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• With no second challenger, USA Surfing eager to see the organization named governing body for LA28

  06-02-2026 23:58 via ocregister.com
  Postponements in naming a governing body for the United States surfing team for the LA28 Olympics are impacting training and potential sponsorship procurement, officials with USA Surfing, the San Clemente-based group hoping to take on the role, are saying.
  The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has postponed the decision in recent months, first expected last September and then in December. The committee’s next scheduled meeting is in April.
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• With no second challenger, USA Surfing eager to see the ogranzation named governing body for LA28

  06-02-2026 23:58 via ocregister.com
  Postponements in naming a governing body for the United States surfing team for the LA28 Olympics is impacting training and potential sponsorship procurement, officials with USA Surfing, the San Clemente-based group hoping to take on the role, are saying.
  The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has postponed the decision in recent months, first expected last September and then in December. The committee’s next scheduled meeting is in April.
  With an audit complete and presented at a publi
  
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• Ex-Dodger Yasiel Puig found guilty in sports gambling probe

  06-02-2026 23:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By FRED SHUSTER | City News Service
  Former Dodger Yasiel Puig was found guilty Friday of lying to investigators about his involvement in illegal sports betting and obstructing justice.
  Puig, 35, was convicted by a jury in downtown Los Angeles on the 13th day of trial on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators. Sentencing was scheduled for May 26.
  Puig no longer plays professionally in the United States. The right fielder spent six seasons with the D
  
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• Body believed to be Lil Jon’s son is found dead in pond near Atlanta

  06-02-2026 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
  MILTON, Ga. (AP) — A person believed to be the son of rapper Lil Jon has been found dead in a pond north of Atlanta, police said Friday.
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• Here’s a look at how big the Super Bowl and NFL ratings are

  06-02-2026 23:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Ratings game
  Without the Olympics and a national election in 2025, pro football dominated TV viewership numbers once again. The NFL had 48 of the top 100 slots, up from 45 in 2024.
  Most-watched prime time telecasts of 2025
  Broadcast and cable measurements of total viewers
  Rank | Program | (network) | Viewers | Date aired
  1. Super Bowl LIX: Philadelphia vs. Kansas City (Fox) | 126,659,000 | Feb. 9
  2. AFC Championship: Kansas City vs. Buffalo (CBS) | 57,766,000 | Jan. 26
  3. AFC divisional playoff:
  
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• Musk’s underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

  06-02-2026 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By JESSICA HILL
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations.
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• Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees

  06-02-2026 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SEJAL GOVINDARAO
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, a judge ordered in a ruling released Friday.
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• What to know ahead of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show

  06-02-2026 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Fresh off a Grammy-winning moment that doubled as a love letter to Puerto Rico, global superstar Bad Bunny is preparing to take one of the biggest stages in entertainment: the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
  The performance marks a historic milestone as he becomes the first solo Latin artist to headline the spectacle, a moment many fans see as a reflection of Latin music’s global dominance and the artist’s ever-expanding cultural reach.
  While details surrounding the show remain tightly
  
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• The Audible: Stafford’s return, NBA trades and Super Bowl LX

  06-02-2026 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Jim Alexander: I’m not sure what was the best part of Matthew Stafford’s, “Oh, by the way, I’m coming back” announcement while picking up his MVP award Thursday night at the NFL Honors show. Was it the sight of his four young daughters on stage with matching dresses – and football-shaped purses? Or maybe the way the cameras were prepared to show Sean McVay’s reaction in the audience when Stafford announced he’d be coming back?
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• The largest Japanese music event in the U.S. slated for Rose Bowl in May

  06-02-2026 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rose Bowl in Pasadena has hosted some of the most iconic performers to come through Los Angeles, and it’s about to add a few names to that list.
  Zipangu, presented by Goldenvoice and Cloud Nine, is a new Japanese music event that will take over the Brookside Golf Course at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, May 16.
  The one-day showcase aims to be the largest Japanese music event in the U.S., uniting some of Japan’s most celebrated artists on an American stage for the first time, accordin
  
