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• 100 Christmas and holiday gift book recs from Southern California bookstores

  04-12-2025 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  In the tumult of the holidays, a visit to the bookstore can provide a welcome bit of peace.
  Even better? When you stride through the doors of your local independent bookshop with a fistful of sure-fire suggestions, ready to make friends and family happy with excellent, locally sourced books. 
  And so we’re here to help. ‘
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  We reached out to local independent booksellers across Souther
  
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• Everyone is in the toughest World Cup group. Just ask the coaches

  05-12-2025 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By HOWARD FENDRICH
  WASHINGTON (AP) — If you listened to the words spoken after the World Cup draw by the various coaches who were at the Kennedy Center on Friday, it would seem impossible for any of them to win next year’s tournament.
  Everyone got thrown into the toughest group — or the “Group of Death,” in soccer parlance.
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• Iran to play at least one World Cup game on U.S. soil

  05-12-2025 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By GRAHAM DUNBAR, Associated Press
  GENEVA (AP) — Iran will play at least one of its World Cup matches in the United States though the tournament draw on Friday avoided a group-stage clash between the geopolitical rivals.
  The Iranian team, representing a country targeted by U.S. airstrikes in June and whose citizens are subject to a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration, will open its World Cup campaign against New Zealand in Seattle or Inglewood, California, o
  
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• Trump enjoys World Cup draw spotlight that kicks off anticipation for event U.S. will host with Canada, Mexico

  05-12-2025 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By Hadriana Lowenkron
  On a day that kicked off excitement for the 2026 World Cup, which will include eight matches locally at SoFi Stadium, President Donald Trump basked in the spectacle and praised the leaders of co-host nations Canada and Mexico.
  Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize and had a starring role during the elongated show that eventually led to the draw for the 48 teams that will compete in the event that begins June 11 in Mexico City.
  The U.S. men’s national team l
  
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• UCLA men’s basketball needs more must-win mindset versus Oregon

  05-12-2025 23:04 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A mirror might as well be placed at midcourt when the UCLA and Oregon men’s basketball teams tip off Saturday. Through eight games, these two perennial contenders have fallen short in similar ways.
  The Bruins and Ducks have dropped each of their crucial nonconference games. Both teams played in nail-biters to open their Big Ten schedule earlier this week. Both have dealt with injuries to their top players, preventing them from building chemistry between their returners
  
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• Chargers’ Tuli Tuipulotu now talking a good game as well as playing one

  05-12-2025 23:02 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Tuli Tuipulotu arrived at the Chargers’ temporary headquarters in Costa Mesa in the spring of 2023 as a second-round draft pick from USC, a quiet, respectful, 20-year-old outside linebacker with a great deal to learn and a great deal to offer. He was willing to be seen and not heard.
  He addressed Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa as “sir,” and the Chargers loved that about him. He was an instant hit during spring practices and training camp, content to play the role
  
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• World Cup draw could hardly have gone better for US

  05-12-2025 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAMES ROBSON, AP Soccer Writer
  The United States could hardly have asked for a better draw at the 2026 World Cup.
  The co-host should expect to stick around at its own party until at least the round of 32 after being grouped with Paraguay, Australia and the winner of a European playoff between Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo and Romania in Friday’s draw, attended by President Donald Trump in Washington.
  U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino will take nothing for granted but with none of those nations
  
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• Charles Beaumont was a spy. Now he’s writing spy novels.

  05-12-2025 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Charles Beaumont is not this author’s real name; it’s the nom de plume of a former MI6 operative who now writes novels. And “A Spy Alone” and “A Spy at War,” which are part of his Oxford Spy Ring series, are terrific, very contemporary tales that are best-sellers in the U.K. Here, he dead-dropped his responses to the Book Pages Q&A.
  Q. Please tell readers about your new books, “A Spy Alone” and “A Spy at War.”
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• Alexander: Was it really that surprising that LeBron made the right play?

