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• Musk’s wealth exceeds $100 billion; Bezos worth twice as much

  26-08-2020 23:44
  
  By Devon Pendleton and Jack Pitcher | Bloomberg
  Three of the world’s richest people have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth.
  The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos eclipsed $200 billion on Wednesday as shares of the e-commerce giant climbed to a record. The move simultaneously pushed his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott, 50, to the brink of becoming the world’s richest woman, just behind L’Oreal SA heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers.
  Elon Musk, meanwhile, e
  
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• Deputy’s gun accidentally goes off at John Wayne Airport, striking another employee’s arm

  26-08-2020 23:42
  
  The gun of an Orange County sheriff’s deputy accidentally went off Wednesday morning at John Wayne Airport, hitting another employee in the arm, authorities said.
  The service weapon discharged at about 7 a.m. in an administrative office of the airport, sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun said.
  The round penetrated a wall before it hit the employee, who was in another room.
  The employee was taken to a hospital for her injury, which is not considered life-threatening, Braun said.
  The ar
  
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• What NBA players are saying about today’s playoff postponements

  26-08-2020 23:35
  
  NBA players, including the Lakers’ Lebron James, are responding on social media about Wednesday’s NBA player-driven postponements of three scheduled NBA playoff games, including Wednesday’s Game 5 between the Lakers and Trail Blazers, league sources and Lakers reporter Kyle Goon are reporting.
  Lakers, 5 other teams sit to protest police shooting; NBA postpones games
  All three NBA games scheduled for today have officially been postponed.
  — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) August 26,
  
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• What NBA players are saying about today’s NBA boycotts

  26-08-2020 23:35
  
  NBA players, including the Lakers’ Lebron James, are responding on social media about Wednesday’s NBA boycotts of three scheduled NBA playoff games, including Wednesday’s Game 5 between the Lakers and Trail Blazers, league sources and Lakers reporter Kyle Goon are reporting.
  Lakers, 5 other teams sit to protest police shooting; NBA postpones games
  All three NBA games scheduled for today have officially been postponed.
  — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) August 26, 2020
  All games are
  
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• What NBA players are saying about today’s NBA boycots

  26-08-2020 23:35
  
  NBA players, including the Lakers’ Lebron James, are responding on social media about Wednesday’s NBA boycots of three scheduled NBA playoff games, including Wednesday’s Game 5 between the Lakers and Trail Blazers, league sources and Lakers reporter Kyle Goon are reporting.All three NBA games scheduled for today have officially been postponed.
  — Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) August 26, 2020
  All games are postponed, and Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled, NBA says.
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• Updates: Lakers-Blazers Game 5 postponed by NBA and NBPA

  26-08-2020 23:31
  
  The Milwaukee Bucks players decided not to take the court before Game 5 of the first round series against the Orlando Magic.
  Despite a 3-1 series lead and the chance to close it out Wednesday, the Bucks decided to sit out in response to the Jacob Blake shooting.
  The decision lead to the following decision by the NBA and NBPA:
  “The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today&rsq
  
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• Milwaukee Bucks call off NBA playoff game; Lakers game uncertain

  26-08-2020 23:14
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> What protests on shirts, on courts, on digital screens and during national anthems could not accomplish, the Milwaukee Bucks hope an empty court can.
  The team that hails from 40 miles north of Kenosha, Wisc., has boycotted Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake. The unprecedented step of a team-wide protest of a playoff game escalates the frustration many players have spoken out about during
  
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• Lakers, 5 other teams sit to protest police shooting; NBA postpones games

  26-08-2020 23:14
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. >> What protests on shirts, on courts, on digital screens and during national anthems could not accomplish, the Milwaukee Bucks hope an empty court can.
  The team that hails from 40 miles north of Kenosha, Wisc., has boycotted Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake. The unprecedented step of a team-wide protest of a playoff game escalates the frustration many players have spoken out about during
  
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• Disney, Universal and SeaWorld say California theme parks ready to reopen

