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• Irvine Barclay Theatre cancels performances due to coronavirus pandemic

  12-03-2020 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The Irvine Barclay Theatre has decided to cancel all performances for the next month in order to minimize the risks of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
  “Irvine Barclay Theatre considers the health, safety and well-being of our patrons, visiting artists and staff a top priority,” a statement issued by the theater of Thursday announced. “In light of the recent announcement from the California Department of Public Health, the Barclay is canceling all performances effective today, T
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris?

  12-03-2020 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The high point — or low point — of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ campaign for president occurred last June during a multi-candidate debate when she lashed out at former Vice President Joe Biden on racial justice.
  “I do not believe you are a racist, and I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground,” Harris told Biden. “But I also believe…it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United State
  
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• Young mountain lion killed trying to cross the 101

  12-03-2020 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  A young male mountain lion was hit by a car and killed Sunday, March 8, while trying to cross the 101 Freeway in Camarillo, according to the National Park Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  He is the eighth cougar to be found dead in the general area of the Santa Monica Mountains in the past two years.
  The animal was struck in the predawn hours Sunday in the northbound lanes, according to National Park Service spokeswoman Ana Cholo. The cougar did not have a tracking col
  
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• Long Beach cancels all major events, including Grand Prix, amid coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach has canceled all large events through the end of April amid fears over the new coronavirus, officials announced Thursday, March 12.
  City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis signed onto a declaration prohibiting all events with an estimated attendance of 250 people or higher, which includes all social, spiritual, recreational and business activities.
  “We recognize that this decision affects tens of thousands of residents and visitors, and for some will create immense financial hardsh
  
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• Chargers pulling scouts off the road as coronavirus precaution

  12-03-2020 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers announced Thursday they will have most of their team employees working from home as a precaution for the coronavirus pandemic.
  They were one of many NFL teams to take the same safeguards of pulling scouts, coaches and personnel from road trips as the NFL draft approaches next month.
  But not every Chargers employee will be working remotely, with team owner Dean Spanos saying in a statement: “We will require all staff except for operationally critical staff to work from home unt
  
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• Clippers wait, wonder and implement social distancing protocols

  12-03-2020 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  “So.. are we all not gonna get tested or what?” Clippers forward Patrick Patterson asked via a tweet.
  As the Clippers hunkered down and monitored the ever-fluid situation caused by the growing coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, waiting for more information from the league and medical professionals, Patterson’s question stemmed from testing administered to Rudy Gobert and the other members of the Utah Jazz.
  After exhibiting symptoms that led him to be tested on Wednesday, the All
  
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• Ensure the California Lottery fulfills its mission to fund education

  12-03-2020 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  We recognize education as a great equalizer. It provides opportunity for all children of any economic class to have a chance at success.
  That is one of the main reasons voters created a California State Lottery in 1984 — to provide an ongoing means of additional money to benefit schools. Ballot language stated the Lottery would send “at least 34%” of every dollar to public schools.
  In 2010, in the midst of the Great Recession, the Legislature relaxed that requirement, allowing
  
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• Long Beach Unified cancels events, programming amid coronavirus fears; classes remain in session

  12-03-2020 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  The Long Beach Unified School District is canceling a number of events and programming amid fears about the new coronavirus, Superintendent Christopher Steinhauser announced Thursday, March 12.
  Classes, however, remain in session.
  LBUSD is the third largest school district in California and the biggest employer in Long Beach. The district serves more than 71,000 students.
  In a note sent out to district families, Steinhauser said the following would be canceled:All large indoor school events;
  All
  
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• Voters right to give Bill Brough the boot

  12-03-2020 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Anyone who suggests that voters don’t know what they’re doing when they head to the polls needs to ponder the results of the primary race for Assembly District 73, a Republican legislative stronghold in South Orange County.
  Voters appear to have booted Assemblyman Bill Brough of Dana Point from office after GOP officials denounced him in the wake of sexual-harassment and campaign-finance allegations. Although the tallies are not yet official, Brough is so far in fourth place —
  
