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• Owner of Rams and SoFi Stadium battles Inglewood over billboards, roads and sewers

  12-01-2026 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By John Gittelsohn and Maxwell Adler | Bloomberg
  Stan Kroenke, the billionaire owner of the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams, first targeted billboards that his lawyers said threaten the prosperity of his $5.5 billion sports and entertainment complex in the nation’s second-largest metropolis.
  When that didn’t go his way in court, his companies found another reason to sue the city of Inglewood, where his SoFi Stadium is home to the Rams and host to this year’s W
  
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• Los Amigos on track for another strong boys basketball season

  12-01-2026 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Amigos boys basketball team is having another good season.
  The Lobos want this to be a great season.
  They are 12-7 overall and 1-0 in the Coast League after beating Savanna 64-42 last week.
  It’s a senior-led group. Mekhi Belote, a 6-foot-3 senior guard, is averaging team highs of 15 points and six rebounds a game. Another senior guard, 6-5 Philip Steinert, is averaging 14 points and five rebounds and has 978 career points, and 5-7 senior guard Tapusu Lapati is scoring nine points a
  
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• Court says Trump administration illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states

  12-01-2026 23:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW DALY
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
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• Bravo for these residents and their service to the country and community

  12-01-2026 23:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Chief Information Systems Technician Petty Officer Ammon Cornelius, from Placentia, assumes the role of safety officer on the fo’c’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a replenishment at sea in support of Freedom Edge 25. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate shared commitment to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. The Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed and currently assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy&
  
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• Why Jodie Foster says after ‘A Private Life’ she may not act for a while

  12-01-2026 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  In “A Private Life,” Jodie Foster plays Lilian Steiner, an American expatriate in France with a comfortable life as a psychoanalyst, a beautiful Parisian apartment, and an ex-husband who still loves her.
  Then her longtime client Paula (Virginie Efira) dies, apparently a suicide, though Lilian isn’t so sure.
  It’s there that the film takes off, as Lilian falls deeply into a mystery that may or may not be real.
  Jodie Foster as Lilian Steiner in the new French film “A P
  
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• After bear removed from Altadena home, nearby resident has same problem

  12-01-2026 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Just days after the paintball-induced eviction of a 500-plus-pound bear from beneath an Altadena home, residents of a house about a half-mile away are reporting that a bear has moved into the space under their home.
  It’s unclear if its the same bear, which spent weeks under the home of Ken Johnson after squeezing through a small crawl space entry.
  The outfit that sent that bear packing the first time says it’s already been contacted about repeating the successful ouster.
  Last week, t
  
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• Ducks searching for answers as losses mount

  12-01-2026 23:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli opened their checkbook for a glitzy new coaching staff this offseason, but thus far all they’ve accomplished is proving that money can’t buy happiness.
  Or wins.
  When the Ducks host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, they’ll seek to avert a double-digit losing streak. Coach Joel Quenneville’s nine-game winless stretch is already longer than anything the Ducks put together under his predecessor Greg Cronin, whose longest slump last season was
  
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• Disneyland’s all-time attendance reaches 900 million

  12-01-2026 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland needs to change the population sign at the front entrance that’s off by 250 million visitors now that a new attendance milestone has been reached by the Anaheim theme park.
  Disneyland’s all-time attendance over the past 70 years has reached 900 million visitors, according to the new “Disneyland Handcrafted” by documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks.
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• Orange County boys basketball Top 25: La Habra moves into Top 10

  12-01-2026 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Jan. 12. The team records are through Sunday, Jan. 11.
  Notable this week: Santa Margarita remains at No. 1 despite losing last week. But it was a close one – 74-73 in double overtime to St. John Bosco. … La Habra moves up after it beat No. 2 Crean Lutheran 69-56 on Friday. Crean Lutheran stays ranked at No. 2. … Marina gets into the Top 25 after a 61-56 win over Fountain Valley. … Mater Dei, bolstered by addition
  
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• Update: Wind advisory active for 5 Freeway north of LA until Wednesday afternoon – winds gusting up to 50 mph

  12-01-2026 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway north of LA is the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 1:39 p.m. on Monday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is in effect until Wednesday Jan. 14, at 2 p.m.
  “Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Isolated gusts to 60 mph possible,” can be expected according to the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. “Additional Wind Advisories are likely for later in the week.”
  “Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be
  
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• Judge rejects lawyer’s disputed bid to join ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s defense team

  12-01-2026 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday nixed a former high-ranking Justice Department official’s attempt to join the team defending ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s defense team, ruling that lawyer Bruce Fein had “no legal basis” to do so.
  Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein had initially approved Fein’s application to join Maduro’s drug trafficking case but reversed course after the dep
  
