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• Shooting at Garden Grove cafe leaves 1 dead

  10-03-2020 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  A shooting at a cafe in Garden Grove left one man dead on Tuesday, March 10.
  Authorities received reports of gunfire at Cafe 368, 10947 Westminster Ave., at about 12:04 p.m., Garden Grove Police said in social media posts. Officers responded and found the victim dead at the scene.Today at 1204 PM officers were sent to Cafe 368 located at 10947 Westminster Ave for a shooting. Ofcrs located one adult Asian male deceased from gun shot wound. Detectives are interviewing witnesses. Anyone with info s
  
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• Kenley Jansen’s search for answers ‘vital’ to Dodgers’ 2020 hopes

  10-03-2020 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — For five seasons from 2013 through 2017, life at the back end of games was good for Kenley Jansen.
  Hitters flailed at his cut fastball. The pitch was compared favorably to the cutter that carried Mariano Rivera through a Hall of Fame career. Jansen was as close to a sure thing as you could find in baseball, converting 196 of 214 save opportunities. He won the Trevor Hoffman Award as the top reliever in the National League twice and had one of the best seasons in history b
  
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• Kings take NHL’s longest winning streak into game with Ottawa

  10-03-2020 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  In perhaps the league’s least expected late-season twist, the Kings are riding the Western Conference’s longest active winning streak, six games, into a stretch of six more home games.
  The winning formula has been sound defense, shrewd puck management and outstanding goaltending. Goalie Jonathan Quick has allowed one goal or fewer in his last six starts and posted a 5-0-1 record over that span. The Kings have cut down on odd-man rushes against, something that their opponents in Monda
  
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• Frontier to skip bond payments ahead of bankruptcy filing

  10-03-2020 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Frontier Communications Corp. will forgo coupon payments due March 15 as it prepares to file for bankruptcy with a plan that cuts its debt and hands control of the company to existing creditors, according to people with knowledge of the plans.
  A Frontier bankruptcy would rank as one of the biggest telecom reorganizations since Worldcom Inc. in 2002. Frontier is holding discussions this week with prospective lenders to negotiate the terms of a so-called debtor-in-possession loan, which would prov
  
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• St. Patrick’s Day Street Festival on Pine Avenue in Long Beach canceled due to coronavirus fears

  10-03-2020 22:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Street Festival on Pine Avenue in Long Beach have decided to cancel this year’s event due to fears about the new coronavirus.
  Ron Hodges, who owns the entertainment complex at Pine Avenue and Broadway that includes Shannon’s On Pine, said Tuesday, March 10, that he made the decision after learning about the three Long Beach residents who tested positive for the virus.
  The event was scheduled for this Saturday, March 14.
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• Luxury apartment community planned for Duarte

  10-03-2020 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  MBK Rental Living has acquired a 4.3-acre site in Duarte where the company plans to build a 344-unit luxury apartment community.
  MBK has partnered with Haseko Corp. on the five-story transit-oriented development, which will be located just steps away from the City of Hope Metro Gold Line Station. The complex will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
  Amenities at the pet-friendly community will include a rooftop fitness center and resort-style pool and spa. Residents will have a
  
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• Angels ponder the possibilities of further impact from coronavirus

  10-03-2020 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — As he stood on the other side of a railing from the members of the media on Tuesday morning, Joe Maddon motioned toward the dozens of fans at the other side of the Tempe Diablo Stadium who gathered to watch batting practice.
  “That would be a huge crowd in instructional league,” Maddon said. “That would be a sellout.”
  Maddon was reminiscing about his days running the Angels instructional league as he addressed the topic of what it would be like to play
  
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• Refunds may be available for sport events are called off for coronavirus

  10-03-2020 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  “Coronavirus Update: We have your back.” So read the subject line of the email that StubHub sent to customers Saturday evening informing them of their options if the events to which they bought tickets are called off.
  In recent days, sporting events around the world have been canceled or staged without fans as the coronavirus epidemic has grown.
  On Sunday in the United States, the BNP Paribas Open, a major tennis tournament that was scheduled to take place in Indian Wells starting th
  
