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• Angels Notes: ‘Dialogue’ ongoing with Justin Upton

  13-10-2017 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Friday he recently had a “positive conversation” with Justin Upton and agent Larry Reynolds and “there is dialogue going on,” although he wouldn’t characterize the situation any further.
  Upton has an opt-out in his contract, which must be exercised by three days after the end of the World Series. If he stays, he would be under contract to the Angels for four years and $88.5 million.
  If he exercises the opt-out, he would be a
  
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• High-speed chaos on ice: What to know about short track speedskating at the Winter Olympics

  07-01-2026 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer
  The most decorated short track speedskater in Olympic history will be looking to add to her impressive medal tally in front of a home crowd at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Here’s what to know about the short track competition.
  How it works
  Unlike long track speedskating, in which most events are 1-on-1 races against the clock, short track is about beating all of the other athletes grouped together on the ice while they sprint counterclockwise laps ar
  
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• Kings scrambling minus Kopitar, Armia, Moore and Perry

  07-01-2026 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Already oft-challenged to score at full strength, the Kings will be shorthanded up front Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks, and very likely beyond.
  Since Dec. 29, they had been missing Trevor Moore, who was now deemed day-to-day with an upper-body injury after initially being out with an illness. They’ll also be without Anže Kopitar (lower-body) and Joel Armia (upper-body), who sustained injuries in Monday’s win over the Minnesota Wild. In an unforeseen development, Corey Pe
  
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• Justice Department sues Connecticut and Arizona as part of effort to get voter data from the states

  07-01-2026 21:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request by the U.S. Justice Department for detailed voter information, after their states became the latest to face federal lawsuits over the issue.
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• Trump urged mid-decade redistricting. One-third of states have now looked at reshaping House seats

  07-01-2026 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press
  Republican and Democratic officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for remapping as a means of boosting the chances of Republican candidates in this year’s midterm elections.
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• Ready for a trip to the ‘park? Snowboarding set for its spotlight at the Winter Olympics

  07-01-2026 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press
  The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a “snurfer” and started selling them the next year.
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026

  07-01-2026 21:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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• President Petro’s clash with Trump over Venezuela backs Colombia into a corner

  07-01-2026 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By ISABEL DEBRE and MANUEL RUEDA, Associated Press
  BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — An “abhorrent” violation of Latin American sovereignty. An attack committed by “enslavers.” A “spectacle of death” comparable to Nazi Germany’s 1937 carpet bombing of Guernica, Spain.
  There is perhaps no world leader criticizing the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela as strongly as left-wing President Gustavo Petro of neighboring Colombia.
  While other of
  
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• Angels GM Perry Minasian offers few details on Anthony Rendon restructuring

  07-01-2026 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  More than a week after the news first broke of the Angels and Anthony Rendon restructuring the oft-injured player’s deal, there are still more questions than answers about what it means.
  General manager Perry Minasian spoke to reporters Wednesday for the first time since they agreed to the restructuring, and he declined to explain exactly why they did it or what it means for the roster, besides the obvious.
  “I won’t get into details of it,” Minasian said. “He won&rs
  
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• Holders of $895-a-year AmEx card rush to spend Saks perk

  07-01-2026 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Dina Katgara
  (Bloomberg) — American Express card holders and other shoppers are hurrying to spend store credits and gift cards at Saks Fifth Avenue as the cash-strapped retailer heads toward a potential bankruptcy restructuring.
  When a company files for bankruptcy, it’s not automatically required to honor gift cards, sometimes leaving consumers empty-handed.
  That’s worrying for customers such as Julia Portela, a 38-year-old travel content creator in Miami. Her American Express
  
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• Winter weather advisory for 5 Freeway through Grapevine and Tehachapi for Thursday – wind gusts reaching 55 mph

  07-01-2026 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway through Grapevine and Tehachapi are included in a winter weather advisory released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 12:03 p.m. The advisory is valid for Thursday, Jan. 8 between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  The NWS Hanford CA states to prepare for, “Total snow accumulation 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph, producing blowing snow.”
  “Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning commute. Strong winds could
  
