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• Best BenQ projector

  26-12-2025 02:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Which BenQ projector is best?
  There are few things more exciting than watching your favorite superhero dish out justice to nefarious villains, or tracking an aerodynamic pass from the quarterback to a wide receiver for a perfect touchdown. Of course, the best way to see all the action is on a massive TV.
  But those can be impractical or prohibitively expensive. The next best solution? A much smaller projector that produces a larger-than-life 100-inch display. BenQ has fantastic options,
  
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• Ducks and Kings rekindle rivalry in hopes of righting ships

  26-12-2025 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Yuletide cheer and the aroma of firs will turn into acrimony and the scent of desperation Saturday when the Kings and Ducks throw down in downtown Los Angeles.
  This season’s first Freeway Faceoff delivered as the Ducks capped off Nov. 28’s comeback victory in a shootout. Now, both teams are looking to right their respective ships in a rivalry that has real meaning for the first time this decade.
  The Ducks have collected a lean seven of their past 16 possible points, their second-wors
  
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• Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

  26-12-2025 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press Music Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65.
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• More thrifting and fewer returns, the early trends that defined shopping this holiday

  26-12-2025 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Retail Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — The shopping rush leading up to Christmas is over and in its place, like every year, another has begun as millions of people hunt for post-holiday deals and get in line to return gifts that didn’t fit, or didn’t hit quite right.
  Post-holiday shoppers pass a seasonal candy and Christmas display at Calef’s Country Store, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Barrington, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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• Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China

  26-12-2025 20:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.
  The draft budget for fiscal 2026, beginning April, is up 9.4% from 2025 and marks the fourth year of Japan’s ongoing five-year program to double annual arms spending to
  
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• Disgraced former Centinela Valley schools Superintendent Jose Fernandez dies

  26-12-2025 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Jose Fernandez, the embattled former Centinela Valley School District superintendent accused of manipulating his pay and benefits one year to nearly $750,000, has died, according to an attorney representing him during criminal proceedings.
  His attorney, Vicki Podberesky, confirmed Friday, Dec. 26, that Fernandez had died, but could not confirm the date. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said the office was informed Fernandez had passed away on Dec. 18. He
  
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• Why Sears’ last great hope was a promise that never materialized

  26-12-2025 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A decade after an investment firm was created to help save Sears from its inevitable demise, both are now in their last gasps.
  Five Sears stores are still operating in the country, but they won’t be around much longer, industry experts predict.
  Neither will Seritage Growth Properties, the real estate investment trust created to cash in on the value of the retailer’s properties. It abandoned its somewhat audacious plan to turn Sears’ rich real estate holdings into dazzling mixed
  
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• New state law allows more Cal State campuses to automatically admit eligible students

  26-12-2025 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters
  This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.
  What’s good for Riverside County is good for the whole state: After a pilot to automatically admit high school students into the California State University system in the county took off last fall, lawmakers this year passed a law to greenlight a similar program statewide next fall.
  Leaders at the California State University last year launched the pilot to attr
  
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• Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola is being sued for defamation. The plaintiff: Her sister

  26-12-2025 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two sisters testified at Harvey Weinstein’s most recent criminal trial. Kaja Sokola accused the disgraced movie mogul of sexual assault. Ewa Sokola was called as a witness to boost her claims, but ultimately ended up helping the defense.
  Now, Ewa Sokola is suing Kaja for defamation, alleging in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that the psychotherapist and ex-model’s public remarks amoun
  
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• New California law requires tortillas to include folic acid

  26-12-2025 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.
  The new law will take effect Jan. 1, requiring most tortillas and corn masa products sold in the state to contain folic acid, a vitamin that’s important to infant health. The change is aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.
  Latinas in California are far less likely than other women to get enough folic acid early in pregnancy — a ga
  
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• Chargers and Justin Herbert have a lot to prove against Texans

  26-12-2025 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Justin Herbert grimaced ever so slightly the other day as he thought back to that fateful afternoon more than 11 months ago. They weren’t pleasant memories, to be sure, but he shared what he could, what he felt comfortable talking about when recalling the worst day of his professional life.
  Had he learned anything about that day, about himself, about playing quarterback at a level necessary to excel during an NFL playoff game? Had he grown as a person, as a player, as an important leader i
  
