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• Outside Staples, LA sheds tears, even as Kobe Bryant’s life remembered inside

  24-02-2020 23:55
  
  Stacy Mendoza stood in tears Monday on a sidewalk outside of Staples Center, where inside an epic tribute was happening in the name of a basketball legend gone way too soon.
  Echoing from cellphone speakers all around her was the voice of Vanessa Bryant.
  Without tickets, Mendoza, of Las Vegas, only had the moment to listen — a moment to connect with Vanessa Bryant, a mother still grieving in the midst of a nightmare since Jan. 26, when her husband, Kobe Bryant, 41, their daughter Gianna, 13
  
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• Orange County girls basketball top 25 rankings, Feb. 24

  24-02-2020 23:42
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowGIRLS BASKETBALL
  ORANGE COUNTY TOP 25
  (Records through Monday, Feb. 24)
  1. Mater Dei (29-2): The fourth-seeded Monarchs play No. 2 Windward in the Open Division final Friday at 5 p.m. at The Pyramid at Long Beach State.
  2. Rosary (19-12): Royals finished 0-3 in the Open Division for the second consecutive season but await their draw for the SoCal regionals.
  3. Troy (23-8): Second-seeded Warriors play No. 1 Ha
  
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• Kobe and Gigi Bryant remembered in the intimate details by closest friends and family

  24-02-2020 23:07
  
  Christina Aguilera sings “Ave Maria” during the Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by David Crane, Daily News/SCNG)
  Christina Aguilera sings “Ave Maria” during the Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by David Crane, Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAlicia Keys performs “Moonlight Sonata” during the Ko
  
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• Schedule and ticket info for CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championships Friday-Saturday

  24-02-2020 23:00
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSchedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championship games on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29.
  CIF-SS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
  FRIDAY, FEB. 28
  Girls Division 3: South Torrance At Chaminade, 5 p.m.
  Boys Division 4: Hesperia at Bellflower, 5 p.m.
  Girls Division 5: Charter Oak at Beaumont, 5 p.m.
  Boys Division 6: Dunn at Ganesha, 5 p.m.
  Boys Division 7: Oakwood vs. Foothill Tech at Ventura College, 5 p.m
  
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• Schedule and ticket info for CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championships Friday and Saturday

  24-02-2020 23:00
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSchedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championship games on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29.
  CIF-SS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
  FRIDAY, FEB. 28
  Girls Division 3: South Torrance at Chaminade, 5 p.m.
  Boys Division 4: Hesperia at Bellflower, 5 p.m.
  Girls Division 5: Charter Oak at Beaumont, 5 p.m.
  Boys Division 6: Dunn at Ganesha, 5 p.m.
  Boys Division 7: Oakwood vs. Foothill Tech at Ventura College, 5 p.m
  
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• Why Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley closed Sunday, Feb. 24 after 37 years

  24-02-2020 22:55
  
  After 37 years, Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley closed on Sunday, Feb. 24.
  Moving trucks were parked out front and boxes were left in the entrance where regional manager Andy Tourville read a statement from Claim Jumper’s parent company Kelly Restaurant Group. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce our Fountain Valley location permanently closed on Feb. 24th, 2020 due to a natural lease expiration and the landlord redeveloping the land.”
  The building will be demolished, empl
  
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• Why Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley closed Sunday after 37 years

  24-02-2020 22:55
  
  After 37 years, Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley closed on Sunday.
  Moving trucks were parked out front and boxes were left in the entrance where regional manager Andy Tourville read a statement from Claim Jumper’s parent company Kelly Restaurant Group. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce our Fountain Valley location permanently closed on Feb. 24th, 2020 due to a natural lease expiration and the landlord redeveloping the land.”
  The building will be demolished, employees wil
  
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• Kobe and Gigi Bryant memorial: Moments and reactions

  24-02-2020 22:54
  
  The impact Kobe Bryant had on the sports world was made apparent Monday as people took to social media to share their thoughts about the Lakers legend.
  The memorial for Kobe and his daughter Gianna, held at Staples Center, included musical performances from Beyoncé Knowles, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera. Guest speakers included Kobe’s mentor Michael Jordan, former teammate Shaquille O’Neal,  Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, WNBA star Diana Taurasi and UConn women&
  