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• Coronavirus spikes hand sanitizer sales by 67%

  10-03-2020 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  A cashier counts money behind bottles of hand sanitizers at a medical supply shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Indonesia confirmed its first cases of the coronavirus Monday in two people who contracted the illness from a foreign traveler. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
  Hand sanitizers sit at the entrance to the El Barretal shelter, which is housing thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)So
  
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• 2 Redlands paramedics self-quarantined as their patient is tested for coronavirus

  10-03-2020 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Two Redlands firefighters/paramedics are under voluntary self-quarantine after treating a patient who is being tested for novel coronavirus, officials said.
  In a Facebook post Tuesday, March 10, the Redlands Fire Department announced that paramedics responded Monday morning to a medical emergency at a Redlands residence where a male patient was experiencing difficulty breathing. He was treated and transported to an undisclosed hospital. Later, officials said, they learned the patient is bei
  
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• Pi Day 2020 deals on cheap pizza and pastries

  10-03-2020 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The fascination of the number pi is that it has no pattern.
  Pi Day, on the other hand, is very predictable. It’s a day to get discounts on pizzas and pastries.
  Pi is what mathematicians call the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, making it appropriate to indulge in round foods on Pi Day.
  It takes place March 14, in honor of the first three digits of pi, 3.14. This year it falls on a Saturday.
  The following specials have been announced for that date.
  7-Eleven: Rewards
  
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• Mission Viejo program adapts tennis for everyone’s fun

  10-03-2020 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Tessa Taylor loves sports … so much so, she has tried 32 of them and it depends on the day which is the 6-year-old’s favorite.
  On Sundays, one of Tessa’s favorite sports is tennis, and because of the adaptive tennis clinic at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, she is swinging a racket along with other youngsters with physical limitations.The program is run through a partnership with the tennis center, SNAP (Special Needs and Adaptive Programs) and Angel City Spor
  
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• Coronavirus won’t ground Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano on March 21

  10-03-2020 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Thousands of marchers and paradegoers will again celebrate the return of the swallows in San Juan Capistrano on March 21.
  The always popular parade will kick off at 11 a.m. at Ortega Highway and El Camino Real and end around 1 p.m. at Camino Capistrano north of La Zanja Street. Organizers got city and county officials’ clearance to let the parade go forward amidst concerns over coronavirus, said Jim Taylor, president of the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association, which puts together the pa
  
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• CIF-SS boys volleyball polls, March 9

  10-03-2020 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe CIF-SS boys volleyball polls released Monday, March 9.
  (Selected by the CIF-SS Boys Volleyball Advisory Committee)
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL
  DIVISION 1/2
  1. Mira Costa
  2. Corona del Mar
  3. Loyola
  4. Huntington Beach
  5. Newport Harbor
  6. San Clemente
  7. Mater Dei
  8. Laguna Beach
  9. Palos Verdes
  10. Newbury Park
  11. Santa Barbara
  12. Burroughs/Burbank
  13. Servite
  14. Oak Park
  15. Redondo
  16. Tesoro
  17. Los Alamitos
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• Orange County’s pro soccer team returns to the Great Park pitch

  10-03-2020 20:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Soccer Club officials and players are setting the bar high as the team begins a new season in the United Soccer League, a Division II professional league with 36 teams across the country.
  The squad opened the season with a 0-0 draw against the El Paso Locomotive at the Orange County Great Park Championship Soccer Stadium on Friday, March 6. Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes had the shutout for OC Soccer Club.
  Orange County Soccer Club super-fans and season ticket holders, who are known as
  
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• USC looking to establish new defensive identity in spring football

  10-03-2020 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Delayed by a day due to concerns about thunderstorms, USC opens spring football on Wednesday.
  In some ways, many things will be the same given USC returns so many players from last season’s 8-5 campaign. In other ways, it will be completely different than last year after a staff shakeup.
  Here’s a look at what to expect in the next six weeks.
  What’s new: The Trojans will be establishing a new defense this spring. Much like last year when the main story line was offensive co
  
