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• Oklahoma university instructor on leave after student complains her gender essay failed for citing Bible

  03-12-2025 23:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
  An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
  Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid President Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion i
  
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• Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say

  03-12-2025 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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• Burbank police and others salute four-legged hero, slain K-9 Spike

  03-12-2025 23:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Nobody said out loud, “Who’s a good boy?”
  Nobody had to.
  Hundreds of police officers from various departments who traveled to Burbank — many with their floppy-eared partners — to pay tribute to slain K-9 Spike at an outdoor memorial service on Wednesday, Dec. 3, said it with their presence.
  Members of a community that had donated food and assembled a memorial of flowers and children’s drawings in front of the public-safety building said it with their hugs for
  
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• NY judge orders OpenAI to hand over ChatGPT conversations in win for newspapers in copyright case

  03-12-2025 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  A Manhattan judge has ordered OpenAI to provide the Daily News and other news outlets with millions of anonymous chats between ChatGPT and its users in a major ongoing copyright infringement case.
  In a nine-page order made public Wednesday, Manhattan Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s request to reconsider her November ruling requiring the tech giant to hand over 20 million ChatGPT output logs to the media outlets.
  The newspapers want to analyze a sample of ChatG
  
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• Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has died at age 84

  03-12-2025 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died. He was 84.
  Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation, said Cropper’s family told her that
  
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• Mater Dei’s Kayden Dixon-Wyatt flips to USC, Chris Henry Jr. doesn’t sign

  03-12-2025 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt flipped his commitment to USC from Ohio State.
  Monarchs wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. didn’t sign with Ohio State, his long-held commitment.
  Yes, it was an eventful National Signing Day for Mater Dei on Wednesday.
  The news of Dixon-Wyatt’s switch surfaced early in the morning.
  The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior signed with the Trojans’ No. 1-ranked
  
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• Safety volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of a Utah ‘No Kings’ protester

  03-12-2025 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  A safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man who was participating in a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City in June has been charged with manslaughter, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
  Matthew Alder allegedly fired at a man who was holding a rifle during the demonstration, injuring that person and killing Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.
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• San Clemente’s Miramar Food Hall pushes back opening date

  03-12-2025 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Denizens of San Clemente will have to wait a touch longer for their anticipated food hall.
  Originally slated to open in the fall of this year, Miramar Food Hall, San Clemente’s in-progress food hall that will feature more than a dozen eateries, has pushed back its debut.
  The opening timeline has shifted to the first quarter of 2026 due to some unexpected construction delays, according to spokesperson Alex Zalicki Harmon.
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• Kings hope for better fortune with Bedard and Blackhawks in town

  03-12-2025 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –– With razor-thin margins and bone-dry offense, the Kings prepared to receive Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday for the first of two consecutive meetings in downtown L.A.
  Bedard, 20, scored as many points in November alone as any King has accumulated all season. He has five goals and seven assists in his past eight appearances. His 38 points are more than Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala have combined to compile this year.
  In their seven regulation loss
  
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• Lakers’ physicality comes into focus ahead of East Coast trip

  03-12-2025 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  TORONTO — The Lakers’ physicality – or lack of it – has been a consistent talking point after each of their five losses so far this season.
  Monday’s home loss to the Phoenix Suns was no different. The Lakers addressed the issue during their Wednesday afternoon practice ahead of their East Coast trip that starts with Thursday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors.
  The game against the Raptors will be the first night of a back-to-back set, followed by Friday&rsq
  
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether local jails can hold immigrants for ICE

  03-12-2025 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group arguing that it is illegal for local jails to hold immigrant detainees at the request of federal authorities.
  The Wisconsin lawsuit comes as federal agents have launched high-profile immigration crackdowns in cities including Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina. Another operation is
  
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• Chargers hold QB Justin Herbert out of practice after hand surgery

  03-12-2025 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Justin Herbert’s status after undergoing surgery Monday on his fractured left hand was day-to-day, according to the Chargers. Wednesday was not Herbert’s day to practice, although his participation in Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles was still to be determined.
  If Herbert cannot play against the Super Bowl champions, Trey Lance would start in his place. Lance played eight plays after Herbert was hurt in the first quarter of the Chargers&rsq
  
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• The World Cup draw is usually a spectacle. This time, FIFA hopes bigger is better

  03-12-2025 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — A record 64 nations will be in Friday’s World Cup draw, more than 30% of FIFA’s members, as soccer’s leaders insist a bigger tournament is better.
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• O.C. football recruits stick with UCLA through coaching change

