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• Mosquitoes in Long Beach first to test positive for West Nile virus in LA County, vector control officials say

  19-07-2019 23:51
  
  Long Beach mosquitoes were the first batch in Los Angeles County to test positive for West Nile virus this year, official announced Friday, July 19.
  West Nile virus activity has increased steadily throughout California this year, according to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.
  “West Nile virus is endemic in Los Angeles County,” said Susanne Kluh, the district’s director of scientific-technical services. “When temperatures increase, so do mosquito popu
  
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• Beer law taps sentiment for reducing regulations

  19-07-2019 23:42
  
  We all know California has one of the toughest regulatory climates for businesses in the nation, and the Legislature often proposes new rules and taxes that restrict private industry.
  So it’s worth celebrating the few times that lawmakers actually roll back regulations.
  That’s especially so when it comes to an industry we find as enjoyable as craft brewing.
  Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed into law Assembly Bill 205, authored by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim.
  It rewrites an outda
  
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• Photos: General Motors unveils its new Corvette Stingray in Tustin

  19-07-2019 22:10
  
  People take a closer look after the unveiling of a new mid-engine C8 2020 Corvette Stingray during a news conference in Tustin on Thursday, July 18, 2019. (Photo by Josh Tomsha, Contributing Photographer)
  Josh Tomsha takes a closer look at the new mid-engine C8 2020 Corvette Stingray during a news conference in Tustin on Thursday, July 18, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Josh Tomsha, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe low-sitting all-new 6.2-liter, 495 horsepower engine
  
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• ‘Veronica Mars’: 9 things to look for when you watch the Hulu revival

  19-07-2019 21:55
  
  The good news is that “Veronica Mars” is back. The better news is that you don’t have to be a Marshmallow in order to enjoy the new season on Hulu which came out on Friday, July 19, — a week earlier than announced — after the stars gathered for a panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
  Marshmallows are the name for hard-core fans of the fearless teen/now grown-up detective played to snarky perfection by Kristen Bell.
  Rob Thomas originally conceived the series
  
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• Enjoy a free concert on the lawn at Saddleback Church’s San Juan campus

  19-07-2019 21:17
  
  Saddleback Church Rancho Capistrano will present a free concert on Saturday, July 20, featuring For All Seasons. The three-piece, Orange County-based band marries artfully crafted lyrics with rock and modern pop. They have had a No. 1 album on iTunes’ Christian & Gospel charts and their single “No Other” has over 3 million streams on Spotify.
  Bring blankets and low lawn chairs and enjoy connecting with friends while listening to live music.  Hillside seating is availab
  
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• Mother of former UCLA player sues city of Los Angeles for wrongful death

  19-07-2019 21:10
  
  The mother of a former UCLA basketball player who killed himself at the end of a barricade in a Sherman Oaks home in 2018 is suing the city of Los Angeles, faulting the Police Department for its tactics.
  Liza Stazel’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, filed this week, claims negligence and wrongful death and seeks unspecified damages.
  Stazel, the mother of 27-year-old Tyler Honeycutt, says the LAPD failed to de-escalate the situation and get her son prompt medical care.
  Los Angeles polic
  
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• Iran says it seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

  19-07-2019 20:57
  
  By ROBERT BURNS, AMIR VAHDAT and DAVID RISING
  WASHINGTON — Iran said Friday it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh escalation in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in tensions between Tehran and the West.
  The tanker “Stena Impero” was taken to an Iranian port because it was not complying with “international maritime laws and regulations,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard declared.
  A statement from Stena Bulk, which owns the
  
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• Corky Carroll: At just 26, Kai Lenny may be the greatest all-around surfer ever

  19-07-2019 20:36
  
  With the big Vans U.S. Open of Surfing set to pounce on Orange County’s most famous surfing spot, the Huntington Beach Pier, from July 27 to Aug. 4, the eyes of the surfing world are upon us.
  One of the more prestigious of the events that go along with the big competition is the annual induction ceremony for the Surfers’ Hall of Fame. This year’s inductions will take place at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2 at the Surfers’ Hall of Fame Plaza on the corner of Main Street and Pacific
  
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• Disneyland says 1 million people have ridden its Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride

