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• US agency includes gun sellers as ‘critical’ infrastructure during coronavirus emergency

  29-03-2020 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A gun rights group is cheering the Trump administration’s designation of the firearms industry, including retailers, as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure during the coronavirus emergency.
  The designation by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is advisory. The agency notes that the designation does not override determinations by individual jurisdictions of what they consider critical infrastructure sectors.
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• Orange County coronavirus cases reach 431, still 4 deaths

  29-03-2020 22:54
  
  Orange County public health officials have released the latest data as of Sunday, March 29 on the number of coronavirus cases reported both countywide and by city.
  The cumulative total for the county was 431 cases, with 28 new diagnoses reported by 1 p.m. Sunday. Eighty-five new cases were recorded on Saturday, and 70 on Friday.
  No new deaths from the virus were reported on Sunday. As of now, four people in the county have died from COVID-19. The county’s first death from the outbreak was
  
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• Whicker: Riverside City College, Santiago Canyon remember shock of stoppage time

  29-03-2020 22:35
  
  Where were you when the music stopped?
  Phil Mathews and the Riverside City College men’s basketball team were just passing Magic Mountain, on the way to Lemoore for the state tournament.
  “I’d had a bad feeling,” he said. “They said they were going to play without fans. I said, OK, we can do that. Then when the NBA called everything off, I said, that’s it.”
  The call came, and Mathews told the bus driver to pull over, and he turned to his team and explaine
  
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• Lonnie Franklin, dubbed the ‘Grim Sleeper’ killer of South L.A., dies in prison at 67

  29-03-2020 22:35
  
  Lonnie David Franklin Jr., who killed at least 10 people between 1985 and 2007 — mainly in the South Los Angeles area — has died at the age of 67, officials at San Quentin State Prison said Sunday, March 29.
  Franklin, who was sentenced to death in Los Angeles in 2016, was found unresponsive in his cell at about 7:20 p.m. Saturday.
  “Medical assistance was rendered and an ambulance was summoned. Franklin was pronounced deceased at 7:43 p.m. His cause of death is pending the resul
  
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• Virtual parade brings Disneyland’s Magic Happens home during coronavirus closure

  29-03-2020 22:10
  
  Disneyland hopes to sprinkle a little “virtual pixie dust” on the living rooms and home offices of fans sheltering in place during the coronavirus closure of the Anaheim theme parks with a video version of the new Magic Happens parade.
  The professionally produced 8-minute video of Magic Happens features parade floats with characters from “Moana,” “Coco,” “Frozen,” “Cinderella,” “Sword in the Stone,” “Princess and the F
  
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• Dr. Fauci warns US could see up to 200K coronavirus deaths

  29-03-2020 21:56
  
  By MATT SEDENSKY and MICHAEL R. SISAK
  NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country.
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made the dire prediction of fatalities on CNN, adding that millions in the U.S. c
  
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• How one person with coronavirus could infect up to 88,000 others

  29-03-2020 20:11
  
  This past week, COVID-19 cases in the U.S. spiked from 13,678 to more than 100,000, making it the country with the most cases. It is estimated that a person carying the virus could infect anywhere from 2.2 to 3 people. We consulted with a physician and a math expert to calculate a worse-case scenario of how the virus could spread in just 10 cycles of infection.Population density and safety practices like social distancing are among factors that can influence these numbers.How the math was done:
  
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• Father, son killed in apparent Garden Grove murder suicide

  29-03-2020 20:01
  
  A 77-year-old father and his 30-year-old son were found dead in a Garden Grove home on Saturday from an apparent murder suicide, police said.
  The bodies were discovered at around 4 p.m. after another adult son of the father called police, reporting he hadn’t heard from his brother or father in several days.
  Police forced their way inside the home, located in the 11800 block of Stuart Drive, and found both the father and son dead of what they believed were stab wounds.
  It’s not clear
  
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• Employee at Sprouts grocery at Tustin Marketplace tests positive for cornonavirus

  29-03-2020 19:29
  
  Sprouts Farmers Market has announced that an employee who worked in its Tustin Marketplace store tested positive for the novel cornavirus. The last day the person worked was March 20.
  “We followed CDC guidelines and coordinated with local health authorities,” Sprouts spokesman Diego Romero said in an email Sunday, March 29.
  “We informed all of our team members in the store and identified those who may have come into close contact with the affected team member to assess whether
  
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• Ocean Institute’s tall ship Pilgrim sinks in Dana Point Harbor

