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• There are new episodes of Disney+ hit ‘Mandalorian’ coming in October

  02-09-2020 23:48
  
  Not even a pandemic and television production shutdown can keep Baby Yoda down. A new season of “The Mandalorian” will arrive next month.
  An announcement on the Star Wars Twitter account Wednesday said new episodes would be available on Disney+ starting Oct. 30.
  Created by Jon Favreau, the first live-action “Star Wars” television series became a major hit for the streaming service at its launch. It follows a stoic, duty-bound bounty hunter and his quest to protect a small
  
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• Former doctor convicted of attempted murder of Newport Beach attorney

  02-09-2020 23:37
  
  A former doctor was convicted Wednesday, Sept. 2, of attempting to kill a Newport Beach attorney he apparently blamed for his legal and health problems.
  Richard Lee Austin, 68, was previously convicted of stalking and trying to kidnap the lawyer. But two separate juries had been unable to agree as to whether he was attempting to kill the woman when confronting her at her Newport Beach office while armed with a gun, leading to a pair of mistrials.
  The latest Orange County Superior Court jury foun
  
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• ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ reveal new housewife, October season premiere date

  02-09-2020 23:31
  
  The 15th season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” returns to Bravo on Wednesday, Oct. 7 for a season filmed before and during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
  That’s not the only big change for the new season either. Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge — two legendary housewives, which is a term they did not know to teach us journalism school — are no longer on the show.
  Attempting to fill those stiletto heels is Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, a soon-to-be-divorced Oran
  
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• Presidential debates: What to know and what to guess at

  02-09-2020 23:05
  
  What’s up with this year’s debates?
  After much debate, moderators and sites for this year’s debate schedule were announced Wednesday, Sept. 2. by the Commission on Presidential Debates. But a lot of other details remain unknown.
  Will there be an audience? Will candidates share a stage? Will they even appear on a stage, or will they debate virtually?
  Officials for the Commission told the Washington Post only that they plan to follow all applicable health rules. What those rules
  
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• Presidential debates? Here’s what to know and what to guess at

  02-09-2020 23:05
  
  What’s up with this year’s debates?
  After much debate, moderators and sites for this year’s debate schedule were announced Wednesday, Sept. 2. by the Commission on Presidential Debates. But a lot of other details remain unknown.
  Will there be an audience? Will candidates share a stage? Will they even appear on a stage, or will they debate virtually?
  Officials for the Commission told the Washington Post only that they plan to follow all applicable health rules. What those rules
  
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• Is nation ready for COVID-19 vaccine?

  02-09-2020 22:58
  
  By LIZ SZABO | Kaiser Health News
  Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal.
  While one or more options could be available toward the end of this year or early next, the path to delivering vaccines to 330 million people remains unclear for the local health officials expected to carry out the work.
  “We haven’t gotten a lot of information about how this is going to roll out,” said Dr. Umair Shah, executive direct
  
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• Former Newport Harbor QB Cole Lavin happy he made the move to Utah

  02-09-2020 22:51
  
  An athlete’s senior year usually is the athlete’s best year of high school.
  Cole Lavin sought his best chance to play football his senior year.
  Lavin moved from Orange County, where he had played at Newport Harbor High, to Utah. Because of COVID-19, the start of the high school football season in California was pushed back to January, and even that is not guaranteed.
  But high school football in Utah is business as usual as the season started in August.
  Lavin is at Brighton High in Co
  
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• Laguna Beach home by Main Beach designer seeks $6 million

  02-09-2020 22:45
  
  The living room. (Courtesy of Kase Real Estate)
  In this photo, the spiral staircase divides the living room from the kitchen. (Courtesy of Kase Real Estate)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThis towering A-frame home in the hills of Laguna Beach is a Fred M. Briggs original. Briggs is known for designing the city’s Main Beach and its much-photographed lifeguard tower. (Courtesy of Kase Real Estate)
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  A Laguna Beach A-frame home by Fred M. Briggs, the modernist arch
  
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• NHRA cancels 2020 finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona

