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• Pre-election coronavirus spike creates concerns for polling places

  01-11-2020 23:22
  
  By RYAN J. FOLEY
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A surge in coronavirus cases across the country, including in key presidential battleground states, is creating mounting health and logistical concerns for voters, poll workers and political parties ahead of Election Day.
  In Iowa, where both presidential campaigns are competing feverishly, county officials said they were preparing for scores of confirmed or potentially infected people to vote curbside. It’s an option typically used by disabled
  
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• Election could move California further left on taxes, race

  01-11-2020 23:20
  
  By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tuesday’s election will test the boundaries of California’s left-leaning politics as a new generation of state voters is being asked to roll back affirmative action and property tax laws put in place decades ago.
  California is one of the nation’s most Democratic states — the party holds every statewide office, dominates the Legislature and congressional delegation, and outnumbers registered Republicans by nearly 2-to-1.
  The sta
  
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• In campaign’s final days, Trump hopes rallies mean big votes

  01-11-2020 23:19
  
  By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and BILL BARROW
  WASHINGTON, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday launched one final test of whether the large crowds at his rallies will translate into votes as he races through the final 48 hours of the 2020 campaign with an onslaught of events in the states that could decide the race.
  A rally north of Detroit on a frigid morning kicked off a frenzied blitz of campaigning over the last two days before the election, with nine more rallies to go. Dow
  
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• Rams handle Tua Tagovailoa but not the Dolphins in 28-17 loss

  01-11-2020 22:52
  
  Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates his first NFL touchdown on a three-yard pass to DeVante Parker #11 against the Los Angeles Rams during their game at Hard Rock Stadium on November 01, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
  Andrew Van Ginkel #43 of the Miami Dolphins returns a fumble for a 78-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during their NFL game at Hard Rock Stadium on November 01, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty
  
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• Top contenders for Horse of the Year head into Breeders’ Cup with a lot at stake

  01-11-2020 22:13
  
  The past three Horse of the Year contests have been about as suspenseful as a New York Jets football game.
  Just like Jets fans know their team’s fate well before kickoff, horse racing fans knew Gun Runner (2017), Justify (2018) and Bricks and Mortar (2019) were favorites to take home the most coveted of the Eclipse Awards before the Breeders’ Cup.
  This year, the Horse of the Year race is not so clear cut heading into the 37th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race
  
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• Three Royals executives among those up for Angels’ GM spot

  01-11-2020 21:27
  
  Three members of the Kansas City Royals front office are confirmed to be on the list of candidates the Angels have interviewed for their general manager position, bringing the confirmed list to 14 names.
  Royals assistant general managers J.J. Picollo and Scott Sharp, and Gene Watson, assistant to the general manager, are all on the list of preliminary interviews, a source confirmed on Sunday, Nov. 1.
  It is likely they have interviewed, or plan to interview, candidates beyond the 14 confirmed so
  
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• Threats to taxpayers on the state ballot

  01-11-2020 21:00
  
  By now, nearly half of all Californians have already voted in the general election. But that means millions have not and many of them may still be confused about the myriad of choices they confront.
  This column is for those who may still be undecided on which propositions present the biggest threats to taxpayers and property owners. These threats will be ranked by order of the most dangerous.
  By far, the most existential threat to taxpayers and the protection of Proposition 13 is Proposition 15,
  
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• Broncos’ defensive coordinator to miss game vs. Chargers because of COVID-19 concerns

  01-11-2020 19:39
  
  DENVER -— The Denver Broncos say defensive coordinator Ed Donatell won’t be at the game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday because of COVID-19 protocols.
  That leaves head coach Vic Fangio without his top assistant on the sideline as he calls the defensive plays.
  ESPN reported that Donatell wasn’t feel well Saturday, Oct. 31 and self-reported his illness and stayed home. Donatell tested positive for COVID-19 overnight, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Sunday mo
  
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• Scouting USC football’s first opponent: Arizona State

  01-11-2020 19:15
  
  A running back’s outstretched arm gave Arizona State a touchdown and the lead with 50 seconds left, and a 12-men-on-the-field flag on the tying field-goal attempt sealed the Sun Devils’ win over No. 18 Michigan State. ASU scored 10 consecutive points to seal a seven-point win over No. 15 Cal. And the greatest trick the 2019 Sun Devils ever pulled was intercepting two fourth-quarter passes from Justin Herbert to stun No. 6 Oregon and end the Pac-12’s playoff hopes.
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• No matter who wins the election, police prepare for protests

  01-11-2020 18:40
  
  As this year’s contentious election cycle draws to a close, law enforcement officials throughout Southern California say they’re ready for what may come on Nov. 3 and beyond.
  With the COVID-19 pandemic leading millions to mail in their ballots, and the likelihood of post-election court battles, there may not be a decisive count in the presidential race days or even weeks after Election Day. The lack of a clear winner could prompt clashes between protesters and counter-protesters arou
  
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• Does more money mean better schools?

