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• Moonshine Memories triumphs in Del Mar Debutante

  03-09-2017 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR >> An already productive year of training got a whole lot more impressive Saturday for Simon Callaghan, who saddled 5-1 fourth choice Moonshine Memories for a half-length victory in the $300,690 Grade I Del Mar Debutante.
  Callaghan, who’s won with 24 percent of his starters this year and took the Grade I Test Stakes at Saratoga with American Gal last month, watched as Moonshine Memories went gate to wire to beat six other 2-year-old fillies in her second career start and seco
  
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• Tyler Childers is bringing the On The Road Tour to the Hollywood Bowl

  14-11-2024 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Tyler Childers is set to embark on his On The Road stadium and arena tour, which will make a stop at the Hollywood Bowl on June 10, 2025.
  Presented by Live Nation, the Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter will be joined by a rotating lineup of special guests, including Wynonna Judd, Charley Crockett, Robert Earl Keen, The Hold Steady, Medium Build, Deer Tick, Hayes Carll, S.G. Goodman, Cory Branan, and SOMA.
  The tour kicks off April 3 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and includes
  
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• My Chemical Romance is bringing the Long Live the Black Parade tour to Dodger Stadium

  14-11-2024 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Less than a month after delivering a memorable performance of “The Black Parade” in its entirety at the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, My Chemical Romance has announced an upcoming stadium tour where the band will play its iconic album in full once more.
  The emo-rock legends will make a stop at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Saturday, July 26, 2025, with special guest Wallows. Produced by Live Nation, the 10-city stadium trek, aptly named Long Live The Black Parade,
  
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• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opens new $75 million ‘front porch’ on Nov. 17

  14-11-2024 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  With the hope of getting more people through their doors, Natural History Museum officials are opening the venue’s new “front porch” this Sunday, Nov. 17 with a free community block party that will include live music, food and even a dinosaur.
  “We really want to be a place that the community sees is for them. So it’s important for us to have a space that people can come into and feel like they’re welcomed and they belong here,” said Dr. Lori Bettison-Var
  
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• Dogs competed in a ‘smile-off’ contest at the National Dog Show preview. Everybody won

  14-11-2024 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By Stephanie Farr, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
  PHILADELPHIA — Two dog breeds renowned for their uncanny smiles — the Lancashire heeler and the Samoyed — were pitted head-to-head in a “smile-off” contest at the National Dog Show press preview Tuesday, shepherding in howls of laughter from the crowd and confused head tilts from the contestants.
  These noble descendants of wolves, bred to strike fear in the hearts of livestock with their impeccable herding skil
  
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• At packed UFO hearing, calls for transparency ring loud

  14-11-2024 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Justin Papp, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
  The email came through one day in January 2015, according to Tim Gallaudet, during a pre-deployment exercise off the East Coast that included the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group.
  The subject line read, in all caps, “URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE,” recalls Gallaudet, then commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. In his telling, the email from an operations officer asked for any information on a series of unknown objects di
  
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• UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond receives contract extension through 2029

  14-11-2024 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA has extended athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract through 2029, the school announced in a press release Thursday morning.
  “In just four years, Martin has redefined UCLA Athletics – creating new opportunities for Bruins to compete on the biggest stages, making major investments in student-athlete wellness and success, taking important steps to shore up the financial health of our athletics enterprise and putting an inclusive culture at the center of the department,&r
  
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• UCLA football ready for ‘rocking’ atmosphere at Washington

  14-11-2024 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  The UCLA football team is on a roll, having won three Big Ten Conference games in a row and coming off its first win of the season at the Rose Bowl.
  The Bruins are back on the road again this week for a Friday night game against Washington, a team that has been unstoppable in its home territory.
  The Huskies have won 19 consecutive home games, their longest home win streak in modern school history.
  “It’s just rocking,” UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster told reporters of Husky Stadi
  
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• Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

  14-11-2024 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said.
  Three more Rhesus macaques were recaptured Wednesday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement.
  Forty-three monkeys made a break for it on Nov. 6 after an employee at what locals call “the monkey farm” didn’t fully lock their enclosure, police sa
  
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• John Force Racing teams reach NHRA Finals with momentum

  14-11-2024 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  POMONA — It’s been a rough year for the John Force Racing team in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
  As the series heads to the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at Pomona Dragstrip this weekend, the John Force Racing team has reasons to reflect and reasons to rejoice. John Force was back with his drivers and teams two weeks ago for the races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first time since his racing accident in June left him with a severe brain injury.
  Force, the face of the
  
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• How Serfas Club Drive in Corona got its name

