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• Matt Fleming: Easter reflections in a fallen world

  20-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.”
  This scripture (Judges 21:25, NIV) always stands out to me because it seems so relevant to today.
  We as a people are dissatisfied and want someone or something to take care of us.
  But the King has already arrived.
  A few thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, a humble entrance for someone believed to be the son of God who would soon be betrayed by one of his disciples, condemned though in
  
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• The California Way on homelessness is a blueprint for what not to do

  24-12-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s always painful to see homeless encampments on Christmas Eve.
  Is this the best we can do? Doesn’t anyone have a better idea than throwing billions of tax dollars at nonprofit organizations to poke around asking troubled people if they’re ready to accept services yet?
  In fact, the Trump administration has a better idea. Two of them.
  In Trump’s first term, his administration offered states a waiver from a provision in a 1965 law that stripped the funding from state ment
  
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• US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy level

  24-12-2025 14:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that the labor market is weakening.
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• Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

  24-12-2025 14:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press
  Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas?
  Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cult
  
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• Commercial real estate’s 12 days of Christmas

  24-12-2025 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Christmas 2025 is in the books! 2026 is around the corner, and the credit card bills are coming.
  But today’s column is a bit of diversion and fun. Please enjoy my take, as a commercial real estate professional, on the real 12 days of Christmas.
  On the first day of Christmas, my market gave to me – a deal that’s contingency free.
  On the second day of Christmas my market gave to me – two phone in leads and a deal that’s contingency free.
  On the third day of Christmas
  
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• Zelenskyy says he’s open to a free economic zone in Ukraine’s east but it must be put to a vote

  24-12-2025 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters that he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland if Russia also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized, free economic zone monitored by international forces. The proposal, which would address one of the major obstacles to ending Russia’s war, must also be put to a referendum.
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• US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war but territorial disputes remain

  24-12-2025 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, along with the management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, remain unresolved, Ukraine’s president said.
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• EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship

  24-12-2025 13:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By LORNE COOK, Associated Press
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive on Wednesday warned that it would take action against any “unjustified measures” after the U.S. State Department barred five Europeans it accuses of pressuring U.S. technology firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
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• Kawhi Leonard, Clippers dismantle Rockets for 2nd straight win

  24-12-2025 07:22 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue preached recently about the importance of stacking wins if his team hopes to turn around its flailing season.
  The Clippers got one on Saturday. Now they have two after dismantling the Houston Rockets, 128-108, on Tuesday night at the Intuit Dome, winning consecutive games for just the second time this season.
  Lue had mentioned that despite their single-digit victories and late-game struggles, the team was remaining positive and “not giving in&rdq
  
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• Corona del Mar boys basketball holds off Cypress to remain undefeated

  24-12-2025 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A basketball team that moves the ball around on offense the way Corona del Mar does will get scoring from a variety of players.
  Corona del Mar proved that Tuesday. Five players for the Sea Kings scored in double figures in their 74-71 win over Cypress in the Orange County North/South Challenge at Tesoro High.
  Corona del Mar’s Ryan Mansouri (5) guards as Cypress’ Ethan Mai (4) drives toward the basket in the first quarter of a North/South Challenge boys basketball game, December 23, 2
  
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• Kings stumble into break with 2nd straight loss to a last-place team

  24-12-2025 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Kings appeared to have a pair of shiny presents under their tree, with a back-to-back set at home against the last-place teams in each conference.
  Instead, they got two fat lumps of coal heading into the Christmas break, as they fell to the Seattle Kraken, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, 24 hours after losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  The Kings have lost six of seven games, and though the Kraken have won three straight, that streak came on the heels of 10 l
  
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• High surf advisory issued for Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas until Saturday midday

  24-12-2025 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas are the focus of a high surf advisory issued at 9:28 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from 11 p.m. until Saturday Dec. 27, at 11 a.m.
  “Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet with local sets to 9 feet, highest for south-facing beaches,” can be expected according to the NWS San Diego CA. “Minor tidal overflow and coastal flooding possible for south-facing beaches through Wednesday, especiall
  
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• Disneyland closing early on Christmas Eve as heavy rainfall approaches