  26-08-2020 23:05
  
  Disney, Universal and SeaWorld officials say Southern California theme parks are ready to reopen as soon as the state issues guidelines for safely swinging open the gates of the major tourist destinations.
  Executives from Disney, Universal and SeaWorld said California theme parks were “ready to roll” during a theme park roundtable in Orlando on Wednesday, Aug. 26 led by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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• Santa Ana public schools to stay with distance learning through early September

  26-08-2020 22:49
  
  The Santa Ana Unified School District has announced that it will continue distance learning through the Labor Day weekend.
  District superintendent Jerry Almendarez said in a letter Tuesday, Aug. 25, to district parents that Orange County’s removal from the California Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 watch list does not mean an immediate return to in-class instruction. He also said that the district is implementing safety measures for when in-class instruction resumes.
  “Or
  
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• Roulette rolling again after San Manuel Casino suspended game due to coronavirus

  26-08-2020 22:32
  
  Mystery card roulette is back on San Manuel Casino’s gaming floor and in its high-limit rooms.
  The Highland area casino did not back the game immediately after it reopened from its roughly three-month coronavirus closure in June, according to casino’s website.
  The casino announced the return of the game Aug. 19 via its social media accounts and on its website.
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• Knife Pleat in Costa Mesa will close this week due to COVID concerns

  26-08-2020 22:09
  
  Fine dining room Knife Pleat at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa has announced that it has temporarily closed this week because an employee has tested positive for COVID-19.
  The restaurant’s message, posted Monday on Instagram, stated that it will test staff and anticipates it will reopen for lunch service on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and for dinner beginning on Friday, Sept. 4. “We’ve come to learn that one of our employees has tested positive for COVID-19. Luckily, this employee was on
  
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• Vin Scully auctions items from 67-year career

  26-08-2020 22:05
  
  By BETH HARRIS
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vin Scully sat outside watching two sets of his golf clubs being loaded into a truck. He thought of afternoons teeing off at Bel-Air Country Club or with President George H.W. Bush.
  Those left-handed clubs had produced a lot of shots over many rounds, some good, some bad. Traipsing the fairways was a way to relax and swap stories away from the ballpark through the years. Seeing them go stirred emotion that surprised the 92-year-old Hall of Fame announcer.
  
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• California economy gets poor grades in coronavirus era

  26-08-2020 22:05
  
  California’s coronavirus-rattled economy got far below-average grades on two new scorecards done by financial news websites.
  Let’s start with rankings from Bankrate, which looked at unemployment levels and the mortgage delinquency rate for July to measure the state’s relative economic health amid the pandemic.
  California’s 13.3% joblessness plus 5.5% late mortgages added up the 12th hardest-hit state in Bankrate’s “Housing Hardship Index.”
  “Califor
  
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• Powell edges toward loosening the Fed’s stance on inflation

  26-08-2020 21:48
  
  By Martin Crutsinger | The Associated Press
  For decades, the Federal Reserve made clear its readiness to raise interest rates at the earliest signs of creeping inflation.
  That was then. In a sign of how vastly the U.S. economic landscape has changed, Chairman Jerome Powell may be on the verge of sending a wholly different message this week: That the Fed plans to leave its key rate pinned near zero even after inflation has surpassed the central bank’s target level — at least for a whi
  
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• No on Proposition 20, a heavy-handed reaction to justice reforms

  26-08-2020 21:29
  
  Over the last decade, California has undertaken significant criminal justice reforms aimed at reducing the state’s prison population.
  In 2011, the year the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to reduce its prison population, the Legislature approved Assembly Bill 109, which shifted greater responsibility for non-violent, non-serious and non-sexual offenders from the state level to the county level. This was followed by Proposition 47 in 2014, which reduced a handful of low-level dru
  
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• Coronavirus case in California capitol delays Senate session

  26-08-2020 21:16
  
  A person who works at the California Capitol has tested positive for the coronavirus, delaying the Legislature in the critical final week of session as hundreds of bills face a Monday deadline.
  Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins’ office confirmed the case on Wednesday. Her office could not say if the case was a lawmaker or a staffer. The Senate delayed a 10 a.m. session to vote on legislation, including several police reform bills filed following the death of George Floyd in May.
  An
  
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• Trump golf course easement in Rancho Palos Verdes under scrutiny by New York authorities

