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• State Farm is accused of delaying L.A. fire claims. Should it get OK for a rate hike?

  06-05-2025 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters
  Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still standing after Los Angeles County’s devastating January fires — but more than 100 days later, she and her husband still can’t move back in.
  That’s because they’re waiting for their insurer, State Farm, to approve and process their claims.
  “We were lucky our house made it through,” Valverde said. “At first we thought unscathed. But it definitely still smells
  
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• Activists demand release of 3 held after Pomona Home Depot immigration raid

  06-05-2025 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Two weeks after a federal immigration raid outside a Pomona Home Depot, activists called for the release of those detained.
  “We demand the release of all the day laborers abducted by border patrol on April 22, 2025, for the constitutionally protected act of waiting for work,” Claudia Bautista Perales, executive director of the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, told those assembled at a news conference Tuesday, May 6, outside Pomona Superior Court, across from Pomona City Hall.
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• The secret to a refreshing cocktail or mocktail might be growing in the garden

  06-05-2025 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jessica Damiano
  If you enjoy a tasty, refreshing summer cocktail or mocktail, why not grow your own?
  No, you’re not likely to grow the spirits — although they do come from plants (vodka from potatoes, tequila from agave and so on). But you can grow other ingredients that make those spirits delicious.
  Tips for growing mint and other flavorful herbs
  Mint is the easiest herb to grow. It’s so easy it may take over your garden if you aren’t careful, so plant it in a pot and
  
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• India fires missiles across the frontier with Pakistan, killing at least 1 child, officials say

  06-05-2025 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.
  Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month’s militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. India has blamed Pakistan for backing the militant
  
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• OC baseball teams sorting out playoff spots in final league games

  06-05-2025 23:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The regular season for high school baseball ends Wednesday, the CIF Southern Section playoff brackets come out Monday and playoff games begin May 15.
  The CIF-SS will have nine playoff divisions, one more than last season and two more than it had in 2023. All divisions will have 32 teams.
  For the first time, computer ratings will determine where teams are placed and seeded in the divisions. The ratings are from the Massey Reporting system that the Southern Section is using for baseball and many o
  
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• What name the new pope chooses can signal what’s ahead

  06-05-2025 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  ROME (AP) — The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses.
  The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff’s baptismal name, in Latin, followed by his papal name, wrought with meaning.
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• 23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn

  06-05-2025 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org
  The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, stoking fears about how it might be used and prompting attorneys general from more than a dozen states to warn 23andMe users: Delete your data.
  “Your genetic data is your most personal, confidential data, and you should be able to protect who has access to it,” North Caro
  
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• What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores

  06-05-2025 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press
  Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing.
  The company plans to sell customer prescription files, inventory and other assets as it closes distribution centers and unloads store locations. Stores will remain open for now, but the company isn’t buying new inventory so bare shelves are likely become more common.
  “I think what
  
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• Kentucky boy uses mother’s phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers to share with his friends

  06-05-2025 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her front doorstep. The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he played on her phone.
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• Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen’s Houthis after rebels say they’ll stop targeting ships

  06-05-2025 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By WILL WEISSERT
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis, saying the Iran-backed rebels have indicated that “they don’t want to fight anymore” and have pledged to stop attacking ships along a vital global trade route.
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• Controllers briefly lost contact with Newark planes before wider flight disruptions

  06-05-2025 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE CATALINI, JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER
  The long flight delays and cancellations plaguing Newark’s Liberty International Airport and spilling over to airports across the U.S. can be traced to a week ago when air traffic controllers temporarily lost communications with planes in the sky, according to the controllers union.
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• NYPD launches probe into why it gave a Palestinian woman’s sealed arrest records to ICE

  06-05-2025 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included internal records of a Palestinian woman’s arrest at a protest.
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• Street Food Cinema returns for 14th season with ‘Wicked,’ a Dolly Parton-themed night and more

