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• Not all votes are created equal

  24-11-2018 03:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Of all the surprising results to come out of the Nov. 6 election, the most shocking came from the office of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey.
  On Nov. 20, Lacey’s office announced that nine people have been charged with participating in a voter fraud scheme to solicit “hundreds of false and/or forged signatures on state ballot petitions and voter registration forms.”
  It’s shocking because it departs from the typically robotic comments attributed to California pub
  
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• ‘The ultimate insult’: Trump downplaying NATO’s Afghanistan involvement causes distress in UK

  23-01-2026 14:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAN PYLAS, Associated Press
  LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump provoked outrage and distress in the U.K. on Friday with his suggestion that troops from NATO countries stayed away from the frontline during the war in Afghanistan.
  In an interview with Fox News in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump said he was not sure NATO would be there to support the U.S. if and when requested.
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• Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite disruption from Trump

  23-01-2026 14:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID McHUGH and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed.
  The global economy is showing unexpected resilience despite the noise, European Ce
  
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• Steven Greenhut: Left’s teachable moment about perils of unlimited government

  23-01-2026 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO — The freer the nation, the less the public needs to care about anything that its leader might say or do. In freer nations, the leader’s powers are strictly limited and the citizens’ rights are protected. Yet in America today, we are dependent on every whim, utterance and narcissistic rage post from our president, as he pursues policies that could disrupt our lives. In that way, we’re more like North Korea than our founders’ America.
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• Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold

  23-01-2026 13:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, Associated Press
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state.
  “We really, really want I.C.E. to leave Minnesota, and they’re not going to leave Minnesota unless there’s a ton of pressure on them,” said Kate Havelin of Indivisible Twin Cities, one of the more than
  
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• Iranian prosecutor denies Trump’s claim 800 prisoners were spared execution

  23-01-2026 12:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there “completely false.” Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,002, activists said.
  This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
  Activists fear many more are dead. They
  
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• Kushner’s vision for rebuilding Gaza faces major obstacles

  23-01-2026 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Modern cities with sleek high-rises, a pristine coastline that attracts tourists, and a state-of-the-art port that juts into the Mediterranean. This is what Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, says Gaza could become, according to a presentation he gave at an economic forum in Davos, Switzerland.
  In his 10-minute speech on Thursday, Kushner claimed it would be possible — if there&rsq
  
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• San Clemente girls water polo edges Beckman for South Coast League title

  23-01-2026 11:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSAN CLEMENTE — San Clemente and Beckman’s girls water polo teams have produced several close matches the past 13 months, and Thursday was no different.
  The Tritons scored twice in the span of 33 seconds in the middle of the fourth period to edge visiting Beckman 10-9 to clinch at least a share of a 10th consecutive South Coast League title.
  Ranked fifth in Orange County, San Clemente (14-6, 6-
  
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• LeBron James on Jeanie Buss report: ‘Don’t care how somebody feels about me’

  23-01-2026 09:25 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — LeBron James dismissed any notion that there is friction between him and Lakers governor Jeanie Buss, which was cited in an ESPN story this week on the Buss family drama and how it led to the team being sold to Mark Walter.
  According to the report, Jeanie Buss soured on James after the Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook in 2021, a move the team made to satisfy the superstar but one that backfired. Buss reportedly was upset with the way James dismissed his part in pursuing West
  
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• UC Irvine men begin 2nd half with big run to beat UC Riverside

  23-01-2026 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE — As halftime speeches go, this one must have been a gem.
  The UC Irvine men’s basketball team used a 19-0 run to begin the second half to take control of the game in an 80-66 victory over UC Riverside on Thursday night at the SRC Center.
  Jurian Dixon scored 15 points and Harrison Carrington had 14 to pace the Anteaters (13-7 overall, 6-2 Big West), who remain tied with Hawaii atop the conference standings. Andre Henry added 13 points, Derin Saran and Tama Isaac scored
  
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• Kennedy boys basketball stuns Valencia with rally in fourth quarter

  23-01-2026 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  PLACENTIA — The Kennedy boys basketball team erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pull off a stunning 69-63 win over Valencia on Thursday night at Valencia High.
  By winning the Fighting Irish (16-8, 4-2) remained tied for first place in the Empire League with Calvary Chapel. They have league games left against Fullerton and Calvary Chapel.
  Kennedy coach Jose Alvarez saw an opportunity for a comeback because of the Tigers’ fast pace of play.
  “I figured that they we
  