  03-12-2025 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA sometimes overlooked factor in high school football recruiting proved its importance again Wednesday as UCLA signed standouts from Orange County despite its transition at head coach.
  The critical role of collegiate assistant coaches and support staff emerged as San Juan Hills offensive lineman Cooper Javorsky and Mater Dei defensive back CJ Lavender Jr. signed with the Bruins on National Signing Day.
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• O.C. football recruits stick through coaching change to sign with UCLA

  03-12-2025 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA sometimes overlooked factor in high school football recruiting proved its importance again Wednesday as UCLA signed standouts from Orange County despite its transition at head coach.
  The critical role of collegiate assistant coaches and support staff emerged as San Juan Hills offensive lineman Cooper Javorsky and Mater Dei defensive back CJ Lavender Jr. signed with the Bruins on National Signing Day.
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• White House tours resume in time for Christmas, but they’re different than before

  03-12-2025 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to build a big ballroom where the East Wing once stood has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House. Tourists enter through a different door now, and the tour is shorter because there are fewer historic rooms to see.
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• Orange Lutheran’s Sean Morris II ready to embark on college path

  03-12-2025 21:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange Lutheran senior Sean Morris II is wasting no time to get acclimated to the challenges of being a student-athlete at Northwestern University.
  He will be at Northwestern’s campus in Evanston, Ill., on New Year’s Day.
  Morris, a running back who had 444 yards rushing in seven games this season, had offers from many other schools, including Arizona, Cal, Stanford and Washington.
  He was impressed by Northwestern head coach David Braun and running backs coach Aristotle Thompson.
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• Republican Laura Bassett, interested in coastal issues, launches bid for state Senate seat

  03-12-2025 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Laura Bassett, a Republican and licensed professional fiduciary, has launched a 2026 bid for a largely coastal state Senate seat that includes communities in Orange and San Diego counties.
  The 38th Senate District — which includes Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano in Orange County — is represented now by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat who is running for reelection.
  Bassett said she has long paid attention to politics, albeit mostly at the federal le
  
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• 4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records

  03-12-2025 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jonathan Shorman, Stateline.org
  Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters.
  The Trump administration said as recently as October that federal officials wanted to obtain driver’s license records through the network.
  The commitment from officials in Florida, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio comes as p
  
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• Kids and teens go full throttle for E-bikes as federal oversight stalls

  03-12-2025 21:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kate Ruder, KFF Health News
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. — E-bike of Colorado sales manager Perry Fletcher said his sales and repair shop saw an increase in back-to-school sales to young riders and families this fall as the popularity of the battery-powered bicycles revs up.
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• Trump’s immigration, asylum pause tramples core American ideals

  03-12-2025 20:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The United States has long been a beacon of liberty for people around the world. As a republic built on the premise that all men are created equal, with a constitution that constrains government power in defense of the individual, it is clear America is compromising its founding principles.
  How the Trump administration is responding to last week’s shooting in Washington, D.C. is reflective of this.
  In the aftermath of the shooting of two National Guardsmen, one fatally, the Trump administr
  
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• Orange Lutheran’s Markus Kier, Sam Utu happy with their final decisions

  03-12-2025 20:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange Lutheran football players Markus Kier and Sam Utu signed Wednesday with colleges other than the schools that had received their original commitments.
  Kier, a receiver, had committed to Princeton. He signed with UCLA.
  Offensive tackle Utu had committed to Alabama. He signed with Southern Methodist University.
  Kier and Utu found it difficult to tell the coaches at Princeton and Alabama that they had other plans.
  But Princeton made it easy on Kier, and Alabama did the same for Utu.
  “It
  
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• Grand Canyon cancels overnight stays at South Rim lodges because of water-line breaks

  03-12-2025 20:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press
  Plans to stay and soak in the wintry wonderland at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim? You will have to wait.
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• Disneyland sets dates for 2026 Food & Wine Festival

  03-12-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland foodies can mark their calendars for the 2026 food and wine festival that will kick off in March with a line-up of California-centric food, beer and wine, celebrity chefs and Disney characters dressed in their best culinary attire.
  The Disney Food & Wine Festival will run March 6 through April 27 at Disney California Adventure with local, celebrity and Disney chefs offering cooking tips during culinary demonstrations, tasting seminars and signature events.
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• Casey McKeon appointed Huntington Beach mayor; Butch Twining to serve as mayor pro tem

