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• NBA announces no new coronavirus cases in bubble since July 13

  20-07-2020 23:57
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> It’s the number that everyone in the world wants to reach: zero. On a small scale, in a costly process, the NBA has reached it.
  Among the 346 players being tested for coronavirus on the campus at Walt Disney World resort, there have been zero new cases diagnosed since July 13, the NBA and the players’ association announced Monday afternoon.While the NBA has a long way to go to its mid-October finish to the season — and numerous other hurdles to c
  
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• 19 Restaurant continues to give Laguna Woods Villagers a social lifeline

  20-07-2020 23:12
  
  With the view of the sundrenched Village Green and the Saddleback Mountains as spectacular as ever, Laguna Wood’s popular 19 Restaurant and Lounge appears to have come to life again.
  Closed since mid-March due to concerns about COVID-19, the restaurant reopened three weeks ago with a third of its original capacity of 130 occupants.
  “We don’t want to create a crowd-like setting,” said restaurant/lounge manager Tony Hibbard. “We’re still keeping a low profile.&r
  
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• Honor the memories of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian

  20-07-2020 23:08
  
  Congressman John R. Lewis and his contemporary civil rights activist Rev. Cordy Tindell Vivian both passed away on the same day last Friday. Lewis was 80, Vivian was 95.
  These American icons spent the majority of their lives in the service of helping to change how Black Americans were treated, fighting against injustice perpetuated both by explicit government policy and through the persistent problem of racism.
  Lewis and Vivian were bound together through their significant commitment to the civi
  
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• Honor the memories of John Lewis and Corey Vivian

  20-07-2020 23:08
  
  Congressman John R. Lewis and his contemporary civil rights activist Rev. Corey Tindell Vivian both passed away on the same day last Friday. Lewis was 80, Vivian was 95.
  These American icons spent the majority of their lives in the service of helping to change how Black Americans were treated, fighting against injustice perpetuated both by explicit government policy and through the persistent problem of racism.
  Lewis and Vivian were bound together through their significant commitment to the civi
  
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• Comet Neowise continues its show for Southern California

  20-07-2020 23:00
  
  Look up at the sky – it’s a show you don’t want to miss.
  Something phenomenal is happening and if you don’t see it, you’re out of luck because the next time this comet will streak across the sky for us to see will be in 7,000 or so years.
  Comet Neowise shoots across the rise just at sunset with the ocean in the foreground. The image was taken from Pirate tower in Laguna Beach. (Photo courtesy of Tony Prince)
  Comet Neowise shoots across a sunrise sky in Joshua Tree e
  
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• The Satellite music venue in Silver Lake is becoming a restaurant

  20-07-2020 22:56
  
  After years of bringing live music to Silver Lake, legendary venue the Satellite is taking down its stage for good and going back to its restaurant roots.
  “To all of the Satellite fans out there I am sorry to say that we will no longer be doing live shows or dance parties. We would like to thank you for all the support you have shown us over the years,” a post on the club’s website reads.
  Like other live music venues, the club shut its doors in March due to the novel coronaviru
  
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• Disneyland reveals Mickey’s ‘Ink and Paint’ pool coming to DVC timeshare tower

  20-07-2020 22:52
  
  Water jets will squirt arching sprays that appear to “paint” red, yellow and black ink splats in the shape of an abstract Mickey Mouse on the bottom of a swimming pool coming to the planned 350-room Disney Vacation Club timeshare tower at the Disneyland Hotel.
  The new Mickey Mouse-themed interactive water feature was revealed in blueprints and renderings designed by Walt Disney Imagineering that were part of a 1,600-page Anaheim Planning Commission report detailing every aspect of th
  
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• Newsmakers Series: Join Dodgers and Angels beat writers discuss the future

  20-07-2020 22:49
  
  Join columnists and beat writers from both Bay Area News Group and Southern California News Group as they discuss the future for Major League baseball. This webinar series will highlight the plans of each league for opening, the 2020 seasons at large, and what fans can expect from it. It’s also your chance to ask questions to beat reporters who were there throughout spring training and have been out at the stadiums since training resumed.
  We’ll discuss the upcoming season in detail,
  
