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• OCVarsity Hot List: Girls water polo heats up with Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions

  08-01-2020 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA look at what’s hot this week in girls water polo.
  Foothill’s girls water polo team has more to prove to itself, and the pollsters.
  So do the rest of the top contenders in Division 1 in the CIF Southern Section.
  But the Knights will be more in the spotlight this week at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions after they upset No. 1 Laguna Beach 8-7 this past Saturday, but they didn’t snat
  
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• Ukrainian jet crash kills 176, sets off mourning in Canada

  08-01-2020 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KOENIG and JON GAMBRELL
  The crash of an Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada — where most of the victims were from or were headed — and raised a host of questions about what went wrong. But U.S. intelligence officials said there was no immediate evidence it was shot down.
  The jetliner, a Boeing 737 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines, went down on the outskirts of Tehran during takeoff just hours
  
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• Storm Thursday could bring a little rain, snow to Southern California

  08-01-2020 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  A smattering of light rain is possible Thursday, Jan. 9, across much of Southern California, which is having a wetter-than-average season so far.
  Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have a 40-50% chance of precipitation Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. They aren’t likely to see more than a few hundredths of an inch of rain, except for the coast-facing mountain slopes, which could get one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of rain, or an inch or two of s
  
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• Hoornstra: MLB punishing alleged sign stealers is more difficult than banging a trash can

  08-01-2020 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  In his book, “A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations that Shaped Baseball,” author Peter Morris writes that the cat-and-mouse game “between sign-givers and sign-stealers” in baseball began in the ’80s.
  The 1880s, that is.
  The Brooklyn Bridegrooms, ancestors of today’s Dodgers, finished in first place in their league in 1889 and 1890. Morris writes that Brooklyn shortstop George Smith credited the Bridegrooms’ success to stealing their oppon
  
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• Park Life: Hidden cocktail bar for Disneyland annual passholders and discounted tickets for SoCal locals

  08-01-2020 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  How can locals save hundreds of dollars on Disneyland tickets? What is the best way to wait at Disneyland? Do you have what it takes to play Peter Pan, Rapunzel or Goofy? Find all the answers to your theme park questions in this week’s Park Life newsletter.
  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.
  Deep Discounts
  Disneyland rolls out discounted multi-day ticket offers to Southern
  
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• GLAAD announces Media Awards nominees, will honor Taylor Swift, Janet Mock

  08-01-2020 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS — Nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced Wednesday to honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.
  The 176 nominees cover 30 categories of material that was published, released or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019.
  “There are more nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards than ever before not only because LGBTQ diversity and inclusion has progressed, but because GLAAD’s work to for
  
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• 10 Crystal Cove photos that will make you want to move to the beach

  08-01-2020 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  With winter in full swing and holiday visitors returning to their respective hometowns, life is getting back to the off-season normal at Orange County beaches. At Crystal Cove State Park in Laguna Beach, beachgoers walk along the undeveloped scenic coastline, some hand-in-hand, enjoying its tranquility and marine life. Dolphins and sea lions break the smooth water’s surface just off shore as seagulls, pelicans and an occasional osprey fly overhead. A solitary fisherman works from his boat
  
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• Councilwoman’s advocacy for senior housing moves from Laguna Woods Village to larger stage

  08-01-2020 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The topic of co-occupancy in Laguna Woods Village has been making its rounds, written in resolutions and discussed at weekly board meetings, officially in effect this month in Third Mutual.
  At each meeting, Councilwoman Shari Horne — Laguna Woods’ mayor pro tem — has voiced concern at the podium, arguing for the sake of aging in place.
  Now, via proposal AP-5, the California Senior Legislature assemblywoman is taking her proposal to the state.
  “For somebody to be able to r
  
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• No host — again — at Oscars, but plenty of ‘star power’

