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• Coronavirus: Orange County reported 75 new cases and seven new deaths as of April 7

  07-04-2021 22:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The OC Health Care Agency reported 75 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, April 7, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 251,516 cases since tracking began.
  There were 1,577 new infections per 100,000 people reported in the past 14 days. That’s down 22 infections per 100,000 from the previous day’s report.
  There were seven new deaths reported Wednesday, raising the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 4,791.
  The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death
  
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• Universal Studios Hollywood brings ‘Fall Guy’ pre-show to ‘Waterworld’ stuntacular

  18-04-2024 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The stunt team behind “John Wick” and “Deadpool” will bring a new pre-show to the “Waterworld” stuntacular at Universal Studios Hollywood based on the $125 million Universal Pictures film “The Fall Guy” coming to theaters next month.
  The limited-time “Fall Guy Stuntacular Pre-Show” will run for three weeks from April 27 to May 19 as an introduction to the three-decade-old “Waterworld” stunt show on Universal’s upper lo
  
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• Horse racing: Top jockey Juan Hernandez committed to California – for now

  18-04-2024 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Juan Hernandez keeps making his mark on the racetracks at Santa Anita and Del Mar, proving himself an especially smart and dependable jockey.
  But he’s finding his fortune on the road.
  The leading jockey in the “Classic Meet” portion of Santa Anita’s season, Hernandez flew to Arkansas twice in the past three weekends to win million-dollar races with Bob Baffert-trained Muth in the Arkansas Derby and Adare Manor in the Apple Blossom Handicap.
  As Santa Anita’s “H
  
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• UCLA unexpectedly loses Jay Toia to transfer portal

  18-04-2024 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA defensive lineman Jay Toia announced on social media Thursday morning that he is entering the transfer portal.
  “As I prepare to graduate from UCLA…After speaking with my parents and family I have decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal as of last night,” Toia wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
  The announcement was somewhat unexpected after head coach DeShaun Foster’s conversation with reporters Tuesday.
  “I don’t think
  
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• Trump presses Republicans for kickbacks when using his likeness

  18-04-2024 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Nancy Cook | Bloomberg News (TNS)
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign wants other Republicans to pay up, if they use the former president’s name, image or likeness in any fundraising solicitations, according to a new campaign memo obtained by Bloomberg News.
  Related ArticlesNational Politics | Biden counters RFK Jr. with Kennedy family endorsementsNational Politics | Biden is off on details of his uncle’s WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the milita
  
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• 100-year-old cabin continues to serve Huntington Beach scouts

  18-04-2024 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  For the last 100 years, the Boy Scout cabin at Lake Park has stood the test of time, acting as a backdrop for civic events, providing a home base for thousands of scouts, and evolving alongside the Huntington Beach community that it serves.
  Over the years, the log cabin has witnessed numerous eras in the city’s history – from the oil boom of the 1920s, to World War II, to the arrival of tract housing starting in the 1950s – and has become a beloved local landmark along the way,
  
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• Biden counters RFK Jr. with Kennedy family endorsements

  18-04-2024 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Justin Sink | Bloomberg News (TNS)
  President Joe Biden will be endorsed by more than a dozen members of the Kennedy family at an event Thursday in Philadelphia, as he looks to blunt the outsider presidential bid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  Biden will be introduced by Kerry Kennedy — the sister of the third-party candidate — and joined by fellow siblings including Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a former Maryland lieutenant governor; filmmaker Rory Kennedy; former Congressman Joe Kennedy II,
  
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• Angels waste strong outing from Griffin Canning in loss to Rays

  18-04-2024 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The good news for the Angels was that Griffin Canning finally changed course.
  The bad news is it happened on a day they didn’t hit.
  The Angels lost 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon, missing a chance to win the four-game series and wasting Canning’s encouraging outing.
  Mike Trout produced the Angels only run, leading off the sixth inning with a walk. Trout stole second and third – giving him five steals this season – and he score
  
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• The first-timer’s go-to guide for the best Grand Prix of Long Beach experience

  18-04-2024 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s just about time for 49th annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
  The event, dubbed Southern California’s 200-mph beach party, will offer Grand Prix veterans and first-timers countless offerings from Friday to Sunday, April 19-21.
  There’s so much to see and do at this event — which takes over a big chunk of Long Beach’s downtown and waterfront — it might be hard to figure out how to make the most of the experience.
  But never fear. The Southern California Ne
  
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• Horse racing notes: Fierceness, Sierra Leone top Kentucky Derby qualifiers

