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• Stradivari Superstar

  21-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Owner: Robert Schumitzky, Newport Coast
  Toy: 1694 “Ex-Halir” Stradivari
  “This violin is named after its most prominent owner, Karl Halir, who was of Czech descent and concertmaster of the Berlin Court Orchestra. The violin’s claim to fame is that with it Halir performed the world premier of the current version of the Sibelius Violin Concerto in Berlin, with Richard Strauss conducting, in 1905.
  “In 1987 I was living in St. Louis, performing with the St. Louis Symphon
  
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• The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says

  22-01-2026 15:46 via ocregister.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday,
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• Home prices dip in 44% of OC. How did your ZIP do?

  22-01-2026 15:24 via ocregister.com
  
  The median selling price for homes dipped year over year in 44% of Orange County ZIP codes, according to Attom.
  Looking at the 85 local ZIP codes with comparable sales in November 2025, prices increased in the past year in 48 and decreased in 37.
  The priciest ZIP, among those with five or more sales was Newport Coast 92657, with a $5.54 million median. The lowest was Laguna Woods 92637 at $545,000.
  Sales were up in 30 ZIPs, down in 44, and unchanged in 11. Busiest ZIP? Laguna Niguel, 92677, had
  
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• South OC Cars and Coffee gets council support to cruise on at Outlets at San Clemente

  22-01-2026 15:23 via ocregister.com
  
  South OC Cars and Coffee has become a community staple, its supporters told the San Clemente City Council, a gathering that each week draws more than 1,000 visitors, who also help fuel business and tourism in town.
  And, for now, it can continue unchanged, councilmembers agreed this week.
  A public hearing about the future of South OC Cars and Coffee was held by city leaders on Tuesday, Jan. 21, drawing more than 50 supporters who spoke about the beloved event hosted at the Outlets at San Clemente
  
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• Laguna Beach church revamps affordable housing project

  22-01-2026 15:21 via ocregister.com
  
  A Laguna Beach church proposing to use part of its property for an affordable housing project has revised the plans it is submitting to the city.
  Neighborhood Congregational Church, a non-denominational church near downtown, had submitted a 44-unit project to the city last spring, but The Rev. Rod Echols said Wednesday, Jan. 21, that the proposal will now be for 28 affordable units and a manager’s unit.
  Also, a proposal to demolish the original sanctuary and build a Spirit Center has been
  
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• Homicide rate declines sharply in dozens of US cities, a new report shows

  22-01-2026 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press
  Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice.
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• As Republicans embrace Big Government, they are becoming ‘Depublicans’

  22-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For some years now, conservatives who believe in free markets and limited government have been labeled RINOs—”Republicans in name only”—as GOP liberals or moderates have historically been known. The MAGA movement flings this term as an insult and a signal that respecting the realities of supply and demand instead of endorsing price controls is a character flaw.
  But after watching the last few weeks unfold, it’s hard not to ask this: If believing in markets makes you
  
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• US applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to a still-low 200,000

  22-01-2026 14:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits inched up last week but U.S. layoffs remain historically low despite signs of a softening labor market.
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• Consumer spending pushes US economy up 4.4% in third quarter, fastest in two years

  22-01-2026 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Powered by strong consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in two years from July through September, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its first estimate.
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• Wall Street claws for more gains in wake of Greenland de-escalation

  22-01-2026 14:32 via ocregister.com
  By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writers
  Wall Street was poised to open with gains Thursday, adding to the rally from a day earlier when U.S. President Donald Trump walked back his tariff threats on eight European countries over Greenland and ruled out using military force to take control of the territory.
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• Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here’s what the numbers show

  22-01-2026 14:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press
  ATLANTA (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while many northern states all the way to New England could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible, forecasters say.
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• US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country

  22-01-2026 14:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government late Wednesday, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections for the first time in a decade.
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• EU leaders gather to chart a new course for transatlantic ties after Trump threats over Greenland

  22-01-2026 13:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By LORNE COOK and SAM McNEIL, Associated Press
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are gathering for emergency talks on Thursday to chart a new course in transatlantic relations after a tumultuous two weeks dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of Greenland.
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• What to know about Greenland’s role in nuclear defense and Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  22-01-2026 13:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press
  PARIS (AP) — In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle of Armageddon.
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• House moves to finish government funding as Democrats decry Homeland Security bill

  22-01-2026 13:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will look to pass this year’s final tranche of spending bills on Thursday, an effort that is being complicated by Democratic lawmakers’ concerns that the measure funding the Department of Homeland Security inadequately addresses President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
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• Watch: Oscar nominations are this morning. ‘Sinners’ could make history

  22-01-2026 12:58 via ocregister.com
  By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Film Writer
  Horror films have traditionally been left out of the Oscars, but when nominations for the 98th Academy Awards are announced Thursday, Ryan Coogler’s vampire tale “Sinners” could make history.Nominations will read at 8:30 a.m. Eastern by presenters Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. Viewers can tune in live to Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the academy’s digital platforms and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
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• ‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record

  22-01-2026 12:58 via ocregister.com
  By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Film Writer
  Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voters showered “Sinnners” with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.&
  
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• Oscar nominations are this morning. ‘Sinners’ could make history

