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• Shohei Ohtani’s early swings don’t look like last year, Maddon says

  04-04-2021 01:53 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — After the first games of the season, in which Shohei Ohtani hit a few balls hard and also seemed to be losing his balance in his swing, Joe Maddon said he’s not worried.
  During Ohtani’s struggles last season, he often seemed to be stepping toward first base as he unleashed big swings. He struck out in about one-third of his at-bats.
  On Friday, Ohtani hit a couple balls more than 100 mph – including one that went over the right-field fence – but he also str
  
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• Governor Xavier Becerra? We can’t think of worse idea

  20-04-2024 01:03 via ocregister.com
  
  We were taken aback by a report in Politico that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general and member of Congress, is mulling a run for governor in 2026. The sources were anonymous, but Becerra has amassed a large war chest. If you think Gov. Gavin Newsom has been a problematic governor, we’ve got news for you: It can always get worse.
  Becerra is far to the left in his policies, but as AG he also was a tool of powerful police unions. Wh
  
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• Angels’ Brandon Drury has special appreciation for Cincinnati

  20-04-2024 00:40 via ocregister.com
  
  CINCINNATI — The lineup wasn’t the only place Brandon Drury was happy to return to Friday night.
  After missing two games with a hamstring injury and being limited to pinch-hitting duties on Thursday in Tampa Bay, Drury was batting fifth as the designated hitter in his first return to Great American Ball Park since the Cincinnati Reds traded him at the deadline in 2022.
  “It’s actually pretty cool being back here because this is when I got my career back on track,” Dr
  
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• Aliso Viejo residents claim herbicide spraying near their homes is making them sick

  20-04-2024 00:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Carolyn McCuan, a 39-year-old marathon runner, had been feeling unusually tired for months when she decided on the afternoon of June 28, 2023, to take a rejuvenating walk along Aliso Viejo’s tree-lined, picturesque Wood Canyon Trail encircling Canyon View Park.
  As McCuan approached the entrance of the 12-acre park bordering her home, she spotted a white pickup truck belonging to Irvine-based Mission Landscape Cos. parked along Canyon Vistas.
  An ominous red decal with a skull and crossbones
  
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• Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland is running for state Senate

  20-04-2024 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland announced this week that he will run for state Senate in District 36, hoping to replace Sen. Janet Nguyen who is running for the OC Board of Supervisors.
  “We are unbelievably on the wrong track in every category,” Strickland said when asked why he was running. “Gov. (Gavin) Newsom and this (Democrat) supermajority seem dead set on turning California into San Francisco, and families around the state don’t want to turn into San
  
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• UCLA forward Emily Bessoir announces she is leaving

  20-04-2024 00:08 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA women’s basketball player Emily Bessoir announced in a social media post Friday that she is leaving the Bruins.
  “Words can’t describe how much the last four years have meant to me,” Bessoir wrote in the post. “I am overwhelmed by the support, generosity and love I received while playing, being injured and while being myself outside of basketball.”
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Emily Bessoir (@embessoir)A spokesperson for UCLA women’s b
  
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• Disneyland replaces lamp posts as precautionary measure

  19-04-2024 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland has begun removing and replacing lamp posts throughout the Anaheim theme park as a precautionary measure after high winds in November toppled a Town Square lamp post that left several visitors injured.
  Disneyland has removed and is replacing lamp posts near the Jolly Holiday and Rancho del Zocalo restaurants and Pirates of the Caribbean attraction as a precaution.
  ALSO SEE: Disneyland’s Autopia cars to go fully electric by 2026
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• Why it’s not a happy 420 for many California cannabis dispensaries

  19-04-2024 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  In cannabis culture, 420 — April 20 — is a day to celebrate.
  But for many in California’s legal cannabis industry, there’s little cause for revelry most days, according to experts who say high taxes, burdensome regulations and illegal sales are crushing entrepreneurs’ dreams.
  RELATED: How 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday
  “I get calls every week from mom-and-pop operators that were excited about legal cannabis, that invested their l
  
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• All-County boys wrestling: Fountain Valley’s Ryland Whitworth is the O.C. wrestler of the year

  19-04-2024 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  ALL-COUNTY BOYS WRESTLING TEAM 2023-24
  Fountain Valley wrestler Ryland Whitworth was the Gold Division champion at 215 pounds in the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Palm Springs High School. (Photo by Steve Fryer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
  Ryland Whitworth, Fountain Valley, Senior
  Ryland Whitworth went into his senior season expecting that an injury-free season would be an award-winning season.
  That expectation came true.
  Whitworth was a CIF Southern Section champion
  
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• Kings’ playoff rivalry with the Oilers is now a trilogy

