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• Disneyland’s first Rise of the Resistance commercial reveals new details about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge ride

  20-11-2019 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland’s first Rise of the Resistance television commercial shows scenes inside a detention cell that reveal new details about the highly anticipated attraction coming to the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land at the Anaheim theme park.
  The TV spot shows a group of approximately 16 visitors trapped inside a First Order detention cell aboard a Star Destroyer as Star Wars villain Kylo Ren activates his crossguard lightsaber.
  The commercial suggests riders will encounter an audio-
  
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• Ducks satisfied with 3-game ban given to Caps’ Garnet Hathaway for spitting

  20-11-2019 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Erik Gudbranson didn’t wish to talk about the three-game suspension handed down Wednesday by the NHL to Capitals right wing Garnet Hathaway for spitting at the Ducks’ defenseman in Monday’s game in Washington. Gudbranson hoped to put the episode behind him sooner than later.
  “I’m just really glad they took a look at it,” Gudbranson said, referring to the league.
  Others were more expansive in their reactions to the incident – which h
  
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• Clippers vs. Celtics: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George finally expected to play together

  20-11-2019 23:03 via ocregister.com
  
  PLAYA VISTA — Like his Clippers teammates, Kawhi Leonard was working on his shot late Wednesday morning ahead of the game against the Boston Celtics (7 p.m., ESPN) at Staples Center.
  Leonard steadily received passes from assistant Jeremy Castleberry, his former Riverside King High School and San Diego State teammate, on the same half of the court where Paul George had just completed his morning shootaround.
  The two superstar wings are expected to make their joint Clippers debut Wednesday n
  
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• Little Onion Mexican Restaurant has opened a new location in Irvine

  20-11-2019 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Little Onion Mexican Restaurant opened a second location at Walnut Village Center in Irvine on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Seen here, the bar. (Courtesy of Little Onion)
  Little Onion Mexican Restaurant opened a second location at Walnut Village Center in Irvine on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Seen here, the dining room. (Courtesy of Little Onion)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLittle Onion Mexican Restaurant opened a second location at Walnut Village Center in Irvine on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Seen here, two chicken
  
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• Park Life: Disneyland revamping Indy thrill ride and 10 most expensive Disneyland auction items

  20-11-2019 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  How much would you pay for a Space Mountain coaster train or PeopleMover ride vehicle? How long will the Indiana Jones Adventure thrill ride and Snow White’s Scary Adventure dark ride be down at Disneyland? What do new aerial photos show at the Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and Marvel’s Avengers Campus construction sites? We’ve got all the fun that’s fit to print in this week’s Park Life newsletter.
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• Santa Ana council approves controversial apartment project near single-family neighborhood near Discovery Cube

  20-11-2019 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Santa Ana City Council voted 4-3 early Wednesday to approve a controversial apartment project across the street from the Discovery Cube science center, setting off an immediate call for a referendum and the threat of litigation from neighbors who oppose the development.
  Following a public hearing Tuesday night that went past midnight, project developer Ryan Ogulnick said he was pleased with the vote and hoped opponents will come around to seeing the benefits of the 256-unit apartment project
  
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• Santa Ana council approves controversial apartment project near single-family neighborhood across Discovery Cube

  20-11-2019 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Santa Ana City Council voted 4-3 early Wednesday to approve a controversial apartment project across the street from the Discovery Cube science center, setting off an immediate call for a referendum and the threat of litigation from neighbors who oppose the development.
  Following a public hearing Tuesday night that went past midnight, project developer Ryan Ogulnick said he was pleased with the vote and hoped opponents will come around to seeing the benefits of the 256-unit apartment project
  
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• Dodgers add three minor-leaguers to 40-man roster

  20-11-2019 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers added three minor-leaguers to their 40-man roster Wednesday afternoon, protecting them from next month’s Rule 5 draft.
  Outfielder D.J. Peters, right-hander Mitchell White and infielder Zach McKinstry were added to the 40-man roster for the first time in their careers. The Dodgers now have no openings on their 40-man roster.
  A fourth-round pick out of Western Nevada Community College in 2016, Peters is considered one of the top power prospects in the Dodgers&
  
