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• NASCAR vows to make strides in addressing racial injustice

  07-06-2020 23:32
  
  HAMPTON, Ga. — Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. The governing body of the sport vowed to to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
  During their warm-up laps, the 40 cars pulled to a stop in front of the empty grandstands and shut off their engines so NASCAR
  
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• Whither California after crises abate?

  07-06-2020 23:00
  
  Someday, the COVID-19 pandemic will have subsided, probably when effective biologic treatments and vaccines emerge.
  Someday, California’s economy will begin recovery from the sudden and very painful recession that followed business shutdown and stay-at-home orders to fight the pandemic.
  Someday, too, the tumultuous reaction to a Minneapolis policeman’s brutal suffocation of George Floyd, a black man suspected of a minor nonviolent crime — and California’s own unjust polic
  
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• Where UCLA stands in the secondary entering the 2020 season

  07-06-2020 23:00
  
  Between 2018 and 2019, UCLA actually got worse when it came to defending the pass. After allowing 245.5 yards through the air in 2018, the Bruins regressed and surrendered 310.8 passing yards per game in 2019 — a stat ranking them as the second-worst pass defense in the FBS.
  If it wasn’t clear in 2018, it became bluntly obvious in 2019: UCLA needs serious improvement in its secondary.
  With a new defensive backs coach and two incoming grad transfers, along with the return of the unit&
  
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• Joe Biden to meet with George Floyd’s family in Houston before funeral

  07-06-2020 22:51
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday to meet with the family of George Floyd, the man whose killing by a Minneapolis police officer has set off protests across the country, a campaign aide said Sunday.
  Biden will offer his condolences in person a day before the third and final funeral service for Floyd. He’ll also tape a video to play at the ceremony, the Biden aide said.
  MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 04: Musicians perform during a memorial service for
  
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• Seal Beach officer fires at suspect after being ‘intentionally struck’ by SUV, police say

  07-06-2020 22:34
  
  A Seal Beach police officer shot at a suspected drunk driver who hit him with his large SUV, which turned out to have the Long Beach man’s 4-year-old daughter and his 12-year-old brother inside, the department said Sunday, June 7.
  Neither child was injured.
  No one was struck by the officer’s round, which went through the windshield of the suspect’s Dodge Durango.
  A Seal Beach Police SUV was struck on the driver’s side Saturday, June 7, 2020, after a suspect fled the scene
  
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• Coronavirus: 119 cases and 1 death reported in Orange County on June 7

  07-06-2020 22:18
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported another death attributed to the coronavirus as of Sunday, June 7.
  The county has had 57 deaths in the past 14 days, according to a state health department database.
  Of the 177 reported deaths since the start of tracking the virus in the county, 85 were among skilled nursing facility residents.
  Some 77% of those who have died were older than 65.
  The county also noted another 119 positive tests have been reported in the last day, raising the total in t
  
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• How the George Floyd protests could change policing in California

  07-06-2020 22:01
  
  A teacher at one San Francisco protest last week urged the city’s schools to end security contracts with the police department. A man’s speech at an Oakland rally included a call for more police body cameras and said officers should lose their jobs if they tamper with the devices. Leaning out of a car window as she passed a demonstration in San Jose, a woman held aloft a sign reading “stop protecting bad cops.”
  Amid a national wave of protest sparked by a Minneapolis offi
  
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• Protesters against police brutality return to Huntington Beach Sunday

  07-06-2020 21:53
  
  A diverse group of about 75 protesters rallied outside the Huntington Beach Police Department at a peaceful protest against police brutality Sunday morning. Another gathering returned to the city’s pier for the second day in a row.BLM protesters gathering at the Huntington Beach Pier right now. They will merge with another group@at the Civic Center around 2:00. #BlackLivesMattters #GeorgeFloydProtesters @ocregister pic.twitter.com/auYmz0zhGv
  — Mindy Schauer (@themindyschauer) June 7,
  
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• National Guard troops leaving LA area, mission called a success

