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• Pimco’s female employees allege bias, harassment in lawsuit

  18-11-2020 21:58 via ocregister.com
  
  By Maeve Allsup | Bloomberg
  Female employees at Pacific Investment Management Co. face discrimination in pay and promotions, and suffer unequal treatment based on sex, race, and disability from the company’s predominantly white male leadership, a suit filed Wednesday in California state court says.
  Sue Collazo and Lisa Anthony, employees at the firm’s Newport Beach office allege a company culture that marginalizes, demeans, and undervalues women, and women of color, in which male lea
  
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• Four Orange County teams to play in CIF-SS boys volleyball finals at Cerritos College

  06-05-2024 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County teams will play in three of the four CIF Southern Section boys volleyball championship matches being held Saturday at Cerritos College.
  Sage Hill (23-6) plays San Marino (26-6-1) in the Division 5 final at 10 a.m., the first match of the day.
  San Clemente (28-6) plays St. Margaret’s (33-4) in the Division 3 final at 12:30 p.m.
  Santa Margarita (24-4) plays Redondo (24-6) at 3 p.m. in the Division 2 final.
  The Division 1 final has Loyola vs. Mira Costa at 6:30 p.m.
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• Pomona College students build new encampment one month after protest led to arrests

  06-05-2024 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  As students vacate one pro-Palestine encampment at Pitzer College, another has emerged at the Claremont Colleges consortium, this one taking over the commencement stage and lawn at Pomona College.
  Student protesters decided to dissolve their encampment at Pitzer Sunday morning, two days after Pitzer leadership agreed to share information about the institution’s investments. Students have demanded the college stop doing business with Israel or companies that support its offensive in Gaza.
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• Chargers sign wide receiver DJ Chark Jr., adding depth and experience

  06-05-2024 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers signed wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. to a one-season deal reportedly worth up to $5 million on Monday, adding depth and experience. Three of the Chargers’ nine draft picks last month were receivers, as General Manager Joe Hortiz and Coach Jim Harbaugh sought to replenish the position.
  In their first draft together, Hortiz and Harbaugh picked Ladd McConkey of Georgia in the second round and USC’s Brenden Rice and Cornelius Johnson of Michigan in the seventh. Veteran receiver
  
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• Congress told that USA Badminton CEO discouraged sex abuse reporting

  06-05-2024 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The U.S. Center for SafeSport formally reported to Congress on Monday that USA Badminton CEO Linda French discouraged the reporting of sexual misconduct by a prominent individual in the sport both before and after the 2020 Olympic Games.
  The U.S. Center for SafeSport also found that French retaliated against a USA Badminton employee for reporting sexual misconduct to the Center and interfered or attempted to influence a SafeSport investigation of sexual misconduct, according to a summary of a co
  
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• These are the bills that OC legislators are trying to pass

  06-05-2024 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  For now, they’re just bills.
  Orange County legislators alone have proposed nearly 700 bills this legislative session. They deal with housing issues and education, transportation and healthcare, taxes and public safety, and much, much more.
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  Want to find out more about what your Orange County legislators are working on in Sacramento? Check out our weekly Sacramento Snapshot series here.
  It’s an arduous process getting a bill before the governor. Legislation must be
  
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• Todrick Hall sells his Sherman Oaks house before trustee sale for $5M

  06-05-2024 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Reality TV star Todrick Hall has avoided foreclosure by selling his Sherman Oaks home for $4.95 million.
  Records show that the 8,000-square-foot house with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms closed on May 3 for 18% less than the latest asking price of just under $6 million, 11 days before the trustee sale.
  The Notice of Trustee’s Sale dated April 11, 2024 estimated Hall owed just under $4.6 million, as viewed on PropertyShark.com.
  Built on a three-quarter-acre-plus lot in 2018, the contempo
  
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• Gracias Madre in Newport Beach closes after 8 years

  06-05-2024 23:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Gracias Madre, the plant-based restaurant at the corner of Dover and Westcliff drives in Newport Beach, closed its doors for good on Saturday, May 4. According to the restaurant’s communications team, a lease expiration prompted the vegan pitstop to say adios to its sole Orange County location.
  “We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the Newport Beach community for their support over the last eight years and to our team members who have been the heart and soul of Gracias Madre,&r
  
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• Orange County softball Top 25: JSerra, Fullerton return to Top 10, May 6

  06-05-2024 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThis week’s Orange County softball rankings.
  Notable this week: JSerra and Fullerton climb back into the Top 10 after advancing in the CIF-SS playoffs. The No. 9 Lions leap four spots after defeating Esperanza 11-1 in the Division 1 wild-card round. No. 10 Fullerton rises one spot after edging Hart 4-3 in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs. … No. 13 Whittier Christian jumps eight spot
  