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• Indian cuisine, smash burgers and other delicious dining trends for 2026

  26-12-2025 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  When we go to restaurants in 2026, we’ll be looking for spicy flavors, new takes on old favorites and some good company.
  That according to dining trend reports that come out this time of year.
  We’re looking at three of them, each compiled with its own research methods. They reach different conclusions but there’s a lot of overlap.
  We’ll begin with Yelp, the social media platform, whose researchers look for rising words, phrases and business mentions from millions of searc
  
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• Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts

  26-12-2025 18:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press
  Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy.
  His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted global commerce and strained the budgets of consumers and businesses worldwide. They have also raised tens of billions of dollars for the U.S. Treasury.
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• Chargers vs. Houston Texans: Who has the edge?

  26-12-2025 18:24 via ocregister.com
  
  TEXANS (10-5) at CHARGERS (11-4)
  When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday
  Where: SoFi Stadium
  TV/Radio: KCBS (Ch. 2); 640 AM/94.3 FM (Spanish)
  Line: Chargers by 1.5
  Notable injury designations
  Chargers: OUT: WR Derius Davis (ankle), S RJ Mickens (shoulder), OL Jamaree Salyer (hamstring), CB Benjamin St-Juste (shoulder); QUESTIONABLE: RG Mekhi Becton (knee), DL Teair Tart (groin), RB Kimani Vidal (neck).
  Texans: OUT: T Trent Brown (ankle/knee), LB Jamal Hill (calf/wrist); QUESTIONABLE: CB Ajani Carter (hamstring
  
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• A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa

  26-12-2025 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press
  Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966 and also is celebrated in countries with large African descendant populations.
  The holiday, which serves as a nationwide communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, spans seven days from the day after Christmas through New Year’s Day. It is observed in large, city-sponsored event
  
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• New law revives dormant plans for solar plant near Mojave National Preserve

  26-12-2025 18:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A proposed solar power plant near Baker, rejected by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors nearly a decade ago, has been revived under a new law allowing developers to bypass local approval for energy projects and seek a green light directly from the California Energy Commission.
  If approved, Soda Mountain Solar, LLC would build a 300-megawatt solar plant and battery storage system on 2,670 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, about six miles southwest of
  
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• Nvidia strikes a deal with Groq, an AI chip startup

  26-12-2025 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Nvidia, the maker of artificial intelligence chips and the world’s most valuable public company, agreed to license the technology of chip startup Groq and hire its top executives.
  In an announcement Wednesday, Groq called the deal with Nvidia a “nonexclusive licensing agreement” and said Jonathan Ross, its founder and CEO, and other employees would join the chip giant. What remains of Groq will continue operating as an independent company, the startup added.
  Groq’s chips
  
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• Southern California theme parks ring in New Year’s Eve with music and fireworks

  26-12-2025 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Shortly after the Christmas gifts are unwrapped and the holiday feast is consumed the same question arises every year: What are we going to do for New Year’s Eve?
  Fortunately, Southern California theme parks have you covered. Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios Hollywood, SeaWorld San Diego and Legoland California all have festivities planned for those looking to ring in 2026 with thrill rides, live music and midnight fireworks.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and
  
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• Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects

  26-12-2025 17:35 via ocregister.com
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns.
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• Target jumps after FT reports activist Toms Capital took stake

  26-12-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Jonathan Roeder
  (Bloomberg) — Target Corp. shares rose on Friday after the Financial Times reported that an activist investor built up a stake in the big-box retailer, citing people it didn’t identify.
  Toms Capital Investment Management has made a significant investment in Target, the FT said, without disclosing further details.
  Target shares jumped as much as 6.7% on Friday. The stock is headed for an annual decline of about 25% following a difficult year in which the company lost m
  
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• Real estate news: Orange City Square office complex sells for $89 million

  26-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange City Square, a mixed-use office complex in Orange, traded hands Dec. 19, selling for $89 million.
  The buyer was MGR Real Estate in Ontario. The seller, who was not identified, was represented by Newmark.
  The sprawling complex at 750, 770, 790 and 840 The City Drive spans 394,000 square feet on 14.1 acres
  “The property’s high-quality construction, diverse tenant mix, and strategic location make it highly attractive to investors seeking stability and long-term growth in a supply
  