  19-04-2024 23:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Ali vs Frazier. Holyfield vs Bowe. The Kings vs. the Edmonton Oilers?
  In their third bout in three years, Anze Kopitar and Connor McDavid’s clubs might take their place among the storied heavyweight trilogies of all time, and this time all the punishment will be meted out on skates.
  In each of the past two Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was the Kings left battered and dejected on the icy canvas when the final bell rang. The Oilers eliminated them in a seven-game slugfest in 2022, followed by a s
  
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• USC spring football game preview: Breakout candidates and what to watch

  19-04-2024 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A glint sparkled in Jacobe Covington’s eye when asked about USC’s new secondary schemes Thursday, a mischievous smirk creeping from the corners of his mouth.
  “We got a lil’ surprise for these other teams,” the junior cornerback said, voice building with excitement.
  Elements of such surprise will reveal themselves at noon Saturday, at USC’s spring game free to the public, where loyalists will stream in in droves for a glimpse at a new-look-r
  
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• California government can’t get education or homelessness right. Why trust it with your healthcare?

  19-04-2024 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  California is losing taxpayers by the hundreds of thousands for several years running, largely due to the overall lack of affordability.  Fundamental programs like education, public health and public safety are failing.  California has the highest or close to the highest costs in the nation for housing, rent, electricity, gas, transportation, and even food.
  If single-payer health care in California wasn’t a pipe dream already, it must be now.  The massive costs of such a pro
  
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• Man who set himself on fire across from courthouse where Trump is on trial is in critical condition

  19-04-2024 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The man who set himself on fire across the street from the courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place is in critical condition in a burn unit, police said Friday.
  The man first walked into the park around 1:30 p.m., took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories and spread them around the park before he doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire, officials said.
  Officials believe the man had traveled from Florida to New York in the past few days.
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• Swanson: Clippers-Mavericks III could be epic – if Kawhi Leonard plays

  19-04-2024 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  PLAYA VISTA – A word with the basketball deities, if I may?
  Small ask, please?
  Can we get Kawhi Leonard on the court for the Clippers’ first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks? Pleeease?
  Because, without Kawhi – currently considered questionable with what his team is describing as “very, very stubborn” right knee inflammation – this won’t be the first-round series basketball fans want to see.
  But with him? This will be t
  
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• Bomber targets Japanese workers in Pakistan; all survive

  19-04-2024 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By Adil Jawad | Associated Press
  KARACHI, Pakistan — A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nationals escaped unharmed but officials later said one bystander was killed.
  Initially, police said the van was heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked when it came under attack, local police chief Arshad Awan said. Police escorting the Japanese returned fire, killing a
  
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• Women animators create a safe space, support at CSUF

  19-04-2024 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Women in Animation was formed more than 30 years ago to support and grow the scant number of women working in the field of animation.
  The nonprofit has grown to 11,000 members worldwide and is a preeminent advocacy group supporting female-identifying and nonbinary people in animation, visual effects and gaming.
  WIA Student Collectives, including the WIA Cal State Fullerton Collective, have played a significant role in the nonprofit’s growth, enabling university students to build connection
  
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• 5 airport lines you can ditch (and how to skip them for free)

  19-04-2024 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sally French | NerdWallet
  At the airport, long lines for check-in, security screenings and even getting food can feel like a giant waste of time — and potentially disrupt even the most meticulously planned itinerary.
  But with planning, you can skip some of the most annoying lines, and in some cases, get reimbursed if the line-skipping privilege requires an application fee. Here are five common airport bottlenecks and how to avoid them for free or cheap.
  1. Check in
  It is the year 2024,
  
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• Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote on joining the UAW

  19-04-2024 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By Chris Isidore | CNN
  Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see the majority of her co-workers twice vote against joining the United Auto Workers union. She thinks the third vote taking place this week will be different.
  “It’s a totally different ball game,” she said. “The atmosphere is different. You see more pro-union than anti-union [workers]. A whole lot of people who were an
  
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• Carolee Ogata is named the new superintendent of Huntington Beach Union

  19-04-2024 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Carolee Ogata has been selected to serve as the next superintendent of Huntington Beach Union High School District, succeeding Clint Harwick once he retires in August.
  “I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to continue the legacy of excellence within the Huntington Beach Union High School District,” Ogata said. “HBUHSD boasts an exceptional community of dedicated staff and high-achieving students.”
  Ogata has been serving as the deputy superintendent of hu
  
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• Providence warns patients of potential disruption as Blue Shield negotiations drag on

