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• Taste of Merry Farm: Everything you can eat and drink at the Knott’s food and beer fest

  02-11-2020 23:15
  
  The Taste of Merry Farm menu will offer nearly 100 food and drink items at more than 30 booths spread throughout Knott’s Berry Farm while rides and shows remain shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The Taste of Merry Farm craft beer and food event will run on 31 select dates Nov. 20 through Jan. 3 at Knott’s.
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• Alexander: Which baseball rules experiments should stay?

  02-11-2020 22:53
  
  Now that we have had a chance to catch our collective breath, following a season that ended in triumph (and controversy) for the Dodgers, it’s time to evaluate some of the quirks of Pandemic Baseball. Of the rules and formats put in place for 2020 – most out of necessity – which should stay and which should go?
  Keep in mind, of course, that the baseball landscape for 2021 and beyond remains a blank page, though it’s fair to suggest the game will not return to the way it w
  
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• Private memorial for Saddleback College coach Bill Cunerty to be streamed on Nov. 14

  02-11-2020 22:39
  
  A private memorial service for former Saddleback College football and golf coach Bill Cunerty will be streamed live on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.
  Cunerty, 74, also known as a beloved broadcaster of high school sports with COX 3, died Oct. 22 from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
  The memorial service will be private because of COVID-19 restrictions but streamed live at www.reverencechurch.org, said Cunerty’s wife Claudia.
  Cunerty’s more than 40-year career in Orange County
  
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• These 74 photos are our OC photographers’ favorites from October

  02-11-2020 22:31
  
  A haunted car wash character pushes up against the soap covered driver-side window during the “Tunnel of Terror” haunted car wash at the Russell Fischer Xpress in Huntington Beach on Thursday, October 15, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Donald Trump made an appearance at the Blackies 17th Annual Halloween Surf event in Newport Beach while carrying 11-year-old Hudson Wagner on his back on Saturday, October 31, 2020. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Re
  
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• Meet the lifelike next-gen Disney animatronic that breathes and stares at you

  02-11-2020 22:30
  
  Disney researchers are developing a new audio-animatronic figure with subtle eye and head movements that could allow characters like Captain Jack Sparrow and Kylo Ren in Disneyland and Disney World attractions to engage in more lifelike human-robot interactions.
  The next-generation audio-animatronic was developed by Walt Disney Imagineering’s Advanced Development team, Disney Research innovation lab, California Institute of Technology and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according
  
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• Wingstop tests chicken thighs to offset soaring U.S. wing prices

  02-11-2020 22:02
  
  By Anne Riley Moffat and Carolina Gonzalez | Bloomberg
  Wingstop — the restaurant chain that primarily sells, well, wings — is testing bone-in chicken thighs to help stabilize costs as prices for wings remain particularly volatile.
  The Dallas-based company, which said in February it would be trialing the new thigh product this year, has been dealing with inflation in bone-in chicken wings. In addition to adding thighs to the menu in some markets, Wingstop has also responded to the flu
  
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• KOST-FM 103.5 announces start date for nonstop Christmas music programming

  02-11-2020 20:59
  
  Sleighbells ring, are you listening? KOST-FM/103.5 expects you to be at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 when the station makes its annual switchover to nonstop Christmas music.
  OK, you might not be feeling your holly-est or jolliest right now. But at KOST-FM, which started its annual all-Christmas tradition as a way to bring good cheer in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, there’s no balm for hearts and minds like the sounds of Christmas around the clock.
  Morning host Ellen K made the an
  
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• Jingle Ball goes virtual as Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Doja Cat top iHeartRadio event

  02-11-2020 20:41
  
  With the holiday season rapidly approaching, Los Angeles radio stations have had to get creative with how to present their large-scale, multi-artist holiday-themed festivals.
  iHeartRadio and KIIS 102.7 FM announced it would continue its Jingle Ball tradition with a virtual celebration that will include performances by Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Smith and Shawn Mendes.
  According to a release issued by iHeartRadio, artists will be performing from their home
  
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• Prop. 21 would reduce quantity and quality of rental housing

  02-11-2020 20:36
  
  Everyone agrees that housing costs in California are extremely high and push many individuals and families over the edge financially. In such an environment, capping rents might sound great — until you consider the secondary effects and unintended consequences that would actually make the housing crisis even worse for most people. This is what makes Proposition 21 so dangerous.
  Though not as sweeping as a similar measure (Proposition 10) which failed by about 19 points just two years ago,
  
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• USC football positional breakdown: offensive line

  02-11-2020 20:10
  
  The offensive line is the backbone of every offense. USC’s offensive line is still coming into focus as the first game of the season approaches on Saturday. But even after losing both of last year’s tackles, it’s clear the Trojans have enough talent and experience to field a solid line unit in 2020.
  Here’s a breakdown of where USC stands at offensive line:
  Key returnees: Justin Dedich (So.), Liam Douglass (So.), Liam Jimmons (Sr.), Frank Martin (Sr.), Jalen McKenzie (Jr.)
  