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• Lakers try to manage their most precious resource: LeBron James’ minutes

  20-11-2019 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  In the hours prior to Sunday’s tip-off against the Atlanta Hawks, Frank Vogel wanted to make everyone had their facts straight.
  A reporter asked him if the 40 minutes LeBron James had played against the Sacramento Kings would change any decisions about how long he would play against the Hawks. Vogel stepped in to clarify.
  “He played 38, not 40,” he said with a nervous laugh. “Thirty-eight and change.”
  Even Vogel’s light-hearted correction has a sharp point: Th
  
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• Fullerton man identified as suspect in sex-related crimes, police say there may be more victims

  20-11-2019 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Police identified a 24-year-old man Wednesday morning, Nov. 20, who they say is tied to multiple sex-related crimes in Fullerton.
  Last week on Nov. 13, two teen girls reported that they were walking together about 1:20 p.m. in the area of Walnut and Richman avenues, when a man pulled up next to them in a 2000 black Ford Mustang, Fullerton police said.
  The car was facing the wrong way on the street and the driver, later identified as 24-year-old Kevin Bejarno, called out to the 15- and 16-year-ol
  
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• With homeless felines at an all-time high, Laguna Woods Cat Club seeks fosters

  20-11-2019 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The night her husband died, Pat Wilkinson was short of sleep alone in a bed made for two.
  “I needed someone to talk to, to take care of,” the Laguna Woods Village resident said, remembering her 4 a.m. online search for relief from her new status as a widow.
  She landed on an adoption page belonging to the Laguna Woods Village Cat Club, a social club and volunteer-run, nonprofit group featuring a foster and adoption program for homeless felines.
  Mid-scroll, Wilkinson’s answer to
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain closes due to inclement weather

  20-11-2019 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Six Flags Magic Mountain was forced to close the Valencia amusement park for the day due to inclement weather.
  Magic Mountain’s official Twitter account said the park would close at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
  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.
  Tickets purchased for Wednesday would be honored on any other day in 2019, the park said.Due to inclement weather, the park is clo
  
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• The end of the MLB knuckleball? Steven Wright and his surgically-repaired elbow hope not

  20-11-2019 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The most intriguing free agent in baseball isn’t being discussed on sports talk radio. You won’t read his name on any Top 50 Free Agent lists.
  You might, however, see Steven Wright in a mall in Tennessee with his family. He’ll be the big guy wearing a brace on his right elbow, where a ligament from his forearm was surgically transplanted in October. Living life is the best way to pass the weeks following Tommy John surgery.
  “There’s nothing you can do right now to b
  
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• Fiscal report: CSUF gets more money from state but still low on per-pupil funding

  20-11-2019 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton received more funding this year from the state but it continues to be at the bottom of the per-pupil funding from the California State University system despite having the highest student enrollment of all 23 campuses.
  That was the message from President Fram Virjee, who joined Danny Kim, vice president for administration and finance/chief financial officer, in this year’s presentation regarding the fiscal state of the university.
  “It’s tempting to see this
  
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• CSUF’s Performing Arts Center enriches campus, community culture

  20-11-2019 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  From the outside, the Joseph Clayes III Performing Arts Center can fool you. Dressed conservatively in light-gray brick, the 13-year-old, 109,000-square-foot complex does a good job of blending in with many other buildings on the sprawling campus of Cal State Fullerton.
  But inside, it’s a different story: a well-appointed warren of three performance spaces and large rehearsal halls that rivals the best arts facilities anywhere in American academia. In addition to the 150-seat Dale and Mill
  
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• Will Knott’s Berry Farm pump boysenberry smell into new Bear-y Tales dark ride?