  07-06-2020 21:03
  
  National Guard troops were heading back to their home armories on Sunday, June 7, after an eight-day mission in the Los Angeles area helping LAPD and other law officers around the region cope with massive protests and scattered looting.
  Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that a small number of units “will be stationed nearby until June 10 to provide emergency support” if needed.
  “I’m proud that our city has been peaceful this week — and that our residents are leading a p
  
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• Many National Guard troops leaving LA area, mission called a success

  07-06-2020 21:03
  
  National Guard troops were heading back to their home armories on Sunday, June 7, after a week-long mission in the Los Angeles area supporting LAPD and other law officers around the region during massive protests.
  It wasn’t clear just how many of the roughly 2,500 troops deployed were heading home, but after days of peaceful, non-threatening demonstrations, many were leaving their assigned post at the L.A. Convention Center early Sunday morning, looking to get back to the home armories, ma
  
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• Not the time to gut Proposition 13 and raise taxes

  07-06-2020 21:00
  
  Under California law, proposed initiatives must be presented to the California Legislature in an “informational hearing” open to the public. Legislators do not vote on the proposals because these are initiatives that have already qualified for the ballot. The hearings are mostly for the benefit of policy leaders and the public.
  Because the infamous “split roll” initiative has now qualified, the Legislature held a hearing in the California Legislature on Thursday. I was pl
  
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• The tall ship Pilgrim’s bell tolls one last time in Dana Point Harbor

  07-06-2020 19:36
  
  The Pilgrim’s bell tolled eight last times on Saturday, June 6, in a final ceremony for the beloved ship – for decades an icon of the Dana Point Harbor, but now just salvaged pieces.
  In naval tradition, a ship’s bell signals the changing watch; in this case ringing the tall ship’s bronze bell precisely at noon marked the end of the watch for the Pilgram, which sank at its dock next to the Ocean Institute in March.
  Dan Goldbacher, the Maritime Programs Director for The Oce
  
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• In coronavirus economic downturn, OC Animal Care launches pop-up pantry for pets

  07-06-2020 19:34
  
  Pop-up pantries have popped up around Orange County, providing groceries during the coronavirus pandemic.
  “We are helping people who have lost jobs to feed their families – and pets are family members, too,” said Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do.
  That’s why OC Animal Care decided to launch its own food giveaway – with the support of the County Board of Supervisors.
  On Saturday morning, June 13, the shelter will debut its “Family Fur-st  Food Pantry
  
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• World reaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths as Pope Francis urges caution

  07-06-2020 19:06
  
  BARCELONA, Spain — The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities on Sunday, a day after the government of Brazil broke with standard public health protocols by ceasing to publish updates of the number of deaths and infections in the hard-hit South American country.
  Worldwide, at least 6.9 million people have been infected by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University, whose aggregated tally has become the main worldwide reference for moni
  
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• ‘A long time coming’: Iconic Gen. Robert E. Lee statue to be removed

  07-06-2020 18:57
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — David Harris Jr., a nephew of humanitarian and tennis legend Arthur Ashe, tried for decades to get a street named after his uncle in Richmond, the hometown that once denied Ashe access to segregated public tennis courts.
  Finally, in 2019, the city council approved the renaming over the objections of some residents. So it was gratifying, Harris said, to see Virginia’s governor announce plans to remove an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee after days of pro
  
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• How Orange County leaders could resolve raging debate over coronavirus mask use

  07-06-2020 18:30
  
  Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner firing skeptical questions about the coronavirus and masks at County Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick during a recent meeting could be a microcosm of the changing nature of our knowledge about the virus and the politicization of that uncertainty.
  Those who think masks are worth wearing if they do even a little to curb the spread of the virus have framed the issue as one of civic-mindedness and pitching in to protect the vulnerable. But others who argue the sci
  
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• Coronavirus rebound: SoCal housing jumps up from ‘worst’ April

  07-06-2020 16:30
  
  The region’s housing markets are rebounding off what arguably was the worst April in the history books.
  When coronavirus-related “stay at home” orders began throttling the economy in March, house hunting dramatically slowed, and closing a deal became troublesome. It was the slowest April for sales in the six-county Southern California region — down 31% in a year — in CoreLogic’s 32 years of recording real estate data.
  But since mid-to-late April, as business l
  
