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• Coronavirus: Orange County reported 814 new cases and 2 new deaths as of July 11

  13-07-2020 00:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Health Care Agency  reported another 814 cases of the coronavirus as of Sunday, July 12 pushing Orange County’s total to 24,715 since local testing began in March. There were 2 new deaths reported, bringing the total to 423.
  Of the 423 deaths, 212 were in skilled nursing facilities, 15 in assisted living facilities and two were listed as homeless.
  There were 671 registered hospital patients with 231 in ICU. The state’s coronavirus-tracking dashboard shows Orang
  
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• Fountain Valley girls basketball names new co-coaches after resignation of Marianne Karp

  25-04-2024 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowFountain Valley has announced new co-coaches for its girls basketball team after the resignation of Marianne Karp.
  Former Orange County standout players Camryn Hamaguchi and Izzy Om take the helm of the Sunset Conference program.
  Hamaguchi played at Kennedy and Chapman while Om starred at Fairmont Prep and played at Albany.
  Hamaguchi and Om also both coach with Ironmen Basketball, a club and training prog
  
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• Disney Aspire helps CSUF students reach their educational goals

  25-04-2024 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton is in its first academic year of partnering with Disney Aspire, The Walt Disney Co.’s education investment and career development program. The program provides 100% coverage of required tuition, fees and book expenses for full-time and part-time hourly cast members (Disney employees) across the U.S. at a college or university that is part of the Disney Aspire network.
  In 2023, CSUF along with Fullerton College, the university’s primary community college feeder sch
  
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• Four Orange County teams reach CIF-SS girls beach volleyball semifinals

  25-04-2024 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Four Orange County teams — Capistrano Valley Christian, Crean Lutheran, Huntington Beach and JSerra — have advanced to the CIF Southern Section girls beach volleyball semifinals.
  The Division 1 and Division 2 semifinals and finals will be played Saturday at Long Beach City College.
  Crean Lutheran is 19-0 this season and was the CIF-SS Division 2 champion last season. The Saints will play Capistrano Valley Christian (16-2) in a Division 2 semifinal at 10:15 a.m. Crean beat Capistrano
  
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• Pasadena doctor accused of trying to kill family by plunging car off Highway 1 seeks diversion program

  25-04-2024 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  REDWOOD CITY — A Pasadena radiologist was hearing footsteps and suffering from delusions about the nation’s fentanyl crisis, the war in Ukraine and the possibility of his children being kidnapped around the time his family’s Tesla — which he was driving — plunged off Highway 1 last year near Devil’s Slide, a psychologist testified Wednesday.
  Dharmesh Patel’s psychosis, and his potential recovery, took center stage at a hearing Wednesday to determine whet
  
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• Trump to convene donors, vice president hopefuls in Palm Beach

  25-04-2024 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Stephanie Lai | (TNS) Bloomberg News
  Republican nominee Donald Trump and his campaign will host a donor retreat next week in Palm Beach, Florida, with some prominent Republicans who have been discussed as his potential running mate.
  Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Tim Scott of South Carolina; North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem; and Representatives Elise Stefanik of New York and Byron Donalds of Florida are scheduled to appear, according to an invitation o
  
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• Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff, indicted in Arizona election interference case

  25-04-2024 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Danielle Battaglia | (TNS) McClatchy Washington Bureau
  WASHINGTON — An Arizona grand jury has indicted Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff and a former congressman, over his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election using a fake slate of electors from the state.
  He is among 18 people charged, though his name does not appear in the indictment. Trump is not charged.
  Prosecutors gave enough details in the indictment, dated Tuesday and posted on s
  
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• The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws and futile treatments

  25-04-2024 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By Brett Kelman, KFF Health News, Anna Werner, CBS News (TNS)
  A TMJ patient in Maine had six surgeries to replace part or all of the joints of her jaw.
  Another woman in California, desperate for relief, used a screwdriver to lengthen her jawbone daily, turning screws that protruded from her neck.
  A third in New York had bone from her rib and fat from her belly grafted into her jaw joint, and twice a prosthetic eyeball was surgically inserted into the joint as a placeholder in the months it took
  
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• UCLA football’s offense forced to tighten up as spring practices near an end

  25-04-2024 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA’s ever-vocal offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy ratcheted up the toughness on Thursday morning during the Bruins’ spring football practice.
  Back-to-back false starts by the offense had prompted an outburst from Bieniemy, who has shown purposeful, tough-love mannerisms throughout the spring. His words bounced off the walls of the practice facility.
  “Either you know what to do, or you’re not going to play,” he shouted.
  The offense is slowly t
  