  02-09-2020 22:41
  
  The NHRA and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona announced Wednesday that they have canceled the 2020 Auto Club NHRA Finals due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Restrictions in Los Angeles County currently prohibit fans attending the event, which had been scheduled for November.
  “NHRA is committed to the experience of its fans and wants to be able to provide an event fans have come to expect from the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series,” said the NHRA’s press release.
  The conclusion of the
  
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• Newsom: California making ‘a lot of progress’ toward reopening theme parks

  02-09-2020 22:41
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom said progress is being made on COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for California theme parks that would allow the state’s major tourist destinations to reopen after nearly six months of coronavirus closures.
  Newsom commented on his discussions with Disney, Universal and other major amusement park operators during a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
  “We’re making a lot of progress,” Newsom said regarding theme parks.
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• Orange County surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths

  02-09-2020 22:37
  
  Half a year into the pandemic, Orange County has crossed another solemn threshold: four-digit deaths related to the coronavirus.
  The county’s Health Care Agency recorded 19 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, Sept. 2, bringing Orange County’s total to 1,007.
  Orange County counted its first coronavirus-related death in March and daily tallies have crept upward since then, peaking at 18 people reported on Aug. 3 following a surge in cases in July.
  COVID-19 has been most deadly for the el
  
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• Park Life: California ‘actively’ working with theme parks and how Disneyland could reopen under state plan

  02-09-2020 22:18
  
  When will California let theme parks reopen? Could Disneyland reopen in stages under California’s four-tier plan? Have theme parks waited long enough as frustration grows? 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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  Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials are “actively” working on a plan for reo
  
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• Los Alamitos Unified will use waiver to return elementary school kids to campuses Sept. 8

  02-09-2020 21:41
  
  Los Alamitos Unified School District will utilize a state waiver for elementary schools to become the first public school district in Orange County to reopen for in-person instruction.
  Superintendent Andrew Pulver announced Tuesday, Sept. 1, that the district will hold in-person instruction for kindergarten through fifth grade, along with special education classes, starting Sept. 8 courtesy of the waiver it previously filed for and received from the California Department of Public Health.
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• How to have breakfast with the seals and sea lions at the Aquarium of the Pacific

  02-09-2020 21:13
  
  They’re some of the loudest and most entertaining animals at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and starting this weekend a few lucky people will get to hang out with them for Sunday breakfast — although the seals and sea lions aren’t likely to share any of their morning grub.
  The aquarium launches its Seals and Sea Lions Experience Sunday, Sept. 6.
  Every Sunday from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., before the venue opens to the public, 20 people will be able to see two of aquari
  
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• This Halloween drive-in event in LA is inspired by ‘Nightmare Before Christmas,’ ‘Hocus Pocus’

  02-09-2020 21:10
  
  After cable channel Freeform revealed its annual “31 Nights of Halloween” schedule on Tuesday, it announced its family-friendly Halloween Road event.
  Guests will experience the immersive drive-in style event from their vehicles as they drive through scenes inspired by some of the films featured in the Freeform line-up, including “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Ghostbusters” and more.
  This is the third year for Freeform’s Hal
  
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• New In-N-Out drive-thru could replace El Torito at The Outlets at Orange

  02-09-2020 21:02
  
  Goodbye El Torito, hello In-N-Out?
  Facebook chatters speculated about whether the popular burger stand might be coming to The Outlets at Orange. In-N-Out has applied for a conditional use permit at 3520 C The City Way East, currently the site of an El Torito restaurant.
  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 permit, submitted Thursday, Aug. 13, proposes the “demo
  
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• In-N-Out looks to replace El Torito at The Outlets at Orange

  02-09-2020 21:02
  
  Goodbye El Torito, hello In-N-Out?
  Facebook chatters speculated about whether the popular burger stand might be coming to The Outlets at Orange. In-N-Out has applied for a conditional use permit at 3520 C The City Way East, currently the site of an El Torito restaurant.
  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 permit, submitted Thursday, Aug. 13, proposes the “demo
  