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• Schedule for CIF-SS boys and girls basketball championships Friday and Saturday

  24-02-2020 22:39
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe schedule for the CIF-SS boys and girls basketball championship games on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29.
  CIF-SS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  FRIDAY, FEB. 28
  At Walter Pyramid, Long Beach State
  Girls Open Division: Mater Dei vs. Windward, 5 p.m.
  Boys Open Division: Mater Dei vs. Sierra Canyon, 8:30 p.m.
   
  SATURDAY, FEB. 29
  At Azusa Pacific University
  Girls Divisoin 3AA: Santa Monica vs Crean Luthera
  
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• Angels’ Andrelton Simmons tries to bounce back in the final year of his contract

  24-02-2020 22:32
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Andrelton Simmons is looking at this season as a “challenge.”
  The Angels’ Gold Glove shortstop was on a rising trajectory through 2018, having steadily improved his hitting while continuing to play otherworldly defense.
  Now, he’s trying to bounce back from a 2019 season in which injuries sapped him of some of his production.
  “I enjoy all I’ve learned and how much better I got than the expectations when I came into this league as a hitter,&
  
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• Kobe Bryant fans gather to watch memorial at Santa Ana City Hall

  24-02-2020 22:30
  
  About 70 people came together inside the Santa Ana City Council chambers Monday morning, Feb. 24, to watch a live broadcast from the Staples Center of the Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial.
  The city invited the public “to commemorate Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other members of our Orange County community who lost their lives in a helicopter crash last month.”
  Among the visitors were two Alabamans who had tried to get tickets to the memorial at Staples Center.
  Alleis
  
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• Jimmy Nelson’s long road back could lead to Dodgers bullpen

  24-02-2020 22:14
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. >> In early September 2017, Jimmy Nelson was one of the better young starting pitchers in the National League, a sturdy 28-year-old about to be 12-6 with a 3.49 ERA in 29 starts for the Milwaukee Brewers.
  And then, he wasn’t.
  Nelson was spinning a shutout four innings into a Sept. 8 start at Wrigley Field. With one out in the top of the fifth, Nelson lined a base hit into left field, rounded first base hard then thought better of it and scrambled back to first base, d
  
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• Drawbridge Realty acquires BofA campus in Westlake Village

  24-02-2020 22:04
  
  Drawbridge Realty, a San Francisco-based real estate investment firm, has acquired a 253,720-square-foot building in Westlake Village that’s leased to Bank of America.
  The building, at 31303 Agoura Road, is situated on a 19.6-acre campus and is fully leased to the banking giant through 2031. Bank of America employs about 1,000 employees at the campus, located in the heart of Westlake Village adjacent to the 101 freeway.
  The seller and purchase price were not disclosed due to a non-disclosu
  
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• Angels prospect Jack Kruger has fond memories of John Altobelli

  24-02-2020 21:57
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — When the Angels don Orange Coast College caps for their game on Tuesday, it is going to have a little extra meaning for Jack Kruger.
  Kruger, a 25-year-old catcher who finished last season at Double-A, played for coach John Altobelli at OCC in 2015, and he credited him for helping to get his baseball career going.
  “He was amazing,” Kruger said of Altobelli, who died with his wife and daughter in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and five others last mon
  
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• Harvey Weinstein, already facing up to 25 years for NY conviction, could get 28 more in LA case

  24-02-2020 21:34
  
  LOS ANGELES — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein — found guilty Monday of rape and felony sex crime counts in New York — still faces serious charges in Los Angeles that could land him a longer prison sentence.
  Weinstein, 69, was acquitted of the most serious New York charge — predatory sexual assault. In Los Angeles, he faces charges of rape, oral copulation and sexual penetration by force, as well as a fourth count of sexual battery by restraint.
  In this courtroom
  
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• Orange County girls athlete of the week: Alex Higginson, San Clemente

