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• Cambodia Town Film Festival is moving online and it’s all free

  15-09-2020 23:50
  
  The annual Cambodia Town Film Festival returns this week, but like just about all events, it’s all going to be online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  But unlike many events, this Long Beach-based film event is going to be completely free.
  The festival, which runs Sept. 16-20, includes more than 40 films that rage from features to documentaries to shorts that touch on all aspects of the Cambodian experience.
  Beyond the films, people will also be able to see all film festival-related ev
  
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• Previews and what they’re saying before Clippers, Nuggets square off in Game 7

  15-09-2020 23:40
  
  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 of Game 7 between the Clippers and Nuggets at 6 p.m.PREGAME"One way or another, history." @MirjamSwanson: https://t.co/mS2Pf8RwKz
  — Kevin Modesti (@KevinModesti) September 15, 2020
  If LA wasn't already hyped for Game 7 tonight, let @stephenasmith assist:
  "We've been waiting all year! Lakers-Clippers. Clippers-La
  
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• Huntington Beach man who fled to Thailand gets prison for national Fentanyl trafficking scheme

  15-09-2020 23:27
  
  A Huntington Beach man who fled to Thailand in an apparent attempt to avoid prosecution for a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme was sentenced Monday to more than 24 years in prison.
  Damon Vincent Jobin, 35, pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges of conspiring to commit money laundering and conspiracy to distribute a Fentanyl analogue, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  Federal prosecutors say Jobin and other alleged conspirators sold pills they manufactured co
  
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• Apple debuts discount watch, but no new iPhones … yet

  15-09-2020 23:17
  
  By Michael Liedtke | The Associated Press
  Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus pandemic.
  The scaled-down Apple Watch follows on the heels of a budget iPhone the company released five months ago as the economy cratered and unemployment rates rose above the levels reached during the Great Recession more than a decade ago.
  Apple also took the wraps
  
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• COVID-19, summer melt a one-two punch to colleges and students alike

  15-09-2020 22:38
  
  Real-life stories of the extreme challenges and anxiety COVID-19 has brought upon our state’s college students ring frighteningly loud and true: most have lost all or most of their income sources, many have changed their college plans and uprooted their living arrangements, and some have had their college aspirations completely derailed over worries about family and money.
  “I am trying to find the time to do my classes solely online on top of taking care of children that were al
  
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• US drops tax on Canada aluminum, heading off retaliation

  15-09-2020 21:57
  
  By Paul Wiseman and Rob Gillie | The Associated Press
  The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is dropping taxes on Canadian aluminum, easing tensions with a close ally just hours before Canada was prepared to impose retaliatory sanctions.
  The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the U.S. is ending the 10% tariffs a month after imposing them. The U.S. had charged last month that an influx of Canadian aluminum justified the levy.
  But the office said Tuesday that shipments of Canadian
  
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• Lower-credit homeowners weigh heavily on U.S. mortgage market

  15-09-2020 21:44
  
  By Christopher Maloney | Bloomberg contributor
  Almost twice the percentage of Ginnie Mae borrowers have demanded forbearance compared to conventional ones, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association report Monday.
  Mortgages in forbearance have dropped to just over 7% of the overall universe, the lowest since April. However, Ginnie Mae has a higher share of those – 9.1% versus 4.6% for conventional mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the MBA data show.
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• Dodger Stadium part of MLB postseason ‘bubble’ plan

  15-09-2020 21:26
  
  If the Dodgers are going to end their 32-year championship drought, it will happen deep in the heart of Texas.
  Major League Baseball announced its postseason schedule Tuesday and it includes postseason “bubbles” in Texas and Southern California, with a neutral-site World Series at first-year Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Dodger Stadium would host an American League Division Series.
  The postseason is scheduled to start Sept. 29 for the American League and Sept. 30 for the Natio
  
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• TikTok twin stars Alan and Alex Stokes deny a crime was committed in Irvine YouTube prank

  15-09-2020 21:23
  
  Attorneys for TikTok stars Alan and Alex Stokes are pushing back against allegations that the twins broke the law while filming a YouTube prank video about a fake Irvine bank robbery that drew a police response.
  The defense attorneys now contend that the brothers – who have pleaded not guilty tocharges of felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor falsely reporting an emergency – have been wrongfully accused, and say the public nature of the allegations has complicated their ability t
  