  19-07-2019 20:33
  
  It’s only been open since May 31, but Disneyland has announced that 1 million people have already ridden Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride in its new Star Wars land.
  So far, the state-of-the-art ride, in which people can be part of the crew of the famed Millennium Falcon as it makes a smuggler’s run, is the only ride available inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. But it’s already become one of the resort’s top attractions. Six people ride in the spacecraft’s &
  
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• See all 23 souvenir Comic-Con backpack bags at the 2019 San Diego convention

  19-07-2019 20:31
  
  The refrain is always the same just beyond the San Diego Comic-Con souvenir bag distribution area: “What did you get?”
  Comic-Con teamed up with Warner Bros. to develop 23 souvenir bags for convention attendees this year. The oversized bags, which are worn like backpacks, are perfect for carrying merch and swag collected at the world’s largest pop culture convention.
  The bags have large graphic designs depicting super heroes, teen heartthrobs and cartoons from the Warner Bros. s
  
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• Alexander: The NFL returns after 5 weeks of vacation

  19-07-2019 19:56
  
  Just when you thought summer – or at least summer weather – had finally arrived, autumn is already pounding at the door.
  How do we know? NFL players are checking into training camps.
  Seven teams have rookies in camp and one, Denver, is already holding full-squad workouts. Every team will have its entire roster in camp by the end of next week, including the Chargers (rookies and veterans start workouts Thursday at Costa Mesa’s Jack Hammett Sports Complex) and Rams (first full-sq
  
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• Tour de France: Julian Alaphilippe wins time trial, keeps yellow jersey

  19-07-2019 19:22
  
  PAU, France — Inspired by his yellow jersey, Julian Alaphilippe held off defending champion Geraint Thomas to win the only individual time trial stage of this Tour de France on Friday, a shock victory to raise French hopes that he could go all the way in yellow to Paris next week.
  Cheered on by boisterous crowds hammering on roadside barriers, Alaphilippe sprang a surprise in his margin of victory on the tricky, hilly, turn-filled loop south of Pau, with spectacular views of the Pyrenees.
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: These photos show you what it’s like to be at SDCC

  19-07-2019 19:03
  
  Comic-Con International has taken over San Diego’s Convention Center and Gaslamp Quarter with everything from zombies to cosplayers and promos for big-budget blockbusters.
  We’re on site and capturing everything we can from the massive four-day pop-culture phenomenon. Follow along as we update our photos of what it looks like to be on the ground at San Diego Comic-Con, which is celebrating its 50th year.
  Fans wear Marshmello masks as they wait to cross the street during Comic-Con Inte
  
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• Christ Cathedral hosts Solemn Evening of Prayer in Thanksgiving, a day after its dedication

  19-07-2019 18:43
  
  The late evening sun filters through the quatrefoils covering glass panes of Christ Cathedral as the faithful attend a Solemn Evening of Prayer in Thanksgiving ceremony at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Thursday, July 18, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Fr. Christopher Smith, left, Rector and Episcopal Vicar at Christ Cathedral, greets Sheila Schuller Coleman, center, founding pastor of Hope Center of Christ and the daughter of the late Rev. Robert Schuller, and
  
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• Photos: 50 years ago, man landed on the moon

  19-07-2019 18:26
  
  In this July 20, 1969 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. (Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP)
  In this July 16, 1969 photo made available by NASA, the 363-feet Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 11 crew, launches from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA via AP)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsIn this Aug. 16, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Bu
  
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• Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller, the former MMA fighter, pleads guilty to vandalism

  19-07-2019 17:31
  
  Former mixed-martial-arts fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to a year in jail for smashing a large marble table at his onetime girlfriend’s La Habra residence and violating a protective order to stay away from her, according to court records.
  Miller, 38, pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony count of vandalism and a misdemeanor count of violating a protective stay-away order. Miller has been in custody since his arrest Oct. 19 for smashing t
  
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• Real estate news: Surf City retail building sells for $4.1 million

  19-07-2019 17:30
  
  A multi-tenant building shadow-anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market in Huntington Beach has been sold for $4.1 million, according to Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors.
  Hanley Investment Group Executive Vice President Eric Wohl represented the seller, a private investor from Newport Beach. The buyer, a private investor from San Diego, was represented by Randy Rivera of Capital Real Estate Ventures, also based in San Diego.
  The 8,600-square-foot retail property at the intersection of Warn
  
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• HOA Homefront: Who owns the garages?

