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• Eric Kay may have used his Angels email account to buy illicit pills online prior to the death of Tyler Skaggs

  11-11-2025 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ communications staffer Eric Kay appears to have used his team email account to carry out illicit online purchases of opioids prior to providing Tyler Skaggs with a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl that led to the pitcher’s 2019 death, according to evidence shown to jurors on Monday, Nov. 10 as a wrongful death trial against the ball club entered a fifth week of testimony.
  The series of emails from Kay’s Angels email account used coded language in an atte
  
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• 8-hour 5 Freeway closure for man on bridge in San Diego area created hundreds of horror stories

  10-12-2025 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The gridlock was epic.
  For eight hours on Friday, Interstate 5 at Del Mar Heights Road in the San Diego area was closed, at times in both directions, as police talked with a suicidal man perched on a bridge above the freeway. And for miles around that spot, motorists endured a massive, extended transportation nightmare that slowed travel around the region.
  Social media posts captured some of the pain. For some, nature called and there was no way to answer. Someone wrote on X that they saw a guy
  
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• WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on

  10-12-2025 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVEN SLOAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As he shook President Barack Obama’s hand and pulled him in for what he thought was a private aside, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an explicit message: “This is a big f——— deal.” The remark, overheard on live microphones at a 2010 ceremony for the Affordable Care Act, caused a sensation because open profanity from a national leader was unusual at the time.
  More than 15 years later, vulgarity is now
  
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• Aid flow into Gaza falls short of ceasefire terms, analysis of Israeli figures shows

  10-12-2025 17:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling far short of the amount called for under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, an Associated Press analysis of the Israeli military’s figures showed.
  Under the October ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Israel agreed to allow 600 trucks of aid into Gaza each day. But an average of around 459 trucks a day have entered Gaza between Oct. 12, when flow of the aid restarted, and Dec. 7, according to an A
  
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• CHOC doctor: Savor these holiday eating tips to cultivate joy, connection and mindfulness 

  10-12-2025 17:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kristin Feiler
  Contributing Columnist
  No matter how your family celebrates the holidays, this season is a wonderful chance to share meals and create memories.
  Blending my experience as a parent and as a registered dietitian at CHOC, now part of Rady Children’s Health, I’ve gathered insights that help bring ease and joy back to family mealtimes.
  The following ideas are meant to cultivate joy, connection and mindfulness around eating – all of which are core values of CHOC&rsqu
  
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• Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55

  10-12-2025 17:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL LAWLESS and ALICIA RANCILIO
  LONDON (AP) — Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died Wednesday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer.
  The family said in a statement on Kinsella’s Instagram account that “she died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy.
  “We can’t imagine
  
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• How to save money on your Christmas and holiday decorations

  10-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  With the rising cost of everything from coffee to clothing, you’re probably anticipating that holiday gifts and dinners will eat up a good chunk of your budget this December.At the same time, you don’t necessarily want to forego the Christmas trees, holiday wreaths and other decorations that keep the winter nights merry, so follow these steps
  Here are some tips to help you add some cheer to your home without breaking the bank.
  1. Make a plan
  If your goal is to maximize holiday cheer
  
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• Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

  10-12-2025 16:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press Education Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long after President Donald Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNía bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came to the door. As ICE became a regular presence in their historically Latino neighborhood this summer, teachers stopped taking children to nearby parks, libraries and playgrounds that had once been considered an extension of the class
  
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• 14th Amendment is plain on citizenry

  10-12-2025 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of the United States of America. There isn’t any question about that. It’s in the Constitution, 14th Amendment: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
  After his election to his second term in November 2024, Trump said to NBC News of the 14th Amendment: “We’r
  
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• Why the Plain White T’s are still packing venues 20 Years after “Delilah”

  10-12-2025 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Two decades after the Plain White T’s first piled onto a studio floor with nothing but hope, $5-footlongs and a pop-punk dream, the band is still finding new ways to surprise themselves.
  For guitarist Tim Lopez, that sense of wonder is exactly why he’s still here, with two Grammy nominations, Platinum singles, viral moments, and the kind of longevity most bands only imagine, now gearing up for their Dec. 18 show at Shrine Expo Hall with Waterparks.
  When we speak, Lopez is home for a
  
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• Trump floats autopen investigation into Biden’s Fed nominees

  10-12-2025 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg News
  President Donald Trump suggested he could seek to oust Federal Reserve governors appointed by President Joe Biden if their commissions were signed by autopen, in his latest bid to exert control over the central bank.
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• MacKenzie Scott donates $63 million to CSUN; her gifts to school now top $103M

  10-12-2025 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $63 million to Cal State Northridge.
  The gift, announced Tuesday marks Scott’s second donation to CSUN, following the $40 million she gave in 2021, bringing her total support to more than $103 million and placing her investment in CSUN among the largest provided to any university, according to CSUN.
  “We are deeply honored by MacKenzie Scott’s continued and increased confidence in our work,” CSUN President Erika Beck sa
  
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• Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

  10-12-2025 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press
  The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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• Wall Street is quiet as it waits for the Federal Reserve’s announcement in the afternoon

