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• Home buyers and sellers might need to stay in touch after a deal is done

  08-10-2020 23:47
  
  During a real estate transaction, it is normal and customary for the agents to speak to one another on behalf of their clients, rather than the clients speaking directly.
  This also extends to the escrow officer, title rep and home inspector.  Once the transfer of ownership has been recorded, it is no longer necessary for the buyers and sellers to speak through their agents. Here are a few conversations that will change once your transaction has been completed.
  If you purchased a home and al
  
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• Buyers and sellers might need to stay in touch after a deal is done

  08-10-2020 23:47
  
  During a real estate transaction, it is normal and customary for the agents to speak to one another on behalf of their clients, rather than the clients speaking directly.
  This also extends to the escrow officer, title rep and home inspector.  Once the transfer of ownership has been recorded, it is no longer necessary for the buyers and sellers to speak through their agents. Here are a few conversations that will change once your transaction has been completed.
  If you purchased a home and al
  
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• Ducks ship Erik Gudbranson and his $4M salary to Ottawa

  08-10-2020 23:45
  
  On the eve of the coronavirus-delayed free-agent signing period, the Ducks on Thursday traded defenseman Erik Gudbranson and his $4-million salary cap hit for the 2020-21 season to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft.
  Free agency opens at 9 a.m. (PDT) Friday, and the Ducks aren’t expected to be significant players because they lacked cap space. By trading Gudbranson and his hefty salary, the Ducks dropped about $5 million below the $81.5-million cap
  
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• Coronavirus: 14 new deaths reported in Orange County on Oct. 8, total surpassed 1,300

  08-10-2020 23:41
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 141 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, Oct. 8, increasing the cumulative total to 55,183 cases.
  The county has had an estimated 4,993 cases in the last 30 days.
  The county also reported 14 new deaths from the coronavirus as of Thursday, increasing the cumulative total to 1,306 deaths.
  Of the 1,306 deaths in Orange County, 476 were skilled nursing facility residents, 90 were in assisted living facilities and four was listed as homeless.
  The cou
  
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• Wyland and Vans shoe collab with sea turtle art will raise money, may bring luck

  08-10-2020 23:23
  
  Who couldn’t use a bit of added luck in 2020?
  “The sea turtle, when it’s swimming up, it’s a sign of hope … the turtle is a sign of good luck,” said Wyland, the well-known marine creature artist who started his career in Laguna Beach. “Everyone who wears these will have good luck, I’m hoping for that.”
  Wyland’s second shoe collaboration with Costa Mesa-based Vans was released on Thursday, a piece of artwork on footwear depicting sea tu
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Friday, Oct. 9

  08-10-2020 23:21
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Friday, Oct. 9 for horse racing at Santa Anita.
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• CSUF’s mobile food pantry makes certain no student goes hungry

  08-10-2020 23:07
  
  The transition to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many challenges college students are learning to navigate. The economic impact felt by those who have experienced job loss or seen a significant reduction in work hours due to business closures is placing some students in a position of need, a place that may be new territory for many of them.
  Even before COVID-19 emerged, CSUF had been working to mobilize a number of resources for the Titan community that address stu
  
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• Clippers’ Lawrence Frank honored as NBA Executive of the Year

  08-10-2020 22:42
  
  Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, was named the 2019-20 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year, the league announced Thursday.
  It’s not the achievement he or his colleagues were aiming for, but Frank’s fellow NBA team basketball executives voted for him to win the award — which this season was determined based on regular-season games played through March 11, when the team Frank assembled had a 44-20 record, second-best in the Western Conferen
  
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• Crash, argument occur before Coto De Caza stabbing, officials say

  08-10-2020 22:24
  
  Before one man repeatedly stabbed another just inside a Coto De Caza security gate, there had been a traffic crash and an argument, a sheriff’s official said on Thursday, Oct. 8
  The Wednesday morning attack at the gated community happened near Antonio Parkway and Coto De Caza Drive, Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Dennis Breckner said.
   