  18-04-2024 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANITA LEADERS
  (Through Thursday)
  Jockeys / Wins
  Juan Hernandez / 53
  Antonio Fresu / 46
  Flavien Prat / 42
  Frankie Dettori / 34
  Umberto Rispoli / 28
  Trainers / Wins
  Doug O’Neill / 30
  Mark Glatt / 29
  Phil D’Amato / 28
  Bob Baffert / 24
  Steve Knapp / 20
  WEEKEND STAKES AT SANTA ANITA
  Saturday
  • $100,000, Grade III Californian Stakes, 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/8 miles
  • $100,000, Grade III Providencia Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 1 1/8 miles on turf
  Sunday
  • $200,000, Grad
  
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• What college students need to know about payment apps

  18-04-2024 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kimberly Palmer | NerdWallet
  For college students, sending money to friends has never been easier thanks to peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App. But that convenience poses risks, including vulnerability to errors, fraud and the tendency to overspend.
  As a result, payment apps can contribute to financial stress at a time when young people are learning how to manage their finances on their own. “Peer-to-peer payment apps are cash on steroids because they’re a s
  
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• Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers

  18-04-2024 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Julie Appleby | (TNS) KFF Health News
  A wide-ranging lawsuit filed Friday outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large insurance sales agency call centers enrolled people into Affordable Care Act plans or switched their coverage, all without their permission.
  According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, two such call centers paid tens of thousands of dollars a day to buy names of people who responded to misleading advertisements touting f
  
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• With mortgage rate topping 7%, what will it take to soften the market?

  18-04-2024 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Mortgage rates have exploded, again.
  Last week, the Freddie Mac 30-year fixed was 6.88%. This week, it landed at 7.1%, or 22 basis points higher.
  Just a week ago, the principal and interest payment on a $750,000 loan was $4,929 on a 30-year fixed rate, assuming a 6.88% rate. This week, that principal and interest payment is $5,040 or $111 more per month.
  Also see: Locked in: Homeowners with mortgage rates too good to give up
  “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage surpassed 7% for the first
  
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• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani always gives Dave Roberts something to talk about

  18-04-2024 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As far as trending topics go, there is no greater one for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts than Shohei Ohtani.
  Whether it’s a standout pitching performance from a starter, or a rough day for the bullpen, there is an Ohtani question waiting for Roberts at some point. As Mookie Betts continues his blistering hot start amid a position change, or Teoscar Hernandez settles into life with his new team, there is always an inquiry about the one player who primarily will swing the b
  
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• As cold drink sales soar, Starbucks is redesigning its cups to curb waste

  18-04-2024 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dee-Ann Durbin | The Associated Press
  Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in.
  The coffee giant said Thursday it plans to alleviate some of that waste with new disposable cups that contain up to 20% less plastic. The cups are set to be rolled out to stores in the U.S. and Canada starting this month.
  Amelia Landers, Starbucks’ v
  
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• Down with Big Brother: Warrantless surveillance makes a mockery of the Constitution

  18-04-2024 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The government long ago sold us out to the highest bidder.
  The highest bidder, by the way, has always been the Deep State.
  What’s playing out now with the highly politicized tug-of-war over whether Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act gets reauthorized by Congress doesn’t just sell us out, it makes us slaves of the Deep State.
  Read the fine print: it’s a doozy.
  Just as the USA Patriot was perverted from its stated intent to fight terrorism abroad and was ins
  
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• Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies

  18-04-2024 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Ethan Bronner | Bloomberg News (TNS)
  When Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles on Israel in early 1991, the U.S. implored then Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir not to respond. Shamir said he had to act. After days of late-night calls, high-level visits and long cabinet meetings, Israel stood down and the US led a 42-nation alliance that defeated Iraq in what became the Gulf War.
  Iran’s decision to launch 350 missiles and drones at Israel last weekend was the first time since then that a soverei
  
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• Will Attorney General Rob Bonta jump into the 2026 race for California governor?

  18-04-2024 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been busy lately, or so it would seem from the never-ending stream of press releases from the Department of Justice.
  If he’s not announcing successful prosecution for possession of child pornography (April 11) or commenting on a U.S. Supreme Court decision (April 12), Bonta’s staging a news conference to announce a lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach for imposing its own voting requirements (April 14), releasing final regulations of
  
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• NASA Langley is testing solar sail technology that could reduce costs of space missions

  18-04-2024 20:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A sunlight-propelled satellite floating though space on huge metallic sails sounds like an idea straight from science fiction.But scientists at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton have spent five years making the technology a reality and plan to launch a test mission as soon as April 23. If successful, the sail technology could reduce the cost of space missions and make monitoring the sun much easier for scientists.
  Matthew Chamberlain, head of the Structural Dynamics Branch at NASA Langley
  
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• Buy Nothing meets GoFundMe: How a new website aims to ‘revolutionize’ philanthropy

