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• Downtown Disney turns 20 — take a look at how it’s changed

  11-01-2021 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Downtown Disney “shoppertainment center” that opened a month before Disney California Adventure in 2001 has changed and evolved during the outdoor shopping mall’s 20-year history.
  Downtown Disney will mark its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, Jan. 12 with a few deals from original businesses.
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• 6 reasons the Rams have beaten expectations this season

  11-01-2021 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  When quarterback Jared Goff talked about proving pessimists wrong in the Rams’ playoff victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, it was a rare admission that NFL players care what outsiders think of them.
  “All week we were told how good they are, and how we snuck into the playoffs and were (at a disadvantage) coming to their home place,” Goff said after the upset. “We were able to come up here and beat them in their own place. It feels really good.”
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• Clippers are buying into Tyronn Lue’s lineup machinations

  11-01-2021 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  As the old cliché goes: Take it 10 games at a time.
  That’s Tyronn Lue’s spin on it, anyway. And after test-driving a bench unit that featured guards Luke Kennard, Lou Williams and Reggie Jackson for the Clippers’ first 10 contests, he determined the ride wasn’t as smooth as desired.
  “We gave them a 10-game sample size of how we wanted to play with Lou, Luke and Reggie,” Lue explained after the Clippers improved to 7-4 with Sunday’s 130-127 victory
  
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• House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol ‘insurrection’

  11-01-2021 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, BILL BARROW and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead Monday with plans to oust President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy and pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
  Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – after the deadly Capitol riot in an impeachment resolution that
  
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• Trump returns Cuba to US list of terror sponsors

  11-01-2021 22:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By Matt Spetalnick | Reuters
  WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday announced it was returning Cuba to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could complicate any efforts by the incoming Biden administration to revive Obama-era detente with Havana.
  Just nine days before Republican President Donald Trump leaves office, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Cuba was being blacklisted for “repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism”
  
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• Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege

  11-01-2021 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT O’BRIEN
  The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday over ties to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before hackers made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot.
  Amazon kicked Parler off its web-hosting service, and the social media app promptly sued to get back online, telling a federal judge that the tech giant had breached its contract and abused its market power.
  
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• Coronavirus: Gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for COVID-19

  11-01-2021 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  A pair of gorillas at the world-famous San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, and a third is symptomatic, in what scientists are investigating as a possible case of human-to-animal transmission, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday.
  “That’s being determined, and one has to respect that process and the adjudication of the facts,” Newsom said during a Monday afternoon virtual news conference. “But nonetheless, (human-to-animal transmission) is an area that’s l
  
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• Angels GM Perry Minasian waits patiently for market to get moving

  11-01-2021 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  If it feels to you like the Angels have been too quiet this winter, you’re not alone.
  General manager Perry Minasian is right there with you in wishing he had been able to cross more items off his to-do list in his first two months on the job, although he understands it’s been quiet industry-wide. Uncertainties about finances during the pandemic have likely contributed to the slow pace of activity.
  “It’s been a different offseason,” Minasian said on Monday. “I
  
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• House Democrat blames COVID diagnosis on lawmakers who didn’t wear masks while sheltering during Capitol riot

  11-01-2021 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By Clare Foran and Daniella Diaz, CNN
  (CNN) — Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat, said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and she blamed fellow members of Congress who sheltered in place without masks during the violent attack on the US Capitol last week.
  “Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks, I decided to take a Covid test. I have tested positive,” the congresswoman tweeted.
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• UC system plans to return to on-campus learning in the fall

  11-01-2021 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Expressing optimism about COVID-19 vaccines and advancements in virus research, the University of California announced today that it is planning to return students to campuses for in-person instruction in the fall.
  The 10-campus system, including UCLA and UC Irvine, has been holding primarily remote classes due to the coronavirus pandemic. University officials said they wanted to make an early announcement about fall classes so current and prospective students can plan accord
  
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• Biden picks diplomat Burns to lead the CIA

  11-01-2021 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By Matthew Lee | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — William Burns, a well-known figure in diplomatic circles around the world, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the CIA, a selection likely to be embraced by the rank and file at the nation’s premier spy agency.
  A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents. He rose through the ranks of the diplomatic corps to become deputy
  
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• Former USC Heisman winner Carson Palmer named to College Football Hall of Fame

  11-01-2021 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Former USC quarterback Carson Palmer was named to the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 class on Monday.
  The 2002 Heisman Trophy winner is the 45th Trojan to earn his spot in the Hall of Fame and is part of a 13-member class that includes former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, Kansas State running back Darren Sproles and Arizona State defensive back David Fulcher.
  The 2021 Hall of Fame class will be inducted on Dec. 7 at a dinner in New York City prior to enshrinement at the Atlanta museum.
  