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• Here’s what we know about in-person learning plans for Orange County public school districts

  15-09-2020 21:15
  
  Orange County’s more recent performance in curbing the spread of the coronavirus allowed the easing of some restrictions on businesses operating indoors and soon should allow for school districts to resume in-person learning.
  Sept. 22 is the expected date when schools will be green-lit to return students to campus, but don’t expect thousands of public school students to turn off their computers because online learning is over.
  Public school districts are largely phasing in a return t
  
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• Smoke advisory extended due to Bobcat and El Dorado fires

  15-09-2020 21:10
  
  LOS ANGELES — As the Bobcat and El Dorado fires continued to spew smoke and ash into the air, regulators extended a smoke advisory for another day Tuesday across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
  The smoke closed the LA Zoo and many coronavirus testing locations.
  The South Coast Air Quality Management District said air quality would be unhealthy through Wednesday in nearly the entire county, even the coastal areas.
  RELATED: Containment drops on Bobcat fire as fire
  
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• JSerra finds another use for its field: disc golf

  15-09-2020 20:43
  
  JSerra can’t do very much with its main sports field these days, thanks to COVID-19 and related restrictions.
  But somebody figured out something that could work – a disc golf tournament on that field.
  Sept. 26 is National Family Day so JSerra is having a Lion Nation Disc Golf Tournament that is open to all. The tournament goes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Everyone participating must wear masks and observe social distancing guidelines.
  Signing up for the tournament can be done here. Companie
  
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• Why the songs remain the same on this LA radio station

  15-09-2020 20:05
  
  It’s a tough job programming to a mass audience. Case in point: K-SURF (1260 AM, 105.1 HD2), also known as LA Oldies. The station started playing the early days of rock ‘n’ roll, focusing primarily on the years of 1955-1970. And listeners were happy.
  Then the station added more songs from the 1970s. In general, most listeners remained happy, though a few grumbled about all the new songs being added. But new listeners found the station and overall it worked well.
  Later, songs fr
  
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• El Dorado fire grows more than 3,000 acres in 24 hours after flareup near Angelus Oaks

  15-09-2020 20:01
  
  Firefighters worked Tuesday morning, Sept. 15, to hold El Dorado fire lines with resources stretched thin by wildfires throughout the West, a fire official said.
  The blaze in the San Bernardino Mountains grew more than 3,100 acres in 24 hours after a flareup Monday threatened Angelus Oaks and Highway 38.
  “This morning we don’t have wind on it, it’s just kind of backing down, which is what we want it to do,” Cal Fire spokeswoman Cathey Mattingly said, but added the fire co
  
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• Fed’s Main Street loan program flops with 99.8% of cash untapped

  15-09-2020 19:13
  
  By Lisa Lee, Catarina Saraiva and Michelle F. Davis | Bloomberg
  It was billed as a lifeline for America’s middle-market companies seeking cash to get through the pandemic. Yet more than two months since its launch, the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program isn’t living up to expectations as few banks are willing to provide the loans.
  Some of the nation’s biggest lenders have demanded such crushing terms that discussions have stalled from the get-go, while other ba
  
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• Containment drops on Bobcat fire as firefighters work to protect Mt. Wilson

  15-09-2020 19:13
  
  The battle to control the Bobcat fire hit a hitch when the blaze’s containment went in reverse and was cut in half to 3%, Angeles National Forest officials said on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
  The fire had grown to 41,231 acres, with firefighters working through the night to protect the Mount Wilson Observatory, the historic landmark with communication equipment at its peak.
  Protecting the observatory remained a focus for Tuesday’s firefighting operations.
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• Bobcat fire now within 500 feet of Mount Wilson Observatory

  15-09-2020 19:13
  
  Flames from the Bobcat fire had moved within 500 feet of the Mount Wilson Observatory, Angeles National Forest authorities announced Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15.
  Firefighters had been working to protect the observatory but shortly after noon on Tuesday, the agency shared in a tweet that the blaze was near and “crews are in place ready to receive the fire.”The #BobcatFire is within 500 ft of the Mt. Wilson Observatory & crews are in place ready to receive the fire. Strategic firin
  
