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• Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison

  08-05-2025 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By LARRY NEUMEISTER
  NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after a prosecutor labeled him a predator who “preyed on hope” by enticing vulnerable customers to risk their life savings for a supposedly safe investment.
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• Surprisingly, the AB 379 solicitation debate has led to a more just outcome

  08-05-2025 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Everyone has been up in arms about Democrats in the state legislature refusing to include a provision in Assembly Bill 379 that would make it a felony to solicit a 16- or 17-year-old for sex – understandably so, it seems like a straightforwardly good idea and yet another example of California’s politicians failing at even simple tasks. 
  According to State Senator Scott Wiener, it’s not as straightforward as that because, “Sending an 18-year-old high school senior to
  
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• Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

  08-05-2025 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By CARLA K. JOHNSON
  Cancer before age 50 is rare, but increasing, in the United States and researchers want to know why.
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• Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts

  08-05-2025 23:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL PHILLIS and ALEXA ST. JOHN
  An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly refrigerators, dishwashers and other electronics and save money on electric bills, consumer and environmental groups said.
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• US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots

  08-05-2025 23:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE STOBBE
  NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s infant mortality rate dropped last year after two years of hovering at a late-pandemic plateau.
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• Can Steve Hilton flip California Republican?

  08-05-2025 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Democracy means political competition. But California Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in two decades. No wonder we’ve had tax increase after tax increase. 
  Steve Hilton aims to change that by winning the governorship in 2026. The former Fox News host and Silicon Valley executive is campaigning to reduce the immense size, cost and waste of the state government. He would succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. 
  In an interview, my first question was how Hi
  
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• Global violence will rise without investment in peace

  08-05-2025 23:15 via ocregister.com
  
  On March 17, accompanied by armed FBI agents and police, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) used the threat of violence to dismantle an American symbol of peace. This hostile takeover of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) defied the organization’s independent status and location in a private – not federal – office building. DOGE allegedly threatened to end $190,000,000 worth of federal contracts held by USIP’s former security firm, Inter-Con, unless t
  
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• Seal Beach increases parking rates at three beach lots

  08-05-2025 23:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Visitors to Seal Beach may have to fork over a few extra bucks to park at beach lots.
  The city of Seal Beach earned approval from the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday, May 7, to hike parking fees at the 1st Street, 8th Street and 10th Street parking lots.
  The fees will go from $2 per hour, with a daily maximum of $10, to $3 per hour, with a daily maximum of $15.
  After 6 p.m., the rate will be a $4 flat fee at the public lots. A signage plan is in place.
  The city needed the Coastal
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Friday, May 9, 2025

  08-05-2025 23:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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• Want to feed the hungry? You can mail it in, kinda, on Saturday, May 10

  08-05-2025 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Food Bank is hoping to boost its stores a bit by urging county residents to participate in the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive.
  The idea is simple: Sign up to give to the program online. Then, on Saturday, May 10, leave a bag of non-perishable food out for your mail carrier. They’ll haul it away and eventually that donation will be used to help feed needy people in Orange County.
  Launched in 1993, the annual event has grown into the nation’
  
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• OC tutor convicted of molesting 2 students at after-school program

  08-05-2025 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  A 53-year-old man was convicted on Wednesday, May 8, of sexually assaulting for more than a half-decade two boys he was tutoring at an Orange County after-school program.
  An Orange County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than five hours before finding Zeta “Jimmy” Dhanapanth guilty of a dozen counts of felony lewd acts with a minor under 14, as well as a single count of possession of child pornography.
  Dhanapanth met the two boys — who were 8 and 9 when the abuse b
  
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• Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ at St. Mary’s on Chicago’s South Side

  08-05-2025 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area.
  In his first words as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost announced “peace be with you,” invoking a message of dialogue and care for those in need from Vatican City on Thursday.
  “When I heard the news of the new Holy Father at that moment, at least here in Chicago, the sun came out,” said the R
  
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• Horse racing notes: Decision due on Journalism’s Preakness status