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• Stephen Eustáquio joins LAFC on loan

  06-02-2026 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  With Brazilian defensive midfielder Igor Jesus’s recovery from knee surgery expected to linger past this summer’s FIFA World Cup, the Los Angeles Football Club has moved to cover its rear.
  Stephen Eustáquio, the 29-year-old vice-captain of the Canadian men’s national team, joined LAFC on loan from Portugal’s Primeira Liga side FC Porto through June 30, the team announced Friday.
  LAFC will cover the full cost of Eustáquio’s salary and holds an option to
  
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• California’s Gallo buying Four Roses bourbon in $775 million deal with Kirin

  06-02-2026 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By Bruce Schreiner | The Associated Press
  Gallo signaled Friday that it sees wine and whiskey as a good mix for business.
  The wine giant said it plans to add a prominent Kentucky bourbon brand to its portfolio in a deal to purchase Four Roses Distillery from Japanese-based Kirin.
  The deal, valued at up to $775 million, is expected to close in the second quarter of this year, Kirin said in a release. Modesto-based Gallo said no changes are planned in operations, production or distribution once it
  
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• Cayman Martin’s patience paid off at Crespi

  06-02-2026 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The microwave society we live in doesn’t just exist in the kitchen or online. Meals can be made in seconds. Packages arrive at your door the same day. We need it fast. We want it now.
  That attitude exists in sports, too. Fans want rookies to produce fast. General managers want coaches to win immediately. More often than not, success takes time. Food out of the oven often tastes better than anything out of a microwave, right?
  Crespi junior forward Cayman Martin epitomizes that illustration
  
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• No charges filed against Pasadena job center director who followed ICE vehicle

  06-02-2026 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The city has declined to file charges against an immigrant-labor advocate who police arrested last month after he followed a suspected U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle.
  “Based on a review of the police report and relevant case law, the Pasadena City Prosecutor’s Office concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore the decision was made not to file the case,” said Lisa Derderian, a spokeswoman for the cit
  
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• No charges filed against Pasadena Community Job Center director who followed ICE vehicle

  06-02-2026 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The city has declined to file charges against an immigrant labor advocate who police arrested last month after he followed a suspected U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle.
  “Based on a review of the police report and relevant case law, the Pasadena City Prosecutor’s Office concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore the decision was made not to file the case,” said Lisa Derderian, a spokeswoman for the cit
  
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• At least 3 people have died from eating Death Cap mushrooms as they spread in California after rains

  06-02-2026 22:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — At least three people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named Death Cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.
  The California Department of Public Health is urging people to avoid mushroom foraging altogether this year because Death Cap mushrooms are easily confused with safe, edible varieties.
  Since Nov. 18 there have been at least three dozen cases of mushroo
  
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• ‘Infinite Jest’ at 30: Why its editor says it’s ‘more valuable than ever’

  06-02-2026 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  This essay and interview appear in this week’s The Book Pages newsletter. For more information and book coverage, sign up for the free newsletter.
  Years ago, I taught English as a Second Language at a pair of schools in Southern California that drew learners from around the world. The students were an absolute joy, enthusiastic about being in America and eager to learn all about our ways (and, especially if they were young men, maybe pick up a cool curse word or two they mig
  
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• Canada and France open consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control

  06-02-2026 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates on Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of U.S. efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory.
  Canada’s maple-leaf flag went up and dozens of people sang “O Canada” as Foreign Minister Anita Anand officially opened the country’s consulate in Nuuk, which is also the largest city of the icy Arctic island.
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• Dodgers reclaim catcher Ben Rortvedt but DFA Anthony Banda, lose Andy Ibanez on waivers

  06-02-2026 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers’ latest roster churn has brought back one member of their 2025 championship team and left another in DFA limbo.
  The Dodgers reclaimed catcher Ben Rortvedt on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Rortvedt was waived by the Dodgers in November and claimed by the Reds at that time. The Reds designated Rortvedt for assignment this week in order to clear a roster spot for their free-agent signing of third baseman Eugenio Suarez.
  Rortvedt signed a $1.2 mill
  