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• Anaheim calls on Newsom to reopen Disneyland after $100 million budget shortfall

  15-09-2020 19:08
  
  Anaheim has called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen Disneyland and Disney California Adventure after a six-month coronavirus closure that has led to a $100 million shortfall in city coffers.
  Anaheim wants Newsom to issue COVID-19 health and safety guidelines that would allow California theme parks to reopen, according to city spokesperson Mike Lyster.
  “What we need is guidance and an economic recovery roadmap so we know that we won’t go from coronavirus to a second great rec
  
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• Buena Park’s Pirates Dinner Adventure will have a garden when it reopens

  15-09-2020 19:01
  
  Pirates Dinner Adventure in Buena Park can’t reopen until live entertainment restrictions are lifted in Orange County. But when it does, it will have a new outdoor garden, says Julio Duran, general manager and vice president for California Dinner Entertainment, which operates the venue.
  “We are a big building here on Beach Boulevard and we have a huge garden that was closed for 14 years,” Duran said. “We have cleaned it and we are going to open the area so people can use
  
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• Laguna Woods activists carry on Peace Day tradition with poetry, performances and dedication

  15-09-2020 18:42
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — “Oh, we are saved, if we give peace a chance,” begins the song that John Lennon wrote in 1969 and performed with Yoko Ono. To ensuing generations, that song, “Give Peace a Chance,” and its message have remained a musical and philosophical credo and certainly applicable to the Concerned Citizens of Laguna Woods, for which World Peace and Justice are an encompassing passion.
  Members of Concerned Citizens participate in Peace Day activities in 2019 in La
  
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• US tariffs on China are illegal, says world trade body

  15-09-2020 18:30
  
  By Jamey Keaten | The Associated Press
  A World Trade Organization panel ruled Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods are illegal, vindicating Beijing even if the United States has all but incapacitated the WTO’s ability to hand down a final, binding verdict.
  The decision marks the first time that the Geneva-based trade body has ruled against a series of high-profile tariffs that President Donald Trump’s government has imposed on a number of c
  
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• How Newsom’s war on climate change stacks up against reality

  15-09-2020 18:28
  
  While visiting the scene of one of California’s many horrendous wildfires last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that climate change is the culprit and promised to step up the state’s already vigorous effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
  “This is a climate damn emergency,” Newsom said while standing among some burned out trees near Oroville. “This is real, and it’s happening.”
  “Mother Nature is physics, biology and chemistry,” Newsom continued.
  
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• Debt is the real pandemic: Ron Paul

  15-09-2020 18:25
  
  According to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest “Update on the Budget Outlook,” this year’s $3.3 trillion federal deficit is not just three times larger than last year: it is the largest federal deficit in history. The CBO update also predicts that the federal debt will equal 104 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) next year and will reach 108 percent of GDP by 2030.
  The CBO update also shows that the Social Security, Medicare, and highway trust funds
  
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• NFL, if you kneel for anything, you stand for nothing: Ron Hart

  15-09-2020 18:23
  
  The NFL has somehow opened its season and at the same time tied itself to the muddled message of professional malcontent Colin Kaepernick and the BLM movement. We are not sure what they are mad about or asking for, and we are tired of being preached to by hypocrites who do not understand their own sermon. Thus, many of us tuned out.
  TV ratings for the NFL opener were down 16 percent. The few fans in Kansas City booed the maudlin message that players are good while white fans are racist and in ne
  
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• Lego to ditch plastic bags for paper ones in boxed sets

  15-09-2020 18:01
  
  By Joseph Pisani | The Associated Press
  Lego said Tuesday that it will stop using plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replace them with paper ones.
  The Danish toymaker said it will start making the switch next year and expects plastic bags to be completely phased out in the next five years. The bags are used to hold loose bricks in boxed sets.
  Lego, as well as other big brands, have been looking for ways to cut plastic use in order to please customers increasingly worried about how their purc
  