  14-11-2024 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  One of the westernmost off-ramps from the 91 Freeway in Riverside County is Serfas Club Drive. It’s on the western outskirts of Corona near the mouth of Santa Ana Canyon. Its name can be traced to two brothers.
  The two brothers are Anastacios “Ernest” Serfas, and his younger brother Menelaos “Nick” Serfas.
  The brothers were born in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s to Greek immigrant parents. They grew up in Los Angeles and attended USC, where they excelled in sports &nd
  
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• Angel City FC moving into new performance center at Cal Lutheran

  14-11-2024 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Angel City Football Club is moving into a new performance center on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
  The club announced Thursday that it had signed an agreement with the university to move into a nine-acre, 50,000-square foot performance center on the campus.
  The performance center, which was formerly home to the Rams, will undergo a multi-million dollar remodel to the interior and outdoor spaces. It will also include a full-size pitch and a half.
  The work is schedu
  
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• ‘Parks and Recreation’ was Jim O’Heir’s dream job. So he wrote a book about it.

  14-11-2024 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  When the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” came to its end after seven seasons, it was an emotional day for all of the cast and crew, says Jim O’Heir, who played Jerry Gergich, the kind-hearted bumbler and butt of all jokes in the city of Pawnee’s parks department.
  O’Heir was part of a talented ensemble that included Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Chris
  
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• Angels near deal with utility infielder Kevin Newman

  14-11-2024 18:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels are near a deal with veteran infielder Kevin Newman, who could provide depth across the infield, a source confirmed Thursday.
  Shortstop Zach Neto, third baseman Anthony Rendon and utility infielder Luis Rengifo will all be coming off injuries next season, and Newman could fill in for any of them.
  The Angels previously added Scott Kingery, who has a similar profile.
  Newman’s deal, first reported by The Athletic, would be a one-year deal with a club option, according to the New Yo
  
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• Disney executives paint rosy forecast on movies and streaming

  14-11-2024 18:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By Brooks Barnes | The New York Times
  Mickey Mouse wants to change his narrative.
  The Walt Disney Co. rarely provides guidance about what investors can expect in future earnings. On Thursday, however, the entertainment giant shared growth expectations with investors — not just for 2025, but also for 2026 and 2027.
  Entertainment streaming, for instance, will generate roughly $700 million in operating profit in 2025, up from $253 million this year, Disney said. Total per-share earnings will
  
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• The best Kate Spade bags to complete your wardrobe

  14-11-2024 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Which Kate Spade bag is best?
  An unattractive bag can ruin an entire look, but even worse than that is a poor-quality bag that falls apart after only a few uses. Kate Spade bags are the perfect options for you if you want a quality, beautiful designer bag, but traditional designer bags are a bit too fussy for your taste.
  The Kate Spade New York Deco Pebbled Leather Medium Satchel has that classic Spade look that complements almost any outfit.
  What to know before you buy a Kate Spade bag
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• Kate Christensen shares the secret of ‘Arizona Triangle’ author Sydney Graves

  14-11-2024 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A hardboiled mystery set in the American Southwest, “The Arizona Triangle” is the debut novel by Sydney Graves, which is a not-too-hidden pen name for the writer Kate Christensen. The author’s previous novels include “The Great Man” and “Welcome Home, Stranger.” Here, as Graves, she takes the Book Pages Q&A.
  Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “The Arizona Triangle.”
  It’s an arranged marriage of my two favorite strains of no
  
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• The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing

  14-11-2024 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dave Collins | The Associated Press
  The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.
  “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for,” Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was killed in
  
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• Ford to pay up to $165 million to US government for moving too slowly on recall

  14-11-2024 17:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tom Krisher | The Associated Press
  Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in a statement Thursday that the civil penalty is the second-largest in its 54-year history. Only the fine Takata paid for faulty air bag inflators was higher.
  The agency says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras, a
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Community invited to Thanksgiving Eve worship service

  14-11-2024 17:35 via ocregister.com
  
  A Thanksgiving Eve worship service will be offered at 7 p.m. on Nov. 27  at Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church and the community is invited to attend.
  All worshippers are welcome to attend this inspirational worship service of gratitude which will feature music provided by Godsend, the church’s contemporary Christian rock band.
  An offering of canned and dried goods will be collected to help local mission partners Giving Children Hope and the Shower Plus Ministry at Garden Grove First Pr
  
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• Carl DeMaio’s plan to restore the California GOP and save the Golden State

  14-11-2024 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  “Been down so long it looks like up to me,” a line from a 1924 song by Memphis bluesman Furry Lewis, would be an apt motto for the California Republican Party. Carl DeMaio, just elected as a Republican Assemblymember from the 75th District, which includes non-coastal San Diego County, aims to change that. 
  He was a San Diego City councilmember from 2008-12 and later lost races for mayor and to the U.S. Congress. He also heads Reform California, which advocates such libertarian p
  
