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• OC baseball Top 25: Newport Harbor zooms to No. 4 after two big wins

  28-04-2025 23:36 via ocregister.com
  
  This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings, as of Monday, April 28.
  Notable this week: Newport Harbor, which beat Huntington Beach in two of their three Sunset League games last week, soars from No. 15 to No. 4 in the rankings. … Huntington Beach remains at No. 1. … Laguna Beach keeps winning and keeps rising. The Breakers are up to No. 15. … Four teams not in the Top 25 last week are in it this week: No. 22 Crean Lutheran, No. 23 Brea Olinda, No. 24. La H
  
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• Trial begins for tutor accused of molesting 2 Anaheim students

  28-04-2025 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  A 53-year-old man repeatedly sexually assaulted two boys he tutored in the Anaheim area from when they were 8 and 9 until they were 13 and 14, a prosecutor told jurors Monday as the defendant, who was representing himself, said the accusers were lying.
  Zeta “Jimmy” Dhanapanth is charged with a dozen felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14 and a count of possession of child pornography.
  Deputy District Attorney Sarah Rahman told jurors in
  
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• At two-weekend 2025 Coachella festival, a 16.5 percent increase in arrests

  28-04-2025 23:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Arrests as well as citations for illegal use of handicapped parking placards at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival  both increased in 2025 over 2024, the Indio Police Department said.
  There were 223 arrests over the two-weekend festival in 2025 and 193 in 2024, an increase of 16.5%.
  Arrest charges included drug and alcohol intoxication, false identification, possession of illegal drugs and property crimes including theft.
  On the first weekend in 2025, April 11-13, there were 22
  
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• FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

  28-04-2025 23:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s effort to impose new requirements on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine — the nation’s only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus — is sowing uncertainty about updates to other vaccines, too.
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• Transforming Birth Experiences: Midwives and MemorialCare’s Orange County Hospitals Unite for Mothers

  28-04-2025 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  For many expecting mothers, the decision of where and how to give birth is deeply personal and filled with questions. Two MemorialCare community hospitals in Orange County—Orange Coast Medical Center and Saddleback Medical Center—offer expecting mothers the advantages of partnering with midwives throughout their pregnancy. These partnerships provide mothers with both the security of hospital care and the holistic, personalized approach that midwives are renowned for.
  “Our midwi
  
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• Clippers dig in for crucial Game 5 in Denver

  28-04-2025 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers coach Tyronn Lue hasn’t given much thought to the urgency or intensity that comes with playing a Game 5.
  The Clippers head into Tuesday’s game tied in their best-of-seven series with the Denver Nuggets at two games each, with the winner getting the chance to close it out when the teams return to Los Angeles on Thursday for Game 6.
  Lue’s what-me-worry attitude might come from the fact that, according to the NBA, the team that wins Game 5 of a 2-2 best-of-7 series has go
  
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• How a lone photographer documented ‘Los Angeles Before the Freeways’

  28-04-2025 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  As you linger over the photos within “Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950,” you might catch glimpses of the city you recognize today. 
  Maybe, if you spend a lot of time downtown, you can try to imagine where certain long-gone structures stood. In the middle of the 20th century, as L.A.’s core transformed into a modern metropolis, photographer Arnold Hylen documented buildings and homes that were ultimately razed. His photos, along with an essay he w
  
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• $5M Pasadena home by Paul R. Williams has an islands-themed bar

  28-04-2025 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The foyer’s carved pillars, a vaulted colonnade and Italian tile flooring. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The living room. (Photo by PreviewFirst)
  The kitchen. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The breakfast nook. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The library. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The wine room. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The billiard room. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The bar. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The pool. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  The three-car garage. (Photos by PreviewFirst)
  Completed in 1928, this 6,182-sq
  
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• Financial surveillance threatens California border businesses

  28-04-2025 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Many people do business in cash. They pay rent, go shopping, or wire money to relatives without government surveillance. But now, under a new federal directive targeting neighborhoods near the Southern Border, different rules apply.
  Esperanza Gomez owns Novedades y Servicios, a small storefront offering entirely legal and legitimate money services to people who use cash. Normally, anytime a customer wants to do anything over $10,000—like cash a check, get a money order, or wire money&mdash
  