  24-02-2020 21:31
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls athlete of the week:
  Name: Alex Higginson
  School: San Clemente
  Sports: Water polo
  Year: Junior
  Noteworthy: The utility player scored nine goals and added two steals in a 13-12 loss to top-seeded Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-SS Division 2 final on Saturday. She netted five goals to help the Tritons rally to an 11-9 victory against No. 2 seed Agoura in the semifinals.
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• The OC Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Roundup expands at the OC Fair

  24-02-2020 20:28
  
  The 7th Annual OC Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Roundup will help the 2020 OC Fair kick off its opening weekend, July 17-19, in Costa Mesa.
  The three-day event has been expanded to four individually branded tasting sessions inside The Hangar with a number of tribute bands performing throughout.
  Tickets for the OC Brew Hee Haw Craft Beer Roundup are now on sale at 800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com and includes same-day admission to the OC Fair.
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• Price transparency is other side of the public option coin

  24-02-2020 20:09
  
  Michael Bloomberg finally faced off against his Democratic presidential primary opponents at Wednesday night’s debate in Las Vegas. When not fending off attacks on his record or his wealth, he made the case for introducing a public option in healthcare. Like other candidates from the moderate wing of his party, Bloomberg argues that a public option is more politically palatable than the Medicare for All single-payer system supported by frontrunner Bernie Sanders.
  Yet the creation of a publ
  
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• Curt Seeden: It’s time to play ball in Fountain Valley

  24-02-2020 20:00
  
  Spring is here, if you base it on the increased activity on the ball fields at the Fountain Valley Sports Park.
  Here’s a look at what local youth sports leagues are doing to kick off the 2020 spring seasons there:
  Fountain Valley Girls Fastpitch Softball will hold opening ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Opening day games are Saturday.
  League officials say Fountain Valley Girls Fastpitch Softball emphasizes sportsmanship, fellowship, self-coordination and teamwork.
  The league
  
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• Vanessa Bryant sues helicopter firm over death of Kobe, daughter

  24-02-2020 19:56
  
  On the day her husband and 13-year-old daughter are being memorialized at Staples Center, Kobe Bryant’s widow filed a lawsuit against the operators of the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, killing the Laker legend, his daughter and seven others.
  Vanessa Bryant’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names Island Express Helicopters, Island Express Holding Corp. and the estate of the helicopter’s pilot, Ara Zobayan, who also died in the Jan. 26 crash.
  Island Express officials c
  
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• Want vintage audio for your classic vinyl? Here’s what you need to know

  24-02-2020 19:24
  
  Eight years ago, Mikey Weiss had wanted to build a display of vintage stereos at his Brooklyn store – “a museum piece,” he calls it – to show people what stereos looked like in the 1970s.
  His customers, however, wanted to buy those artifacts.
  Since then, Weiss has since sold oodles of old school gear, and last September he celebrated the grand opening of the West Coast Branch of Mikey’s Hook Up in Silver Lake. Amidst the stock of 21st-century gizmos, there was, of c
  
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• Purple & Bold: The Kobe Bryant memorial; what you should know

  24-02-2020 19:15
  
  This is the Monday, Feb. 24 edition of the Purple & Bold newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.Much, or maybe most, of L.A. will come to a standstill Monday as we collectively pause for a “Celebration of Life” in honor of Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
  Although there are only 20,000 seats at Staples Center, where the memorial will take place, and only those with tickets will be able to attend, everyone will be able to tune in.
  The 10 a.m. service will be bro
  
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• No more baseball games on the radio? What the A’s move to streaming could mean

  24-02-2020 19:05
  
  The Oakland A’s have abandoned radio as one source for fans to hear their baseball games. In radio’s place will be streaming via TuneIn, and I assume satellite radio service SiriusXM.
  While the A’s are the first — and so far only — team to leave radio, will others follow suit?
  My guess? I’m going to say no. Radio is still far too easy to use compared with almost every other source, and leaving radio most certainly does take leave a huge chunk of your fans with
  
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• Orange Unified’s science centers will open next school year at high schools