  08-01-2020 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — For the second year in a row, next month’s Oscar ceremony will be held without a host, the president of ABC Entertainment said Wednesday.
  Speaking at the Television Critics Association’s meeting in Pasadena, Karey Burke said the network and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences jointly decided “there will be no traditional host” for the Feb. 9, 2020 ceremony. She said the show will include “big musical numbers” and “star pow
  
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• UCLA OL Christaphany Murray reportedly 11th – and most significant – Bruin to enter transfer portal

  08-01-2020 22:11 via ocregister.com
  
  In another blow to the football program, UCLA sophomore offensive lineman Christaphany Murray has reportedly entered the NCAA Transfer portal.
  The news of the 11th Bruin to enter the transfer portal, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times’ Ben Bolch, is significant because of Murray’s standing on the offensive line.
  Listed at 6-foot-2 and 298 pounds, Murray started all 14 games of his two-year UCLA career, acting as a highly effective blocker for the Bruins’ offense. With h
  
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• Newport Beach moves ahead with plans to install containers for used fishing line at Balboa Pier

  08-01-2020 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Plans are moving forward to keep discarded fishing line out of the ocean and harbor and off the beaches in Newport Beach.
  The city’s Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 7, voted unanimously to support a plan by two whale watching and sportfishing charters located in Newport Harbor’s Fun Zone to install used-fishing line receptacles at Balboa Pier.
  Davey’s Locker and Newport Landing proposed expanding their own efforts to recycle monofilament lines to inclu
  
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• Congressional hearings are for grandstanding, not learning: John Stossel

  08-01-2020 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Congressional hearings were created to educate lawmakers so they have knowledge before they pass bills or impeach a president.
  Not today. Today, hardly any education happens.
  During the President Trump impeachment “testimony,” legislators tried to score points. At least five times, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., shut down criticism by shouting, “Gentleman is not recognized!”
  I get that politicians are eager for “face time” in front of a larger audience, but I ass
  
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• Another whale is caught on video hanging out next to surfers close to shore

  08-01-2020 21:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Surfers know that being out in nature comes with its perks — and getting to hang out with a whale near the line up has to be on the top of the list. Another stealthy gray whale was spotted on camera, on a recent day, hanging around the shoreline, this one at Black’s Beach in San Diego.
  The whale can be seen in a drone video swimming near surfers, though it’s unclear how many of the wave riders knew the large marine mammal was nearby.The video comes after a similar one at D
  
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• Liquid Assets: Yu Rebel toasts to the opening of The Hall: Global Eatery at South Coast Plaza

  08-01-2020 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Dreamweaver
  Mystics believe there is a magical time in the morning between 4 and 6 when the mind opens. Great visions spring forth and grand plans are unveiled – and it’s also the time when Vaca Group beverage director Michael Rooney conjures up cocktail recipes.
  “For the past few months, something weird has been happening,” says Rooney. “I’ve had these vivid dreams and when I wake up, I have the full specs for an amazing cocktail.” He writes down the re
  
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• Morsels: Take a bite out of great plant-based cuisine in Orange County

  08-01-2020 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  VERY GOOD VEGGIE FOOD
  We love vegetables. We love them even more when they’re well prepared. Here are a few local places that serve tasty vegan and vegetarian fare.
  WE BID ADIOS TO CAFE GRATITUDE. Fortunately, the plant-based dining experience has been replaced by its spicier sister concept called Gracias Madre, which has made a huge splash in the L.A. dining scene and garnered a Michelin star in 2019. Expect spicy Mexican and South American flavors fused with local seasonal vegetables. Mo
  
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• Women made strides in 2019’s films, but it’s still a ‘Man’s (Celluloid) World,’ new study shows

  08-01-2020 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  This week’s study of female representation in the movie business finds that women headlined almost as many of 2019’s top films as men did.
  The annual “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World” report from San Diego State University’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film found that a recent record 40% of last year’s highest boxoffice grossers featured female protagonists. That was up from 31% in 2018.
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• Job fair on Friday seeks ‘thousands’ of 2020 Census count takers