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• The Legislature must confront the real drivers of our cost-of-living crisis

  28-04-2025 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Californians are being crushed by a cost-of-living crisis that has spiraled out of control — and they know it. In a recent PPIC Statewide Survey, more than six in ten Californians say they are seriously considering leaving the state due to the high cost of living. Rent, utilities, insurance, and basic goods all cost more here than almost anywhere else in the nation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, California’s cost of living is nearly 40% higher than the national a
  
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• Here’s a look at the history of Little Saigon

  28-04-2025 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  As the southern city of Saigon fell and South Vietnamese residents fled, tens of thousands made their way to the United States and many to Orange County where they gave birth to Little Saigon.
  And in the years that followed, as even more refugees and immigrants from Vietnam arrived, the Little Saigon community grew with businesses and organizations serving its residents and its influence expanded.
  Here is a little bit of the history of Little Saigon and some photos from the moments that make it
  
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• Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration

  28-04-2025 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry.
  Trump issued executive orders this month to allow mining on federal land. He has used his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet the rising demand amid the growth in data centers, artificial intelligence and
  
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• South Bay History: Major 1953 North American Aviation strike was disruptive, but not that productive

  28-04-2025 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Three North American Aviation plants were hit by a strike as thousands walked off the job. In Los Angeles, picket lines formed after midnight when 5000 UAW members walked out, and later an estimated 21,000 more L.A. union members joined the work stoppage. Oct. 23, 1953 photo. (Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection)
  Marley Luster, 38, a leadman at strikebound North American Aviation, and his wife, Margaret, examine damage to his car which was hit by a mysterious explosion. He had parked it
  
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• What should drivers do when they encounter ‘lights and sirens’?

  28-04-2025 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Monday launched its latest public safety campaign, “Emergency Lights? Pull to the Right.” It aims to educate drivers about the importance of staying vigilant when maneuvering near emergency vehicles and pulling to the right when those vehicles are approaching.
  California law requires motorists to pull to the right and stop when emergency vehicles approach with lights and sirens in operation.
  “Too often, we encounter drivers w
  
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• OC softball Top 25: Rosary and Orange Lutheran tighten grip atop rankings

  28-04-2025 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County high school softball rankings for this week, as of Monday, April 28.
  Notable this week: Rosary and Orange Lutheran remain No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, as they challenge for league titles. Both teams can clinch at least a share of their league titles this week. … Fullerton climbs one spot to No. 3 on the strength of a recent win against No. 4 Pacifica. … Cypress, the fourt
  
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• The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer

  28-04-2025 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Consumers across the U.S. still will be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday, saving them a little money at the pump but risking potential damage to the air and water.
  The emergency waiver issued by the EPA prevents retailers in most states from having to stop selling E15 gasoline on May 1. While the waiver remains in effect only through May 20, EPA Administrator L
  
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• White House focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump’s second term

  28-04-2025 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative strength for the president at a time when there are red flags for him in the latest round of polling.
  Yard signs with mugshots of immigrants who have been accused of crimes like rape and murder were posted across the White House lawn, positioned so they wo
  
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• Visit the historic Queen Mary for free on Cinco de Mayo

  28-04-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  What are you planning for Cinco de Mayo this year? Well, if you’re interested in visiting the landmark Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor, I have some good news for you.
  The ship is offering free admission on Cinco de Mayo only, Monday, May 5 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. You need to make a free online reservation in advance.
  The festivities will take place in the Art Deco Observation Bar, which is a small but beautiful space that was once the ship’s first class lounge. There will be live mari
  
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• Prices rose in 60% of OC in February. How did your ZIP do?