  06-05-2025 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Street Food Cinema, Los Angeles’ beloved outdoor movie, food, and music series, kicks off its 14th season this May with a new lineup of films, live entertainment, and food truck fare.
  The popular series runs Saturdays from May 10 through October 11, with events spread across iconic locations including The Autry Museum in Griffith Park, the Los Angeles State Historic Park, and Burbank’s Equestrian Center.
  Opening night on Saturday, May 10, features a screening of the Oscar-nominated m
  
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• How to use Disneyland’s new automated turnstiles

  06-05-2025 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland has modernized its front gates and added more turnstiles to make one of the first lines you wait in at the Anaheim theme park as short and quick as possible — and we’ve got a detailed guide to help make the process move even faster.
  The $4.8 million project to overhaul the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure entrance pavilions with 62 new automated entry gates has taken more than a year to complete in order to limit the impact of construction.
  Sign up for our Park L
  
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• Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns

  06-05-2025 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza.
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• Man who crashed into gate at Jennifer Aniston’s home is identified

  06-05-2025 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities on Tuesday released the name of the suspect who crashed a vehicle into the front gate of actress Jennifer Aniston’s Bel Air home.
  The suspect was identified as Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Inmate Information Center, which also said he was arrested about 12:30 p.m. Monday by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Los Angeles station.
  The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m., and private security guards at the home
  
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• Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump’s claims linking gang to Venezuelan government

  06-05-2025 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KLEPPER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly declassified U.S. intelligence assessment confirms that analysts at American spy agencies found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements the Trump administration used to justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan immigrants.
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• Four-way tie for first? One of the possibilities in OC softball races

  06-05-2025 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA look at some of the top Orange County softball playoff races for the final week of the regular season:
  Crestview League: The league has played three rounds of games for almost two months but there is a chance for a four-way tie for first place. The contenders are Pacifica (15-10, 7-4), El Modena (18-8, 7-5), Canyon (19-8, 6-5) and Cypress (18-9, 6-5).
  With one game left, the four teams are vying for the
  
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• Crestview League’s array of possibilities tops O.C. softball playoff races

  06-05-2025 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA look at some of the top Orange County softball playoff races for the final week of the regular season:
  Crestview League: The league has played three rounds of games for almost two months but there is a chance for a four-way tie for first place. The contenders are Pacifica (15-10, 7-4), El Modena (18-8, 7-5), Canyon (19-8, 6-5) and Cypress (18-9, 6-5).
  With one game left, the four teams are vying for the
  
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• Civil rights lawsuit filed in Florida deputy’s killing of US Airman Roger Fortson

  06-05-2025 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATE PAYNE
  The family of a U.S. airman who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home in 2024 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday over his killing.
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• Dog data may help track dangerous disease for humans

  06-05-2025 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  For man’s best friend, pet owners often go to great lengths — whether that’s doggy daycare and specialty pup chow, or late nights at the vet running tests that drain bank accounts.
  Now, a new study by researchers from UC Davis and UC Berkeley has found a way our canine companions can help us, offering a unique glimpse into Valley fever — a disease that has been growing steadily throughout California and the American West.
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• Government watchdog expects Medicaid work requirement analysis by fall

  06-05-2025 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sam Whitehead, Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News
  The country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog has confirmed it is examining the costs of running the nation’s only active Medicaid work requirement program, as Republican state and federal lawmakers consider similar requirements.
  The U.S. Government Accountability Office told KFF Health News that its analysis of the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program could be released this fall.
  In its first 100 days, the Trump administration ha
  
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• Survey: Most parents teach their kids about saving money

  06-05-2025 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By Erin El Issa, NerdWallet
  Some Americans likely grew up not openly discussing finances at home. According to a new NerdWallet survey conducted online by The Harris Poll, 20% of baby boomer parents (ages 61-79) didn’t teach their children about saving money.
  Perhaps because talking about finances has become less taboo, today’s parents of young kids are prioritizing this life lesson: The survey found that 93% of parents of children under 18 have taken action to teach their kids about
  
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• Survey: 43% of Americans say money is negatively impacting their mental health

  06-05-2025 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By Lane Gillespie, Bankrate.com
  Paige DeVriendt, a 32-year-old living in Columbus, Ohio, has spent most of her life associating money with shame and anxiety.
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• LAFC has shot at FIFA Club World Cup after León’s appeal denied

