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• Former OC judge convicted in fraud scheme appears to be practicing law again

  28-01-2026 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  A former Orange County Superior Court judge who resigned from the bench and pleaded guilty this month to participating in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme is now working with a law firm in Menifee.
  Israel Claustro reactivated his state law license two days before he pleaded guilty Jan. 12 in federal court to one count of felony mail fraud for his role in defrauding a state workers’ compensation program.
  Claustro’s license with the State Bar of California was deactivated while he wa
  
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• Future of a wave pool in Newport Beach uncertain after prior approval is rescinded

  28-01-2026 23:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The plan for Orange County’s first wave pool included not just a lagoon for surfing, but was a nearly 60,000-square-foot project with a restaurant and bar, surf academy, a wellness center, shops and athlete accommodations.
  Now, the future of Newport Beach’s Snug Harbor Surf Park is uncertain.
  The City Council on Tuesday night, Jan. 27, rescinded its unanimous approval for a general plan amendment that would have allowed for the nearly 60,000-square-foot project to replace part of the
  
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• Susan Shelley: California taxpayers get fleeced by fraudsters and politicians

  28-01-2026 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  California residents pay very high taxes as the evidence piles up that an insane amount of the money is stolen by fraudsters. 
  For 2025, even single filers with a taxable income of less than $11,079 owe 1% of their income to the state. Then it’s 2% for those who have earned up to $26,264, 4% up to $41,452, 6% up to $57,542, and 8% up to $72,724. Why does California have a soak-the-rich state tax rate on an income that is too low to qualify for a mortgage to buy a median-priced house?
  
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• Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

  28-01-2026 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s high-profile deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers roughly $496 million through the end of December, and continued deployment could cost over $1 billion for the rest of the year, according to new data from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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• Officers confront protesters at Texas facility as lawmaker visits father, son detained in Minnesota

  28-01-2026 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By VALERIE GONZALEZ, ERIC GAY and BILL BARROW
  DILLEY, Texas (AP) — Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters Wednesday outside a federal detention facility where a Democratic congressman met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose case has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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• Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyer who helped prosecute the George Floyd case

  28-01-2026 23:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BIESECKER
  The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.
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• The immigration test of democracy isn’t just in Minneapolis — it’s also in Orange County

  28-01-2026 23:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Immigration has become a fundamental test of our democracy — of whether constitutional rights still limit government power to violate our civil liberties, and of whether that power can be turned inward against the very people it is meant to serve. When federal immigration authority is used to justify secrecy, militarization, and violence in everyday life, the question is whether our constitutional protections still hold at all.
  Recent events in Minneapolis make this painfully clear. There,
  
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• Inland Empire congressmembers demand Kristi Noem’s resignation

  28-01-2026 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem must resign or be fired or impeached, several Inland Empire Congress members said Wednesday, during a news conference in which they also demanded reforms of federal immigration enforcement.
  Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino; Mark Takano, D-Riverside; and Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert; called for Noem’s ouster while speaking outside the San Bernardino office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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• Two companies supplied dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula

  28-01-2026 23:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONEL ALECCIA
  Two suppliers provided dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies, The Associated Press has learned.
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• Sam Darnold: From San Clemente High to Super Bowl quarterback

  28-01-2026 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Sam Darnold will be starting Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026, for the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. Darnold will become the first former USC quarterback to start a Super Bowl.
  The Orange County Register has been covering Darnold since he was a high school football (and basketball) star in San Clemente and throughout his time at USC. Here are some of those stories through the years as he continued to climb toward football’s biggest game:
  From 2014: Darnold is highly recru
  
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• Why Teamsters will strike CSU campuses in February

  28-01-2026 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  About 1,100 Teamsters are preparing to strike Feb. 17-20 at 22 California State University campuses.
  At issue in the unfair labor practice strike are deferred wage increases over the last year for union members who include carpenters, electricians, maintenance mechanics, metalworkers painters and plumbers.
  At the same time wage hikes were deferred, CSU tuition and enrollment have risen — giving workers a possible source of cash to pay for the missing raises, according to Jason Rabinowitz,
  
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• Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks

  28-01-2026 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that his recent public comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire going into the formal review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the trade deal that protects Canada from the heaviest impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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• McAuliffe Middle School honors namesake on 40th anniversary of Challenger disaster

  28-01-2026 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Students at Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos honored their namesake Wednesday, Jan. 28, marking the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster with remembrances throughout the day.
  The day started with a moment of silence during morning announcements. There were also classroom reflections and a student-created legacy wall during lunch.
  Seventh graders Hannah Hayes posts messages on a legacy wall at Chirsta McAuliffe Middle School in Los Alamitos, CA, on Wednesday, J
  
