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• Chipotle Mexican Grill is bringing back Boorito on Halloween 2024

  08-10-2024 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Chipotle Mexican Grill will bring back its Boorito promotion on Halloween, the Newport Beach-based restaurant chain announced.
  From 3 p.m. to close on Oct. 31, diner who visit a restaurant in a holiday costume can get an entrée for $6 in-restaurant, according to a news release. In Canada, the offer is for a $7 entrée.Related linkChipotle Mexican Grill brings back smoked brisketThe offer is for one item per in-person guest, and there could be extra charges for add-ons such as guacam
  
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• Irvine PD unveils new police Cybertruck

  08-10-2024 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The Irvine Police Department unveiled on Tuesday its newest police vehicle: a Tesla Cybertruck.
  Irvine Police Chief Michael Kent said he believes it to be the first police Cybertuck in the United States.
  “I’m very proud to say that we’re the first police department in the country to have this in its fleet,” Kent said.
  The vehicle is capable of responding to emergencies, but the department does not plan to use the truck for patrols. The Cybertruck will be used for communit
  
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• Former Caltech professor awarded Nobel Prize in physics

  08-10-2024 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Caltech emeritus professor John Hopfield has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  Hopfield, now a professor at Princeton University, and Geoffrey Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto were awarded for “foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement.
  The awards were announced Tuesday, Oct. 8.
  “This year’s two Nobel Laureates in Physics have
  
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• Russian gas is still transiting Ukraine, so why stop now?

  08-10-2024 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe has been trying to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas imports, forcing the continent to turn elsewhere to compensate. Imports of pricey liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US, for instance, have grown from 19 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2019 to 56 bcm in 2023.
  However, after two years of war, Russian natural gas is still flowing into the EU. While the volume of Russia’s gas exports to Europe has dropped
  
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• Hezbollah steps up rocket fire as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon

  08-10-2024 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By BASSEM MROUE and TIA GOLDENBERG
  BEIRUT — Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to keep up pressure that has forced tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes near the Lebanese border. The Israeli military said it sent more ground troops into southern Lebanon and that a senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an airstrike.
  Dozens of rockets fired by Hezbollah were aimed as far south as Haifa, and the Isr
  
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• Novel EV charging hub in Santa Ana comes with sushi, lounge

  08-10-2024 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  An electric vehicle charging center with sushi, kombucha, a WiFi lounge and car wash opens next week along a bustling stretch of 17th Street in Santa Ana.
  The modern, black-on-steel-toned charging facility sits parallel to railroad tracks, not far from the congested 5 freeway.
  Created by the Southern California startup Rove and its partner Gelson’s Markets, the 40-stall hub and its Recharge convenience store are part of a growing trend nationwide to create charging stations blended with re
  
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• A Life Story: Former Register reporter Robin Hinch turned obituaries into art

  08-10-2024 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  From the early 1990s to 2008, Orange County Register obituary reporter Robin Hinch chronicled thousands of lives, trying to capture the essence of each in around 750 words.
  Now, it’s time for the Register to tell her life story. Hinch died in her sleep early in the morning on Oct. 1. She was 82.
  Her two sons, Jim and Ben, remember their mother as “vibrant,” “quick,” “ironic” and a “no bull…. truth-teller.”
  She also worked, relentlessly
  
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• Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler’s watch stolen by thieves at Santa Anita Park

  08-10-2024 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A group of thieves stole expensive watches from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and another person last month at Santa Anita Park’s horse racing meet, then tried to steal a third watch from another targeted victim, officials said Tuesday.
  Arcadia police have arrested a Los Angeles man for the attempted theft on Sept. 28, but his two alleged accomplices remain unknown and on the loose. The culprits in the two thefts also have not been identified.
  “It appears all three victi
  
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• California investigation finds widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants

  08-10-2024 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real estate firms, according to an undercover investigation that found widespread discrimination in the state.
  The investigative nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative announced Tuesday that it has filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, alleging landlords violated a state law against denying leases to renters who pay with vouchers. It seeks penaltie
  
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• Beckman football molds diverse contributions into sizzling start

  08-10-2024 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA journey from a three-win season in 2022. Improved depth and a new offensive coordinator. A mental performance coach. And inspiration from a late mentor.
  Beckman’s football team has leaned on these factors, and more, in charting a 6-0 record for the best start in school history.
  “It’s uncharted territory,” said Patriots coach Marcello Giuliano, whose squad plays host to Sunny Hill
  
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• All Florida theme parks except Disney World close for Hurricane Milton