  28-04-2025 20:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The median selling price rose in 60% of Orange County ZIP codes in February, according to Attom.
  Among 84 local ZIP codes, prices increased in the past year in 50 and decreased in 34. Overall, the countywide median of $1,200,000 was up 4% over 12 months.
  Priciest ZIP? Newport Coast 92657 with a $3,842,375 median. Cheapest? Santa Ana 92701 at $441,615.
  Sales were up in 46 ZIPs, down in 27, and 11 were flat. Total sales of 1,742 were a 1% increase for the year.
  By the way, click here for 21 peaks
  
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• Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s and prolonged fasting

  28-04-2025 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MORGAN LEE, Associated Press
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.
  The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve replacement and an irregular heart beat. He was given a pacemaker in Apr
  
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• Stagecoach 2025: We gave high school yearbook awards to the best and worst of Stagecoach

  28-04-2025 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  When the gates closed at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival Sunday night, there was a lot to look back on. The three-day festival was jam-packed with country music and fan frenzies, and one of the fashion themes over the weekend was inspired by Friday Night Lights.
  Fans at the Empire Polo Club dressed in chaps, daisy dukes, sports jerseys and cowboy boots gathered to cheer on headliners and crossover acts such as Zach Bryan, Lana Del Rey, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs and even the Backstreet Boys. J
  
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• As Harris ponders run for California governor, is she prepared for the daunting job?

  28-04-2025 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  A couple of weeks ago, Kamala Harris got the full New York Times treatment — a lengthy article speculating whether she would run for governor of California next year or prepare for another shot at the White House in 2028.
  As the Times is wont to do, the piece was full of quotes and suppositions from anonymous sources.
  “Interviews with more than three dozen of Ms. Harris’s advisers, former aides, allies and friends reveal a politician — known, as much as anything, for her
  
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• Why ‘Float Test’ author Lynn Steger Strong likes tweaking the rules of fiction

  28-04-2025 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  When Lynn Steger Strong’s “Float Test” opens, Jude, the narrator, is gathering with her three siblings and their father in Florida in the aftermath of her mother’s death. They’re mourning and unsettled, but they were also haunted by her in life. 
  This was a mom who carefully packed delicious school lunches – but with an implicit message: “All that food, bought and prepared, just like the love that we were told was there for us to grab and have &ndas
  
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• Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won’t seek reelection as cancer returns

  28-04-2025 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By LEAH ASKARINAM
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced on Monday he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and will not be seeking reelection next year due to his cancer returning, ending his long career in public life.
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• Another federal judge expresses skepticism over Trump law firm executive orders

  28-04-2025 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Another federal judge in Washington has expressed skepticism on the legality of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting a prominent law firm, saying he was concerned that the clear purpose of the edict was punishment.
  Related ArticlesRep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won’t seek reelection as cancer returnsTech industry tried reducing AI’s pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its ‘woke AI’
  
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• Occupational licensing stifles economic growth and labor market equity

  28-04-2025 19:09 via ocregister.com
  
  California consistently ranks as the most regulated state in the country—getting so bad, in fact, that comedian Bill Maher recently told Gov. Gavin Newsom that he needs to “take a chainsaw” to California’s overgrown regulatory code. And while many Californians might worry about environmental, social, or safety consequences of deregulation, there is at least one category of state regulations that, with a few easily identifiable exceptions, serve only to protect special int
  
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• A pregnant woman in Gaza’s ruins fears for her baby under Israel’s blockade

  28-04-2025 18:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By SARAH EL DEEB, MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and LEE KEATH
  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nearly seven months pregnant, Yasmine Siam couldn’t sleep, living in a crowded tent camp in Gaza and shaken often by Israeli bombardment. She couldn’t find proper food and hadn’t eaten meat for more than a month. Weak and losing weight, she saw doctors every day. There was little they could do.
  One night this month, pain shot through her. She worried labor was starting but was too terrified of
  
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• In rural Massachusetts, patients and physicians weigh trade-offs of concierge medicine

  28-04-2025 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By Karen Brown, New England Public Media, KFF Health News
  Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get an appointment.
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• Does a 529 plan affect financial aid?