  20-11-2019 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The return of the reimagined Bear-y Tales attraction at Knott’s Berry Farm raises one all-important question: Will the new dark ride still have the famous boysenberry smell?
  “Riders once again will visit and see the boysenberry pie factory,” Knott’s vice president of entertainment Ken Parks said during a press conference in Florida. “And yes, there will be the smell of boysenberry in the air.”
  Knott’s revealed new details about the Bear-y Tales ride duri
  
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• The Black Keys rock the Forum in return after 5-year hiatus

  20-11-2019 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Black Keys were rolling high in 2014. The duo of singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney scored their first No. 1 album that year with “Turn Blue.” The tour for the album filled arenas like the Forum in Inglewood that fall with fans of their minimalist bluesy rock and roll.
  And then they went … away. Auerbach to form the side project the Arcs, do a second solo album, and produce other artists, Carney to do his own production work — a record with sing
  
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• Snow, rain and thunderstorms move into Southern California

  20-11-2019 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Rain and snow swept into Southern California Wednesday, Nov. 20, with chains required on San Bernardino County mountain highways, and concern over lightning strikes briefly closing piers in Seal Beach and Santa Monica.
  The storm was intensifying as a cold low pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that triggered rain and snow when its edge moved into the area late Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Casey Oswant said.
  “The rain doesn’t look too widespread,” late We
  
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• LA Opera plays a magical, mystical ‘Magic Flute’

  20-11-2019 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Okay. You’ve been hanging on the brink of the operatic abyss wondering what it would take to make you take the plunge? The answer is LA Opera’s current production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” which plays through Dec. 15 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
  This is actually the third time around for this visually enchanting rendition from the 1929 theater company in London and the Komische Oper Berlin. It is directed by Barrie Kosky with the most imaginative animated
  
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• Gardening: What is the most polarizing species in the garden? Maybe this one.

  20-11-2019 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  If there is a “most polarizing species” when it comes to garden-worthy plant selections, Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa) might be it. Some gardeners love it and some feel precisely the opposite about it. It shows lush green foliage throughout the year, fragrant white flowers in spring and summer, as well as deep red, edible fruit in fall and winter. A bonus is its drought tolerance. Once it has been growing for a year or two, it may as well be a cactus for all the water it requires.
  
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• Juice jacking: Avoid public USB charging stations at airports, malls, officials say

  20-11-2019 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By Doreen Christensen, (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Sun Sentinel 
  If your smartphone battery is running low, don’t plug it into a USB charging station at the airport or mall, officials are warning consumers as the busy holiday season gets underway.
  Those convenient USB charging stations in public places could be loaded with malware by criminals looking to steal your money and identity, warned the Los Angeles district attorney in a recent Twitter post.
  This growing cyber threat, known as Ju
  
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• CSUF’s Fall Dance Theatre gives rising choreographers a chance to shine

  20-11-2019 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re a budding student choreographer, you’re used to grabbing whatever opportunities come your way. Making dances is an undernourished art form at the best of times, and university-level dance departments too often operate in the shadow of larger, more powerful theater or music programs that dominate stages and resources. At many campuses, student dance concerts are bare-bones events.
  Not at Cal State Fullerton. Two major dance concerts are offered each year, one at the end of e
  
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• A bigger and better homecoming at Cal State Fullerton

  20-11-2019 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Titan pride was strong Saturday evening at Cal State Fullerton’s 2019 homecoming celebration. This year featured a new, bigger location for alumni, students, faculty and community members to schmooze, hit the In-N-Out truck and the beer garden (from alumni-owned Bootlegger Beer) plus check out the carnival games, new pirate ship ride, and other fun activities including cookie decorating and a caricature booth.
  The festivities were anchored by a women’s volleyball game at one end and
  
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• Kings face explosive Edmonton and its dynamic duo

  20-11-2019 20:17 via ocregister.com
  
  After a nightmarish night in Arizona, the Kings return home to face a two-headed monster.
  Rebounding from a 3-0 loss to the Coyotes will not be made any easier for the Kings on Thursday when the Edmonton Oilers bring the league’s top two scorers to Staples Center.
  Left wing Leon Draisaitl and center Connor McDavid lead the NHL with 44 and 43 points, respectively, with the next highest total being 35. McDavid will enter the game riding an eight-game scoring streak, during which he has racke
  
