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• Little Mountain fire in San Bernardino stopped at 34 acres

  15-01-2025 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  One person was detained after a vegetation fire broke out Wednesday, Jan. 15, in San Bernardino.
  Crews responded around 2 p.m. to Little Mountain Drive and West Edgehill Road, where the Little Mountain fire was burning around 30 acres as of around 2:45 p.m., said Eric Sherwin, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. As of around 3:30 p.m., forward progress was stopped with the fire at about 34 acres, authorities said.
  San Bernardino police detained one person at the scene,
  
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• 1 detained as Little Mountain fire in San Bernardino burns 30 acres, threatens structures

  15-01-2025 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  One person was detained after a vegetation fire broke out Wednesday, Jan. 15, in San Bernardino with the potential to threaten structures in the area.
  Crews responded around 2 p.m. to Little Mountain Drive and West Edgehill Road, where the Little Mountain fire was burning around 30 acres as of around 2:45 p.m., said Eric Sherwin, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. That area is northeast of the 210 Freeway/215 Freeway interchange.
  San Bernardino police detained one pers
  
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• Five Counties tournament at Fountain Valley again attracts top wrestlers and teams

  15-01-2025 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The Five Counties wrestling tournament again is bringing many of the best wrestling teams and wrestlers to Orange County this week.
  The annual event at Fountain Valley High will have four of the top five teams in the state rankings competing Friday and Saturday, including No. 1 St. John Bosco, No. 2 Buchanan of Clovis, No. 4 Gilroy and No. 5 Clovis.
  Host school Fountain Valley is No. 7 in the California rankings by CalGrappler.com. Also coming to Five Counties is state No. 10 Pitman of Turlock.
  
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• Angel City FC hires Mark Parsons as new Sporting Director

  15-01-2025 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Angel City Football Club announced that Mark Parsons has been hired as the club’s new Sporting Director.
  Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. He will report directly to ACFC Co-Founder and President Julie Uhrman.
  Parsons’ last job in the NWSL was as coach of the Washington Spirit (2023). Prior to that he had a successful time at the Portland Thorns (20
  
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• Southern California lawmakers largely agree, no strings attached to wildfire aid

  15-01-2025 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle largely agree: No conditions on wildfire aid.
  The nearly 30 House members who represent communities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are far and away against imposing any conditions on federal aid for California to help in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.
  Of those lawmakers, three — two Republicans and one Democrat &m
  
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• Los Angeles is a victim of progressive mismanagement

  15-01-2025 23:17 via ocregister.com
  
  “February was the wettest month in downtown Los Angeles since 1998. With over 12 inches of rain drenching the city, it was the fourth-wettest February — and the seventh-wettest month overall — in the city’s nearly 150-year recorded history,” said Judson Jones’ report on Los Angeles’ weather on March 2, 2024, in The New York Times. Just under a year later, Los Angeles is on fire and the fire hydrants have run dry from a lack of water.
  “In 2014, in t
  
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• Disneyland hotels housing 100 Disney employees displaced by wildfires

  15-01-2025 23:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Walt Disney Company is helping hundreds of employees impacted by the deadly and devastating wildfires that destroyed swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena with temporary housing, clothing and monetary relief.
  At least 64 Disney employees lost their homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires and hundreds more remain evacuated from their homes, the New York Times reported.
  About 100 displaced Disney employees have been staying in rooms at the Disneyland Hotel, Pixar Place Hotel and Disney&rsquo
  
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• Google signs deal with AP to deliver ‘timely, accurate’ news through its Gemini AI chatbot

  15-01-2025 22:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT O’BRIEN
  Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant’s first such deal with a news publisher.
  Google announced the deal in a blog post Wednesday, saying that AP “will now deliver a feed of real-time information to help further enhance the usefulness of results displayed in the Gemini app.”
  AP’s chief revenue officer, Kristin Heitmann, said it is part of a longstanding relation
  
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• Kings head to Vancouver looking to rediscover their offensive production

  15-01-2025 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Following Monday’s loss to the team that eliminated them from the playoffs after each of the past three campaigns, the Edmonton Oilers, the Kings turned their attention to the contender from last season against which they had the most success, the Vancouver Canucks.
  Having dropped two straight decisions after opening their five-game away swing with an overtime win in Winnipeg, the Kings are now on the way back south with Thursday’s match in Vancouver and another in Seattle on Saturda
  