  28-04-2025 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Hyunmin Kim, Margaret Giles of Morningstar
  A 529 college savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can increase tax-free, but many savers don’t take full advantage of all the benefits that 529 plans have to offer.
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• Mass revocations of student visas are bad news for American businesses

  28-04-2025 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The Trump administration is quickly implementing its immigration agenda, which far exceeds deporting illegal immigrant criminals. Recently, the administration has begun revoking the legal status of foreign students en masse, in a move that may end up sabotaging American businesses in the long term. 
  There are more than 1500 known cases of foreign student legal status being revoked at this point, with apparently little to no explanation given. Lawsuits have ensued, and some attorneys claim t
  
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• Tech industry tried reducing AI’s pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its ‘woke AI’ efforts

  28-04-2025 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products.
  In the White House and the Republican-led Congress, “woke AI” has replaced harmful algorithmic discrimination as a problem that needs fixing. Past efforts to “advance equity” in AI development and curb the production of “harmful an
  
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• Digging in to the Angels’ collective slump at the plate

  28-04-2025 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — The Angels remain mired in a frustrating offensive funk.
  In an era when hitting is already so tough that the major league average is .240, the Angels would gladly take that instead of what they’ve been doing. The Angels reached Monday’s off day hitting .212, second worst in the majors. Their .655 OPS ranks 25th.
  It’s been even worse over the past 15 games: a .188 average and a .553 OPS.
  The recent stretch, in which their record is 4-11, has also seen them strike
  
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• BeachLife Festival returns to Redondo Beach with Lenny Kravitz headlining night one

  28-04-2025 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  For BeachLife Festival co-founder Allen Sanford, this weekend’s three-day concert will be really special because he’s been trying to book Friday’s headliner since the festival’s inception in 2019. Six years later, things went his way when he booked rock royalty Lenny Kravitz to headline day one of the festival.
  “We’ve been trying to get Lenny since the beginning, and Lenny doesn’t play a lot and we just think it’s going to be the perfect show,&rdqu
  
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• Former Memphis officers to face second trial in beating death of Tyre Nichols

  28-04-2025 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADRIAN SAINZ
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Tennessee police officers will face an out-of-town jury when their trial in state court starts Monday on second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a 2023 traffic stop in Memphis.
  Opening statements are expected to begin in the trial of former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty and already face the prospect of years behind bars after
  
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• Status Update: Brea Mall opens new entrance, shops as expansion continues

  28-04-2025 18:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A sophisticated new entrance with a faux-turf courtyard now welcomes shoppers at the Brea Mall, part of an evolving expansion at the north Orange County retail center.
  Inside a new wing of stores are open, including Alo Yoga, Garage, The Alley, Tumi and Uniqlo.
  Still to come, the Rivian Automotive showroom and anothers.
  Simon, the mall owner, has been working on a multimillion-dollar expansion, bulldozing the shuttered Sears and pushing the shopping experience to an outdoor-oriented village
  
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• Trump’s threats gave Europe the political will to spend more on defense. But challenges are ahead

  28-04-2025 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and JOSEPH WILSON
  MADRID (AP) — Inside a sprawling hangar in Spain, workers bolt together a fuselage for European aerospace giant Airbus, which churns out jets and other military equipment.
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• Recipes: Watch this mother and daughter show how to make a Kimchi Grilled Cheese Sandwich

  28-04-2025 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The bonds between mother and daughter can be tightly bound with love and admiration. The newly released cookbook, “Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes” by Sarah Ahn and her mother Nam Soon Ahn, captures the flavors, traditions, and stories of multigenerational cooking. It is also a testament to their devotion to one another. The title, “Umma,” translates from Korean as “mom.”
  Residents of Orange County, Sarah and Nam Soon started c
  
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• Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work to prevent sex assaults and suicides

  28-04-2025 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By LOLITA C. BALDOR
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military, senior defense officials said. But they insist that crucial programs aimed at addressing sexual misconduct and providing help for victims are so far not affected.
  The officials told The Associated Press that plans to have about 2,500 personnel in place to do this preventi
  
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• Vancouver ramming attack suspect charged with murder as hundreds attend vigils for victims

  28-04-2025 17:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM MORRIS, CLAIRE RUSH and ROB GILLIES
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 11 people who were killed when a car careened into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, and mourners including the Canadian prime minister remembered the dead at vigils across the city.
  Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder in a video appearance before a judge Sunday, hours after he w
  
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• In first 100 days, Trump struggles to make good on promises to quickly end Ukraine and Gaza wars