  03-12-2025 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach councilmembers chose Casey McKeon to serve the next year as the city’s mayor, with Butch Twining as mayor pro temp.
  The two councilmembers took their new seats on the dais Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the end of a meeting that briefly turned cantankerous as Twining and Councilmember Chad Williams vied for mayor pro tem.
  Outgoing Mayor Pat Burns handed McKeon the mayor’s gavel and delivered a concise farewell speech.
  “It’s been a good year, thank you for letting me
  
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• Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million

  03-12-2025 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By RIO YAMAT, Associated Press
  The longest government shutdown on record cost Delta Air Lines an estimated $200 million, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday in the first disclosure by a U.S. airline regarding the shutdown’s financial impact.
  Bastian told investors that refunds “grew significantly” as bookings also slowed amid the uncertainty in air travel caused by the 43-day shutdown, contributing to Delta’s loss of about 25 cents per share.
  The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, l
  
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• Colorado Rockies set to hire Dodgers exec as their new GM

  03-12-2025 20:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Colorado Rockies turned to a former member of the Dodgers’ front office to run their organization, hiring former Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta as their new president of baseball operations. Now DePodesta is dipping into the Dodgers’ front office to hire his second in command.
  The Rockies are set to hire Josh Byrnes as general manager under DePodesta, according to multiple reports. This is Byrnes’ second stint with the Rockies. He was an assistant GM under Dan O&rsq
  
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• What’s really fueling Californian’s pain at the pump

  03-12-2025 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Californians suffer at the gas pump more than most Americans, with an average of $4.50 per gallon and about one dollar more than drivers elsewhere. Governor Gavin Newsom has long blamed the greed of Big Oil, but the real cause is the combination of high taxes and overregulation enacted by state lawmakers.
  Golden State residents face the highest gasoline tax in the nation, nearly 90 cents per gallon – comprised of a 61 cent state gasoline excise tax, the highest across U.S. states
  
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• Zillow removes climate risk scores from home listings

  03-12-2025 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By Claire Brown | New York Times
  Zillow, the country’s largest real estate listings site, has quietly removed a feature that showed the risks from extreme weather for more than 1 million home sale listings on its site.
  The website began publishing climate risk ratings last year using data from risk-modeling company First Street. The scores aimed to quantify each home’s risk from floods, wildfires, wind, extreme heat and poor air quality.
  But real estate agents complained they hurt sa
  
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• US adds more penalties to those linked to Tren de Aragua gang

  03-12-2025 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions Wednesday on alleged affiliates of the Tren de Aragua gang and increased the reward to as much as $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of one of the leaders of the criminal group that the Trump administration has designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
  The actions come as President Donald Trump’s administration has blamed the gang, which originated in a prison in Venezue
  
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• US to restrict visas of Nigerians responsible for violence against Christians

  03-12-2025 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN, Associated Press
  ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their family members responsible for mass killings and violence against Christians, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.
  “The United States is taking decisive action in response to the mass killings and violence against Christians by radical Islamic terrorists, Fulani ethnic militias, and other violent actors in Nigeria and beyond,” Secretary of State Marco
  
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• California’s new labor law could have unintended and unwanted consequences

  03-12-2025 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The California Legislature has a bad habit of writing new law in the moment and paying little or no attention to its potential consequences.
  While legislative history contains many examples, the most spectacular occurred three decades ago when legislators and then-Gov. Pete Wilson massively overhauled how electricity is generated, distributed and priced, telling consumers it would make power more affordable and reliable.
  The real world impact was just the opposite. Power became less re
  
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• 10 best things to eat at Knott’s Merry Farm

  03-12-2025 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s never easy deciding what to eat on the Knott’s Merry Farm menu that has more than 100 holiday food and drink items to choose from — but somebody has to do it and I’m always happy to help.
  The Knott’s Berry Farm winter holiday season runs through Jan. 4 with a host of shows, entertainment, food, merchandise and decor at the Buena Park theme park.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California&
  
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• ‘Disparate impact’ lawsuits cost American businesses and taxpayers

  03-12-2025 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Google settled a racial bias lawsuit for $50 million.
  Merrill Lynch paid $20 million.
  Maryland taxpayers will have to pay $3 million to make a racial discrimination suit go away.
  “This is ridiculous! Taxpayers should not be on the hook for this!” complains Heather Mac Donald, author of “When Race Trumps Merit.”
  In our new video, she argues that companies and governments feel forced to pay because of a legal doctrine called “disparate impact.”
  “Most
  