  05-12-2025 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The world according to Jim:
  • LeBron James brings out emotional reactions in the rest of us, positive and negative, maybe because he tends to be so passive-aggressive that we can’t help but react. And so it was Thursday night in Toronto, when one pass – one game-winning pass, mind you, for Rui Hachimura’s buzzer-beating open corner 3-pointer for a Lakers victory – brought out the passive-aggressiveness in everybody else. …
  • That pass, rather than LeBron
  
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• ‘Heroic’ Santa Ana man saves family trapped upstairs from house fire

  05-12-2025 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  When a fire broke out in the middle of the night, trapping his sleeping family upstairs, a Santa Ana man’s quick thinking and courage saved five people as flames engulfed their South Linda Way home on Friday, Dec. 5.
  All five residents of the home were asleep upstairs around 1:30 a.m. In one room, a woman awoke and smelled smoke and woke up her husband, Captain Sean Doran of the Orange County Fire Authority said. The husband, 67, opened the bedroom door but quickly shut it after feeling in
  
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• Candlelight series to present string-quartet tribute to The Beatles in L.A and O.C.

  05-12-2025 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The popular Candlelight concert series will return to Los Angeles and Orange County on select dates in December and January with a new program celebrating the music of The Beatles, performed by the Orchid Quartet at Zipper Concert Hall and The Richard Nixon Library & Museum.
  The event offers a 60-minute, multi-sensory performance illuminated by hundreds of candles, featuring orchestral renditions of some of the band’s most iconic songs.
  Multiple dates and times are avail
  
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• What to know as lawmakers disclose vivid new details of US boat strikes

  05-12-2025 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military opened fire on two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs, congressional lawmakers learned this week as they seek more answers about the attack and the legal underpinnings of President Donald Trump’s military campaign in international waters near Venezuela.
  The Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat were the first foray by the U.S. military into blowing up vessels allegedly carrying dr
  
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• What are you reading? A novel about ‘loving even if it hurts to love’

  05-12-2025 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Whenever I see someone reading in public, I’ll ask them about the book if it doesn’t seem intrusive (I mean, they’re reading, so I try not to bug people). This week, I thought I’d share one of these conversations, which took place at a movie theater.
  Here, in a conversation edited for length and clarity, Lynn in Pasadena talks about “The Wall,” by Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun Whiteside (New Directions). 
  Q. Can you tell u
  
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• Kings host Blackhawks again after another listless loss

  05-12-2025 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– Following Tuesday’s defeat by Washington, Kings coach Jim Hiller said he had “plenty in his backpocket” when it came to forward lines and defensive pairings.
  Yet after Thursday’s underwhelming loss to Chicago, whom they’ll host again Saturday, it appeared he might have been left with little but a ball of lint.
  Wholesale changes were made before the game, during the match and, if recent results served as any indicator, in the coaches’
  
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• You can watch the ‘Stranger Things’ finale at these Southern California theaters

  05-12-2025 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The ultimate upside-down battle between Vecna and his Demogorgons versus Eleven and the Party is shaping up to be a cinematic epic that “Stranger Things” fans won’t want to miss on the big screen.
  The “Stranger Things” finale is heading to over 500 theaters across the U.S. and Canada, and Southern California fans are getting front row seats at some of the region’s most iconic theaters. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 and running through Jan. 1, 2026, fans can e
  
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• Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump’s effort to retain control of California National Guard

  05-12-2025 22:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press
  A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Trump administration’s authority and need to maintain command of California National Guard troops it first deployed to Los Angeles in June following violent protests.
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• LAFC promoting Marc Dos Santos to head coach

  05-12-2025 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Entering its ninth season in Major League Soccer in 2026, the Los Angeles Football Club has tapped Marc Dos Santos to take the reins as head coach.
  LAFC announced Dos Santos’s ascension Friday, making the 48-year-old Canadian the third manager in club history alongside Bob Bradley and the recently departed Steve Cherundolo, who stepped down at the end of the 2025 season following four successful years.
  During Cherundolo’s tenure, Dos Santos, a native of Montréal, served as an
  
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• Snocaps dazzle Los Angeles fans with new music and nostalgic hits

  05-12-2025 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been a little over a month since Alabama-born twins Allison and Katie Crutchfield surprise-released their first album together since 2011, while simultaneously revealing their supergroup Snocaps.
  The project reunited the sisters from their last group, P.S. Eliot, with the support of MJ Lenderman, known for his solo work and as part of the rock outfit Wednesday, along with Brad Cook, whose impressive production credits include Brandi Carlile, Bon Iver, Suki Waterhouse, and The Menzinge
  
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• FACT FOCUS: Trump said weaker gas mileage rules will mean cheaper cars. Experts say don’t bet on it