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• Ask Brad: Where to find the best oysters in Orange County

  20-11-2019 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Hey Brad, where’s the best place to find great oysters? And is it safe to eat oysters year round? 
  A: There’s an old wives’ tale that says you shouldn’t eat oysters in months without Rs, i.e, the summertime. While that’s not exactly true, it’s a good rule of thumb when eating at restaurants that might not specialize in oysters or where you think the quality might be questionable. The idea behind that rule has to do with water temperatures. Yo
  
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• 81 Christmas events and holiday things to do in Southern California in 2019

  20-11-2019 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  While there might not be a chill in the air, the holidays are definitely right around the corner. For a lot of people, that means the kids will be out of school, family members will be visiting and there will be plenty of time that will need to be filled.
  If you’re looking for a fun event (or several) to make the most of the holiday season, we’re here to help. We’ve rounded up this handy featuring a sampling of holiday happenings in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernar
  
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• Navy Chief Edward ‘Eddie’ Gallagher could be stripped of SEAL designation

  20-11-2019 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. Navy Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher will begin a board review process, Wednesday, Nov. 20, that could result in the 20-year military veteran losing the Trident pin that identifies him as an elite SEAL.
  Gallagher was found guilty, in a July court-martial, of posing with the corpse of a teen ISIS fighter during a deployment to Mosul, Iraq. The verdict, which also found him not guilty of the premeditated murder of the teen and of shooting at two civilians, was upheld by Chief of Na
  
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• 29 Southern California ZIPs make U.S. list of priciest places to buy a home

  20-11-2019 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s no secret that Southern California homes are expensive.
  Just look at how many local communities made this list of the nation’s costliest places to buy.
  Property Shark analyzed 2019 residential sales through Nov. 5 — including condos, co-ops, single-family houses and two-family homes — at the ZIP code level to find the costliest places to be a homeowner in the U.S. The results were dominated by California neighborhoods: The state was home to 91 of the 125 ZIP codes ra
  
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• 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week (Nov. 22-28)

  20-11-2019 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘Disney’s Frozen’
  The Broadway play, based on the 2013 movie, by Jennifer Lee, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Minimum suggested age: 6.
  When: Opens 8 p.m. Dec. 4. Show runs 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 2.
  Where: Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood.
  Tickets: $39 and up.
  Information: 323-468-1770. 800-982-2787. bit.ly/2qdHATL
  ‘Millennium Magic XX’
  Magicians Jeanine Anderson
  
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• Seal Beach Pier closes because of lightning

  20-11-2019 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The Seal Beach Pier closed Wednesday morning amid reports of lightning during the region’s first rainstorm this season.
  The Police Department announced the closure shortly after 9 a.m. and said it would also announce when the pier re-opens.
  Similarly, authorities in Santa Monica evacuated all beaches, sand areas and the pier because of the lightning.
  Sand berms were in place at some local beaches, and sandbags were offered in some neighborhoods as forecasters predicted the rain will pick u
  
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• Seal Beach Pier and beach close because of lightning and then reopen

  20-11-2019 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The Seal Beach Pier and beach were temporarily closed Wednesday morning amid reports of lightning during the region’s first rainstorm this season.
  The Police Department announced the closure shortly after 9 a.m.
  About 30 minutes later, the areas were open once again, city marine safety authorities said.
  Similarly, authorities in Santa Monica evacuated all beaches, sand areas and the pier at one point because of the lightning.
  Sand berms were in place at some local beaches, and sandbag
  
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• You’ll find Hollywood’s hottest new creative center – Ava DuVernay’s stunning ARRAY Creative Campus – in Historic Filipinotown

  20-11-2019 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  On a recent evening at the Amanda Cinema, busy movie mogul/mentor Ava DuVernay exuberantly introduced a stoked capacity crowd to the Los Angeles premiere of “Atlantics,” Mati Diop’s Cannes Film Festival-prize-winning love/ghost/refugee story and Senegal’s International Feature Oscar entry.
  The Amanda Theater at the Array Creative Campus in Historic Filipinotown on Monday, November 4, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  This wasn’t, however, a
  