  24-12-2025 05:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will close early on Christmas Eve as a powerful “atmospheric river” storm system approaches Southern California during what is typically the busiest week of the year at the Anaheim theme parks.
  Disneyland and DCA will close an hour early on Wednesday, Dec. 24 as weather forecasts predict up to 4 inches of rain in Orange County by the end of the day.
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• Suns crush Luka-less Lakers, handing them 1st consecutive losses of season

  24-12-2025 05:46 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — Even with Luka Doncic, in addition to Rui Hachimura and Gabe Vincent, unavailable to play on Tuesday night, there weren’t many indicators that the Lakers were on the precipice of one of their worst defensive performances of the season.
  But that’s exactly what came to fruition in their 132-108 defeat to the Suns, their first consecutive losses of the season dropping them to 19-9 overall and 4-5 in December.
  Coming off Saturday night’s loss to the Clippers, the La
  
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• Schools can’t bar teachers from telling parents if children are transgender, judge rules

  24-12-2025 05:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Parents have a constitutional right to be informed if their child starts to present as a different gender at school, and schools can’t hide that information from parents, a San Diego federal judge ruled in a class-action lawsuit.
  In a 52-page decision handed down Monday night, Dec. 22, Judge Roger Benitez ruled that parents have a constitutional right to know if their child may be transgender and that California public schools cannot prevent employees from notifying parents. In a sepa
  
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• Lakers’ Austin Reaves returns from calf injury, comes off bench against Suns

  24-12-2025 04:35 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — After being sidelined for the past couple of weeks because of a calf injury, Lakers guard Austin Reaves made his return to the court in Tuesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns.
  Reaves had missed the Lakers’ previous three games because of a minor left calf strain.
  “It’s a type of injury where the player has to feel comfortable to play,” Coach JJ Redick said. “Given the nature of the injury, everybody around the league is sensitive to the
  
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• Christmas week storm brings low tornado risk to Southern California, forecasters say

  24-12-2025 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A very low chance of a tornado is included in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles County this week, though it is not the primary concern, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
  “There is a tornado risk — it’s not what we’re primarily concerned about,” National Weather Service meteorologist Lisa Phillips said.
  Forecasters are expecting gusty, strong winds along with a chance of thunderstorms, with increased chances beginning Wednesday and continuing
  
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• Christmas storm brings low tornado risk to Southern California, forecasters say

  24-12-2025 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A very low chance of a tornado is included in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles County this week, though it is not the primary concern, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
  “There is a tornado risk — it’s not what we’re primarily concerned about,” National Weather Service meteorologist Lisa Phillips said.
  Forecasters are expecting gusty, strong winds along with a chance of thunderstorms, with increased chances beginning Wednesday and continuing
  
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• The best nonslip bath mats to keep you safe

  24-12-2025 02:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The best high-quality nonslip bath mats
  Slipping in the bathtub is a concern for people of all ages and lifestyles. It’s a common cause of injury that is easily preventable by using a nonslip bath mat. We’ve rounded up the highest quality bath mats to eliminate any fear of this happening to you or someone in your household.
  Our top choice is the Gorilla Grip Bath Mat, which provides powerful suction to prevent slipping.
  What to consider about nonslip bathtub mats
  
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• Rose Parade’s ‘turning crew’ captain is the unsung hero of event’s famous ‘TV corner’

  24-12-2025 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  On a past New Year’s Day, a teammate of Jim Gruettner’s on the Rose Parade’s “turning crew” handed out pairs of red gloves.
  At the time, it was just a nice gesture from a colleague, who had spotted the accessories while shopping for an upcoming ski trip. And the bright-colored gloves contrasted nicely with the crew members all-white suits.
  Gruettner, a nearly 50-year veteran volunteer with the Tournament of Roses, has transformed his pair of red gloves into somethin
  
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• Can a giant Rose Parade seahorse become the largest ever animatronic fish? The UPS Store hopes so

  24-12-2025 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The tallest float in the 137th Rose Parade is aiming for another superlative en route to New Year’s Day. “Sharing Skills for Success,” The UPS Store’s eighth entry into the parade will measure 34-feet-tall, thanks to a colossal seahorse figure made out of corn husk, sesame seed, orange slices, whole and ground lentil, and red carnations.
  The seahorse figure will be judged at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena on Dec. 31, in hopes of setting a Guinness World Record for
  
