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• Cinco de Mayo: You might be surprised how long it’s been celebrated in the U.S.

  03-05-2024 23:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which took place on May 5, 1862.
  It is not observed as a national holiday in Mexico, but schools in Puebla, where the battle took place, are closed for the day.
  Mexico’s Independence Day is Sept. 16.
  A report published by the UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture said the observance of Cinco de Mayo in the U.S., started in California in 1863 in response to the resistance to French rule in
  
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• Did your paycheck beat inflation? It’s a toss-up in California

  17-06-2024 15:24 via ocregister.com
  
  I could tell you that California paychecks kept pace with inflation – but that would be missing the bigger picture.
  My trusty spreadsheet looked at federal employment data that’s a personal favorite: a quarterly report derived from unemployment insurance records. Year-end 2023 was compared with 2019 – that’s just before coronavirus upended the economy – to find inflation’s winners and losers as far as wages are concerned.
  Let’s start with the ugly fact t
  
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• Cheers to Santiago Canyon College’s Class of 2024

  17-06-2024 13:48 via ocregister.com
  
  SCC celebrated graduates at its 25th Commencement ceremony June 7. Graduates are transferring to institutions across the University of California and California State University systems as well as private institutions including Chapman, USC and Stanford.
  Number of graduates – 1,131
  Ages of graduates – 15 to 66
  Degrees and certificates awarded – 3,200
  Military veteran graduates – 20
  Ava Gress gestures to her parents during Santiago Canyon College’s commencement cerem
  
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• Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championship

  17-06-2024 05:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIMMY GOLEN (AP Sports Writer)
  BOSTON — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters.
  And, coach Joe Mazzulla reminded them, that they would still have two more chances after that.
  “We don’t like to lose,” Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said before practice on Sunday. “I think we are ready for Game 5. I thin
  
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• Panthers hope to rebound from blowout loss, returning home on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup

  17-06-2024 04:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Hockey Writer)
  EDMONTON, Alberta — There was lots of chatter at the Florida Panthers’ breakfast the morning after the Edmonton Oilers blew them out 8-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to send the series back across North America.
  As lopsided as that loss was in their first chance to close out the series, the Panthers return home to South Florida up 3-1 in the final with another opportunity to win the first championship in franchise history in front o
  
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• Santa Anita: Planetario breaks record with San Juan Capistrano Stakes rally

  17-06-2024 04:22 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — The last and longest big race of the long Santa Anita racing season turned out to be one of the finest.
  The $100,000, Grade III San Juan Capistrano Stakes’ nearly 1 3/4-mile test on Sunday brought out the best in defending champion Planetario and leading challenger Rockemperor.
  In midstretch, Rockemperor and jockey Antonio Fresu seemed to have it won, but Planetario and Hector Berrios finished fastest on the outside to get the lead in the final strides and win by a clear ne
  
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• Dodgers place Yoshinobu Yamamoto on IL with strained rotator cuff

  17-06-2024 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – So much for that six-man rotation.
  Before the Dodgers could welcome starting pitcher Bobby Miller back from the Injured List, they lost right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto was placed on the IL Sunday following his early departure from his start Saturday with triceps soreness.
  An examination (including an MRI) Sunday resulted in a diagnosis of a strained rotator cuff. Yamamoto will be out indefinitely.
  “It’s going to take time,” Dodgers manager Dave Rob
  
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• Bryson DeChambeau wins another U.S. Open with a clutch finish to deny Rory McIlroy

  17-06-2024 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, celebrates after a birdie on the 12th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Pinehurst, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt York)
  Bryson DeChambeau looks at his ball in the native area on the 12th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Pinehurst, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
  Corey Conners, of Canada, reacts after missing a putt on the eighth hole during the final round of the U.
  
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• José Suarez roughed up again in Angels loss to Giants

  17-06-2024 01:04 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — When the Angels sent struggling Reid Detmers to Triple-A, they simply shifted from one problem to another in the rotation.
  Left-hander José Suarez has had two opportunities to fill some of the innings vacated by Detmers, and he failed both times.
  Suarez gave up five runs while recording only three outs in the Angels’ 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Suarez allowed four runs in 2-2/3 innings when he started on Tuesday in Arizona.
  Suarez now has a
  
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• Dodgers shut out Royals but lose Mookie Betts to hand injury

  17-06-2024 00:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Still waiting to see how long they will be without their $325 million pitcher, the Dodgers watched their $365 million leadoff man drop to the ground at home plate, writhing in obvious pain after taking a 98-mph fastball to the left hand.
  Mookie Betts stayed down for some time after being hit by the pitch in the seventh inning before walking slowly off the field. The injury added an unsettling taste to a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals Sunday afternoon.
  The day was fil
  