  08-01-2020 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to fill thousands of part-time positions for the 2020 Census count, and a hiring event will be held Friday in Commerce.
  The  2020 Census Applicant Appreciation Event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 2020 Census Office at 6013 Randolph St. in Commerce. The agency plans to hire temporary census takers, office personnel and other positions. In the Los Angeles area, the pay will range from $21 to $23 an hour for supervisory and non-supervisory jobs.
  The j
  
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• Job fair on Friday seeks 2020 Census count participants

  08-01-2020 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to fill thousands of part-time positions for the 2020 Census count, and a hiring event will be held Friday in Commerce.
  The  2020 Census Applicant Appreciation Event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 2020 Census Office at 6013 Randolph St. in Commerce. The agency plans to hire temporary census takers, office personnel and other positions. In the Los Angeles area, the pay will range from $21 to $23 an hour for supervisory and non-supervisory jobs.
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• Prince Harry and Meghan to ‘step back’ as senior UK royals

  08-01-2020 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By DANICA KIRKA
  LONDON  — Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning “to step back” as senior members of the royal family, a stunning revelation that underscores the wish of the couple to forge a new path for the royals in the modern world.
  A statement issued by Buckingham Palace said Wednesday the the royal couple intend to become financially independent, shunning public support, to underpin their work on charities. It said they intend to &l
  
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• Cypress’ Hurtado part of North roster for O.C. North-South All-Star Classic

  08-01-2020 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOrange County’s leading rusher this football season, Isaac Hurtado of Cypress, and Western coach Dan Davidson will lead a talented all-star roster for the North in the 61st annual Orange County North-South All-Star Classic at Orange Coast College on Jan. 25.
  The South has won 10 out of the last 11 meetings in the game for the county’s top senior players, but Davidson is confident this North squad
  
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• Cal Southern University and its incoming new president end agreement

  08-01-2020 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  A week after announcing its new president, California Southern University has taken a step back.
  A representative of the Costa Mesa-based for-profit school said Cal Southern and Vaughn Hartunian “have jointly decided not to pursue the partnership announced in December.”
  Vaughn Hartunian, a Granada Hills resident, was to become the online university’s fifth president, effective Jan. 7.
  The school did not provide more details as to why the agreement was set aside. Hartunian was d
  
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• 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Jan. 10-16

  08-01-2020 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘Not a Genuine Black Man’
  Brian Copeland performs his successful one-man show about heartbreak and humor in the Bay Area.
  When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 and Jan. 22.
  Where: Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, 5636 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles.
  Tickets: $12.50.
  Information: bit.ly/2ZnUhrX
  ‘Nowhere on the Border’
  A revised play by Carlos Lacámara about a volunteer border watcher who meets a man looking for his daughter.
  When: Previews 8 p.m. Jan. 14-16. Opens 8
  
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• Bravo: CSUF science student researchers win national presentation awards

  08-01-2020 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Four Cal State Fullerton student researchers won outstanding research presentation awards at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science  — The National Diversity in STEM Conference for projects ranging from new treatments for the West Nile virus to whether microplastics disrupt the marine food chain.
  CSUF students from multiple disciplines attended the recent conference in Honolulu, including scholars from the Southern California Ecosystems R
  
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• McConnell says ‘no haggling’ as impeachment standoff deepens

  08-01-2020 19:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN
  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday there will be “no haggling” over the process for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in a deepening standoff with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over Democratic demands for details and more witnesses.
  McConnell has indicated Republicans have the leverage they need to launch Trump’s trial on his terms, but Pelosi’s reluctance
  
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• The 2020 NAMM Show will honor Joni Mitchell as well as unleash a slew of new gear

  08-01-2020 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  For many Southern California music fans, the most anticipated moment of the new year is getting the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival line-up, but for nearly 120,000 music merchants, industry insiders and musicians, the annual NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center is where the real excitement is.
  The National Association of Music Merchants has gathered every January in Anaheim since 1976 to show off new innovations in the industry. With thousands of exhibitors from around the world
  
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• Lakers say Anthony Davis has bruised backside, could play Friday at Dallas