  29-03-2020 18:22
  
  The Pilgrim, an icon at the Ocean Institute, has keeled starboard and is sinking in Dana Point Harbor.
  Officials at the center were informed at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, March 29, that the beloved vessel, which served as an inspiring real-world classroom to hundreds of thousands of students and visitors, keeled overnight in the slip at the Ocean Institute’s dock.
  Dan Goldbacher, director of Maritime and Facilities, met Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol at the dock, said Wendy Marshall, e
  
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• Ocean Institutes’ tall ship Pilgrim is sinking in Dana Point Harbor

  29-03-2020 18:22
  
  The Pilgrim, an icon at the Ocean Institute, has keeled starboard and is sinking in Dana Point Harbor.
  Officials at the center were informed at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, March 29, that the beloved vessel, which served as an inspiring real-world classroom to hundreds of thousands of students and visitors, keeled overnight in the slip at the Ocean Institute’s dock.
  Dan Goldbacher, director of Maritime and Facilities, met Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol at the dock, said Wendy Marshall, e
  
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• California State Parks close to vehicle traffic due to coronavirus

  29-03-2020 18:20
  
  After witnessing a surge in visits the day before, all 280 California State Parks will now be closed to vehicle access, according to a statement.
  “On Saturday, many state parks once again experienced visitation surges that made it impossible for the public to implement appropriate social/ physical distancing practices,” a statement said from the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
  State parks have already closed all campgrounds, museums and visitor centers, cancelled all e
  
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• How USC basketball looks for the 2020 season

  29-03-2020 18:01
  
  A series of events the past two weeks have shuffled the USC men’s basketball roster. Here’s a look at the Trojans’ scholarship situation as it stands now:
  Scholarships opening up after 2019-20
  The Trojans had four graduating seniors on scholarship this past season – Jonah Mathews, Nick Rakocevic, Daniel Utomi and Quinton Adlesh. Center Onyeka Okongwu declared for the NBA draft on Wednesday. Charles O’Bannon Jr. transferred to TCU midseason, while it was reported Tue
  
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• How USC basketball looks for the 2020-21 season

  29-03-2020 18:01
  
  A series of events the past two weeks have shuffled the USC men’s basketball roster. Here’s a look at the Trojans’ scholarship situation as it stands now:
  Scholarships opening up after 2019-20
  The Trojans had four graduating seniors on scholarship this past season – Jonah Mathews, Nick Rakocevic, Daniel Utomi and Quinton Adlesh. Center Onyeka Okongwu declared for the NBA draft on Wednesday. Charles O’Bannon Jr. transferred to TCU midseason, while it was reported Tue
  
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• How UCLA basketball looks for the 2020 season

  29-03-2020 18:01
  
  In his first year with UCLA men’s basketball, coach Mick Cronin shattered expectations and brought a revival to the program.
  While the Bruins did not get the chance to perform under the bright lights and high pressures of the postseason, with the Pac-12 and NCAA Tournaments canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cronin has already made strides to continue his success into the 2020-2021 season.
  Scholarships opening up after 2019-20
  With the departures of redshirt seniors Prince Ali and Alex
  
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• How UCLA basketball looks for the 2020-21 season

  29-03-2020 18:01
  
  In his first year with UCLA men’s basketball, coach Mick Cronin shattered expectations and brought a revival to the program.
  While the Bruins did not get the chance to perform under the bright lights and high pressures of the postseason, with the Pac-12 and NCAA Tournaments canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cronin has already made strides to continue his success into the 2020-2021 season.
  Scholarships opening up after 2019-20
  With the departures of redshirt seniors Prince Ali and Alex
  
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• Love in the time of coronavirus: Long Beach couple weds in a changed world

  29-03-2020 16:49
  
  There were no ivory table cloths. No dusty rose napkins. No gold table numbers.
  But Halley Taylor had a veil, a floral beaded headband and a white, floor-length gown with layers of lace and sequins.
  Taylor married her fiancé, Jacob Frank, in a tiny ceremony in a private backyard on the Palos Verdes Peninsula early Saturday evening, March 28, under wisps of clouds dotting the springtime sky, the Pacific Ocean lapping in the distance.
  Halley Taylor and Jacob Frank got married in a small cer
  
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• Debt and deficits still matter, right?