  08-10-2024 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Universal, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Legoland in Florida will close as Hurricane Milton heads for the central part of the state while Disney World plans to ride out the Category 5 hurricane and remain open during the storm.
  The latest forecast for Hurricane Milton calls for the major storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico to make landfall on Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Tampa Bay area and cut a path over the major theme parks in central Florida.
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• Former LBUSD safety officer walks free after judge sentences him to time served in fatal shooting

  08-10-2024 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  A judge sentenced a former Long Beach Unified School District school safety officer to three years in state prison for the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman in 2021, but the defendant walked out of the courthouse on credits for time served in county jail and ankle monitoring Tuesday, Oct. 8.
  Eddie Francisco Gonzalez, 54, of Orange, was flanked by family, friends and supporters as he walked out of the courtroom, some of whom gasped when Judge Richard M. Goul imposed the three-year sentence f
  
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• Newsom’s special session is obviously a farce

  08-10-2024 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday scored a political victory as a Senate committee passed during an ongoing special legislative session a bill designed to drive down the cost of gasoline, which sells for around $1.50 a gallon more than the national average. While it’s win for Newsom, the measure won’t do anything to reduce gas prices and might nudge them higher.
  If the Legislature had any self-awareness – or dignity, for that matter – it would have told Newsom to bring back thi
  
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• Kings’ 3 biggest questions before the 2024-25 season

  08-10-2024 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO –– The Kings entered last season with national media buzz unseen since their glory years ended a decade earlier and they produced a start to match.
  But an abysmal midseason stretch cost coach Todd McLellan his job and elicited a frantic playoff push that produced just two postseason home games, both losses, with one goal scored between them, as well as the abrupt end of the costly Pierre-Luc Dubois experiment.
  Sans Dubois – as well as departed peripheral leaders like
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Makya Chee, El Toro

  08-10-2024 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Makya Chee
  School: El Toro
  Sport: Football
  Year: Junior
  Noteworthy: He rushed for a school-record 383 yards in the Chargers’ 65-35 win over Canyon in an Iota League game. El Toro has played varsity football for 50 years. Chee (5-9, 165) had 20 carries and scored four rushing touchdowns while averaging 19 yards a carry. For the season Chee has rushed for 839 yards, the fifth-most in Orange County,  and 10 touchdowns and is averaging 13
  
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• Crypta’s Fernanda Lira talks upending the metal scene ahead of Southern California shows

  08-10-2024 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Fernanda Lira, bassist and vocalist of Crypta, an all-women Brazilian death metal band, is redefining what it means to be metal. 
  “Those of us who are nonconformists are trying to get back to what metal was like in the beginning,” Lira said in a recent phone interview. “It’s not about making the metal scene less metal. It’s about making it more diverse, welcoming, and accepting of everyone. The more welcoming we are to all kinds of metalheads, the cooler and gr
  
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• Crypta’s Fernanda Lira talks upending the metal scene ahead of SoCal shows

  08-10-2024 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Fernanda Lira, bassist and vocalist of Crypta, an all-women Brazilian death metal band, is redefining what it means to be metal. 
  “Those of us who are nonconformists are trying to get back to what metal was like in the beginning,” Lira said in a recent phone interview. “It’s not about making the metal scene less metal. It’s about making it more diverse, welcoming, and accepting of everyone. The more welcoming we are to all kinds of metalheads, the cooler and gr
  
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• Nick Nickson, longtime voice of the Kings, retiring at season’s end

  08-10-2024 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Longtime Kings broadcaster Nick Nickson, who has handled extensive radio duties as well as simulcasts, announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of this upcoming season.
  Like another legendary voice of the Kings, former play-by-play man Bob Miller, Nickson will have spent 44 seasons with the organization. The Rochester, N.Y., native began his career calling minor-league games in his hometown nearly half a century ago.
  “There comes a moment when you get a sense that it is the right t
  
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• Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds

  08-10-2024 19:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
  DES MOINES, Iowa — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they’re confident players won’t mind paying more after changes that will lead to larger prizes and more frequent winners.
  Lottery officials announced Monday that it will cost $5 to play Mega Millions, beginning in April, up from the current $2 per ticket. The price increase will be one of many changes to Mega Millions that officials said
  
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• What to do if your dog eats pot

  08-10-2024 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Dogs are naturally curious animals, notorious for exploring the world by way of their mouths. So if you’re a cannabis user, it’s possible – even likely – that one day your dog will sample your stash.
  Take it from Dr. Kate Smith, medical director for Animal Urgent Care in Arvada, which gets calls about pets that have consumed pot almost every time she’s in the office.
  Sometimes, the owners aren’t aware that’s what happened. They call and report the dog se
  