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• Fires likely to incinerate the career of Karen Bass

  15-01-2025 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  When disaster strikes, the public expects its elected officials to project an image of leadership. Hence, Californians have watched Gov. Gavin Newsom show up at the Los Angeles wildfires, where he has expressed condolences, answered questions and promised billions of dollars in disaster aid. He’s announced useful reforms that will streamline rebuilding efforts.
  There’s plenty to criticize about the governor’s overall policies, but there’s no question he’s taking the
  
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• Biden prepares farewell address from Oval Office as he prepares to cede power to Trump

  15-01-2025 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRIS MEGERIAN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday night, seizing what may be his final opportunity to reshape Americans’ grim views on his term before he departs the White House.
  Related ArticlesNational Politics | Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aidNational Politics | What Trump plans for the economy in his first 100 daysNational Politics | John Ratcliffe, Trump&rsqu
  
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• Congressman Ro Khanna calls for ‘full and transparent’ investigation into death of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji

  15-01-2025 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA CLARA — Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna on Wednesday called for a “full and transparent” investigation into the death of Suchir Balaji, the OpenAI whistleblower who gained national attention last year after publicly claiming the company violated federal copyright laws.
  Khanna’s request — made in an apparent exchange on the social media site X with Balaji’s mother — came weeks after the whistleblower’s family began publicly questioning a
  
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• James Mai appointed as Irvine vice mayor

  15-01-2025 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  In a divided vote Tuesday, the Irvine City Council selected James Mai to serve as vice mayor.
  Newly elected in November, Mai represents District 3, an area straddling the 5 Freeway around Irvine High School.
  Councilmember Kathleen Treseder received two votes for the role.
  Before the holidays, the newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocked on whether to select Mai or Treseder as vice mayor.
  On Tuesday, Mayor Larry Agran expressed urgency to fill the role.
  “I very much want to get this po
  
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• Train smarter with the best bike roller trainers

  15-01-2025 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Which bike roller trainers are best?
  When the weather doesn’t permit cyclists to ride or train outside, bike rollers provide an economical and effective means to stay active indoors. The ability to use your bike inside can save time and energy, while providing a more controlled, and even safer, environment.
  A bike roller essentially holds your bike in place as you ride, with a pair of rollers or drums containing the back wheel and another one holding the front. It’s a simple design,
  
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• Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid

  15-01-2025 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH BOAK
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
  Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure as director of the Office and Management and Budget during Trump’s first term. He stressed that he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overt
  
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• Best back machines for targeted relief and muscle growth

  15-01-2025 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Which back machines are best?
  There are many exercise machines designed to work the neck, arms and upper back, but there is one piece of equipment that focuses on your lower core muscles — a back machine. Back machines feature a large, raised pad for your chest to rest upon and smaller pads below for your feet to fit underneath so that the bench is at either a 45-degree or 90-degree angle for resistance. You can focus on your abs, lower back and glutes and trim your waist in the proce
  
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• Misinformation about California fires is spreading like, well, wildfire

  15-01-2025 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California’s devastating wildfires have spawned a cottage industry in false information spreading rapidly online, forcing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the governor and local officials to dedicate time and resources to pushing back against the most prevalent rumors and lies.
  Over the last decade, it has become common for large-scale disasters to turn into a feeding frenzy for internet trolls, political provocateurs and bad actors from foreign countries looking to sow ch
  
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• Will Los Angeles wildfires cost $275 billion to fix?

