00:07
  
  ANAHEIM – Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy will undergo a closed reduction procedure on his fractured nose Tuesday. Lucroy said he was told the non-invasive procedure will last 30 minutes, and he will need to wear a “butterfly wing”-shaped cast for 3 to 7 days afterward.
  “Once it starts to get in place, if there’s no bleeding or anything I should be able to start some activities” once the cast is removed, Lucroy said.
  Lucroy said this was his fourth nasal fractu
  
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• La Habra police arrest 46-year-old man accused of propositioning teen for sex

  15-07-2019 00:00
  
  A man who La Habra police said asked a teenage girl for directions, then propositioned her for sex as she was skateboarding on Imperial Highway more than two weeks ago was arrested Friday night.
  Sgt. Jose Rocha, a La Habra detective, said police were following up on the incident at around 11:30 p.m. when they arrested 46-year-old Jose Cervantes Zamora.
  Police said the victim, who was in her late teens, was riding her skateboard in the 900 block of Imperial Highway on July 1 when Zamora stopped h
  
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