  26-08-2020 21:09
  
  New York’s attorney general is scrutinizing an 11.5-acre conservation easement at Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s company inflated the value of some assets to receive loans and insurance.
  A motion filed last week with the New York Supreme Court, and made public Monday, seeks to compel the Trump Organization and the president’s son, Eric, to comply with seven subpoenas that Attorney General Letitia James sai
  
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• Follow tonight: Lakers, Blazers, Game 5 highlights, social media reaction

  26-08-2020 21:04
  
  Follow Southern California Newspaper Group reporters Kyle Goon and Mirjam Swanson as they cover the Lakers and Clippers in the NBA playoffs. 
  Social media reaction, video highlights from Game 5 between the Lakers and Trail Blazers.
  Tonight: Lakers vs. Blazers, Game 5, 6 p.m. (Lakers lead best-of-seven series, 3-1).
  PREGAME
  Portland star Damian Lillard (knee) to miss Game 5 vs. Lakers
  "I got half of my brain locked in on the playoffs and the other half locked in on how I can help Black peopl
  
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• Drive-In OC shows have Fitz and the Tantrums ready to play for audiences in cars

  26-08-2020 20:02
  
  It has been nearly six months since pop band Fitz and The Tantrums performed in front of a live audience. The Los Angeles-based sextet was at the tail end of its All The Feels Tour when the rapid spread of coronavirus forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to shut things down in California.
  The band returned home and since then its members — vocalist Michael Fitzpatrick, vocalist-percussionist Noelle Scaggs, drummer John Wicks, keys player Jeremy Ruzumna, guitarist James King and bassist Joe Karnes &mda
  
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• American Sports Centers in Anaheim is closing

  26-08-2020 20:01
  
  American Sports Centers, the large training facility near the 5 freeway in Anaheim, has closed.
  Matt Kanne, president and chief executive officer of American Sports Centers, said the organization’s lease of the building on Anaheim Blvd. will be terminated Wednesday.
  Kanne said the shutdown of indoor sports activities because of the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure.
  “American Sports Centers ownership was working through things as best they could with COVID,” Kanne said. &
  
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• Why AARP produced a documentary about 33-year-old comedian Jesus Trejo

  26-08-2020 19:54
  
  Long Beach-born comedian Jesus Trejo likes to joke about his two “kids” on stage — except his are a little different than most.
  “I got two kids, ages 70 and 71,” he jokes during his set that’s part of a scene in the new documentary “Care to Laugh.”
  The film follows Trejo as he’s trying to make a name for himself as a comic while being the primary caretaker for his elderly parents, who both suffer from serious medical issues.
  “They follo
  
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• California fires: Desperate race to save parks history as forests burned all around

  26-08-2020 19:13
  
  For the past 40 years, Mark Hylkema has been an archaeologist. He has studied events and cultures from thousands of years ago.
  But last Wednesday, as lightning-sparked fires exploded through the Santa Cruz Mountains, devouring thousands of acres in the area’s largest wildfire in more than a century, Hylkema realized that history was unfolding. And history was at risk.
  The cultural resources supervisor at the California state parks department’s Santa Cruz district, Hylkema rushed from
  
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• US changes COVID testing advice, bewildering experts

  26-08-2020 19:06
  
  By MIKE STOBBE | AP Medical Writer
  NEW YORK — US health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for people who have been in close contact with infected people.
  The new guidance was posted earlier this week on the website of a federal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  The CDC previously had advised local health departments to test people who have been within 6 feet of an infected person for more than
  
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• Lifeguard finds body in surf off Huntington Beach, identity unknown

  26-08-2020 18:51
  
  A male body was found Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, in the water off Huntington Beach.
  A marine safety officer was patrolling near Tower 9 when they observed an unknown object out in the water, according to Huntington Beach Fire Department spokesperson Eric Blaska.
  The lifeguard paddled out to find a deceased male in the water and pulled the victim out near the tower.
  “There were no reported missing swimmers in Huntington Beach, and we do not have any more information about the victim,”
  
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• Nick Cordero, ‘Rock of Ages’ star who died from coronavirus complications, will receive streaming memorial tribute