  15-01-2025 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters from an Oregon strike team survey damage at a Sunset Blvd. home leveled by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
  An overhead pole camera image shows wildfire damage at the Altadena Community Church destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Jan. 14, 2025. Powerful winds on Jan. 14 threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 peo
  
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• US sues Southwest Airlines, fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights

  15-01-2025 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.
  The agency said the U.S. District Court lawsuit it filed in California on Wednesday alleges that Southwest illegally operated chronically delayed flights and disrupted passengers’ travel plans. It says it’s seeking “maximum civil penalties.”
  “Airlines have a legal obligation to ensure that their flight s
  
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• NBA reschedules Lakers’ and Clippers’ games postponed because of wildfires

  15-01-2025 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As part of the league’s schedule adjustments, the NBA rescheduled a combined six Lakers and Clippers games.
  The league announced on Wednesday morning that the Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets that was originally scheduled for Jan. 9 but was postponed because of the wildfires in Southern California has been rescheduled for Feb. 19 at Crypto.com Arena, making the matchup the Lakers’ first game coming out of the All-Star break.
  The game against t
  
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• Keep your feet happy with the best women’s athletic socks

  15-01-2025 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Which women’s athletic socks are best?
  Many consumers fail to realize that there are many sock types that better benefit certain scenarios. While some socks might be best for formal occasions, these socks might not be good for working out. Women’s athletic socks are all about increasing one’s comfort while assisting in wicking moisture or reducing a tendency toward blisters.
  The best women’s athletic socks are the Eallco Women’s Athletic Cushioned Running Ankle Sock
  
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• Letter: Jack Smith, special persecutor, is no hero

  15-01-2025 21:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Jack Smith, whose appointment as “special persecutor” is itself on shaky legal grounds, issues his one-sided report, praising his effort to “uphold the rule of law,” by which he means the “rule of lawyers.”  He laments how his efforts were frustrated by the defendant’s rights of appeal and free speech, in other words, by the rule of law.
  His final swan song is to complain that his efforts to defend democracy were frustrated by democracy.  You c
  
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• Marvel super heroes take over It’s a Small World at Tokyo Disneyland

  15-01-2025 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Groot will ride on a gondola in Italy, climb a pyramid in Egypt and drive a double-decker bus in the United Kingdom in the new Marvel character overlay at Tokyo Disneyland that reimagines the classic It’s a Small World boat ride.
  Groot and other Marvel characters will take over It’s a Small World at Tokyo Disneyland in Japan during a limited-time experience running from Wednesday, Jan. 15 through June 30.
  There are no plans to bring Groot or other Marvel characters to the It’s
  
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• Battered on this road trip, Ducks look to get another quality win over Lightning

  15-01-2025 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  In search of another quality win upon which to hang their hats, the Ducks will square off with one of the best teams they’ve beaten thus far, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in Thursday’s final matchup between the two clubs this season.
  Tampa Bay is the NHL’s most prolific team on a per-game basis while the Ducks’ offense has been the league’s most feckless by virtually any measure, including its average output. Despite the massive 1.23-goal gap between the two teams &ndas
  
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• California laws on home fire protection can work. Will more homeowners take action?

  15-01-2025 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By Ari Plachta | The Sacramento Bee
  In the charred Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, one home emerged unscathed from last week’s destructive fire and went viral for what appeared to be a miracle.
  Luck certainly played a role, said the home’s architect. But a range of construction choices and preparation measures were key in shielding the property from the blaze that decimated thousands of neighboring structures.
  These measures are hardly a mystery. California law require
  
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• Fire-ravaged Altadena attracting real estate vultures eyeing deals

  15-01-2025 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michelle Ma, Jennifer Epstein and Kelsey Butler | Bloomberg
  Danielle Neal is a fourth-generation resident of Altadena who saw the house she grew up in and the apartment she rented burn down in the wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County.
  Neal, 30, said her aunt and uncle, who lived in the family home, have already been deluged by parties looking to purchase the still smoldering ruins at a steep discount.
  Also see: Newsom signs order barring predatory real estate offers in burn ar
  
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• What Trump plans for the economy in his first 100 days

  15-01-2025 20:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By Anna Helhoski, NerdWallet
  After the fanfare of President Donald Trump’s swearing-in ends, he’ll get to work on enacting his agenda, including several economic priorities like tariffs and tax cuts.
  As Trump did in his first term, he is likely to rely on executive orders to enact some promises like his tariff plans. Strictly legislative plans, including tax cuts, will need to go through Congress, where Republicans hold a thin majority in both houses. And if the most recent governmen
  
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• Rams CB Cobie Durant stayed ready for big playoff moment

