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• Mission Hospital taps new CEO for the south county healthcare system

  29-07-2019 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Seth Teigen has been chosen as the new CEO of Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach (Photo courtesy of Mission Hospital)
  Mission Hospital has appointed Seth Teigen as its new CEO.
  The hospital, which has campuses in Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach and health centers throughout South Orange County, is bringing Teigen in from Wisconsin, where he was the president of two hospitals in the Ascension health system.
  The appointment comes just a couple of months before Mission Hospital is to
  
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• Target wants to open small-format store in San Juan Capistrano

  29-07-2019 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Target wants to bring one of its small-format stores to San Juan Capistrano, possibly replacing the Ralph’s off Del Obispo Street.
  The company in June submitted an application to the city for new signs and interior improvements to the grocery store space at 31874 Del Obispo St.
  Target’s small-format stores, about a third the size of the full-service versions, have been popping up around Orange County in recent years.
  Having Target’s small-format store in San Juan Capistrano wou
  
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• Man accused of San Fernando Valley crime spree is charged with 4 murders, 2 attempted murders

  29-07-2019 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Gerry Dean Zaragoza – accused of a 12-hour rampage that left his dad, a brother, an ex-girlfriend and a bus passenger dead last week – was charged on Monday with four counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of attempted robbery.
  Prosecutors included a special-circumstance allegation of multiple murders, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted of enough charges.
  Monday afternoon, Zaragoza made his first court appearance, in Van Nuys Superior Court
  
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• Curt Seeden: It’s almost August and Fountain Valley is just warming up

  29-07-2019 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  We’re moving into August after a summer of fun that has included the four-day Summerfest and the city’s weekly Concerts in the Park series.
  But Fountain Valley is just getting going.
  For starters, the city’s Recreation and Community Services Department is staging the Great FV Campout.
  The good news: This is a fantastic, popular family event, held Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4. Families pitch tents at the Fountain Valley Sports Park, camp under the stars, enjoy campfires,
  
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• Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter died in gun battle with officers, chief says

  29-07-2019 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  The man who killed three people, including a 6-year-old boy, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival died in a gun battle with three officers, according to the city’s police chief.
  Santino William Legan was the man who opened fire with an assault-type rifle at the close of the three-day festival before three Gilroy police officers, armed with handguns, exchanged gunfire with Legan and killed him. He was 19 years old and the grandson of former Santa Clara County Supervisor Tom Legan, who died last ye
  
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• Dolphin stranded at Salt Creek Beach dies despite rescue attempt

  29-07-2019 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  A dolphin that washed ashore at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point on Monday, July 29, died despite rescue attempts to save the young marine mammal.
  The dolphin was seen stranded at about 7:30 a.m. Beachgoers and lifeguards attempted to pull it back into the ocean, but it continued to wash back on shore. Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach was then alerted and responded, said PMMC spokeswoman Krysta Higuchi.
  OC Lifeguards and junior lifeguards helped keep the dolphin calm and the crowds awa
  
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• Where is paradise? Right near Missoula, Montana

  29-07-2019 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Who knew paradise could be found half an hour outside Missoula, Montana?
  Set amid 37,000 sprawling acres of working ranch and pristine wilderness in the verdant Garnet Mountains, the Resort at Paws Up is a haven for foodies, outdoor enthusiasts and glampers alike.
  One part rustic ranch and one part ultraluxe retreat with a focus on flawless service, the resort is all wide open spaces and big, big Montana sky. Paws Up calls itself the “Last Best Place.” Guests stay in their choice of
  
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• Here’s a first look at Knife Pleat in Costa Mesa’s South Coast Plaza

  29-07-2019 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Knife Pleat has finally arrived at South Coast Plaza, looking as chic as a boutique and offering plates that are just as stylish.
  Background: The Penthouse on level 3 is hallowed ground for fine dining, first home to Troquet and then Marché Moderne. When Knife Pleat was announced, foodies rejoiced. Power couple Tony Esnault and his wife and business partner Yassmin Sarmadi worked together at top restaurants in Los Angeles: Church & State and Spring.
  Chef Tony Esnault prepares vegetabl
  
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• Small nonprofit in rural Michigan provides legal help, support for accused priests

  29-07-2019 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and GARANCE BURKE
  DRYDEN, Mich. — The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night.
  Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went unnoticed in this tiny Midwestern town as they were escorted into a dingy warehouse across from an elementary school playground. Neighbors had no idea some of the dressed-down clergymen dining at local restaurants might have been accused sexual predators.
  They had been brought to town by a small, nonprofit group call
  
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• Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist

  29-07-2019 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEKE MILLER and HOPE YEN
  WASHINGTON — Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling a leading black congressman as himself racist.
  In the latest rhetorical shot at lawmakers of color, Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings’ majority-black Baltimore district as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess” where “no hu
  