  26-08-2020 18:49
  
  Tony Award-nominated Broadway star Nick Cordero, who lost his 95-day battle with COVID-19 on July 5 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, will be remembered via a tribute streamed on Broadway on Demand at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6.
  The 41-year-old Canadian actor rose to fame in productions like “Rock of Ages,” “Bullets Over Broadway,” “Waitress” and “A Bronx Tale.” He had recently relocated to Los Angeles along with his wife, actress and fitn
  
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• Donald Trump, the big spender: John Stossel

  26-08-2020 18:40
  
  Last week, I tallied Joe Biden’s spending plans. This week, President Trump’s.
  Which presidential candidate will bankrupt America first?
  When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised “big league” spending cuts.
  Once in office, he again said he’d cut the budget, adding, “There’s a lot of fat in there.”
  There sure is.
  Since I was born, spending has grown faster than inflation most every year.
  Then, President Obama, as Trump liked to out, “pu
  
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• Drive-In OC brings comedian Iliza Shlesinger’s Tailgate Tour to Anaheim

  26-08-2020 18:00
  
  Comedian, actress and “Last Comic Standing” winner Iliza Shlesinger is bringing her Tailgate Tour to the parking lot of City National Grove of Anaheim for the venue’s Drive-In OC.
  Shlesinger will be the first comedian to headline the series when she takes the stage Friday, Oct. 16. Tickets are $160-$350 per vehicle (number of passengers must not exceed the number of safety belts in the vehicle) and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28 via AXS.com.
  After winning NBC’s &ld
  
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• Orange County should prioritize mental health over more jail space

  26-08-2020 17:44
  
  With very little public discussion or input, on May 5, the Orange County Board of Supervisors quietly voted to give Bernard Bros. Inc. approximately $261 million to build almost 900 new jail beds at the James A. Musick jail in Irvine. But jail is simply no place for individuals suffering from serious mental illness, even if the jail gets labeled with a mental health tag.
  This is because people struggling with mental illness do not do well in jail. They are too often victimized, or their tenuous
  
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• Why Phineas and Ferb’s creators brought the brothers back in ‘Candace Against The Universe’

  26-08-2020 17:05
  
  Disney Channel’s animated hit “Phineas and Ferb” had occupied the lives of co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh for most of a decade when the pair decided in 2015 that the seemingly endless summer vacation would finally conclude for the two oddly-shaped adventure-seeking step-brothers.
  “We asked Disney if they’d allow us to do a finale, and they said, ‘Umm, OK, but don’t kill off any of the characters,’” Povenmire say
  
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• Irvine’s Great Park adding 66 homes, priced from $1.3 million.

  26-08-2020 17:00
  
  Shea Homes has begun selling 66 single-family homes at Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods priced from $1.3 million.
  The Launch project in the Rise community will offer residences with 2,721-to-3,226 square feet of living space with up to five 5 bedrooms and five bathrooms; second-floor decks; and two-car garages. A multi-generational living arrange is possible.
  “One of the most exciting things at Launch is the Rise Park Overlook at the heart of the neighborhood and adjacent to our mod
  
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• Morning Wrap: Clippers win, Paul George talks about his mental health and that speech from Doc Rivers …

  26-08-2020 16:46
  
  The Morning Wrap shares the day’s top five stories from our reporters at the Southern California Newspaper Group. … Sign up to have our top sports stories delivered to your inbox with our daily newsletters
  ONE: The Clippers’ 154-111 victory over the Mavericks to take a 3-2 series showed how good the Clippers are when Paul George is locked in, and George admitted afterward the bubble had taken a toll on his mental health, and he sought help and got it. “I had anxiety, a l
  
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• Legislation would hurt small businesses that have turned to online sales

  26-08-2020 16:36
  
  Over the past six months, online commerce has exploded, as more and more brick and mortar businesses turn to online venues to sell their goods and services in a safe, socially distanced way.
  As consumers shift their purchasing power online, businesses will embrace a new normal with online commerce which is important to keep businesses open and get consumers the goods they need.
  A key driver of online commerce is the growth of small and large business sales through online marketplaces, which crea
  
