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• No on Proposition 12

  25-10-2018 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Proposition 12 on the November ballot asks voters to create new minimum requirements for the housing of egg-laying hens, calves raised for veal and breeding pigs, which sounds like it would improve the welfare of farm animals.
  But the first red flag that something is askew here is the opposition to Proposition 12 by the well-known animal rights activist group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
  Before voters change state law regulating the treatment of farm animals, they should know wh
  
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• Hawaii’s strict gun law faces Supreme Court scrutiny in landmark case

  19-01-2026 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s gun laws, long among the strictest in the nation, will be the focus of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court is taking up the state’s ban on firearms on private property that is open to the public, such as stores and hotels, unless the owner explicitly allows it.
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• Fashion designer Valentino dies at home in Rome, aged 93

  19-01-2026 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  ROME (AP) — Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He was 93.
  “Valentino Garavani was not only a constant guide and inspiration for all of us, but a true source of light, creativity and vision,″ the foundation said in a statement posted on social media.
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• Prince Harry says Daily Mail scoops made him ‘paranoid beyond belief’

  19-01-2026 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRIAN MELLEY
  LONDON (AP) — The third and final round in Prince Harry ‘s battle with the British tabloids began Monday with his lawyer alleging that the Daily Mail and its sister Sunday newspaper engaged in a “clear, systematic and sustained use of unlawful information gathering” for two decades.
  Attorney David Sherborne said a longstanding culture of hiring private investigators who practiced “dark arts” to spy on celebrities for scoops had left Harry distr
  
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• AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case

  19-01-2026 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral argument Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
  The high court is considering whether President Donald Trump can fire Cook, as he said he would do in late August, in an unprecedented attempt to remove one of the seven members of the Fe
  
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• Here’s how museums in Southern California will celebrate America 250

  19-01-2026 18:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The United States has begun its countdown to its 250th anniversary, which will take place on July 4,
  This year’s Independence Day will be bigger than usual due to the semiquincentennial, as it is called.
  The celebration is overseen by the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. It is, according to a 2024 report to Congress, “engaging communities from sea to shining sea, fostering partnerships with key stakeholders, and laying the groundwork for the largest and most inspiring commemoratio
  
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• Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attend

  19-01-2026 18:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAMEY KEATEN
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress — even as a domineering tone from Washington has upended the global order and billionaires have reaped trillions in new wealth as the poor lag behind.
  The World Economic Forum, the think tank whose four-day annual meeting opens Tuesday, has a stated
  
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• Sweetgreen opens first Long Beach location this week

  19-01-2026 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach’s Marketplace shopping center is about to get a little sweeter with the opening of the health-conscious fast casual chain Sweetgreen, which is slated to make its debut in the city on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
  “Long Beach is a community that truly values health, sustainability, and lives the sweetlife. We’re excited to serve fresh, made-from-scratch food and become a part of everyday life here,” said Jonathan Neman, co-founder and CEO of Sweetgreen in a statement.
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• UCLA football breakdown: How the Bruins look at RB/WR/TE

  19-01-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA is facing as close to a total revamp among its skill positions as possible.
  And new faces could go a long way for the Bruins and new coach Bob Chesney and offensive coordinator Dean Kennedy should transfer portal recruitment work out how they’ve planned in Westwood.
  Out of the door are longtime Bruins wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer (transferred to Nebraska) and tight end Hudson Habermehl (out of eligibility). And entering the equation is an All-American such as James M
  
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• Trump’s deadline for a 10% cap on credit card rates confuses bankers

  19-01-2026 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN SWEET
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. So far, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has planned and whether Trump even remains serious about the idea.
  The White House has not provided any detail about what will happen to credit card companies that don’t lower card rates. White House Press Secretary Karo
  
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• What to know about the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos

  19-01-2026 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and outside observers are converging in the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
  Here’s a look at the latest edition of the elite affair in the Alpine snows:
  The WEF and Davos
  The forum is a think tank and event organizer based in Geneva whose main event — the annual meeting — debuted in 1971
  
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• Construction on permanent Forest Avenue promenade to start in February

  19-01-2026 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A temporary solution diverting cars from Forest Avenue to help downtown Laguna Beach businesses stay open with customers shopping and eating outdoors on a promenade during the pandemic became a popular destination for locals and visitors that the city will now make permanent.
  The City Council approved a $5.5 million construction contract this week, along with $350,000 to a local company to oversee the project so shovels can hit the dirt in February.
  While the project is underway, councilmembers
  
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• What’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  19-01-2026 17:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open.National Parks are still open on MLK Day although they are no longer free this year after President Donald Trump made a change in the two days that will be free this year.
  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
  
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• Status Update: Sender One opening in Aliso Viejo; Pura Vida Miami opens at SCP

  19-01-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Sender One co-founder Alice Kao is seen in one of the company’s facilities. The rock climbing, bouldering and yoga facility is opening its sixth Southern California location on Feb. 1 in Aliso Viejo. (Photo courtesy of Sender One)
  Sender One, an indoor rock climbing gym, is opening its sixth Southern California location on Feb. 1 in Aliso Viejo. (Photo courtesy of Sender One)
  Alice Chun Kao, CEO and co-founder of Santa Ana-based Sender One Climbing, is the 2020 California Small Business Pe
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026