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• Homeless people keep arriving at Tarzana mansion thinking it’s a shelter, but it’s really a prank by online trolls

  29-07-2019 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  On Google Maps, there is a mansion in Tarzana called the “Ice Poseidon Homeless Shelter.” Photos on the location tag show freshly folded towels atop cots in neat rows, belongings tucked neatly into plastic bins and a communal dining room full of people.
  Contrary to the images and more than 70 raving reviews, however, there is no luxury homeless shelter on Reseda Boulevard. It’s a prank.
  More specifically, it’s an example of internet handiwork done by fans of one of the na
  
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• 10 acts you can’t miss when Hard Summer returns

  29-07-2019 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  For dance music fans, Auto Club Speedway in Fontana is the place to be Aug. 3 and 4 when long-running, mega-festival Hard Summer returns with a weekend of scene superstars and rising talent across genres.
  This year’s event features a mix of mainstream and underground dance sounds from a global array of talent, including Kid Cudi, Major Lazer, Anna Lunoe, Lauren Lane and many more. Not sure who you should race to see? Check out our picks for 10 must-see artists at Hard Summer.
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• San Clemente teen Samantha Sibley beats some of world’s best at Super Girl Surf Pro

  29-07-2019 18:23 via ocregister.com
  
  San Clemente surfer Samantha Sibley, 17, earns the win at the Super Girl Surf Pro on July 28, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Steinmetz)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSan Clemente surfer Samantha Sibley, 17, earns the win at the Super Girl Surf Pro on July 28, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Steinmetz)
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  Samantha Sibley showed age is just a number.
  The San Clemente surfer, a 17-year-old making her way up the pro circuit, took down some of surfing’s biggest names Sun
  
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• Star fire in Chino Hills now 80% contained, 3 firefighters injured by bee stings

  29-07-2019 18:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Three firefighters were injured by bee stings while battling a 156-acre blaze that destroyed a Chino Hills home and was 80 percent contained on Monday, authorities said.
  Two firefighters were treated at the scene Sunday afternoon, and one was taken to a hospital. Massiel De Guevara, a Chino Valley Fire District spokeswoman, said on Monday there was no public update yet on the third firefighter.
  MORE: This map shows where the Star fire is burning in Chino Hills
  Chino Avenue, between Rock Springs
  
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• Get deals at The Cheesecake Factory and Maggiano’s Little Italy for National Cheesecake Day

  29-07-2019 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  This Tuesday will be sort of like Christmas in July at The Cheesecake Factory.
  July 30 is National Cheesecake Day, and the Calabasas-based restaurant chain has an annual drill that usually generates brisk business.
  It introduces a new flavor of cheesecake and sells slices of all its flavors for half price to dine-in customers.
  This year’s flavor is Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake: a layer of pineapple-flavored cheesecake with maraschino cherry swirl between two layers of upside-down cake.
  
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• These Cinderella Homes tell a storybook tale of life in Southern California

  29-07-2019 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  You’ve probably seen one of these houses, but didn’t even know it had a fairy-tale background.
  That’s right, if you’ve seen diamond-paned windows, a high-gabled, peaked roof, A-frame door archway, shake shingle roof and gingerbread trim on the front of an otherwise ordinary looking tract home, you’ve likely seen a Cinderella Home.
  Designer Jean Vandruff, who’s now 97 and lives in Westminster, built his first Cinderella Home on Lubec Street in Downey in 1954. H
  
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• Wounded mom with dying 6-year-old son calls husband from Gilroy Garlic Festival: ‘They shot him’

  29-07-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  GILROY — Alberto Romero was home in San Jose late Sunday afternoon when he got the panicked call from his wife at the Gilroy Garlic Festival: Someone had shot their 6-year-old son in the back, her in the stomach and hand and her mother in the leg.
  They had been playing at the bounce house.
  “I couldn’t believe what was happening, that what she was saying was a lie, that maybe I was dreaming,” said Romero, a 33-year-old electrician who gathered with family members after mi
  
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• Disneyland Flex annual pass: 10 things you need to know

  29-07-2019 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The new Disney Flex Passport is different from any annual pass ever offered for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure and with it comes a host of questions.
  Fortunately you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got the 411 on all your FAQs about the $599 Disney Flex pass.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
  Let’s take a closer look at 10 things you need to know
  
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• Paperwork woes keep some low-income moms and kids from enrolling in Medi-Cal — is an ‘express lane’ the fix?