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• Democratic candidates for governor look to expand failed policies

  06-02-2026 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The race for California’s governor has ramped up with seven of our candidates gathering for a debate on Tuesday sponsored by the Black Action Alliance. 
  It featured Democratic candidates, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, billionaire and climate activist Tom Steyer, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, and former State Controller Betty Yee. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was unable to attend, which left political com
  
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• ‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen

  06-02-2026 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Daniel Poppick has published two collections of poetry, the National Poetry Series-winning “Fear of Description” and “The Police.” “The Copywriter,” his debut novel, was published this week.
  Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “The Copywriter.”
  “The Copywriter” is a novel about poets in the workplace. There’s a misconception that poets are people who just float around on a cloud attuned to mystical signals from the univers
  
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• With Matthew Stafford back with Rams, what could an aggressive offseason look like?

  06-02-2026 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Matthew Stafford is back.
  The Rams quarterback made it official Thursday night as he accepted the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award, telling his four daughters flanking him on the stage, “I can’t wait for you to cheer me on next year when we’re out there kicking ass.”
  Then, Stafford turned his attention to what really matters for the Rams in 2026, adding, “Hopefully I’m not at this event and we’re getting ready for another game at SoFi.”
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• What to watch on Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Olympics: Men’s downhill medal race, Ilia Malinin skates

  06-02-2026 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — Men’s downhill in Alpine skiing starts as the first medal event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Saturday, which is officially Day 1 of the Games.
  Also in the spotlight will be U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin as well as Jessie Diggins, America’s most decorated cross-country skier.
  Here is a guide of what to look out for:
  Men’s downhill is wide open
  Swiss teammates Marco Odermatt and world champion Franjo von Allmen are among the favorit
  
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• Booker, Dent show perseverence, help steady UCLA men

  06-02-2026 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Instant gratification distorts reality in this era of college basketball. Donovan Dent and Xavier Booker are proof of concept.
  Both transferred to the UCLA men’s basketball team before the 2025-26 season with the expectation of immediate success. Instead, it’s been a gradual process with Dent adapting to a power-four conference and Booker taking on a starting role — each learning a new system.
  But over the last five games, Dent is averaging 17.6 points, 8.8
  
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• Photos from the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony

  06-02-2026 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features highlights from the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
  Performers take part in the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
  Singer Mariah Carey performs during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
  Artists perform during the Olympic opening cer
  
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• Huntington Valley youth clubs unveil vending machines to encourage reading and reward kids

  06-02-2026 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Ron and Merri Kupferstein of the Kupferstein Family Foundation, center, are joined in cutting the ribbon to launch the new book vending machine at the Pacific Life Foundation Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley in Huntington Beach on Thursday, February 5, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Kindergartners hold up their copy of the book, “Hello Coco!,” given to them by its author, Latrice McGlothin, during an event to celebrate the install
  
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• California wants colleges to count work experience for credit. How’s it going?

  06-02-2026 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By Adam Echelman | CalMatters
  Laylah Rivers had already been a paratrooper in the U.S. Army and worked at various tech companies across the West Coast. But when she enrolled at a Los Angeles community college at 31, she was just another freshman — alongside students nearly half her age.
  Luckily, West Los Angeles College has a program that acknowledges students’ prior work experience. The college gave her seven credits, the equivalent of about two classes, after she provided a copy of
  
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• Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say

  06-02-2026 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID FISCHER, Associated Press
  MIAMI (AP) — Winged babies shooting heart-shaped arrows might get most of the credit on Valentine’s Day, but the real magic behind millions of romantic bouquets happens in a cargo warehouse at a South Florida airport.
  Agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport will process about 990 million stems of cut flowers in the weeks before Feb. 14, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Around 90% of the fresh cut flowers being sold fo
  
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• FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

  06-02-2026 21:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers.
  FEMA at the start of January abruptly stopped renewing employment contracts for a group of staffers known as Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery, or CORE employees, term-limited hires who can hold seni
  
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• Actress Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm snack company debuts on Wall Street