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• Cure Rated: Pass the Cannabis Pastilles

  12-03-2020 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  It makes sense that when Beboe, an upscale cannabis line of signature products, opened shop in 2017, the tony West Hollywood launch party was filled with celebs such as Justin Theroux, Orlando Bloom and Sharon Stone. One of the founders, Clement Kwan, is a former fashion industry executive for Theory, Diesel and Dolce & Gabbana, and the other, celebrity tattoo and fine artist Scott Campbell – the brand’s upscale packaging is embellished with his intricate drawings – has ink
  
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• Another day, another reason to cancel the bullet train

  12-03-2020 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  A toxic culture within California’s high-speed management scared employees into suppressing “bad news that could damage the project’s fortunes,” reports the Los Angeles Times.
  It’s the latest story in a string of bad news eroding what little confidence remains in the state’s ability to deliver on the project.
  It’s ironic that despite the failed cover-up and constant revelations about high-speed rail’s cost overruns, mismanagement and delays, the zo
  
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• Beyond Wonderland music festival in San Bernardino is rescheduled over coronavirus threat

  12-03-2020 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Beyond Wonderland, the popular EDM music festival held by Insomniac Events, will be postponed from March until June, officials said Thursday.
  The festival that was slated for March 20-21 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino now will take place at the same location on June 19-20, according to a post by Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of Insomniac, on his Instagram page.
  “We received word from the state and the county that we can no longer proceed with Beyond Wonderland SoCal next we
  
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• Coronavirus cancellations pile up for trade show businesses

  12-03-2020 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Companies that design and fabricate trade show displays are seeing cancellations pile up fast as businesses pull pack amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  ExpoMarketing Group in Tustin is feeling a significant impact, according to Vice President Patrick Suh.
  “We’ve had about 30 booths canceled since last Monday,” Suh said.
  The company, he said, took a big hit with the cancellation of Natural Products Expo West which was going to be held at Anaheim Convention Center.
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• How many body-brokering cases have been prosecuted by the feds under new law?

  12-03-2020 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  As California continues to grapple with the plague of body-brokering — the sometimes-deadly practice where addiction centers lure substance abusers into treatment, max out their insurance benefits, then give them drugs so they can test “dirty” and start the lucrative billing cycle again — officials here fear the federal government doesn’t have their backs.
  Since President Trump signed a sweeping measure to address the nation’s opioid crisis in October 2018, th
  
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• Disneyland to close for two weeks amid coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will close through the end of March amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak and an executive order from the state regarding large gatherings at entertainment venues.
  “While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 at Disneyland Resort, after carefully reviewing the guidelines of the Governor of California’s executive order and in the best interest of our guests and employees, we are proceeding with the closure of Disneyland Park an
  
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• LA County health officials announce 3 new coronavirus cases, including more community spread

  12-03-2020 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles County public health officials on Thursday, March 12, announced three more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus within the county, two of which had unidentified sources of exposures.
  “This is more evidence to us of community transmission,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.
  One of three case is someone who was exposed by a close contact who attended a conference in Washington state, Ferrer said. One out of the three was currently hospitalized, Ferre
  
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• NCAA tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

  12-03-2020 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  For the first time, there will be no March Madness. There will be no national titles, no buzzer-beater wins, no Cinderella upsets
  The NCAA announced Thursday afternoon it has canceled its men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, along with its spring sports championships, over concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic.NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships:https://t.co/qzKAS4McEI pic.twitter.com/G6XreZx35E
  — NCAA (@NCAA) March 12, 2020Prior to the NCAA statement,
  
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• NCAA cancels March Madness due to coronavirus pandemic

  12-03-2020 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  For the first time, there will be no March Madness. There will be no national titles, no buzzer-beater wins, no Cinderella upsets
  The NCAA announced Thursday afternoon it has canceled its men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, along with its spring sports championships, over concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic.NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships:https://t.co/qzKAS4McEI pic.twitter.com/G6XreZx35E
  — NCAA (@NCAA) March 12, 2020Prior to the NCAA statement,
  