  19-04-2024 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Providence and Blue Shield California, currently embroiled in a contractual spat over how much the insurance company covers patient care, have until June 1 to ink a new deal before the old contract expires.
  The hospital system emailed its 110,000 patients earlier this week, warning that Blue Shield health insurance might flip to out of network with Providence hospitals, clinics and physicians.
  “We are diligently working with Blue Shield to resolve this negotiation and that you can continue
  
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• Corky: Credit where it’s due for the people who can do it all in the water

  19-04-2024 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  When I was a kid and learning to surf, I was always told that in order to be a “complete” surfer it was important to be able to do all things surfing and ocean related.  A total “waterman” was the expression that was used.
  At first, I thought this just meant being able to all things that had to do with riding a surfboard well.  You should be able to ride all size waves, from knee high to mountain high.  You should be able to surf in either direction equally
  
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• States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement

  19-04-2024 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Shalina Chatlani | (TNS) Stateline.org
  For decades, Amina Tollin struggled with mysterious, debilitating pain that radiated throughout her body. A few years ago, when a doctor finally diagnosed her with polyneuropathy, a chronic nerve condition, she had begun to use a wheelchair.
  The doctor prescribed a blood infusion therapy that allowed Tollin, 40, to live her life normally. That is, until about three months ago, when it came time for reapproval and Medicaid stopped paying for the therapy. It
  
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• Sealing homes’ leaky HVAC systems is a sneaky good climate solution

  19-04-2024 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Leslie Kaufman | Bloomberg News (TNS)
  There’s a hidden scourge making homes more harmful to the climate and less comfortable: leaky heating and cooling systems. Plugging those leaks may be the dull stepchild of the energy transition, but that doesn’t make it any less important than installing dazzling solar arrays and getting millions of electric vehicles on the road.
  The problem, however, is that energy efficiency pays back over time, but it comes with high upfront costs.
  “It
  
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• ‘Are nursing homes our only option?’ These centers offer older adults an alternative

  19-04-2024 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — George Raines, a white-haired man in a red track suit and matching University of Alabama ball cap, cracked jokes as physical therapist Brad Ellis led him through a series of exercises designed to strengthen his legs.
  Raines, who is 79, pretended to be in pain, but his grin belied his tone of mock suffering. The men were in the therapy room at Ascension Living Alexian PACE in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where older clients spend the
  
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• When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow

  19-04-2024 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Julie Appleby | (TNS) KFF Health News
  Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had.
  While the concern about unscrupulous brokers enrolling unsuspecting people in ACA coverage has simmered for years, complaints have risen in recent months as consumers discover their health insurance coverage isn’t
  
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• Sugar cravings could be caused by loneliness, study finds

  19-04-2024 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Ebony Williams | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
  If you’ve spent a lonely night at home eating chocolates and/or ice cream, you shouldn’t feel guilty. That’s because loneliness can cause an intense desire for sugary foods, a new study found.
  Published in JAMA Network Open, researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain, cognitive decline and chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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• Kathryn Scanlan published ‘Kick the Latch’ in 2022. It’s winning awards in 2024

  19-04-2024 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Kathryn Scanlan’s slim novel “Kick the Latch” didn’t arrive with a massive media push when it was published in 2022, but both book and author continue to defy expectations.
  Over the course of a single week last month, the Los Angeles-based writer was the recipient of both the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize and one of this year’s Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, which comes with an astounding $175,000 award.
  “It’s shocking. I
  
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• Inside author Kathryn Scanlan’s award-winning week

  19-04-2024 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Kathryn Scanlan’s slim novel “Kick the Latch” didn’t arrive with a massive media push when it was published in 2022, but both book and author continue to defy expectations.
  Over the course of a single week last month, the Los Angeles-based writer was the recipient of both the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize and one of this year’s Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, which comes with an astounding $175,000 award.
  “It’s shocking. I
  
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• Ex-Customs and Border Protection worker pleads guilty to wife’s death in Orange

  19-04-2024 20:36 via ocregister.com
  
  A Covina man who worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection pleaded guilty on Friday, April 19, to a federal charge for kidnapping his wife in 2016 in an incident that resulted in her death.
  Eddy Reyes, 38, who lived with his wife in Santa Ana before she vanished, entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles.
  The charge carries potential sentences of the death penalty or life in federal prison without parole. However, the government has agreed to not seek a sentence greater than 30 years in excha
  
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• In France and US, two wildly different takes on IVF

  19-04-2024 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Ariel Cohen | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
  MONTPELLIER, FRANCE — In vitro fertilization, a procedure first used more than 45 years ago, has suddenly become the topic of political debate on both sides of the Atlantic — but for wildly different reasons.
  In France, President Emmanuel Macron’s government is eyeing policies to promote the use of assisted reproductive technology, including IVF, to increase the nation’s declining birth rate. But French feminist groups say the proposal und
  
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