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• Orange County Rescue Mission transitioned its 61 children to distance learning with plenty of community help

  02-09-2020 20:57
  
  The Orange County Rescue Mission in Tustin is in the business of building bridges.
  Bridges that help families cross over from homelessness to self-sufficiency. And an education for their children is key in building a foundation for future success.
  Teacher Summer Frey works with students at the Village of Hope, Orange County Rescue Mission in Tustin, CA on Thursday, August 27, 2020. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Teacher Summer Frey works with a student at the Village of H
  
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• Trump flexes power of incumbency in North Carolina trip

  02-09-2020 20:52
  
  By KEVIN FREKING | Associated Press
  WILMINGTON, N.C. — President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, making a personal appearance in a key battleground state on V-J Day to declare the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina a World War II “Heritage City.”
  Congress passed a bill earlier this year that included a provision requiring the secretary of the interior to annually designate one city in the United States as an “American World W
  
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• How the pandemic and protests led to the creation of super group Fear No Empire

  02-09-2020 20:50
  
  After the coronavirus canceled the touring plans of Southern California bands Zebrahead, Death By Stereo and The Adolescents, the players in these bands found themselves quarantined at home with idle hands.
  It didn’t take long for Zebrahead vocalist Ali Tabatabaee to turn his frustrations into song lyrics.
  “We had been on tour with Sum 41 in Europe and we came home and the pandemic hit and then George Floyd was killed,” Tabatabaee said during a recent phone chat.
  He called up Z
  
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• Honda Center joins other arenas as November polling place; will offer drive-thru option

  02-09-2020 20:24
  
  As of this spring, you can get married there; this fall, you’ll be able to cast a ballot there, too.
  Even a global pandemic hasn’t stopped the Honda Center from offering people reasons to get out of the house and do something.
  The Anaheim arena will be one of Orange County’s polling stations for the Nov. 3 election, officials have announced – and with a feature that hasn’t been offered here since first tested in 2008: drive-thru voting.
  As much as three to four time
  
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• Are California theme parks too risky to reopen?

  02-09-2020 20:23
  
  California theme parks have been lumped in with professional sports arenas, convention centers, major festivals and live indoor concerts as too risky to reopen right now during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  But are theme parks riskier than the bars, churches, movie theaters and gyms that have been allowed to reopen with restrictions in parts of California?
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe
  
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• Biden focuses on schools and pandemic, then will visit Kenosha

  02-09-2020 20:15
  
  By BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press
  WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of a planned trip to Wisconsin, a pivotal swing state that’s become a focal point for political debate over protest-related violence, police treatment of people of color and the actions of vigilante militias.
  Biden’s itinerary reflects his efforts to keep the election spotlight on the president’s handling o
  
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• Biden calls for charges for violent citizens and police

  02-09-2020 20:15
  
  By BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press
  WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of a planned trip to Wisconsin, a pivotal swing state that’s become a focal point for political debate over protest-related violence, police treatment of people of color and the actions of vigilante militias.
  The Democratic nominee said Wednesday that if he were president he’d use existing federal disaster law to
  
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• United Air cutting 16,370 jobs on weak travel demand

  02-09-2020 20:07
  
  By Justin Bachman | Bloomberg
  United Airlines Holdings will eliminate 16,370 jobs next month as the carrier shrinks operations in response to the steep decline for air travel demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The furloughs announced Wednesday will take effect as soon as Oct. 1, the expiration of a six-month restriction on job cuts imposed as a condition for government aid under the U.S. Cares Act. To date, about 7,400 United employees have chosen to exit the company voluntarily, while another 2
  
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• Best thing I ate: Bucket of crawfish, shrimp and crabs to-go

  02-09-2020 20:03
  
  If not for the pandemic, I don’t think it ever would have occurred to me to order takeout from a place like The Kickin’ Crab. Several cars were damaged in Fullerton, Monday afternoon. Disneyland opened its gates to waiting world on July 17, 1955, just one year after construction began. Two children were honored as the Park's first guests- Michael Schwartner and his cousin Christine Vess Watkins. Disney experts say allegations that Walt Disney was an anti-Semite are unproven. Sou
  