  19-07-2019 17:30
  
  Q: I discovered a problem with my deeded garage. Long story short, my deed does not reflect the garage I was given. I have been fighting to retrieve what I paid for at the beginning. After a unit above my current garage sold, I lost all power to the garage. HOA was contacted and they discovered the problem. Shouldn’t somebody have caught this issue before the sale? There is a whole mess here and all we want is what we paid for at the beginning. I look forward to your reply. Thank you, T.M.
  
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• California’s housing shortage is somewhere between 2.5 million … and zero

  19-07-2019 17:30
  
  California’s housing shortage is nowhere as big as you think.
  In an age where statistics can be weaponized, pro-development types will toss out the biggest shortfall guestimate they can find to make their point: Only more construction will prune California’s high cost-of-living.
  Conversely, those who prefer slower growth will quote more modest shortage estimates — or even deny there’s any shortfall — to suggest reasons why we shouldn’t rush to boost new homebu
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: Service animals are superheroes at the convention (and they cosplay)

  19-07-2019 16:45
  
  With over 130,000 attendees expected at the 50th Annual Comic-Con Convention in San Diego this year, the event can quickly become congested and overwhelming.
  For some, without the help of an animal companion, it would be impossible to ever enjoy an event like Comic-Con.
  Robert and Michelle Fox of San Diego have loved bringing their son Nicholas, who has autism, to Comic-Con for the last six years. However, it has been much easier since they received their yellow Labrador Retriever service dog, P
  
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• Foreign license plate doesn’t mean driver’s cheating

  19-07-2019 16:17
  
  Q. I was driving along the 91 Freeway, approaching the 241 toll road, when I noticed a car in front of me with Mexican license plates. I was wondering what would happen if a vehicle from outside the United States used the toll roads. Would the toll roads try to mail out a fine for not paying?
  – Mario Luna, Anaheim
  A. No.
  Workers for the 241 and the other toll roads operated by the same folks – the 73, the 133 and the 261 – have access to many states’ databases, so they ca
  
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• OC Fair 2019: Things to do today, July 19

  19-07-2019 15:39
  
  Headed to the fair today? Here are some things to know.
  Hours: Noon to midnight
  Admission: $12 adults; $7 ages 60 and older, $7 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger
  Deals:Free admission for veterans and active-duty military with ID
  Seniors pay $5 admission all day and ride the Ferris wheel or merry-go-round once for freeThings to do:Meet players with the L.A. Chargers and Charger Girls from 2:30 to 6 p.m. on the Plaza Pacifica.
  Anaheim’s own Sean Oliu and The Coastline Cowboys will play Baja B
  
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• Endless love: After 32 years and 4 kids, Westminster man weds sweetheart in his final days

  19-07-2019 15:30
  
  Who’s going to hold the rings? Let’s pin this boutonniere on you. Here’s the bouquet. Everyone smile for a family photo!
  As the bride impatiently tolerated prenuptial prep Thursday, July 18, she groused, “We’d better hurry up. I’m getting cold feet.” After all, she’d only been with the guy for 32 years.
  Despite all the familiar accouterments, which included a white cake topped with fresh-cut red roses, this was no ordinary wedding. In a soft voice,
  
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• Joe Biden visits Crenshaw-district soul food restaurant, hits Trump on ‘go back’ rhetoric

  19-07-2019 14:56
  
  LOS ANGELES — Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to hold two more fundraisers Friday on the second day of a Southern California visit.
  No details on Friday’s fundraisers were immediately released.
  Biden returned Thursday to Southern California to raise money for his Democratic presidential bid and made a stop at a Crenshaw-district soul food restaurant to meet with residents and religious leaders and later held two fundraisers at private residences.
  Biden strapped on an apr
  
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• Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears

  19-07-2019 14:15
  
  By AMY FORLITI and MATT O’BRIEN
  The woodsy community of Wolcott, Connecticut, doesn’t see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell cameras to some homes, he didn’t hesitate.
  The police who keep watch over the town of 16,000 raffled off free cameras in a partnership with the camera manufacturer. So far, the devices have encountered more bears than criminals, but Chief Ed Stephens is still a fan. “Anything that helps keep t
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: The coolest stuff we saw and did on day 1

  19-07-2019 09:28
  
  San Diego Comic-Con 2019 is fully underway and there’s already been plenty to see, do and report.
  As you can see from all the Preview Night photos, people showed up to try out the experiences and have fun, to find one-of-a-kind merch and sell $1.1 million comic books. And on night 1? Well, we went to a “Supernatural” wake for those Winchester brothers, and can tell you just what happened.
  Fans head down the escalators to enter into the exhibit floor for Preview Night before the
  
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• ‘Supernatural’ fans hold a Comic-Con wake for the Winchester brothers as beloved series nears the end

  19-07-2019 09:07
  
  Pamela Green has taken her guardian angel – in the form of a Funko Pop figurine of Castiel from the dark fantasy TV series “Supernatural” – around the world inside her purse.
  Together, they’ve been to Iceland and Australia and Dubai, so many places that he was getting a little worn – it’s rough even for a TV angel inside a purse – so Green bought an identical one to back him up.
  On Wednesday at San Diego Comic-Con, Green sat at a bar, her twin Cast
  
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• JSerra hires ex-Central of Fresno coach Geoffrey Clayton to lead girls basketball program

  19-07-2019 09:03
  
  Geoffrey Clayton is coming home.
  The former Orange County high school basketball star has been hired as the girls basketball coach at JSerra, the Trinity League school announced Thursday.
  Clayton, a former record-setting player at Magnolia who also attended middle and elementary school in Orange County, spent the past three seasons as the successful coach at Central High in Fresno.
  “I consider Orange County my home,” Clayton said Thursday night. “I had a great time at Central a
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: ‘Jurassic Park,’ Marvel designs wow at Her Universe Fashion Show

  19-07-2019 08:03
  
  Dinosaurs and trickster gods may not immediately evoke thoughts of glamour and couture fashion but on Thursday night gowns inspired by “Jurassic Park” and the Marvel villain Loki took top prizes at the Sixth annual Her Universe Fashion Show at Comic-Con International.
  Adria Renee of San Diego took home the Judges Winner award for her prehistoric dress and Reno, Nevada resident Sarah Hambly’s Cardi B and Loki mash-up design received the Audience Winner award.
  “When you see
  
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• SDCC 2019 cosplay photos: Who wore it best (or worst) at Comic-Con

  19-07-2019 06:24
  
  Comic-Con International brings out fans of every genre of every comic book, novel, television series, film and more to San Diego every July.
  The four-day mega event at the San Diego Convention Center is also a playground for the best cosplay out there. Check out these cosplayers at San Diego Comic-Con.
  Elijah Castellanos, 6, left, Salvador Castellanos, Brooklynn Lunsford, 6, and Erica Warren, all of El Cajon, cosplay as Nightwing, Robin, Supergirl and Raven during Comic-Con International at the
  
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• Matt Harvey roughed up in Angels’ loss to Astros

  19-07-2019 05:44
  
  Angels starting pitcher Matt Harvey throws to the plate during the second inning of Thursday’s game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium. Harvey allowed six runs (all earned) on seven hits and five walks in his six innings. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
  Houston Astros’ Michael Brantley rounds third base to score on a two-run double by Yordan Alvarez during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (
  
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• Ziaire Williams transferring from Notre Dame to Sierra Canyon

  19-07-2019 04:09
  
  Five-star recruit and All-CIF basketball player Ziaire Williams is transferring from Notre Dame Sherman Oaks to Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth for his senior season.
  The news was confirmed Thursday evening by Williams’ family. Details on his immediate eligibility are yet to be determined.
  Williams, a 6-foot-8 small forward, is the No. 7-ranked prospect in the country for the Class of 2020 on 247sports.com and holds offers from North Carolina, Arizona, Stanford, Oregon, UCLA and USC, among oth
  
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• Angels looking to trade market to find help for 2019 and beyond