  06-05-2025 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Call it the $10 million match.
  The richest in Los Angeles Football Club history.
  Technically, $9.55 million, but whatever else LAFC gains by qualifying for this summer’s U.S.-based FIFA Club World Cup would more than make up the difference.
  All of this is contingent on LAFC making the most of a chance to win its way into the tournament, which it learned it can following a ruling Tuesday by a Swiss court.
  LAFC will host Club América for a playoff match May 31 at BMO Stadium, a source
  
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• California’s high-speed train to lose federal funding, Trump says

  06-05-2025 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Maxwell Adler and Skylar Woodhouse | Bloomberg
  President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government would not finance California’s high-speed rail project, escalating tensions over the state’s long-delayed infrastructure plan.
  Trump’s comments come as his administration undertakes a formal compliance and performance review of the project, raising doubts about the future of the rail line. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced in February that the Federal Ra
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Marcus Tran, Rancho Alamitos

  06-05-2025 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Marcus Tran
  School: Rancho Alamitos
  Sport: Volleyball
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: Tran, an outside hitter, had 32 kills and eight blocks for the Vaqueros as they had wins in the first two rounds of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Rancho Alamitos beat Flintridge Preps 3-2 in the first round and beat Saugus 3-2 in the second round. The Vaqueros (20-9) play at Vista Murrieta (18-19) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
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• South Pasadena’s Percival Everett, a USC professor, wins Pulitzer for ‘James’

  06-05-2025 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  South Pasadena novelist and USC professor Percival Everett won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction Monday for his 24th novel, “James.”
  Published in March 2024 to widespread critical acclaim, “James” was named a finalist for the 2024 Booker Prize and the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and went on to win the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction.
  “James” is a retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” told from the per
  
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• Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes

  06-05-2025 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA BOONE
  A federal judge has temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration from dramatically shrinking three agencies that fund libraries across the U.S., settle labor disputes with public sector workers, and support state business contracting programs.
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• Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

  06-05-2025 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADRIAN SAINZ
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols was in the hands of 12 people who do not live in the city as jury deliberations began Tuesday in the 29-year-old Black man’s death.
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• Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program

  06-05-2025 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW PERRONE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the health agency’s program for vaccines and biotech drugs.
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• Rwanda says it’s talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here’s why

  06-05-2025 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By CARA ANNA
  Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain’s rejected asylum-seekers in a plan that collapsed last year. Now Rwanda says it is talking with the Trump administration about a similar idea – and it might find more success.
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• 6 swank spots in Orange County for the matriarch on Mother’s Day

  06-05-2025 20:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Mother’s Day is nearing (Sunday, May 11!), and what better way to highlight and honor her than with a splurge-worthy meal. The following six Orange County restaurants offer top-drawer fare, care of prix-fix brunches and a sophisticated afternoon tea service. Be sure to book soon as reservations, while available at publication time, may fill up posthaste.Prix-fix dinner at Bourbon Steak (Dana Point): Sup at this Michael Mina spot inside the Waldorf Astoria, happening from 3 until 8 p.m., wh
  
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• Benson Boone to bring American Heart Tour to Crypto.com Arena

  06-05-2025 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Benson Boone is hitting the road this fall for his first-ever arena headlining trek.
  The Grammy-nominated pop singer will bring his American Heart Tour to California with two major stops: San Diego’s Pechanga Arena on Sept. 27 and L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Sept. 30.
  The North American tour follows the release of Boone’s forthcoming album “American Heart,” due out June 20 via Night Street Records/Warner Records. It kicks off Aug. 22 in Saint Paul and will run throug
  
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• Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now

  06-05-2025 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.
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• An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip is met with alarm

  06-05-2025 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away.
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• Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will bypass Preakness

  06-05-2025 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year.
  “We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness,” 1/ST Racing executive VP Mike Rogers said Tuesday. “We extend our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect their decision.”
  Mott told Preakness officials the plan will be to enter Sovereignty in the Belmont S
  
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• A tax on college endowments began in Trump’s first administration. It could soon rise