  05-12-2025 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALEXA ST. JOHN
  DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump this week announced plans to weaken rules for how far automakers’ new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline, set under former President Joe Biden.
  The Trump administration said the rules, known formally as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, are why new vehicles are too expensive, and that cutting them will drive down costs and make driving safer for Americans.
  The new standards would drop the industry
  
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• The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you

  05-12-2025 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming.
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• Marine who died during tactical vehicle training at Camp Pendleton was from California

  05-12-2025 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A 21-year-old infantry Marine from the Northern California city of Dixon has been identified as the servicemember who died during training at Camp Pendleton this week, Marine officials said Friday, Nov. 5.
  PFC. Tanner F. Rubio “died in a tactical vehicle mishap” on Wednesday, officials said, but no more details on what type of vehicle he was in or near have been released, including where on the base the training was happening.
  Rubio, from the small town near Sacramento, was an infant
  
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• Death behind bars: Who’s dying in Southern California county jails — and why

  05-12-2025 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  First of two parts
  Every five days, on average, someone dies in the jails of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino or Riverside counties.
  Broken bodies, broken minds and substance abuse are at the root of most of the nearly 500 deaths since 2020. Homicides behind bars get more attention but are rare compared to suicides, drug overdoses and death by natural causes.
  Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna has called his jails the largest mental health institution in the nation, estimating that roughl
  
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• Search the data: All 478 people who died in Southern California jails in the past 6 years

  05-12-2025 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  In the past six years, 478 people have died under the care of the Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino County jails.
  To better understand that figure, the Southern California News Group compiled a searchable database tracking every death, including the causes of death for nearly all of the inmates. The findings formed the basis of a two-part series, “Death Behind Bars,” that explored who was dying, why and what each county is doing to prevent more deaths.
  The review foun
  
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• Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organized crime investigation

  05-12-2025 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By FABIOLA SANCHEZ, Associated Press
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said Friday.
  The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit, which oversees the fight against money laundering, froze Mexican businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú’s bank accounts in Mexico, a federal official told The Associated Pre
  
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• Mater Dei wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. keeps commitment to Ohio State

  05-12-2025 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. announced Friday that he remains committed to Ohio State.
  The longtime Ohio State commit didn’t sign with the Buckeyes on National Signing Day on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
  The 6-foot-5, 205-pound senior posted on social media that he wanted to “weigh my options due to coaching changes” and “make the right decision for my future.”
  The decision surfaced on Friday.
  “Ultimately, I’ll be committing and staying committed to the
  
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• ICE says agents have arrested 12 people in Minneapolis as part of immigration operation

  05-12-2025 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By SARAH RAZA, Associated Press
  Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half of those detained are Somali.
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that agents had arrested 12 people. Of those, six are Mexican nationals, five are from Somalia and one is from El Salvador.
  Protesters gather at a rally for immigrants and workers out
  
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• Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

  05-12-2025 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN ROGERS
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, has died. He was 96.
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• CIF SoCal Regional finals: Beckman vs. Hillcrest, Division 4-A

  05-12-2025 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  CIF STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL FINALS
  DIVISION 4-A
  Hillcrest (9-5) vs. Beckman (11-3)
  Where, when: Tustin High, Saturday, 6 p.m.
  Live coverage: NFHS Network (stream)
  Outlook: Beckman won its first CIF-SS championship last week when it beat Brea Olinda 30-24 in overtime for the Division 8 title. This is Beckman’s first appearance in the regional finals and the Patriots are at home for the third time in four weeks.
  Makhi Czaykowski has rushed for over 100 yards in e
  
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• Beckman’s Makhi Czaykowski has the been key to football team’s success

  05-12-2025 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Only one player in Orange County has multiple passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns this season.
  Beckman’s jack-of-all-trades Makhi Czaykowski has 20 rushing touchdowns, nine receiving touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. Czaykowski added three more touchdowns to his season total in Beckman’s 30-24 overtime win over Brea Olinda in the CIF-SS Division 8 championship game.
  His versatility gives Beckman’s offensive coordinator Willy Puga room to be creative with ways to get
  
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• United States kicks off FIFA World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium

  05-12-2025 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The nations in the biggest FIFA World Cup of all time learned their groups for next summer’s tournament on Friday in Washington, DC.
  The 48-team event, which will be hosted in the United States, Mexico and Canada, will begin June 11 in Mexico City.
  The three host countries were placed in Pot 1 for the draw, along with Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
  The US men’s national team is in Group D and will play two of its three group gam
  
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