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• Dodgers shut out Royals but lose Mookie Betts to fractured hand

  17-06-2024 00:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, left, is congratulated by manager Dave Roberts after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani,
  
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• Timely lessons about tyranny from the Father of the Constitution

  17-06-2024 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  “Take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties.” — James Madison
  James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive generations of Americans.
  How right he was.
  Although Madison initially felt that the inclusion of a bill of rights in the originally ratified Constitution was unnecessary to its success, Thomas Jefferso
  
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• Woman, 24, arrested in fatal gang shooting in Anaheim, police say

  17-06-2024 00:27 via ocregister.com
  
  A 24-year-old woman suspected of fatally shooting a man and injuring another in gang-related crimes in a residential Anaheim neighborhood was arrested on Saturday, June 15, authorities said.
  At around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jose Andres Abrego was shot and another victim was stabbed at a home along the 800 block of West Cottonwood Circle, according to the Anaheim Police Department. The victims were taken to a hospital by a witness before authorities arrived.
  Abrego, 30, was pronounced dead at the
  
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• Allisha Gray, Tina Charles lead Dream over Sparks

  17-06-2024 00:15 via ocregister.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 25 points, Tina Charles added a double-double and the Atlanta Dream pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 87-74 on Sunday.
  Gray made 9 of 14 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Dream (6-6). She added three steals to help Atlanta snap a two-game skid. Charles finished with 20 points — also on 9-for-14 shooting — and 11 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season.
  Rhyne Howard pitc
  
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• She’s 94 years old. But June Squibb is scooter-driving action hero in ‘Thelma’

  17-06-2024 00:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In the action comedy “Thelma,” 94-year-old actress June Squibb plays the title role, a grandmother who one day gets a call from her “grandson” who claims he’s in jail and needs her to send $10,000 or things will get really bad.
  Thelma sends the money and then she discovers she’s been scammed. She’s so outraged that she recruits her friend Ben, played by the late Richard Roundtree in one of his final roles, and sets off across the San Fernando Valley on a
  
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• Reparations are well-motivated but cash won’t do

  16-06-2024 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  California is once again attempting to lead the nation, this time with respect to reparations for descendants of slaves. Last month, the state Senate passed several bills issuing an apology for California’s contribution to past discrimination and creating an agency to make determinations about eligibility for future cash and housing assistance. 
  Reparations in a plain sense are very familiar and can be entirely justifiable. If I were to damage your car, I would be liable for the damag
  
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• Jon Coupal: The big switch

  16-06-2024 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Proponents of the anti-Proposition 13 ballot measure Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA1) are planning to amend the measure and replace it with another threat to taxpayers that only targets property owners. 
  As currently submitted and approved for the ballot, ACA 1 repeals the two-thirds vote protection for both local tax increases and bonds in order to pay for “infrastructure,” a term so expansive that local governments would be able to raise taxes for almost any purpose
  
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• Caitlin Clark helps lead Fever past Sky

  16-06-2024 23:35 via ocregister.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston are finally getting in sync and, naturally, Indiana looks like it finally has a winning combination.
  The rookie guard overcame yet another physically demanding challenge from Chicago by finishing with 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds while Boston produced her third consecutive double-double to lead the Fever to a 91-83 victory over the Sky on Sunday.
  For Clark, it was her best day as a pro. She made 7 of 11 shots, three 3-p
  
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• Barbies — and Kens — take over Costa Mesa’s Balearic Park

  16-06-2024 22:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Brooklyn Moran, 8, holds an inflatible heart as she plays with beach toys. The City of Costa Mesa kicked off the Movie in the Park at Balearic Park Saturday with the Barbie Movie. There were crafts, coloring, face painting and a life size Barbie display box used as a photo booth in Fountain Valley on Saturday, June15, 2024. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
  Emma Baker, left, and Kevin Clements, right, dressed as cowboy Barbie and Ken pose in the Barbie Box as The City of Costa Mesa kicked
  
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• Ron Washington expects production from Brandon Drury, Miguel Sanó when they return

  16-06-2024 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The Angels are on the verge of getting Brandon Drury and Miguel Sanó back.
  In theory, they could provide a boost to their lineup.
  Manager Ron Washington isn’t assuming anything, though.
  “I certainly hope when those guys get here they perform,” Washington said, “because if they don’t perform, they’re going to be over here on the bench, and the guys that are out there performing will go back out there.”
  Drury was one of the Ang
  
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• Biden set to leave LA for DC after record campaign fundraising swing