  08-05-2025 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANITA LEADERS
  (Through Sunday)
  Jockeys / Wins
  Umberto Rispoli / 9
  Antonio Fresu / 9
  Juan Hernandez / 8
  Tiago Pereira / 8
  Armando Ayuso / 8
  Hector Berrios / 7
  Trainers / Wins
  Phil D’Amato / 9
  Bob Baffert / 6
  John Sadler / 6
  Steve Knapp / 5
  Leonard Powell / 4
  George Papaprodromou / 4
  UPCOMING STAKES
  SANTA ANITA
  Saturday
  • $100,000 Siren Lure Stakes, 4-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs on turf
  Sunday
  • $100,000 Cinema Stakes, 3-year-olds, 1 mile on turf
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• Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump’s crypto ventures

  08-05-2025 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency, after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections and airing concerns that it could help President Donald Trump enrich himself.
  The bill, which would regulate how stablecoin issuers operate in the U.S., had previously won some Democratic support. But it failed 49-48 on a procedural vote Thursday after Democrats said
  
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• Local Catholics, leaders praise ‘historic,’ ‘significant’ election of Leo XIV, the first American Pope

  08-05-2025 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The world held its breath on Thursday as it was revealed that Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who served in Peru, was named the next leader of the Catholic Church — and the first Pope of the Americas. Southern California Catholics and leaders from around the world reacted with joy — and awe — at the historic election of the first pope from the United States.
  Following Catholic tradition, the 69-year-old Prevost took the papal name Leo XIV.
  Originally from C
  
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• Lakers’ LeBron James on knee injury: ‘There was a pain I hadn’t felt before’

  08-05-2025 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  In his first at-length public comments about the knee injury he suffered in the Lakers’ season-ending loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 30, LeBron James acknowledged he likely would’ve missed the remainder of the matchup if the Lakers were able to extend the series past five games.
  The Lakers star suffered a Grade 2 medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee during the fourth quarter of the Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, an MRI from May 1 revealed.
  James said that
  
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• Disneyland’s new ‘World of Color’ and 8 things you need to know

  08-05-2025 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  The Happiest Place on Earth will lean into the theme of happiness with a new “World of Color” water show hosted by Joy from “Inside Out” that will draw inspiration from Walt Disney’s opening day dedication speech at Disneyland in 1955.
  The new “World of Color Happiness” water show will debut on May 16 at Disney California Adventure as part of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration.
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• ‘Landmark study’ led by UNLV shows new path to treat, prevent autism

  08-05-2025 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Katie Futterman, Las Vegas Review-Journal
  LAS VEGAS — A UNLV-led study has discovered a new molecular path that leads to autism, potentially opening the way for more intervention in the future.
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• How to recession-proof your grocery budget: do’s and don’ts

  08-05-2025 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Grocery bills are straining wallets across the country — and it’s no wonder. Food costs are predicted to rise 3.2% in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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• It’s official: LA Coliseum and SoFi Stadium will share Olympic opening and closing ceremonies

  08-05-2025 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the state-of-the art SoFi Stadium will share the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, LA28 announced on Thursday, May 8.
  Thursday’s announcement confirms what many leaders in the city and county have lobbied for and was part of L.A.’s 2017 bid — returning the Olympic ceremonies, and hopefully the lighting of the Olympic torch, to the iconic Coliseum in Exposition Park.
  Dancers perform prior to th
  
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• Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own truce over 700 times as Kyiv ratifies US minerals deal

  08-05-2025 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine both reported attacks on their forces Thursday on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian lawmakers unanimously approved a landmark minerals deal with the U.S.
  Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russia of violating its own ceasefire 734 times between midnight and midday Thursday. He called the ceasefire a “farce” on the social media pla
  
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• What’s in a name? Pope Leo XIV’s choice signals a commitment to social justice

  08-05-2025 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ministry.
  “I think a lot us had a question mark when they elected an American, and then he selected the name Pope Leo XIV,” said Natalia Imperatori-Lee, the chair of religious studies at Manhattan University. “It really means to me he will continue the work of Leo XXIII
  
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• Artist of the Year winners take center stage at Chapman University

  08-05-2025 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Winners of the Orange County Register’s 12th annual Artist of the Year program sang, danced, acted and discussed their work at a ceremony Wednesday evening, May 7 in Chapman University’s Memorial Hall.
  Six of the seven winners appeared at the event. Allie Molin of Mission Viejo, a jazz trumpeter who won the instrumental music category, was in New York on Wednesday to perform at Lincoln Center. Molin provided a video of her performing with a jazz combo.
  Madison Becerra, vocal music Ar
  
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• Newport Beach officer fatally shoots motorcyclist after struggle over Taser, video shows

