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• Palisades Tennis Club to stay put, plans several improvements

  01-04-2020 23:50
  
  Now that it has a long-term lease in signed,  Palisades Tennis Club is ready for a new beginning.
  On March 14, the private club in Newport Beach, which hosts the Orange County Breakers of World Team Tennis, signed a 10-year ground lease deal with property owner Russ Fluter, who had at one point issued an eviction notice demanding the club vacate by March 16.
  Fluter “changed his mind unexpectedly and offered the club a long-term lease,” according to a press release directed by Pa
  
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• Masks may be in order to prevent spread of coronavirus, LA County health director says

  01-04-2020 23:45
  
  Wearing face masks in public may help prevent people from contracting and spreading the coronavirus, based on new evidence showing even asymptomatic individuals can spread it, Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday, April 1.
  But Ferrer also cautioned people from buying N95 masks dedicated for healthcare workers, which are now in short supply.
  “We need to assume that even if we are feeling fine,” she said during her daily briefing, “we can be infected a
  
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• Masks are in order to prevent spread of coronavirus, LA County health director says

  01-04-2020 23:45
  
  Wearing face masks in public may help prevent people from contracting and spreading the coronavirus, based on new evidence showing even asymptomatic individuals can spread it, Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday, April 1.
  But Ferrer also cautioned people from buying N95 masks dedicated for healthcare workers, which are now in short supply.
  “We need to assume that even if we are feeling fine,” she said during her daily briefing, “we can be infected a
  
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• IOC: Athletes qualified for 2020 Olympics are good for 2021 Games

  01-04-2020 23:45
  
  Athletes who qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games will remain qualified for the postponed Games in 2021, the International Olympic Committee told international federation for summer Olympic sports Wednesday.
  In a letter to the heads of the international federations, IOC sport director Kim McConnell also outlined the revised qualification deadlines for the 2021.
  The disruption, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, of the Olympic qualifying process for several sports was a contributing factor in the I
  
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• 12 more people die from coronavirus in LA County, officials say; total now 66

  01-04-2020 23:45
  
  Another 12 people in Los Angeles County have died from the novel coronavirus, public health officials announced Wednesday, April 1, the third consecutive day the number of new confirmed deaths has been higher than the day before.
  County officials, during their daily briefing Wednesday, said 11 more people had died from COVID-19; Long Beach also announced its second resident died, making it a dozen total. That’s up from 10 deaths the county reported Tuesday. Officials confirmed seven people
  
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• Miguel’s and Miguel’s Jr. have these deals for National Burrito Day

  01-04-2020 23:26
  
  Miguel’s California Mexican Cocina and its fast food sibling Miguel’s Jr. will both offer takeout and drive-thru specials Thursday, April 2, to celebrate National Burrito Day.
  Miguel’s California Mexican Cocina will offer two types of burritos: carne asada and the new Pop’s Burrito for $8 each. The Pop’s Burrito features carne asada, guacamole, tomatoes and Espanola sauce and it will only be available Thursday. The restaurant will also have a burrito and margarita c
  
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• UCLA’s Bubba Nickles focused on Olympic softball dream despite coronavirus delay

  01-04-2020 23:00
  
  The last games the U.S. National Softball Team played before the coronavirus pandemic was a doubleheader March 8 at the Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine.
  It was Bubba Nickles’ 22nd birthday.
  The UCLA standout utility player started in both games for Team USA as it faced Cal State San Marcos and UC San Diego. Team USA won both games, continuing its undefeated pre-Olympics U.S. tour.
  However, within the week, Team USA not only had its following doubleheader canceled due to weather, but had i
  
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• Orange County has 107 newly reported case of coronavirus; death toll at 10

  01-04-2020 22:53
  
  Orange County officials reported 107 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday afternoon, April 1, upping the regional’s total to 606.
  Wednesday’s update marked the biggest one-day jump in the numbers thus far, after three days of slowing in additions to the tally of new cases. However, officials have urged caution in interpreting the daily figure, saying it’s more important to look at the week-to-week trend.
  The number of cases is also expected to increase as more p
  
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• Orange County has 107 newly reported case of coronavirus; 10 have died