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• 4 charged with stealing military weapons documents to sell to Newport Beach company

  02-09-2020 19:57
  
  Four people accused of stealing technical drawings and manuals related to military weapon systems and selling the information to a Newport Beach company are facing federal charges.
  Mark Fitting, of Berlin, New Jersey, Melony Erice, of Lighthouse Point, Florida and Costa Mesa residents George Posey IV and Dean Mirabal have all been charged with theft of government property.
  Improperly obtained military information was allegedly sold to Newport Beach-based Newport Aeronautical Sales Corp.
  Fitting,
  
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• Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. fined $35,000 for striking Luka Doncic

  02-09-2020 19:30
  
  The NBA fined Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. $35,000 for “recklessly striking Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic” above the shoulders, according Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league’s executive vice president of basketball operations.
  In the NBA’s news release announcing the fine, the league stated that the amount of the fine – which was announced Wednesday, on Morris Sr.’s 31st birthday – took into account the fact that Morris was disciplined on prior occasi
  
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• Why the Brea Improv is creating ghost kitchen restaurants

  02-09-2020 19:13
  
  Why did the chicken sandwich cross the road? To get to the comedy side.
  It does seem like a joke that the Brea Improv is entering the restaurant business at the worst time in that industry’s history. Cue the rubber chicken gags if you will, but Cesar Blancarte, the VP of Operations at Levity Live who started these projects, is serious.
  “The idea came about right before the pandemic started. We were talking about utilizing our kitchens during the down times,” he said. “So
  
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• White House: CDC will halt evictions using quarantine rules

  02-09-2020 19:06
  
  By Jennifer Jacobs and Justin Sink | Bloomberg
  The Trump administration said it will use its quarantine authority to keep renters in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to prevent an eviction crisis that could worsen economic strains.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to temporarily halt evictions of consumers earning no more than $99,000 a year to prevent the virus from spreading, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The policy will take effect imme
  
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• Diversity, equity and inclusion nonsense: Walter Williams

  02-09-2020 18:42
  
  Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are Black, as is 80 percent of the NBA. This does not come anywhere close to the diversity and inclusion sought by the nation’s social justice warriors.
  Both professional and college coaches have ignored and threw any pretense of seeking diversity and inclusiveness. My question to you is: Would a basketball team be improved if coaches were required to include ethnically di
  
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• Coronavirus forces California landlords to double rent discounts

  02-09-2020 18:32
  
  While many California tenants struggle to make monthly payments, the economic distress has forced landlords to double their incentives for new customers, according to one study.
  Apartment seekers will be happy to know that 30.4% of the rental listings on Zillow’s online apartment-hunting service advertised some form of concession in July vs. 16.2% in February, before the coronavirus became an economic wrecking ball. Zillow said these incentives range from free months rent or parking to gif
  
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• Golden Rain Foundation’s 2021 budget shows no increase in assessments for Laguna Woods Village residents

  02-09-2020 18:18
  
  The Golden Rain Foundation’s 2021 assessment will hold steady at $205.60 per manor per month, GRF President Bunny Carpenter announced during the board’s regular monthly meeting, on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
  “We are so proud of that,” Carpenter said. “This year, because of the pandemic, GRF’s revenue declined and the insurance for GRF’s trust properties increased substantially. The Village residents will benefit from the surplus from GRF and absorb the cost of th
  
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• 4 things to do in Temecula Valley Wine Country during California Wine Month

  02-09-2020 18:04
  
  In a normal September, Temecula Valley Wine Country celebrates the harvest season and California Wine Month with a plethora of in0-person events, from grape stomps to special dinners.
  And while it may seem that COVID-19 would have put a damper on this year’s festivities, there are still plenty of events happening; they’re just set up in a different way. From socially distanced grape stomps to movies to fancy meals overlooking vineyards, here are four events to check out.
  1. Stomp som
  