  08-05-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The officer who shot and killed a motorcyclist last month in Newport Beach did so after the 45-year-old old man fought with him and took his Taser, according to body-worn and dash-camera footage and interviews released on Wednesday, May. 7.
  The footage aligns with what police have said generally happened, although it offers a detailed look.
  Following the release of the footage, the man’s family issued a statement through their attorneys expressing “grave concern” over the offic
  
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• Newport Beach officer fatally shoots motorcyclist after struggle involving Taser, video shows

  08-05-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The officer who shot and killed a motorcyclist last month in Newport Beach did so after the 45-year-old old man fought with him and took his Taser, according to body-worn and dash-camera footage and interviews released on Wednesday, May. 7.
  The footage aligns with what police have said generally happened, although it offers a detailed look.
  Following the release of the footage, the man’s family issued a statement through their attorneys expressing “grave concern” over the offic
  
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• Ex-model tearfully tells jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16

  08-05-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point.
  Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola, an aspiring actor at the time, told jurors at Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial that the onetime movie honcho put his hand inside her underwear and made her touch his genitals at a Manhattan
  
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• Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges

  08-05-2025 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting was charged with felonies Thursday in connection with the case, police said.
  The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison last December.
  The shooter’s father, Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, of Madison, was taken into custody around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, police said.
  Rupnow was charged with contributing to
  
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• US retires database tracking billions of dollars of climate change-fueled weather damage

  08-05-2025 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change.
  NOAA falls under the U.S. Department of Commerce and is tasked with daily weather forecasts, severe storm w
  
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• How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine

  08-05-2025 20:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining moment of history.
  Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower prestige it lost when the Soviet Union collapsed i
  
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• Here, try this: Mama Hieu’s new Vietnamese hot chicken sandwich

  08-05-2025 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Having carved a niche in Little Saigon over the past year with its lauded chicken wings, Mama Hieu’s, the brainchild of mother-son chefs Jimmy Le and Nho Thi Le, now introduces a new addition to the menu: a hot chicken sandwich infused with a distinctly Vietnamese twist.
  According to Jimmy, the new sandwich, which he started serving on May 2, is already a smash. “It’s been crazy since we started serving it,” he shared. “We went through a lot of sandwiches this past
  
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• House follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’

  08-05-2025 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEVIN FREKING
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
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• Mariachis will serenade mom at some McDonald’s restaurants on Saturday, May 10

  08-05-2025 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  McDonald’s restaurants will mark Dia de las Madres on Saturday, May 10 at several locations in Southern California.
  These 11 locations in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties will have mariachis and flowers for mom from 9 to 11 a.m., according to the fast food chain.1118 E. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles
  303 S Gaffey St., San Pedro
  9107 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City
  18761 Sherman Way, Reseda
  5545 E Whittier Blvd., East Los Angeles
  30 Rio Rancho Road, Pomona
  1341 S. Brookhurst Road, Fuller
  
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• How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war

  08-05-2025 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By SALLY HO and MANUEL VALDES
  SUQUAMISH, Wash. (AP) — For over two decades, Suquamish tribal member Joshua George has dived into the emerald waters of the Salish Sea looking for an unusually phallic clam that’s coveted thousands of miles away.
  Related ArticlesHouse follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countriesWhite House proposes a
  
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• Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

  08-05-2025 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By ISABELLA O’MALLEY
  Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists.
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• Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform

  08-05-2025 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADRIAN SAINZ, JONATHAN MATTISE and GRAHAM LEE BREWER
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders expressed outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform.
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• Photos: A new pope is chosen

  08-05-2025 19:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
  White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
  People react as white
  
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• Father recounts son’s death when U-Haul pickup struck him on bicycle in Costa Mesa

  08-05-2025 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  The father of a 12-year-old boy told jurors Wednesday that he was jumping up and down and waving his arms while shouting to get the attention of a driver in a U-Haul pickup truck barreling down on his son in Costa Mesa before it slammed into the child, killing him.
  Richard David Lavalle, 64, of Long Beach, is charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 6, 2020, fatal collision with Noel Bascon at Junipero and Arlington drives.
  During testimony in a Santa Ana courtroom, Glen Ba
  
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• Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

  08-05-2025 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries.
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• White House proposes a major overhaul of the outdated US air traffic control system

  08-05-2025 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER
  The Trump administration proposed a major overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system on Thursday in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures that have put a spotlight on the outdated network.
  Related ArticlesGOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump’s tax breaks billJoe Biden blames Kamala Harris’ loss on sexism and racism, rejects age concernsTrump says he’ll pull the nomination of Ed
  
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• Who is Robert Prevost, the first American pope?