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• Judge denies effort by Harvest churches to cancel coronavirus restrictions

  20-07-2020 22:35
  
  A federal judge on Monday, July 20, turned down a bid by the Harvest church ministries for an immediate halt to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order preventing various group-worship activities, including singing and chanting during services, as a way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  The court did set Aug 3 for filings for a possible preliminary injunction.
  Lawyers for Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry were denied a temporary restraining order because they had not properl
  
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• LeBron James has adapted to a shifting world, setting the tone for the Lakers

  20-07-2020 22:33
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> The day before the season shut down for four months, LeBron James stood 6-to-8 feet from a crowd of reporters lined behind improvised barriers. He teased about the then-new social distancing protocols, put into effect in hopes of staving off the coronavirus.
  “I miss you guys being right here,” he gestured with his hands. “Like right around here in my bubble.”
  Monday was the first day since then that James had reporters in his bubble, spaced
  
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• Whicker: DeChambeau brings out the love-hate, even when nobody’s there

  20-07-2020 22:00
  
  Even with no ears around him, Bryson DeChambeau resounds.
  There’s the slurping of six protein shakes a day. There’s the screaming of a golf ball as it leaps off a driver’s head and toward deep space.
  And there are dissonant complaints from DeChambeau himself, as photographers and PGA Tour rules officials impede his crusade.
  With no fans to polarize, DeChambeau has become the tour’s top conversation piece in the six weeks since it reopened.
  He had five consecutive Top 10 f
  
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• Flawed policies lead to ‘Black exodus’ from California

  20-07-2020 21:51
  
  “You can vote with your feet in this country. If a state is mismanaged, you can move elsewhere,” Ronald Reagan said during his 1976 presidential run. His opponents criticized him for the comment, but he highlighted a great truth in our federal system. Indeed, our state’s population growth has slowed as Californians flee to places with more-favorable tax and regulatory climates.
  The nation has been having a long-needed discussion about racial equality. We’re pleased to see
  
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• Mission Viejo quarterback Peter Costelli to decide between high school, college goals after football season delayed

  20-07-2020 21:28
  
  Mission Viejo standout quarterback Peter Costelli faces a difficult decision in the wake of Monday’s announcement that the high school football season in California will be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  The senior said he planned to graduate high school early and enroll at Utah in early 2021 but will now weigh whether to continue that pursuit or play for the Diablos.
  The CIF State and CIF-SS announced Monday that the football season scheduled to start in late August will shi
  
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• CHRB approves Los Alamitos plan to continue horse racing

  20-07-2020 21:21
  
  The California Horse Racing Board has unanimously approved a plan to continue racing at the Los Alamitos Race Course with more oversight that includes an extra veterinarian to oversee horses in training and while entering and exiting the track, as well as a “security steward” to monitor the veterinarians.
  This story will be updated.
  Related Articles Horse racing regulators to weigh suspending Los Alamitos’ license History and odds on Authentic’s side at Haskell Stakes Hor
  
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• A Restaurant in Newport Beach reopens for patio dining on Thursday, July 23

  20-07-2020 21:04
  
  A Restaurant will reopen on Thursday, July 23 after installing a spacious tent for patio dining.
  Reservations are required and social distancing will be observed; the restaurant continues to adhere to guidelines set by local and state agencies.
  Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. Subscribe here.
  The menu by newly appointed Corporate Executive Chef Alfonso Ramirez, assisted by Chef de C
  
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• Prosecutors in Orange County snitch scandal were intentionally negligent, DA probe concludes

  20-07-2020 20:59
  
  Prosecutors at the center of Orange County’s jailhouse informant scandal were intentionally negligent to the point of malpractice when they misused a snitch and failed to disclose evidence in a timely manner, an internal investigation has concluded.
  The yearlong probe released Monday by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office focused on former homicide prosecutors Dan Wagner and Scott Simmons and their use of a jailhouse informant against the worst mass killer in county history.
  