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• Orange County softball Top 25: JSerra, Fullerton return to Top 10 after playoff victories, May 6

  06-05-2024 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThis week’s Orange County softball rankings.
  Notable this week: JSerra and Fullerton climb back to the Top 10 after advancing in the CIF-SS playoffs. The No. 9 Lions leap four spots after defeating Esperanza 11-1 in the Division 1 wild card round. No. 10 Fullerton rises one spot after edging Hart 4-3 in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs. … No. 13 Whittier Christian jumps eight spots
  
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• Many travel agents haven’t ever charged fees. Here’s why some of them do now

  06-05-2024 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Lacey Pfalz | (TNS) TravelPulse
  Let’s be honest: When it comes to travel, most of us worry about our budget — a lot. Some travelers find it hard to trust travel agents or advisers because they worry about being charged for using their services.
  However, not all travel advisers have fees — though it is a growing trend to charge them.
  TravelPulse took a deep dive into why and how travel agents charge for their travel planning services, and why some choose to keep their travel pla
  
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• Photos: Best and worst looks from the 2024 Met Gala

  06-05-2024 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night in Manhattan, with many celebrities expected to attend the glamorous event.
  Guests are expected to arrive for the red carpet beginning at 6 p.m. EST. The television broadcast begins on E! at 6 p.m. EST. Vogue will also stream the event live on its website, Vogue.com. That stream will also be available on TikTok and YouTube.
  As fashion’s biggest night gets underway, here are some of the best and worst looks from the
  
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• Orange County baseball Top 25: Huntington Beach moves up after CIF-SS playoff win, May 6

  06-05-2024 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
  Notable this week: Trinity League champion Orange Lutheran remains at No. 1 in the Orange County rankings after shutting out Sierra Canyon in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs. … No. 2 Santa Margarita used a strong combination of pitching and hitting to win its Division 1 first-round game. … Huntington Beach had one of its better offensive days of the season in its Division 1 win, and moves into the N
  
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• Big Ten football: The tiebreaker conundrum isn’t just about the conference championship matchup

  06-05-2024 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  SCOTTSDALE — Big Ten football has a math problem to resolve before it becomes a math calamity: How do you break ties in a league with 18 teams, nine conference games and no divisions?
  “We have to reinvent what we had,” Big Ten Chief Operating Officer Kerry Kenny told the Hotline last week at the annual Fiesta Summit gathering for college sports executives.
  “What we had was based on divisions, and we didn’t have to worry about who missed who.”
  The Big Ten went
  
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• Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway

  06-05-2024 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Phil Galewitz | (TNS) KFF Health News
  Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from dropping anyone from the government program expired.
  But despite Medicaid’s unwinding, as it’s known, at least two of the five largest publicly traded companies selling plans have continued to increase revenue from the program, according to their latest earnings reports.
  “It’s a very interesting paradox,” s
  
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• Starbucks’ founder Schultz tells company not to make excuses after big sales miss

  06-05-2024 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By Karen Leigh | Bloomberg
  Former Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz urged the coffee chain to own its shortcomings and fix operations following its biggest sales miss in years.
  “At any company that misses badly, there must be contrition and renewed focus and discipline on the core,” he wrote in a post on LinkedIn on Sunday. “Own the shortcoming without the slightest semblance of an excuse.”
  Starbucks’ shares plummeted after sales dropped for the
  
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• Ron Paul: The great Ukraine robbery is not over yet

  06-05-2024 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The ink was barely dry on President Biden’s signature transferring another $61 billion to the black hole called Ukraine, when the mainstream media broke the news that this was not the parting shot in a failed US policy. The elites have no intention of shutting down this gravy train, which transports wealth from the middle and working class to the wealthy and connected class.
  Reuters wrote right after the aid bill was passed that, “Ukraine’s $61 billion lifeline is not enough.&r
  
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• California legislators misunderstand basic economics. Taxpayers will pay the price.

  06-05-2024 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024, also known as Senate Bill 1497, would supposedly hold fossil fuel polluters accountable for the climate damages caused by their products. However, upon closer examination, it becomes evident that this legislation is riddled with theoretical flaws and practical concerns that could have significant financial – and therefore, quality of life – repercussions for Californians.
  One of the fundamental flaws of SB 1497
  
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• Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control feeds using external tools

  06-05-2024 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By Barbara Ortutay | The Associated Press
  Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds?
  A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external tools to take control of their feed — even if that means shutting it off entirely.
  The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a lawsuit
  
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• Redfin to pay $9.25 million to settle real estate broker commission lawsuits

  06-05-2024 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By Alex Veiga | The Associated Press
  Redfin has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle federal lawsuits that claim U.S. homeowners were saddled with artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their home as a result of longstanding real estate industry practices.
  The online brokerage and real estate services company disclosed the proposed settlement Monday in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  The settlement, which Redfin agreed to Friday, would resolve p
  