  29-03-2020 09:59
  
  There are many reasons for America to spend its money wisely and not rack up debt. But the best reason is to be prepared for emergency situations like a pandemic.
  As such, it’s not the $2.2 trillion price tag on the coronavirus stimulus package that concerns me — it’s the trillions of dollars that preceded it. In fact, these are the times that the government should intervene, especially since it is the government that ordered the economy to close.
  For what it’s worth, I b
  
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• We don’t need to densify to save the planet or solve our housing crisis

  29-03-2020 09:54
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is now on track to be far less lethal than first predicted by the Imperial College London study that set off the alarming response we’re living in today. But it could turn out to be fatal to the plans of so-called urbanists in California.
  These are the advocates for “transit-oriented housing,” high-density apartments near public transportation, who have been telling Californians for years that single-family homes are a waste of resources and bad for the
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak reveals big financial shortcomings

  29-03-2020 09:49
  
  The rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic threatens the lives and livelihoods of Californians, but it also lays bare some multi-billion-dollar shortcomings in state government finances that have been ignored for decades, despite many warnings.
  The most obvious is the state budget’s unhealthy reliance on taxing the incomes of a relative handful of wealthy Californians. Income taxes generate about 70% of the state’s general fund revenues and about half of those taxes are paid by the 1% o
  
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• Zoom life is almost like real life. Almost.

  29-03-2020 09:05
  
  Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!
  Three weeks ago I had never heard of Zoom, the video-conferencing service through which I now take meetings like nobody’s business. (Speaking of business, I see that the San Jose company is making out like a bandit in the coronavirus market crash — its stock was up 7 percent Friday afternoon as everything else cratered.)
  First it was a Saturday nonprofit board meeting with a dozen or so participants. As ever these days, you just learn by doing. Fire up the laptop an
  
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• 4-star RB Brandon Campbell commits to USC

  29-03-2020 05:06
  
  USC’s 2021 recruiting class picked up a big addition Saturday night.
  Running back Brandon Campbell committed to the Trojans, making him the fifth member of USC’s upcoming recruiting class. A four-star prospect according to 247Sports.com, the Lamar Consolidated (Tex.) back made the announcement via his Twitter account.
  Campbell picked USC over Penn State, LSU, Texas and Oklahoma, among others. He fills a big need for the Trojans, who did not receive a running back commit in their smal
  
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• Coronavirus economy: California real estate sales now deemed “essential” industry

  29-03-2020 04:35
  
  The real estate industry, struggling with coronavirus-linked limitations, got a boost with its sales business reclassified as an “essential” industry.
  The California Association of Realtors said Saturday, March 28, that commercial and residential real estate services were included on an updated list of essential services from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
  This list was used to determine what California industries were told
  
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• Family members seek help in finding missing at-risk Santa Ana woman

  29-03-2020 01:47
  
  Family members of 41-year-old Erica Aranda were asking the public to help Santa Ana police in finding her after she walked out of her home and went missing earlier this week.
  Aranda, who takes medication after suffering an aneurysm in 2013, was last seen Monday, March 23, at her home in the 700 block of North Minter Street, her sister, Toni Aranda, said Saturday.
  Family members were asking for help from the public in locating Erica Aranda, 41, who was last seen at her home in Santa Ana Monday, M
  
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• USOPC athlete ombudsman allegedly advised USA Badminton on player’s complaint

  29-03-2020 01:20
  
  The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s athlete advisory council is examining whether USOPC athlete ombudsman Kacie Wallace violated the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Act when she allegedly gave advice to USA Badminton regarding an athlete complaint regarding qualification for the 2019 Pan American Games, according to documents obtained by the Orange County Register
  Dr. Mathew Fogarty, a three-time Pan Am Games medalist, on Thursday asked the athlete advisory council to fire Wallace
  
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• 1 surfer cited, but most people compliant at closed, restricted beaches across Southern California

  29-03-2020 00:41
  
   
  A boy hustles across a deserted parking lot at Doheny State Beach. The parking lot was closed to motorists in an attempt to stem crowds from showing up at the beach during the coronavirus pandemic in Dana Point, CA on Saturday, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Parking lots at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gall
  
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• Former Angels star Jim Edmonds in hospital for coronavirus testing

  29-03-2020 00:36
  
  Jim Edmonds, who began his big-league career with the Angels, wrote on social media on Saturday that he is being tested for the coronavirus.
  “Held off as long as I could,” Edmonds wrote on Instagram, captioning a photo of him wearing a surgical mask. “Thought I was tough enough to get through. This virus is no joke. #gethealthy”
  Edmonds, 49, had done some broadcasting with the St. Louis Cardinals in recent seasons, including this spring. He had also become a reality telev
  
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• Former Angels star Jim Edmonds goes to hospital for coronavirus testing

  29-03-2020 00:36
  
  Jim Edmonds, who began his big-league career with the Angels, wrote on social media on Saturday that he is being tested for the coronavirus.
  “Held off as long as I could,” Edmonds wrote on Instagram, captioning a photo of him wearing a surgical mask. “Thought I was tough enough to get through. This virus is no joke. #gethealthy”
  He later posted that he was no longer in the hospital and was awaiting test results.
  Edmonds, 49, had done some broadcasting with the St. Louis C
  
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