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• More Orange County districts cancel plans for in-person graduation

  20-07-2020 20:25
  
  Districts across Orange County are canceling their plan to hold in-person graduation ceremonies in July or August, as the state continues to restrict large gatherings and the coronavirus has been spreading faster locally.
  In a recent statement, the Orange Unified School District said its graduation ceremonies at Fred Kelly Stadium planned for the end of July will not happen. The district is wrapping up an $18 million reconstruction project for the 5,000-seat stadium.
  “Though we were all lo
  
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• Lawmaking shouldn’t used for simple political point-scoring

  20-07-2020 20:15
  
  Although elected officials swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, they sometimes prefer to shrug it off as somebody else’s problem.
  That’s what happened in California in 2018, when the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 826, requiring publicly traded corporations headquartered in California to have a specific number of women on the board of directors. At the time, a report by the Assembly Judiciary Committee predicted that the law “would likely  be challenged on equal
  
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• Clippers’ scrimmage games to air on Fox Sports Prime Ticket

  20-07-2020 20:04
  
  The Clippers’ three upcoming scrimmages in Orlando will be broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket, the team announced Monday.
  Those “preseason games” — as Clippers Coach Doc Rivers is characterizing them — include the game at noon Wednesday against the Orlando Magic; Saturday’s 5 p.m. contest against the Washington Wizards and the 1 p.m. game July 27 against the Sacramento Kings.
  Noah Eagle, the Clippers’ radio announcer, will call the first two games from
  
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• Get those Quesaritos while you can; Taco Bell will shrink its menu on Aug. 13

  20-07-2020 20:03
  
  After days of speculation, Taco Bell has confirmed it will pare down its menu on Aug. 13.
  Much of the anguish has centered around the departure of the Quesarito, a beef burrito combined with a quesadilla. In a news release, the Irvine-based fast food giant assured fans they can still order it online or through its app even though it’s off the menu board.
  Taco Bell is also losing its Mini Skillet Bowl breakfast item and Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes. It’s dropping potatoes from its ingredien
  
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• Size mattered: Big companies got coronavirus PPP loans first

  20-07-2020 19:58
  
  By Joyce M. Rosenberg, The Associated Press
  Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly.
  There is now evidence to back up those complaints.
  An Associated Press analysis of Small Business Administration’s $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program shows that nearly a third of the loans approved in the program’s first week ranged
  
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• Out of work Californians still waiting for unemployment benefits

  20-07-2020 19:53
  
  Philip Wang has been through the unemployment wringer, first with his work hours cut followed by a three-month furlough.
  Since March 27 when the 38-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita dentist’s income mostly evaporated, he’s been waiting for jobless benefits.
  He says he has yet to receive a single payment from California’s Employment Development Department.
  Wang said while he’s fortunate to be back at work now full-time, he’s had no luck with EDD. “I’m
  
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• Fantasy Springs Resort Casino postpones Special Events Center shows to 2021

  20-07-2020 19:27
  
  Fantasy Springs Resort Casino near Indio announced that it was postponing the remainder of the concerts planned for its Special Events Center in 2020 as the novel coronavirus continues to spread in the region.
  The casino said in a news release on Monday, July 20, that it was postponing the shows — which included already rescheduled dates for Chaka Khan, Pitbull and George Lopez  — as part of its effort to combat the spread of the virus.
  The property, including the casino, hotel
  
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• Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike

  20-07-2020 19:18
  
  By AARON MORRISON
  NEW YORK — Hundreds of workers rallied Monday outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan and the Massachusetts Statehouse to protest systemic racism and economic inequality — an effort that organizers hoped would grow into a nationwide strike in which tens of thousands of people walked off the job.
  Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” the protest was organized by labor unions and social and racial justice organizations, which planned a range of a
  
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• Trader Joe’s to change ethnic food labels

  20-07-2020 19:11
  
  Responding to calls for Trader Joe’s to stop labeling its international food products with ethnic-sounding names, the Monrovia-based grocery chain said it has been in a yearslong process of repackaging those products and will soon complete the work.
  In the latest call to re-name racially-charged brands and logos, nearly 1,000 people have signed an online petition urging the retail giant to rename products labeled “Trader Ming’s,” “Trader José,” or &ldqu
  
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• CIF State, Southern Section announce 2-season sports calendar that starts in December