  16-06-2024 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  President Joe Biden departed from Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, June 16, fresh off a record-breaking, Hollywood-propelled Democratic party fundraiser that raked in tens of million of dollars just months before the November election.
  Biden and first lady Jill Biden were set to leave LAX at 1:50 p.m. aboard Air Force One, destination Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, where he was to return to the White House after a massive global trip.
  That trip went to Italy, for a G7 Summit, stopped at the Va
  
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• Euro 2024: Netherlands gets a lift from Wout Weghorst

  16-06-2024 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Netherlands forward Wout Weghorst’s return to major tournament action Sunday was a happy event — scoring late off the bench and this time decisively in a 2-1 win over Poland to begin a European Championship group that includes title favorite France.
  The imposing striker struck with a low left-foot shot in the 83rd minute with his first touch after coming on to replace Memphis Depay, who had missed several shooting chances as the Dutch appeared sure to waste a winning opportunity.
  Weg
  
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• This map shows the location where the Post Fire in Gorman is burning

  16-06-2024 20:36 via ocregister.com
  
  A massive brush fire in Gorman, north of Los Angeles, had burned 12,265 acres as of Sunday after with no reported containment and strong winds expected this evening, state fire officials said.
  The Post Fire started at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Ralph’s Ranch and Gorman School roads, near the Golden State (5) Freeway, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Chris Little told City News Service.
  Here’s where it’s burning:
  Related: Post fire in Gorman burns over 12,
  
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• Post fire in Gorman burns over 12,000 acres with just 2% containment

  16-06-2024 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A massive brush fire in the Gorman area north of Los Angeles had burned 12,265 acres as of 11:15 a.m. Sunday with just 2% containment, and strong winds are expected this evening, state fire officials said.
  The Post Fire was threatening nearby structures and prompted the evacuation of about 1,200 people from the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area. Pyramid Lake was also closed, and street closures were in place south of Ralphs Ranch Road at Quail Lake Road.
  Two commercial properties wer
  
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• Post fire in Gorman burns over 10,000 acres with no containment

  16-06-2024 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A massive brush fire in the Gorman area north of Los Angeles had burned 10,504 acres as of this morning with no reported containment and strong winds expected this evening, state fire officials said.
  The Post Fire was threatening nearby structures and prompted the evacuation of about 1,200 people from the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area. Pyramid Lake was also closed, and street closures were in place south of Ralphs Ranch Road at Quail Lake Road.
  Two commercial properties were dama
  
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• State flags to fly at half-staff to honor LACo firefighter killed in Littlerock explosion

  16-06-2024 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered flags at the state Capitol to be flown at half-staff in honor of Los Angeles County Firefighter Andrew Pontious, who was killed in an explosion at a quarry in the Littlerock community southeast of Palmdale.
  “Jennifer [Siebel Newsom] and I offer our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and entire Los Angeles County Fire Department for the loss of Firefighter Andrew Pontious,” the governor said in a statement Saturday. “His service protecting
  
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• Trump’s very bad idea on trade, taxes

  16-06-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Former president Donald Trump just can’t let a bad idea go. On Thursday, while meeting with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Trump reportedly raised the idea of swapping higher taxes on imports for lower income taxes. It’s a tax scheme that makes little sense from virtually any perspective it is considered.
  “President Trump says ‘this is an idea, but I’d love to raise tariffs’ and then he said, ‘and maybe even no income taxes on Americans.’ Ev
  
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• Having a positive attitude toward aging can add years to your life

  16-06-2024 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. I frequently surprise people when I tell them I am 92 years old. They ask me to what I attribute my longevity and I answer, “Genetics and attitude.” I suggest that attitude would be a major area to explore in your column. S.M.
  Indeed, attitude counts! There is significant research that supports the importance of attitude towards aging and its role in how long and how well we live. 
  But let’s first look at the other part of your answer: genetics. It is estimated that onl
  
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• Roberts court and judicial limitations 

  16-06-2024 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Americans concerned about the U.S. Supreme Court’s views on abortion may have been confused on Thursday when the court issued a unanimous ruling that maintained access to the abortion drug mifepristone. After all, this is the same court that overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that blocked states from banning abortion in the early months of pregnancy.
  Any confusion stems from a misunderstanding of the question. In both cases, the Supreme Court wasn’t deciding the nation&
  
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• Senior Moments: Sharing a story about my father and a TV show

  16-06-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Somehow, although he never seemed to understand me, my father had noticed that I liked stories. I was already an adult living on my own in New York, when on a visit to my parents in Virginia, he invited me to watch a new television series with him.
  “You like stories, so I think you will like this show,” he said.
  I was so taken aback that I don’t even remember the name of the series, only the novelty of sharing a story with my father. Up until that moment, I would have guessed t
  
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