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• Why mystery readers will be seeing a lot of the detective DS Cross book series

  12-01-2026 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Tim Sullivan’s screenwriting credits include the films “A Handful of Dust,” “Where Angels Fear to Tread,” and “Letters to Juliet.” He’s also directed TV, including episodes of “Sherlock Holmes.” His series of crime novels, which launched in the U.S. in late 2025 with “The Dentist,” features DS George Cross, who is on the autistic spectrum. The series will roll out “The Cyclist” on Jan. 13, “The Patient&rdqu
  
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• USC men, fresh off a grueling road trip, return to Galen Center to host Maryland

  12-01-2026 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman pumped his fists, then thrusted them down to his hips. A certified lip-reader wasn’t needed to decipher the words he was mouthing.
  “Let’s go!” the coach shouted after the final buzzer of USC’s 70-69 overtime win against Minnesota.
  The Trojans had survived their grueling, weeklong Big Ten Conference road trip that included away games at No. 2 Michigan, No. 12 Michigan State and Minnesota. They dropped the first two game
  
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• Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

  12-01-2026 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA SANTANA and MARK VANCLEAVE, Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer.
  The state and cities filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, along with a request for a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the op
  
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• Crowd yells ‘cowards!’ after federal agents crash into a car and fire tear gas in Minneapolis

  12-01-2026 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA SANTANA and MARK VANCLEAVE, Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers fired tear gas Monday to break up a crowd of whistle-blowing bystanders in Minneapolis who showed up to see the aftermath of a car crash involving immigration agents, just a few blocks from where a woman was fatally shot last week.
  A protester’s face is doused in water after he was pepper sprayed outside of the Bishop Whipple Federal Building, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/J
  
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• Richfield Oil Company was an early creator of aircraft beacons in Southern California

  12-01-2026 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The phrase “flying by the seat of your pants” began in the early years of aviation when pilots had to rely on their instincts and the “feel” of the seat and controls to navigate aircraft.
  Radios and instruments weren’t widely used in aircraft until the mid-1930s, and pilots had to navigate by recognizing terrain and landmarks, following signs on the ground, and eventually, following lighting beacons for night flights.
  When World War I ended in 1918, aircraft began a
  
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• After 10 years in LA, former Rams becoming entrenched in community

  12-01-2026 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Rams players Andrew Whitworth, left, and Aaron Donald, right, before an NFL football game between the Rams and the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Former NFL player Andrew Whitworth walks the sidelines before an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
  Rams former player Aaron Donald, center top, poses with his w
  
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• Charlie Puth brings the Whatever’s Clever! Tour to Kia Forum and Honda Center

  12-01-2026 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Charlie Puth is heading back on the road with a new global run.
  The multi-platinum singer, songwriter and producer announced the Whatever’s Clever! 2026 World Tour, a nearly 50-date trek spanning North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.
  The tour will make two stops in Southern California, with Puth scheduled to perform at the Honda Center in Anaheim on April 28 and the Kia Forum in Inglewood on April 29. Both shows are part of the North American leg produced by Live Nation, which also
  
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• Orange County girls soccer Top 10: Big league clashes on deck this week

  12-01-2026 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowORANGE COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER TOP 10
  (Records through Sunday, Jan. 11)
  1. Santa Margarita, 12-0-0: Felicity Nguyen and Lauren Lim helped power the Eagles’ offense last week as they outscored Beckman and La Costa Canyon by a combined 13-1. Santa Margarita opens the Trinity League at JSerra on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Previous ranking: 1
  2. Mater Dei 10-1-3: The Monarchs start the Trinity League on Thursday
  
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• Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

  12-01-2026 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas.
  The dispute is ostensibly about Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress in June over the cost of a massive renovation of Fed buildings. But in a statement Sunday, Powell, abandoning his previous a
  
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• Orange County judge makes first appearance in federal court for workers’ comp fraud

  12-01-2026 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  An elected Orange County Superior Court judge made his first appearance as a defendant in a federal courtroom on Monday morning, Jan. 12, hours before he is scheduled to return to court to plead guilty to his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud a state workers’ compensation program.
  Israel Claustro, a 50-year-old former county prosecutor, has already agreed to resign from his position as a judge after signing a plea deal admitting to one count of mail fraud.
  Claustro, during a
  
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• Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

  12-01-2026 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene.
  Three Democratic members of Congress from Minnesota were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near
  
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• Canadian ice master makes Olympic history with the Games’ 1st indoor temporary speedskating rink

  12-01-2026 20:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  RHO, Italy (AP) — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it takes has meant that Olympic speedskaters have never competed for gold on a temporary indoor rink – until the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games.
  In the pursuit of maximum glide and minimum friction, Olympic officials brought on ice master Mark Messer, a veteran of six previous Olympic speedskating tracks and the ice technician in charge of the Olympic Oval in Calgary
  
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• Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders

  12-01-2026 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
  Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders.
  Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured Kelly over the former Navy pilot’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
  This is a developing story; check back for updates.
  