  24-02-2020 18:45
  
  Students and teachers in Orange Unified School District’s four high schools should move into their new science buildings during the next school year – district officials say the construction projects remain on time and on budget.
  Villa Park High on Thursday, Feb. 20, had a “topping off” ceremony – installing the last beam at the top of the skeleton that will become the $45.2 million building. The school was the third of the four to celebrate the halfway point in the
  
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• Photos: Memorial service for Kobe and Gianna Bryant at Staples Center

  24-02-2020 18:30
  
  Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were remembered during a memorial service in a packed Staples Center Monday morning.
  Bryant, Gianna and seven other were killed on January 26 when the helicopter they were flying in crashed into a Calabasas hillside as the group was flying from Orange County to Ventura County for a basketball game at Bryant’s Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks. Bryant and his daughter were buried in a private funeral at Pacific View Memorial Park in the Corona
  
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• Ducks trade Derek Grant to the Flyers for draft pick, minor league player

  24-02-2020 18:27
  
  As expected, the Ducks traded center Derek Grant for a draft pick and a minor league player before the NHL’s trade deadline at noon on Monday. Only the destination was a surprise as the Ducks acquired a fourth-round pick and Kyle Criscuolo from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Grant.
  Grant, 29, had 20 points in 49 games, including a career-high 14 goals. He is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and could re-sign with the Ducks for a third stint with the team, a dis
  
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• Ducks trade Derek Grant to the Flyers and Nick Ritchie to the Bruins

  24-02-2020 18:27
  
  As expected, the Ducks traded center Derek Grant for a draft pick and a minor league player before the NHL’s trade deadline at noon on Monday. Only the destination was a surprise as the Ducks acquired a fourth-round pick and Kyle Criscuolo from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Grant.
  In addition, the Ducks sent left wing Nick Ritchie to the Boston Bruins in exchange for left wing Danton Heinen. Ritchie, 24, was known to be on general manager Bob Murray’s short list of players
  
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• Updates: Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial from Staples Center

  24-02-2020 18:17
  
  Follow along for updates from our reporters covering the memorial for Gianna and Kobe Bryant at Staples Center Monday morning.
  The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., with doors at the Staples Center scheduled to open at 8 a.m. It will not be shown on TVs in the L.A. Live area adjacent to Staples Center, according to the arena and law enforcement authorities. Those who did not obtain a ticket for the memorial are being encouraged to avoid the area.
  Here are the live television and streaming
  
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• Trashed Valentine’s Day balloons show no love for the ocean or its wildlife

  24-02-2020 17:59
  
  A crew from Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach picked up about 20 balloons on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, most left over from the Valentine’s Day holiday. (Photo courtesy of PMMC)
  A crew from Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach picked up about 20 balloons on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, most left over from the Valentine’s Day holiday. (Photo courtesy of PMMC)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMarcos Castro, owner of Lucia Barracuda Rod and Reel  commercial fishing cha
  
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• Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

  24-02-2020 17:54
  
  NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.
  He was found guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in 2013. The jury found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could have resulted in a life sentence.
  The verdict followed weeks of o
  
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• The Black Keys and Gary Clark Jr. coming to FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine

  24-02-2020 17:30
  
  After a five-year hiatus, The Black Keys resurfaced in 2019 with a brand-new album, “Let’s Rock.”
  The duo from Akron, Ohio — vocalist-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney — played a sold-out show at The Forum in Inglewood back in November and rocked ALT 98.7’s ALTer Ego at the same venue alongside Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Blink-182 and more in January.
  The Black Keys will now headline FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on July 11 (and North Isl
  
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• Status Update: Need free tax help? The eBus is on the way

  24-02-2020 17:30
  
  There is free tax assistance ahead for folks who need help wrangling their 1040 forms.
  First up is a mobile tech center that will make its way to three Orange County cities March and April.
  The eBus is a collaboration between the Orange County United Way and politicians Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, Supervisor Don Wagner and state Sen. Tom Umberg.The tax-prep bus will be staffed with IRS certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) preparers who will help low- to moderate-income taxpay
  
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• A year after Marine disappears on High Sierra hike, family still unsure what happened