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• What the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommends for work, school, home and business

  10-03-2020 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses that the coronavirus outbreak is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and it will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance.
  Illness Severity
  The White House Coronavirus Task Force and the CDC say the complete clinical picture with regard to COVID-19 is not fully known. Reported illnesses have ranged from very mild to severe, including illness resulting in death. While information so far suggest
  
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• ‘Baby Shark Live!’ splashes into Southern California for a trio of shows

  10-03-2020 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s a catchy tune that sneaks up like, well, a shark in the water. One minute you’re going about your daily business and the next you’re toe-tapping and humming along to the “doo doo doo doo doo doo’s” of “Baby Shark.”
  It’s an inescapable cultural phenomenon created by Pinkfong, the children’s educational brand of South Korea’s SmartStudy, that took an old unattributed camp favorite and turned it into one of the biggest things to
  
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• LeBron James, Lakers prepare for more restrictions to ward off coronavirus

  10-03-2020 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO >> Between defenders in his path and media huddled around his locker, the one thing LeBron James doesn’t get all that often is space.
  He’ll get some now in one of those scenarios: New NBA guidelines limiting players’ direct contact with media over COVID-19 concerns led to the Lakers roping off six feet of space between journalists and James at the Lakers’ practice facility on Tuesday morning. Even James felt the new arrangement was a little strange.
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• Will coronavirus stall Southern California’s job growth?

  10-03-2020 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The spread of the coronavirus in California has forced some economists to place an asterisk next to their forecasts for good job growth and strong regional economies in 2020.
  It’s unknown how long the crisis will last, and opinions are divided on how much time has to accrue before it becomes a serious threat to Southern California’s job market. At least two regional economists who made predictions more than a month ago are now watching the developing situation closely.
  Job sectors be
  
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• Confirmed LA County coronavirus cases climb to 20

  10-03-2020 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles public health officials on Tuesday, March 10, announced one new case of the coronavirus in LA County in addition to confirming the three cases in Long Beach that were reported Monday bringing the total number of confirmed cases in LA County to 20.
  Public health emergencies have been declared in Riverside and Los Angeles counties. Last week, Riverside health officials announced its first case of community transmission — meaning a source of the person’s infection was unknow
  
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• Softball: Albano’s Diamond Club players of the week, March 10

  10-03-2020 20:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA look at five of the top hitting and pitching performances last week in Orange County softball.
  Tyler Denhart, Los Alamitos
  The Southern Utah-bound pitcher earned four victories to help the Griffins capture the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Ariz.
  Jolie Gustave, Mater Dei
  The Syracuse-bound pitcher allowed one unearned run on four hits and struck out five in eight innings in a 2-1 victor
  
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• Airlines slash flights, freeze hiring as virus cuts travel

  10-03-2020 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By David Koenig, The Associated Press
  Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
  Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says the outbreak might do more damage to airlines than the terror attacks of 2001 did. An industry trade group has issued the same warning. Kelly also told his staff in a memo he was slashing his pay 10%, according to the Dallas Morning News.
  Delta Air Lines said
  
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• Airlines slash flights, freeze hiring as coronavirus cuts travel

  10-03-2020 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By David Koenig, The Associated Press
  Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
  Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says the outbreak might do more damage to airlines than the terror attacks of 2001 did. An industry trade group has issued the same warning. Kelly also told his staff in a memo he was slashing his pay 10%, according to the Dallas Morning News.
  Delta Air Lines said
  
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• Two more new coronavirus cases announced in Orange County

  10-03-2020 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  With two new cases disclosed Tuesday, Orange County now has a total of five people who are either confirmed or presumed to have COVID-19, according to health officials with the Orange County Health Care Agency.
  Two people who were newly diagnosed as “presumptive positive cases” were announced by Richard Sanchez, director of the Health Care Agency, in a presentation to the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 10. County lab tests that showed positive results for the virus now
  