  08-01-2020 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  After a scary tumble Tuesday night, Anthony Davis got some encouraging news from a follow-up medical evaluation.
  The Lakers announced Wednesday morning that an MRI revealed that Davis had a gluteus maximus contusion – in layman’s terms, a bruised backside. He’s expected to travel with the team for a Friday game against Dallas, where he’s listed as questionable.
  The Lakers (30-7) initially feared Davis had a bone bruise, which has a longer recovery timeline, which Davis hi
  
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• Fugitive tycoon Ghosn: Japan arrest was a plot

  08-01-2020 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB
  BEIRUT — Nissan’s fugitive ex-boss, Carlos Ghosn, said Wednesday that his arrest in Japan, from which he escaped last month, was a plot against him and described his detention conditions as a “travesty” against human rights.
  In his first appearance since his daring and improbable escape from Japan, Ghosn said during a 2 1/2-hour news conference in Beirut that the decision to flee “was the most difficult of my life.”
  He was due
  
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• Purple & Bold: Lakers’ (new) Splash Bros.: JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard

  08-01-2020 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday, Jan. 8 edition of the Purple & Bold newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.Exhale.
  Good news came from the Lakers’ camp Wednesday morning, when the team sent word that an MRI revealed that Anthony Davis’ scary fall Tuesday night resulted in a gluteus maximus contusion — plenty uncomfortable, surely, but not as serious or significant as everyone who saw the play feared.
  Davis officially is listed as ques
  
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• Titan Voices: Renowned alumni reflect on the making of opera stars 

  08-01-2020 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  CSUF News Service
  The hallways of Cal State Fullerton’s Clayes Performing Arts Center greet guests with a symphony of music: flutes, piano, and voices raised in song.
  Nestled among the practice rooms is the office of Mark Goodrich, professor of music, vocal area coordinator and one of the current music educators who continue CSUF’s legacy of helping talented singers develop into opera stars.
  “The track record for professional classical singers who have studied at CSUF speaks fo
  
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• OCVarsity video: Rosary ends Mater Dei’s 90-game win streak in Trinity Leagueetball

  08-01-2020 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowHighlights and postgame interviews from Rosary’s 65-55 victory over No. 1-ranked Mater Dei in girls basketball on Jan. 7, 2020. The loss ended Mater Dei’s 90-game winning streak in the Trinity League.
  
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• OCVarsity video: Rosary ends Mater Dei’s 90-game win streak in Trinity League

  08-01-2020 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowHighlights and postgame interviews from Rosary’s 65-55 victory over No. 1-ranked Mater Dei in girls basketball on Jan. 7, 2020. The loss ended Mater Dei’s 90-game winning streak in the Trinity League.
  
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• Where political action is — and isn’t — in 2020

  08-01-2020 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s a presidential election year, so what can California voters anticipate between now and Nov. 3?
  For one thing, not much presidential politicking, even though we’ve advanced our presidential primary from June to March in hopes of making California more than an ATM machine to finance campaigns in other states.
  Yes, we’ve seen a little personal campaigning by Democratic hopefuls and latecomer Michael Bloomberg is spending some of his multi-billion-dollar wealth on television c
  
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• Pasadena bakery fined $81,000 for labor, wage violations

  08-01-2020 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  A Pasadena bakery has been fined more than $80,000 for minimum wage violations and various California labor code violations, city officials announced today.
  Chapala Bakery at 265 E. Orange Grove Blvd. was assessed nearly $81,000 in back wages, damages, premiums and interest after a joint investigation by the city’s Planning & Community Development Department and the California Department of Industrial Relations, according to Lisa Derderian, Pasadena public information officer.
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• Beyond Wonderland 2020 lineup includes Alison Wonderland, Diplo, Tiësto