  01-04-2020 22:53
  
  Orange County officials reported 107 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday afternoon, April 1, upping the regional’s total to 606.
  Wednesday’s update marked the biggest one-day jump in the numbers thus far, after three days of slowing in additions to the tally of new cases. However, officials have urged caution in interpreting the daily figure, saying it’s more important to look at the week-to-week trend.
  The number of cases is also expected to increase as more p
  
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• Park Life: Aerial videos of Disneyland ‘ghost town’ and Disney’s U.S. parks extend coronavirus closures

  01-04-2020 22:41
  
  What does it look like inside Disneyland during the coronavirus closure? When will Disney, Six Flags and SeaWorld theme parks reopen? What will the COVID-19 pandemic cost Knott’s Berry Farm and SeaWorld San Diego? Find all the latest theme park news in the Park Life newsletter.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here.
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  A pair of aerial videos offer a look inside th
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak shutters Ice Station, leaving Santa Clarita skaters stunned

  01-04-2020 21:57
  
  While everyone’s staying home, keeping a safe distance during the coronavirus pandemic, the cold reality of the Ice Station Valencia’s closure might not totally be sinking in yet.
  But whenever it becomes safe again to congregate, thousands of hockey players, figure skaters and speedskaters, as well as their curling and broom-ball-playing ice cousins, special-needs athletes and recreational skaters too, they’re all going to emerge and find themselves without a rink nearby.
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• Waiting on next step in raising Pilgrim from bottom of Dana Point Harbor

  01-04-2020 21:33
  
  Reflected in the still morning water, the Pilgrim continues to list starboard in its slip on Tuesday morning, March 31, 2020, at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, after the ship sank Sunday morning in Dana Point Harbor. The Ocean Institute maintained two tall ships, the brig Pilgrim, and the Spirit of Dana Point. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Reflected in the still morning water, the Pilgrim continues to list starboard in its slip on Tuesday morning, March 31, 2020, at
  
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• Disneyland passholders angry that company keeps billing them during coronavirus closure

  01-04-2020 21:30
  
  Disneyland passholder Alison Raposa is furious Disney won’t suspend the $74 monthly payment on her family’s annual passes while she’s unemployed due to the coronavirus outbreak and unable to pay for rent, utilities, health insurance, groceries and other necessities.
  “It’s a very scary and uncertain time that we are all in right now and the fact that one of the largest companies in the world isn’t offering to help its loyal customers is absolutely appalling,&rd
  
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• Coronavirus: High school seniors face tough decisions, mounting losses

  01-04-2020 21:26
  
  She flew to New York City on March 4 with her future in front of her.
  She had been granted an audition at Julliard, arguably the most prestigious arts academy in the nation. The young opera singer was trying to decide if moving to New York or attending the Boston Conservatory would be right for her.
  By the time she left the Big Apple four days later, her world had changed.
  Forever.
  Grace Juell, a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts, is among thousands of students in Southern Californi
  
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• College-bound seniors cope with coranavirus cancellations

  01-04-2020 21:26
  
  She flew to New York City on March 4 with her future in front of her.
  She had been granted an audition at Julliard, arguably the most prestigious arts academy in the nation. The young opera singer was trying to decide if moving to New York or attending the Boston Conservatory would be right for her.
  By the time she left the Big Apple four days later, her world had changed.
  Forever.
  Grace Juell, a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts, is among thousands of students in Southern Californi
  
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• Regional network has crisis hotline to help small business owners weather coronavirus pandemic

  01-04-2020 21:17
  
  The calls streaming in from Orange County hotels, restaurants, retailers, even a trucking company that moves goods from ports to warehouses, have one thing in common.
  The business owners are panicked, sometimes in tears, and desperate to find the money to keep their business afloat, said Mike Hill, director of the Small Business Development Center at Cal State Fullerton.
  Before the shutdowns prompted by the new coronavirus pandemic, consultants at the center — part of the Orange County Inl
  
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• Whicker: HBO’s ‘Scheme’ tackles the college sports scam

  01-04-2020 21:04
  
  “The Scheme,” the HBO documentary that debuted Tuesday night, is not objective journalism.
  Through the voice of Christian Dawkins, it maintains that (A) somebody needs to pay college basketball if the NCAA won’t, and (B) the FBI and the Department of Justice has no business arresting and jailing people who wanted to remedy that.
  That’s it. You don’t need another talking head arguing the “other side,” because no other side exists.
  As columnist Dan Wetzel
  