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• Drive-In OC adds reggae rock band Fortunate Youth to its series line-up

  02-09-2020 18:00
  
  City National Grove of Anaheim’s Drive-In OC series just announced two evenings with Hermosa Beach reggae rock band Fortunate Youth on Sept. 25-26.
  Tickets are $200-$300 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, Sept. 4 via. AXS.com. Both shows start at 7 p.m. and are open to all-ages.
  Fortunate Youth formed in 2009 and gained attention with its debut album, “Irie State of Mind.” Since then, th
  
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• Drive-in events: What you need to know before attending live Southern California shows

  02-09-2020 17:53
  
  Who would have predicted drive-ins would be all the rage in the year 2020?
  Drive-in style events have been popping up all over Southern California since the coronavirus pandemic shut down activities as varied as concerts, festivals, theater productions, haunted houses, stand-up comedy shows, movie screenings and more.
  Out of a tragic situation has come some ingenious workarounds, however, as event producers have pivoted to providing live entertainment while also following safety and social dista
  
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• Did LA deputies shoot Dijon Kizzee in the back 20 times? There’s a lot we don’t know.

  02-09-2020 17:51
  
  LOS ANGELES — The shooting of a Black man by sheriff’s deputies earlier this week remained shrouded in uncertainty Wednesday.
  The tragedy began when Dijon Kizzee was stopped by deputies in unincorporated Westmont about 3:15 p.m. Monday for “code violations” while riding a bicycle. But no one has yet said what the violations were.
  The sheriff’s department says Kizzee then tried to run off.
  “Our suspect was holding some items of clothing in his hands, punched on
  
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• Gov. Gavin Newsom’s third try on COVID-19

  02-09-2020 17:29
  
  Will the third time be the charm for Gov. Gavin Newsom and his somewhat erratic efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic while preventing irreparable damage to the state’s once-vibrant economy?
  Newsom won widespread praise for his earliest efforts at preventing spread of the sometimes fatal coronavirus six months ago, ordering widespread shutdowns of consumer businesses such as restaurants and bars. It set California apart from other states, such as New York, that were experiencing sharp sp
  
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• Jo Jorgensen has better ideas than Trump, Biden: John Stossel

  02-09-2020 17:26
  
  The media obsess about Trump/Biden, but another candidate will be on every state ballot: Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen.
  Dr. Jorgensen, a psychology lecturer at Clemson University, is very different from Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Instead of promising government solutions, she tells people, “You can spend your money better than the politicians.”
  I like that.
  I start with COVID-19. Libertarians are skeptical of government action, but a pandemic may be the rare situation when
  
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• Russian opposition leader was poisoned with Soviet-era nerve agent, says Germany

  02-09-2020 17:20
  
  By GEIR MOULSON | Associated Press
  BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister says the Russian ambassador has been summoned and told that Berlin expects a full and transparent investigation of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s poisoning.
  Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said it is important that those responsible are found and held to account for the sickening of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic.
  Mass spoke after the German government said new testing had p
  
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• Fed’s mortgage-buying spree at $1 trillion with no end in sight

  02-09-2020 17:00
  
  By Christopher Maloney | Bloomberg
  The Federal Reserve has snapped up $1 trillion of mortgage bonds since March, a record pace of purchasing, as the U.S. central bank tries to blunt the impact of the Covid-19 recession on American homeowners.
  The Fed bought around $300 billion of the bonds in each of March and April, and since then has been buying about $100 billion a month. It now owns almost a third of bonds backed by home loans in the U.S. Buying the securities has pushed mortgage rates lower
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: This is what happens when you have chemo brain

  02-09-2020 16:46
  
  Oops. And double oops. If you are among the thundering hordes who called, wrote and emailed me that I made a mistake in last week’s column, thank you for that. I mixed up the Y and X chromosomes that women and men have that make them gender specific. I’m not explaining any more, because I’ll probably get it wrong again. What’s annoying about this is that I made a point of looking it up so I could get it right in my column, like any responsible journalist would. And then I
  
