Anaheim news

• Dodgers’ big bats lead the way in home opener against Cardinals

  28-03-2024 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — If the Dodgers are playing “checkbook baseball,” Miles Mikolas suffered the penalty for early withdrawal.
  The top three in the Dodgers’ lineup – Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman – combined for five hits, including two home runs, drove in four runs and scored six as the Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1, in their first game of the season on Thursday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
  The Cardinals’ season-opening starter, Mi
  
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• With fate of groundbreaking JPL Mars mission on line, Sens. Padilla, Butler amp up pressure on NASA

  28-03-2024 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s U.S. senators have now joined a chorus of area lawmakers in an effort to fully fund the Mars Sample Return mission in NASA’s fiscal year spending plan. If it’s not, they say billions in contracts and area jobs are at stake.
  In a letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday, Sens. Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler allocating the full $650 million necessary to fund the Mars Sample Return.
  The mission — planned jointly with the European Space Agency &mda
  
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• Angels blown out by Orioles on Opening Day

  28-03-2024 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  BALTIMORE — After years of underachieving and then months in which they didn’t do enough to satisfy their fans that they were moving in the right direction, the Angels began the 2024 season by sending a message that things were going to be different.
  Then, the bottom of the first inning started.
  After Mike Trout’s homer put the Angels on the board in the top of the first, Patrick Sandoval failed to hold the lead for even three outs, sending the Angels on their way to an 11-3 Op
  
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• No sign that controversy is distracting Dodgers or Shohei Ohtani

  28-03-2024 23:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A big piece of the mythology surrounding Shohei Ohtani is his laser focus on baseball.
  Even apparent betrayal by a close friend, his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, and the gambling scandal surrounding it doesn’t seem to have rocked that focus.
  “He’s handled it with flying colors,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I just don’t think it’s going to affect performance. I really don’t. I kind of touched on it the other day, just
  
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• ‘MAGA has your back!’ John Eastman disbarment fires up rage in Trump devotees

  28-03-2024 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Screenshot from Eastman’s GiveSendGo fundraiser at 1 p.m. March 28
  The recommended disbarment of attorney John Eastman has infuriated devotees of Donald Trump — and those who see their legal troubles through a lens of religious persecution.
  Small-dollar donations have surged to help Eastman fight the forces of “evil” via the Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo. Eastman was on track to haul in some $30,000 to support his myriad legal battles within the first 24 hours aft
  
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• Orange to add license plate cameras throughout city

  28-03-2024 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange is adding dozens of license plate reader cameras throughout town – they’ve become common in many cities in the county – giving police access to a list of vehicles that enter and exit the city.
  The cameras, according to city staff, will help track down cars associated with crimes, especially retail theft.
  “We are a little bit behind the curve in our crime-fighting technology,” Police Chief Dan Adams told the City Council recently. “Getting this system wi
  
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• UCLA dancing through March thanks to an unlikely but legendary source

  28-03-2024 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA royalty of all eras has adorned the seats of Pauley Pavilion throughout the women’s basketball team’s regular season and NCAA Tournament run.
  Basketball alumni like Jordin Canada, Earl Watson and Nina and Russell Westbrook have come out. Alyssia Brewer, Darxia Morris, Debbie Willie Haliday. Softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez and countless current student-athletes. The list goes on.
  But one Bruin has come into the fold to unexpectedly impact the women’s basketball team this
  
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• Horse racing: Santa Anita Derby shapes up as intriguing

  28-03-2024 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  As Santa Anita prepares for the biggest race of its winter-spring season, the Santa Anita Derby a week from Saturday, there’s good news and bad news.
  The good news is that horses don’t read the bad news.
  Undeterred by the burdens of us mere bipeds, an intriguing field of 3-year-olds will venture out of their stalls for the $750,000, Grade I race April 6.
  Nominations will be revealed Friday and the field will be set Wednesday. Trainer Bob Baffert is expected to choose two or three hor
  
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• Horse racing notes: Big ‘Cap winner takes on the world