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• Queen Mary cancels ShamRock ‘N’ Roll event due to coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The Queen Mary canceled its annual ShamRock ‘N’ Roll event due to concerns about the new coronavirus, the ship’s operator announced Thursday, March 12.
  The event was scheduled for Saturday, March 14.
  So far, the St. Patrick’s Day event is the only one Urban Commons, the firm that operates the Queen Mary, has chosen to cancel. But “management at the Queen Mary will monitor the situation closely,” the company said in a statement, “and make adjustments to t
  
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• Rosary girls basketball overcame numerous obstacles before being blocked by coronavirus

  12-03-2020 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  They lost one of their best players and leaders to a season-ending knee injury in mid-October. They watched another standout transfer to their arch-rival. They were short on depth. And they took their lumps in arguably the toughest playoff division in the nation.
  Yet Rosary’s girls basketball team overcame it all.
  Until Thursday.
  The Royals encountered a medical crisis too series to overcome. Their hopes of defending their CIF State Division 1 championship Friday in Sacramento were halted
  
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• Woodbridge uses strong pitching to defeat Irvine in league opener

  12-03-2020 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Woodbridge High and Irvine High, two teams hoping to compete for a Pacific Coast League baseball title, battled it out Friday night, March 6, in front of a big crowd at Ryan Lemmon Stadium.
  Woodbridge, behind pitcher Max Montplaisir, won the opener, 2-0, over the Vaqueros. Montplaisir struck out 14 and threw a two-hit shutout.
  “I’m real proud of him, he deserved that one,” Woodbridge Coach Ryan Brucker said. “He’s our leader and he’s put in the work and he had
  
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• Report: LiveNation cancels all U.S. and international tours over coronavirus outbreak

  12-03-2020 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The concert promoter LiveNation is postponing all of its current U.S. and international arena tours out of concerns over the coronavirus and large public gatherings, according to a Billboard magazine report on Thursday.
  Tours are being told to return home for now. Nearly all shows scheduled through the end of March will be postponed, the magazine reported. Employees were told that the Beverly Hills-based company will monitor developments with the disease and in April determine how and when to re
  
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• If coronavirus keeps me home from work, will I get paid?

  12-03-2020 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News
  As the novel coronavirus continues to march across the country, for many workers getting sick is only part of what worries them. What about getting paid if they are ill or have to be quarantined?
  Congressional Democrats are pushing for legislation that would provide paid leave for those who are not being compensated while out of work because of sickness, quarantine or family needs resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. Republicans and members of the
  
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• Long Beach State cancels all games, practices and travel due to coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach State Athletics has immediately and indefinitely canceled all games, practices and travel due to concerns about the new coronavirus, in a step the university’s athletics director called “uncharted territory.”
  “A lot of what happens next is unknown,” Athletics Director Andy Fee said in a Thursday, March 12, phone interview. “I’ve never seen anything like this, and I’ve been doing this almost 25 years.”
  The decision came after the Bi
  
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• Son of Santa Ana daycare operator charged with molesting girls at facility

  12-03-2020 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  A 43-year-old man was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting two girls in his mother’s day care in Santa Ana, authorities said.
  Jesus Herrera of Santa Ana was charged with two felony counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration on a child 10 years or younger after he was arrested Tuesday, according to court records.
  One of the two girls, a 12-year-old, reported to police that she was sexually assaulted by Herrera when she was 7 years old, Santa Ana police said. At the time, the girl
  
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• Courthouses keep watch, but stay open, amid coronavirus crisis

  12-03-2020 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Local courts are watching developments in the novel coronavirus contagion but remain open for business, with no changes announced for courthouse hours or operations in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties on Thursday, March 12.
  Courthouses can be hosts to large groups of people — in jury assembly rooms and also in some courtrooms, particularly ones with arraignment calendars where large numbers of in-custody defendants, attorneys, law enforcement officers and the publ
  