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• Spain struggles to dig out, get vaccinations up to speed

  11-01-2021 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By Aritz Parra | Associated Press
  MADRID — The Spanish capital of Madrid was still trying to get back on its feet Monday after a 50-year record snowfall that paralyzed large parts of central Spain and hampered the delivery of coronavirus vaccines.
  The blizzard dumped over 20 inches of snow in some areas and a cold front was turning mounds of fluffy white into sheets of ice and crusted drifts. At least 700 roads were still not clear enough, half of them unfit for driving without chains.
  Tem
  
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• Former Angels broadcaster Victor Rojas takes job running Texas Rangers’ Double-A affiliate

  11-01-2021 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Longtime Angels broadcaster Victor Rojas has been hired as the president and general manager of the Frisco Roughriders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.
  Rojas, who announced on Saturday he was leaving the Angels TV booth after 11 seasons, had demonstrated a desire to get into baseball operations when he had an interview for the Angels’ GM job earlier this offseason.
  Presidents of affiliated minor league teams generally are in charge of the team’s business operations, beca
  
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• Dems prep ‘incitement of insurrection’ charge against Trump

  11-01-2021 19:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
  Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – in an impeachment resolution that could go to a vote by mid-week. First, Democrats ca
  
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• Chipotle hosting nationwide career day Thursday, seeks 15,000 new hires

  11-01-2021 19:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Chipotle Mexican Grill will host a “Coast To Coast Career Day” on Thursday, with plans to hire 15,000 new workers for its restaurants across the United States, the Newport Beach-based company announced today.
  Although the pandemic has resulted in lost business for many companies, Chipotle officials said their model has allowed them to expand, ending 2020 with nearly 11,000 internal promotions and the possible addition of about 200 new restaurants coming soon.
  “We are fortunate
  
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• Roy Rogers’ former Victorville ranch drops asking price by another $910,000

  11-01-2021 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The entrance to Roy Rogers’ Double R Bar Ranch. (Photo by Mike Dew, TourFactory)
  The western movie set at the Double R Bar Ranch once owned by singing cowboy Roy Rogers and his wife, actress Dale Evans. (Photo by Mike Dew, TourFactory)
  Inside the red barn. (Photo by Mike Dew, TourFactory)
  The saloon is part of the western movie set at singing cowboy Roy Rogers’ former Double R Bar Ranch. (Photo by Mike Dew, TourFactory)
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• Five books about the end of the world to read in 2021

  11-01-2021 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s something about the new year that gives us feelings of happiness and hope for the future. As we enter the year 2021, we see more stories about fictional dystopian futures caused by aliens, zombies, and natural disasters. How many books were you able to read in 2020? Now that we know we have the time on our hands, it’s time to put a book into them too! Reading books provides us with the perfect level of escapism that takes us out of our lives to enjoy the stories of others. It
  
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• Annual gadget show in Vegas pivots online, a hall of mirrors to the future

  11-01-2021 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Mae Anderson | The Associated Press
  Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical new format — a “virtual” show taking place only in cyberspace.
  Yes, that means everyone can still get a glimpse of the future, but only by via technology of the future — aka video stre
  
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• Dems prepare insurrection incitement charge against Trump

  11-01-2021 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
  Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – in an impeachment resolution that could go to a vote by mid-week. First, Democrats ca
  
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• Newsom’s budget proposal skips tough choices

  11-01-2021 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s Legislature returned to session on Monday and will be wrestling with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly announced and record-setting $227 billion budget. Lawmakers have until July 1 to approve it, but the governor has asked them to approve a rapid approval of billions of dollars in direct spending to aid local and state agencies, small businesses and individuals.
  The good news is that, despite predictions last year that the COVID-19-related shutdowns and recession would decimate
  
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• New round of Paycheck Protection Program starts Monday

  11-01-2021 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By Laura Davison | Bloomberg
  A new round of Paycheck Protection Program money will start becoming available to select lenders and borrowers on Monday, according to senior administration officials.
  Community financial institutions — approximately 10% of eligible lenders — will be able to start accepting loan applications Monday for entities seeking their first PPP loans. On Wednesday, those same lenders can begin processing second-round loans for small businesses and nonprofits that h
  