  28-03-2024 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANITA LEADERS
  (Through Thursday)
  Jockeys / Wins
  Juan Hernandez / 50
  Flavien Prat / 42
  Antonio Fresu / 40
  Frankie Dettori / 28
  Hector Berrios / 22
  Trainers / Wins
  Doug O’Neill / 28
  Mark Glatt / 25
  Bob Baffert / 23
  Phil D’Amato / 22
  Steve Knapp / 20
  UPCOMING STAKES AT SANTA ANITA
  Thursday, April 4
  • $100,000, Grade III Wilshire Stakes, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, 1 mile on turf
  • $100,000 American Stakes, 4-year-olds and up, 1 mile on turf
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• USC’s JuJu Watkins has become a ‘beacon of light’ for young fans

  28-03-2024 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — For nearly two hours, 10-year-old Izzy Lao stands in anticipation, patient beyond her years. Her tiny arm wriggles through the metal guardrail set up outside the Galen Center, holding out a foam finger in the shape of a three symbol. Her eyes fixate on the glass doors on the south side of the arena.
  She waits for one woman to emerge, the bun-sporting 18-year-old rapidly changing life in Los Angeles.
  It is senior day at USC, and the postgame celebration runs long this Saturday
  
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• Needle pain is a big problem for kids. One California doctor has a plan

  28-03-2024 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  April Dembosky, KQED | KFF Health News (TNS)
  Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor’s office. They endure the emotional torture of having to hold their child down as the clinician sticks them with one vaccine after another.
  “The first shots he got, I probably cried more than he did,” said Remy Anthes, who was pushing her 6-month-old son, Dorian, back and forth in his stroller in Oakland, California.
  “The look in her
  
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• Finally, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World opens in Irvine

  28-03-2024 20:26 via ocregister.com
  
  If you think in-person shopping is dead, or there is a recession brewing, you weren’t at the grand opening of the Bass Pro Shops’ Outdoor World in Irvine.
  Or, if you want to see how merchants are surviving online retailing or a supposed economic downturn, you should have been at Wednesday night’s debut.
  Let’s set the scene. Before the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests saw an hour or so of country music plus introductions of superstars from the fishing world, as wel
  
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• COVID-19 can damage the heart, even without infecting it, study says

  28-03-2024 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Hunter Boyce | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
  COVID-19 can damage your heart, even when the virus doesn’t directly infect cardiac tissue. That’s the latest from a recent study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
  Published in the journal Circulation, the study observed the damaged hearts of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with the virus and determined that COVID-19 patients suffering from severe lung infections were at risk of hear
  
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• Angels eye José Soriano as their ‘winning piece’ in hybrid role

  28-03-2024 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  BALTIMORE — José Soriano presented the Angels with an intriguing dilemma.
  The 25-year-old right-hander who throws 101 mph was effective as a reliever last season, and he was effective this spring when the Angels gave him a chance as a starter. They didn’t want to displace any of their current five starters though.
  The solution? Soriano is starting the season pitching out of the bullpen in something of a hybrid role.
  “When we bring him in, he’s going to go three or
  
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• Judge rules that GOP Reps. can sue Anaheim, Riverside for canceled rallies

  28-03-2024 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A lawsuit from Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene against Anaheim and Riverside, accusing the cities of wrongfully canceling their rallies in 2021, can move forward, a federal judge has ruled.
  The ruling rejects the cities’ attempts to be dismissed from the case. It does allow political advocacy groups that were also sued to be dismissed.
  Judge Hernan D. Vera, in his ruling released March 22, rejected the lawsuit’s claim that the nonprofits conspired with the cities to cance
  
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• Judge rules that Gaetz, Greene can sue Anaheim, Riverside for canceled rallies

  28-03-2024 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A lawsuit from Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene against Anaheim and Riverside, accusing the cities of wrongfully canceling their rallies in 2021, can move forward, a federal judge has ruled.
  The ruling rejects the cities’ attempts to be dismissed from the case. It does allow political advocacy groups that were also sued to be dismissed.
  Judge Hernan D. Vera, in his ruling released March 22, rejected the lawsuit’s claim that the nonprofits conspired with the cities to cance
  
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• Chargers sign cornerback Kristian Fulton to 1-year deal