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• Beckman girls basketball rallies past San Clemente with big third quarter

  23-01-2026 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe steady rise of Beckman’s girls basketball team created a few new dynamics Thursday as it played host to San Clemente in an important South Coast League game.
  “There (was) more people than usually come to the games,” first-year Beckman coach Myron Jacobs said. “When you play in front of a big crowd, you get rattled.”
  The Patriots eventually overcame their nerves, and the t
  
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• Los Alamitos girls basketball extends league lead with win over Corona del Mar

  23-01-2026 07:42 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ALAMITOS — The Los Alamitos girls basketball team kept its unblemished league record intact with a commanding victory over Corona del Mar, 65-33, in a Sunset League game Thursday at Los Alamitos High School.
  With five league games remaining, the first-place Griffins (16-6, 7-0), who are ranked No. 19 in Orange County, hold a comfortable lead over the rest of the league.
  The Sea Kings (11-13, 5-3) are in a three-way tie for second with Marina and Huntington Beach.
  Los Alamitos coach May
  
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• Clippers fend off Lakers’ 2nd-half rally in Kawhi Leonard’s return

  23-01-2026 07:14 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Kawhi Leonard was on the bench, his night seemingly over, as the Lakers climbed back into the game in the fourth quarter. But the Clippers star couldn’t sit still.
  He returned to the court in the final two minutes on Thursday night to help seal a 112-104 victory over the Lakers in what had been billed as one of the NBA’s rivalry games. It lived up to the hype with high-scoring performances from the teams’ biggest stars, raucous fans and even a late-game skirmi
  
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• Trabuco Hills girls basketball boosts league title hopes with win over Tesoro

  23-01-2026 07:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Trabuco Hills shooting guard Madeline Hales shoots a jump shot during a Sea View League game against Tesoro on Thursday, January 22, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Trabuco Hills point guard Elizabeth Tapper shoots a contested layup during a 60-57 win in a Sea View League game against Tesoro on Thursday, January 22, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Tesoro center Charlotte Marvin blocks a shot attempt by Trabuco Hills shooting guard Sam Rynders d
  
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• Cal State Fullerton men top Long Beach State to get back on track

  23-01-2026 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach State forward Petar Majstorovic, center, loses control of the ball as he tries to drive between Cal State Fullerton guards Christian Williams, right, and Josh Ward, left, during the first half of a Big West Conference game on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Fullerton’s Titan Gym. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Cal State Fullerton guard Josh Ward, left, gets in front of Long Beach State forward Shay Johnson Jr. to score during a Big West Conference game on Thurs
  
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• Brea Olinda district trustee absent from second school board meeting following arrest

  23-01-2026 05:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Brea Olinda Unified School District Trustee Christopher Becerra missed a second consecutive school board meeting Thursday night, Jan. 22, following his arrest in December.
  Becerra, 42, was arrested Dec. 18 by the Brea Police Department on suspicion of possessing child pornography, annoying or molesting a child, falsifying evidence and bribing, influencing, intimidating or threatening witnesses. As of Thursday, no formal charges had been filed by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office
  
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• USC women can’t overcome turnovers in loss to No. 13 Michigan State

  23-01-2026 05:25 via ocregister.com
  EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ball security – or a lack of it – proved pivotal for the USC women’s basketball team.
  Kennedy Blair scored 21 points, and No. 13 Michigan State feasted on 24 USC turnovers while holding off the Trojans late for a 74-68 win on Thursday night.
  Kara Dunn scored 23 points and Jazzy Davidson added 21 to lead USC (11-8 overall, 3-5 Big Ten), which has lost five of its past six games. Kennedy Smith scored 15 points.
  Michigan State (18-2, 7-2) opened the fou
  
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• Sovereignty’s Horse of the Year title isn’t an end result

  23-01-2026 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Thoroughbred racing’s Eclipse Awards didn’t just toast the best of 2025. They also whetted fans’ appetite for 2026.
  Sovereignty, named North American Horse of the Year as well as champion 3-year-old male in one-sided votes by racing journalists and executives, is one of an unusual number of champions expected to continue competing this year after being crowned Thursday at a dinner televised from Palm Beach, Fla.
  Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner, receive
  
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• NAMM 2026: 6 highlights from Day 1 at the annual music show in Anaheim