  15-01-2025 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  The call was double cat, a designed blitz for cornerback Cobie Durant, lined up to the right side of the Rams defense. When Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson did a short motion outside, Durant followed, as if in man coverage, to disguise the real play call.
  “I’m reading the receivers, seeing if they’re gonna block me or anything. I made it look like I was bumping out and then at the snap, I took off,” Durant said. “And I just came scot-free.”
  By the time Vikin
  
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• Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain

  15-01-2025 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults’ free-speech rights.
  Texas is among more than a dozen states with such laws aimed at blocking young children and teenagers from viewing pornography. The states argue the laws are ne
  
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• Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar

  15-01-2025 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline.org
  Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and conservative activists demanding that certain books — often about race, gender and sexuality — be removed from the shelves.
  In the past year, Grant and her colleagues in the Ewing Public Schools just north of Trenton updated a 3-decade-old policy on reviewing parents’ challenges to books they see as pornographic or inappropria
  
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• Meta to lay off more than 3,600 workers in latest shakeup

  15-01-2025 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Meta is planning to lay off 5% of its workers, a total of more than 3,600 employees.
  CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the job cuts come ahead of what will likely be an “intense year” as the company continues its focus on artificial intelligence and smart glasses.
  “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,” Zuckerberg wrote in a memo on Tuesday. “We typically manage out people who aren’t meeting expectations over
  
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• Trump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce

  15-01-2025 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jessie Hellmann, CQ-Roll Call
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s vowed crackdown on immigration could strain an already struggling elder care workforce that relies on foreign-born workers in nursing homes and home health settings.
  Industry players and experts argue that increasing the long-term care workforce requires more immigration, and Trump’s plans could further undermine efforts to shore up the workforce as need for services increases with an aging population.
  
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• Mike Gatto: Key questions that need answers regarding the Los Angeles wildfires

  15-01-2025 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  With respect to the Los Angeles wildfires, I’m not interested in blame.  I’m interested in answers.  
  I want our government to learn what it needs to, because fires like this should never happen again.
  But to get that kind of personal growth, our leaders need to be honest with themselves.  This doesn’t mean listening to their biggest detractors.  But they do need to ignore their own spin doctors.  The truth lies somewhere in between.
  I don’t
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Thursday, January 16, 2025

  15-01-2025 19:15 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 Thursday, January 16, 2024.
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• Major legal brawl may decide what types of cars Americans can buy

  15-01-2025 19:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By Alex Brown, Stateline.org
  Blue states are bracing for a battle with the Trump administration over their authority to limit tailpipe emissions, a showdown that will have major repercussions on the types of cars and trucks sold to American drivers.
  All sides expect President-elect Donald Trump to try to revoke states’ authority to adopt California’s strict rules on the pollution spewed by vehicles.
  Many states’ efforts to fight climate change hinge on a federal process that al
  
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• The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  15-01-2025 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By TERRY TANG
  The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way.
  On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries re
  
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• Travel: A Mediterranean cruise reveals marvels big and small

  15-01-2025 18:59 via ocregister.com
  
  For no small reason, I felt like “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” and almost ordered a glass of Bordeaux from a 3-inch-tall vintner.
  Near the posh French Riviera, I embedded with thousands and thousands of teeny, expressive villagers (hello, puny pistachio nut seller and pig farmer!) who locked unblinking eyes with me in the real, human-sized town of Aubagne. This is the hypnotic “Santon Capital of the World,” a centuries-old epicenter of artisans who handcraft elaborate,
  
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• How Robert Crais drags Elvis Cole and Joe Pike into the darkness in ‘The Big Empty’

  15-01-2025 18:32 via ocregister.com
  
  For “The Big Empty,” the 20th book in Robert Crais‘ Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series, Crais returned to an idea he’d been circling off and on for years.
  “For a long time now, I’ve had this notion I wanted to put Elvis into what is, for him, an untenable position,” Crais says. “Where he’s trapped between his loyalty to a client and his personal loyalty toward truth and justice and doing the right thing.
  “Finally, I knew the story that woul
  
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• Alexander: Charting college football’s future

  15-01-2025 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The semifinals of the first 12-team College Football Playoff were electric, and Monday’s final game in Atlanta – Ohio State vs. Notre Dame – will be a nod to the history and tradition of a sport that has dealt with a head-spinning amount of change in just the past five years.
  At the same time, when the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish take the field at Mercedes Benz Stadium, a Big Ten representative facing the sport’s preeminent independent, we should realize that the resu
  