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• Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa will roll out a cashless wagering system

  11-01-2021 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Roughly 20 years ago, Ellis Island Hotel & Casino owner Gary Ellis came up with an idea for a system to extend lines of credit to casino players without handing out actual cash and now that that system is fully realized and patented, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa near Cabazon will be one of the first casinos to use it.
  The casino will start using Marker Trax, a cashless wagering system that allows casinos to digitally advance markers to players at slot machines. Markers work similarly to
  
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• Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bill Belichick

  11-01-2021 18:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kevin Freking | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will present one of the nation’s highest civilian honors to Bill Belichick, the football coach of the New England Patriots and the only coach to win six Super Bowl titles.
  The presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom is expected Thursday, a White House official confirmed on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
  Trump and Belichick have known each other fo
  
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• Sparks re-sign popular guard Te’a Cooper

  11-01-2021 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The Sparks have re-signed guard Te’a Cooper, the second-year guard who impressed last season after joining the team shortly before the season began, when she and and center Reshanda Gray came aboard to replace Kristi Toliver and Chiney Ogwumike after those All-Stars opted out of the WNBA’s bubble in Bradenton, Florida.
  Cooper, 23, appeared in 20 regular season games and averaged 7.0 points and 2.0 assists for the team, which ranked seventh and eighth, respectively, among rookies. Coo
  
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• Drive-In OC announces first 2021 headliners coming to City National Grove of Anaheim

  11-01-2021 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  City National Grove of Anaheim’s Drive-In OC is returning in 2021 and the venue has just announced the first shows of the season.
  San Diego-based reggae band Tribal Seeds will headline the outdoor venue at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Tickets are $160-$300 (per vehicle with up to five passengers) and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15 via Ticketmaster.com.
  Since the coronavirus pandemic has put a hold on all touring and in-venue events, Tribal Seeds spent the majority of its time last year
  
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• LAFC adds forward Corey Baird in trade with Real Salt Lake

  11-01-2021 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Football Club has acquired forward Corey Baird in a trade with Real Salt Lake, the team announced Monday.
  Baird, 24, was the 2018 MLS Rookie of the Year. He has scored 15 goals with 13 assists in his three-year career with Real Salt Lake.
  LAFC will send $500,000 in General Allocation Money, spread across the 2021 and 2022 seasons, a 2021 international roster slot and future considerations.
  “Corey is a dynamic attacker and we are excited to welcome a player of his caliber an
  
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• Are robot-made ‘printed’ buildings a solution to California’s housing crisis?

  11-01-2021 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  In a cavernous warehouse near the Oakland Coliseum, a 3D printer extrudes a secret blend of minerals and plastic polymer that’s hardened into a heavy stone-like form under ultraviolet light.
  The end result of that alchemy? A move-in-ready, robot-made modular home from technology startup Mighty Buildings.
  Backed by $30 million in venture capital, Mighty Buildings is following a classic California startup recipe: use technology to address a big problem and — it hopes — disrupt an
  
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• PGA pulls 2022 championship from Trump golf course

  11-01-2021 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kevin Dotson | CNN
  The 2022 PGA Championship will not be played at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, according to an announcement Sunday from PGA of America President Jim Richerson.
  “The PGA of America Board of Directors voted tonight to exercise the right to terminate the agreement to play the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster,” Richerson said in a written statement.
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• Mega Millions, Powerball combined jackpots soar above $1 billion

  11-01-2021 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By Scott McFetridge | The Associated Press
  After a long stretch of relatively paltry prizes, U.S. lottery players now have a choice of games that offer combined jackpots of more than $1 billion.
  The jackpot for Mega Millions’ Tuesday night drawing has climbed to $600 million, and the top prize in the Powerball game reached $550 million ahead of Wednesday’s drawing.
  It has been nearly two years since the two national lottery games offered such giant prizes and only the second time bot
  
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• Impeachment looming, Democrats urge Pence to help oust Trump

  11-01-2021 18:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
  Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – in an impeachment resolution that could go to a vote by mid-week. First, Democrats ca
  
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• Miya Ponsetto reportedly investigated in the smashing of Airbnb’s door on same day as hotel dispute