  23-01-2026 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Percy Bady stood amid a throng of musicians and onlookers at a booth at the NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 22.
  As an R&B and gospel songwriter-producer, he’s responsible for cowriting such well-known tunes as R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly,” Yolanda Adams’ “Still I Rise,” the modern gospel standard “There Is No Way,” and BeBe and CeCe Winans’ “Hold Up the Light,” which featured Whitney Hous
  
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• Horse racing notes: Brilliantly, Juan Hernandez head Bob Baffert trio at Santa Anita

  23-01-2026 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Bob Baffert trains three of the six fillies and mares in the Grade III La Cañada Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, and the jockey assignments help to identify the best of them. Juan Hernandez rides Brilliantly, the 7-5 favorite to handle 1-1/16 miles and the graded stakes level, while Kazushi Kimura has Nafisa and Tiago Pereira gets a shot on a Baffert horse with Ooty.
  The top non-Baffert threat is Doug O’Neill’s So There She Was with Emisail Jaramillo. An unofficial stat: Si
  
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• Agustina Vergara Cid: Iranian protesters deserve our moral support

  23-01-2026 03:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting on the streets of Iran—women are ditching their hijabs, others are burning photos of the ayatollah and lighting cigarettes with them, and protesters are yelling “death to the dictator.” The protests are massive and existentially threatening to the Iranian theocracy. 
  It can be hard to fathom the degree of the depravity of the Iranian regime, and what these protesters are fighting to the death against. Understanding the nature
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Jan. 22

  23-01-2026 03:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, Jan. 22
  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.
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  CENTRAL OC TOURNAMENT
  Aliso Niguel 15, Trabuco Hills 5
  CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
  Sunny Hills 17, Esperanza 6
  ORANGE LEAGUE
  Savanna 24, Loara 15
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• TikTok finalizes deal to form new American version of the app

  23-01-2026 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Reporter
  TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American version of the app, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in discussion for years.
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday, January 23, 2026

  23-01-2026 01:56 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 Frday, January 23, 2026.
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• Newport Beach native Trinity Rodman signs new 3-year contract to remain with Washington Spirit

  23-01-2026 01:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Newport Beach native Trinity Rodman is staying with the Washington Spirit.
  Rodman entered 2026 without a contract, as her previous deal had expired at the end of last season, leading to speculation of a move to Europe. However, Thursday, the Spirit, at an event hosted at BMO Stadium, announced that Rodman had signed a three-year contract to remain with the club through the 2028 season.
  According to ESPN, the contract will see Rodman become the highest-paid player in the NWSL, “at a salary
  
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• Chargers’ defensive coordinator Jesse Minter hired as Ravens’ head coach

  23-01-2026 01:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh wasn’t engaging in hyperbole when he suggested during his season-ending news conference last week that it was a matter of “when” rather than “if” defensive coordinator Jesse Minter would be lured away from the team after two stellar seasons on their staff.
  The Baltimore Ravens said Thursday they had hired Minter to replace John Harbaugh, Jim’s brother, as their head coach. The Ravens fired John Harbaugh earlier this month after
  
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• FAA is making the rules imposed after an airliner collided with an Army helicopter permanent

  23-01-2026 01:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
  The temporary rules imposed after last year’s collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter to improve the safety of the crowded airspace around Washington D.C. are being made permanent, the government announced Thursday.
  The Federal Aviation Administration took steps to make sure that helicopters and airplanes would no longer share the same airspace around Reagan National Airport shortly after the investigation into the Jan. 29 crash began. The rules also
  
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• How Kyren Williams has grown as a leader for Rams on the field and in the community

  23-01-2026 01:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams running back Kyren Williams, left, stiff-arms Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson during a touchdown run in the second half of their NFC divisional playoff game on Sunday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  Rams running back Kyren Williams celebrates after running for a touchdown during the second half of their NFC divisional playoff game on Sunday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  Rams running back Kyren Williams gestures after scoring a touchdown during the second half of their NF
  
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• Project to assemble prefab modular units into 65 new homes starts in Midway City

  23-01-2026 01:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Using prefabricated modular units, a new 65-residence housing complex breaking ground in Midway City could be ready in 12 months.
  That speed means spending less to create much-needed affordable housing, officials said. And that is quality housing.
  American Family Housing held a groundbreaking for Casa Colibri, a 65-unit housing complex in Midway City, CA on Thursday, January 22, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  American Family Housing held a groundbreaking for Casa Co
  
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