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• Musk accused by SEC of cheating Twitter investors out of millions

  15-01-2025 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By Nicola M. White and Chris Dolmetsch | Bloomberg
  Elon Musk cheated Twitter shareholders out of more than $150 million by waiting too long to disclose his growing stake in the company as he prepared a takeover bid, the US Securities and Exchange Commission claimed in a lawsuit filed days before the Trump administration takes over.
  The agency’s complaint, which was immediately disputed by a lawyer for Musk, accuses the billionaire of failing to promptly report that he had amassed more than
  
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• Capital One sued by watchdog that says bank cheated customers out of $2 billion

  15-01-2025 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Wyatte Grantham-Philips | The Associated Press
  A U.S. watchdog is suing Capital One for allegedly misleading consumers about its offerings for high-interest savings accounts — and “cheating” customers out of more than $2 billion in lost interest payments as a result.
  In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took aim at Capital One’s promises and handling of its “360 Savings” accounts. Despite promoting 360 Savings as an account
  
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• John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators the agency is ‘not where we’re supposed to be’

  15-01-2025 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the nation’s premier spy agency must do a better job of staying ahead of global threats posed by Russia, China and other adversaries.
  John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, told lawmakers that if confirmed, he would push the agency to do more to use technolo
  
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• Marco Rubio warns China is America’s ‘biggest threat’ as he seeks confirmation

  15-01-2025 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio received a warm welcome from Senate colleagues Wednesday as he sketched out his plans for implementing President-elect Donald Trump’s“America First” vision as secretary of state.
  “I hope I can earn your support, whether it’s because you believe I would do a good job, or because you want to get rid of me,” Rubio joked in testimony the Senate Forei
  
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• Officials tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says details still in flux

  15-01-2025 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
  The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of h
  
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• Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal to pause Gaza war and release some hostages, mediators say

  15-01-2025 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
  The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of
  
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• Slash the ‘bureaucratic red tape’ for all

  15-01-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Over the weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order suspending the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act for victims of the Los Angeles-area wildfires so they can rebuild faster. This is a laudable move, but hints at the need for broad and permanent regulatory relief for all construction in California.
  “Just issued an Executive Order that will allow victims of the SoCal fires to not get caught up in bureaucratic red tape and quickly rebuild their hom
  
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• From DIY to iconic: all-ages music venues in Southern California

  15-01-2025 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  In a region where live music pulses through the veins of its culture, all-ages venues have long been the heartbeat of youth expression and musical discovery. From punk rock shows in gritty DIY spaces to intimate indie performances in cozy, community-driven spots, these venues have provided a sanctuary for young music lovers, offering both a stage for emerging artists and a space for fans to feel seen.
  However, in recent years, several iconic spots have closed their doors, making the need for saf
  
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• Break in winds allows crews to make big gain on Eaton fire; containment grows on Palisades fire, too

  15-01-2025 16:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite the threat of strong winds, crews battling the Eaton fire made significant gains overnight and now have containment lines around nearly half of the fire, authorities said on Wednesday morning, Jan. 15.
  The fire remained at 14,117 charred acres, but it was 45% contained, Angeles National Forest officials said.
  Firefighters were bracing for another potentially challenging day as a red flag warning for dangerous fire weather will be in effect until 6 p.m. for all areas in Los Angeles County
  
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• Bondi in her confirmation hearing says Trump was ‘targeted’ by Justice Department investigations

  15-01-2025 16:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that the president-elect had been targeted by years of investigations and pledged that she would not “politicize” the Justice Department if confirmed as the country’s chief federal law enforcement officer.
  The statements echoed Trump’s claims that the Jus
  
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• Bondi faces skeptical reception from Democrats at confirmation hearing over her loyalty to Trump

  15-01-2025 16:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, will face sharp questioning from Democratic senators at a confirmation hearing Wednesday expected to center on concerns that Trump will look to use the Justice Department’s powers to seek retribution against his adversaries.
  Bondi, a former Florida attorney general who was part of Trump’s legal team during his first of two S
  
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