  The victim, a 72-year-old man, was stabbed 11 times by Luis Fabian Centeno, 29, Breckner said on Thursday.
  Centeno, who lives in Tustin, was taken
  
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• Chargers name Justin Herbert starting quarterback for the rest of the season

  08-10-2020 21:59
  
  Chargers coach Anthony Lynn announced Thursday that Justin Herbert will be the starting quarterback over Tyrod Taylor moving forward this season.
  “I wanted this to play out,” Lynn said. “I’ve seen enough.”
  Herbert has had three consecutive impressive starts since taking over for the injured Taylor, who was sidelined in Week 2 with injuries to his ribs and chest after his lung was reportedly punctured by a team doctor administering an injection.
  Lynn said Taylor will
  
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• Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore returns to rock, talks Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith influences

  08-10-2020 21:57
  
  Just as Thurston Moore’s longtime band Sonic Youth sculpted experimental symphonies into rock and roll shapes, the guitarist says his new solo album “By The Fire” was forged from all the sounds and styles he loves.
  His previous release, the 2019 box set “Spirit Council,” collected three long-form guitar compositions, each refined over tours in recent years and all running long enough to fill their own CD. That project behind him, Moore says he wanted to return to th
  
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• Trump’s path to 270 narrows as Midwestern states threaten to slip away

  08-10-2020 21:46
  
  By THOMAS BEAUMONT | Associated Press
  MEDFORD, Wis. — President Donald Trump’s once-comfortable advantage in the pivotal region of Wisconsin around the blue-collar hub of Green Bay has dwindled. In suburban Milwaukee, long a Republican-dominated area, it has thinned as well.
  And his supporters are far from confident he can find thousands of new voters in the state’s sparsely populated rural areas to make up for the setbacks.
  Trump’s path to victory in Wisconsin, a state h
  
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• Titan Voice: We honor others with our votes

  08-10-2020 21:41
  
  Paradoxically, I was born a citizen, but I am an immigrant to the United States, having crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary before my sixth birthday. That grand dame was the first ship I ever boarded that was not captained by my father. Just 5 feet, 8 inches tall on a good day, Dad somehow loomed larger than he was, especially on the bridge of the cargo ships with salty decks and rocking bunkrooms that served first as my cradle and then as my schoolyard prior to our move to the states. The ea
  
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• Navy destroyer helped recover $720 million in drugs during 9 month deployment

  08-10-2020 21:20
  
  The USS Pinckney, a guided-missile destroyer, returned to Naval Base San Diego this week after recovering $720 million worth of marijuana and cocaine during its nine-month deployment.
  The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following the successful completion of a nine-month deployment. While deployed, Pinckney spent time in the U.S. 4th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Special
  
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• JPMorgan pledges $30B toward fixing racial wealth gap

  08-10-2020 21:09
  
  By Ken Sweet | The Associated Press
  JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic racism” in the country’s economic system.
  The New York bank said it is committing $30 billion over the next five years toward programs that include earmarking more money for getting Black and Latino families into homeownership and providing additional financing
  
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• The Marines’ second top general, who served at Miramar, tests positive for COVID-19

  08-10-2020 21:04
  
  Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas, the No.2 general in the Marine Corps’ command, has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
  Thomas, who once served at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, has been in quarantine since Tuesday after he discovered he had been in contact with a person last week who later tested positive for COVID-19, said Marine Capt. Joseph Butterfield.
  “At this time we have no additional senior leader positive test results to r
  
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• What California’s theme park draft guidelines could mean for Disneyland

  08-10-2020 20:55
  
  California’s forthcoming COVID-19 health and safety guidelines will determine who can go to Disneyland, how many people will be let in and when the gates can reopen once the Anaheim theme park is permitted to return following a nearly seven-month coronavirus closure.
  Initial draft guidelines from the state reportedly call for reopening individual California theme parks at 25% capacity once their county reaches the least-restrictive “minimal” risk level and limiting attendance t
  
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• Rams’ goals: Beat Washington and don’t say the ‘R word’