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• Coronavirus state tracker: 61 new deaths, hospitalizations decrease by 76 in California on Sept. 14

  15-09-2020 17:32
  
  According to the California COVID-19 statewide update between Saturday and Sunday, there were 11 fewer patients needing to be in intensive care units.
  Of the confirmed and suspected hospitalizations from the virus, there was a decrease of 76 from Sunday.
  The number of coronavirus diagnostic test results in California reported Sunday was 116,173. The rate of positive tests over the last 14 days is 3.7 percent.
  According to SCNG research of all county health dashboards in California there were abo
  
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• Louisville to pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s family as lawsuit is settled

  15-09-2020 17:15
  
  By DYLAN LOVAN | Associated Press
  The city of Louisville will pay millions to the mother of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust the Black woman’s name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race.
  A person who has seen the settlement told The Associated Press it would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case. The source asked not to be identified because the settlement ha
  
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• Morning Wrap: One way or another, the Clippers will make history tonight

  15-09-2020 16:21
  
  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: Clippers reporter Mirjam Swanson writes that one way or another, the Clippers will make history tonight, either clinching their first Western Conference finals berth ever, or going 0-for-8 with chances to get there. The Clippers, who had a 3-1 series lead against the Denver N
  
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• Trump blames California — again — for fires, blames Democrats for protests and street violence

  15-09-2020 16:19
  
  LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump reiterated Tuesday that California is responsible for its raging fires.
  He said in the course of a wide-ranging 47-minute telephone interview on Fox & Friends that there are forests throughout the world, some abutting cities, with even more “explosive” trees than California’s dead trees, “but no fires.” The president has said in the past that California should do a better job sweeping leaves off forest floors as a fire-
  
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• Faster transition to electric vehicles needed, Lung Association says

  15-09-2020 16:00
  
  Even before the current outbreak of wildfires, the greater Los Angeles area perennially experienced the worst air pollution in the nation.
  The sprawling, automobile-centric region feeds smog into a geographic basin that often locks in the dirty air. The car and truck traffic also contribute to climate change, a primary contributor to the trend of ever-worsening wildfires and their impact on air quality.
  While the state has led the country in aggressively regulating emissions — and sells mo
  
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• People at theme parks and elsewhere need COVID rules, not recommendations

  15-09-2020 15:33
  
  So is it safe for kids to go trick-or-treating this Halloween or not?
  You can’t blame parents for being confused, given the wishy-washy messages they have heard from some officials. Public health officers in Los Angeles County earlier this month issued an order banning trick or treating in California’s largest county. But after the county’s sheriff announced that his deputies would not enforce the order, the county backtracked and declared that trick-or-treating was simply &ldq
  
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• A tale of two Southern California nursing homes in the era of coronavirus

  15-09-2020 14:00
  
  Administrator Hrag Bekerian felt confident, he said, that they were taking the right precautions at Gem Transitional Care Center before the coronavirus struck.
  The four-star-rated nursing home on South Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena had closed its doors to visitors a week before the state’s guidance. Managers held frequent training sessions, screened all entrants and ramped up hand-washing checks.
  “We believe we were well-prepared,” said Bekerian, 31.Eye of th
  
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• Tesoro girls swimming coach Todd Conrad departing for Pennsylvania after stellar eight-year run

  15-09-2020 06:55
  
  Tesoro High girls swimming coach Todd Conrad called it a “bittersweet” decision.
  The former Orange County high school coach of the year and veteran club coach said Monday, Sept. 14 that he will be resigning and moving with his family to Pennsylvania.
  “It was a hard decision,” he said, “but it’s the right move for the family.”
  Married with two young sons, Conrad will relocate to Downingtown, a suburb of Philadelphia, and become the head age-group coach wi
  
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• Dodgers, bullpen stumble late as Padres move closer to NL West lead

  15-09-2020 06:42
  
  Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers stands on the mound before leaving the game during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on September 14, 2020 in San Diego, California.(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
  Jurickson Profar #10 of the San Diego Padres celebrates with Trent Grisham #2 after scoring next to Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Petco Park on September 14, 2020 in San Diego, Ca
  
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• Dodgers, bullpen stumble late as Padres move closer in NL West race

