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• Dodgers player profiles: Kyle Farmer

  06-10-2017 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kyle Farmer acknowledges fans after he hit a walk-off double during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Los Angeles. This was Farmer’s major league debut. The Dodgers won 3-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ORG XMIT: LAD128Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Kyle Farmer, left, tosses the ball to second baseman Charlie Culberson to get San Francisco Giants’ Joe Panik at first during the first inning of a b
  
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• After 75 years, Jack in the Box still has a head for business

  16-02-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  You can’t blame Jack Box for being bigheaded.
  Jack in the Box, home of the ping pong ball-shaped mascot, turns 75 this week on Saturday, Feb. 21.
  The first restaurant opened on Feb. 21, 1951 at 6270 El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego, near San Diego State University.
  It was founded by a former undergraduate, Robert O. Peterson.
  The chain has grown to about 2,135 restaurants in 21 states, according to a recent news release, but remains based in San Diego. Its headquarters are off the I-15 Freeway,
  
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• 2 years on, Navalny’s death still casts a shadow over Russia and wider Europe

  16-02-2026 17:45 via ocregister.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Mourners gathered in Moscow Monday to mark two years since the death in custody of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, under the shadow of a Kremlin crackdown and just two days since a new analysis reinforced suspicions that he was killed by poisoning.
  Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16, 2024, while serving a 19-year sentence that many believed to be politically motivated. His death at the age of 47 left the Russian opposition leaderless and divided, stru
  
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• Connor Hellebuyck shows why he’s the US starting goalie at the Olympics

  16-02-2026 17:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer
  MILAN (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck could not be doing much better midway through the Olympics.
  “Is there more than 100%?” he asked with a laugh after backstopping the U.S. past Germany in the round-robin finale. “I feel good. It’s pretty hot out there. I’m sweating a lot now I have to stand around and do a bunch of (interviews), so I’m going to chill now. I guess I’m at 99% right now as we speak. But, yeah, I feel goo
  
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• Olympic skating’s new addition is a backward-skating cameraman blending in to capture emotion

  16-02-2026 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY
  MILAN (AP) — Jordan Cowan hoists his camera mount and glides across the Olympic rink as figure skating competitors warm up and, later, take their bows. Dressed in an ice-white tuxedo, he is as inconspicuous as possible.
  The former U.S. competitive ice dancer is the first camera operator on figure skating ice in Olympic history, capturing intimate moments that the overhead or sideboard cameras cannot. While he isn’t on the ice during the routines, Cowan skates backwar
  
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• Vatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter’s Basilica to mark 400th anniversary

  16-02-2026 17:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fancy a pizza with a view?
  The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a host of visitor-friendly initiatives, including expanding access to its spectacular terrace and its snack bar in the shadow of Michelangelo’s great dome.
  Journalists attend the opening of an exhibition titled “Ultra Visibilia” on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the dedication of S
  
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• A fisherman is Jamaica’s new bobsled pilot. He wants to make the team known beyond ‘Cool Runnings’

  16-02-2026 17:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer
  CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Monday would have been a fantastic day for fishing in Jamaica. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine, forecasters calling for temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s, somewhat calm breezes.
  Under normal circumstances, Shane Pitter probably would have been on the water.
  He was on frozen water instead at the Milan Cortina Games.
  Jamaica’s next chapter of bobsled history is being written, and at the for
  
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• Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting, reflection — and fish fries

  16-02-2026 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By PETER SMITH, Associated Press
  This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians.
  On Ash Wednesday, many Christians go to church for a service that emphasizes the start of a season of reflection, self-denial and repentance from sin.
  Worshippers receive ashes, commonly imposed in the shape of a cross on the forehead. The officiant typically says, &ld
  
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• Bold new US trio eyes Olympic figure skating gold while serving as role models for a new generation

  16-02-2026 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVE SKRETTA
  MILAN (AP) — The trio of U.S. women targeting Olympic figure skating gold Tuesday night are not the dainty ice princesses of yesteryear.
  There’s Amber Glenn, a 26-year-old powerhouse and LGBTQ+ rights activist whose career took off just when most figure skaters are contemplating retirement. The three-time and reigning U.S. champion’s unvarnished opinion on everything from politics to the trading card game “Magic: The Gathering” have made her a polari
  
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• Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027