  20-07-2020 19:11
  
  The news high school sports teams and fans had been waiting for became reality on Monday, though nobody was really surprised, except for start dates that might begin as early as December.
  The CIF State, which governs high school athletics in California, made the decision most anticipated, canceling high school sports until late December or early January due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the hopes of starting months later if the pandemic is controlled enough to allow for it, the state office anno
  
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• CIF State and Southern Section announce two-season sports calendar that starts in December

  20-07-2020 19:11
  
  The news high school sports teams and fans had been waiting for became reality on Monday, though nobody was really surprised, except for start dates that might begin as early as December.
  The CIF State, which governs high school athletics in California, made the decision most anticipated, canceling high school sports until late December or early January due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the hopes of starting months later if the pandemic is controlled enough to allow for it, the state office anno
  
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• Renegade Racing, behind many Orange County fundraisers, couldn’t out run the coronavirus

  20-07-2020 19:02
  
  The inflatable Renegade Racing Series arch swayed slightly in the afternoon breeze. Music drifted out of a sound system somewhere. Under pop-up canopies, volunteers handed out the swag that goes along with endurance running events: shining medals, colorful T-shirts, water bottles and energy bars.
  Under normal circumstances, in a normal year, it was the kind of scene one could find on any weekend day.
  A bridge crosses over Gilbert Street to the West Coyote Hills oil field in Fullerton. Chevron an
  
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• CIF Southern Section revised sports calendar for 2020-21

  20-07-2020 18:35
  
  The CIF Southern Section released its revised sports calendar for the 2020-21 school year on Monday, July 20.
  Instead of the sports seasons being broken up into three seasons that run from August to June, there will be two seasons (Fall and Spring) that run from January to June.
  FALL SPORTS
  Boys and Girls cross country
  Field hockey
  Football (11-man and 8 man)
  Gymnastics
  Traditional Competitive Cheer
  Boys and Girls Volleyball
  Boys and Girls water polo
  SPRING SPORTS
  Badminton
  Baseball
  Boys and Gir
  
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• Mortgage delinquencies double in Southern California in coronavirus era

  20-07-2020 18:28
  
  Coronavirus-linked business shutdowns have more than doubled the number of Southern California homeowners who are missing mortgage payments.
  CoreLogic reports 6% of borrowers in Los Angeles and Orange counties in April were late 30 days or more with their mortgage payments vs. 2.3% delinquent a year earlier. In the Inland Empire, 7.1% of borrowers were at least up 30 days late vs. 3.5% in April 2019.
  “Stay at home” orders began throttling the economy in the late winter, forcing
  
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• Coronavirus fallout: Missed mortgage payments double in Southern California

  20-07-2020 18:28
  
  Coronavirus-linked business shutdowns have more than doubled the number of Southern California homeowners who are missing mortgage payments.
  CoreLogic reports 6% of borrowers in Los Angeles and Orange counties in April were late 30 days or more with their mortgage payments vs. 2.3% delinquent a year earlier. In the Inland Empire, 7.1% of borrowers were at least up 30 days late vs. 3.5% in April 2019.
  “Stay at home” orders began throttling the economy in the late winter, forcing
  
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• Coronavirus patients stream into Orange County hospitals, but occupancy stays steady

  20-07-2020 18:18
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded in Orange County, one public health priority hasn’t changed: The curve of new infections must be flattened enough to keep waves of sick people from overwhelming hospitals and depleting stockpiles of vital, limited supplies.
  The number of people in Orange County hospitals with COVID-19 doubled over the past month to 682 patients on Friday, July 17, but reports by the county Health Care Agency show the 33 hospitals have kept occupancy the past few wee
  
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• UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

  20-07-2020 18:15
  
  By MARIA CHENG
  LONDON  — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.
  British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of whom got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are designed to evaluate safety and see what kind of immune response was provoked, but can’t tell if the vaccine truly protect
  
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• OCTA to spend $10.6 million a year for Sheriff’s Department contract to patrol buses and facilities