  06-02-2026 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By Janet Freund and Bailey Lipschultz | Bloomberg
  Once Upon a Farm PBC, the organic kids snacks maker co-founded by actress Jennifer Garner, jumped 17% in its trading debut Friday, after the company and some of its investors raised $197.9 million in an initial public offering.
  The shares opened at $21 each in New York, above its IPO price of $18. The trading gives the company a market value of $845 million, based on the outstanding shares.
  Berkeley-based Once Upon a Farm sold about 7.6 million s
  
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• White House weighs antitrust probe into homebuilders

  06-02-2026 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By Patrick Clark and Leah Nylen | Bloomberg
  Trump administration officials are exploring opening an antitrust investigation into US homebuilders as the White House sharpens its focus on tackling the country’s housing affordability crisis.
  The Department of Justice could open the probe in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the discussions. No decision has been made and the administration may abandon the effort without launching an investigation, the people said, asking not
  
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• Swanson: San Clemente always super-proud of Super Bowl QB Sam Darnold

  06-02-2026 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN CLEMENTE – Outside of Sam Clemente – er, San Clemente – they’re talking about Sam Darnold’s long and winding route to the Super Bowl as an epic comeback story.
  To the rest of the world, it reads like receipts season. A massive I-told-you-so to all his haters and doubters and, yes, his former NFL employers, all four of them in the previous seven seasons.
  But not to Darnold: “It doesn’t really come down to that for me,” he told reporters who&rsqu
  
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• Larry Sand: The Los Angeles teachers’ union is close to striking, again

  06-02-2026 20:06 via ocregister.com
  
  On Jan. 31, 94% of United Teachers Los Angeles members overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike after months of stalled contract talks between the union and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
  UTLA’s demands include a pay raise, smaller class sizes, additional support for immigrant students, more counselors, funding for classroom supplies, the ability to use vacant LAUSD-owned land for affordable housing for families, and a laundry list of items the union deems essential.
  But let&rs
  
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• Where to eat and drink this Galentine’s Day in Orange County

  06-02-2026 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Positioned as the feel-good antidote to Valentine’s Day, the holiday of Galentine’s Day — often reserved for brunch or dinner, gift exchanges and quality time with your “gal” group, however you define it — is almost here. Technically, it falls on Friday, Feb. 13, though any day leading up to the couples-centric holiday is fair game.
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• The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

  06-02-2026 19:55 via ocregister.com
  By ALEXA ST. JOHN
  Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived the Trump administration’s plans to cut it.
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• In unusual move, Republican chairman scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar

  06-02-2026 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN GROVES
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Friday requested records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, taking the extraordinary step of scrutinizing the spouse of a sitting House member.
  Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, released a letter to Timothy Mynett, a former Democratic political consultant who is married to Omar, requesting records related to a pair of companies that had
  
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• Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon

  06-02-2026 19:43 via ocregister.com
  By CLAIRE RUSH
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, following the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government to help recover critically imperiled salmon runs.
  Related Articles The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts? In unusual move, Republic
  
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• Stagecoach 2026: The new Mustang Stage debuts with star-studded lineup

  06-02-2026 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Stagecoach has unveiled the lineup for its brand-new Mustang Stage, presented by Boot Barn, adding another major attraction to the 2026 edition of the country music gathering set for April 24-26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
  The new performance space will be located near the Mane entrance, across from the festival’s Ferris wheel, and is designed to provide additional space for fans while hosting late-night sets and genre-crossing performances.
  The Mustang Stage lineup blends
  
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• Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

  06-02-2026 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House border czar Tom Homan’s announcement that enforcement in Minnesota was being unified under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement followed months of internal grumbling and infighting among agencies about how to carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
  Related Articles Fear in Minnesota’s Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination In Minnesota, sending a child
  
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• A deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence service is shot and wounded in Moscow

  06-02-2026 19:33 via ocregister.com
  MOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence agency was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
  Related Articles Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa’s leading economy says it’s close to a new trade deal with China The US said a Marine could not adopt an Afghan girl. Records show officials helped him get her EU accuses TikTok of ‘addictive
  
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• Alexander: What are your favorite Southern California sports moments?