  08-01-2020 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Electronic dance music festival Beyond Wonderland will return to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino for its 10th year March 20 and 21 with a lineup of more than 70 artists, including Diplo, Dillion Francis, Tiësto, Alison Wonderland and Jack Beats.
  Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter. Whether you are a Coachella lifer or prefer to watch from afar, get weekly dispatches during the Southern California music festival season. Subscribe here.
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• NAMM 2020: ‘I Will Survive’ singer Gloria Gaynor talks faith and the power of women ahead of She Rocks Awards

  08-01-2020 17:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Since 2013, the She Rocks Awards has honored women in the music industry during the NAMM Show held in Anaheim each January.
  The event, which is put on by the Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN), not only recognizes the musicians, singer-songwriters and performers in the spotlight, but also those behind the scenes and in all aspects of the industry. These include those in production, instrument manufacturing, management and public relations and other related fields.
  The show has
  
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• Ukrainian airliner crashes in Iran, killing all 176 aboard

  08-01-2020 17:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By MOHAMMAD NASIRI, NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL
  SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian airliner carrying 176 people crashed on the outskirts of Tehran during a takeoff attempt Wednesday hours after Iran launched its missile attack on U.S. forces, scattering flaming debris and passengers’ belongings across farmland and killing everyone on board.
  The Iranian military disputed any suggestion the plane had been hit by a missile, and Iranian aviation authorities said said they suspected
  
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• Kaiser, union launch nonprofit to recruit and train healthcare workers

  08-01-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Kaiser Permanente and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West have partnered to create a nonprofit aimed at recruiting and training healthcare workers in California.
  Futuro Health will be tasked with growing the largest network of certified healthcare employees in California — and if all goes well, the nation. The influx is sorely needed, as the Golden State’s population is projected to hit 44.1 million by 2030 with the total number of adults 65 and older
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: I bought socks for my dog. It scared me.

  08-01-2020 16:36 via ocregister.com
  
  I’m a little frightened right now, because of something that happened on Christmas morning.
  While we were all gathered around, watching “A Christmas Story,” eating cinnamon rolls (they have no calories on Christmas Day. Look it up. It’s a fact.) and opening presents, it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn’t bought any gifts for the dogs.
  I felt sad. And a little bit guilty. I couldn’t even look at Buddy, our geriatric Jack Russell terrier, or Lil Wayne, our ge
  
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• Big rig crash blocks lanes of 60 Freeway in Industry

  08-01-2020 15:52 via ocregister.com
  
  INDUSTRY — A big rig and a vehicle crashed early Wednesday on the westbound 60 Freeway, and three lanes of the roadway were blocked until at least 5:30 a.m.
  The crash was reported near the Fullerton Road exit about 1:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
  A large amount of debris, transmission and radiator fluid and oil was spread across the freeway as a result of the crash, the CHP said. The No. 2, 3 and 4 westbound lanes were closed until at least 5:30 a.m. to allow crews t
  
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• R2-D2 finally joins cast of Star Wars characters roaming around Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge

  08-01-2020 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  R2-D2 is finally roaming freely around Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge as Disneyland visitors scramble to catch a glimpse of the trusty astromech who managed to escape after months of detention in the Droid Depot gift shop.
  Ronan Chavez, 1, from Arizona, stares at R2-D2 as the droid roams around Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.
  (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  R2-D2 roams around Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland i
  
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• Reps. Katie Porter and Lou Correa campaign in Iowa with Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden

  08-01-2020 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Two representatives from neighboring Orange County House districts plan to hit the campaign trail this weekend to promote different Democratic presidential candidates, with Reps. Lou Correa and Katie Porter scheduled to stump in Iowa, where the nation’s first primary election will be held on Feb. 3.
  Correa, D-Anaheim, will campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden, who he endorsed in August. Correa, who has not previously campaigned for Biden, is slated to make four appearances across I
  
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• Trump to address the nation amid showdown with Iran

  08-01-2020 14:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEB RIECHMANN and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON —  President Donald Trump faces one of the greatest tests of his presidency after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops and planned to address the nation on Wednesday. Iran’s attack was its most brazen direct assault on America since the 1979 seizing of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
  The strikes pushed Tehran and Washington perilously close to war and put the world’s attention on Trump as
  