  19-07-2019 03:40
  
  ANAHEIM — As the Angels approach the MLB trade deadline on the fringes of the playoff race, Billy Eppler is still looking to make upgrades that could help the team in 2019 or 2020.
  The Angels’ general manager said Thursday they are “absolutely” in the market to add players, either pitchers or position players.
  “I would say our preference is to lean heavily in the direction of people that have control after this season,” Eppler said. “That’s not an
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: 11 Southern California designers compete in Her Universe Fashion Show

  19-07-2019 03:37
  
  The Her Universe Fashion Show draws hundreds of geek couture and cosplay fans during Comic-Con International each year.
  Marking its sixth annual appearance during Comic-Con, 24 designers each year are selected to walk their creations across the runway. And this year, 11 of those finalists are from Southern California.
  Here’s a quick look at the local designers:
  Ericka Angiuli
  Competing in Her Universe gets tougher each year, five-time competitor Ericka Angiuli admitted.
  “My family li
  
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• Comic-Con 2019: 5 memorable moments from opening day

  19-07-2019 03:04
  
  The League of Mad Hatters tried to walk through Comic-Con, though like the character they celebrate they mostly ran in circles.
  Across the street, a work crew was splashing bright yellow paint on the “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” booth at the FX Fearless Forum installation in the park outside the Hilton Bayfront.
  And inside Hall H, Arnold Schwarzenegger walked on stage, though no one should have been surprised. If there’s one thing we all know about Arnie, it’
  
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• Mensa geniuses at Comic-Con make 10 bold sci-fi predictions about the future

  19-07-2019 03:02
  
  What do America’s smartest writers think will be the next sci-fi inventions to jump from fiction to reality?
  San Diego Comic-Con tackled that tantalizing question with an expert panel comprised of members of Mensa, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world.
  Many of today’s latest technological advancements were first described in science fiction. With the advent of smart watches and voice recognition commands, the world is starting to look more and more like the science fic
  
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• Mission Viejo caregiver, massage therapist charged with raping 1 patient, sexually assaulting 2 clients

  19-07-2019 02:59
  
  Prosecutors on Thursday charged a licensed caregiver and massage therapist in connection with the March 2018 rape of a 77-year old woman in Laguna Woods and two sexual assaults in Mission Viejo in April 2019.
  Deputies arrested Russell Bernardino, 43, at his home in Mission Viejo on Wednesday, July 17, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. A day later, he was charged with felony counts of forcible rape and sexual penetration by a foreign object, as well as four misdemeanor allegation
  
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• Comic-Con cosplay weapons check: Which prop guns and swords are OK to carry and which aren’t

  19-07-2019 02:25
  
  San Diego Comic-Con is known for being a showplace for outrageous costumes. but the world’s largest pop culture event requires all cosplayers to get their mock weaponry inspected prior to entering the convention floor.
  Costumed cosplayers armed with make-believe weapons must check in at a costume prop desk upon arrival at San Diego Comic-Con.
  Comic-Con is serious about its weapons checks. Projectile weapons — such as a bow and arrow — must be rendered inoperable. Real arrows mu
  
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• Horse racing: Los Alamitos final standings, Del Mar notes

  19-07-2019 02:23
  
  LOS ALAMITOS LEADERS
  Final standings
  JOCKEYS / WINS
  Jorge Velez / 9
  Geovanni Franco / 7
  J.C. Diaz, Jr. / 6
  Four tied / 5
  TRAINERS / WINS
  Peter Miller / 5
  Bob Baffert / 4
  Five tied / 3
  WEEKEND STAKES SCHEDULE (DEL MAR)
  Saturday
  • $200,000 Grade II San Diego Handicap, 3-year-olds and up, 1-1/16 miles
  • $200,000 Grade II San Clemente Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 1 mile (turf)
  Sunday
  • $250,000 Grade II Eddie Read Stakes, 3-year-olds and up, 1-1/8 miles (turf)
  DOWN THE STRETCH
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• Horse racing takes another hit with 2 Del Mar deaths

