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• Hate Big Tech? End corporate welfare

  14-12-2018 00:21 via ocregister.com
  
  After Amazon announced on November 13 that it had chosen to build its HQ2 in two locations—New York City and Arlington, Virginia—media melee ensued. Amazon’s decision came just days after President Donald Trump said that his administration is considering antitrust action against Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet, Google’s parent company. Antitrust advocates, spying an opportunity to advocate for tech distrust in a big way, jumped on the chance to bill Amazon’s HQ2 deal
  
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• CSUF’s Innovation Hub: Empowering tomorrow’s engineers and computer scientists

  23-02-2026 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  University leaders, students, faculty, donors and industry partners gathered at the construction site on the Cal State Fullerton campus where the Engineering and Computer Science Innovation Hub is taking shape.
  Situated adjacent to the engineering and computer science complex, the three-story, 42,000-square-foot Innovation Hub will serve as a “catalyst for discovery and industry innovation,” officials within the College of Engineering and Computer Science said.
  The gathering was held
  
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• A proposal to exempt homeowners 60 and older from property taxes would cost local governments billions

  23-02-2026 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  When former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar ran for Santa Clara County assessor last year, he campaigned on the promise of exempting homeowners ages 60 and older from paying property taxes.
  After he lost by a landslide to Neysa Fligor in the Dec. 30 runoff election, Kumar turned that pledge into a statewide ballot initiative campaign. But a new state analysis sheds a sobering reality on his idea, noting it could cause “major fiscal effects” for local governments — with reven
  
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• Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature’s latest try to block House map that helps Democrats

  23-02-2026 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election, a federal court ruled Monday while turning aside a Republican request to block the new map.
  The ruling marked the second setback in recent days for Republicans, who also lost an appeal at the state Supreme Court.
  A Utah judge imposed the new districts last November after striking down the congressional districts that the Republican-led
  
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• Maui’s famed banyan tree still ‘in the ICU’

  23-02-2026 19:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIN NOLAN/Honolulu Civil Beat
  Lahaina’s iconic Indian banyan tree has been off limits to visitors since the August 2023 wildfire tore through the historic community, but some Maui County officials are hopeful that they might soon be able to restore public access.
  Arborists from all over Maui — as well as a few from Oʻahu — will be organizing an extensive assessment of the tree’s health, the results of which will help determine when Lahaina Banyan Court Park might
  
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• A horse’s neigh may be unique in the animal kingdom. Now scientists know how they do it

  23-02-2026 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, AP Science Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Horses whinny to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments like feeding time.
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• New waterside Italian restaurant opens at downtown LA’s Hotel Figueroa

  23-02-2026 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The Italian coastline is coming to downtown Los Angeles and it’s bringing a Tuscan menu not to the beach but poolside in a 100-year-old hotel.
  Florence by the Water opened in mid-February overlooking an outdoor pool at Hotel Figueroa, which is marking its 100-year anniversary.
  “The restaurant faces the pool so it’s really an oasis,” said Francesco Zimone, the restaurateur who opened the restaurant alongside Executive Chef Giuseppe Gentile.
  “We really want to offer e
  
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• Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents

  23-02-2026 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
  When sifting through the seemingly endless collection of documents in the Epstein files gets to be too much and Ellie Leonard needs a break, she takes a walk outside. Then it’s back to the computer.
  The New Jersey mother of four is among hundreds of citizen-journalists, or sleuths, absorbed by the material connected to the late Jeffrey Epstein. She’s determined to learn the stories behind his illicit sex ring and relationships with some of the world&r
  
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• How the former Prince Andrew could be removed from Britain’s line of succession

  23-02-2026 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By SYLVIA HUI
  LONDON (AP) — It’s been 90 years since a British royal was removed from the line of succession. That might happen again now that Britain’s government says it will consider introducing legal changes to formally remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the list of royals in line to the throne.
  Despite being stripped of his status as prince in October over his close links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former Prince Andrew, King Charles III&r
  
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• 10 memorable moments from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

  23-02-2026 18:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By SALLEE ANN HARRISON
  MILAN (AP) — With 116 medal events over 16 days spread across northern Italy, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics delivered many unforgettable moments. Here are 10 of the biggest, from heartbreak to triumph.
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• Nick Reiner pleads not guilty to murdering parents Rob and Michele Reiner

  23-02-2026 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANDREW DALTON | AP Entertainment Writer
  Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
  Nick Reiner’s attorney, Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he stood behind glass in an enclosed custody area of the packed Los Angeles courtroom.
  Reiner, 32, the third of Rob Reiner’s four children, has been held without bail since his arrest
  
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• How book publisher The Folio Society remade itself for the 21st century

  23-02-2026 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  On a recent afternoon, I met up for coffee with The Folio Society CEO Joanna Reynolds and Publishing Director Tom Walker. The duo was on a quick trip to the U.S., a market that now accounts for more than half of the U.K. publisher’s business.
  It wasn’t always that way.
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  When the London-based Folio Society began in 1947, it was a subscription service with very particular old-scho
  
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• How Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans

  23-02-2026 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK and MICHELLE L. PRICE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.
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  The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrust
  
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• Recipes: 4 dishes that showcase beans in all their glory

  23-02-2026 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Recently, when talking about food with family and friends, the subject of beans has come up in our conversation. Indeed, beans are having their moment. Whether canned, dried, or steamed and packaged in refrigerated containers, it seems that people can’t get enough of them.
  Beans are high in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Important attributes, but there is more to say about their surge in popularity. Many sources tout that they help your gut, your blood pressure, and your cholestero
  
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• FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases

  23-02-2026 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable.
  The preliminary Food and Drug Administration guidelines, if implemented, would create a new pathway for bespoke therapies that have only been tested in a handful of patients due to the challen
  