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• Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red

  26-12-2025 16:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By OPE ADETAYO and TUNDE OMOLEHIN, Associated Press
  JABO, Sokoto (AP) — Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed Thursday night when he heard a loud noise that sounded like a plane crashing. He rushed outside his mud house with his wife to see the sky glowing a bright red.
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• State commission: Newport Beach mooring rate plan OK, but city should adjust private dock rates

  26-12-2025 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The appraisal Newport Beach used to set higher rates for offshore mooring fields in the harbor is fair, the State Lands Commission said, but there needs to be more equity in pricing for piers used by homes around the bay.
  The state commission is tasked with overseeing local management of areas of submerged land known as tidelands, which includes the Newport Harbor, and recently decided the city’s review of fees for using the moorings “did not violate generally accepted appraisal prin
  
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• Home prices fall in 44% of OC. How did your ZIP do?

  26-12-2025 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The median selling price dipped vs. a year ago in 44% of Orange County ZIP codes, according to Attom.
  Looking at the 84 local ZIP codes with sales in October 2025, prices increased in the past year in 47 and decreased in 37.
  Price extremes among ZIPs with five or more sales were seen in Newport Coast 92657 with a $5.2 million median and Laguna Woods 92637 at $385,000.
  Sales were up in 41 ZIPs, decreased in 39 and were unchanged in four. The busiest ZIP was Irvine 92618 with 78 sales.
  Overall, th
  
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• Dried cherry scones are a simple treat for the post-holiday breakfast table

  26-12-2025 16:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATIE WORKMAN, Associated Press
  Perhaps you’re one of those people who are very thoughtful and assiduous about planning the Big Holiday meals. You’re on top of the appetizers, entrée, the sides, the dessert. Maybe you even iron your linen napkins.
  But then you slap your proverbial forehead when you realize you didn’t think about what you (and maybe some houseguests?) are going to have for breakfast the day after.
  Scones are the answer. So simple to make, fairly quick
  
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• What to know about protecting your trees from fungal infection

  26-12-2025 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: How can I protect my landscape trees from fungal infection? I’ve heard that a large, seemingly healthy tree can just suddenly drop a major limb or just break in half without any outward sign of heart rot.
  Wood-destroying fungi can be beneficial when it breaks down dead wood because it makes nutrients available through the decomposition process. If you come across a fallen tree in its natural environment, you can often see an assortment of mushrooms (fruiting bodies) growing. Some of the
  
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• You finally got a doctor’s appointment. Here’s how to get the most out of it

  26-12-2025 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not unusual for a 20-something to text Mom in a panic from the doctor’s office, seeking help answering a question. And patients of any age can struggle to recall all their medicines — or forget to mention a concern.
  Getting the most out of a doctor’s visit requires some advance preparation. Even the professionals plan ahead.
  “It is really hard — even for me as a doctor going to see my own famil
  
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• US stocks open mixed at the end of a holiday-shortened week

  26-12-2025 16:07 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mostly flat in quiet trading Friday as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading is expected to be light.
  The S&P 500 index was up less than 0.1% as of 10 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was roughly unchanged, and the Nasdaq composite was down less than 0.1%.
  The big institutional investors are largely closed out of their positions for the year. The S&P 500 has climbed nearly 18% this year, helped by the deregulatory policies of the
  
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• US stocks hover at record highs in quiet trading; gold, silver jump

  26-12-2025 16:07 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mostly flat in quiet trading on Friday as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading is expected to be light.
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• Viet Nguyen, Kei Concepts chef-founder, reshapes OC’s culinary landscape

  26-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Not too long ago, Viet Nguyen lived out of the passenger seat of his car, relying on the local 24-Hour Fitness for a shower.
  Way before he was the chef-founder of Kei Concepts, the culinary juggernaut behind some of Orange County’s most redefining eateries, Nguyen was an immigrant in limbo, a twentysomething college dropout navigating the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis. He had no degree, no safety net and, for a stretch of time, no home.
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