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• Titan Voice: Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon talks to political science class about coronavirus

  01-04-2020 20:45
  
  CSUF News Service
  At a time when people around the world are feeling anxious about the new coronavirus pandemic, Speaker of the California State Assembly Anthony Rendon spent a candid hour video conferencing about the topic and more with political science students from his alma mater, Cal State Fullerton.
  “Politics and Policy Making in America,” taught by Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Hill, typically offers students such immersive experiences as visiting the State Ca
  
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• Coronavirus ranking: Southern Californians get poor grades in social distancing

  01-04-2020 20:35
  
  So, how are we doing with the latest cultural phenomenon called social distancing?
  Of course, there’s no perfect measure of how well society is adhering to various “stay at home” mandates in the fight to halt the coronavirus. But here’s one hint: Southern Californians get poor grades for their efforts if a new scorecard from Norwegian data crunchers is correct.
  A grading system created by Unacast rates U.S. states and Washington, D.C., according to cell phone movement dat
  
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• Coronavirus ranking: Southern Californians get a ‘C’ in social distancing

  01-04-2020 20:35
  
  So, how are we doing with the latest cultural phenomenon called social distancing?
  Of course, there’s no perfect measure of how well society is adhering to various “stay at home” mandates in the fight to halt the coronavirus. But here’s one hint: Southern Californians get poor grades for their efforts if a new scorecard from Norwegian data crunchers is correct.
  A grading system created by Unacast rates U.S. states and Washington, D.C., according to cell phone movement dat
  
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• Coronavirus grade: Orange County gets a ‘B-‘ in social distancing

  01-04-2020 20:35
  
  So, how are we doing with the latest cultural phenomenon called social distancing?
  Of course, there’s no perfect measure of how well society is adhering to various “stay at home” mandates in the fight to halt the coronavirus. But here’s one hint: Southern Californians get poor grades for their efforts if a new scorecard from Norwegian data crunchers is correct.
  A grading system created by Unacast rates U.S. states and Washington, D.C., according to cell phone movement dat
  
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• CSUF professor writes ebook to share best ways to talk to young children about coronavirus

  01-04-2020 20:31
  
  It’s scary out there. People are wearing masks, families are hunkering down in their homes, the streets are just about empty.
  With all that’s going on, parents may be wondering how to explain the coronavirus pandemic to young children in a way they understand, and in a way that doesn’t increase their fear and anxiety.
  Shu-Chen “Jenny” Yen, a Cal State Fullerton associate professor of child and adolescent studies, has set out to answer those questions with her ebook,
  
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• Just Women’s Sports: Q&A with Alanna Smith

  01-04-2020 20:14
  
  Alanna Smith is an Australian basketball player who plays for both the Phoenix Mercury and the Australian national team. A graduate of Stanford University, Smith was the eighth pick in the 2019 draft. She spoke with Just Women’s Sports about what the Olympics postponement means to her and her teammates, the uncertainty surrounding the WNBA season. The Southern California News Group is partnering with Just Women’s Sports. Sign up for the newsletter here.When did you first start to re
  
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• Was coronavirus in L.A. in February? Researchers say probably yes

  01-04-2020 20:03
  
  Chances are the new coronavirus was circulating in Los Angeles weeks before health officials started testing and keeping track of confirmed cases in early March, according to a new new medical report.
  Los Angeles County officials have acknowledged that the respiratory disease COVID-19 likely hit the region earlier than initially thought and many people have suspected they already had the coronavirus. But now, a report this week in the Journal of American Medical Association backs up the assertio
  
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• Ask Brad: Is restaurant takeout and delivery safe right now?