  28-03-2024 19:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers signed former Tennessee Titans cornerback Kristian Fulton on Thursday, addressing one of their pressing offseason needs. Fulton, a second-round draft pick from LSU in 2020, started 37 of 42 games in which he was fit to play during his first four seasons in the NFL.
  The contract is for one season, per an NFL Network report.
  Fulton, 25, had 46 tackles, including 37 solo, in 12 games this past season. Overall, he had 150 tackles, including 116 solo, in his four-season career with the T
  
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• Anaheim briefs: Show off West Anaheim resource fair planned

  28-03-2024 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  A first time event is coming to West Anaheim on April 20 at Maxwell Park on Broadway.
  The day promises entertainment, kids’ activities and a variety of activities spotlighting the West Anaheim resources.
  The Cool Critter Show will be part of the day’s entertainment. The Mobile Zoo of Southern California will be bringing a variety of exotic critters.
  There will also be food trucks.
  The West Anaheim Organization is looking for event sponsors as well.  Call Bonita at 714-801-4601 f
  
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• Sleep vacations are the latest dreamy travel trend

  28-03-2024 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By Ebony Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  The benefits of taking a vacation can differ depending on the person. Travelers might want to explore a new world, scope the party scene in a different city, use the time to connect with family and friends, or get some much-needed rest and relaxation.
  The latest vacation trend is sleep tourism, which replaces packed itineraries with pillow and relaxation menus. According to HTF Market Intelligence, this industry is estimated to increase by $409
  
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• All-County boys basketball: JSerra’s Aidan Fowler is the O.C. player of the year

  28-03-2024 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  ALL-COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM 2023-24
  Aidan Fowler, a senior at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano, is the Orange County boys basketball player of the year for the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  PLAYER OF THE YEAR
  Aidan Fowler, JSerra, Senior
  Aidan Fowler was having one of those games that basketball players dream about.
  Fowler indeed was in an almost dream-like trance when he and his JSerra teammates beat Mater Dei&rsq
  
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• NCAA Tournament: Men’s basketball scores and updates Thursday, March 28

  28-03-2024 18:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 begins Thursday for men’s basketball teams, including West Regional games in Los Angeles:
  Here’s the schedule (and TV channels). We’ll update results when they’re in:
  Thursday games
  (2) Arizona vs. (6) Clemson, 4:09 p.m., (CBS), Crypto.com Arena
  (1) UConn vs. (5) San Diego State, 4:39 p.m. (TBS/truTV), TD Garden, Boston
  (1) North Carolina vs. (4) Alabama, 6:39 p.m., (CBS) Crypto.com Arena
  (2) Iowa State vs. (3) Illinois, 7:09 p.m. (TBS
  
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• Oogie Boogie Bash 2024 – Disneyland Halloween event dates, tickets and details

  28-03-2024 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s never too soon to start looking forward to Halloween and planning ahead for the most popular date on the Disneyland calendar when not-so-scary Disney villains take over Disney California Adventure for Oogie Boogie Bash.
  Disneyland has announced Oogie Boogie Bash will return in 2024 without revealing dates for the special event. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a good sense of when Oogie Boogie Bash will be held in 2024.
  ALSO SEE: Disneyland 2024: All of the events, para
  
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• Costco cracking down on non-members eating at food courts

  28-03-2024 18:03 via ocregister.com
  
  David Matthews | New York Daily News (TNS)
  Costco is cracking down on non-members eating at its wallet-friendly food courts.
  The wholesale store has become known for its cheap eats as much as for allowing everyday consumers to buy in bulk, with the $1.50 hot dog combo and cheap pizza slices, or whole pies, becoming favorites.
  According to social media reports, diners will be required to show their membership cards when making food court purchases starting early next month.
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• Drummond: Yorba Linda voters keep their status as most active

  28-03-2024 17:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Yorba Linda again easily outdistanced the six other North Orange County cities served by this newspaper in voter turnout for the March 5 primary election. Yorba Linda has topped the local turnout in the past two decades in both primary and general elections.
  Yorba Linda’s turnout was 45% of 48,076 registered voters. Other cities: 40% of 31,592 Placentia voters; 39% of 29,499 Brea voters, 38% of 9,741 La Palma voters; 34% of 77,903 Fullerton voters; 31% of 33,927 La Habra voters; and 28% of
  