  20-07-2020 18:14
  
  The Orange County Transportation Authority is adding four additional sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant to patrol its buses and facilities such as railways and transit centers, as officials say more staff is needed for homeless outreach and improving the safety of passengers and bus drivers.
  After the county’s Board of Supervisors and the agency’s board of directors approved a new five-year contract last week, OCTA will pay $10.6 million a year to the Orange County Sheriff&rsquo
  
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• Where to find KFC’s Beyond Fried Chicken in Southern California

  20-07-2020 18:06
  
  Customers at nearly three dozen Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Southern California will get the chance to try out its new meat-free nuggets beginning Monday, July 20.
  KFC is partnering with Beyond Meat on Beyond Fried Chicken, a plant-based protein it says has the same flavors, texture, and pull-apart qualities as the meat it’s been selling by the bucket since the 1950s.
  Related linksPlant-based burgers Impossible and Beyond get an upgrade and more recognition
  Why 2020 will be anoth
  
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• Coronavirus hits ‘Bond girl’ from Orange County hard

  20-07-2020 17:58
  
  The James Bond parties, usually in lavish locations around the world, are legendary.
  Lynn-Holly Johnson said the best one was the Day of the Dead-themed party in Mexico City that coincided with the opening of the James Bond film “Spectre” in 2016. Over the years, Johnson has developed a friendship with the “wildest, most charismatic” Bond Girl, Gloria Hendry, who played Rosie Carver in the film “Live and Let Die.” And, of course, the London events attract fans
  
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• Man found dead of gunshot wounds in car parked in Santa Ana neighborhood

  20-07-2020 17:42
  
  Police are investigating a suspected killing in a Santa Ana neighborhood after a man was found dead in a vehicle in the middle of a residential street early Monday morning.
  Officers shortly before 12:30 a.m. responded to reports of an injured man in a car parked in the middle of the 500 block of South Flower Street.
  The man – who suffered gunshot wounds to his upper body – was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
  Homicide detectives had not determined a motive for the killing o
  
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• Status Update: Meathead Movers needs to hire 35; NAWBO has first POC president

  20-07-2020 17:30
  
  Meathead Movers is looking to hire 35 employees in Orange County over the next two weeks to meet “the high demand of people relocating,” the company said in a statement.
  Earlier this year, the company implemented new safety measures aligning with government guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Meathead Movers said the safety measures will be used during the interview and orientation processes for new hires.Elijah Fox bends into a layback for San Clemente High at SSS State Cham
  
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• Status Update: Meathead Movers hiring 35; NAWBO has first POC president

  20-07-2020 17:30
  
  Meathead Movers is looking to hire 35 employees in Orange County over the next two weeks to meet “the high demand of people relocating,” the company said in a statement.
  Earlier this year, the company implemented new safety measures aligning with government guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Meathead Movers said the safety measures will be used during interviews and orientation processes for new hires.
  Meathead Movers is looking to hire 35 employees in Orange County over the
  
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• Angels hoping that anything can happen in a shortened MLB season

  20-07-2020 17:00
  
  ANAHEIM — It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
  Baseball lifers like Angels manager Joe Maddon have likely been saying that for decades, because it is one of the enduring truths of the major league season.
  Until this year.
  In 2020, with the coronavirus pandemic having shut down Major League Baseball for more than three months, teams are about to begin a 60-game season, virus permitting.
  Now what are they saying?
  It’s a sprint, not a marathon.
  “I think getting off to a decent or
  
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• 2020 Angels breakdown for every position

  20-07-2020 16:59
  
  ROTATION
  The Angels’ rotation is the team’s biggest question mark. The Angels are hoping they can get solid production out of the group, but it is filled with pitchers who have had recent issues of injury or inconsistent performance. The only one of the group who has a consistently strong major league track record is Julio Teheran, and it’s still unclear when he’ll be able to pitch. He missed time in camp for undisclosed reasons. Certainly, the pitcher with the most poten
  
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• How to grow healthy fruit trees in limited space using espalier

  20-07-2020 16:50
  
  Have you always dreamed of having a fruit tree laden with citrus, apples or figs but fear you are too limited on space? Or perhaps you have a barren wall or fence that, like a blank canvas, is screaming out for some creative coverage, but you haven’t quite found the inspiration? The solution to either scenario may lie in an artful horticulture technique first developed by the ancient Egyptians and refined and perfected in the Middle Ages by Europeans, and it’s called espalier.
  Think
  