  01-11-2020 18:00
  
  It’s by no means certain that California voters will pass Proposition 15, but if they do, it would be the largest tax increase in the state’s history.
  That said, it would provide a relatively small down payment on the long-standing desire of the state’s educational establishment for a massive increase in spending that’s needed, advocates say, to improve California’s rather dismal K-12 educational outcomes.
  Proposition 15, largely sponsored by the California Teachers
  
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• $5.3 million in taxpayer funds meant for Edison disappeared in failed Industry solar deal

  01-11-2020 17:45
  
  More than $5.3 million in public funds, meant to pass through a private developer to Southern California Edison to cover the costs of connecting a proposed solar farm to the grid, never made it to the utility company, according to court records and a notice of cancellation filed by Edison.
  The City of Industry gave the millions to its partner on the project, San Gabriel Valley Water and Power LLC, as an advance to cover the first half of a June 2017 agreement for Edison to handle the design, eng
  
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• 7 books about eels, mushrooms, moths and monsters that bring the outdoors to you

  01-11-2020 17:02
  
  So, this year has been … challenging.
  However, throughout the months of the pandemic, wildfires, long-overdue reckonings about race, and a contentious election, 2020 has also offered up great writing about natural science, landscape and exploration.
  Related: 5 books by diverse nature writers to open up new landscapes to readers
  These books bring the outdoors inside and remind us of the pleasures — and ongoing existential challenges — happening out in our world. Also, some of t
  
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• Q&A: Studio City Sound switches up jam sessions for live-streaming sermons amid COVID-19

  01-11-2020 17:00
  
  When your recording studio has accommodated the likes of Rod Stewart, Maroon Five and Kelly Clarkson, to Halsey, No Doubt and The Strokes, you must be doing something right.
  That’s clearly been the case for Studio City Sound, a Studio City business owned and operated by Grammy award-winning mixer Tom Weir. With three individual recording studios and an array of mixing boards, compressors, echo units and other gear valued at around $1 million, this operation can accommodate everything from
  
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• Pandemic cuts California consumer confidence by 25%

  01-11-2020 17:00
  
  California consumer confidence for October was 25% below its pre-pandemic level in the final survey before Election Day.
  If voters decide based on pocketbook issues, 2020 makes for intriguing discussion. Who gets the credit — or blame — for how COVID-19 was handled and its devastating economic impact?
  The Conference Board’s monthly polling of shopper psyche shows the California index rising for the second consecutive month but still significantly below February’s pre-pand
  
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• How James Beard came to define good taste and fine dining in ‘Man Who Ate Too Much’

  01-11-2020 16:48
  
  By Richard Cytowic
  On a picnic in Southwest France with Alice B. Toklas and company in tow, overlooking a spectacular vista and the house where Maurice Ravel had lived, James Beard observed that Toklas insisted on sitting with her back to the scenery. “I never face the view,” she tells him. “It takes my mind off eating.”
  James Beard constantly fixed his mind on food, its accoutrements, and above all the sensuous pleasures of eating. The latter formed the leitmotif of his
  
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• Successful Aging: So what exactly should an 81-year-old person sound like?

  01-11-2020 16:16
  
  I had a phone conversation with a hospital receptionist to schedule an appointment for some lab work. I told her I did not want to drive to the Beverly Hills location and preferred a laboratory closer to my home. The reason was I was 81 years old, etc. The receptionist gasped and commented, “You don’t sound 81. I proceeded to tell her that I just returned from an 8:00 a.m. hike of over three miles along a trail. Another large gasp! I am not sure how an 81-year old woman is supposed t
  
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• Paid election workers train for worst, hope for best during in-person voting in Southern California

  01-11-2020 16:00
  
  Debbie Reaves had settled in for a routine viewing of “The Daily Show” at her Trabuco Canyon home several months ago when she heard host Trevor Noah voice concern about whether there would be enough polling place workers come Election Day.
  The fear was that seniors, who historically have often volunteered to work the polls, wouldn’t be comfortable coming out due to the coronavirus pandemic, which poses a greater risk for anyone 65 or older. Combine that with the distrust Presid
  