  29-07-2019 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sammy Caiola, The USC Center for Health Journalism Collaborative
  Sarah Shirley often deliberates over what to put on the dinner table. At times, she’s had to ration milk and other staples for her sons, ages 2 and 3. She supplements with squash and greens from a backyard garden that’s become a lifeline.
  For months, she made regular trips from her Northern California home in rural Winters to various county agencies to sort out food stamp and health insurance enrollment, as well as n
  
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• Can’t get a job, housing because of a criminal record in California? This bill might help

  29-07-2019 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Millions of Californians who ran afoul of the law could have their criminal records automatically expunged – potentially clearing hurdles to jobs and housing to help them move beyond their past – under a bill being considered in Sacramento.
  AB 1076 would automatically erase the criminal records of those who successfully finished probation after serving a county jail sentence. Those arrested but never convicted of a crime also would have their records cleared without having to petitio
  
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• He admits he once smoked marijuana, now U.S. won’t let him re-enter country

  29-07-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Jose Palomar packed only a small suitcase because he thought his trip to Mexico would be brief.
  Seeking legal permanent residency, he had no choice but to go.  But now, nearly two months later, he’s still in Mexico and barred from returning to his home in the United States.
  Christine Palomar, 29, at her home in Corona on Thursday, July 11, 2019, shows a wedding day photo taken on Valentine’s Day 2014 with her husband Jose and daughter Emily. Jose, who has temporary legal status
  
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• Edison the first Orange County football team to begin official practices for 2019 season

  29-07-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Edison on Monday becomes the first Orange County high school football team to hold a practice in full pads in preparation for the 2019 season.
  The early start to practice is because the Chargers play a game earlier than any other Orange County football team. Edison plays Aug. 16 on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The Chargers’ opponent is Baldwin of Wailuku.
  The CIF-Southern Section requires a three-day physical conditioning period before full-contact practice can begin. Edison had its physic
  
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• 5 student farmers choose sanctuary over slaughter for the animals they raised

  29-07-2019 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For three goats and two sheep raised by Fullerton students in a Future Farmers of America high school program, life is pretty sweet.
  Let’s start with just the fact that they are alive. The alternative — and the path for pretty much every other animal raised by most Future Farmers — was the slaughter house.
  Instead, the goats, Bruce, Pam, and Kevin, and sheep Shawn and Phry (pronounced “fry,” though not because of any sick humor about lamb chops), are living at a ref
  
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• SOCAL 14-and-under girls beat rival Laguna Beach for Junior Olympics gold

  29-07-2019 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE It’s dubbed the largest water polo tournament in the world. A record 866 teams came to Orange County for the Junior Olympics the past nine days.
  But when it came to settling the girls 14-and-under title Sunday, two of the county’s hottest, backyard rivals had to be separated at the Woollett Aquatics Aquatics:
  Perennial powers SOCAL and Laguna Beach but local rivals first.
  The two clashed in zone qualifying for Junior Olympics. They dueled at the U.S. club championships and at
  
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• Betsi Flint, Emily Day dominate way to AVP Hermosa Beach title

  29-07-2019 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Emily Day, left, and Betsi Flint pose for a photo after defeating Kathryn Hogan and Megan Rice in AVP Tournament championship match at Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Emily Day, left, celebrates a point during AVP Tournament championship match at Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBetsi Flint, right, leaps to spike the ball during AVP Tournament ch
  
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• Del Mar: Ollie’s Candy brings sweet victory to John Sadler in Hirsch Stakes

  29-07-2019 06:01 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR >> When American country music artist Jerry Reed sang his hit single, “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” in 1971, he might have had people like trainer John Sadler in mind.Right now, there’s no one hotter at Del Mar than Sadler, who celebrated his 63rd birthday two days early Sunday when he saddled Ollie’s Candy for a victory in the $300,000 Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes for fillies and mares.
  Del Mar has run 13 stakes races through the first 10 d
  
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• Buzzer-beater waves pave way for surfers at US Open of Surfing 2019

  29-07-2019 05:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Cole Houshmand saw the bumps in the distance and knew, despite the clock running out of time, he had a chance.
  The San Clemente surfer had started his round 2 heat strong during the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, leading the field. But after a flurry of action by the other competitors, he slipped into last spot, needing a big score if he was going to advance.
  Kei Kobayashi of San Clemente competes in the men’s US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach on Sunday, July 28, 2019.
  
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• Rams DL Aaron Donald expects first training camp in 3 years to be beneficial

  29-07-2019 03:54 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – Missing training camp the past two years hasn’t made much of a visible impact on Rams defensive end Aaron Donald the past two seasons. The sixth-year player out of Pittsburgh won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards while totaling 31.5 sacks and 40 tackles for loss.
  So although training camp may seem superfluous for Donald, he’s reported on time this year for the Rams at UC Irvine. After signing a six-year, $135 million contract extension last August, there
  
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• Reports: Shots fired at Gilroy Garlic Festival