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• California unemployment chief to retire amid claims backlog

  02-11-2020 20:07
  
  By ADAM BEAM | The Associated Press
  The director of California’s unemployment benefits department said Friday she will retire at the end of the year following an explosion of more than 15 million claims that overwhelmed the agency and resulted in months of frustrating delays for people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
  Sharon Hilliard says she will end her 37-year career at the Employment Development Department on Dec. 31. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed her as director in February
  
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• Unemployment soars: L.A.-Orange County No. 2 in U.S., Inland Empire No. 8

  02-11-2020 20:03
  
  The pandemic’s economic punch pushed Los Angeles and Orange counties to the second-largest jump in joblessness among the nation’s largest metropolitan areas in the past year — with the Inland Empire at No. 8.
  Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that the L.A.-O.C. region’s unemployment rate soared 9.7 percentage points to 13.6% in the year ended in September. Of 51 large metros ranked, only Las Vegas had a larger increase: a 10.9 percentage-point increase to 14.8% in Sep
  
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• USC football uncertain what to expect from Arizona State’s new defense

  02-11-2020 19:52
  
  As the Pac-12 finally begins its season this weekend, USC football head coach Clay Helton thinks the Trojans’ opener against Arizona State will feature more than two favorites for the Pac-12 South: It will also be, Helton says, a battle between two of the best quarterbacks in the country.
  The Trojans return Kedon Slovis, the sophomore who completed 71.9% of his throws last year for 3,502 yards, 30 touchdowns and nine interceptions. On the other side of the field will be Jayden Daniels, who
  
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• Chargers reportedly trade DB Desmond King to Tennessee Titans

  02-11-2020 19:44
  
  For months, the Chargers said they’d find a place for Desmond King in their crowded secondary, but even when injuries occurred there was no place for the former All-Pro defensive back on their team.
  The Chargers reportedly found a place with a different team Monday. King was traded to the Tennessee Titans for a sixth-round pick, according to multiple reports.
  King was mysteriously ruled out a day before the Chargers lost to the Denver Broncos, 31-30. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn called it a
  
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• UCLA will try to open the season with a victory for the first time in coach Chip Kelly’s tenure

  02-11-2020 19:37
  
  Don’t know if UCLA football coach Chip Kelly enjoyed the question as the Bruins football team finally gets ready for its Pac-12 and season opener on Saturday at Colorado at 5 p.m., after an abbreviated training camp and daily testing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Due to the Pac-12’s late summer decision to play football this fall, there are no non-conference games, leaving the Bruins just a six-game conference schedule that includes a bonus seventh game at the end of the season in
  
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• Visit LA Live to meet the heart of Los Angeles food, culture, and events

  02-11-2020 19:35
  
  When you visit Los Angeles, you come for Los Angelinos’ food, culture, and lifestyle. You might see the beaches or the Hollywood sign, but everyone knows the city’s heart is downtown right next to the Staples Center, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. In the plaza known as LA Live, you can find everything from places to eat to fun events to attend. Usually, you can find celebrations of local teams or even an ice skating rink, but this year is going to be a little differ
  
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• Here’s what’s on the ballot in Orange County on Nov. 3, 2020

  02-11-2020 19:17
  
  You’ve likely heard a lot about the presidential candidates in the past few months. But your ballot is full of other decisions that could impact everything from how much you pay in sales tax to the leaders deciding which city services to cut during the looming pandemic recession.
  Our staff has reported many local races of interest in Orange County, interviewing candidates and looking at the salient issues to help you make smart decisions close to home.
  Here’s a look at some of the ra
  
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• Firefighters get the Blue Ridge, Silverado fires near full containment

  02-11-2020 18:46
  
  The week-old Silverado and Blue Ridge wildfires that at one point sent tens of thousands of people fleeing from their homes and damaged a handful of buildings were nearly fully contained as of Monday, Nov. 2, officials said.
  Containment was at 93% for each blaze, meaning fire officials believe the fires won’t spread beyond that percentage of their perimeters.
  “Crews worked (through) the evening establishing additional containment line,” Cal Fire said in a morning update. &ldquo
  