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• Cautious due to coronavirus, Anaheim postpones convention center events through March 30

  12-03-2020 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim announced Thursday, March 12, it will reschedule all events at its convention center through the end of March and delay the mayor’s State of the City address, which was set for March 23.
  The city joined the cascade of local governments and organizations canceling or postponing large gatherings in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, and in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directive not to hold events with more than 250 people.
  Hockey games and the Big West basketball
  
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• 3 L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies, 5 firefighters quarantined amid coronavirus concern

  12-03-2020 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Three L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies and five firefighters have been quarantined after responding to the county’s one confirmed fatal case of coronavirus, the sheriff said on Thursday.
  The first-responders had responded to the case on March 9 in Walnut, which led to the death of a woman, the county’s one confirmed death from the virus, which has been spreading across the county and the world.
  All have been quarantined.
  “So far they are all asymptomatic, knock on wood, and
  
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• Disneyland and other theme parks excluded from coronavirus guidelines ‘at the moment,’ governor says

  12-03-2020 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  An executive order from the California governor calling on entertainment venues to cancel or postpone events does not apply “at the moment” to Disneyland or other theme parks, but guidelines were expected for the tourist destinations in the “immediate future.”
  California theme parks, casinos and theaters were not included in an order calling for the postponement or cancellation of large gatherings over 250 people at concerts, conferences and sporting events, California Go
  
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• Mortgage rates rise sharply from last week’s record low

  12-03-2020 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The lowest 30-year fixed mortgage rates in modern U.S. history imploded midday Monday, moving sharply higher. Many mortgage lenders raised their rates several times on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
  A well-qualified borrower could get a 3% rate on a 30-year fixed rate without any closing costs on Monday morning. Absolutely astounding! By Wednesday afternoon many lenders were offering that same no-cost loan at 4% or even higher.
  The 10-year Treasury bond yield (which 30-year mortgage rates tend t
  
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• Rep. Katie Porter pushes CDC to cover coronavirus testing for uninsured Americans

  12-03-2020 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Rep. Katie Porter this morning pressed Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control, to commit his agency to pay for coronavirus testing for uninsured Americans if it’s medically needed.
  About 28 million Americans are uninsured.
  In a six-minute exchange during a congressional hearing, Porter, D-Irvine, told Redfield that it costs an American at least $1,331 out of pocket for coronavirus testing.
  “Fear of these costs are going to keep people from being tested, from get
  
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• Hollywood braces for shutdown, Broadway goes dark

  12-03-2020 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAKE COYLE
  NEW YORK — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and eliminating live audiences from television shows until it’s safe to welcome crowds back.
  To accommodate calls for social distancing, Hollywood moved to pause the normal hum of TV productions and the bustle of red-carpet movie premieres. After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned gath
  
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• Los Angeles Philharmonic, citing coronavirus concerns, cancels Walt Disney Concert Hall events through March 31

  12-03-2020 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Philharmonic is complying with the California State Department of Public Health mandate that all public gatherings, including concerts and presentations at Walt Disney Concert Hall, should be canceled through March 31 to slow the rate of transmission of novel coronavirus.
  Anyone who has tickets to these concerts can exchange the tickets for any future 2019/2020 season performance or LA Phil-presented concert in the Hollywood Bowl 2020 season with all exchange fees waived.
  Tickets can
  
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• Angels had some early success against major league talent while in Fullerton

  12-03-2020 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s Note: This is the third of a six-feature series as Mr. Bucketlist researches the history of spring training and baseball at Amerige Park in Fullerton.
  1948: The defending champs take on major league challengers
  As World War II raged on, Amerige Park saw no spring training action for three years, from 1943 to 1945.  In 1946, the Los Angeles Angels trained in Fullerton for the first time in what would become a 10-year relationship between the Pacific Coast League team and the c
  
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• The Eat Index: OC: Must-try fusion pho in Garden Grove 🍜; Cafe Sevilla opening in Costa Mesa