  08-10-2020 20:44
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — For Rams coach Sean McVay, figuring out how to beat Sunday’s opponents might be easier than remembering what to call them.
  He almost slipped up in a video conference with reporters Wednesday, but caught himself.
  The Rams, he said, were “getting ready for the … man, I had to correct myself … Washington Football Team this week.”
  “Old habits are hard to break. Almost said it,” McVay added with mock horror.
  The game at 10 a.m. PDT tim
  
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• USC football: 5 questions as Trojans open fall camp

  08-10-2020 20:28
  
  Enough with the questions about safety protocols and testing results.
  With USC football set to open training camp Friday, the focus can finally return to football-related questions. And there are several that need answering before the Trojans open their season Nov. 7 against Arizona State.
  Here’s a look at five questions facing the Trojans as they start training camp this weekend:
  1. How quickly does the new defense translate to the field?
  New defensive coordinator Todd Orlando was suppose
  
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• FBI stops alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

  08-10-2020 20:25
  
  By ED WHITE | Associated Press
  DETROIT — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home.
  Six men were charged in federal court, while seven others accused of trying to target police and the state Capitol were charged in state court.
  “All of us in Michigan can disagree about politics, but th
  
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• Daxon: Brea council candidates share budgeting thoughts

  08-10-2020 20:20
  
  I asked the four Brea City Council candidates, incumbents Marty Simonoff and Christine Marick and challengers Tyler Baugh and Robyn Neufeld, who are vying for the two seats on the Nov. 3 ballot this question: What one item would you add or delete from the city’s budget and why?
  Here are their responses – 125 words max – published in order received:
  Christine Marick
  Even in the midst of extreme fiscal pressure related to COVID-19, we must continue to make prudent investments to
  
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• Two rerun propositions that deserve low ratings

  08-10-2020 20:14
  
  This fall’s California ballot contains definite head-scratchers: Two repeat propositions that – based on their 2018 showings – probably did not deserve a rerun nearly this soon.
  Just two years ago, voters opted by almost identical margins of 61-39 percent and 62-38 percent to reject the 2018 Propositions 8 and 10, one mandating significant increases in staffing at dialysis centers that preserve the lives of more than 80,000 patients with end-stage kidney disease, the other allo
  
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• Top 5 Italian restaurants: OC’s Best Places to Eat 2020

  08-10-2020 20:02
  
  Going out for an oversized bowl of New York-style spaghetti and meatballs and a bottle of Chianti will never grow old, but the Italian restaurant scene in Orange County has grown vastly more diverse than that in recent years. Bologna, Rome, Puglia… even South Philadelphia are currently having their moments. Each wildly different from the others, these are the five best Italian restaurants right now.
  Best Places to Eat 2020Where to eat in Orange County in 2020: A guide to the best places1.
  
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• Dustin May will start NLDS Game 3 for Dodgers

  08-10-2020 20:01
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — With a chance to close out the San Diego Padres and move on to the National League Championship Series for the fifth time in eight seasons, the Dodgers will hand the ball to Dustin May on Wednesday night.
  The Dodgers announced the young right-hander will start Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the Padres.
  May, who grew up in Justin, Texas, about 30 miles from Globe Life Field, gets the start despite pitching two innings in relief and getting the win in Game 1. M
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Basketball and volleyball clinics coming up

  08-10-2020 19:55
  
  The East Anaheim Community Center is offering basketball and volleyball youth sports clinics at Ronald Reagan Park.
  The next basketball clinic runs from Oct. 20 through Nov. 17, sessions are 4 to 5 p.m. Thursdays for kids 10 to 12 years old and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. for kids 7 to 9 years old.
  The next volleyball clinic also run Oct. 20 Nov. 17 with sessions on Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m., and from Oct. 22 through Nov. 19 on Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. for kids ages 10 to
  
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• UCLA football: 5 questions as Bruins open fall camp