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• Why choosing whole grains instead of processed ones can make a big difference in your diet

  02-09-2020 16:41
  
  As the popularity of low-carb and gluten-free diets has soared, grains and foods made from grains have gotten a bad rap. Not all grain-based foods are equal. What’s important is knowing how to cut through the confusion and choose the grains that are best for you.
  Many folks who are trying to eat healthfully believe they need to cut back on foods like bread, pasta, rice and tortillas. This is evident by the craze for trendy food products like cauliflower pizza crust, zucchini noodles and ve
  
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• Morning Wrap: Lakers await Rockets-Thunder Game 7 winner: Clippers open next series against Nuggets

  02-09-2020 16:32
  
  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 Lakers don’t play tonight, but they will be watching with everyone else as Houston and Oklahoma City play Game 7 with the winner getting the Lakers in the next round of the NBA playoffs. Reporter Kyle Goon, who is inside the NBA bubble in Orlando, writes the three t
  
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• World War II veteran will fly again to mark 75th anniversary of war’s end

  02-09-2020 15:45
  
  He will fly again.
  He will feel the rattle of the old C-53 engine and the thrill of those propellers cutting through the air. His memory will drift to days that weren’t so sweet.
  He said he’s flown dozens of times since the war, but this time will have special meaning.
  At 96 years old, who knows how many more times Pat Hofferbert will be airborne?
  On Wednesday, Sept. 2, Hofferbert will be a passenger on the “Victory Flight” to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Japan
  
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• Trump in 2020 sounds a lot like Richard Nixon, George Wallace

  02-09-2020 15:28
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER | Associated Press
  KENOSHA, Wis. — After struggling for much of the year to settle on a clear and concise reelection message, President Donald Trump appears to have found his 2020 rallying cry.
  Four years ago, it was “Build the Wall,” a simple yet coded mantra to white America that nonwhite outsiders threatened their way of life. This week, Trump has re-centered his campaign on another three-word phrase that carries a similar racial dynamic: &ld
  
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• Orange County’s Catholic elementary schools set to begin in-person learning Sept. 8

  02-09-2020 15:12
  
  The Diocese of Orange’s Catholic schools will begin in-class instruction Sept. 8 for children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, according to a letter sent Tuesday, Sept. 1, from Diocese Superintendent Erin Barisano to families.
  Seven of the diocese’s 31 elementary schools have received waivers from the state that allow in-class learning as Orange County works through the coronavirus pandemic.
  “The remaining waiver applications are being reviewed and processed by the coun
  
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• HERO program’s green-energy loans leave Southern California homeowners in red, critics say

  02-09-2020 15:00
  
  As she sought estimates for new windows and attic insulation, Amalitsa Anastasiou said contractors told her about a program that would let her pay for the work over time.
  Instead, the 54-year-old Menifee woman — who is disabled, lives alone and cleans houses for a living — said her property tax bill climbed by almost $5,000. And she was approved for a $48,000 loan well beyond her ability to repay. 
  “I definitely feel taken advantage of,” she said. “I didn&rsquo
  
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• ‘Hard Knocks’ episode 4 recap: George Stewart inspires Chargers to create change

  02-09-2020 09:08
  
  Chargers special teams coordinator George Stewart shared the wise words “you gotta lose something to get something” during the team’s emotional conversation last week at SoFi Stadium regarding social justice and police brutality.
  For episode four of “Hard Knocks: Los Angeles,” the cameras revealed the backstory of how the Chargers decided to cancel their scrimmage and used their NFL Network platform to raise awareness and how to create change.
  “We are football
  
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• Chris Taylor drives in four runs against Diamondbacks as Dodgers keep piling up wins

  02-09-2020 06:39
  
  Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen #74 celebrates their victory with catcher Will Smith #16 during their MLB game against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, Tuesday, September 1, 2020. The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 6-3. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  The Dodgers’ Gavin Lux#9 slides into third base during their MLB game against the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, Tuesday, September 1, 2020. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will re
  
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