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• Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

  25-04-2024 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Phil Galewitz, Holly K. Hacker | (TNS) KFF Health News
  Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing with anxiety and her other health issues.
  Lester credits the chats for keeping her out of the hospital and reducing the need for clinic visits to manage chronic conditions including depression, fibromyalgia, and hypertension.
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• Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

  25-04-2024 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE LeBLANC and NICK PERRY
  BOSTON — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies loomed.
  At Emerson College in Boston, 108 people were arrested overnight at an alleyway encampment. Another 93 people were arrested during a Wednesday night protest
  
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• Retirement could come sooner than you think — how to plan for it

  25-04-2024 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kate Ashford | NerdWallet
  The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.
  American workers expect to retire at a median age of 65, according to a 2023 survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). But the actual median age for retirement is 62, the survey found.
  That may not
  
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• FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing

  25-04-2024 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Julie Rovner, David Hilzenrath | (TNS) KFF Health News
  New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration’s top consumer watchdog said Tuesday.
  Algorithms make it possible for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating with one another, posing a new test for regulators policing the market, said Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, during a media event hosted by KFF.
  “I thi
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Friday, April 26, 2024

  25-04-2024 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, April 26, 2024.
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• Horse racing notes: The Chosen Vron’s streak on the line at Santa Anita

  25-04-2024 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANITA LEADERS
  (Through Thursday)
  Jockeys / Wins
  Antonio Fresu / 5
  Kyle Frey / 4
  Hector Berrios / 3
  Mike Smith / 3
  Geovanni Franco / 3
  Kazushi Kimura / 3
  Edwin Maldonado / 3
  Trainers / Wins
  Jeff Mullins / 3
  Librado Barocio / 3
  Peter Eurton / 3
  Mark Glatt / 3
  Richard Baltas / 2
  Bob Baffert / 2
  WEEKEND STAKES
  SANTA ANITA
  Saturday
  • $100,000, Grade III Royal Heroine Stakes, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, 1 mile on turf
  • $100,000 Kona Gold Stakes, 4-year-olds and up, 6 1/2 fu
  
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• Gov. Gavin Newsom should focus on healthcare in California

  25-04-2024 21:01 via ocregister.com
  
  In April 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an “emergency bill” in response to restrictions on abortions in Arizona, in another distraction and excuse to increase his profile rather than prioritizing California.
  The bill, Senate Bill 233, essentially grants state licensure reciprocity for doctors in Arizona to perform abortions in California; but what about anything else?
  In February 2020, then-State Senator John Moorlach, sponsored two bills, Senate Bill 1053 and Senate Bill 1054, wh
  
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• It’s long past time for California to abolish the death penalty

  25-04-2024 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Executions in the United States have been carried out in deeply distressing ways in recent years. In January, Alabama executed Kenneth Smith by suffocating him using nitrogen gas, which isn’t even used to euthanize animals due to ethical concerns. This month, Missouri killed Brian Dorsey despite more than 70 correctional officers and members of the victim’s family advocating for clemency. Botched executions are routine, with individuals sometimes strapped to a gurney for hours. 
  
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• Former Enquirer publisher testifies about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories

  25-04-2024 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, COLLEEN LONG and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
  NEW YORK — The former publisher of the National Enquirer testified Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial about going to great lengths to help shield his old friend from potentially damaging stories using a catch-and-kill scheme prosecutors allege amounted to interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
  At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a different criminal matter involving Trump,
  
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• US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge.

  25-04-2024 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  When the Francis Scott Key Bridge was inspected in May 2021, it earned high marks.Its railings and guardrails met modern standards. Its foundations were “stable” and didn’t show signs of erosion at the riverbed. The protection around its piers was “functioning,” the best grade in that category.
  It wasn’t, however, assessed for its ability to withstand a collision from a vessel.
  A collision came, though. In the early hours of March 26, a massive cargo shi
  
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• EPA says its new strict power plant rules will pass legal tests

  25-04-2024 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  David Jordan | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
  WASHINGTON — The EPA on Thursday announced a series of actions to address pollution from fossil fuel power generators, including a final rule for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired plants that will eventually require them to capture 90 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions.
  The agency said that the rules, which alter some of the timelines for implementing carbon capture systems outlined in last year’s proposal, would result in $370 bil
  