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• In some states, a push to end all property taxes for homeowners

  28-01-2026 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEFF AMY
  ATLANTA (AP) — It is a goal spreading among anti-tax crusaders — eliminate all property taxes on homeowners.
  Rising property values have inflated tax bills in many states, but ending all homeowner taxes would cost billions or even tens of billions in most states. It is unclear if lawmakers can pull it off without harming schools and local governments that rely on the taxes to provide services.
  Officials in North Dakota say they are on their way, using state oil money. Wed
  
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• Man who scammed Irvine resident out of nearly $2 million, leaving him homeless, gets 4 years

  28-01-2026 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A Hawaii man who defrauded an elderly Orange County resident out of nearly $2 million, leaving him homeless, was sentenced Wednesday, Jan. 28, to four years in federal prison.
  John Tamahere McCabe, 42, swindled the money by falsely promising to sell the 79-year-old victim’s yacht for him and by taking out unauthorized loans against his Irvine condominium.
  Along with his time in federal prison, McCabe was also ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution — the amount he was accused of s
  
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• DA seeks July trial in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case, with his federal trial slated for fall

  28-01-2026 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK
  NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to set a July trial date in Luigi Mangione ’s state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two months before jury selection in his federal death penalty case.
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• Amalia Holguin of Sage Hill basketball scores 61 points on Senior Night

  28-01-2026 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowAmalia Holguin is known for being the youngest protege from Kobe Bryant’s Mambas youth girls basketball team. She’s known for her loyalty to Sage Hill, and leading the school to the state finals and a No. 1 ranking in Orange County.
  On Tuesday, the senior guard added a few records to her profile.
  Holguin scored 61 points, including an Orange County single-game record 14 3-pointers, in a 101-26
  
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• Nicaraguan man’s death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show

  28-01-2026 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press
  EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
  A Nicaraguan man who died at a troubled Texas detention camp days after he was detained by immigration agents in Minnesota appeared to have died by suicide, according to a 911 call and records released Wednesday.
  Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was found by guards on Ja
  
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• With history already made, Jessie Diggins opens her final Olympic chapter with momentum

  28-01-2026 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEREK GATOPOULOS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
  Win or lose, Jessie Diggins plans to celebrate her last Olympics.
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• Maxim Naumov heads to Olympics, hoping to honor his parents and the others killed in airline crash

  28-01-2026 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVE SKRETTA
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Maxim Naumov sat silently on a chair deep inside the Enterprise Center, away from the packed crowd in the arena, the prying eyes of the TV cameras, the friends, family and strangers who had been showering him well-wishes for the better part of a year.
  Naumov stared at a photograph of him standing alongside his parents, former pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. It was taken when Naumov was about 3, a little tyke trying to find his foot
  
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• Trump administration says San Jose State broke the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player

  28-01-2026 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday.
  The department offered San Jose State a deal that would resolve the case. The university, located in California, would have to accept the administration’s definition of “male” and “female,”
  
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• Has California housing become a buyer’s market?

  28-01-2026 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Has California housing become a buyer’s market with sellers losing control of pricing?
  My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a relatively new homebuying metric from Redfin that attempts to quantify the marketplace mystery: how many house hunters are looking to buy.
  Redfin combines the easily calculated supply number – homes listed for sale – with some statistical wizardry to estimate the corresponding number of potential buyers. Gauging demand is the toughest core in almost any indust
  
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• Italy’s Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations

  28-01-2026 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY
  MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Ladin minority settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet of Anpezo — now the two-time Olympic host city of Cortina d’Ampezzo. But members of this ancient ethnolinguistic group are disappointed that the Winter Games will not spotlight their culture.
  Instead, Ladins will wave their flag themselves, both figuratively and literally, with a series of initiatives sharing their identity with visitors — and not just in Co
  
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• Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela’s oil money

  28-01-2026 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KLEPPER and REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such as policing and health care and subject to Washington’s oversight, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
  The United States will retain control in the short term to ensure the oil revenue is used to stabilize Venezuela, Rubio said at a Sen
  
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• The Book Pages: Your 2026 reading plan, plus 10 new books out this week

  28-01-2026 20:24 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s the plan – you do have one, right?
  No, not one for your estate or your budget or your life choices – sure, fine, do those too – but considering the purview of this newsletter, I’m asking about your reading plan in 2026.
  At a time when many have already abandoned their New Year’s resolutions, regular readers of this newsletter, I know, remain serious about their reading goals and tracking them. You’ve told me so when I’ve written about w
  