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• San Bernardino evaluará el costo de demoler la propiedad de Carousel Mall

  01-11-2020 15:00
  
  Más de tres años después de que el último comprador caminara por el Carousel Mall en el centro de San Bernardino, los líderes de la ciudad acordaron esta semana que demoler el centro comercial cerrado no solo haría que al sitio más atractivo y “listo para usar” para los desarrolladores, sino que también aceleraría su remodelación.
  Ahora, el personal comenzará a explorar el verdadero costo de demoler y repara
  
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• Feeling trapped? Some tips on moving through 2020’s messy middle

  01-11-2020 15:00
  
  Any change meets with some resistance. We are, after all, creatures of habit. Now heading toward the end of 2020’s calendar, we still find ourselves in the “messy middle” of a pandemic and significant social unrest.
  And it doesn’t feel good. Seeking the familiar and knowing what we can count on are difficult in this environment. And because of this, even though on a surface level, we are operating well, the stress of the unknown over time is still taking a toll on us.
  In
  
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• Relocation advice for transitioning companies

  01-11-2020 14:00
  
  In various columns, I’ve described several changes that occur during the life of a family operated business – specifically, manufacturing and logistics interests. These outfits are owned by your neighbors next door and employ millions around the United States.
  Business transitions include acquiring a competitor, the death of a matriarch, exponential growth, loss of a key customer, sale of the operating unit via stock or asset purchase, or a move out-of-state. Sadly, it could also be
  
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• Live updates: Rams visit Dolphins in Miami

  01-11-2020 09:02
  
  The Rams travel to Miami to play the Dolphins in a nonconference showdown, fresh off a Monday night football victory over the Bears. The Dolphins are coming into the game on a 2-game win streak and a bye week.
  The game will begin at 10:00 a.m. PST on FOX.Follow Rams reporter Kevin Modesti throughout the NFL season for updates.Live Updates:
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• Live updates: Chargers visit Broncos for AFC West showdown

  01-11-2020 09:01
  
  The Chargers have traveled to Denver for an AFC West showdown against the Broncos. Los Angeles is coming off a 39-29 victory over the Jaguars at home last week. The Broncos are looking to rebound this week, following a 43-16 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.
  The game will begin at 1:05 p.m. PST on CBS.Follow Chargers reporter Gilbert Manzano throughout the NFL season for updates.Live updates below:
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• Davis introduces Santa Cruz to tank warfare with a devastating, 1-punch knockout

  01-11-2020 06:58
  
  Exit velocity came to boxing Saturday night in a glorious and grotesque way.
  No one actually measured the speed of Gervonta Davis’ left uppercut as Leo Santa Cruz lowered his head and took its full force right on the jaw.
  Santa Cruz’s fall to the canvas, in his own corner, was nearly as immediate.
  Rafael Ramos, the referee, rushed over and saw no need to count. Davis, known as “Tank,” moved to 24-0 with 23 knockouts, none starker than this one, with 20 seconds left in Rou
  
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• Boxing: Gervonta Davis stops Leo Santa Cruz in 6th at Alomodome

  01-11-2020 05:39
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gervonta “Tank” Davis knocked out Leo Santa Cruz with a stunning uppercut in the sixth round to retain his WBA lightweight championship and take Santa Cruz’s WBA junior lightweight title Saturday night at the Alamodome.
  Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) stunned Santa Cruz with a pair of left-handed hooks to the side of the head in to set up the final blow. With Santa Cruz retreating to his own corner, Davis delivered a left-handed uppercut to the jaw that dropped Sa
  
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• DJ Uiagalelei rallies No. 1 Clemson to victory over Boston College

  01-11-2020 04:35
  
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Freshman DJ Uiagalelei already made Clemson history by leading the biggest comeback in the history of Death Valley. He’ll get the chance to make even more next week with Trevor Lawrence ruled out for the showdown with No 4 Notre Dame due to COVID-19.
  Uiagalelei stepped in for Lawrence on Saturday and rallied the top-ranked Tigers to a 34-28 victory over Boston College after they fell behind by 18 points.
  Rattled at facing the Fighting Irish? The kid from Californ
  
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• Del Mar: Jockey Mike Smith to skip Breeders’ Cup next weekend