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• Record levels of holiday drivers expected; be careful out there amid storms in Southern California

  24-12-2025 02:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite a week of dicey weather on the horizon, holiday travels are expected to hit the roads in record numbers for Christmas this week. Complicating the holiday folderol for Southern Californians: A major storm was expected to begin dumping rain on the Southland Tuesday night, continuing through Christmas and possibly into the weekend.
  A flood watch will be in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday evening for much of the region, with mud and debris flows possible across foothill and mo
  
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• California’s Julie Su finds a new home in socialist New York City

  24-12-2025 02:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Who knew that losing tens of billions of dollars to fraud was such a resume booster?
  As California’s secretary of labor from January 2019 to July 2021, Julie Su oversaw the Employment Development Department during the coronavirus pandemic.
  You know the story. California’s EDD paid out upward of $30 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims. It made for memorable reports of fraud.
  “A Fresno girl who just celebrated her first birthday is collecting $167 per week in unemployment b
  
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• Lab leak in Spain? A wake-up call for global biosafety

  24-12-2025 02:09 via ocregister.com
  
  African swine fever virus (ASFV) causes fatal disease in wild and domestic pigs.Thankfully, ASFV does not cause disease in people, but it can be economically devastating for commercial pork producers. Spain is currently experiencing an outbreak of African swine fever in wild boars, its first since 1994.As a threat to Spain’s $10 billion annual pork export industry, local authorities are taking this outbreak extremely seriously. Yet, it illustrates a phenomenon with far higher stakes than J
  
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• In memory of Minnie Jean Cooper, our letters editor

  24-12-2025 02:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Death has a way of putting things into perspective.
  Though it may appear at times that the words on these pages fall from the sky, there is indeed a team of real people putting every bit of these pages together.
  Though she didn’t write herself and many readers are unlikely to recognize her name, Minnie Jean Cooper was as much a part of the team that puts out this Opinion page as anyone else.
  Minnie passed away suddenly on Wednesday at our office in Monrovia. Even as I write this on Wednesd
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, Dec. 23

  24-12-2025 01:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  TUESDAY’S SCORES
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  ORANGE COUNTY NORTH/SOUTH CHALLENGE
  Northwood 74, El Toro 57
  ET: Mendoza 20 pts. Hudson 10 pts. Vargas 10 pts.
  TARKANIA
  
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• Mexican Navy medical flight lost communication for several minutes before Texas crash

  24-12-2025 01:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MEGAN JANETSKY
  Air traffic controllers lost communication for about 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane carrying a young medical patient and seven others before it crashed off the Texas coast in thick fog, killing at least five people, Mexico’s president said Tuesday.
  Authorities initially believed the plane had landed safely at its destination in Galveston, near Houston, before learning it had gone down Monday afternoon, Mexican President Claudia Sheinb
  
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• Then and Now: An aerial comparison of Palisades fire aftermath nearly 1 year later

  24-12-2025 01:27 via ocregister.com
  
  One year after the Palisades fire, the relentless vision of blackened ruins has given way to a changing landscape.
  It’s something different – something unfinished, but a new canvas for towns eager to get back to something normal.
  No doubt it’s been slow — starts and stops, triumphs and disappointments in the recovery of the landscapes in the fire-torched zones in and around the Palisades and Altadena. Reminders of what ignited on Jan. 7 remain.
  But now that burned-out par
  
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• U.S. DOJ stops monitoring OC district attorney’s use of jailhouse informants

  24-12-2025 01:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Federal civil rights officials have ended their oversight of the Orange County district attorney’s use of jailhouse informants, confident that the office has sufficiently reformed its practices.
  The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday, Dec. 23, that Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has met the changes detailed in a January 2025 agreement. Many of the reforms were already underway when the pact was signed.
  “We commend the District Attorney and his staff for their
  
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• Remembering the Southern California law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2025

  24-12-2025 01:21 via ocregister.com
  
  From traffic collisions to shootings, line-of-duty deaths have claimed the lives of dozens of law enforcement officers nationwide this year — including 10 in Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
  As of Dec. 18, 78 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty nationwide in 2025, compared with 107 at the same point last year, according to FBI data. Of those deaths this year, 52 were the result of felonious acts and 26 were accidental, including traffic-related
  
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