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• California gets mediocre grades for its business climate

  14-11-2024 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  California is barely a middle-of-the-pack performer when scoring the state’s business climate against the rest of the nation.
  California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of economic well-being from a business perspective. That’s not terribly surprising, given all the C-suite criticism of the state’s often pro-consumer leanings.
  The nation’s business-friendliest locales, according to this scorecard, a
  
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• Democrats suddenly drop the ‘Hitler’ act

  14-11-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump joined President Joe Biden in the White House on Wednesday, with smiles all around and a commitment from Biden to ensure a smooth transition. In a vacuum, this seems as it should be. But when one remembers the hysteria whipped up by Biden about Trump, it’s quite remarkable.
  Who could forget that just two years ago, President Biden chose to address the nation in Pennsylvania about the threat Trump and his supporters posed to the nation.
  “Donald Trump and t
  
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• Good riddance to Kevin de Leon

  14-11-2024 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Some degree of undue self-importance must come with the urge to enter electoral politics in the first place. It’s not unusual in any ambitious person — but the best of us mask that well and create a career that does some good for others as well as for themselves.
  And then there’s a politician like Kevin de León, in whom self-importance rose to hubris, for which he paid the price in last week’s Los Angeles City Council election, in which, happily for his constituent
  
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• Penske Entertainment acquires Grand Prix of Long Beach Association

  14-11-2024 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The operator of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of the premier events in the NTT IndyCar Racing Series, has new leadership with Penske Entertainment acquiring it from Gerald R. Forsythe, the longtime owner of the racing event, it was announced Thursday.
  Related linksTickets for 50th annual Grand Prix of Long Beach go on sale Monday, Nov. 4
  Grand Prix of Long Beach unveils new logo, new look for 50th anniversary
  Business Beat: Long Beach Grand Prix’s influence on display in Monterey
  
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• Penske Entertainment acquires Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Association

  14-11-2024 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The operator of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of the premier events in the NTT IndyCar Racing Series, has new leadership with Penske Entertainment acquiring it from Gerald R. Forsythe, the longtime owner of the racing event, it was announced Thursday.
  Related linksTickets for 50th annual Grand Prix of Long Beach go on sale Monday, Nov. 4
  Grand Prix of Long Beach unveils new logo, new look for 50th anniversary
  Business Beat: Long Beach Grand Prix’s influence on display in Monterey
  
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• How to navigate the holidays while reducing dietary fat intake

  14-11-2024 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The holiday season has arrived. While this is an anticipated time of year filled with festivities and family gatherings, it also sparks concerns for those trying to navigate a healthy lifestyle. Staying on track with a nutrition or weight loss plan can feel almost impossible this time of year. While everybody’s needs are different, balancing your macronutrient – carbohydrates, protein and fat- intake may help you enjoy holiday meals without a setback.
  While the average person only ga
  
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• Beans, berries, herbs and more to plant in the garden right now

  14-11-2024 16:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Five things to do in the garden this week:
  Fruit crops. Bramble plants (blackberry and raspberry), like deciduous fruit trees, are best planted in Southern California in the fall or winter. Bramble fruit are harvested from canes which produce a crop in their second year of growth. After they fruit, the canes die and should be removed once they turn completely brown and dry, a sign that the nutrients in the canes have returned to the plant’s perennial roots and can be recycled into new cane
  
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• Pontoon boat scoops up trash in Newport Harbor — with a splash of creative marketing for realtor

  14-11-2024 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Even before the aluminum pontoon boat “The Good Seamaritan” left the dock, captain Robert Sloan’s keen eye spotted trash strewn near the waterline.
  He gingerly navigated the boat close to shore, rolled up his jean pants and hopped off without hesitation, collecting a battered skateboard with seagrass growing on its wheels, plastic bottles and a chunk of styrofoam just feet from the glistening Newport Harbor water.
  The pontoon boat he navigates isn’t for sailing, or fishin
  
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• Surfboard drive aims at helping youth in Mexico find passion in the waves

  14-11-2024 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Have a used kid’s surfboard collecting dust in the garage?
  Positive Vibe Warriors, a nonprofit formed by San Clemente pro surfing brothers Pat, Dane and Tanner Gudauskas, are hosting a surfboard drive this Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Hobie Surf Shop in San Clemente.
  The used youth boards will go to Native Like Water, a group dedicated to helping indigenous people find their way back to the ocean, coastal areas their ancestors called home for thousands of years.
  Marc Chavez, who helps run the
  
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