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• State-run campsites cancelled through late June, but other options exist for people seeking outdoors

  07-06-2020 16:23
  
  Campers won’t be able to pitch a tent at Leo Carrillo State Park beach at least until late June.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Scoring a coveted spot at one of California’s State Parks campgrounds during summer is no easy task, with popular sites such as Doheny State Beach in Dana Point and Leo Carrillo north of Malibu getting scooped up months in advance.
  And those who have been itching to pitch a tent and roast marshmallows as summer gets underway certainly a
  
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• State-run campsites canceled through late June, but other options exist for people seeking outdoors

  07-06-2020 16:23
  
  Campers won’t be able to pitch a tent at Leo Carrillo State Park beach at least until late June.(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Scoring a coveted spot at one of California’s State Parks campgrounds during summer is no easy task, with popular sites such as Doheny State Beach in Dana Point and Leo Carrillo north of Malibu getting scooped up months in advance.
  And those who have been itching to pitch a tent and roast marshmallows as summer gets underway certainly a
  
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• In the wake of George Floyd’s death, many struggle to begin racial reconciliation

  07-06-2020 15:00
  
  In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. spent weeks in isolation, away from the rigors of the civil rights movement, to finish writing what would be his fourth and final book.
  King titled the book “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” The ever-hopeful minister saw a future where all Americans would unite to fight poverty and create equity. In his writing, King viewed the pursuit of justice and equity as a nonpartisan effort, as a united social movement that would flourish within bo
  
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• It’s time for a hard look at our broken status quo: Gloria Romero

  07-06-2020 09:45
  
  Once again, we watched major American cities go up in flames over the horrific killing of an unarmed, defenseless black man in broad daylight.
  As Minneapolis began to burn, I flashed back to my memories of April 29, 1992 — the night I found myself in South Central Los Angeles watching my city burn following the acquittal of four officers in the beating trial of Rodney King.
  Decades have passed since Rodney King asked us if we couldn’t all just get along. Sure, we brought about &ldquo
  
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• Video brings tragedy and turmoil into focus

  07-06-2020 09:34
  
  In a voice that was calmly professional, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier spoke words that were wracked with emotion. “What the African-American community sees in that videotape is that this African-American man, who could be me or any other African-American man, is being treated as less than human,” Frazier said.
  Speaking on CNBC’s early morning business news show, “Squawk Box,” Frazier said, “There’s a huge amount of pent-up anger among many people in the Afr
  
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• Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement from MMA in 4 years

  07-06-2020 09:26
  
  Conor McGregor has announced his retirement for the third time in four years.
  McGregor abruptly made his latest dubious declaration Sunday morning on his Twitter account, where the former two-division UFC champion also announced his retirement in 2016 and 2019.
  “Hey guys I’ve decided to retire from fighting,” McGregor wrote in a caption below a photo of him and his mother. “Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been!”Hey guys I’ve deci
  
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• Man fatally shot in Norwalk identified as an Anaheim resident

  07-06-2020 08:34
  
  NORWALK — An Anaheim man was identified Saturday as the victim of a shooting in Norwalk.
  Johnson J.C. Chen was 32, according to coroner’s Lt. Nani Cholakians.
  Deputies responded to the 11300 block of Elmhurst Drive, southeast of the Cerritos College campus, about 3:10 a.m. Friday, and located him, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  Chen was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the department said.
  A description of the shooter and a motive fo
  
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• UFC 250: Amanda Nunes dominates Felicia Spencer, defends featherweight belt

  07-06-2020 07:10
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Amanda Nunes became the first UFC fighter to defend a championship belt while holding titles in two weight classes Saturday night, earning a dominant unanimous decision over featherweight contender Felicia Spencer at UFC 250.
  Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt also knocked out Raphael Assunção an instant before the second-round bell in the co-main event at a fan-free gym on the UFC’s corporate campus in Las Vegas.
  UFC 250 was the second event h
  