  16-02-2026 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and SAVANNAH PETERS, Associated Press
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will phase out the use of dental fillings containing mercury.
  The Indian Health Service has used fillings, known as dental amalgams, that contain elemental mercury to treat decayed and otherwise damaged teeth for decades. Native American rights and industry advocates have called for an end to the practice, a
  
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• Photos: Santiago Canyon College marks the start of the spring semester

  16-02-2026 17:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Approximately 8,000 students returned to Santiago Canyon College the week of Feb. 9, marking the start of the spring 2026 semester. Students of all ages, ranging from 11 to 88, began the term on campus and in virtual classrooms. On the first day of classes, several students shared their excitement and goals for the new semester.
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  Associated Student Government volunteers
  show off some premium swag at their information
  table during the first day of the spring semester at Santi
  
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• Presidents Day 2026: Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday

  16-02-2026 17:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Government offices, the stock market and schools are closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day, but most big retailers are open.
  When in doubt, call ahead or look up more specific schedules online for stores in your neighborhood.
  Here’s a rundown of what’s open and closed on Presidents Day 2026:
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• Status Update: Super Pets closing in Orange; slate of new retail, pickleball coming to OC

  16-02-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Super Pets in Orange is closing at the end of February 2026 after a 12-year run. The pet store at 1807 E. Chapman Ave. is at the corner of Tustin Street and Chapman Avenue, next door to Grocery Outlet. (Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Super Pets in Orange is closing at the end of February 2026 after a 12-year run. The pet store at 1807 E. Chapman Ave. is at the corner of Tustin Street and Chapman Avenue, next door to Grocery Outlet. (Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

  16-02-2026 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By AARÓN IBARRA and MARÍA VERZA
  CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) — Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck.
  It was near one of these towns, Panuco, that 10 employees of a Canadian-owned silver and gold mine were abducted in late January. The bodies of five were located nearby and five more await identification.
  Most residents of these to
  
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• CSUF alum fosters the next generation of engineers and scientists

  16-02-2026 16:33 via ocregister.com
  
  In celebration of their accomplishments in their respective fields and their service and support of the university, Cal State Fullerton is recognizing five Distinguished Alumni on Feb. 28 as the 2026 CSUF Vision & Visionaries Award recipients.
  Gregory Wright chose Cal State Fullerton over other local college options because he believed the education and one-on-one access to professors would give him a better chance at success.
  Wright earned his bachelor’s degree in biology in 2000 and
  
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• NAACP asks judge to protect against ‘misuse’ of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia’s Fulton County

  16-02-2026 16:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATE BRUMBACK
  ATLANTA (AP) — The NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the FBI from an elections warehouse just outside Atlanta.
  Georgia residents entrusted the state with their “sensitive personal information” when they registered to vote, and the Jan. 28 seizure of ballots and other election documents from the Fulton County elections hub “breached that guarantee, infringed constitutional protections
  
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• KFI adds ‘Monks and Merrill,’ shuffles weekday show lineup

  16-02-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  KFI (640 AM) may be down, but its certainly not out. It is still considered one of the premiere talk outlets in the country, and the highest-rated AM station in Los Angeles, even if not as high as just a year ago.
  Chris Merrill agrees. He’s been building his craft most recently at KTAR/Phoenix, and was recently selected to be paired with Michael Monks for a new early afternoon program, “Monks and Merrrill,” part of a program shuffle that puts John Kobylt back into afternoons an
  
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• No, George Washington didn’t have wooden teeth. Yes, he led the Siege of Boston

  16-02-2026 15:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL CASEY
  BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and, in many ways, set the stage for his military and political successes — celebrated on Presidents Day.
  Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, militias had pinned down the British in Bosto
  
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• What to know about the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

  16-02-2026 15:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A glove containing DNA found a couple of miles from the Arizona home of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie ’s missing mother appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her house the night she disappeared, the FBI said Sunday.
  The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence in the search for Nancy Guthrie, 84, which heads into its third week.
  Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson home on
  
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• Obama shuts down alien buzz and says there’s no evidence they’ve made contact

  16-02-2026 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.
  During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama was asked, “Are aliens real?”
  “They’re real,” he answered, continuing: “But I haven’t seen them. And, they’re not being kept in Area 51.&rd
  
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• Senior living: When the doctor needs a checkup

  16-02-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Paula Span, KFF Health News
  He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room.
  During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not sure of how to go on to the next step without being prompted” by assistants, said Mark Katlic, director of the Aging Surgeon Program at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.
  The chief of surgery, concerned about the doctor’s cognition, “would not sign off
  