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• Cooking with Judy: An Easter meal can be many things

  28-03-2024 17:50 via ocregister.com
  
  For many, Easter dining means brunch, but how did this meal originate?
  Some food historians suggest that the idea of brunch – breakfast and lunch combined in one delicious meal – began with the lavish multi-course hunt breakfasts in England. Others think that the fasting of Catholics before mass led to a large meal at midday.
  The earliest use of the word “brunch” appeared in 1895 in an article in “Hunter’s Weekly,” in which British author Guy Beringer su
  
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• California’s budget problems are mounting

  28-03-2024 17:46 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s state finances just keep getting worse as Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators begin crafting their budget for fiscal year 2024-25, which begins on July 1. One problem is disagreement on the enormity of the budget shortfall. Newsom still insists it’s the $38 billion from his Jan. 10 budget proposal. But the Legislative Analyst raised the ante to $73 billion.
  On March 25 Politico pointed out another problem: This is the first budget negotiation for Assembly Speaker Rob
  
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• We need to get off the Democrats’ healthcare spending merry-go-round

  28-03-2024 17:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Joe Biden and Donald Trump are clashing over Obamacare—legislation that recently marked its 14-year anniversary of cementing wide scale government subsidies into the U.S. healthcare structure.
  Since its passage, Democrats have only doubled down on the approach by injecting even more taxpayer dollars into the system. The U.S. needs to head for the exit of this high-stakes merry-go-round. Otherwise, inflationary pressures within healthcare will only continue to build
  
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• Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?

  28-03-2024 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By REESE DUNKLIN, RYAN J. FOLEY, JEFF MARTIN, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, HOLBROOK MOHR and JOHN SEEWER
  Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor.
  Taylor Ware, a former Marine and aspiring college student, walked the grassy grounds of an interstate rest stop trying to shake the voices in his
  
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• George Lopez talks stand-up comedy and working with daughter, Mayan, on ‘Lopez vs. Lopez’

  28-03-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Stand-up comedian and actor George Lopez has been performing live shows for decades, with his first attempt right before graduating from San Fernando High School in 1979.
  For Lopez, comedy became an outlet for exploring the Mexican-American experience with humor, which served as a pivotal stepping stone to launch his acting career and become the first Mexican-American to host an English-language late night show, “Lopez Tonight.”
  “When you can do stand-up on a level that very fe
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in federal prison

  28-03-2024 16:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By Lauren del Valle and Allison Morrow | CNN
  New York — Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers and investors in his failed crypto exchange FTX, a Manhattan court ruled Thursday.
  This story is developing and will be updated.
  The-CNN-Wire & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
  
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• Meet the homeowners who beat the National Association of Realtors

  28-03-2024 16:53 via ocregister.com
  
  When Rhonda Burnett went to sell a home in 2016, she knew she would have to pay a commission to her real estate agent.
  The house was a second home — she and her husband, Scott Burnett, had purchased the three-bedroom house in Kansas City’s Hyde Park neighborhood as a place for their oldest son to live after he was accepted to law school in Kansas City in 2008.
  Her real estate agent presented her with a form that detailed how much commission they would pay, with choices in four boxes:
  
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• Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

  28-03-2024 16:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Associated Press
  NEW YORK — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.
  Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements from stars like
  
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• Great Park will be home to the Pretend City Children’s Museum and OC Music and Dance in 2026

  28-03-2024 16:25 via ocregister.com
  
  At least two new and revamped community spaces will be available to Great Park visitors in the next couple of years.
  On Tuesday, March 26, Irvine city leaders approved the lease agreements for two local nonprofit organizations: Pretend City Children’s Museum and Orange County Music and Dance. The duo will be relocated to the Cultural Terrace at the Great Park, located on 35 acres adjacent to the Sports Complex, where they will open to visitors starting in the summer of 2026.
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• Rain to wipe out Santa Anita horse racing this weekend