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• PHOTO ESSAY: For US women’s ski team, balancing competition with camaraderie is key

  12-01-2026 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACQUELYN MARTIN
  Lying breathless on the floor next to a pool table, Mary Bocock pulls a stretchy exercise band in tandem with Keely Cashman. Laughing, they encourage each other to keep going. Next to them, Ava Sunshine cycles through sets of heavy barbell weights in a makeshift gym in the Copper Mountain condo where the U.S. women’s ski team is staying.
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• Newsom’s budget shows big revenue gain, but we’ve been down that path before

  12-01-2026 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  When Gov. Gavin Newsom declared today that the state will likely receive an extra $42.3 billion in tax revenue over the next three years, thus alleviating a stubborn budget deficit, the inimitable Yogi Berra’s famous observation came to mind.
  “It’s like déjà vu all over again,” Berra quipped in 1961, after watching Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, the New York Yankees’ star sluggers, hit back-to-back home runs.
  Four years ago, as the state’s e
  
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• Energy developers head to court as Trump says the US ‘will not approve any windmills’

  12-01-2026 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
  Three energy developers are in court this week challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of their offshore wind projects, while President Donald Trump says his goal is to not let any “windmills” be built.
  Danish energy company Orsted, Norwegian company Equinor, and Dominion Energy Virginia each sued to ask the courts to vacate and set aside the administration’s Dec. 22 order to freeze five big projects on the East Coast over national security con
  
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• In a reasonable world, Renee Good would still be alive

  12-01-2026 19:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week sure has prompted a lot of indefensible responses.
  The right, led by the Trump administration, threw everything they could think of out there in defense of the ICE agent before even basic facts could be established.
  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denounced Good as engaging in “domestic terrorism.” Noem is probably the only person in the country who thoug
  
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• Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic opening ceremony

  12-01-2026 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
  MILAN (AP) — Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, organizers said Sunday.
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• USA Luge gets 11 athletes into Milan Cortina Olympics, 1 shy of maximum. Russia will get 2 spots

  12-01-2026 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIM REYNOLDS
  A pair of Russian luge athletes were confirmed Monday as qualifiers for next month’s Milan Cortina Olympics, meaning they will compete against Ukrainian sliders on the sport’s biggest stage.
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• FBI: Suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire targeted institution because of its ‘Jewish ties’

  12-01-2026 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By SOPHIE BATES and MIKE SCHNEIDER
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties.”
  Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged Monday with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. In an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Mississippi on Monday, the FBI said the suspect confessed to lighting a fire inside the building “due
  
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• Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Powell and the Federal Reserve

  12-01-2026 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By BILL BARROW
  ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump promised in his second inaugural address to fairly apply the law, unlike how he said he’d been treated by federal authorities.
  Related Articles How NATO works at a time of Trump’s Greenland threats Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children’s health programs as lawsuit continu
  
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• Del Taco adds new limited time taco deal for post-holiday cravings

  12-01-2026 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The holidays are over but if you still have to cravings for some quick food, Del Taco has your stomach, and wallet, covered.
  The fast food chain is offering some of its best selling tacos at a discount through Feb. 9 when it sells two Grilled Chicken Tacos for $3.
  The tacos are pretty hefty for a fast a food spot too as they’re made with grilled, marinated chicken, topped with Del Taco’s secret sauce, a bunch of shredded lettuce and house-grated cheddar wrapped up in a flour tortilla
  
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• Rams QB Matthew Stafford expected to play, RG Kevin Dotson optimistic for Bears game

  12-01-2026 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford avoided any serious damage to his throwing hand, clearing the way for him to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears in the divisional round of the playoffs.
  Head coach Sean McVay said that after tests the Rams medical staff determined that Stafford only sprained the index finger on his throwing hand when he banged into the forearm of a pass rusher late in the first half of Saturday’s 34-31 win over the Carolina Panthers.
  Stafford would go on to play the
  
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• A taste of nature can provide balance and calm during the workday

  12-01-2026 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP Wellness Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — The crisp crinkle of fallen leaves beneath your feet. The swish and trickle of water moving through a stream. A breath of crisp, fresh air.
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• Medical bills can be vexing and perplexing. Here’s important advice for patients