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• Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy killed in ambush shooting

  07-06-2020 06:39
  
  BEN LOMOND — Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller was fatally shot Saturday in Ben Lomond as deputies were ambushed with gunfire and improvised explosives during an investigation.
  A second deputy, and a California Highway Patrol officer, were injured, according to Sheriff Jim Hart.
  A suspect, Steven Carrillo, was arrested and is facing murder charges and additional felony counts, according to Hart. Carillo was shot as he was apprehended, and was treated at a hospital Sat
  
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• Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64

  07-06-2020 06:30
  
  Kurt Thomas, the first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, has died. He was 64.
  Thomas’ family said he died Friday. He had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem.
  “Yesterday, I lost my universe, my best friend and my soulmate of 24 years. Kurt lived his life to the extreme, and I will be forever honored to be his wife,” Beckie Thomas told International Gymnast Magazine.
  After competing in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Thoma
  
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• Santa Anita notes: Improbable wins Hollywood Gold Cup

  07-06-2020 06:15
  
  Add Improbable to the list of Hollywood Gold Cup winners after the 4-year-old son of City Zip scored the biggest victory of his 12-race career for trainer Bob Baffert on Saturday at Santa Anita.
  Ridden to perfection by Drayden Van Dyke, Improbable, the 4-1 favorite in last spring’s Kentucky Derby, took the lead from pacesetter Brown Storm heading into the final turn and then sprinted clear to win the $300,000 Grade I Gold Cup for his fifth victory and second at Santa Anita in three starts.
  
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• Santa Ana protest draws more than 200 Saturday night, two hours before curfew

  07-06-2020 06:09
  
  More than 200 demonstrators gathered at a busy intersection at the edge of Santa Ana College on Saturday night to protest the death of George Floyd.In Santa Ana, one of the few cities that have a curfew in place for Saturday night. About 30 people are in front of Santa Ana College. But dozens more are honking in approval of the protest. pic.twitter.com/dD3qpmWuSW
  — Jonah Valdez (@Jonahmv) June 7, 2020Chanting “black lives matter” as they marched on 17th Street, the protesters d
  
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• Latest Santa Ana protest over George Floyd’s death ends with no arrests or damage

  07-06-2020 06:09
  
  A loud protest and march in Santa Ana that at one point drew more than 300 demonstrators ended peacefully Saturday night, more than an hour after curfew.
  Most of the demonstrators left by 10 p.m., which city officials set as the day’s curfew in anticipation of the protest.
  The few young people who remained after 11 p.m. threw fireworks into the intersection of 17th and Bristol streets, until they were chased off by police.
  “It was a peaceful protest,” said Santa Ana police Cpt.
  
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• Fireworks thrown into the street at Santa Ana protest

  07-06-2020 06:09
  
  As Santa Ana’s 10 p.m. curfew arrived Saturday, a crowd that reached more than 300 protesters earlier in the evening has dwindled to about 50, with some throwing fireworks into the street.
  A police helicopter hovered above the intersection of 17th and Bristol streets, while patrol cars blocked access in all directions leading to that intersection.
  The demonstrators first gathered at the busy intersection at the edge of Santa Ana College at 8 p.m. to protest the death of George Floyd.
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• Fireworks thrown into street at Santa Ana protest

  07-06-2020 06:09
  
  As Santa Ana’s 10 p.m. curfew arrived Saturday, a crowd that reached more than 300 protesters earlier in the evening had dwindled to about 50, with some throwing fireworks into the street.
  A police helicopter hovered above the intersection of 17th and Bristol streets, while patrol cars blocked access in all directions leading to that intersection.
  The demonstrators first gathered at the busy intersection at the edge of Santa Ana College at 8 p.m. to protest the death of George Floyd.
  Chant
  
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• End qualified immunity, hold cops liable for rights abuses