  08-10-2020 19:53
  
  What are the top five storylines as the UCLA football team opens fall camp Friday in preparation for its six-game Pac-12 schedule and season opener on Nov. 7 at Colorado?
  1. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM QB DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON?
  Dorian Thompson-Robinson is clearly the starting quarterback heading into camp, and has the type of dual-threat abilities that could make him the most dangerous QB in the Pac-12 if he can limit his turnovers and maximize his ability.
  He showed flashes of greatness in 2019, but
  
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• CSUF’s new vice president for Student Affairs finds the job a perfect fit

  08-10-2020 19:11
  
  Cal State Fullerton’s Vice President for Student Affairs, Tonantzin Oseguera, is new to the position, having officially started on July 1. But her story clearly shows that Oseguera was functioning in this role long before she knew what student affairs were all about.
  Oseguera arrived at CSUF in 2013, as Dean of Students, and through that role and a number of positions in Student Affairs over the past several years, she has championed many initiatives in student inclusivity and equity that
  
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• Why the timing of Ina Garten’s latest cookbook couldn’t be better

  08-10-2020 19:09
  
  Ina Garten is one of America’s all-time favorite cookbook authors, specializing in fail-safe recipes of cozy comfort foods. So what better time to release her newest book than during a pandemic when we’re all hunkered down soothing ourselves in the kitchen?
  Flip through the pages of “Modern Comfort Foods” and you’ll see gorgeous color photos of tempting twists on craveable cocktails, finger foods, sides, entrees and desserts. They’re all designed with simplici
  
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• The Eat Index: OC: It’s here! Check out Brad A. Johnson’s Best Places to Eat 2020

  08-10-2020 19:06
  
  The Eat Index: OC is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Wednesdays. Subscribe here.Main Course
   
  Cortez the Killer, a triple Wagyu beef patty burger with with Spanish blue cheese at Taco Maria in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
   
  For the past five years, critic Brad A. Johnson has ranked Orange County’s dining scene with a comprehensive listing: 75 Best Places to Eat in Orange County. It’s a project that readers love.
  How
  
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• Cooking with Judy: Cooking for the taste buds means also cooking for the eyes

  08-10-2020 18:40
  
  It’s become the new normal. How I took for granted those days of in-person cooking classes and cookbook launches.
  Where once I joined my fellow food writers to meet and greet cookbook authors, and sample their recipes at lavish luncheons hosted by Melissa’s Produce – the country’s largest distributor of exotic fruits and vegetables – now these events are virtual.
  This week, Melissa’s presented Tara Bench as she demonstrated two recipes from her new cookbook, &
  
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• Cecilia Iglesias for Santa Ana Mayor, Mark McLoughlin and Vic Mendez for City Council

  08-10-2020 18:40
  
  Even before the pandemic, the city of Santa Ana showed all the signs of a locality in need of better governance. Accordingly and at this time, we endorse Cecilia Iglesias for mayor and Mark McLoughlin and Vic Mendez for city council.
  Mayor: Cecilia Iglesias
  Previously a member of the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education, Cecilia Iglesias was elected to the Santa Ana City Council in 2018.
  Iglesias has long been a consistent a reliable voice for fiscal responsibility in a city that
  
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• Harry Shearer talks ‘Many Moods of Donald Trump,’ return of ‘The Simpsons’

  08-10-2020 18:38
  
  Throughout his career, actor, musician, comedian and radio show host Harry Shearer has portrayed every U.S. president of his lifetime in some way or another, including Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan on screen.
  And now he’s assumed the role of President Donald Trump.
  Using motion-capture video for his videos, Shearer has uploaded a slew of politically satirical songs ahead of the 2020 election.
  Shearer collects them all on his latest album, “The Many Moods of Donald Trump,” ava
  
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• How to kill a zombie lemon tree that just won’t die

  08-10-2020 18:28
  
  Q: I have a Meyer lemon tree that just won’t die. I’ve had it for at least 25 years and have tried to keep it pruned into a smaller tree form. Even when it was kept small, it produced hundreds of lemons every year.
  I finally had someone cut it down since it was getting to be too much work for me to keep it under control. Even though it is getting no irrigation or any kind of care, it has grown back and has many baby trees growing near it. What can I do to get rid of this tree?
  A: I w
  