  19-01-2026 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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• Diplomacy or retaliation? The EU mulls its options as tensions with U.S. rise over Greenland

  19-01-2026 16:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAM McNEIL, Associated Press
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Threats from the White House over Greenland have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument.
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• Garden Grove approves $250,000 contract for design guidelines for parts of Little Saigon

  19-01-2026 16:29 via ocregister.com
  
  As part of a multi-city collaboration to help revitalize Orange County’s Little Saigon, the Garden Grove City Council recently awarded a $250,000 contract to develop architectural and urban design guidelines to visually signal to visitors that they are in “a special place.”
  Orange County’s Little Saigon spans parts of Westminster, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Santa Ana and is home to the largest concentration of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. The enclave’s more
  
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• The current US political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday

  19-01-2026 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By TERRY TANG, Associated Press
  As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy.
  In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has gone scorched earth against diversity, equity and inclusion
  
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• Why former KFI AM reporter Chris Little launched ‘Death of News’ podcast

  19-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Longtime listeners to KFI (640 AM) know the name Chris Little. The former news reporter-turned news director was with the station for 33 years before being let go in an iHeart Media mass layoff in late 2024; he was let go along with half of the station’s news department.
  Little made KFI news what it was: quick, concise, and extremely popular. KFI was the station many from Southern California tuned to in an emergency, instead of even all-news competitor KNX (1070 AM, 97.1 FM). KFI won more
  
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• Who has the most stand-in-Santas: California, Texas or Florida?

  19-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  We hate to stoke interstate rivalry, but seriously, Texas and Florida, you get all up in our California faces for saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” and this is the best you can do?
  Sforza’s 2025 Operation Santa offerings
  Readers may know we’ve long been charmed by Operation Santa, wherein the U.S. Postal Service recruits everyday elves like ourselves to spread holiday cheer.
  Every year, little kids — and, heart-wrenchingly, some older
  
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• Sacramento Snapshot: California weighs greater coordination between military and law enforcement on protective orders

  19-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  State legislators last week advanced a bill meant to increase coordination between military and law enforcement to add greater protections for victims of domestic violence.
  The bill would require law enforcement to notify military authorities if they believe a military protective order has been violated off base. It also allows those protective orders to be considered by a court when determining whether to issue a civil restraining order.
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• Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure

  19-01-2026 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press Health Writer
  A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart baby formula donated through a program that aims to help poor and homeless families.
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• Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach to take part in nationwide security drill; neighbors may notice increased activity

  19-01-2026 15:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Residents near the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station may see or hear an increase in military and law enforcement activity over the next few weeks as Navy personnel participate in Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2026, an annual nationwide security exercise.
  The training is scheduled to run from Tuesday, Jan. 20, through Feb. 9.
  All Navy bases throughout the United States will participate in the exercise, which is part of regularly scheduled training intended to maintain readiness among the branch&rsq
  
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• Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump’s MAGA slogan with ‘Make America Go Away’ caps

  19-01-2026 15:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAMES BROOKS, Associated Press
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s iconic MAGA hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the U.S. president’s threat to seize the frozen territory.
  People march during a pro- Greenlanders demonstration, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
  The caps reading “Make America Go Away” — parodying Trump’s “Make Amer
  
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• US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue

  19-01-2026 15:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer
  BANGKOK (AP) — European shares and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland.
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• Senior living: Here’s how to keep your mind sharp as you age

  19-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Roneet Cooper, Guest columnist
  Roneet Cooper. (Courtesy of MemorialCare)
  Staying mentally active is just as important as keeping your body moving — especially as you age. The good news, however, is that small, enjoyable changes to your daily routine can make a big difference in how you think, feel and live.
  As we grow older, it’s natural to focus on physical health. But your brain needs exercise, too. Research shows that in adults 65 and older, cognitive decline can impact memory,
  
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• Editorial: Remember the great Lysander Spooner

  19-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Today marks the birthday of the great 19th-century American philosopher Lysander Spooner, who committed his life to advancing the cause of liberty. Born in Athol, Massachusetts on Jan. 19, 1808, Spooner was an American original.
  Consistent with his skepticism of government power, Spooner practiced law without a license, believing that licensing laws were unjustifiably discriminatory, and even launched a competitor to the United States Postal Service, the American Letter Mail Company, successfull
  
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• DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor

  19-01-2026 14:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.
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• EU executive arm, Russia and Thailand asked to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza

  19-01-2026 14:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  The European Union’s executive arm, Russia and Thailand on Monday were the latest to be asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, as a top Israeli official said the initiative is “bad for Israel” and should be scrapped.
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• IMF upgrades outlook for surprisingly resilient world economy to 3.3% growth this year

  19-01-2026 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An unexpectedly sturdy world economy is likely to shrug off President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies this year, thanks partly to a surge of investment in artificial intelligence in North America and Asia, the International Monetary Fund said in a report out Monday.
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