  08-05-2025 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff.
  Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in th
  
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• More older Americans worry Social Security won’t be there for them, an AP-NORC poll finds

  08-05-2025 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans — particularly Democrats — aren’t confident the benefit will be available to them, a poll shows.
  Related ArticlesGOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump’s tax breaks billJoe Biden blames Kamala Harris&rsquo
  
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• Choreographer Mark Morris brings the Beatles-inspired ‘Pepperland’ to Beverly Hills

  08-05-2025 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Choreographer Mark Morris didn’t hesitate when the city of Liverpool, England, asked him to create a new dance for the 2017 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
  “I said yes, obviously,” says Morris, whose Brooklyn-based Mark Morris Dance Group has been widely acclaimed since its founding in 1980.
  Which is not to say he was entirely sure how his interpretation of the Beatles’ legendary album wo
  
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• This conclave to choose a new pope was short — but not the shortest ever

  08-05-2025 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, it took only two days for Catholic cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Francis. That’s among the shortest conclaves in recent decades, but not the shortest ever.
  It’s hard to be precise, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past conclaves, and sources compiling their own data are not in complete agreement.
  But hist
  
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• San Clemente’s search for offshore sand gets go-ahead

  08-05-2025 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  The hunt for sand is on.
  San Clemente’s plan to search for offshore sand was approved by the city on Tuesday, May 6, with officials giving the green light for a contractor to explore several sites from Dana Point to Camp Pendleton.
  The sand-starved coastal town is using an $800,000 grant for its “San Clemente Offshore Sand Source Investigation,” awarded to the city in 2024. The work will span over seven days, with scientists taking core samples from the ocean floor to determine
  
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• Laguna Niguel axes pyrotechnics, opts for Fourth of July drone show

  08-05-2025 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  After the recent Cal Fire maps designated Laguna Niguel Regional Park as being in the “very high severity” zone, city leaders have decided to replace the longtime, popular fireworks show with a drone show and live concert accompanying images tailored to the city.
  The final decision was made on Tuesday, May 6, when the City Council OK’d the plan. On Wednesday, the city launched a social media campaign to inform residents of the change.
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• Joe Biden blames Kamala Harris’ loss on sexism and racism, rejects age concerns

  08-05-2025 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Politics Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Joe Biden says he’s responsible for Donald Trump’s victory last fall, but he attributed Kamala Harris’ loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism.
  Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats’ disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and Trump’s divisive leadership during a Thursday interview on ABC’s “The View.” The 82-year-old Democra
  
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• Comic Con Revolution returns to Ontario for family-friendly fun

  08-05-2025 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Comic Con Revolution is a love letter to comic book enthusiasts by comic book enthusiasts.
  “We came from working huge cons and met at Wizard World,” said Drew Seldin, co-founder of Comic Con Revolution, in a phone interview. “We were working cons all over the country, and we got the idea from asking ourselves, ‘How would I do this if I were in charge?’ and we built a show that represented that from guests, environment and location to create this family-friendly, aff
  
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• Former Pomona police officers acquitted in brutality case settle lawsuit against city for $2.5 million

  08-05-2025 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Pomona has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two former ranking police officers who alleged they were relegated to manual labor and menial duties even after they were fully reinstated to the force following their acquittal in separate criminal trials.
  Retired Cpl. Chad Jensen, 58, received $525,000 and retired Sgt. Michael Neaderbaomer, 57, received $725,000. Their lawyers received $1.2 million for their fees and other legal costs, according to the settlement agreement rati
  
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• Angel City FC rookie Riley Tiernan off to strong start

  08-05-2025 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Riley Tiernan’s professional days have seemed like a blur.
  From non-roster invitee to scoring the winning goal in Angel City’s first victory of the season to winning the NWSL Rookie of the Month award for April, Tiernan has accomplished a lot in short period of time.
  Tiernan is part of the first class of rookies that didn’t have to go through the draft process, but it looks like she made the right decision.
  “Without the draft, it was a little bit of a tougher situation,&r
  
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• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage holds steady at 6.76%, not far from highest levels this year

  08-05-2025 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer
  The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it was a year ago.
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