  19-07-2019 02:19
  
  The hits just keep coming. It seems the racing world can’t even stop for a minute to celebrate what was a positive opening day of racing at Del Mar on Wednesday without tragedy striking again.
  On Thursday morning, about 6:40, a horrific head-on collision during morning training hours at Del Mar resulted in the death of two unraced horses and what luckily turned out to be only minor injuries to jockey Assael Espinoza.
  Espinoza’s agent, Brian Beach, is a veteran of the sport and says h
  
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• Clippers officially re-sign gritty forward JaMychal Green

  19-07-2019 02:09
  
  The Clippers made it official Thursday, announcing the re-signing of 29-year-old forward JaMychal Green.
  He was set to sign a two-year, $10 million deal with a player option on the second season, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, declining more money elsewhere to remain with the Clippers, who have been tabbed by oddsmakers as the favorite to win next season’s NBA title after signing free agent Kawhi Leonard and trading for Paul George.
  The Clippers also announced Thursday t
  
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• Southern California was starfleet central in moon landing

  19-07-2019 02:06
  
  If you were alive a half-century ago, you remember the moon landing.
  But let’s agree you don’t remember it quite like the men and women who actually watched their work land on a sphere a quarter-million miles away.
  Along with 425,000 of his closest colleagues, Stan Barauskas was one of those people.
  Stan Barauskas of Diamond Bar holds a model of the lunar lander at his home. Barauskas designed and built the small rocket engines and power systems on the Apollo command capsule as well
  
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• Family of 17-year-old girl shot, killed by Fullerton police files claim with city

  19-07-2019 02:04
  
  The family of a 17-year-old girl who was shot and killed by a Fullerton police officer has filed a claim for damages with the city.
  The claim, filed this week by lawyers on behalf of the family, concerns the incident on July 5 when Hannah Williams was shot and killed by a Fullerton police officer in lanes of the 91 Freeway.
  Body-cam video released a week ago shows the girl had gotten into a shooting stance with a replica handgun before the officer fired.
  The claim is sparse in details though it
  
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• Business briefly: Toys R Us plans a small comeback with 2 stores this year

  19-07-2019 01:56
  
  The first two new Toys R Us stores — one in Texas, the other in New Jersey — will open in November as part of a small comeback of the defunct iconic toy chain in the U.S.
  Richard Barry, a former Toys R Us executive and now CEO of the new company called Tru Kids Brands, says an online experience will follow. He says brand partners and more details will be announced in coming weeks.
  Tru Kids Brands said it has entered a partnership with a startup called b8ta, an experiential retailer t
  
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• Tyler Ankrum, Cole Custer lead SoCal charge to NASCAR victories

  19-07-2019 01:52
  
  In northern Kentucky last week, Sparta to be specific, Southern California was in the NASCAR spotlight. Actually, counting Kurt Busch’s Cup victory, it was the Southwest.
  First it was Tyler Ankrum, a San Bernardino native, taking the Truck Series checkered flag in just his 12th start in the series. Ankrum was driving a Toyota for David Gilliland, the former Chino Hills resident.
  “I can’t thank everyone at DGR-Crosley enough,” Ankrum said after his seven-second win over St
  
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• Nuclear waste moves from wet pools to dry storage at San Onofre

  19-07-2019 01:44
  
  It took the better part of two days, but Canister No. 30 — a 50-ton behemoth full of spent nuclear waste — was successfully moved from a fuel-handling building, rolled across the bluff on a giant transporter, then inserted into its steel-and-concrete vault in the Holtec Hi-Storm UMAX dry storage system at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
  As a stand-up paddle boarder surfs a wave, workers at San Onofre’s dry fuel storage facility ready a newly placed canister for its 35,00
  
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• Whicker: Keith Thurman’s trainer Dan Birmingham has pulled surprises before

  19-07-2019 01:41
  
  LAS VEGAS — Fourteen years ago, Winky Wright gave former middleweight champ Felix Trinidad 12 rounds of post-graduate tutoring.
  Wright won all but two rounds on the judges’ three cards. The lesson was clear: Trinidad should retire, which he did.
  “We knew how good Trinidad could be if he set himself,” Wright said Thursday. “So we were going to jab him and keep off-balance so he couldn’t throw anything solid.”
  The other part of the “we” is here
  
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