  06-02-2026 19:32 via ocregister.com
  The world according to Jim:
  • In the same spirit as last week’s revelation that there will be an L.A. Sports Hall of Fame – and the number of readers who emailed to suggest nominees – today let’s go in another direction. This one was inspired by a social media post, so I pose the question to our readers: What are your top five Southern California sports moments?
  To kick-start the conversation, here are mine:
  • Kirk Gibson, Game 1, 1988 World Series. No explanati
  
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• Super Bowl security ramps up as ICE fears shadow the festivities

  06-02-2026 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA CLARA — When the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots kick off Super Bowl LX on Sunday, tens of thousands of spectators at Levi’s Stadium, and hundreds of millions more around the world, will be watching intently.
  So will a network of hundreds of visible, and less-visible, law enforcement officers and security personnel fanning the 1.85-million-square-foot venue and its surroundings to watch for potential threats. They will be backed by a phalanx of surveillance c
  
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• Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard’s role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

  06-02-2026 19:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KLEPPER and ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she is not worried that the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office could taint the FBI’s investigation.
  Her comments came a day after President Donald Trump offered a new explanation for why Gabbard was at the main elections hub in Georgia’s most populous county last week, saying Bondi had requested her presence.
  Gabbard
  
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• Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa’s leading economy says it’s close to a new trade deal with China

  06-02-2026 19:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By GERALD IMRAY
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa’s leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs imposed on it by the U.S. and its diplomatic fallout with the Trump administration.
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• Uber found liable in sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million

  06-02-2026 19:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and HALLIE GOLDEN
  A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who says one of its drivers raped her during a 2023 trip.
  Uber has faced criticism for its safety record, much of it spanning from thousands of incidents of sexual assault reported by both passengers and drivers. Because drivers on the ridesharing platform are categorized as gig workers — working as contractors, rather than company employees — Uber has long maintained that its
  
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• Her jabs go viral. He’s known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

  06-02-2026 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN HANNA
  Jasmine Crockett’s most-watched TikTok clip is a five-second interview outside the U.S. Capitol. Someone asks the Democratic congresswoman from Texas what she would tell billionaire Elon Musk, and Crockett replies with a vulgar, two-word phrase. It’s been viewed 20.7 million times.
  Related Articles FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story Trump’s aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and
  
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• Six Flags regional season pass bundles together Knott’s and Magic Mountain

  06-02-2026 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Six Flags will offer a new twist on one of its most popular season passes that will bundle together access to Knott’s and Magic Mountain with other parks in Northern California, Arizona and Mexico for about the cost of a daily ticket.
  Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain will join eight other amusement and water parks in the new Six Flags West Region on Monday, Feb. 9.
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• Editorial: Right echoes Left with federal plan to ‘save’ families

  06-02-2026 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Americans need to beware whenever the federal government tries to tackle some perceived societal problem, as the results often end up with the opposite of the policy’s stated goals. One prominent example was the War on Poverty, which created welfare dependency and eroded families instead of defeating poverty.
  Conservatives traditionally have understood the limits of federal meddling, but sometimes they forget these lessons. Recently, the conservative Heritage Foundation, which drafted the
  
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• Things to know before paid parking starts Feb. 9 in Old Towne Orange

  06-02-2026 18:48 via ocregister.com
  
  It’ll be pay-to-park starting Monday, Feb. 9, in parts of Old Towne Orange, the largest historic district in the state.
  The popular destination has struggled with traffic congestion as visitors circled looking for spots, a city-commissioned study said, and charging for parking with time limits would help with turnover, so the City Council decided last year to “bite the political bullet” and establish a paid parking program in Old Towne’s commercial core, which a consultan
  
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• Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child

  06-02-2026 18:38 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico grand jury has indicted Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child.
  Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment Friday in a social media post.
  Authorities had issued an arrest warrant for Busfield over allegations of misconduct from when he was working as a director on the set of the TV series “The Cleaning Lady.”
  Busfield has denied the allegations. He turned himself in to authorities
  
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