  10-12-2025 16:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market remains largely quiet on Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading.
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• Feds promised ‘radical transparency’ but are withholding rural health fund applications

  10-12-2025 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sarah Jane Tribble, Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News
  Medication-delivering drones and telehealth at local libraries are among the ideas state leaders revealed in November for spending their share of a $50 billion federal rural health program.
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• Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says

  10-12-2025 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse.
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• Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case

  10-12-2025 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department’s requests to unseal material from investigations into the late financier’s sexual abuse.
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• The secret to building UCI’s new hospital? Details, details and more details

  10-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A month out from opening day at UCI Health – Irvine, Jess Langerud trekked through the 350,000 square-foot, 144-bed hospital and peeled protective stickers off of medical equipment.
  “I’m pulling all the little plastic covers that people didn’t take off,” said Langerud, who as the project’s principal manager, is tasked with shepherding the seven-story, all-electric hospital’s ground-up construction. “I don’t mind it. It’s the little deta
  
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• Shocked by your electric bill? 3 reasons costs are rising

  10-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Electricity prices have been on a roller coaster in the last few years, and at the moment they’re climbing — just in time for the start of winter.
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• Rep. Young Kim didn’t disclose all of her sponsored travel, complaint alleges

  10-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Rep. Young Kim has amended congressional financial reports after a complaint alleged she failed to disclose five sponsored trips since 2022.
  The complaint from End Citizens United, a left-leaning campaign finance reform group, said Kim, an Anaheim Hills Republican, had taken five sponsored trips totalling nearly $50,000 that were not included on personal financial disclosure statements.
  Records with the House Clerk show Kim has already filed amendments to disclose the five trips highlighted in t
  
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• Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, Senate inquiry finds

  10-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Thieves who stole more than $100 million in crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with barely 30 seconds to spare, a French Senate inquiry said Wednesday, as lawmakers detailed a cascade of security failures that allowed the gang to slip away in broad daylight.
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• Looming ballot measure sparks needed tax fight

  10-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California Democrats have for years controlled every state constitutional office and held supermajorities in the Legislature. They also control the state’s major cities, so there’s been little to stop them from raising taxes early and often. That leaves the ballot as the only check, with California long overdue for another boisterous fight over the state’s counterproductively high tax rates. One is coming soon.
  The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, which is the pro
  
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• Frumpy Mom: How to deal with nosy relatives at the holidays

  10-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Here we are, so close to the holidays, which every tradition promises is going to be a time of love and happiness.
  Yeah, right.
  Sometimes it’s true. I still remember my first Southern California Christmas in 1981, when I hardly knew a soul. On the other hand, I had no money. I was living on bags of russet potatoes, flavored with chicken soup packets that I liberated from the office kitchen. I had a tiny, freezing cold apartment in the Fairfax District, and my only amusement was watching my
  
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• Nine Russian and Belarusian skiers get neutral status to compete in Olympics qualifying events

  10-12-2025 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By GRAHAM DUNBAR, Associated Press Sports Writer
  GENEVA (AP) — Three skiers from Russia and six from Belarus — including former Olympic and world champions — were approved Wednesday to compete in qualifying events for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games in February.
  FILE – Anastasia Tatalina, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts during the women’s slopestyle finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull
  
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• Golden Dome defense system could involve many tech companies in SoCal

  10-12-2025 15:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Elements of President Donald Trump‘s envisioned Golden Dome, a complex air and missile defense shield under development to protect the United States, emerged at this weekend’s Reagan National Defense Forum, and its reality might not be that far off.
  “It will not be the final capability, but we will have the ability to protect and defend the nation against advanced threats by the summer of 2028,” Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein said during a panel discussion on Saturday
  
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• Trump weaponizes tragedy to justify targeting Afghan refugees

  10-12-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The recent death of West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom and the grievous wounding of her colleague, Andrew Wolfe, in Washington, D.C., should have united this country in shared grief. It should have been a moment to honor their service and reaffirm our commitment to preventing tragedies like this from ever happening again. Instead, the Trump administration has seized on their suffering to smear entire communities and advance an agenda untethered from reality, morality or the valu
  
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• Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup ‘Pride’ match in Seattle

  10-12-2025 14:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.
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• Ukraine can hold elections within months if security is ensured, Zelenskyy says

  10-12-2025 14:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By ILLIA NOVIKOV and DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials were expected to hand their latest peace proposals to United States negotiators Wednesday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who also said Ukraine would be ready for elections within three months if partners can guarantee a safe vote during wartime and if its electoral law can be altered.
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• European nations set to discuss a tightening of migration rules

  10-12-2025 14:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAM McNEIL and RENATA BRITO, Associated Press
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders will call for a toughening of migration policies on Wednesday in a move critics say bends to pressure from far-right groups and harms basic human rights protections for vulnerable people.
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• Machado’s daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Venezuelan opposition leader’s absence

  10-12-2025 13:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KEYTON, Associated Press
  OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado ‘s daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother’s behalf Wednesday, hours after officials said Machado would miss the ceremony.
  The daughter of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ana Corina Sosa, who will accept the award on behalf of her mother, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, arrives for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, in Oslo, Norway,
  
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