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• No illegal medications found in state’s investigation into horse deaths at Santa Anita

  10-03-2020 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The California Horse Racing Board’s yearlong investigation into the deaths of 23 horses at Santa Anita racetrack has determined there were no violations of the state’s animal welfare laws and no evidence of illegal medications, according to a report released Tuesday.
  All but two of the horses were believed to have had preexisting injuries caused by high-intensity racing and training. Those same horses all suffered catastrophic injuries related to the fetlock joint, a region of the ho
  
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• New York sending in National Guard to control virus

  10-03-2020 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARINA VILLENEUVE and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
  New York’s governor announced Tuesday he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight what is believed to be the nation’s biggest cluster of coronavirus cases — one of the most dramatic actions yet to control the outbreak in the U.S.
  The move came as health authorities contended with alarming bunches of infections on both sides of the country and scattered cases in between.
  Schools, houses of worship and larg
  
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• Coronavirus an increasing concern for Coachella festival fans and area residents

  10-03-2020 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  For two decades the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been an easy yes for fans who snap up tickets the minute they’re available, with many opting for a pre-sale months before knowing who will perform. As well, the surrounding community welcomes hundreds of thousands of people to the desert to pump millions of dollars into the local economy.
  But this year, well, you might have heard that things are different when it comes to massive gatherings in public places thanks to concerns
  
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• Californians spike local tax and bond measures. Will politicians get the message?

  10-03-2020 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  California voters across the state were presented with 237 local tax and bond measures on March 3.  Perhaps reflective of a shift in how accommodating Californians are willing to be for such measures, based on preliminary numbers, more than half of those measures have been rejected, according to the California Taxpayers Association.
  It should be apparent to any taxpaying Californian that, in fact, we are highly taxed as it is.
  That’s precisely the reason that, year after year, state a
  
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• Man driving truck that dropped stove on Anaheim freeway killing a deputy is set free

  10-03-2020 19:36 via ocregister.com
  
  A Long Beach man convicted of killing an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy after accidentally dropping a stolen stove onto a busy freeway has been released from prison.
  Cole Wilkins served 13 years of a 16-year-to-life sentence for the July 2006 incident. He was driving with unsecured stolen kitchen appliances in the back of his truck when the stove fell onto the roadway. Off-duty Sheriff’s Deputy David Piquette, 34, died in a traffic collision with a cement truck while sw
  
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• Coronavirus spreads fear, misinformation and bad policy ideas

  10-03-2020 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s understandable that people are fearful of the coronavirus, the infectious respiratory illness that is resulting in widespread, worldwide panic. Most reactions are counterproductive and out of proportion to the threat. Now’s the time to take a deep breath and follow the advice on those ubiquitous British motivational posters: “Keep calm and carry on.”
  The media frenzy only is compounding the problem.  As a result, many public events are cancel
  
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• More LAX screeners in self-quarantine amid coronavirus fears; airport workers urge more training

  10-03-2020 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Additional screeners at Los Angeles International Airport are in self-quarantine and may be at risk of developing the new coronavirus because of their interaction with two screeners who tested positive last week for COVID-19, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  “Several screeners have been directed to self-quarantine for 14 days beginning March 3, or their last day of potential exposure to COVID-19.,” Press Officer Richard Quartarone sai
  
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• Highly decorated Simi Valley Marine killed on ISIS mission in Iraq

  10-03-2020 19:09 via ocregister.com
  
  A highly decorated Simi Valley serviceman was among two special operations Marines killed Sunday, March 8 in mountainous north-central Iraq, Pentagon officials announced Tuesday.
  Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, a critical skills operator, was killed while supporting Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS stronghold.
  Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Md., a special operations officer, also was killed.
  Capt. Moises A. Navas, a special operations officer from Germantow
  
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• 10 Irish whiskeys and spirits to drink at home for St. Patrick’s Day