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• Orange County judge admits to federal felony, agrees to resign

  07-01-2026 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  An Orange County Superior Court judge and former local prosecutor has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge after federal prosecutors accused him of working with a doctor in a multi-million-dollar California workers’ compensation fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
  Israel Claustro has agreed to resign from his position as a judge by Monday, Jan. 12, after signing a plea deal admitting to one count of mail fraud, federal prosecutors said.
  Claustro, as part
  
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• Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It’s part of his affordability plan

  07-01-2026 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes.
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• Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edge

  07-01-2026 21:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By MORIAH BALINGIT and CHARLOTTE KRAMON
  Even with two incomes, Charity Pallum said she and her husband would not be able to afford child care for their 1-year-old twins. But because of federal child care subsidies, both Pallum, a teacher, and her husband, who works at a car dealership, are able to work full-time.
  Now, the Trump administration is increasing the reporting burdens for states to access the money. If Pallum’s family were to lose that support, her husband might have to stop work
  
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• Wind advisory issued for Santa Ana Mountains from Thursday to Saturday

  07-01-2026 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 11:34 a.m. valid from Thursday 9 p.m. until Saturday Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. for Santa Ana Mountains/Foothills.
  The NWS San Diego CA adds to anticipate, “Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 60 mph expected, locally higher near Freemont Canyon. Strongest winds will be Thursday night into Friday morning.”
  “Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power o
  
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• Orange County under a wind advisory Thursday and Friday

  07-01-2026 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A wind advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 11:34 a.m. valid from Thursday 9 p.m. until Friday Jan. 9, at 1 p.m. for Orange County.
  According to the NWS San Diego CA, “Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph expected. Strongest winds are expected east of Interstate 5 and near the foothills of the Santa Ana mountains.”
  “Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result,&
  
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• From big air to moguls and slopestyle, what to know about freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics

  07-01-2026 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press National Writer
  You might be inclined to think of freestyle skiing as one of the new kids on the block at the Winter Olympics — after all, there are lot of young athletes doing it — but some of the freeskiiing sports were introduced at the Calgary Games some 38 years ago.
  Four decades of familiarity with moguls, the halfpipe, big air and more have turned some of these daring athletes into household names and their tricks have gotten more and more crea
  
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• Trump’s Greenland idea isn’t new. The US has pursued it at least 3 times before

  07-01-2026 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By R.J. RICO
  President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark fits into a long, little-known pattern in U.S. history. From quiet discussions after the Civil War to a $100 million offer in the wake of World War II, American leaders have repeatedly seen Greenland as a strategic prize.
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• White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law

  07-01-2026 20:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW DALY
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects.
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• Why the US has designs on Venezuela’s oil

  07-01-2026 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump used military force to capture the country’s leader, President Nicolas Maduro.
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• Susan Shelley: Rocket fuel for fraud—the high cost of the COVID pandemic

  07-01-2026 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Lock ‘em up.
  Lock up every elected official, public employee, private citizen or visitor who knew, enabled or participated in the unchecked looting of government assistance programs for the sick, the hungry, the isolated, the unhoused and the impoverished.
  There was always something suspicious about the extreme reaction in some states, especially California, to the suggestion at a certain point that it was time to end the COVID emergency. From top government officials to anonymous commente
  
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• Maduro is out. Whether that serves U.S. interests remains to be seen.