  22-01-2026 12:58 via ocregister.com
  By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Film Writer
  Horror films have traditionally been left out of the Oscars, but when nominations for the 98th Academy Awards are announced Thursday, Ryan Coogler’s vampire tale “Sinners” could make history.Nominations will read at 8:30 a.m. Eastern by presenters Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. Viewers can tune in live to Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the academy’s digital platforms and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
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• Auction marking the United States’ 250th birthday features some of its most iconic documents

  22-01-2026 12:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSEPH FREDERICK, Associated Press
  As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, an auction in New York will feature rare items that trace the nation’s history.
  A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln, his Secretary of State William Seward and his Secretary John Nicolay, sits on display at Christie’s during a preview for the “We the People: America at 250” auction, Jan. 15, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)
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• Denmark says its sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump’s Greenland about-turn

  22-01-2026 12:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By GEIR MOULSON and JAMES BROOKS, Associated Press
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister insisted that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security with the head of NATO.
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• Jack Smith is set to testify at a public hearing about his Trump investigations

  22-01-2026 12:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are poised to grill former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday at a congressional hearing that’s expected to focus fresh attention on two criminal investigations that shadowed Donald Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign.Smith testified behind closed doors last month but returns to the House Judiciary Committee for a public he
  
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• Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but may top US allies aren’t participating

  22-01-2026 12:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “ Board of Peace ” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate.
  President Donald Trump arrives for a Board of Peace charter announcem
  
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• Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but many top US allies aren’t participating

  22-01-2026 12:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate.
  President Donald Trump arrives for a Board of Peace charter annou
  
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• Immigration officials allow suspect in $100 million Southern California jewelry heist to self deport, avoiding trial

  22-01-2026 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES  — Federal immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a $100 million jewelry heist believed to be the largest in U.S. history to deport himself to South America in December, a move that stunned and upset prosecutors who were planning to try the case and send him to prison.
  Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores was one of seven people charged last year with stalking an armored truck to a rural freeway rest stop north of Los Angeles and stealing millions worth of diamonds,
  
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• Tesoro boys basketball fends off San Clemente for South Coast League win

  22-01-2026 08:05 via ocregister.com
  
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Tesoro’s boys basketball team survived a late rally by San Clemente to beat the Tritons 67-63 in a crucial South Coast League game Wednesday at Tesoro High.
  Both teams entered Wednesday undefeated in league play with two games against each other remaining.
  Carson Hatch(5) of Tesoro scores against San Clemente in a game at Tesoro High School in Rancho Santa Margarita on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• USC struggles in Alijah Arenas’ debut, falls to Northwestern

  22-01-2026 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Alijah Arenas’ reach saved the ball from going out of bounds. His feet put his body in a spin move that cut through defenders and got him in layup range.
  Chad Baker-Mazara rewarded his teammate with a chest bump and a playful shove. The basket had the entire USC men’s basketball team smiling and feeling the boost of optimism that Arenas brought in his college debut.
  The feeling waned by halftime, however, and USC went into the break trailing by three points. Arena
  
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• Corona del Mar boys basketball dominates Los Alamitos in league rematch

  22-01-2026 07:41 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – With two weeks remaining in the boys basketball regular season, it’s a good time to take a look at playoff possibilities.
  Corona del Mar is very possibly headed for the CIF Southern Section’s elite Open Division.
  The Sea Kings likely strengthened their candidacy for the Open Division on Wednesday with their 76-54 win over Los Alamitos in a Sunset League game at Corona del Mar High.
  Corona del Mar is 23-1 overall and 8–0 in the seven-team Sunset League. The
  
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• Erika Kirk calls for a Christian revival as tour starts at Riverside church

  22-01-2026 07:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Erika Kirk launched a national tour in Riverside to honor the memory of her husband — slain media personality Charlie Kirk — while spreading the word of God, the power of prayer and calling for a Christian revival in the U.S.
  The audience of thousands gathered Wednesday night, Jan. 21, at Harvest Christian Fellowship greeted Kirk with a standing ovation. Some shouted their love for her.
  It was the first night of the Make Heaven Crowded Tour 2026, which is set to visit more than 30 ci
  
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• Lukas Dostal shines as surging Ducks edge Avalanche in shootout

  22-01-2026 06:33 via ocregister.com
  
  DENVER — Lukas Dostal took on the league’s top team on its home ice and nearly pitched a shutout.
  Mikael Granlund and Cutter Gauthier scored in the shootout and Lukas Dostal stopped 40 shots as the Ducks defeated the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche for their fifth straight win on Wednesday night at Ball Arena.
  Jeffrey Viel scored in his second straight game as the Ducks kicked off their six-game road trip with an impressive win.
  Artturi Lehkonen scored for Colorado, and Scott Wedgewoo
  
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• Gabriela Jaquez, No. 3 UCLA crush Purdue for 12th straight win

  22-01-2026 06:17 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Angela Dugalić traced the cross with her hands before pointing to the sky. The graduate student forward jostled Coach Cori Close before placing her hands together in a prayer symbol. She was begging her coach to review an out-of-bounds call with just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
  The ball had bounced off Dugalić, officials deemed. However, after a nearly 2½-minute delay in play, during which the Serbian international patiently waited by h
  
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