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• A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits

  08-10-2024 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment. The arrest came amid yet more high-profile departures from Adams’ administration as federal prosecutors delve deeper into allegations that the mayor was involved in a coverup.
  Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday as a liaison to the Muslim communit
  
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• Back-to-back hurricanes set to strain FEMA as its funds run low

  08-10-2024 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Ari Natter | (TNS) Bloomberg News
  WASHINGTON — The cash-strapped U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to be tested by back-to-back major disasters as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s Gulf Coast less than two weeks after Helene devastated the Southeast.
  “This could result in a significant strain on FEMA’s resources,” said Daniel Kaniewski, a former deputy administrator at the U.S. disaster response agency. &
  
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• Are bicyclists subject to the same rules as motor vehicle drivers? Ask the lawyer

  08-10-2024 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: I have wondered about these questions for some time: Are bicyclists subject to the same rules of the road set forth in the vehicle code as motor vehicle drivers? It is rare to see a bicyclist (either solo or in groups) stop at a stop sign. What would my liability be if I collided with a bicyclist who was running a stop sign?
  P.S., Woodland Hills
  Ron Sokol
  A: The California Bicycle Law is found at California Vehicle Code Section 21200. This statute imposes on bike riders the same duties and re
  
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• How the horror story ‘Dearest’ got its start via a pandemic pregnancy

  08-10-2024 18:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Motherhood can be exhausting, challenging, and, at times, thankless. But in Los Angeles-based writer Jacquie Walters’ debut novel “Dearest,” it’s also terrifying.
  Four and a half years ago, Walters was pregnant with her first child when the coronavirus pandemic hit and lockdown orders flashed across television screens and newspaper headlines. There would be no night nurse, no helpful inlaws and no supportive aunties to stop by and give the new parents a reprieve. Just a d
  
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• If you’ve ever wanted a steak gilded in gold, this Brazilian steakhouse has you covered

  08-10-2024 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Budding Brazilian steakhouse Galpão Gaucho opened its eighth location on Sept. 26 in Irvine. The 9,800-square-foot space marks the restaurant’s first foray into Orange County.
  Similar to other Brazilian steakhouses, or churrascaria, Galpão Gaucho’s big draw is theatrical tableside carving by aproned servers. More than 17 cuts of meat, ranging from sirloin and ribeye to lamb and chicken, arrive to the table in dramatic fashion on steel skewers, a hallmark of the U.S.-bas
  
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• 8 hauntingly good Halloween concerts in Southern California

  08-10-2024 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  As Halloween approaches, Southern California transforms into a hub of spooky celebrations, offering everything from haunted festivals to costume-filled parties. Whether you’re a fan of live hip-hop performances, throwback 2000s hits, or immersive Disney experiences, this year’s Halloween events have something for everyone. From the music of OhGeesy to the nostalgic vibes of the 2000s at High Tide in DTLA, the region is gearing up for a night of music, costumes, and spine-chilling fun
  
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• California, dozen states sue TikTok, claiming platform is addictive to children

  08-10-2024 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By Haleluya Hadero | The Associated Press
  More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids.
  The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including California, New York, Kentucky and New Jersey. All the complaint
  
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• What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump

  08-10-2024 18:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would change the country for the better, according to a recent poll from the   AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
  The poll, which was conducted in mid-September, found about 7 in 10 Black voters have a somewhat or very favorable view of Harris, with few differences b
  
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• Orange County girls athlete of the week: Summer Wilson, Irvine

  08-10-2024 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls athlete of the week:
  Name: Summer Wilson
  School: Irvine
  Sport: Cross country
  Year: Junior
  Noteworthy: In her first race with the Vaqueros, Wilson finished first at the Central Park Invitational with a school-record time of 16 minutes, 19.4 seconds at Central Park in Huntington Beach. Wilson, a transfer from JSerra, set the Irvine record for fastest time on any course.
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• Theater review: Chance Theater deftly takes on the workplace play, ‘Gloria’

  08-10-2024 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The original title of playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ compelling workplace play “Gloria,” written a decade ago and making its Orange County debut at Chance Theater, included the word “ambition.”
  And, whoa, how the creative ambition impresses here!
  Written as he was just turning 30, Jacob-Jenkins’ mastery at seamlessly knitting together quick-silver tonal shifts — from corrosive, backbiting comedy to abrupt tragedy and then to ironic satire — dis
  
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