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• EDD makes progress processing California jobless claims

  08-10-2020 18:01
  
  California’s labor agency said Wednesday it is whittling away a mountain of unemployment claims filed by workers who lost their jobs amid coronavirus-linked government shutdowns, although glitches persist.
  The state Employment Development Department has installed a new identity verification technology and said the tool’s first day of operations Monday helped to speed up the processing of new unemployment claims.
  “Already, the new tool has helped serve more than 101,000 Californ
  
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• Elect Matthew Harper and Jeff Morin to Huntington Beach City Council

  08-10-2020 17:48
  
  Voters in Huntington Beach have their pick of over a dozen candidates to serve on the city council.
  Though there are three seats up for grabs, we currently offer our endorsements for two candidates for the council.
  The first is quite a familiar name to residents of Huntington Beach.
  Matthew Harper, who served as mayor of Huntington Beach from 2013 to 2014, and later served in the California Assembly from 2014 to 2018, brings fiscally conservative sensibilities and tremendous local and state gove
  
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• Laguna Woods Village reactivates as COVID-19 numbers stabilize

  08-10-2020 17:30
  
  COVID-19 cases remain relatively low for Laguna Woods, holding steady at 68, Village Management Services CEO Jeff Parker announced during the regular meeting of the Golden Rain Foundation board Tuesday, Oct. 6.
  “We are in Tier 2, which is the second-highest rate. (The numbers) were trending toward moderate, but they had recently, all throughout California, an uptick in hospitalizations,” Parker said. “Because of that, we are in standing mode in (Tier 2) for an additional two we
  
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• This is ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ newest addition, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas

  08-10-2020 17:14
  
  A rescue puppy is nipping at Elizabeth Lyn Vargas when the newest member of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” calls. That almost seems like good preparation for handling the other housewives and a metaphor for the way her life may soon change with TV fame.
  It’s all good to Vargas, though, who laughs often during a 20-minute call to discuss how she joined the show, what filming was like, and what she expects and worries about as Season 15 kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
  &l
  
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• ‘So frustrating’: Doctors and nurses battle coronavirus skeptics

  08-10-2020 16:51
  
  By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Associated Press
  MISSION, Kan. — Treating the sick and dying isn’t even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America.
  It’s dealing with patients and relatives who don’t believe the virus is real, refuse to wear masks and demand treatments like hydroxychloroquine, which President Donald Trump has championed even though experts say it is not effective against the scourge that has killed over
  
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• Trash from Coastal Cleanup month shows COVID’s impact

  08-10-2020 16:50
  
  There were the usual cigarette butts and bottle caps that made the Top 10 list.
  But this year, there were new trends when looking at the data compiled during Coastal Cleanup Month, with preliminary reports released this week showing what volunteers scooped up on the beaches, waterways, parks and neighborhoods throughout the state during the month of September.
  Discarded personal protective equipment, or PPE, from the pandemic made the Top 10 list for the first time. Plastic bags, banned in the s
  
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• Masks, other PPE and food-related trash show impacts of coronavirus during Coastal Cleanup month

  08-10-2020 16:50
  
  There were the usual cigarette butts and bottle caps that made the Top 10 list.
  But this year, there were new trends when looking at the data compiled during Coastal Cleanup Month, with preliminary reports released this week showing what volunteers scooped up on the beaches, waterways, parks and neighborhoods throughout the state during the month of September.
  Discarded personal protective equipment, or PPE, from the pandemic made the Top 10 list for the first time. Plastic bags, banned in the s
  
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• Morning Wrap: How the Dodgers survived a ninth-inning collapse to take a 2-0 series lead

  08-10-2020 16:38
  
  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
  The Dodgers’ 6-5 victory over the Padres to go to up 2-0 in the National League Division Series had everything. including Cody Bellinger’s catch, the bullpen’s ninth-inning drama, and where the bullpen goes from here. Read all about it in the Top 5, watch some hi
  
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• Rules for more short-term rentals approved in Laguna Beach