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• Democrats must stand up for working families and school choice

  02-11-2020 18:41
  
  The global health pandemic has unmasked glaring socioeconomic inequities in the lives of many Latino families, and nowhere is this more evident than in the disparities in education. Latino children, who comprise 13.6 percent of the overall student population attending U.S. public schools, and in states like California more than half (54.90 percent) of the state’s students, have been relegated to online distance learning with fewer hours of instruction time when compared to their more afflu
  
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• Can American institutions survive anti-Trump backlash?: Walter Williams

  02-11-2020 18:35
  
  President Donald Trump is not the first president to be hated by a large segment of the American population.
  There was considerable hate for President Ronald Reagan. But even though the Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill and Reagan were polar opposites in their politics, they could be friends.
  Once, when Reagan confronted O’Neill about nasty things that he said about him in a newspaper, O’Neill replied, “That’s just politics, after 6 o’clock we’
  
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• The eyes of history are upon us: Doug McIntyre

  02-11-2020 18:27
  
  Over 80 million of us have already cast ballots for president.
  On Tuesday, the rest of the so-inclined will queue up at polling places or drop-boxes to toss in their two cents. I’ll be among them.
  Pandemic or no pandemic, I like voting in person. If I can risk death at Trader Joe’s for organic raspberries and whole bean French roast decaf, I’m willing to roll the dice on voting.
  Turnout is expected to be high. We’re on target to eclipse 1908, the previous record-holder fo
  
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• Christmas decorating is already in full swing, and here are the design trends you need to know

  02-11-2020 18:04
  
  If you are just starting to think about Christmas décor themes, surprise, you’re behind the trend. Pinterest said that while people on their site usually step up their holiday planning in September, this year they saw a big increase starting in April, during the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders.
  But no need to worry.
  “The closest we can get to ‘normal’ are these holidays,” said Tom Mirabile, the principal and founder of home industry insights company Spri
  
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• Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims

  02-11-2020 17:50
  
  By PAN PYLAS | Associated Press
  LONDON — Johnny Depp lost his high-stakes libel case Monday against The Sun tabloid newspaper for labeling him a “wife beater,” as a British judge said he believed the actor had abused his ex-wife and that she frequently feared for her life.
  In a decision that has been cheered by campaigners against domestic abuse, Justice Andrew Nicol said the defendants had proved during the trial in London that their allegations against Depp were “substa
  
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• Now open: Self-pouring taproom in Fullerton; Stoney Clover Lane boutique in Newport Beach

  02-11-2020 17:30
  
  A new taproom in Fullerton offers customers a chance to pour themselves craft beer, wine, seltzer and kombucha on tap with help from a clever tracking chip.
  Barrel & Stave Pour House in the city’s downtown district has 32 self-pour taps that use technology created by iPourIt in Lake Forest. The taproom is owned by industry veterans Chris Gayer and Chris White.
  Customers open a tab and are given a “touchless tap key” that fits around the taps. The key uses RFID (radio freque
  
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• Galaxy knocks off Real Salt Lake to remain in chase for playoff spot

  02-11-2020 07:14
  
  CARSON >> The Galaxy’s playoff chances are still alive thanks to Sunday’s complete effort against Real Salt Lake.
  It had been a difficult week with the firing of coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto and staff, Thursday. Assistant coach Dominic Kinnear was installed as interim coach for the second time in the last three years.
  Whatever Kinnear told them, it worked as the Galaxy looked balanced and compact from the outset of the game.
  Giancarlo Gonzalez (18th minute) and Cristian Pav
  
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• Pedestrian killed in Huntington Beach traffic collision

  02-11-2020 06:15
  
  A man was struck and killed in a traffic collision on Sunday evening in Huntington Beach.
  Officers shortly before 6:30 p.m. responded to reports of a collision at the Brookhurst Street and Hamilton Avenue intersection, according to a Huntington Beach Police Department statement.
  Based on their preliminary investigation, police believe the man, a transient, was crossing southbound on Brookhurst, against a traffic signal, when he was struck by a Chrysler Sebring traveling eastbound on Hamilton.
  Th
  
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• Anthony Lynn’s job security in question after Chargers’ latest blown lead

  02-11-2020 06:05
  
  Chargers coach Anthony Lynn is accustomed to receiving questions about why his team continues to lose double-digit leads.
  Lynn hasn’t found the answers, with the Chargers losing 31-30 to the Denver Broncos on Sunday after building a 21-point advantage. The ongoing issue has now created other pressing questions for the Chargers’ four-year head coach.
  “When you’re not winning, you should be, to be honest with you,” Lynn said when asked if he’s concerned about hi
  