  01-04-2020 20:02
  
  Q: Is takeout and delivery from restaurants safe right now? 
  A: Well, food sales are considered essential services, and that’s really one of the few reasons anyone should be leaving their house during this crisis. We just have to be vigilant.
  I recently ran to the grocery store to grab a few basics, and I encountered 20 times as many people (staff and fellow customers) in a single visit than I have in two weeks’ worth of restaurant pickups. 
  I encounter minimal human c
  
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• Dodgers’ SportsNet LA finally comes to DirecTV, AT&T TV

  01-04-2020 19:50
  
  The impasse is over.
  Spectrum Networks announced Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with DirecTV and AT&T TV providers to add the Dodgers’ SportsNet LA channel. The agreement goes into effect immediately for DirecTV users and on April 8 for AT&T TV or AT&T TV Now users.
  The carriage agreement ends a six-year battle of acrimony and absence during which a large segment of Dodgers fans were unable to watch Dodger games on TV in their homes.
  “As anxious as we all are
  
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• Life at Laguna Woods Village Towers goes on with vigor amid coronavirus concerns

  01-04-2020 19:30
  
  Entertainer Tony Rogers performs as residents of the Towers look on. (Courtesy of Kristen Orr)
  The Towers at Laguna Woods Village is home to 320 residents whose average age is 87. (Courtesy of Kristen Orr)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsResidents of the Towers at Laguna Woods Village participate in exercise classes outdoors while maintaining an 8-foot social distance. (Courtesy of Kristen Orr)
  Entertainer Tony Rogers performs as residents of the Towers at Laguna Woods Village look on. (Cou
  
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• Disneyland crowds expected to bounce back after coronavirus closure, analysts say

  01-04-2020 19:16
  
  Disneyland is expected to see an initial reduction in attendance after reopening following the COVID-19 crisis before bouncing back with higher than usual crowd levels, according to new data from theme park analysts.
  Touring Plans, which uses big data and statistical analysis to calculate daily crowd sizes and ride wait times at theme parks, projects that Disneyland will rebound from the coronavirus closure within two months and see a surge in attendance as visitors reschedule canceled vacations
  
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• Recipes: How to make Passover treats from the pantry

  01-04-2020 19:15
  
  These days, when shopping is not easy, it’s nice to know that we can still enjoy the favorite Passover specialty haroset. This traditional spread can be made entirely from pantry foods — dried fruits, nuts and wine. Haroset is served during the Seder, the ritual dinner on the first evening of Passover, which will begin this Wednesday, April 8.
  I grew up with Ashkenazi haroset, which my mother always made from grated apples, chopped walnuts, cinnamon and wine. If you don’t have
  
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• COVID-19 isn’t a license to suspend the Second Amendment

  01-04-2020 19:01
  
  After Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a 70-day stay-at-home order this week, a member of the White House press corps had a question for President Trump.
  “Is that constitutional?” the reporter asked.
  This was the president’s answer: “People are questioning that, but look, staying at home with respect to what we’re talking about doesn’t bother me at all. People should be staying at home. That’s what we want.”
  That’s not an answer to the ques
  
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• The CARES Act provides needed assistance to the nation: Dianne Feinstein

  01-04-2020 18:59
  
  Last week I came home from Washington to a city and state in lockdown. Just about everyone was at home, leaving only for the grocery store or a quick walk. Millions of Californians are out of work, unsure if they’ll be able to find a job when this crisis ends.
  But in this time of uncertainty, I can say this: If we follow the guidelines set forth by health professionals, we can beat this. In the meantime, Congress has taken steps to help Americans pay their bills, save their small businesse
  
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• The unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic

  01-04-2020 18:57
  
  Congress passed and the president signed a $2 trillion “stimulus” bill.
  “Not enough!” shrieked politicians. They said the government must do more.
  They demanded President Donald Trump reactivate the Defense Production Act, a 1950 law that lets government force companies to make things.
  Trump hesitated.
  That upset lovers of big dictatorial government. They demanded the president order companies to make respirators, masks and other desperately needed medical equipment.
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• San Clemente prepares for possible beach closures

  01-04-2020 18:52
  
  The signs are posted and the fences are ready to block access – if the orders come that beaches should be shut down.
  If you took a stroll or went out for a surf on Tuesday,  March 31, you may have noticed chain fences near beach access points, like on stairs or pathways leading to the beach, with “Beach Access Closed” signs.
  While they were not yet blocking people from doing their daily exercises, the city is getting ready to shut down if needed.
  “We are staging mate
  
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• California also failed to prepare for a pandemic