  28-04-2025 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By AAMER MADHANI
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of his second go-around in the White House, President Donald Trump spoke with certainty about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine in the first 24 hours of his new administration and finding lasting peace from the devastating 18-month conflict in Gaza.
  But as the Republican president nears the 100th day of his second term, he’s struggling to make good on two of his biggest foreign policy campaign promises and is not taking well to suggestions
  
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• Congressional Cup, ‘granddaddy’ of match racing, returns to Long Beach for 60th running

  28-04-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The 60th annual the Congressional Cup regatta, an iconic competition dubbed the “granddaddy” of modern match racing, will return to Long Beach’s coastline for five days of action next week.
  The Long Beach Yacht Club established the Congressional Cup in 1965. It’s the longest-running regatta of its kind in North America — and helped set the standard for world-class match racing across the globe.
  “It is an incredible honor to be the person in charge of such a hi
  
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• San Clemente mayor says progress made in asking Border Patrol to man cameras along shoreline

  28-04-2025 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Plans to work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to monitor cameras along San Clemente’s shoreline are moving forward, San Clemente Mayor Steve Knoblock recently said.
  Knoblock reported about ongoing research with the federal agency from the dais during the council’s last meeting, saying he and City Manager Andy Hall and some of the town’s technology staff have met with Border Patrol agents several times and most recently toured various locations from the pier south t
  
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• Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects

  28-04-2025 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires — funded through a program to help communities protect against natural disasters and climate change — would safeguard investmen
  
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• Major power outage in Spain and Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights and ATM machines

  28-04-2025 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON, Associated Press
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATM machines for the 50 million people who live across the Iberian Peninsula.
  Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that restoring power fully to the country and neighboring Portugal could take 6-10 hours. By mid-afternoon, voltage was progr
  
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• California is next-to-last in homeownership

  28-04-2025 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  California is the nation’s second-hardest state to find a homeowner.
  My trusty spreadsheet reviewed homeownership stats from the Census Bureau for the 50 states back to 1988. The numbers show little return on decades of incentives to get Americans to live in a home they own.
  California is a prime example of what didn’t work. It had an average 55% of its households living in a home they own in 2022 through 2024. Only New York, at 53%, had less ownership. After California, Hawaii was a
  
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• KOST 103.5 continues to dominate local radio ratings with light rock

  28-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The seemingly unstoppable light rock powerhouse KOST (103.5 FM) continued its dominance in the March Los Angeles Nielsen ratings released last week. The station has been at the top of the list all year; for March, it earned a solid 6.3 share compared with second-place KRTH (101.1 FM) at 5.8. KOST sister station My FM (KBIG, 104.3 FM) — with a format so similar to KOST, scientists are still trying to determine the differences — was third at 5.3, followed by KNX (1070 AM, 97.1 FM) at 4
  
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• Promises made, promises kept? Trump’s agenda remains a work in progress after 100 days

  28-04-2025 15:48 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRIS MEGERIAN and CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Since President Donald Trump returned to office, every week has been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises.
  With a compliant Republican-controlled Congress, Trump has had a free hand to begin overhauling the federal government and upending foreign policy.
  As Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But will it last?
  Very m
  
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• Canadians vote in an election dominated by Trump’s trade war and bluster

  28-04-2025 15:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By ROB GILLIES, Associated Press
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadians will decide Monday whether to extend the Liberal Party’s decade in power or instead hand control to the Conservatives. They’ll pick either Prime Minister Mark Carney or opposition leader Pierre Poilievre to lead the way forward, but the election is also a referendum of sorts on someone who isn’t even Canadian: Donald Trump.
  Liberal Leader Mark Carney holds a rally beside the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, o
  
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• Senior living: How to protect your heart as you age

  28-04-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dr. Au-Co Nguyen, Guest columnist
  As a geriatric physician with Greater Newport Physicians–MemorialCare, it’s been a privilege to care for older adults in our community. Over the years, I’ve had countless conversations with my patients about how to stay active, independent and healthy as they age.
  One of the most important topics that consistently comes up is heart health — and for good reason: Cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, are the leading c
  
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• Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another

  28-04-2025 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel.
  The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday. In
  
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