  06-05-2025 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A tax on the endowments of America’s wealthiest colleges began during President Donald Trump’s first administration, collecting 1.4% of their investment earnings. Under Republican proposals on Capitol Hill, that rate could increase by tenfold or more.
  As Trump spars with prestigious colleges he accuses of “indoctrinating” students with leftist ideas, calls to raise the tax have gained momentum.
  Republicans hav
  
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• Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow’s international airports

  06-05-2025 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
  Nine other regional Russian airports also temporarily stopped operating as drones struck areas along the border with Ukraine and deeper inside Russia, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, and the Defense Ministry. The Moscow r
  
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• Key Republican says he won’t back Trump’s pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties

  06-05-2025 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he’s informed the White House that he won’t support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’spick for top federal prosecutor in Washington, stalling the nomination in the Senate weeks before the temporary appointment expires.
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• Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings still uncertain about who should follow Pope Francis

  06-05-2025 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By NICOLE WINFIELD
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and relevant today, especially to young people.
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• Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China

  06-05-2025 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARI YAMAGUCHI and DIDI TANG
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Japan’s top trade negotiator traveled to Washington for another round of tariff talks last week, a bipartisan delegation bearing the name of “Japan-China Friendship” wrapped up a visit to Beijing.
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• On the attack: Trump’s media response in Abrego Garcia story is notably vigorous

  06-05-2025 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation, the Trump administration has called journalists “despicable,” questioned CNN’s patriotism, scolded Fox News and even admitted to a mistake — in admitting to a mistake in the first place.
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• ‘My Social Security is my Social Security’: With Trump, Musk and DOGE, will it stay that way?

  06-05-2025 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  OAKLAND — A hand-crafted sign outside the downtown Social Security Administration office mimicked a street sign, depicting the intersection of “Prosecute” and “Trump.” The chants came from about 50 people surrounding it, holding furious signs aimed at President Donald Trump and Elon Musk: “Hands off! Hands off! Hands off!”
  In downtown Concord, several hundred carried signs — “There are more protesters here than there are billionaires on Earth
  
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• Disabled workers have faced prejudice. Now they face DOGE firings

  06-05-2025 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By KENYA HUNTER and FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Goidel, a 33-year-old federal worker in Boca Raton, Florida, with autism, knew what he could be losing when he got laid off from his job as an equal employment opportunity specialist at the IRS.
  Because of his autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, Goidel had been able to secure his spot as one of more than 500,000 disabled workers in the federal government under Schedule A, which allows federal agencies to bypass the traditional hi
  
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• Recipe: An open-face tomato sandwich is a great way to enjoy spring’s bounty

  06-05-2025 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Are you looking for something different to do with the tomatoes that are beginning to ripen? Look no further. Here’s a fresh way to enjoy them. I love the combination of feta, tomatoes, and chives. If you can’t find or don’t like sunflower sprouts, substitute whatever type you like – or change the cheese. I like these equally well with sharp cheddar.
  Open-Face Tomato Sandwiches
  Yield: 6 sandwiches
  INGREDIENTS
  3 ounces feta cheese (crumbled)
  ½ cup Vegenaise or Mayon
  
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• Appeals court to hear cases of 2 university students, one detained, the other recently released

  06-05-2025 18:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATHY McCORMACK
  A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in the cases of a Turkish Tufts University student who has been detained by immigration authorities for six weeks and a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was recently released from detention.
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• US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs

  06-05-2025 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products.
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• The number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown

  06-05-2025 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org
  More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since 1974, but the Trump administration’s tariffs and deportations of potential construction workers, plus higher interest rates, could be a wet blanket on the boom.
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• 80 years after World War II, Germany is still painstakingly searching for its fallen soldiers

  06-05-2025 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and VANESSA GERA
  HALBE, Germany (AP) — In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school students placed white gerbera daisies on small black coffins, and German soldiers lowered them respectfully into a large, freshly dug grave as a military band played a solemn tune.
  Hundreds of villagers and relatives of the fallen watched silently, some wiping tears off their cheeks, as the soldiers who died in
  
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