  28-03-2024 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  With rain coming, Santa Anita has canceled racing Saturday and Sunday and added a card Thursday, April 4, the track announced.
  Racing for Friday is still on. The $100,000, Grade III Wilshire Stakes and $100,000, Grade III American Stakes, scheduled for this weekend, will be held next Thursday. Extra races will be run next Friday thru Sunday.
  The Weather Channel forecasts a 100% chance of rain, potentially heavy, and a high temperature of 54 in Arcadia during the day Saturday, and an 86% chance o
  
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• Mission Viejo considers bringing a performing arts center to the city

  28-03-2024 16:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Mission Viejo city officials are weighing the possibility of acquiring property to establish a performing arts center, adjacent to the Los Osos Core Area project.
  The City Council on Tuesday, March 26, reviewed an early study from consultants TheatreDNA about the potential for a new performing arts center, which could host a variety of performing and fine arts events.
  Either the CVS or Big Lots located in the Village Center off of Marguerite Parkway were identified as potential locations for a p
  
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• 15 acts coming to Southern California casinos in April

  28-03-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s a ton of live entertainment coming to Southern California casinos in April including several stand-up comedians, rock bands and regional Mexican acts. Some of the most prominent performers slated for the month will only be hosted at the casino venues and not anywhere else in Southern California for the remainder of their tours.
  Be sure to check the official websites for the latest event information.
  Comedian Nikki Glaser (pictured at the Keep Memory Alive event at the 26th Annual P
  
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• What was lost on LA’s Terminal Island after forced evacuations of local community

  28-03-2024 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  More than a decade ago, when Geraldine Knatz was the director for the Port of Los Angeles, she visited Terminal Island with Minoru “Min” Tonai, a community activist who had grown up in what was once a bustling Japanese American fishing community.
  “We were there for hours,” recalls Knatz, who had come with the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. “We were captivated.”
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• Fran Colwell honored for service to students, community at Arboretum

  28-03-2024 15:22 via ocregister.com
  
  In honor of their accomplishments in their respective fields and their service and support of the university, Cal State Fullerton recognized four Distinguished Alumni and two Honorary Alumni on Feb. 24 as the 2024 CSUF Vision & Visionaries Award recipients. Established in 1994, the biennial awards are the highest honors presented by CSUF to alumni and community supporters. 
  Fran Colwell knew early on that he wanted to pursue a career in science and conservation. Inspired by the fir
  
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• Viet America Society given more time by county to produce documentation on spending

  28-03-2024 15:20 via ocregister.com
  
  With additional time, Viet America Society will be able to show county officials how it spent $4 million of federal pandemic relief money providing meals to seniors, the organization’s recently hired attorney said Wednesday.
  But a contract to provide bilingual Vietnamese services for a mental health hotline serving Orange County remains suspended. And, the daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, who allocated discretionary funds to the organization, is no longer involved with it, t
  
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• OC students find learning about water is as fun as it is important

  28-03-2024 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park was transformed into a water wonderland Wednesday for 5,700 Orange County third-, fourth- and fifth-graders.
  The 27th annual Children’s Water Education Festival, sponsored by the Orange County Water District, featured 60 interactive booths with fun activities and makeshift labs.
  OCWD director Erik Weigand said the two-day event aims to not only to educate kids about protecting water resources and the environment, but also to expose them to the university expe
  
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• Boeing’s problems are not due to free markets

  28-03-2024 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On Monday, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced he will step down at the end of the year. The news comes months after a door plug blew out midflight on a Boeing 737 flying from Oregon to California. The incident gained national attention, subjecting the manufacturer to bad press and up to $4.5 billion of economic losses so far.
  When incidents as serious as this happen, the public is rarely satisfied with the label of “accident.” People want accountability for those responsible and the p
  
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• When Newsom gives his State of the State, he should be candid about California’s economy

  28-03-2024 14:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom postponed his annual State of the State address while awaiting the fate of his mental health ballot measure in this month’s election.
  Whenever Newsom gets around to giving his appraisal of the state’s condition, he should curb his braggadocious tendencies and acknowledge that it faces what could be prolonged – even semi-permanent – economic sluggishness.
  While Newsom was sweating out the vote count on Proposition 1, which prevailed by fewer than 30,000 v
  