  18-04-2024 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Kelly Smith | Star Tribune (TNS)
  An Minnesota nonprofit leader hopes to “revolutionize” charitable giving with a new platform for people to trade household items they no longer need, resulting in a donation to a nonprofit.
  Think Buy Nothing meets GoFundMe.
  Joel Ackerman, a former UnitedHealth Group information technologies executive who’s worked at numerous startups, was inspired by a Canadian man in 2005 who got international attention after trading a red paperclip f
  
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• Savanna football coach Carl Agnew resigns after one season, accepts position at Chapman

  18-04-2024 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSavanna football coach Carl Agnew has resigned after one season and accepted a position coaching safeties at Chapman University, he confirmed.
  Agnew said he remains a resident substitute teacher at Savanna with a contract that expires at the end of this school year.
  “(I’m) currently looking for a teaching position,” he said. “It’s going to be a new challenge (at Chapman).&rdq
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Ebell Club supports another round of local efforts

  18-04-2024 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ebell Club of Canyon Hills recently presented checks to its philanthropic recipients during its April general meeting.
  Club members who nominated each of the recipients assisted First Vice President, Philanthropy Nancy Bertocchini with the presentation.
  Susan Harker introduced Liam, the head dog trainer representing the Anaheim Hills Petco, who said the funds will go toward the company’s pet adoption program.
  Mary Ohanian introduced Joe Baldo, founder and executive director of the High
  
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• Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

  18-04-2024 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVEN WINE and RUSS BYNUM
  Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80.
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts’ manager of 20 years, confirmed. Betts had been battling cancer for more than a year and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Spero said.
  “He was surrounded by his whole family and he passed peacefully. They di
  
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• Angels emphasize more innings and strikes from starting pitchers

  18-04-2024 19:32 via ocregister.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As news of Robert Stephenson’s season-ending elbow injury hit the Angels, the reality hit that this bullpen is going to need some help.
  From the starters.
  “We’d like to take some of the load off (the relievers) because I don’t think we can keep this up,” manager Ron Washington said. “We’re trying to put some pressure on our starting pitchers to try to go out there and pound the strike zone early, so by the time we’re ge
  
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• Dunn: Newport Harbor Hall of Famer Don Cantrell left an inspiring legacy

  18-04-2024 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Don Cantrell, a longtime newsman, artist and historian, and a member of the Newport Harbor High School Hall of Fame, died April 3, while surrounded by family at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. He was 91.
  He lived with great humility, spirit and joy, as well as an unmatched sense of humor and ability to convey empathy and the right words to say to others during difficult times.
  Cantrell was my confidant, friend, mentor, former colleague and faithful pen pal who wrote letters and poems, sent persona
  
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• Biden is off on details of his uncle’s WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military

  18-04-2024 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEKE MILLER (AP White House Correspondent)
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.
  While in Pittsburgh, Biden spoke about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., aiming to draw a contrast with reports that Trump, while president, had called fallen service members “suckers” and &ld
  
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• Bay Area condo war widens after $1 million units sell for just $32,000

  18-04-2024 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The auctioning of several downtown San Jose condominiums has spawned a widening legal war now that a troubled China-based real estate firm has filed a new lawsuit in the increasingly tangled case.
  China-based Z&L Properties has filed a lawsuit against winning bidders in an auction last week of the downtown San Jose condos, as well as the trustee that conducted the proceeding, Santa Clara County Court records show.
  SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: 188 West St. James residential towers n
  
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• Rock star photographer David Alexander focuses on ordinary people for debut book

  18-04-2024 19:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Throughout his long career as a photographer, David Alexander has been at the center of pop culture, shooting album covers for artists such as The Eagles, Aretha Franklin and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and iconic posters for films like “The Blues Brothers” and “The Terminator.”
  But for his first photography book, the 80-year-old pointed his lens at something much more ordinary.
  “A lot are photographs of just regular people living their lives but they’re p
  
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• Daxon: Look what’s to love in Brea

  18-04-2024 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Hungry for crab? If so, it won’t be long until the Fiery Crab, 250 S. State College Blvd., will finally open. The restaurant is located in the spot that formerly housed Islands Restaurant.
  I saw several comments around the internet about the incoming restaurant, including that it had opened and then closed, or that it never opened or something else was going in there.
  So what is really going on with the Fiery Crab? Victoria Crigan, vice-president at Fiery Crab Seafood Restaurant and Bar, h
  
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• Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return

  18-04-2024 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL COLVIN and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA (Associated Press)
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term.
  The presumptive Republican nominee hosted Duda at Trump Tower, where the two discussed the war in Ukraine and Duda’s push to boost NATO members’ defense spending, according to a readout from Trump&rsqu
  
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