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• ‘Hard Knocks’ episode 3 recap: Chargers value Melvin Ingram’s leadership

  26-08-2020 16:30
  
  There are more layers to Melvin Ingram than standout pass rusher and off-the-field rapper.
  The third episode of “Hard Knocks: Los Angeles” revealed the leadership side of Ingram. The Chargers’ coaching staff gets to see that on a daily basis.
  Ingram is likely the only Charger who’s able to put a smile on Anthony Lynn’s face while opting to miss practices without an injury. That’s how much the Chargers’ head coach and his staff enjoy Ingram’s presen
  
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• Politics and snafus stall jobless benefits for Californians

  26-08-2020 16:26
  
  The good news for millions of out-of-work California workers is that the federal government is offering them an additional $300 per week in unemployment insurance benefits.
  The not-so-good news is that the bonus is just half of the $600 in extra jobless benefits that expired nearly a month ago, it’s uncertain when it will begin and it may last only a few weeks.
  There’s another problem. The state Employment Development Department is already behind on processing hundreds of t
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Thinking about my typing class in high school

  26-08-2020 16:21
  
  The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. If you know this phrase, I know where you were in high school. You were in typing class with me, back when it was still called typing and not “keyboarding.,”
  Keyboarding sounds like something you do when it’s windy at the beach, don’t you think? “Yeah, dude, I went out today and I was able to do 55 words per minute before it got too rough out there.”
  If you’re a guy of a certain age, you probably didn’t
  
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• University of California campuses to phase out single-use plastics, including cups and water bottles

  26-08-2020 16:00
  
  While some efforts to restrict the use of single-use plastics have been stalled by the pandemic, the University of California has announced an aggressive policy to phase out such waste at its 10 campuses and five medical centers.
  The plan calls for an end to the use of plastic bags at UC retail and food establishments by January, an end to plastic straws and utensils by next July, and a switch to reusable plates, cups and food containers by July 2022. The sale and distribution of plastic beverag
  
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• Are cannabis shops targeting California’s Black, Latino and poor communities?

  26-08-2020 16:00
  
  Unlicensed cannabis retailers are disproportionately setting up shop in California communities with higher percentages of Black and Latino residents, according to a new study by health experts from USC.
  That means, nearly four years after the state voted to license recreational cannabis businesses, residents of minority neighborhoods still have easier access to marijuana products that are highly potent, less likely to be tested for safety, don’t have child-safe packaging and are often chea
  
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• Camp Pendleton unit brings lifesaving ‘walking blood bank’ to the battlefield during Middle East deployment

  26-08-2020 15:54
  
  Marines from Southern California deployed as crisis responders to the Middle East are training with a new battlefield technique to immediately provide fresh blood to the injured that commanders say will save more lives.
  Hemorrhaging by a wounded person remains the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, officials said, and transfusing blood remains a cornerstone in its treatment.
  So one of the four 1st Marine Expeditionary Force units that deployed from Camp Pendleton in early Jun
  
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• SeaWorld San Diego reopening with attendance limited to one-third of capacity

  26-08-2020 15:37
  
  SeaWorld San Diego plans to reopen this week at a quarter to a third of capacity with zoo exhibits and stadium shows along with a food and beer festival while the marine park’s rides and roller coasters remain closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The limited-capacity, advance-reservation Zoo Days: Bayside BBQ & Brews experience will run Fridays through Sundays from Aug. 28 through Sept. 27 (plus Labor Day) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at SeaWorld San Diego.
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• Laura now forecast to be a ‘catastrophic’ Category 4 hurricane

  26-08-2020 14:47
  
  By JEFF MARTIN, JOHN MONE and STACEY PLAISANCE | Associated Press
  GALVESTON, Texas — Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, swirling wind and water over much of the Gulf of Mexico.
  Satellite images show Laura has become “a formidable hurricane” in recent hours, threatening to smash homes and sink entire communities. It has undergone a
  
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• 3 shot, 2 fatally, in unrest over Wisconsin police shooting