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• Americans aren’t buying Biden’s spin on the economy

  28-03-2024 14:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up, and inflation is down. However, the American people remain grumpy about the state of the economy. This puzzle was just investigated by four economists. They found that people often know that something is wrong even if statistics don’t reflect the problem. In this case, people are perceiving that inflation is still, in fact, high.
  For months now, Americans have been told that inflation’s downward trend, from almost 9% annually
  
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• At MSNBC, one man’s election denier is another man’s TV host

  28-03-2024 08:03 via ocregister.com
  
  MSNBC, the “news” outfit on which the Rev. Al Sharpton has a show, briefly hired former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, at $300,000 per year, to serve as an on-air pundit. Why did the rabidly anti-Trump, anti-Republican Sharpton make her the offer?
  MSNBC likely did so because 2024 is an election year; McDaniel was available, having been pressured into leaving her post by former President Donald Trump, the inside story of which MSNBC viewers would salivate ove
  
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• Reece Uehara leads Mission Viejo softball to win over Esperanza to start Carew Classic

  28-03-2024 06:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Esperanza’s Tayloran Sicard, right, makes the tag on Mission Viejo’s Brooke Neale, left, for an out on an attempted steal during the game between Esperanza vs. Mission Viejo in the first round of the Carew Classic softball tournament at Peralta Park in Anaheim Hills. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
  Mission Viejo’s Kara King makes contact during the game between Esperanza vs. Mission Viejo in the first round of the Carew Classic softball tournament at Peralt
  
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• San Clemente baseball beats San Juan Hills with Mike Erspramer’s HR in 10th inning

  28-03-2024 06:15 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – It’s not often that one player dominates a baseball game.
  San Clemente junior Mike Erspramer did so Wednesday.
  He pitched six scoreless innings and hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning in the Tritons’ 4-2 win over San Juan Hills in a Sea View League game at San Juan Hills High.
  The result tightened the league standings. San Juan Hills remains alone in first place at 4-1 in the four-team league. San Clemente is in second at 3-2, followed by Aliso Nigue
  
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• LeBron James, Rui Hachimura lead A.D.-less Lakers past Grizzlies

  28-03-2024 04:10 via ocregister.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Anthony Davis not being available has more often than not been a problem for the Lakers, especially defensively.
  That wasn’t the case on Wednesday night, as the Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 136-124, for their season-best fifth consecutive victory and pulled within 2½ games of idle Dallas for the sixth spot in the Western Conference standings, a spot that would avoid a play-in game.
  With Davis out, LeBron James and Rui Hachimura picked up the slack after
  
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• Kawhi Leonard comes alive late as Clippers edge 76ers

  28-03-2024 03:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEVIN COONEY The Associated Press
  PHILADELPHIA — Kawhi Leonard completed two three-point plays late in the game then made a block at the rim on the final possession to lead the Clippers to a 108-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
  Paul George had team-highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers while Leonard scored 17. James Harden, in his return to Wells Fargo Center, had 16 points and 14 assists for the Clippers, who had lost six of their previous nine.
  
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• Kawhi Leonard, Clippers edge 76ers as refs admit missed call

  28-03-2024 03:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEVIN COONEY The Associated Press
  PHILADELPHIA — The Clippers escaped the City of Brotherly Love with a win on a night when a wild fourth quarter ended in controversy.
  Kawhi Leonard completed two three-point plays late in the game then made a block at the rim on the final possession to lead the Clippers to a 108-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
  Kelly Oubre Jr. was stuffed at the rim by Leonard on a play that Sixers head coach Nick Nurse felt should have result
  
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• “The people”/personhood paradox

  28-03-2024 03:17 via ocregister.com
  
  In 2022, the Supreme Court revoked the long-held recognition of a fundamental right to privacy that permitted women, in consultation with their doctors, to terminate a pre-viability pregnancy. When the court’s newly empowered conservative majority invalidated the right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, it did so on the basis that such a decision was required to remedy the divisive, untenable, and undemocratic results of Roe v. Wade. 
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