  08-10-2020 16:36
  
  There will be more short-term rentals coming to Laguna Beach, but not in residential neighborhoods.
  The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 7, approved the city’s request to add new rules and regulations to short-term lodging in the city, the latest coastal tourist town to try to address the influx of vacationers mixing into residential neighborhoods.
  The decision comes after months of discussion and back-and-forth amendments and allows for more short-term lodging in the city&
  
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• New rules approved for short-term rentals in Laguna Beach

  08-10-2020 16:36
  
  There will be more short-term rentals coming to Laguna Beach, but not in residential neighborhoods.
  The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 7, approved the city’s request to add new rules and regulations to short-term lodging in the city, the latest coastal tourist town to try to address the influx of vacationers mixing into residential neighborhoods.
  The decision comes after months of discussion and back-and-forth amendments and allows for more short-term lodging in the city&
  
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• Will excitement pick up as Lakers, Dodgers close in on championships?

  08-10-2020 16:00
  
  As the axis of the sports world tips toward Southern California, how can anyone tell?Mike Dimaano of Ladera Ranch caught a 15-pound, 10-ounce 'Tail Walker' trout using Garlic Power Bait. It may be the largest trout caught in Orange County this season and is a record catch at the Laguna Niguel Lake this season. Savannah Hansen's Fancy Rat is named Jellybean. She brought him to the 25th annual Kids Pet Parade on Saturday at Cook/La Novia Park.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsPelicans forward
  
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• Long-promised fishing spots to be built in Huntington Harbour

  08-10-2020 16:00
  
  It’s been 44 years since the developer of Peter’s Landing in Huntington Beach agreed to build two public fishing platforms as a condition of building a large mixed-use project that included harbor-front condos, a marina and a strip mall.
  Today, existing amenities include three small parks and a waterfront walkway at the complex, which sits on a strip of land separating Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Harbour. But there’s no sign of any fishing spots.
  That’s finally a
  
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• Familiar names — Rep. Alan Lowenthal and John Briscoe — vie for House seat that straddles Long Beach and O.C.

  08-10-2020 16:00
  
  The Nov. 3 ballot for CA 47, the House seat that straddles southern Los Angeles and northern Orange counties, features a rematch from 2018 — Democratic Rep. Alan Lowenthal versus Republican John Briscoe.
  Given that incumbent Lowenthal holds advantages in name recognition, fundraising and voter registration, he’s widely expected to win a fifth term.  Democrats have been winning the district since 2002.
  But Briscoe, who beat out two Republicans and two Democrats in the March 3 pri
  
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• US layoffs remain elevated as 840,000 seek jobless aid

  08-10-2020 15:08
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | AP Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that job cuts remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession.
  The latest sign of a flagging recovery comes two days after President Donald Trump cut off talks over a new rescue aid package that economists say is urgently needed for millions of unemployed Americans and struggling businesses. A failure to enact ano
  
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• American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize

  08-10-2020 14:41
  
  By DAVID KEYTON and JILL LAWLESS | Associated Press
  STOCKHOLM — American poet Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for her “candid and uncompromising” work, which looks unflinchingly and with biting humor at the losses and traumas of family life.
  She joins a handful of American poets who have received the prize, which has been dominated by novelists throughout its 112-year history. The last American to win was Bob Dylan in 2016.She is also one of the
  
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• Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden

  08-10-2020 14:00
  
  By ZEKE MILLER | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced it will take place virtually because of the president’s diagnosis of COVID-19.
  “I’m not going to do a virtual debate” with Biden, Trump told Fox News, moments after the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the changes due to Trump’s diagnosis.
  That cast serious d
  
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• Second Trump-Biden debate to be virtual due to Trump’s COVID-19

  08-10-2020 14:00
  
  By ZEKE MILLER | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take place virtually amid the fallout from the president’s diagnosis of COVID-19.
  The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates debates made the announcement Thursday morning, a week before the two were scheduled to face off in Miami, “in order to protect the health and safety of all involved with the second presidential debate.
  
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