  15-09-2020 06:42
  
  SAN DIEGO — With a mighty swing and a brief pose at home plate, Trent Grisham added some spice to what could be a sprint to the finish between his San Diego Padres and the seven-time defending NL West champion Dodgers.
  Grisham’s home run off Clayton Kershaw tied the game in the sixth inning and the Padres delivered the knockout punch in a five-run seventh to beat the Dodgers 7-2 on Monday night and win their eighth straight game.
  Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers stands on t
  
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• What the Sparks aim to correct before start of the postseason

  15-09-2020 04:47
  
  With the regular season complete, the Sparks can enjoy a luxury that became quite irregular the last two months:
  Practice.
  This odd 2020 bubble season in the WNBA produced games at an unprecedented pace. With games played nearly every other day, the Sparks opted not to hold practice for much of the year.
  Practice became even more infrequent down the stretch, as the Sparks played eight games in 14 days to close the year. For a veteran team like Los Angeles, the extra rest for weary legs and bodie
  
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• Rams’ Jordan Fuller shook off nerves, rookie mistakes to make big play

  15-09-2020 04:06
  
  Jordan Fuller wasn’t supposed to be the Rams’ best rookie this year, or their best safety, or even their best rookie safety.
  So Fuller naturally sounded a little surprised as well as thrilled Monday, the morning after he was, at least for one game, the hero of the defense.
  “It feels amazing,” Fuller said of making a game-changing tackle in the Rams’ 20-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in the first event at SoFi Stadium.
  “Obviously, your first
  
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• Honor A. P. retired after being injured in Kentucky Derby

  15-09-2020 03:48
  
  ARCADIA -— Honor A. P. has been retired because of an injury suffered in the Kentucky Derby, where he finished fourth.
  The 3-year-old colt will stand at stud for next year’s breeding season at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky.
  Honor A. P. had two wins in six career starts and earnings of $532,200, according to Equibase.
  Trained by John Shirreffs, Honor A. P. rallied to win the Santa Anita Derby on June 6, beating Authentic, the colt that went on to win the Kentucky Derby
  
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• Lakers bide their time again, waiting for their Western Conference Finals opponent

  15-09-2020 03:14
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The time off is welcome. But the waiting game hasn’t always been kind to the Lakers.
  The Western Conference Finals start was slid back to Friday, as the Lakers got a longer break to recover from a short but physical series against the Houston Rockets. It’s been a time to, as Coach Frank Vogel put it, “to stay off my feet and relax a bit.” Alex Caruso and Kyle Kuzma were among the Lakers who took advantage of an off day Sunday to play rounds
  
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• Community leaders pray for L.A. County sheriff’s deputies wounded in ambush

  15-09-2020 03:02
  
  A pair of community leaders of South Los Angeles gathered outside a Lynwood hospital Monday morning, Sept. 14, to pray for the two sheriff’s deputies recovering there two days after they were ambushed at a Compton light-rail station and left with gunshots wounds.
  The well-wishers gathered outside St. Francis Medical Center to support the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies and to call for restraint from further violence.
  Najee Ali, a longtime South L.A. activist, handed
  
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• Ninth Circuit: Trump can end TPS protective status of 300,000 immigrants

  15-09-2020 02:49
  
  More than 300,000 immigrants living in the United States, many with families, careers and property, could face deportation as soon as next year following a decision announced Monday by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the federal court reversed a lower-court decision that blocked the Trump administration plan to phase out the Temporary Protected Status program for people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan.
  The program known by its initials, TPS, prot
  
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• Entercom shakes up K-FROG 95.1 radio schedule while KROQ 106.7 programming to expand

  15-09-2020 02:07
  
  Entercom Communications, which owns country station K-FROG 95.1 and alternative rock stalwart KROQ-FM, unveiled a new nationwide programming slate on Monday that replaces local radio hosts with syndicated out-of-town personalities in many time slots.
  Entercom did not respond to requests for comment, but details of the changes already are represented by new schedules posted on individual stations around the country, as well as reports on broadcast industry news sites such as AllAccess.com.
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• Reward for info in shooting of 2 L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies upped to $200K after Metro and anonymous contributions