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• Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say

  03-12-2025 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday.
  Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so improperly,
  
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• Kristi Noem’s TV warning ‘We will hunt you down’ inspired this Mexican artist’s new LA exhibit

  03-12-2025 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Mexican artist Libertad Alcántara believes that simply existing is a political act.
  “We are all a result of our material conditions, including the place you were born,” Alcántara said during a recent phone interview. “For me, any expression of ourselves is an extension of those things, and at this point, not believing that politics affects your life is just being in denial.”
  Alcántara said her approach to art is inspired by “life itself,”
  
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• House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about his prosecutions of Trump

  03-12-2025 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump.
  Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the committee’s Republican chairman, directed Smith in a letter dated Wednesday to appear for a private deposition on Dec. 17 as part o
  
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• What to know about Somalia as Trump wants Somalis in the US to leave

  03-12-2025 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has called Somali immigrants living in the United States “garbage” and wants them to leave, claiming without evidence that “they contribute nothing.”
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• Shredded cheese sold in dozens of states recalled due to potential for metal fragment contamination

  03-12-2025 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer
  There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  The FDA said that the various shredded cheeses were recalled by Great Lakes Cheese Co. The cheese products are sold under private store-brand labels at several retailers, including Target, Walmart and Aldi.
  The recall includes various cheeses such as
  
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• What to know about the hepatitis B shot — and why Trump officials are targeting it

  03-12-2025 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE STOBBE
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer.
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• ‘Vanderpump Rules’ season 12 returns with 10 new cast members. The drama is already heating up

  03-12-2025 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  “Vanderpump Rules” is so back, this time with a new cast of trouble makers.
  Ten years into its original run, Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” was at the height of its fame. Tom Sandoval cheated on his girlfriend of nearly a decade, Ariana Madix, with their mutual friend Raquel Leviss, and the affair heard ’round the world, dubbed “Scandoval,” dominated headlines, podcasts and social media.
  The news of Sandoval and Leviss’s relationship broke in spr
  
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• Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest 6 over failed fire alarms

  03-12-2025 19:08 via ocregister.com
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work at the housing complex.
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• UPS put profits over safety before plane crash that killed 14, lawyer alleges

  03-12-2025 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEFFREY COLLINS
  A deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky stemmed from corporate choices that favored profits over safety, according to a lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits Wednesday, which allege the company kept flying older aircraft without increasing maintenance beyond what’s regularly scheduled.
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• Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys

  03-12-2025 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By LORNE COOK and ILLIA NOVIKOV
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.
  Related Articles Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt The EU lays out a plan to fund Ukra
  
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• Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago

  03-12-2025 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 later this month, more than a decade after the jet vanished without a trace.
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• Travel: Vancouver packs steady stream of discovery into long weekend escape

  03-12-2025 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  With only 94 hours in a city we’d never visited together, our 45-minute wait for a dumplings order could have been a poor investment of precious time.
  But we requested the off-menu No. 7 at Blnd Tger in Vancouver’s Chinatown and crossed the street to an Irish pub that was so used to such visitors that it featured a cocktail called “Waiting For #7.” Early into a second drink, our notification arrived via text: “Your dumplings are ready!!!”
  Our order granted us
  
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• Payrolls at US companies fall by most since 2023, ADP says

  03-12-2025 18:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jarrell Dillard | Bloomberg
  US companies shed payrolls in November by the most since early 2023, adding to concerns about a more pronounced weakening in the labor market.
  Private-sector payrolls decreased by 32,000, according to ADP Research data released Wednesday. Payrolls have now fallen four times in the last six months. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 10,000 gain.
  Wednesday’s weak ADP report risks heightening concerns of a more rapid deteriorati
  
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• Trump plans to weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution

  03-12-2025 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW DALY and ALEXA ST. JOHN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to announce a proposal Wednesday to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and trucks, according to several people familiar with the White House plans.
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• Recipes: Here’s how to create a tasty, healthier Hanukkah

  03-12-2025 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Everyone loves Hanukkah — the colorful candles, the traditional songs, the gifts, and, of course, the potato latkes. Yet holiday cooking often means excess — all that frying, high carbs, and lots of sour cream.
  Interestingly, the Hanukkah miracle highlights olive oil, which originated in the eastern Mediterranean, and not potatoes. They were unknown in the Holy Land until long after the discovery of the New World. Making potato latkes for Hanukkah became popular through the influence
  
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• Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail

  03-12-2025 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDDIE PELLS
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep.
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