  01-04-2020 18:46
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic terrorizes the nation, the federal government generally and President Donald Trump specifically have been criticized — with good reason — for their lack of preparedness and slow reaction.
  That said, we know now that California governments generally and former Gov. Jerry Brown specifically also were lax.
  In recent days, journalists have reported that as other budgetary priorities consumed more money, state spending on public health programs and disaster pre
  
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• Coronavirus wipes out Wimbledon, first cancellation since World War II

  01-04-2020 17:55
  
  Wimbledon was canceled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won’t be played.
  The All England Club announced after an emergency meeting that the event it refers to simply as The Championships is being scrapped for 2020.
  Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the club’s grass courts on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.Instead, the next edition of the tournament will be June 28 to
  
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• Fire damages La Mirada restaurant

  01-04-2020 17:49
  
  LA MIRADA — Firefighters extinguished a fire in a restaurant in La Mirada, and an investigation was underway Wednesday morning to determine what sparked the blaze.
  The fire was reported at Tom’s Restaurant on Santa Gertrudes Avenue near La Mirada Boulevard about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
  It was unclear if the business was open at the time of the fire.
  Related Articles Firefighters make quick work of Irvine condominium blaze All evacuatio
  
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• Northbound 405 closed after big rig hits bridge in Westminster

  01-04-2020 17:40
  
  All lanes of a a stretch of the northbound 405 freeway in Westminster were closed Wednesday morning after a big rig hit a bridge overpass that sent debris into the road.
  It was shortly before 7 a.m. when the big rig, carrying a backhoe, hit the bridge for Westminster Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  No one was injured, but the crash damaged the bridge structure, which was under construction.#SigAlert NB I-405 at Westminister Blvd – ALL lanes closed until further notic
  
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• Chapman postpones commencement until coronavirus concerns clear

  01-04-2020 17:17
  
  Chapman University officials are postponing commencement scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, saying they will watch for a replacement date.
  “The planning will now begin while we continue to monitor the situation with COVID-19,” Chapman President Daniele Struppa said on Monday, March 30, in the university’s daily update to its campus community. “The challenge will be to find a date that will provide a safe and healthy event, while providing enough advanced notice to make t
  
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• Ousted KROQ icon Kevin Ryder talks three-decade ‘crazy ride’ at the LA radio station

  01-04-2020 17:15
  
  It’s been a few weeks since Kevin Ryder signed off from KROQ 106.7 FM for the last time, but he still wakes up at 4 a.m.
  As one-half of the station’s long-running “The Kevin & Bean Show” and its short-lived follow-up, Ryder spent more than 30 years rising early to be a friendly, familiar voice to Southern California commuters. That’s a long time in a person’s life and an eternity in the realm of media and pop culture.
  “I’m trying my best,
  
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• Coronavirus: Florida in cruise-ship standoff, New York collects its dead

  01-04-2020 16:57
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK, NICOLE WINFIELD and MARK SHERMAN
  NEW YORK — Florida officials were locked in a standoff with two cruise ships steaming toward the coast Tuesday as more coronavirus hot spots flared around the country and embattled New York City used forklifts to load bodies onto refrigerated trucks in plain view outside overwhelmed hospitals.
  Across the country, Americans braced for what President Donald Trump warned could be a “hell of a bad two weeks,” with the White Hous
  
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• Global stock markets skid as coronavirus infections soar

  01-04-2020 16:50
  
  By STAN CHOE
  NEW YORK  — U.S stocks joined a worldwide downdraft Wednesday as more signs piled up of the economic and physical pain being caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
  The S&P 500 dropped close to 3% in morning trading after President Donald Trump warned the country to brace for “the roughest two or three weeks we’ve ever had in our country.” The White House is projecting that 100,000 to 240,000 people in the U.S. could die from COVID-19. Long-term Treasury
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: So bored, I’m watching the dog food

  01-04-2020 16:14
  
  Who says life is dull these days? If you were at my house, you could have watched the dog food with us.
  Let me explain.
  I couldn’t get the big bag of dry dog food I normally feed my pooches. (Thanks a lot, hoarders). So, I ordered something that looked similar, and it arrived the other day.
  If you know dogs, you know this can spell disaster, because dogs and their digestive systems object to new foods, unless it’s meat you cooked yourself.
  So I really didn’t know what was going
  