  07-06-2020 03:55
  
  Over the past two weeks, Americans have been unified in their anger about the senseless killing of George Floyd by the police. The death of Floyd, and the countless others who have had their lives disrupted or taken from them by the abusive actions of police officers must prompt reforms. At the federal level, now is an opportunity to finally fix the legal folly of qualified immunity.
  The Civil Rights Act of 1871 made clear that any state actor who violates the rights of an American “shall
  
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• Bipartisan resistance to reining in the surveillance state

  07-06-2020 03:44
  
  Have you been on the Internet lately? Where did you go? What did you do there?
  If you think the answers to these questions are nobody’s business, be grateful that the House of Representatives didn’t pass a new reauthorization of the government’s power to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans.
  March 15 was the expiration date for three Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities: the foreign surveillance authorities known as Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, the &ldq
  
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• Whicker: Jockey Mike Smith makes some noise at quiet Santa Anita

  07-06-2020 03:14
  
  Arrogate, 7, died on Tuesday, which was too early.
  He was born too early, too.
  This 2020 Triple Crown schedule would be Arrogate’s cup of oats. The Belmont Stakes on June 20, the Kentucky Derby on Labor Day weekend and the Preakness in October…that would have dovetailed with the thunder that Arrogate produced in late 2016 and early 2017.
  “I wish I had the words to describe what it felt like when he got rolling,” said Mike Smith, Arrogate’s pilot in those days, figh
  
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• Protesters flood streets in U.S., across world in huge, peaceful push for change

  07-06-2020 02:54
  
  By STEVEN SLOAN, DAVID CRARY and TOM FOREMAN Jr.
  WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of protesters streamed into the nation’s capital and other major cities Saturday in another huge mobilization against police brutality and racial injustice, while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown by mourners who waited hours for a glimpse of his golden coffin.
  Wearing masks and calling for police reform, protesters peacefully marched across the U.S. and on four other continents,
  
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• Honor A.P. wins Santa Anita Derby, Mike Smith’s third consecutive Derby victory

  07-06-2020 02:53
  
  After winning the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 longshot, in 2005, trainer John Shirreffs might be poised to win another one 15 years later.
  The Shirreffs-trained Honor A.P. took advantage of a troubled trip by 1-2 favorite Authentic on Saturday, winning the $400,000 Grade I Santa Anita Derby by 2 3/4 lengths under Mike Smith with an eye-catching move as the field turned for home.
  It was Smith’s third consecutive victory in the Santa Anita Derby, following wins aboard Roadster last y
  
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• 2 boaters injured when propane tank blows up near Catalina Island

  07-06-2020 02:46
  
  Two people were injured when a propane tank aboard their sailboat exploded near Catalina Island on Saturday, June 6, authorities said.
  The blast aboard the 54-foot sailboat was reported just before 11 a.m. near Avalon, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
  A Coast Guard boat and helicopter responded, as did a Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedic crew. The injured boaters were taken to Pebbly Beach before an air ambulance flew them to the Torrance Memorial Hospital burn unit.
  No information on their
  
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• Will Ferrell congratulates graduates of Irvine’s University High, his alma mater

  07-06-2020 02:36
  
  Graduating seniors of Irvine’s University High got a bit of a surprise on Thursday, June 4, from the school’s most well-known alum.
  “It’s Will Ferrell giving a shout-out to the graduating class of University High School,” Ferrell said in a video message shared by the school’s principal Kevin Astor.
  Ferrell graduated from the school in 1986.
  “I know this wasn’t what you were hoping for or what you expected when you began the school year,” he t
  
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• Analysis: NFL’s approach to protests reveals a week of change – at least in tone

  07-06-2020 01:45
  
  Rams coach Sean McVay spoke with remarkable clarity this week about a topic that has left NFL tongues in a twist for years.
  It’s odd. When McVay talks with reporters about the safer subject of football, his language often ducks and weaves unpredictably as he works to not reveal too much, leaving media looking for quotable sentences flailing like safeties facing Cooper Kupp in the open field.
  But when he talked publicly for the first time Tuesday about the hard subject of football’s r
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, June 7

  07-06-2020 00:46
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, June 7 for racing at Santa Anita.
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