  01-11-2020 04:18
  
  On a day when Mike Smith, Juan Hernandez and apprentice Alexis Centeno opened Del Mar’s seventh fall meeting with two victories apiece, Smith said he’ll be skipping next weekend’s Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Race Course.
  Smith, 55, is the Breeders’ Cup’s all-time winningest rider with 26 victories and $36,634,605 in purse earnings.
  This will be only the fourth Breeders’ Cup that Smith has missed since his first one in 1990.
  “I’m staying. I don
  
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• Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, Nov. 1

  01-11-2020 03:47
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Sunday, Nov. 1 for horse racing at Del Mar.
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• Daylight saving time ends, clocks should be set back

  01-11-2020 03:45
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s time for a change for most of the United States.
  The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.
  Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it’ll be lighter earlier in the morning and darker earlier in the evening.
  And there’s no debate about the immediate benefit of the time shift: an extra hour of sleep when you hit the hay Saturday (or after midnight).
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• Federal aid for states shouldn’t become bailouts for failed policies

  01-11-2020 03:15
  
  Many predicted California’s COVID-19 lockdown would finally bankrupt badly managed state and local governments. We were wrong.
  In the face of decades of debt and despite the rapid decline in sales tax revenue — the oxygen of local government — we have yet to see a parade of city officials ascend the bankruptcy court steps. The reasons?
  The Federal Reserve has provided reeling state and local governments unprecedented liquidity. And despite the grim news out of Washington, D.C.,
  
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• Voting at Westminster polling site temporarily halted after ‘suspicious package’ is found, then deemed safe

  01-11-2020 02:53
  
  A suspicious package found in a parking lot near a Westminster polling site on Saturday halted voting for about two hours before a bomb squad determined the box was safe, authorities said.
  An Orange County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad said the package was not explosive or dangerous at 6 p.m., allowing authorities to reopen the area to the public, said Westminster police Cmdr. Alan Iwashita.
  An employee for the County Registrar of Voters had seen an individual walk up to the parking lot
  
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• Former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. is among Angels candidates

  01-11-2020 02:39
  
  Former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has interviewed for the Angels GM position, according to sources.
  Amaro is the 11th confirmed candidate to have an interview with the Angels, who fired GM Billy Eppler a month ago. The Angels are expected to fill the position in a few weeks.
  Amaro played his first 10 big league games with the Angels in 1991, and then spent parts of the next seven seasons with the Phillies and Cleveland Indians.
  He was the Phillies assistant GM for 10 y
  
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• Misleading campaign efforts to get Californians to back tax increases

  01-11-2020 02:00
  
  He’s just Bob.
  Bob Khalsa, Homeowner.
  Channel 4 in Los Angeles interviewed Bob about Proposition 19. The caption under the video on the station’s website reads, “One family shares how the prop could work for them.”
  “Bob Khalsa bought his Santa Clarita home 10 years ago. He’d like to move to Manhattan Beach, to be closer to his kids. But he says he can’t afford the property taxes,” reporter Randy Mac explained to viewers.
  “That prevents us fro
  
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• Angels’ two assistant GMs to leave organization

  01-11-2020 00:57
  
  Jonathan Strangio and Steve Martone, the two assistant general managers left at the top of the Angels baseball operations department after Billy Eppler was fired, are both leaving the organization. Their contracts expired Saturday.
  Strangio informed the club months ago of a plan to relocate to the East Coast for family reasons at the conclusion of his contract. The reason for Martone’s departure is unclear.
  Strangio had spent nine years with the Angels, the last four as an assistant genera
  
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• Dominic Kinnear sad to be Galaxy interim coach again

  01-11-2020 00:30
  
  For the second time in three seasons, Dominic Kinnear is back as interim coach of the Galaxy.
  Kinnear, who joined the Galaxy in 2017 as an assistant under Sigi Schmid, took over for the last month of the 2018 season when Schmid stepped down.
  Sunday night will be his first of three games in a week back in the interim role, replacing Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who was fired Thursday.
  “Sadly, this is my second time doing this,” Kinnear said. “The first time, I’ll be honest
  
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• LAFC game at San Jose postponed following 3 positive tests

  01-11-2020 00:03
  
  The Los Angeles Football Club’s game against San Jose on Sunday has been postponed by Major League Soccer after three of its players tested for coronavirus during the week.
  LAFC announced during Wednesday’s home game with Houston that a player had tested positive and was in self-isolation. On Friday, the club confirmed two more positive cases.
  The MLS said Saturday there have not been any more positive cases, but the game will be postponed “to allow for additional testing and e
  
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