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• Assailant convicted after Barron Trump calls London police to report crime he saw on video

  28-01-2026 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press
  LONDON (AP) — The crime was in London, the suspect was Russian and the witness who saw the beating on a video call was in the United States and happened to be the youngest son of President Donald Trump.
  Barron Trump called police in the British capital and his intervention more than a year ago led Wednesday to the assault conviction of Matvei Rumiantsev, who admitted he was jealous of his girlfriend’s friendship with Trump.
  Trump said he placed a lat
  
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• Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in ‘Streets of Minneapolis’

  28-01-2026 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press
  Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city.
  The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”
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• FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta

  28-01-2026 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press
  ATLANTA (AP) — FBI agents were executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed.
  An FBI spokesperson said agents were “executing a court authorized law enforcement action” at the county’s main election office in Union City, just south of Atlanta. The spokesperson declined to provide any further information, citing an ongoing matter.
  The search comes as the FBI un
  
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• USC women finding a rhythm despite challenging schedule

  28-01-2026 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s 20 games into the season, and the USC women’s basketball team is starting to flow together in some of the harshest of circumstances.
  “I know the record’s not showing it right now,” Trojans head coach Lindsay Gottlieb told reporters after narrowly falling to No. 13 Michigan State. “We’re obviously in a tough stretch of really difficult opponents, but I think there’s a rhythm developing with people being comfortable with one another.”
  The
  
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• What to know about Gaza’s Rafah crossing, which could open within days

  28-01-2026 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAM METZ and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  JERUSALEM (AP) — For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut.
  Now Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon, as the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan moves into its second phase.
  That raises hopes for thousands of war-wounded Palestinians seeking travel abroad for medical care, and
  
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• New Cal State Fullerton coach re-energizes women’s basketball team

  28-01-2026 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  There is a contrarian streak that runs through John Bonner, a streak that takes the improbable and bends it to the possible — before bringing it to reality. A contrarian streak where the beauty is in the versatility, because in Bonner’s Contraryland, it’s applicable on — and off — the court.
  You can see it on the court, where the first-year Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball head coach winds up and turns his team loose in a full-court, frenetic style rarel
  
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• Partial federal shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand major changes to ICE

  28-01-2026 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators are narrowing a list of demands for changes to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a partial government shutdown looming by week’s end, hoping to pressure Republicans and the White House as the country reels from the deaths of two people at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.
  Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has not yet outlined what his caucus will ask for before a cruci
  
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• Rubio says technical talks with Denmark, Greenland officials over Arctic security have begun

  28-01-2026 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
  The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland agreed to create a working group aimed at addressing differences with the U.S. during a Washington meeting earlier this month with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio.
  The group was created after President Donald Trump’s repeate
  
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• What’s next for Angel Stadium? Anaheim city staffers asked to find out

  28-01-2026 19:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim city staffers were asked at Tuesday’s Jan. 27 council meeting to get back to city leaders with a “framework” to flesh out the future of the Angel Stadium property.
  “Do we want open space? Do we want a one-time influx of cash by selling? Or do we want to develop something that has an ongoing revenue source,” asked Councilmember Natalie Meeks, who made the request for the future meeting discussion.
  She added that there should be opportunities for public commen
  
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• Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs

  28-01-2026 19:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system Wednesday that aim to increase use of less-than-perfect organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups.
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the proposal would strengthen its oversight of organ procurement organizations or OPOs, groups that retrieve organs from deceased donors.
  More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list
  
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• Dense fog advisory in place for 5 Freeway through Grapevine and Tehachapi until Thursday midday

  28-01-2026 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway through Grapevine and Tehachapi are included in a dense fog advisory released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 10:03 a.m. The advisory is valid from 11 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 29, at noon.
  “Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. Worst case scenario, visibilities down to zero,” can be expected according to the NWS Hanford CA. “Interstate 5, Highways 99 and 58.”
  “Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. Visibility ca
  
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• Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

  28-01-2026 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press
  Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.
  The features rolling out include making Google’s AI image generator and editing tool, Nano Banana, available to Chrome’s logged-in users on desktop computers in the United States. The expanded access to Nano Banana through th
  
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• Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets

  28-01-2026 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE KARNOWSKI, JACK BROOK and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents, but there was little evidence Wednesday of any significant changes after weeks of harsh rhetoric and clashes with protesters.
  The strain was evident when Trump made a leadership change by sending his top border adviser to Minnesota to take charge of
  