  07-01-2026 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  After years of increasingly brutal oppression, Venezuela is finally free of dictator Nicolás Maduro after he was captured last Saturday by the U.S. military in Caracas. Exiled Venezuelans across the world took to the streets to celebrate. “My joy is too big,” said a Venezuelan in Chile.
  Many across the world share that joy. Freedom advocates longed for Maduro’s ousting for years. Footage of him in shackles is a welcome sight for those of us who care about individual righ
  
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• Chat platform Discord files confidentially for IPO

  07-01-2026 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Caroline Hyde and Bailey Lipschultz
  (Bloomberg) — Discord Inc. filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to a rapidly growing pipeline of venture capital-backed tech listings.
  The San Francisco-based chat app company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on a listing, people familiar with the plans said in March. Discord, whose platform is popular with gamers and programmers, has more than 200 m
  
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• Orange County boys soccer: JSerra trying to build another championship team

  07-01-2026 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  JSerra’s boys soccer team started play last week in the Trinity League. The Lions defeated St. John Bosco 2-1 on Friday in their league opener.
  The Lions get a bigger test Wednesday when they face Servite in a league game at home at 5:30 p.m.
  Servite beat Santa Margarita 2-0 in a Trinity League opener Friday at Santa Margarita.
  Last season the Lions finished 20-0-1 and earned championships in the CIF-SS Open Division and CIF Southern California Regional Division I playoffs.
  The Lions
  
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• Orange County boys soccer Top 10, Jan. 7

  07-01-2026 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The first Orange County boys soccer rankings of the 2025-26 season.
  ORANGE COUNTY BOYS SOCCER TOP 10
  (Records through Jan. 5)
  1. JSerra (6-3): The Lions were last year’s CIF Southern Section Open Division and CIF Southern California Regional Division I champions. They lost some fine players to graduation but a strong corps of young players make JSerra a team to beat — again — in the CIF-SS.
  2. Mater Dei (7-0): The Monarchs are seen as the top challenger to JSerra’s attemp
  
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• Orange County boys soccer: 10 players to watch

  07-01-2026 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY PLAYERS TO WATCH
  Mina Besada, Sunny Hills, F, Sr.: Besada scored 18 goals over the Lancers’ first 15 games.
  Jude Califf, JSerra, D, Jr.: He was All-Orange County second team last season as a sophomore at Villa Park.
  Joaquin Chavez, Orange Lutheran, MF, Jr.: Chavez was All-Orange County second team and All-Trinity League first team last season as a sophomore.
  Nathan Cueva, Valencia, F, Sr.: Cueva did not play last season after transferring from Sunny Hills, where he was an All
  
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• Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot with a funeral and public homage

  07-01-2026 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON
  PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot’s funeral was being held on Wednesday with a private service and a public homage in Saint-Tropez, the French Riviera resort where she lived for more than half a century after retiring from movie stardom at the height of her fame.
  The animal rights activist and far-right supporter died Dec. 28 at age 91 at her home in southern France.
  She died from cancer after undergoing two operations, her husband, Bernard d’Orma
  
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• Newspapers seek sanctions over allegations OpenAI deleted key evidence

  07-01-2026 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Lawyers representing the New York Daily News and an array of news organizations suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing and distorting their reporters’ work have asked a Manhattan judge to sanction ChatGPT’s parent company, alleging the tech behemoth deleted millions of conversations they were required to hand over as evidence of copyright infringement.
  OpenAI continued to destroy output logs despite orders from two judges to preserve and provide them to the news organizations, new court
  
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• US Christian leaders minister to an anxious diaspora with Venezuela’s future in flux

  07-01-2026 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
  Faith leaders who minister to Christians in Venezuela and the Venezuelan diaspora in the United States are urging prayers for peace as they attend to congregations roiled by uncertainty and high emotions following the U.S. capture of deposed leader Nicolás Maduro.
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• UCLA football stocks up on receivers in transfer portal

  07-01-2026 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Open up the playbook: UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will have a few new wide receivers, among multiple Wednesday transfer commits, to work with in 2026.
  A trio of wide receivers – Florida’s Aidan Mizell, James Madison’s Landon Ellis and San Jose State’s Leland Smith – joined UCLA’s transfer class Wednesday morning, according to multiple reports. Mizell, Ellis and Smith combined for 1,489 receiving yards in 2025, with the latter two eclipsing more than 600 re
  
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