  11-01-2021 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The California woman accused of an attempted assault on a teenage boy in a Manhattan hotel is also being investigated in connection with damage to the Airbnb apartment where she was staying, the New York Post is reporting.
  Miya Ponsetto. (Ventura County Sheriff’s Office)
  Miya Ponsetto, 22, of Piru (Ventura County) was extradited to New York and arraigned Saturday evening on charges of attempted assault, endangering the welfare of a child, attempted robbery and attempted grand larceny, acco
  
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• House preps impeachment; GOP blocks ouster-by-Cabinet call

  11-01-2021 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans.
  Democrats in the House are pushing Pence and the Cabinet to oust Trump, saying he is unfit for office after encouraging a protest march that turned into a mob that ransacked the U.S. Capitol in a deadly siege.
  Republicans refused to allow a vote
  
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• Republicans block measure calling for quick removal of Trump

  11-01-2021 17:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans.
  Democrats in the House are pushing Pence and the Cabinet to oust Trump, saying he is unfit for office after encouraging a protest march that turned into a mob that ransacked the U.S. Capitol in a deadly siege.
  Pence has given no indication he is
  
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• Status Update: Need a job? Postal service hiring a variety of roles from carrier to mechanic

  11-01-2021 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  If you need a job, the U.S. Postal Service is hiring across Southern California.
  Available jobs last week included mail handlers, automotive technicians, maintenance mechanic, city carrier assistant, rural carrier, tractor-trailer operator, custodians and occupational nurses.
  The USPS recommended interested applicants start online at usps.com/careers. Select California and hit “start” to begin the search for listings.
  A search on Friday showed a listing for an automotive technician i
  
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• Read: House articles of impeachment against Donald Trump

  11-01-2021 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  (CNN) — The U.S. House of Representatives has released its resolution to impeach President Donald Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection,” an article for which the House is expected to vote on this week.
  The document (attached in full at the bottom of this article) includes these statements:
  “… Donald John Trump engaged in high Crimes and Misdemeanors by inciting violence against the Government of the United States, in that:
  “On January 6, 2021,
  
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• Digging deeper into gardening? Here’s how to save seeds

  11-01-2021 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The pandemic sprouted a newfound interest in gardening and for those who want to do even more with their gardens in 2021, saving seeds can add another level of fun.
  Seed saving allows gardeners to still grow their favorite varieties and it also lets people develop better fruits and vegetables over time.
  And as we found out during the early months of the novel coronavirus pandemic, you can’t always rely on a favorite seed company or nursery to come through.
  “Last spring, so many seed
  
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• The first Black ‘Batwoman’ is here: Javicia Leslie talks tackling the superhero role in CW series

  11-01-2021 16:31 via ocregister.com
  
  When Javicia Leslie put on the Batsuit for the first time on the set of the CW network’s “Batwoman” series, it felt like a dream from childhood — and her professional life, too — came true.
  “As a person, of course, I’ve always wanted to be a superhero,” says Leslie, who takes over the title role on Sunday, Jan. 17. “And especially as an actor, I’ve always wanted to do a superhero role.”
  This particular part seemed unlikely to come
  
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• Medical workers say Culver City hospital denied them COVID-19 vaccines in favor of employee relatives

  11-01-2021 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  It was like a scene from the halcyon days of Studio 54, the legendary New York City discotheque where often only A-listers, name droppers and the well-connected were allowed inside.
  When word leaked out last month that Southern California Hospital in Culver City would share its extra doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine over three days with the local medical community, frontline workers flocked to the 450-bed facility.
  What they found when they got there was troubling.
  Long lines of people, both
  
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• ‘Hang Mike Pence!’: Assault on U.S. Capitol a more sinister attack than first appeared

  11-01-2021 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAY REEVES, LISA MASCARO and CALVIN WOODWARD | The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON  — Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump’s name, the Capitol’s attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted face and screams captured on video. They mortally wounded another officer with a blunt weapon and body-slammed a third over a railing into the crowd.
  “Hang Mike Pence!” the insurrectionists chanted as they pressed inside, beating police with pipes.
  