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• Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike

  08-01-2020 14:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEB RIECHMANN and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran appears to be “standing down” and said no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
  Speaking from the foyer of the White House, Trump announced that the U.S. will immediately place new sanctions on Iran “until Iran changes it’s behavior.” He defended his targeted killing last week of Gen. Qa
  
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• High-stakes decision looms for Trump in showdown with Iran

  08-01-2020 14:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEB RIECHMANN and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces one of the greatest tests of his presidency after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. It was Iran’s most brazen direct assault on America since the 1979 seizing of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
  The strikes pushed Tehran and Washington perilously close to war and put the world’s attention on Trump as he weighs whether to respond with more military force. The Republican presi
  
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• Plane crash near Tehran killed Iranians, Canadians, others

  08-01-2020 09:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By MOHAMMAD NASIRI, NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL
  SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister says that Iranian, Canadian, Ukrainian, Swedish, Afghan, British and German nationals were killed in the Ukrainian plane crash just outside Tehran.
  Foreign Minister Vadim Prystaiko said after Wednesday’s crash that there were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians on board. The Ukrainian nationals included two passengers and nine crew members.
  He says there were also 10 S
  
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• Senate Bill 50 tramples over local control to push densification

  08-01-2020 09:45 via ocregister.com
  
  In 2013, the United States government declassified pages of jokes that the CIA collected in the Soviet Union. Here’s one: “A man goes into a shop and asks, ‘You don’t have any meat?’ ‘No,’ replies the sales lady, ‘We don’t have any fish. It’s the store across the street that doesn’t have any meat.’”
  Shortages were a feature of life under communism. “A woman walking in the street is carrying a bag full of rolls of
  
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• Some much needed clarity on the Angel Stadium deal: Harry Sidhu

  08-01-2020 09:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim and all of Orange County can be proud of the proposal for baseball in our city.
  It would keep the Angels here for decades, sell the stadium site at market value, relieve taxpayers of costs and bring money and community benefits for Anaheim neighborhoods.
  The years of uncertainty and fighting over Angel Stadium of Anaheim would be put to rest.
  Yet, for some, that fight is too hard to let go of. This newspaper’s Jan. 2 editorial (“Angels deal leaves too many questions”) k
  
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• History & Heritage: Ringing in 10 Years of Lunar New Year Celebrations

  08-01-2020 09:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Beginning Jan. 17, Disneyland Resort will welcome the Year of the Mouse with 24 days of Lunar New Year celebrations. The popular event has grown since 2011, when the start of Lunar New Year was celebrated over the course of two weekends.
  This year’s limited-time festival in Disney California Adventure park will allow guests to enjoy multicultural performances, activities and décor, cuisine inspired by Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures and specialty merchandise.
  Among the highl
  
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• Recipe Corner: Tuna Poke, Lamplight Lounge, Disney California Adventure Park

  08-01-2020 09:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Lamplight Lounge in Disney California Adventure park serves California casual gastro-pub cuisine along with unique signature cocktails. The popular Tuna Poke is a guest favorite. For those who want to try and duplicate the delicious, healthy dish at home, Disney chefs have revealed the recipe.
  (Serves 6)
  COMPRESSED WATERMELONIngredients: ½ teaspoon coarse salt
  teaspoon black pepper
  3 tablespoons yuzu juice
  1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
  2 cups diced watermelonDirections:Whisk coarse s
  
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• To save lives, California must end war on vaping

  08-01-2020 09:30 via ocregister.com
  
  As millions of smokers across California readied their New Year’s resolutions on December 31 to kick their deadly habit for good, bureaucrats at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had, well, other plans.
  The federal agency announced a ban on flavored, disposable vaping pods (other than mint and tobacco), making it more difficult for smokers to quit cigarettes and embrace e-cigarettes, which are 95 percent safer than combustible tobacco products according to leading medical bodies. And
  
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