  24-02-2020 17:00
  
  Every night, Greg Kraft turns on an electric candle that sits in the window of his family’s Connecticut home.
  “I turn it on and I say, ‘God Bless Matt,’ ” Kraft said Friday, Feb. 21, his voice choked with emotion. “In the morning I turn it off and say ‘God Bless Matt.’ “
  The candle, in the upstairs middle dormer of his Williamsburg Cape Cod-style home, is lighted so his son, Capt. Matthew Kraft, can find his way back.
  Matthew Kraft, a platoon
  
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• KFC’s donut chicken sandwiches go on sale Monday, Feb. 24

  24-02-2020 16:29
  
  Kentucky Fried Chicken has deployed a new weapon in the chicken sandwich wars: glazed doughnuts.
  Beginning Monday, Feb. 24, the fast food giant will be serving “Kentucky Fried Chicken & Donuts” at participating restaurants nationwide through March 16.
  Yes, KFC will be serving them together as a sandwich with an Extra Crispy chicken fillet between two doughnuts instead of a bun.
  KFC will also offer chicken baskets with bone-in chicken or Extra Crispy tenders and a doughnut on the
  
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• New coronavirus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast

  24-02-2020 16:12
  
  By KIM TONG-HYUNG and MATT SEDENSKY
  SEOUL, South Korea — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed signs of stabilizing at its Chinese epicenter but posed new threats far beyond.
  In Italy, authorities set up roadblocks, called off soccer matches and shuttered sites including the famed La Scala opera house. In Iran, a report of dozens of deaths in a single city emer
  
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• Global markets fall sharply; Dow plunges 966 points

  24-02-2020 16:05
  
  By Damian J. Troise, The Associated Press
  U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Monday, following a broad sell-off in overseas markets, as a surge in virus cases and a worrisome spread of the disease outside the epicenter in China sent investors running for safety.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 966 points, or 3.3% and gave up all of its gains for the year. The S&P 500 index skidded 3.2% and gave up most of its gains for 2020. The Nasdaq fell 3.8%.
  More than 79,000 people world
  
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• Global markets fall sharply; Dow plunges 840 points

  24-02-2020 16:05
  
  By Damian J. Troise, The Associated Press
  U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Monday, following a broad sell-off in overseas markets, as a surge in virus cases and a worrisome spread of the disease outside the epicenter in China sent investors running for safety.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 840 points, or 2.9%, to 28,146 and gave up all of its gains for the year. The S&P 500 index skidded 2.7% and gave up most of its gains for 2020. The Nasdaq fell 3.2%.
  More than 79,000 p
  
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• Brutal night for Bloomberg: Political Cartoons

  24-02-2020 16:00
  
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  Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  
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• The high cost and questionable trade-offs of ‘free college’ and debt bailout

  24-02-2020 15:34
  
  The $1.5 trillion student debt in America raises two questions.
  First, what should be done to help the 45 million Americans who owe money from student loans? Second, should we lower, or abolish, tuition for new college students?
  On the first question, every presidential candidate has proposed some kind of financial help for Americans with student debt.  This is no surprise.
  A presidential candidate who offers money to 45 million voters has a better chance to win than one who doesn&rsqu
  
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• How one man lost 150 pounds at Disneyland eating corn dogs and turkey legs

  24-02-2020 15:33
  
  Mark Gautier had been brought back from the dead three times and had just emerged from a two-week coma when a priest was administering last rites to him.
  “The doctor said, ‘You really need to do something or you’re not going to last much longer,’” recalled Gautier, 39, of Anaheim.
  At 400 pounds, Gautier had slipped into diabetic shock and his kidneys were shutting down after years of failing health. The doctor’s diagnosis: Gautier needed to exercise and lose w
  
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• As pensions break the bank, Californians face more tax hikes

  24-02-2020 14:32
  
  The highest annual pension paid last year by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) went to one of the managers of the pension fund itself.
  Curtis Ishii announced his retirement in 2018 from his position as managing investment director for global fixed income. Last year, he collected a pension of $418,608, almost $50,000 more than the $372,280 pulled down by the previous title-holder, former Solano County administrator Michael Thomas.
  The figures come from Transparent
  