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• This ‘Lego Masters’ contestant made toys for Marvel and a ‘Golden Girls’ Lego that went viral

  01-04-2020 16:06
  
  As a child, playing with Lego sets allowed Sam Hatmaker to build more imaginative worlds than the tiny village on the bottom edge of Michigan where the youngster lived.
  “We built dream houses and spaceships and whatever we wanted to get us out of that,” said Hatmaker, who as a gender non-conforming person uses the pronouns they or them. “It was a way to escape into any other world I wanted to.”
  When Hatmaker turned 21, friends brought Lego sets and they spent the night bu
  
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• This ‘Lego Master’ contestant made toys for Marvel and a ‘Golden Girls’ Lego that went viral

  01-04-2020 16:06
  
  As a child, playing with Lego sets allowed Sam Hatmaker to build more imaginative worlds than the tiny village on the bottom edge of Michigan where the youngster lived.
  “We built dream houses and spaceships and whatever we wanted to get us out of that,” said Hatmaker, who as a gender non-conforming person uses the pronouns they or them. “It was a way to escape into any other world I wanted to.”
  When Hatmaker turned 21, friends brought Lego sets and they spent the night bu
  
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• Coronavirus crunch: It’s April 1. How will I pay my bills?

  01-04-2020 16:00
  
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  It’s April 1. Do you know where your bills are?
  The battle to thwart the novel coronavirus has hammered the California economy and left many workers and business owners with little cash to pay the bills. The start of a new month signals the first full billing cycle of
  
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• Coronavirus bills: It’s April 1. How will I pay rent, mortgage, car loan, etc.?

  01-04-2020 16:00
  
  It’s April 1. Do you know where your bills are?
  The battle to thwart the novel coronavirus has hammered the California economy and left many workers and business owners with little cash to pay the bills. The start of a new month signals the first full billing cycle of the crisis with more than 1 million Californians newly unemployed.
  Yes, there have been plans announced for stimulus money, bailouts, deferrals and moratoriums. Yes, the federal government will be sending Treasury checks to m
  
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• Disney theme parks donate 100,000 N95 masks to California, New York and Florida to battle coronavirus outbreak

  01-04-2020 15:30
  
  Disney theme parks have donated 100,000 N95 masks to California, New York and Florida along with 150,000 rain ponchos to protect nursing uniforms in the nationwide effort to battle the coronavirus outbreak.
  “Disney Parks has a longstanding history of helping hospitals and communities, dating back to the 1930s, when Walt, himself, took Disney characters and animators on outreach visits,” Disney said in a statement. “Sharing the magic of Disney continues today through contributio
  
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• Disney theme parks donate 100,000 N95 masks to battle coronavirus outbreak

  01-04-2020 15:30
  
  Disney theme parks have donated 100,000 N95 masks to California, New York and Florida along with 150,000 rain ponchos to protect nursing uniforms in the nationwide effort to battle the coronavirus outbreak.
  “Disney Parks has a longstanding history of helping hospitals and communities, dating back to the 1930s, when Walt, himself, took Disney characters and animators on outreach visits,” Disney said in a statement. “Sharing the magic of Disney continues today through contributio
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic profiteers: Political Cartoons

  01-04-2020 15:00
  
  Sandy Garcia, 4, arrives at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Monday for Eid al-Adha prayers. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register)Washington quarterback Jake Browning, left, tries to get off a pass while being sacked by USC defensive tackle Rasheem Green late in the first half on Saturday in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SoundThe gallery will resume inseconds Coffee infusion: Who needs a “fitness blend” IV drip when you really want coffee, stat?AG opened a flagship store
  
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• ‘I heard the roar’: 6.5 earthquake hits Idaho

  01-04-2020 06:33
  
  By REBECCA BOONE
  BOISE, Idaho — An earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.
  The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude 6.5 temblor struck just before 6 p.m. It was centered 73 miles northeast of Meridian, near the rural mountain town of Stanley. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
  More than 2 million live in the region that could feel the Idaho quake, according to the USGS, with reports of shaking coming i
  
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