  12-03-2020 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
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  Main Course
  Pho satay with peanut-chili broth is the house specialty at Pho Hoan Pasteur, a Vietnamese restaurant chain from Canada that has opened a location in Garden Grove. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A new restaurant has arrived in Garden Grove by way of Canada but don’t expect to find poutine, maple frosted doughnuts or maple syrup drizzled over ice t
  
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• Art of south county pioneer Nellie Gail Moulton is on display in San Clemente

  12-03-2020 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Nellie Gail Moulton was an artist, philanthropist and the matriarch of the Moulton family, whose 22,000-acre ranch covered what today encompasses Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods. The first comprehensive exhibition of her artwork in over 50 years will be on display at Casa Romantica through May 31.
  A free, public reception of her works, curated by Maurine St. Gaudens Studios, is set for Friday, March 13, from 6-8 p.m.
  IF YOU GO
  When: daily March 13 – May 31
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• Coronavirus fallout cut interest rates. So why did mortgages get pricier?

  12-03-2020 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  With turmoil in financial markets pushing many key interest rates to record lows, why are mortgage rates going … higher?
  The economic damage from the global coronavirus outbreak has freaked out financial markets and caused most interest rates to plummet.
  However, this week real estate saw a hiccup. What should have been an added boon to the real estate market, even cheaper mortgages, didn’t materialize. The “savings” that lenders are potentially reaping from cheaper sour
  
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• University of Redlands student tested for coronavirus; most classes to go online

  12-03-2020 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  The same day a University of Redlands student was tested for the novel coronavirus, the college announced most classes would transition to “online” by March 23.
  The Redlands campus student was evaluated at the Student Health Center on Wednesday, March 11, and transported to a hospital for evaluation for COVID-19, the university said in a memo to the community.
  The student will self-isolate “until deemed no longer at risk for having the virus,” officials wrote.
  The student
  
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• WonderCon in Anaheim postponed due to coronavirus concerns, organizers announce

  12-03-2020 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  WonderCon, the annual gather of fans of comic books, superheros and other pop culture, will not take place in Anaheim as originally scheduled this year, its organizers announced Thursday morning.
  The announcement came hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom and state health officials call for curbing large public gatherings at least through the end of the month.
  “To protect public health and slow the rate of transmission of COVID-19, the California Department of Public Health announced a recommendat
  
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• Coronavirus creates a true ‘bear market’ for Wall Street

  12-03-2020 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Wall Street’s staggering skid that began less than three weeks ago has pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average into what’s known as a bear market.
  After a string of sharp losses, the Dow has now fallen more than 20% from its last peak on Feb. 12.
  On Thursday, the S&P 500 was also in bear market territory. If it remains there at the close of trading, it will spell the officially end to the bull market for stocks that began more than a decade ago.
  The Nasdaq was also down more than
  
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• Coronavirus patient who died in Pomona visited Walnut

  12-03-2020 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The woman who tested positive for the novel coronavirus after her death in Pomona on Monday, March 9, had been visiting a family in Walnut, officials have confirmed.
  In a health alert shared to its website Thursday, the city of Walnut said the woman’s travel history included a stay at a residence there. Los Angeles County public health officials have said the woman, age 60, did not circulate around the community and stayed primarily at the residence. The family members of the patient are c
  
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• Whicker: Sports is listening to, and heeding, the power of the unknown

  12-03-2020 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  In times like these, you hear the words of the great John Chaney.
  “You’ve got the known and you’ve got the unknown,” he said when he was coaching Temple basketball. “So you take care of the known, and leave the unknown alone.”
  Chaney was talking about the method of guarding Missouri when Steve Stipanovich and Jon Sundvold were the stars. He could have been talking about any sliver of our lives, from finance to family to romance. This week, the unknown has remo
  
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• Santa Anita, in response to coronavirus, will continue horse racing but without fans