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• Trump reignites California water wars

  24-02-2020 14:22
  
  California’s decades-old conflict over distribution of water among farmers, urban users and environmental enhancement bears an uncanny resemblance to the decades of sectarian struggles in the Middle East — minus the bloodshed.
  In both arenas, periodic efforts are made to forge enduring peace agreements, but just when they seem to be bearing fruit, they are undermined by some new flareup.
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has been trying to finalize what predecessor Jerry Brown began, a series of so-
  
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• McDavid shines in return from injury, Oilers hold off Kings

  24-02-2020 08:15
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Edmonton Oilers added one key player with the return of Connor McDavid on Sunday night after he missed six games with a quad injury.
  Then they picked up another, trading for veteran defenseman Mike Green from Detroit.
  McDavid gave Edmonton a boost with a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, then turned his attention to the Oilers’ addition on the blue line.
  “It’s exciting. I’ve been on the other side where you’re losi
  
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• Clerk killed in Whittier 7-Eleven robbery is identified; search for gunman continues

  24-02-2020 08:00
  
  WHITTIER — Authorities Sunday continued their search for a man who fatally shot a clerk during a robbery at a Whittier 7-Eleven.
  Surveillance photos on the Whittier Police Department’s Facebook page show the robber wearing a gray hoodie under a black hoodie, with a black bandana covering his nose and mouth, and he wore black gloves. He is black and stands about 5-feet-6 or -7 inches tall.***HOMICIDE UPDATE*** Homicide occurred at the 7-11 store 8438 Santa Fe Springs Road.Suspect ente
  
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• Ducks center Derek Grant sits out OT loss to Vegas with trade deadline near

  24-02-2020 07:18
  
  Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson blocks a shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson, bottom, celebrates after scoring past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsVegas Golden Knights center Wi
  
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• Shorthanded USC men’s basketball stumbles in loss at Utah

  24-02-2020 07:04
  
  USC forward Max Agbonkpolo (23) shoots as Utah forward Riley Battin (21) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
  USC forward Onyeka Okongwu (21) goes to the basket as Utah guard Rylan Jones (15) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUSC guard Ethan Anderson (20) goes to the basket as Utah
  
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• Wildcats QB Josh Johnson becomes ‘the guy’ in dominant win vs. DC Defenders

  24-02-2020 06:03
  
  DC Defenders’ Khalid Abdullah (32) is tackled by LA Wildcats’ Roderick Henderson (90) during a game at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on Sunday, February 23, 2020. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
  LA Wildcats’ Nelson Spruce (11) completes a pass and runs the ball for a first down against the DC Defenders at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on Sunday, February 23, 2020. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• Alexander: Could this – should this – be an NBA Finals preview?

  24-02-2020 05:08
  
  Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum celebrates after a dunk by Jaylen Brown during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma dunks against the Boston Celtics during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Lakers’ LeBron James drives to the basket
  
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• Whicker: Kobe Bryant and the triumph of clarity

  24-02-2020 04:28
  
  One hopes Monday is an uncloudy day. It is Kobe Bryant’s final sellout at Staples Center. No one was more clear.
  He knew where he was and where he wanted to get, and there was nothing but blue sky in between. Doubt and hesitation and, especially, distraction dared not enter his world. He was blessed with a mother lode of talent and smarts, and yet he refused to trust them. The gift that he left us was clarity.
  That, more than anything, prompted the massive arboretum that spread throughout
  
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• Ahead of Monday’s memorial, Magic Johnson calls Kobe Bryant ‘bigger than life’

  24-02-2020 04:24
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ahead of what will surely be another emotional day in a month that has been stacked with them, Magic Johnson was trying his best to deliver his sentiments
  But Johnson, a Hall of Fame player and former Lakers executive who has always been more efficient in his game than with his words, struggled to summarize it all. He was there at the beginning, when Bryant sparked the front office with a legendary predraft workout. He was there after the end, standing on stage in Chicago wit
  
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