  29-07-2019 03:50 via ocregister.com
  
  GILROY — Police are at the scene of an apparent shooting with more than one person hit at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, authorities said.
  Police responded to the festival grounds at Christmas Hill Park near Miller Avenue and Uvas Park Drive around 5:30 p.m., but few details of the shooting were immediately available.
  A dispatcher answering a Gilroy police line said an inquiry about the reports was ‘inappropriate’ and sent a caller to voicemail.
  As of 6:40 p.m., Katherine Filice,
  
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• 4 dead, including suspect; at least 15 hurt in shooting at Gilroy Garlic festival — scene still active

  29-07-2019 03:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By Thy Vo | [email protected], Julia Prodis Sulek | [email protected] and Jason Green | [email protected]
  GILROY — At least four people are dead, including a suspect, and 15 people injured after a shooting in Northern California at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday, with police still searching for a potential accomplice.
  Police responded to the festival grounds at Christmas Hill Park near Miller Avenue and Uvas Park Drive around 5:40 p.m., toward the end
  
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• Felix Peña’s thumb needs in-game repairs; Angels hope to avoid long-term problems

  29-07-2019 03:17 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Angels pitcher Felix Peña ran off the mound in the middle of the second inning, in the middle of an at-bat, in the middle of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
  When Peña returned a minute later, the blood flowing from his right thumb was no longer visible. He threw two more pitches to Jace Peterson and induced an inning-ending ground ball. Ultimately, the Angels were able to coax five innings out of their injured starter in a critical situation.
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• Chargers’ Joey Bosa would rather forget last season, wants fresh slate

  29-07-2019 02:48 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa mentioned in his opening remarks to members of the media Sunday that he’s dealing with soreness.
  The red flags immediately went waiving in the minds of reporters, and for the fans watching the live news conference feed, they might have received a scare listening to Bosa, who admitted in May to feeling soreness in the left foot that caused him to miss the first nine games of the 2018 season.
  False alarm.
  Bosa was referring to the usual bod
  
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• Santa Ana celebrates 150th anniversary with giant breakfast party

  29-07-2019 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Ana celebrated a big birthday Sunday, July 28 – with a huge street breakfast that blocked off a part of downtown and included historic re-enactments.
  The crowds filled a portion of 4th Street, where long tables re-created a popular tradition during the 1920s and ’30s: the Santa Ana Breakfast Club. The party featured a lot more than pancakes. It included chilaquiles, live music and a kid zone.
  Santa Ana residents participate in the traditional hat toss during the Santa Ana Histo
  
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• Monument to ILWU founder Harry Bridges unveiled at union’s dispatch hall in Wilmington

  29-07-2019 02:34 via ocregister.com
  
  On what would have been Harry Bridges’ 118th birthday, a bronze statue depicting the iconic union leader was unveiled Sunday, July 28, in Wilmington.
  The life-sized statue, created by sculptor Eugene Daub, stands in front of the doors of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s new dispatch hall at Anaheim and Alameda streets.
  Organized labor pioneer Bridges founded the union — and remains its most revered figurehead nearly 30 years after his death.
  Attending the unvei
  
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• ‘It’s just me and friends and family and volunteers,” but Long Beach’s one-of-a-kind Farm Lot 59 continues to grow

  29-07-2019 02:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By Gary Metzker, contributing writer
  Sasha Kanno is the eternal optimist.
  The founder and farmer of Farm Lot 59, an organic farm, retail spot and education center that sits on a one-acre site surrounded by oil fields, is absolutely convinced that the people of this city need a business like hers.
  But…
  “I’m just a one-woman show here,” she said. “It’s a very expensive operation. We are looking for a grant to fund it. (Long Beach) Park and Rec is supposed to do
  
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• Casey Patterson, Chase Budinger soar to title at AVP Hermosa Beach Open

  29-07-2019 01:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Chase Budinger, right, and Casey Patterson celebrate their point during AVP Tournament championship match at Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Chase Budinger tips the ball during AVP Tournament championship match at Hermosa Beach on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCasey Patterson, right, spikes the ball over Ryan Doherty during AVP Tournament championship match at
  
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• Angels beat Orioles on Matt Thaiss’ ninth-inning home run

  29-07-2019 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles’ Stevie Wilkerson, top, scores on a double by Jonathan Villar as Trey Mancini, left, signals and Los Angeles Angels catcher Dustin Garneau, second from right, stands at the plate along with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 28, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena looks at his bleeding thumb during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sunday
  
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• ‘Inadvertent’ leak of State Bar exam topics sparks confusion

  29-07-2019 01:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Just days before nearly 9,000 people are set to take California’s two-day bar exam, the State Bar disclosed late Saturday that a list of general exam topics was “inadvertently” leaked to 16 law school deans.
  The State Bar of California disclosed the leak late Saturday evening in a tweet and an email where they also shared the leaked exam topics with people set to take the exam on July 30 and 31.
  Despite the leak, the exam will take place without any changes, according to Teresa
  
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