  12-03-2020 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — In response to a recommendation by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Anita announced Thursday morning it will race without fans for the remainder of the month.
  In response to the COVID-19 virus, Newsom has recommended canceling or postponing gatherings of more than 250 people throughout the state. The Stronach Group’s second race track in California, Golden Gate Fields, will also be closed to the public.
  Only personnel licensed by the California Horse Racing Board will be allowed to
  
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• KLOS cancels Frosty, Heidi & Frank’s St. Patrick’s Day fest with Flogging Molly due to coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  KLOS 95.5 has announced that its Frosty, Heidi & Frank’s St. Patrick’s Day Outdoor Festival with Flogging Molly in the Hollywood Palladium parking lot has been canceled due to novel coronavirus concerns.
  “Out of an abundance of caution, and after communicating with the L.A. County Department of Health, our partners and sponsors, including Sweet James and Flogging Molly, KLOS is cancelling the Frosty, Heidi & Frank St. Patrick’s Day Outdoor Festival, scheduled for
  
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• LA Mayor Garcetti calls on all events of more than 50 people to be postponed or canceled amid coronavirus concerns

  12-03-2020 19:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles will take broad new steps to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and mitigate the economic impacts that are bound to be massive, city and county officials announced Thursday morning, March 12.
  Mayor Eric Garcetti, at a press conference Thursday alongside county leaders and public health officials, recommended postponing or canceling events that attract more than 50 people. They city will also restrict travel by the city’s employees, among other measures, Garcetti said.
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Libraries planning cultural celebrations in March

  12-03-2020 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A Festivals of India program will be held at 2 p.m. on March 21 at the Canyon Hills Library, and the community is invited.
  The event will celebrate Indo-American heritage and features folktale storytelling, henna and food tasting.
  Then, on March 28, enjoy a Thai-American Celebration at the East Anaheim branch.
  The 11 a.m. event will feature a special performance of colorful Thai Folk Dancing.
  For additional information visit anaheim.net.
  Country gala to help Hephatha Lutheran
  Hephatha Lutheran S
  
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• Facing coronavirus fears, Tustin Unified parents surveyed on readiness for school closures

  12-03-2020 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Tustin Unified School District officials are exploring options should schools need to close due to the coronavirus crisis.
  On Wednesday, March 11, the district emailed a survey to parents and guardians about their students’ access to computers and the internet in the event classes are temporarily moved online.
  “We are trying to be proactive,” said TUSD spokesman Mark Eliot. “The situation is changing so quickly, so we want to be prepared. America’s favorite actor no
  
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• Lennar, Toll Brothers downgraded as bank braces for ‘inevitable’ coronavirus hit

  12-03-2020 19:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By Andres Guerra Luz, Bloomberg
  Bank of America cut its ratings and price targets on several homebuilders and building products companies as the firm is bracing for the “inevitable” coronavirus impact on the U.S. housing market.
  The firm on Thursday downgraded Lennar Corp. and NVR Inc. to neutral from buy and cut Toll Brothers Inc. and Foundation Building Materials Inc. to underperform from neutral and buy, respectively. KB Home was raised to buy from neutral as BofA sees “subs
  
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• Biden, Sanders press contrast with Trump in virus speeches

  12-03-2020 19:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By BILL BARROW and RANDALL CHASE
  WILMINGTON, Del. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday called for a sweeping national response to the coronavirus outbreak and chided President Donald Trump’s response as woefully insufficient.
  “The coronavirus does not have a political affiliation,” Biden said in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. “It will not discriminate on national origin, race, gender or zip code.” Biden and Bernie Sanders were deliv
  
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• Review: Bello in Newport Beach pushes a new narrative on Italian food

  12-03-2020 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  “I’ll have the poached chicken.” 
  Hearing myself say this out loud makes me feel old. Poached chicken. That’s what my grandmothers ate. It’s what hospitals serve. I’m not ready for that. 
  Acqua pazza, or branzino in lemony broth with tomatoes and chilies, at Bello in Newport Beach (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Poached chicken salad, on the menu as conserva di pollo, at Bello in Newport Beach (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange
  
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