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• Sign-language interpreters volunteer at protests: ‘This revolution has to be accessible’

  20-07-2020 15:07
  
  When Michael Agyin saw a flash of red and blue lights behind his car, his body grew tense with fear.
  He was heading home from a friend’s house that night 13 years ago, driving along the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles. A California Highway Patrol cruiser following close behind, he left the 110 and made sure to drive to a spot where streetlights cut through the darkness.
  After parking, Agyin, who is Black and deaf, turned to what he calls “survival tactics”:
  Don’t try and
  
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• California tests at-home schooling

  20-07-2020 09:10
  
  After weeks of uncertainty, it’s now obvious that the vast majority of California’s six million public school students will be staying, and presumably studying, at home this fall, rather than returning to the classrooms they hastily abandoned four months ago.
  After the nation’s second largest school system, Los Angeles Unified, and San Diego Unified jointly declared that they will continue with “distance learning” indefinitely, other local school districts, with ver
  
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• The subtle influences on judicial checks of executive power

  20-07-2020 09:04
  
  Federal district judges are the check upon the abuse of power by other branches of government. They are frequently called upon to rule against a federal department or, occasionally, the president himself.
  Famous cases have involved whether President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency had authority to prescribe how farmers could use water on their own land (the “Waters of the United States” rule), whether President Trump had to turn over his tax records to Congress, and whe
  
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• OCBE’s reopening vote is grossly irresponsible: Dave Min

  20-07-2020 08:24
  
  Once again, Orange County is international news, not because of our beautiful beaches or our strong economy but because our political leaders insist on adopting reckless anti-science policies in response to COVID-19.
  To be clear, the Orange County Board of Education’s (OCBE) vote to resume in-person teaching will have a very limited impact, applying only to the roughly 3500 students it directly oversees. The decision as to whether or not to resume in-person teaching and under what circumst
  
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• Man tied to Glendale firm extradited to U.S. on allegations of hacking and other online schemes

  20-07-2020 06:56
  
  GLENDALE — A Cyprus national who was allegedly involved in crimes while working for an internet business in Glendale has been extradited from that country to the United States to face several computer hacking-related charges, U.S. government officials said Saturday.
  Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, 21, a resident of Nicosia, Cyprus, arrived in New York on Friday. He had been arrested in his home country in February 2018.
  A five-count indictment filed in the Northern District of Georgia charges Ep
  
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• We must remain unified to withstand this moment: Harald Herrmann

  20-07-2020 06:00
  
  The past four months have been nothing short of life altering.
  I’ve had the honor of serving Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County as CEO and the privilege to work alongside our team and our community partners in service of hundreds of thousands of people. We provided over 18 million pounds of food since March during an economic crisis sparked and sustained by the pandemic. The impacts of this pandemic are far from over.
  From March to April, Orange County lost 222,400 jobs, primarily i
  
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• Dodgers lineup gets off to hot start in first exhibition game

  20-07-2020 05:50
  
  As the Los Angeles Dodgers prepared for Sunday’s exhibition against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Dodger manager Dave Roberts said he would use regular-season lineups to prepare for Thursday’s opener.
  And in the Dodgers’ 9-2 win on Sunday, the team got its first chance to see what its revamped offense looks like against an actual opponent.
  It all started in the bottom of the first inning. And fittingly, it began with right fielder Mookie Betts, the former American League MVP acquir
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after slamming into vehicle trying to avoid jaywalking pedestrian in Stanton

  20-07-2020 03:37
  
  Orange County sheriff’s officials asked Sunday for the public’s help identifying a pedestrian who allegedly jaywalked across a major street in Stanton, leading to the death of a motorcyclist, authorities said.
  About 10 a.m. Sunday, July 19, the pedestrian crossed the northbound side of Beach Boulevard near Katella Avenue, causing oncoming vehicles to brake abruptly, deputies said.
  As a result, the motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, slammed into the back of a vehicle that swerved to avoi
  
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