  15-09-2020 02:05
  
  Anonymous donors and the region’s top transportation authority on Monday upped a reward to $200,000 for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot and injured two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies over the weekend.
  Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed in an interview with KABC 790 that two donors stepped forward with $25,000 and $50,000 to increase the $100,000 reward approved by the Board of Supervisors on Sunday.
  Phillip A. Washington, the CEO of the Los A
  
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• Nuclear power could end blackouts and fight climate change

  15-09-2020 02:02
  
  Did you know not just Republicans, but Democrats favor developing the latest nuclear-power technologies?
  The recent Democratic National Convention’s platform twice endorsed it: “Recognizing the urgent need to decarbonize the power sector, our technology-neutral approach is inclusive of all zero-carbon technologies, including hydroelectric power, geothermal, existing and advanced nuclear, and carbon capture and storage.”
  And, “We will advance innovative technologies,&rdquo
  
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• Joey Bosa, D-line give Chargers chance to rally in Week 1

  15-09-2020 01:48
  
  Joey Bosa opted to catch his breath instead of watching Randy Bullock’s field-goal attempt because the Chargers’ defensive end expected to play overtime Sunday.
  Turned out Bosa’s day was over. The Chargers survived with a 16-13 victory after Bullock shanked the potential game-tying field goal from 31 yards with two seconds left in regulation.
  “Took me a second to get excited because I really didn’t know what happened, especially without the crowd noise,” Bosa
  
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• Joey Bosa, D-line gave Chargers chance to rally in Week 1

  15-09-2020 01:48
  
  Joey Bosa opted to catch his breath instead of watching Randy Bullock’s field-goal attempt because the Chargers’ defensive end expected to play overtime Sunday.
  Turned out Bosa’s day was over. The Chargers survived with a 16-13 victory after Bullock shanked the potential game-tying field goal from 31 yards with two seconds left in regulation.
  “Took me a second to get excited because I really didn’t know what happened, especially without the crowd noise,” Bosa
  
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• Keeler: Kawhi’s a Monstar. The Nuggets are the Bad News Bears. And Michael Malone’s built an underdog that America’s falling in love with.

  15-09-2020 01:44
  
  Monstars vs. The Bad News Bears. Game 7. Winner gets LeBron.
  “I almost feel like we’re The Bad News Bears and I’m Coach Buttermaker,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone offered on the eve of Tuesday’s showdown with the big, bad Los Angeles Clippers. “We’re a team that nobody really looks at and takes us seriously. And our guys, I think, have taken that personally.”
  You know who these Clippers are? The Monstars. The best of everything, nicked from everywh
  
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• Santa Anita to postpone opening day of fall season because of air quality

  15-09-2020 01:37
  
  Santa Anita will delay the opening of its fall horse racing season because of poor air quality from the Bobcat Fire.
  Originally scheduled for a Saturday Sept. 19 opening day, Santa Anita will push the date back to Friday, Sept. 25.
  “Our local community has been deeply impacted by the Bobcat Fire burning for more than a week in the mountains behind us,” said Aidan Butler, Executive Director of California Operations for The Stronach Group, in a press release.  “The current w
  
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• Clippers down to their third swing at reaching Western Conference Finals berth

  15-09-2020 01:29
  
  One way or another, history.
  Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the second-seeded Clippers and third-seeded Nuggets will result either in the Clippers earning berth — at long, long last — in a conference final series for the first time in their franchise’s 50th season.
  Or the Nuggets will go down as the first NBA team to twice rally back from 3-1 deficits to win playoff series in the same postseason. That milestone would come at the expense of the Utah Ja
  
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• Orange Coast College campus packed with new buildings, though kept empty by pandemic

  15-09-2020 01:00
  
  Orange Coast College’s Costa Mesa campus has been a construction zone for the past few years, but today many of the new facilities are done and awaiting the return of students to campus.
  With funding from a $697 million bond measure voters approved in 2012, the college so far has built a new aquatic complex with what OCC officials say is the county’s largest pool, and two neighboring buildings that together encompass 160,000 square feet. In one, a student union with space for clubs,
  
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