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• Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talks

  16-02-2026 14:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAMEY KEATEN and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
  GENEVA (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Monday, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.
  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and said he would also meet with Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi of Oman, which is hosting the U.S.-Iran talks in Geneva
  
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• Expectations are low for the latest US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine

  16-02-2026 14:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By ILLIA NOVIKOV
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian delegation was heading to Geneva on Monday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, ahead of next week’s fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
  There was no anticipation of any significant progress on ending the war at the Tuesday-Wednesday meeting in Switzerland as both sides appear to be sticking to their negotiating positions on key issues, despite the United States setting
  
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• Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court

  16-02-2026 14:03 via ocregister.com
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach appeared in court Monday for the first time since his release from the hospital.
  Naveed Akram appeared in Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court via a video link from the maximum security Goulburn Correctional Center 120 miles away.
  He did not enter pleas to the charges against him, including murder and committing a terrorist act. The brief court appearance focused on e
  
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• World shares mostly advance and Japan falls ahead of Lunar New Year holidays

  16-02-2026 13:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHAN HO-HIM, AP Business Writer
  HONG KONG (AP) — World shares mostly advanced on Monday and gold declined. Japanese stocks dipped and several stock markets in Asia were closed or trading for a half-day ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations.
  In early European trading, Germany’s DAX was up 0.2% to 24,958.01. Britain’s FTSE gained 0.3% to 10,479.47, while the CAC 40 in Paris also rose 0.3% to 8,333.81.
  In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2% to 56,806.41, after the gover
  
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• Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

  16-02-2026 13:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW LEE and JUSTIN SPIKE
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April, emphasizing during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the nationalist leader and U.S. President Donald Trump.
  Orbán, who has led Hungary since 2010, is one of Trump’s most vocal supp
  
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• Rubio meets Orbán in Budapest as US and Hungary are to sign a civilian nuclear pact

  16-02-2026 13:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW LEE and JUSTIN SPIKE
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government during which they plan to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement heralded by President Donald Trump.
  Trump has been outspoken in his support for the nationalist Orbán in the Hungarian leader’s bid for reelection in two months. Orbán and his Fidesz party are facin
  
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• Orange County girls soccer: Schedule for the CIF-SS quarterfinals Wednesday

  16-02-2026 06:08 via ocregister.com
  
  CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
  WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
  QUARTERFINALS
  Games start at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m.
  OPEN DIVISION
  First leg of 2-leg series
  Santa Margarita at Oaks Christian
  Redondo Union at Mater Dei
  DIVISION 1
  Rosary vs. Westlake at Cal Lutheran University, 7 p.m.
  Newport Harbor at Orange Lutheran
  DIVISION 2
  San Marino at Portola
  DIVISION 4
  Laguna Hills at Immaculate Heart
  DIVISION 5
  Artesia at Anaheim
  Kennedy at Sultana
  DIVISION 6
  Adelanto at Ocean View
  Segerstrom at Arroyo Valley
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• Orange County girls basketball: Schedule for CIF-SS quarterfinals Wednesday

  16-02-2026 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  CIF-SS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
  WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
  Games start at 7 p.m. unless noted.
  OPEN DIVISION
  Pool play, Round 3
  Pool A: JSerra at Ontario Christian
  Pool D: Mater Dei at Sage Hill
  QUARTERFINALS
  DIVISION 1
  Valencia/Valencia at Troy
  Moreno Valley at Orange Lutheran
  Villa Park at La Salle
  DIVISION 2
  Portola at Saugus
  San Clemente at Crescenta Valley
  Rosary at Dos Pueblos
  DIVISION 3
  Oxnard at Trabuco Hills
  St. Margarets at Canyon/CC
  DIVISION 4
  Eastside at Canyon
  El Dorado at Long Bea
  
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• Sacramento Snapshot: New California bill would expand hunting and fishing opportunities for sick children

  16-02-2026 05:40 via ocregister.com
  
  An effort is underway in California to expand opportunities to hunt and fish for youth with life-threatening illnesses or who have lost a parent in service to the state or country.
  Sen. Steven Choi, R-Irvine, last week introduced legislation that would task California’s Fish and Game Commission with establishing a program to help these youth access more opportunities to fish and hunt big game or upland or migratory game birds. Examples of upland game birds are pheasant, quail and wild turk
  
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