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• Twitter shares tumble after nixing @realDonaldTrump account

  11-01-2021 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY
  Shares of Twitter are tumbling at the opening bell after it permanently kicked President Donald Trump off the social media platform.
  There was a broad market selloff Monday to start the week, yet the 11% slide in shares of Twitter Inc. far outpaced those declines.
  Twitter on Friday shut down @realDonaldTrump, citing concern that Trump would use it for “further incitement of violence.” Trump retorted that he’d be “building out our own pla
  
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• Alabama vs. Ohio State national title game: What you need to know

  11-01-2021 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  One of college football’s bluebloods is going to add to its trophy case on Monday night.
  Top-ranked Alabama (12-0) hopes to win its third CFP national championship (and sixth national title under Nick Saban) while No. 3 Ohio State (7-0) will try for its second CFP title when the two meet at 5 p.m. PST in Miami. In fact, the Crimson Tide (eight) and the Buckeyes (five) have the most national championship game appearances in the BCS/CFP era (since 1998).
  Opponents struggled to slow these two
  
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• Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

  11-01-2021 14:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY
  President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege on the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where — if anywhere — on the internet he will be able to reach his followers.
  The far right-friendly Parler had been the leading candidate, at least until Google and Apple removed it from their app stores and Amazon booted it off its web hosting service just after midnig
  
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• Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from Northern California jail using a homemade rope

  11-01-2021 14:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Hollie Silverman | CNN
  A manhunt is underway for six inmates who escaped from the Merced County Downtown Jail in Northern California, according to a press release from the Merced County Sheriff’s Office issued Sunday.
  The inmates, ages 19 to 22, were able to make it to the roof of the jail and used a “homemade rope to scale down the side of the jail,” the release said.
  Jail staff discovered the men were missing from their cell just before midnight Sunday, according to the re
  
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• Top CBs for Ohio State, Alabama could play crucial role in title game

  11-01-2021 10:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By MITCH STACY
  The Associated Press
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two of the best cornerbacks in the nation, Shaun Wade of Ohio State and Patrick Surtain II of Alabama, are likely to have their hands full during Monday night’s national championship game.
  Both are highly decorated All-Americans and top NFL prospects – which one is best is a matter for a debate that this game could help settle. Every action and reaction will be dissected and evaluated in their matchups with some of the colleg
  
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• Alabama, Ohio State traveled different paths to title game

  11-01-2021 09:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN ZENOR
  The Associated Press 
  Alabama breezed through the regular season and college football’s semifinals, surviving a solitary scare in the Southeastern Conference championship game to reach its expected destination.
  Ohio State wasn’t exactly a shoo-in with its abbreviated schedule but resoundingly proved it belonged in the College Football Playoffs with a semifinal thrashing of Clemson.
  The Buckeyes (7-0) and Crimson Tide (12-0) traveled different paths to get to Monday
  
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• Commentary: Let’s just get college football season over with

  11-01-2021 09:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL NEWBERRY
  AP Sports Columnist
  Let’s just get this over with.
  There’s nothing to celebrate as college football hobbles to the finish line of a grim season in the midst of a horrific pandemic, which is only getting worse as Alabama prepares to face Ohio State on Monday night.
  More than 4,000 Americans perished on Thursday – the deadliest day yet in the nearly year-long pandemic, according to John Hopkins University. More than 27,000 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the
  
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• Prolific offenses for Alabama, Ohio State are powered by tough O-lines

  11-01-2021 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By MITCH STACY
  The Associated Press
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett, a player who survived getting shot in the face last summer, enjoys a tough opponent.
  Purposely crashing into college football’s best offensive line during Monday night’s national championship game won’t be as harrowing as a bullet passing through both of his cheeks, which is what happened when he tried to break up a fight on a street in August. But he knows there will be viol
  
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• Browns win first playoff game since 1995 with 48-37 triumph over Steelers

  11-01-2021 08:07 via ocregister.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — So much for the weight of history. Or practicing. Or having your head coach on the sideline. Or your emotional leader on the field.
  The Cleveland Browns overcame all of it, dismantling the Pittsburgh Steelers 48-37 in the wild-card round Sunday night.
  It’s the franchise’s first postseason victory in more than a quarter century and earned Cleveland a trip to Kansas City next Sunday to face the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.
  Playing with first-year head c
  
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• Rams’ injury issues add to challenge of facing Packers

  11-01-2021 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams got the answer Sunday to the first question about their second-round playoff game, finding out they’ll play the Packers in Green Bay on Saturday.
  That left only about a half-dozen big questions unanswered, starting with who will be playing for the Rams in the 1:35 p.m. (L.A. time) game.
  Coach Sean McVay sounded optimistic but not certain Sunday evening that defensive tackle Aaron Donald (ribs) and wide receiver Cooper Kupp (knee bursitis) will be ready to go.
  McVay said Jared Goff
  
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