  12-01-2026 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By Emmarie Huetteman, KFF Health News
  A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’s long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000.
  Related Articles Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children’s health programs as lawsuit continues Advertisements promising patients a ‘dream body’ with minimal risk get little scrutiny Two-thirds of appointments at Loma Linda VA outpatient clinics canceled due to staff shortages, audit f
  
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• Give yourself a 7-day financial reset

  12-01-2026 19:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By Lauren Schwahn, NerdWallet
  The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.
  NerdWallet has a weeklong challenge for you. We’re guiding readers through one practical money task a day for seven days to help start off the new year strong.
  If you can finish the challenge, you’ll be
  
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• The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts

  12-01-2026 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By THALIA BEATY
  The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025, the organization said Monday.
  Related Articles Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks What to know about the Uvalde school shootin
  
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• Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman

  12-01-2026 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant.
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• Recipes: These grain-based dishes are great for your diet and budget

  12-01-2026 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Versatile main dishes that showcase grains can be rich in taste and kind to your food budget. And if you are trying to eat less meat, get in line you’ve got loads of company. Many are making a concerted effort to eat more grains, vegetables and fruit while reducing meat intake.
  For years, meat has been firmly entrenched in the American diets, but grain-based dishes can provide great flavors and textures. They work deliciously as a mealtime main event. And if you want to adopt the “me
  
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• As Canada tries to reduce its dependence on the US, its leader will visit China to rebuild ties

  12-01-2026 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN MORITSUGU
  BEIJING (AP) — A leader of the Canadian government is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade, a bid to rebuild his country’s fractured relations with the world’s second-largest economy — and reduce Canada’s dependence on the United States, its neighbor and until recently one of its most supportive and unswerving allies.
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• Iran’s leadership is under pressure as protests continue. Here’s what to know

  12-01-2026 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By CARA ANNA and DANICA KIRKA
  LONDON (AP) — Iran’s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country.
  Government hard-liners have threatened to attack the U.S. military and archrival Israel over support for the demonstrators, though for now President Donald Trump says Iran has signaled it wants to negotiate with Washington.
  There is no sign that a Venezuela-style U.S. military intervention is coming.
  Here’s
  
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• How NATO works at a time of Trump’s Greenland threats

  12-01-2026 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By LORNE COOK
  BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize control of Greenland are straining relations with U.S. allies in NATO and have sparked a warning that doing so by force could spell the end of the world’s biggest security alliance.
  Tensions have routinely spiked among some of NATO’s members over the decades, notably between neighbors Greece and Turkey. But it would set a dangerous precedent should its most powerful country, the United States
  
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• Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives

  12-01-2026 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By CAT MURPHY, HALEY PARSLEY, JOSEPHINE JOHNSON and MOLECULE JONGWILAI / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland
  Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the safety recommendations that emerged from accident investigations.
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• Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

  12-01-2026 18:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment over the testimony of Fed Chair Jerome Powell this summer regarding its building renovations, Powell said over the weekend.
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• California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks

  12-01-2026 18:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By DORANY PINEDA
  Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other appliances. Figueroa, who has asthma and recently learned her lung cancer is back, worries about health risks.
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• Mexican president tells Trump that US intervention against cartels is ‘unnecessary’

  12-01-2026 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had “a very good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and that their two governments will continue working together on security issues without the need for U.S. intervention against drug cartels.
  The approximately 15-minute call came after Sheinbaum said Friday she had requested dialogue with the Trump administration at the end of a week in which he had said he was ready to confront drug cartels
  
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• What to know about the Uvalde school shooting trial as it heads into its second week

  12-01-2026 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM VERTUNO
  The trial of a Texas police officer charged in the halting law enforcement response to the attack on Robb Elementary heads into a second week Monday with prosecutors continuing to press their case that he did nothing in the early moments to stop the gunman.
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• Why Langhorne Slim says ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’ is bursting with optimism

  12-01-2026 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  In the opening shot of his video for the new single, “Rock N Roll,” Langhorne Slim is shot out of a cannon. It’s a fitting metaphor for Slim (born Sean Scolnick), who has always been a bit wild at heart and on stage, climbing into the audience and dancing on tables during live shows. 
  But it’s also fitting because Slim’s life has rocketed into new territory in recent years – at 45, he now has a fiancée, a young son, and a stepdaughter – all o
  
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• How director Park Chan-wook turned a pulp novel into ‘No Other Choice’

  12-01-2026 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  In “No Other Choice,” Mansu (Lee Byung-hun) seemingly has it all: a beautiful wife, a beautiful house, kids, dogs and a position of authority at a paper company where he’s a former Pulp Man of the Year. 
  But after Mansu gets laid off, director Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy,” “Decision to Leave”) slowly reveals all the fault lines: Mansu’s family home, which he bought back after it had been lost, is the site of his father’s suicide after his pi
  
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