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• Police in Britain arrest Peter Mandelson, a former ambassador, in probe into Epstein ties

  23-02-2026 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
  London’s Metropolitan Police force said “officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office” at an address in north London.
  It did not name Mandelson, in keeping with British police practice, but the suspect in the case has previously been identified as Mandelson
  
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• 6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February

  23-02-2026 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
  NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye.It’s what’s known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets appear to line up in the sky at once. The planets aren’t in a straight line, but are close together on one side of the sun.
  Skygazers can usually spot two or three planets after sunset, according to NASA. Hangouts of four or five that can be glimpsed with
  
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• Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns

  23-02-2026 18:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SCOLFORO
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Criminal investigators hoping to develop suspects in difficult cases have been asking Google to reveal who searched for specific information online, seeking “reverse keyword” warrants that critics warn threaten the privacy of innocent people.
  Unlike traditional search warrants that target a known suspect or location, keyword warrants work backward by identifying internet addresses where searches were made in a certain window of time for p
  
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• NHL’s return to the Olympics lives up to the hype and sets the stage for 2028 World Cup of Hockey

  23-02-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer
  MILAN (AP) — The long wait for the best hockey players in the world taking the ice in an international tournament lived up to the hype.
  Four of the seven games in the knockout round at the Milan Cortina Olympics went to overtime, including the U.S beating Canada in a fast-paced, back-and-forth final for the gold medal. The sport earned the spotlight it got in the NHL’s return to the Games following a dozen-year drought.
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• Never Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening?

  23-02-2026 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Political Writer
  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — Over and over, the Republicans and former Republicans who gathered just outside Washington this weekend warned that President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are tearing at the very fabric of American democracy.
  A former congressman described the president’s party as an “authoritarian-embracing cult.” A prominent conservative writer said Trumpism is an “existential threat.” And
  
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• Trial begins for Utah mom accused of killing husband then writing a children’s book about grief

  23-02-2026 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A murder trial is underway for a Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of killing him.
  Kouri Richins, 35, faces a slew of felony charges for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022 at their home just outside the ski town of Park City. The trial began Monday and is slated to run through March 26.
  Prosecutors say she slipped five
  
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• Home prices dip in 42% of OC. How did your ZIP do?

  23-02-2026 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The median home sales price dipped in the past year in 42% of Orange County ZIP codes, according to Attom.
  Looking at the 87 ZIP codes with comparable sales in December 2025, prices increased in the past year in 51 and decreased in 36.
  The priciest ZIP among those with five or more sales was Newport Coast 92657 with a $5.62 million median. Cheapest? Laguna Woods 92637’s $542,000 median.
  Sales were up in 43 ZIPs, down in 43 and one was unchanged. The busiest ZIP was Irvine 92618 with 70 sal
  
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• Powerful winter storm roils travel across the US, leading to thousands of flight cancellations

  23-02-2026 17:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — Air traffic is coming to a standstill in much of the northeastern U.S. as a powerful storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across the region.
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• Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says

  23-02-2026 17:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALLEN G. BREED
  CAMERON, N.C. (AP) — The 21-year-old North Carolina man who drove through a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and liked to sketch.
  Austin Tucker Martin rarely, if ever, talked about politics, seemed afraid of guns, and came from a family of Trump supporters, according to Braeden Fields, a cousin who said the two grew up together.
  “I wouldn’t believe he wou
  
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• Status Update: Modern Animal clinic opens in Surf City; Ulta leases in Laguna Niguel

  23-02-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The veterinary clinic Modern Animal opened Feb. 16 in Huntington Beach. The clinic, with three veterinarians and 20 employees, offers in-app bookings, digital medical records for pet owners, flexible hours and virtual services. In-house services range from primary to preventative care, dentistry, soft tissue surgery and more. (Photo courtesy of Modern Animal)
  The veterinary clinic Modern Animal opened Feb. 16 in Huntington Beach. The clinic, with three veterinarians including Dr. Jon Nauss, and
  
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• Fed’s Waller says rate cut in March is a ‘coin flip’ following a strong US jobs report

  23-02-2026 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Monday that solid job gains in January could mean the central bank can skip a rate cut at its next meeting in March, a decision that would likely spur further attacks by President Donald Trump.
  At the same time, Waller said last month’s pickup in hiring, when employers added a more-than-expected 130,000 jobs, could have been a one-time gain. He said he would need to see a si
  
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• Sacramento Snapshot: California lawmaker launches effort to strengthen suicide prevention for young men

  23-02-2026 16:34 via ocregister.com
  
  There are clear signals that young men and boys are struggling, Assemblymember Avelino Valencia said, and California can do more to address their mental health needs.
  That includes requiring the state’s Office of Suicide Prevention to focus its efforts on that specific population, according to Valencia, who is behind a new bill that would mandate just that.Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County&rsquo
  
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• Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

  23-02-2026 16:25 via ocregister.com
  
  VAIL, Colo. (AP) — American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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• Dozens of LAX flights canceled due to East Coast blizzard

  23-02-2026 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Dozens of flights between the East Coast and Los Angeles International Airport were canceled Monday morning due to the blizzard that is pounding a large swath of the nation’s Eastern Seaboard.
  As of 4:30 a.m. Monday, more than 111 flights into and out of LAX were canceled. At least 30 of those were flights to John F. Kennedy International in New York City, Newark Liberty International in New Jersey and Boston Logan International, according to FlightAware.
  Nearly 40 flights destined for LAX
  
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• After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money

  23-02-2026 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of Senate Democrats is calling for the government to start refunding roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues that the Supreme Court ruled were collected because of an illegal set of orders by President Donald Trump.
  Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are unveiling a bill on Monday that would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds over the course of 180 days and pay interest on
  
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