  10-03-2020 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Kim Ohanneson is a whiskey lover, but she’s not into battling the crowds at bars on St. Patrick’s Day to get a sip of her favorite spirit. Instead, she likes to mark the holiday by getting a few bottles of Irish whiskey and inviting some friends over to taste and savor the best spirits of the island.
  “That to me is more interesting than fighting with people who are throwing back shots and green beer,” said Ohanneson, who always knows how to pick the right bottles because
  
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• Check out these emerging beauty brands

  10-03-2020 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  KIWI CARE
  There are no artificial chemicals or fillers in the Velettà collection, luxury products made in New Zealand. Instead, you’ll find only active, high-quality ingredients, some unique to the country, such as Totarol, a potent antibacterial/anti-inflammatory/antioxidant compound, derived from indigenous yew trees. The line includes a cleansing oil ($48.46), rejuvenating oil ($77.52), moisturizer ($64.61), purifying mask ($42.00), intensive hydrating treatment ($87.23) and the
  
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• Feds warn Buena Park firm warn about pitching coronavirus cures

  10-03-2020 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  A Buena Park seller of essential oils and non-traditional health supplements was warned by federal regulators for making misleading claims about their products’ ability to prevent or cure coronavirus.
  The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, March 9, sent warning letters to Puneet Nanda and GuruNanda LLC of Buena Park for “allegedly selling unapproved products that may violate federal law by making deceptive or scientifically unsupported claim
  
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• Coronavirus warning: Buena Park firm told to stop pitching oils as cures

  10-03-2020 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  A Buena Park seller of essential oils and non-traditional health supplements was warned by federal regulators for making misleading claims about their products’ ability to prevent or cure coronavirus.
  The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, March 9, sent warning letters to Puneet Nanda and GuruNanda LLC of Buena Park for “allegedly selling unapproved products that may violate federal law by making deceptive or scientifically unsupported claim
  
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• Liquid Assets: Taco Rosa’s mango margarita doubles as dessert

  10-03-2020 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Street food in Mexico City is an experience unto itself. The smells, the sounds, the heat emanating from the sun and radiating on the hot pavement. The sidewalk grills sautéing onions and sizzling peppers. Handmade masa tortillas and fresh salsa abound. Lingering memories are what inspired Taco Rosa’s general manager, Amber Calderón, to concoct a series of refreshing cocktails. The Coconut con Paleta margarita doubles as dessert. It’s an icy blend of 1800 coconut tequil
  
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• Price controls punish U.S. innovators and economy

  10-03-2020 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  America’s biopharmaceutical industry dwarfs most other economic sectors. It’s one of our nation’s single biggest job creators, supporting close to a million positions across the country. And its products save countless lives each year.
  Yet for some inexplicable reason, politicians in both parties seem determined to snuff it out by imposing crippling price controls on medicines. That would be a disaster for employees and patients alike.
  The ind
  
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• Teen girls rappel down buildings, learn firefighting during empowerment camp

  10-03-2020 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
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  Jenna Stark is the woman you’d want to pull you from a burning building.
  She can deadlift 300 pounds and back-squat 200. She’s good to go on 45 minutes of sleep.  And she regularly takes ice baths to control her body’s reaction to the cold.
  “Hard things are good for the soul,” she said.
  So it was appropriate that the 5-foot-8, 170-pound cross-fit-gym-owner-turned-firefighter was a m
  
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• Hey, Siri, what’s a good way to listen to the radio?

  10-03-2020 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Luckily, reader Michael Doss caught the recent segment of this column in which April Ingle was searching for a Beautiful Music station that her mother could listen to.
  “Your March 3 column discussed a person looking for ‘Beautiful Music” for their aging mother. You suggested a computer or smartphone, but I think you missed out on a great option (that hopefully you could forward to this person): An Amazon Echo Dot or Google Voice device.
  “They’ll automatically play l
  
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• Postponing Coachella, Stagecoach festivals not bad idea, Riverside County’s top health official says