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• Social media money advice: Avoiding the bad, finding the good

  06-05-2024 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kimberly Palmer | NerdWallet
  Social media, which popularized concepts such as loud budgeting and cash stuffing, can be a great place to get new ideas about how to manage your money. But endless scrolling can also lead to envy, romanticizing unattainable goals and exposure to faulty advice.
  “Lots of bad information is delivered over social media that’s just inaccurate,” says Kristy Archuleta, professor of financial planning, housing and consumer economics at the University of
  
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• White House title insurance waiver program would hurt California residents

  06-05-2024 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  During the State of the Union, President Biden announced an array of proposals aimed at making homeownership more accessible for those who have struggled to enter the housing market. While the Administration’s efforts to expand homeownership are admirable, one program in particular – which would waive title insurance requirements on refinancing transactions for certain borrowers –  would be disastrous for California homeowners and the broader housing finance system.
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• 10 songs from 10 bands playing the Cruel World festival in Pasadena

  06-05-2024 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Cruel World returns to the rolling greens of Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, and with it the music of the ’80s – new wave, goth, post-punk, and more – returns to life anew.
  Recent Rock Hall of Fame inductees Duran Duran headline the festival this year, with Blondie, another Hall of Fame act, on the main stage before them. Other icons of the MTV age such as Adam Ant, Simple Minds, and Gary Numan are on the bill. A younger generation of similarly inclined artists, includi
  
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• Mojave Cross finally finds a safe, permanent place in the San Bernardino County desert

  06-05-2024 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  For nearly a century, a white cross atop boulders in the eastern Mojave Desert endured harsh weather, thieves and an array of lawyers.
  Today the Mojave Cross, which honors the nation’s military, has a new, permanent place in the sun, safe from endless vandalism and the rancor of the courtroom.
  The six-foot white cross – once missing for two years after being stolen in 2010 – is the centerpiece of a newly completed military memorial in Goffs on old Route 66. It’s on the gr
  
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• As opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza grows, Boeing arms sales draw scrutiny

  06-05-2024 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Paige Cornwell | The Seattle Times (TNS)
  As opposition to Israel’s Gaza war intensifies, so too has the attention on Boeing’s longstanding connection with Israel and the Israeli armed services’ use of Boeing weapons.
  On campuses across the U.S., including this week’s encampment at the University of Washington, and outside Boeing’s Virginia headquarters, protesters have assailed Boeing for its involvement in the Israel-Hamas war. Students have called for their u
  
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• New federal bill aims to slow pace of work at Amazon, other warehouses

  06-05-2024 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Lauren Rosenblatt | The Seattle Times (TNS)
  The fight to change warehouse working conditions that has been playing out in state legislatures is now headed to Washington, D.C.
  Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, and Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, introduced legislation Thursday that would put new safeguards in place for warehouse workers who are expected to move quickly and face intense oversight, increasing the possible risk of injury.
  Similar to state bills that lawmakers, including in Washington,
  
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• Disneyland announces dates for Oogie Boogie Bash 2024

  06-05-2024 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Oogie Boogie Bash will return to Disney California Adventure in 2024 with more nights than ever thanks to the earliest start ever of Halloween Time that pushes deep into August as the spooky season continues to challenge Christmas for holiday supremacy at Disneyland.
  Oogie Boogie Bash 2024 will run on 27 select nights from Aug. 25 through Oct. 31 at Disney California Adventure.
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• California Democrats declare war on homework

  06-05-2024 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  In the United States, your best opportunity for upward mobility is to receive a high quality education.  If you have a good work ethic, the ability to solve problems and marketable skills, odds are you will do just fine.
  Which is why, of course, it’s so fitting that the California legislature wants to deny this ability to Golden State students in the name of…you guessed it…equity!
  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo is pushing Assembly Bill 2999, otherwise known as the Healthy H
  
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• Recipe: How to make Easy Chipotle Chicken Tacos

  06-05-2024 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Chicken can make a delicious taco filling, but keep in mind that boneless, skinless chicken breasts can lack flavor bling. Poach the chicken breasts in a mixture augmented with minced chipotle chilies canned in adobo sauce; it adds flavor and aroma. The chicken comes out tender and delicious.
  Serve the filling with warm tortillas (two per taco), shredded cabbage (or lettuce), diced tomatoes, and avocado. Add cheese if you like; shredded pepper jack or crumbled queso fresco are favorites.
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• Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack

  06-05-2024 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAM MEDNICK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE
  JERUSALEM — Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.
  There was no immediate comment from Israel on the deal, and details of the proposal have not yet been released. In re
  
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