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• You’ll find Hollywood’s hottest new creative center – Ava DuVernay’s stunning ARRAY Creative Campus – in Filipinotown

  20-11-2019 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  On a recent evening at the Amanda Cinema, busy movie mogul/mentor Ava DuVernay exuberantly introduced a stoked capacity crowd to the Los Angeles premiere of “Atlantics,” Mati Diop’s Cannes Film Festival love/ghost/refugee story and Senegal’s International Feature Oscar entry.
  The Amanda Theater at the Array Creative Campus in Historic Filipinotown on Monday, November 4, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  This wasn’t, however, a Hollywood A-L
  
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• Closed park near downtown Fullerton could become an urban farm for the community

  20-11-2019 18:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Sustainable farming could breathe new life into Union Pacific Park near Fullerton’s downtown.
  The 1.7-acre park was closed off by the city nearly a decade ago, but a proposal by the nonprofit Renewable Farms that would develop part of the property with an urban farm using aquaponics could make way for recreational use by the community again.
  The city recently entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with Renewable Farms, which runs a similar facility, the Riverbed in Anaheim, to dev
  
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• Newsom huffs and puffs, like the big bad wolf: Dan Walters

  20-11-2019 17:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Remember the children’s fable about the wolf who was attempting to capture and consume the three little pigs?
  If a pig refused to admit him or come out of its house, the wolf threatened: “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in.”
  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration that the state will stop buying vehicles from automakers that oppose its mileage and tailpipe emission rules is just such huffing and puffing.
  While several car c
  
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• Witness: Ukraine pressure was at Trump’s ‘express direction’

  20-11-2019 17:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON — Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the “express direction” of President Donald Trump and pushed a “quid pro quo” with Kyiv because it was what Trump wanted.
  “Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, and we knew that these investigations were important to the president,&rdq
  
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• MLS All-Star Game coming to Banc of California Stadium in 2020

  20-11-2019 16:59 via ocregister.com
  
  MLS is expected to announce today that next year’s All-Star Game will feature the league all-stars against a team of all-stars from Mexico’s Liga MX on July 29 at Banc of California Stadium.
  Today’s announcement at 10 a.m. at Banc of California Stadium, which is home to the Los Angeles Football Club, will feature MLS commissioner Don Garber, Liga MX Executive President Enrique Bonilla and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
  MLS is bringing the All-Star Game to the Los Angeles area
  
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• The Christmas holidays mean ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet will be performed all over Southern California: Find one to see

  20-11-2019 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s a time-honored tradition, seeing “The Nutcracker” during the holidays. The fairy-tale ballet, which was not well received when it premiered in Russia in 1892, has become a Christmastime staple in the U.S., with many ballet companies earning nearly their yearly revenue from “Nutcracker” performances.
  The original production featured choreography by the legendary Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. George Balanchine created his own version in 1954. These days, companie
  
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• Retrial in Westminster crash that left friend dead in street goes to jury this week

  20-11-2019 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The fate of a man accused of leaving his friend to die in the street after crashing in Westminster while driving drunk will soon once again be in the hands of a jury.
  Deliberations are expected to begin Wednesday in the re-trial of Jonathan Samoff, 30, who is facing a second-degree murder charge related to the death of 25-year-old Isaias Tang Jr., a friend who Samoff met at a sober living home that Samoff was kicked out of hours before the March 2014 crash.
  An Orange County Superior Court jury e
  
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• Where to watch the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019

  20-11-2019 16:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Ten candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination will meet tonight — Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 — for a debate at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta that will play out amid the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine.
  Five of the 10 Democrats slated to take the stage tonight will be members of the jury, as it were, if and when the House sends articles of impeachment to the Senate, where those candidates
  
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• Titan Voice: Veteran Andrew Romo shares journey from military to college 