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• UCLA football remains coronavirus-free as it prepares for Colorado

  02-11-2020 02:46
  
  UCLA football is coronavirus-free heading into game week against Colorado to open the conference-only schedule.
  The coronavirus delayed the start of the 2020 season for Pac-12 teams and the Bruins know that it can still have an impact on the season despite being days removed from the trip to Boulder.
  UCLA had a player test positive last week but it has since been reported as a false-positive.
  “Our medical staff does a really good job,” linebacker Bo Calvert said. “We’re g
  
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• Alexander: Rams’ McVay falls on his sword, but there’s only so much he can do

  02-11-2020 02:27
  
  After the Lakers and Dodgers completed their championship double in October, people started suggesting that three’s company, and wouldn’t it be great if the Rams … uh, hold it right there.
  This is not the way to achieve that. 
  The Rams had a frightful second quarter Sunday in Miami. A frightful seven minutes and 10 seconds, actually, with three Jared Goff turnovers – two fumbles that turned into Miami scores, one after the Rams had reached the Miami 9, as well as th
  
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• Chargers blow 21-point lead and lose when Broncos score on final play

  02-11-2020 01:59
  
  KJ Hamler #13 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with teammate Jerry Jeudy #10 after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers at the end of the fourth quarter of the game at Empower Field At Mile High on November 01, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Broncos won 31-30. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams (81) pulls in a touchdown pass as Denver Broncos cornerback A.J. Bouye defends during the first half of an NFL football game, S
  
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• Rams miss Jalen Ramsey’s big-play defense in loss to Miami

  02-11-2020 01:27
  
  Jalen Ramsey might have altered a footnote in NFL history if he’d been there to prevent Tua Tagovailoa’s first touchdown pass.
  But Ramsey, the Rams’ All-Pro defensive back, missed Sunday’s game against the Dolphins in Miami after waking up ill, the team said.
  David Long replaced him, and it was Long who couldn’t stop DeVante Parker from catching a 3-yard pass from Tagovailoa that started the Dolphins’ 28-0 scoring run in the Rams’ 28-17 loss.
  “Jale
  
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• Coronavirus: 233 new cases and 1 new death reported in Orange County on Nov. 1

  02-11-2020 00:28
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency provides a daily update of testing results, deaths and other related metrics used to monitor the impact and spread of the coronavirus.
  Here is a snapshot of the information provided Sunday, Nov. 1, on its website.
  New cases reported: 233
  Cumulative cases: 60,1152,359 were skilled nursing facility residents
  575 were inmates in county jails
  192 were homeless peopleNew deaths reported: 1
  Cumulative deaths: 1,484678 were residents of skilled nursing or assisted l
  
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• 5 injured in explosion on boat sailing off of Huntington Beach

  02-11-2020 00:08
  
  An explosion on a boat sailing off of Huntington Beach left five people with injuries Sunday, police said.
  The boat was out on the water near Pacific Coast Highway and Goldenwest Street when the explosion occurred at around 12:58 p.m., said Lt. Brian Smith of Huntington Beach police.
  Passersby in their own boats helped the injured boaters off and took them to nearby hospitals. Then the Sheriff’s Department towed the damaged boat back to a dock in Huntington Harbour.
  Firefighters arrived to
  
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• 5 injured in explosion on boat in Huntington Harbour channel

  02-11-2020 00:08
  
  An explosion on a boat sailing in a Huntington Beach channel left five people with injuries Sunday, police said.
  The recreational boat was sailing in the main channel of Huntington Harbour when the blast occurred at around 12:58 p.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  Witnesses heard a loud explosion, then screaming and smoke coming from the boat.
  Troy Ford, who lives nearby and was cleaning his own boat, said he heard “a ginormous ‘Ka-bang!’ out of the
  
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• Scouting UCLA football’s first opponent: Colorado

  02-11-2020 00:06
  
  UCLA football will open the conference-only schedule Saturday, Nov. 7 against a Colorado program led by a familiar face.
  Karl Dorrell had three different stints with the Bruins — as a wide receiver (1983-1986), a graduate assistant coach (1988) and as the first Black head coach for UCLA football (2003-07).
  Dorrell left his job as an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins to become the Buffaloes’  coach in February.
  His arrival did not result in a major overhaul of the coaching
  
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