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• Travel: Why Las Vegas is the ‘New-stalgia Capital of the World’

  28-01-2026 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Las Vegas is known as the Entertainment Capital of the World, the Gambling Capital of the World and, for better or for worse, the Marriage Capital of the World. Perhaps it’s time to add “New‑stalgia Capital of the World” to its list of nicknames because Sin City has become a reliable stage for people and things whose slide from the spotlight feels like a sin in itself.
  For a town fond of imploding its architectural history, it has a softer, more nostalgic heart when it co
  
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• Captain America vs. Captain Clutch: Knight and Poulin face off for 5th and perhaps last Winter Games

  28-01-2026 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN WAWROW
  Kelly Pannek has spent the past decade enjoying a front-row view of U.S. teammate Hilary Knight and Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin one-upping the other in a fierce, friendly rivalry involving two of the most accomplished players in the history of women’s hockey.
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• Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety. Here are some of the biggest job cuts recently

  28-01-2026 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market.
  In the U.S., economists have said that businesses are largely at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill, leading many to limit new work, if not pause openings entirely amid economic uncertainty. Hiring has stagnated overall — with the country adding a meager 50,000 jobs last month, down from a revised figure of 56,000 in November.
  But a
  
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• The EU is seeking new trade partnerships. Here’s why

  28-01-2026 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAM McNEIL
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The ambitious free trade agreement between the European Union and India underscores the EU’s efforts to ink new global partnerships at a time when the Trump administration has rattled a continent deeply tied to Washington on trade, defense and diplomacy.
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• Al-Maliki is defiant after Trump threatens to withdraw US support for Iraq

  28-01-2026 18:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power.
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• Portola basketball reaches 20 wins for first time with victory over Northwood

  28-01-2026 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – Lucas Ip just wanted to contribute, as he does every game. Sometimes it’s good defense, sometimes it’s spreading the ball to teammates, and sometimes it’s throttling an opponent to the point of defeat.
  The latter applied on Tuesday when the Portola guard scored 19 points in the first half as the Bulldogs remained undefeated in the Pacific Coast League with a 64-49 victory at Northwood.
  The victory gives Portola all the momentum heading into the league tournament.
  
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• Man arrested in the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar is a convicted felon who made pro-Trump posts

  28-01-2026 18:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BIESECKER and LAURA BARGFELD, Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis is a convicted felon who has made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump.
  Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence, and has had numerous traffic citations, Minnesota court records show. There are also indica
  
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• Four big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards show

  28-01-2026 17:59 via ocregister.com
  By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 68th annual Grammy Awards are Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. What can viewers expect?
  According to the Recording Academy: some new, some old and a lot of excitement. Executive producers Raj Kapoor, Ben Winston and Jesse Collins are returning for a different show from last year, when the event was completely transformed to help those affected by the devastating Los Angeles-area wil
  
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• It’s one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one’s path is uncertain

  28-01-2026 17:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Science Writer
  HOUSTON (AP) — Winter’s brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been a toasty Florida peninsula and a powerful blizzard forecast that may strike the Atlantic coast.
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• Disneyland closes 6 attractions during busy festival season

  28-01-2026 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland will close six attractions for seasonal refurbishments during the busy festival season as the 2026 Lunar New Year celebration gives way to the annual Food & Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure.
  Jungle Cruise, Jumpin’ Jellyfish, Sailing Ship Columbia, Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes, Pixie Hollow and “Fantasmic” will temporarily close in February as part of the standard refurbishment schedule at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
  The six ne
  
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• Where to find ‘The Traitors’ watch parties in Southern California

  28-01-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  What began as a reality competition experiment has quickly turned into one of television’s most talked-about shows. The hit series “The Traitors” on Peacock, hosted by Alan Cummings, has surged in popularity thanks to its mix of psychological gameplay, campy theatrics, and high-stakes betrayal, drawing viewers who don’t just want to watch the drama unfold; they want to dissect it. As alliances shift and accusations fly, the series has become appointment viewing, sparking
  
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• Your baby could qualify for $1,000 with a ‘Trump Account.’ Here’s what to know

  28-01-2026 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By MAKIYA SEMINERA and MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press Education Writer
  As a continuation of President Donald Trump ‘s pitch to Americans on affordability and the economy under his administration, the U.S. Treasury and White House are celebrating the upcoming launch of a program they view as a key milestone: “Trump Accounts.”
  Related Articles IRS faces stiff challenges in 2026 tax season due to workforce cuts and new laws, a watchdog says Wall Street drifts around its record
  
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