  20-11-2019 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  After graduating from high school in 2009, student veteran Andrew Romo enlisted in the Marine Corps and was stationed at Camp Pendleton as a part of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Division. He served on the front lines of infantry missions as an anti-tank assaultman, where he used explosives to breach entry into buildings and compounds.
  Romo, who reached the rank of corporal, deployed to Afghanistan from 2010-11 and served as an assault breacher to clear landmines. He also participa
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: My tips for surviving the holidays

  20-11-2019 16:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The holidays are careening toward us like a Ferrari driven by Justin Bieber, so that means it’s time for me to get all educational and preachy. Grab your pencils and notebooks, because you’ll want to jot these pearls of wisdom down.
  Marla’s tips for surviving the holidays with or without your wacko relatives.
  Stay home. Seriously, I mean it. Do you really want to brave the terrifying wilderness of an airport at Christmas, and pay the equivalent of the Guatemalan national debt t
  
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• How does ride downtime compare on Disney’s Smugglers Run and Universal’s Hagrid’s Motorbike? It’s not even close

  20-11-2019 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Who won the blockbuster attraction battle between Disney and Universal when Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure went head-to-head this summer for theme park supremacy?
  When it comes to attraction downtime, the comparison isn’t even close.
  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.
  Disneyland’s Smugglers Run has had virtua
  
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• Israel heads toward unprecedented 3rd election within a year

  20-11-2019 14:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By ARON HELLER
  JERUSALEM — Israeli kingmaker politician Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday refused to endorse a candidate for prime minister, blaming both the contenders engaged in a tense standoff that has paralyzed Israeli politics and pushing the country toward a likely third election in less than a year.
  Lieberman’s comments came ahead of a midnight deadline for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival, Benny Gantz, to form a coalition. Without Lieberman, Gantz appears unable
  
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• New acts rule Grammys as Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish lead in noms

  20-11-2019 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By MESFIN FEKADU | AP Music Writer
  NEW YORK — The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act.
  Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and record of the year with her anthemic No. 1 hit, “Truth Hurts”; and best new artist.
  Like Lizzo, oth
  
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• New acts rule Grammys as Lizzo, Lil Nas, Eilish lead in noms

  20-11-2019 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By MESFIN FEKADU
  NEW YORK — The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act.
  Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and record of the year with her anthemic No. 1 hit, “Truth Hurts”; and best new artist.
  Like Lizzo, other new artists dom
  
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• Billie Eilish, Lizzo expected to dominate Grammy categories

  20-11-2019 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — If you’ve never heard the names Billie Eilish or Lizzo, that will change in a big way Wednesday when nominations are announced for the 62nd Grammy Awards, which will presented in January at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
  At just 17 years old, Los Angeles native Eilish is widely expected to score nominations in all four of the top Grammy categories — Album, Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist. The only person to ever win all four of those award
  
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• Sondland faces tough questions about Trump and Ukraine

  20-11-2019 14:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON — Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the most anticipated witness in the impeachment inquiry, will confront questions Wednesday about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine and a newly revealed summertime phone call with President Donald Trump.
  Sondland, a wealthy hotelier Trump tapped as his ambassador to the European Union, is more directly entangled than any witness yet in the Republican pr
  
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• 7 key questions heading into tonight’s Democratic presidential debate

  20-11-2019 14:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES
  WASHINGTON — New uncertainty hangs over the Democratic presidential primary as 10 candidates meet on the debate stage once again.
  No longer is there a clear front-runner. The fight for African American voters is raging. And there are growing concerns that impeachment may become a distraction from the primary. Those issues and more will play out Wednesday night when the Democratic Party’s top 10 face off in Atlanta just 75 days before primary voting begins.
  The debate
  
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• 12 years to act and other climate myths: John Stossl

  20-11-2019 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  “How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood!” insisted teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at the United Nations. “We are in the beginning of a mass extinction!”
  Many people say that we’re destroying the Earth.
  It all sounds so scary.
  But I’ve been a consumer reporter for years, and I’ve covered so many scares: plague, famine, overpopulation, SARS, West Nile virus, bird flu, radiation from cellphones, flesh-eating bacteria, killer bees,
  
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