  26-08-2020 14:40
  
  By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER | Associated Press
  KENOSHA, Wis. — Two people were killed and another was wounded as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the third night of unrest following the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake.
  The shootings were reported at about 11:45 p.m. in an area where protests have taken place, Kenosha police Lt. Joseph Nosalik said in a news release. They happened after police drove away protesters from in front of a courthouse
  
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• 3 family members from O.C. sentenced to jail for home loan modification scheme

  26-08-2020 09:24
  
  SANTA ANA — A 43-year-old Yorba Linda man, his brother and the brother’s wife received jail terms Tuesday as part of their involvement in a $390,000 scheme involving loan modification companies that preyed on mostly Spanish-speaking victims throughout the state.
  The ring leader, Carlos Jose Centeno, who pleaded guilty in January, was sentenced to a year in jail and placed on seven years of formal probation. He is scheduled to report to jail Oct. 30, according to court records.
  Centen
  
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• Dodgers lose a wild game to the Giants in 11 innings

  26-08-2020 09:08
  
  San Francisco Giants’ Donovan Solano celebrates after hitting the game winning home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eleventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
  Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers avoids a tag by a diving Tyler Rogers #71 of the San Francisco Giants to reach first base for an infield single that enabled a run to score in the 11th inning at Oracle Park on August 25, 2020 in San Francisco, California.
  
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• Video: Clippers’ Doc Rivers delivers emotional message on Jacob Blake shooting

  26-08-2020 06:41
  
  The Clippers took a 3-2 series lead against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the first round playoff series.
  During the post game press conference, it was a question about police shooting Jacob Blake that led to an emotional speech.
  “It’s amazing to me why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back,” Rivers said.
  On Sunday, police in Kenosha, Wis., shot Blake, a Black man, seven times in the back while responding to a call about a domestic dispute.
  Blak
  
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• Video: Clippers coach Doc Rivers’ emotional message on Jacob Blake shooting

  26-08-2020 06:41
  
  The Clippers dominated the Mavericks in Game 5 of the first round playoff series to take a 3-2 lead but it was a question about current events in the United States that led to a emotional postgame speech to the media.
  “It’s amazing to me why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back,” Rivers said.“It’s amazing to me why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back.”
  Doc Rivers delivers an emotional message on the
  
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• Coronavirus state tracker: ICU occupancy declines 18.3% in the last 14 days

  26-08-2020 06:20
  
  According to the California COVID-19 dashboard there are 5,561 patients hospitalized (confirmed and suspected) in California on Tuesday, Aug. 25. This is a decrease of 1,198 patients (17.7%) over the last 14 days.
  The state is reporting that 31% of its ICU beds are available, 65% of its ventilators are available and ICUs occupancy has declined by 18.3% in the last 14 days.
  The state had conducted 1,576,227 tests in the last 14 days with a 6.3% test positivity rate. There have been more than 10.7
  
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• Paul George stands tall as Clippers rout Dallas, take 3-2 lead in series

  26-08-2020 06:18
  
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell (5) chases a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks,Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
  Dallas Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber (42) blocks Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)SoundThe galle
  
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• Paul George leads the way as Clippers rout Dallas, take 3-2 lead in series

  26-08-2020 06:18
  
  It’s a lot.
  Stuck in a bubble, a pandemic still pushing outside, and with a vision of another Black man being shot by police finding each of them, the Clippers clocked in at the office again Tuesday for a pressure-packed game against the Dallas Mavericks that offered, it turned out, a few hours of joy.
  After the game, Coach Doc Rivers spoke passionately about Jacob Blake’s death, policing and racism in America, subjects he avoided before his second-seeded Clippers danced to victory i
  
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• Dodgers’ Will Smith: ‘I feel like it’s been five years’ since his 2019 debut

  26-08-2020 05:36
  
  Will Smith made his major league debut May 28, 2019. By August, he was the Dodgers’ everyday catcher.
  Not until more recently could he put his learning curve into perspective.
  “A little over a year ago I got called up,” Smith said on a call with reporters Tuesday, “and I feel like it’s been five years.”
  After batting .253 with 15 home runs in 54 games, Smith struggled at the plate in his first postseason. It carried over to 2020, despite the ample downtime ind
  
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