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• Boeing prosecutors aim to decide criminal charge by early June

  25-04-2024 20:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Greg Farrell, Chris Strohm and Allyson Versprille | Bloomberg News (TNS)
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department could decide by the first week of June whether to tear up its controversial deferred-prosecution agreement with Boeing Co., according to lawyers for the families of people killed in two crashes of 737 Max jets.
  Prosecutors met with the families Wednesday in Washington to share information about the timing of their investigation and listen to concerns. The relatives have critici
  
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• Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned

  25-04-2024 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By Danica Coto | Associated Press
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.
  Henry presented his resignation in a letter signed in Los Angeles, dated April 24, and released on Thursday by his office on the same day that a council tasked with choosing a new prime m
  
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• Allstate says it will insure California homes again, under one condition

  25-04-2024 20:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg
  Allstate Corp. will end its years-long pause on underwriting in California as soon as the state regulator adopts proposed regulatory changes to make it easier for insurers to raise rates, according to a company spokesperson.
  “If the regulations were in effect today, we would begin selling new homeowner insurance policies tomorrow,” said Gerald Zimmerman, senior vice president of government relations for Allstate, in a public hearing on April 23. “Let
  
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• Southwest Airlines pulling out of 4 airports amid growth stall

  25-04-2024 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By Mary Schlangenstein | Bloomberg
  Southwest Airlines Co. is slowing growth, ending service at four airports and offering voluntary leaves to address “significant challenges” stemming from reduced deliveries of Boeing Co. planes.
  Southwest is now set to get 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in 2024, down from 46 previously, the airline said in a statement Thursday that also included worse-than-expected quarterly results. It’s the third such reduction by the planemaker since January.
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• Federal judge upholds verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

  25-04-2024 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kara Scannell and Michael Williams | CNN
  A federal judge on Thursday upheld the verdict and award in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against former President Donald Trump and denied Trump’s motion for a new trial.
  Judge Lewis Kaplan, in a written opinion, said Trump’s legal arguments are without merit. The judge also found that the punitive damages the jury awarded to Carroll “passes constitutional muster.”
  Carroll, a former magazine columnist, alleged Trump ra
  
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• Anaheim briefs: Mark your calendar for Cinco De Mayo Fiesta

  25-04-2024 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The community is invited to La Palma Park on May 2 through May 5 for Fiesta United’s Anaheim Cinco De Mayo Fiesta.
  There will be rides, games, food, music and more family fun for four days.
  The fiesta is the nonprofit group’s oldest continual celebration held in Orange County. For more information, visit fiestaunited.org
  Yoga and picnic at the Packing District
  Don’t miss a Pranayama Picnic at the Anaheim Packing District on April 27.
  The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. until 12
  
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• Pro-Palestinian encampment is building on UCLA campus

  25-04-2024 19:23 via ocregister.com
  
  One day after nearly 100 people were arrested following pro-Palestine protests on the campus of USC, a similar protest began early today on the Westwood campus of UCLA, with participants forming an encampment of tents outside Royce Hall.
  Several dozen protesters were sitting inside the encampment, which was established around 4 a.m., according to reports from the scene. Organizers of the “Palestine Solidarity Encampment,” similar to their counterparts at USC, issued a list of demands
  
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• Drummond: Black Gold Golf Club reporting another year of record revenue

  25-04-2024 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A “second year in a row with record-setting revenues” and outstanding debt “still on tract to be completely paid off” by June 2030 are two key elements of the annual financial report for Yorba Linda’s city-owned Black Gold Golf Club viewed by the City Council earlier this month.
  The report from club General Manager Rich Cessna noted the facility was voted best in the county by The Orange County Register readers for the first time in the club’s 23-year history,
  
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• TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

  25-04-2024 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer)
  NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court.
  Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it violates TikTok users’ First Amendment rights. The app’s China-based owner, ByteDance, has already promised to sue, callin
  
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• ‘Together Forever’ fireworks return to Disneyland with new and familiar touches

  25-04-2024 19:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The “Together Forever” fireworks show returning to Disneyland for Pixar Fest has been plussed-up just enough to seem somewhat new for hard-core fans paying attention to the details and somewhat familiar for casual fans looking for a nostalgic warm hug from the past.
  Pixar Fest kicks off on Friday, April 26 and runs through Aug. 4 with the returning “Together Forever” fireworks show at Disneyland, the new Better Together parade and Club Pixar dance party at Disney Californ
  
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