  10-03-2020 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Riverside County’s public health officer said Tuesday, March 10, that postponing the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival would not be a bad idea because of coronavirus concerns.
  But Dr. Cameron Kaiser, who spoke in an interview before updating Riverside County Board of Supervisors on the coronavirus, did not commit to such a measure. Still, he did not rule out a Santa Clara County-type ban on large gatherings.
  His comments came before the Riversid
  
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• Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest

  10-03-2020 18:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE SCHNEIDER
  ORLANDO, Fla. ) — The 2020 census is off and running for much of America now.
  The U.S. Census Bureau made a soft launch of the 2020 census website on Monday, making its form available online. On Thursday, the Census Bureau will begin mailing out notices far and wide.
  For the bureau, the once-a-decade head count is akin to running a sprint and marathon at the same time. It takes awhile, but there’s plenty of action throughout.
  “It is that intense …. coun
  
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• Why the traditional French restaurant is still alive at Pascal Olhats’ Cafe Jardin in Corona del Mar

  10-03-2020 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  What happened to the charming, traditional French restaurant? Foodies who follow veteran restaurateur Pascal Olhats know that it’s seared into his soul and has never gone away.
  Many of us were concerned when this longtime Orange County chef who helmed and shuttered Tradition by Pascal, Pascal Epicerie and Brasserie Pascal, closed his San Juan Capistrano restaurant after a five-year run. That opening had been a comeback of sorts for the tireless restaurateur.
  Well, he wisely took time off t
  
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• Lawsuit threatened over ship strikes on whales near ports

  10-03-2020 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  An environmental nonprofit has moved closer to pursuing a lawsuit claiming the Trump administration is not providing enough protection for whales and sea turtles threatened by ship strikes near ports along California’s coastline.
  On March 2, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a “notice of intent to sue,” in which it demanded that the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard change how they protect marine life within the next 60 days or face legal action
  
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• ‘Jeopardy,’ ‘Wheel of Fortune’ to tape without live audiences due to coronavirus

  10-03-2020 15:27 via ocregister.com
  
  CULVER CITY — The popular television game shows “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” — both based in Culver City — will begin taping shows without an audience this week due to coronavirus fears, it was reported Tuesday.
  “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek’s pancreatic cancer and the high average age of the shows’ core audience were given as two reasons for the precautionary move, according to TMZ, which cited production sources at the two sh
  
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• It’s a bright year for dark rides at theme parks

  10-03-2020 14:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Love dark rides? So do I. Roller coasters might be the first type of ride that most people envision when they think about theme parks, but for many theme park fans, it’s the dark rides that keep us coming back.
  March has been a great month for dark ride fans. The month started with Walt Disney World opening Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway — Disney’s first dark ride themed to Mickey Mouse. Later this month, Universal Studios Hollywood will open The Secret Life of Pet
  
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• In Orange County, biggest users of food stamps at restaurants are homeless people

  10-03-2020 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  An Orange County program that lets people in need spend government-subsidized CalFresh benefits at some restaurants generated nearly $1 million in sales last year, something the county considers a success.
  And the biggest users of the Restaurant Meals Program — part of what used to be known as food stamps — are people who are homeless; meaning they typically don’t have access to refrigerators and kitchens. Others who use the program include the disabled and the elderly.
  For mor
  
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• Here’s what you need to know about testing for coronavirus

  10-03-2020 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Right now, without widespread public testing, nobody knows how many Americans have COVID-19.
  But the ability of private labs to develop and analyze tests to detect if someone is or isn’t infected with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is about to expand. With that, so will identification of new cases.
  Up until the last few days, only public health agencies had access to the tests, which were limited in supply. But in late February the Federal Drug Administration authorized private
  
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• California passes $1 billion in cannabis tax revenue two years after launching legal market

  10-03-2020 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California has raised $1 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the industry kicked into gear in January 2018, according to figures recently released by the state.
  The bulk of that $1.03 billion in tax money, after covering regulatory costs, has been spent on programs such as child care for low income families, cannabis research, public safety grants and cleaning up public lands harmed by illegal marijuana grows.
  While industry insiders and advocates are celebrating those numbers, they’re a
  
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