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• Filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza’s husband, found dead at Hollywood Hills residence

  04-01-2025 19:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.
  Baena was found dead Friday at a Los Angeles home, according to medical examiner’s records. The circumstances were unclear Saturday. The records indicated that the medical examiner’s office was investigating and did not include any information on where specifically his body was discovered or the cause of death.
  FILE – Aubrey Plaza, right, and Jeff Baena arrive at
  
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• Recipe: Shrimp, Tomato and Basil Pasta is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner

  06-01-2025 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Shrimp and pasta are alluring partners, the shrimp lending a subtle sweetness and slight saltiness to the starchiness of the tender pasta. Tomatoes, fresh basil and garlic come to the party, too, making this quick-to-prepare dish a weeknight winner.
  Should the petit “tail” shells be removed? I save time by using defrosted frozen shrimp that is shelled and deveined but still have their tail shells in place. I figure that weeknight diners can cut off the shell-on tiny tails, but feel f
  
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• What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter

  06-01-2025 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said.
  On Oct. 31, Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded video with the glasses as he cycled through the French Quarter and plotted the attack, said Lyonel Myrthil, FBI special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office. Jabbar also wore the glasses, which are capable of livestreaming
  
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• Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns

  06-01-2025 19:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By BERNARD CONDON
  NEW YORK (AP) — Your car is spying on you.
  That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas earlier this week. Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk’s company was impressive, but also shines a spotlight on a difficult question as vehicles become less like cars and more like computers on wheels.
  Related ArticlesNational News | What to know about the Meta glasses the
  
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• Disneyland sold out on last day of holiday season

  06-01-2025 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Throngs of Disneyland fans eager to see the Merriest Place on Earth decked out for the holidays on the final day of the Christmas season have forced the Anaheim theme parks to hang a “sold out” sign on the front gates.
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure reservations for single day tickets and all annual passholders are unavailable for Monday, Jan. 6 — a rare occurrence in the reservation era of the parks.
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• Will TikTok be banned this month? The question is making content creators anxious

  06-01-2025 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. and HALELUYA HADERO
  Will TikTok be banned this month?
  That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could upend their livelihoods. The fate of the popular app will be decided by the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over a law requiring TikTok to break ties with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a U.S. ban.
  At the heart of the case is whether the law violate
  
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• Fewer than 1 in 1,000 US adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, researchers find

  06-01-2025 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer
  As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it’s been difficult to determine the number of young people receiving gender-affirming medications, leaving room for exaggerated and false claims.
  Now, a medical journal has published the most reliable estimate yet and the numbers are low, reflecting more clearly on medical practices now being weighed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. adolescents with commerc
  
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• 2 Huntington Beach library ballot initiatives have gathered enough signatures to force public vote

  06-01-2025 18:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach has two ballot initiatives related to the city’s libraries that have qualified with enough signatures, both reactions to actions the City Council has taken over the last few years.
  The first initiative seeks to repeal a city law that allowed Huntington Beach to create a children’s library book review board. The second would make it harder for the city’s public library operations to be privatized, a response to council discussions early last year.
  The city has n
  
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• Soul stars The Stylistics bring their smooth R&B hits, plus a few surprises, to The Wiltern

  06-01-2025 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been almost two decades since their last album, but with a little help from some very famous friends, soul stars The Stylistics are back with a new 21-track record that’s taking the veteran band in a surprising direction with new music that features elements of pop and even country sounds.
  And some of the band members admit that even after nearly 60 years of making music, they’re a little nervous about this new sound.
  “We have kind of an already set and established s
  
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• Lawmakers brace for Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint

  06-01-2025 18:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEVIN FREKING
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump may soon pardon many of the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes for their actions related to the riot.
  Trump said he would issue pardons to rioters on “Day 1” of his presidency, which begins Jan. 20. “Most likely, I’ll do it very quickly,” he said recently on NBC’s &ldqu
  
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• Status Update: French bakery Tous les Jours debuts in Brea; senior-living tower coming to Irvine

  06-01-2025 17:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The French-inspired bakery Tous les Jours opened recently in Brea, offering 300 types of pastries, cakes and desserts baked in-store daily. (Photo courtesy of Tous les Jours)
  The French-inspired bakery Tous les Jours opened recently in Brea, offering 300 types of pastries, cakes and desserts baked in-store daily. (Photo courtesy of Tous les Jours)
  The French-inspired bakery Tous les Jours opened recently in Brea, offering 300 types of pastries, cakes and desserts baked in-store daily. (Photo cou
  
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• The New Year is the same as the Old Year

  06-01-2025 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The Romans set January as the first month of the year. Originally, March had been the start of the new year. But the early Roman kings, before the republic, moved it to coincide with Janus, a two-faced god who looked backward with an old face and forward with a young face. Julius Caesar realigned Roman governance around January being the start of a new year of governance.
  The reality, however, is it is arbitrary and we have all given great psychological importance to it. The pagans of Rome engag
  
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• Biden says Americans shouldn’t forget the 2021 Capitol attack but there won’t be a repeat this time

  06-01-2025 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By WILL WEISSERT
  President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an “unrelenting effort” to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block certification of the 2020 election — seeking to contrast that day’s chaos with what he promises will be an orderly transition returning Trump to power for a second term.
  In an opinion piece published Sunday in The Washington Post, Biden recalled Jan. 6, 2021, writing that “violent insu
  
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• Deadline has passed to use federal COVID relief aid, here’s some of how communities benefited

  06-01-2025 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Local governments had until the end of the year to use millions in federal relief dollars received during the height of the coronavirus pandemic; in Orange County, much of the one-time funding went toward the pandemic response and services intended to support the county’s most vulnerable residents as well as new construction and community needs.
  In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, a $1.9 trillion economic relief plan with aid for citizens, businesses
  
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• Deadline has passed for county, cities to use federal COVID relief aid, here’s some of how communities benefited

  06-01-2025 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Local governments had until the end of the year to use millions in federal relief dollars received during the height of the coronavirus pandemic; in Orange County, much of the one-time funding went toward the pandemic response and services intended to support the county’s most vulnerable residents as well as new construction and community needs.
  In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, a $1.9 trillion economic relief plan with aid for citizens, businesses
  
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• Shake up your workouts with the best vibration platform machines

  06-01-2025 16:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Which vibration platform machine is best?
  Most people don’t like exercising. It can be difficult to find the time and energy, and the exertion can be painful. With a vibration platform machine, you can avoid most of the exertion while stimulating your body in a healthy and engaging way.
  The best vibration platform machine is the LifePro Waver Vibration Plate Exercise Machine. It’s perfect for users of all levels thanks to its large range of vibration speeds and many included accessor
  
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• Sacramento Snapshot: The legislature is back to work, and we’re tracking these bills from OC legislators

  06-01-2025 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The California Legislature is back in session today, Monday, Jan. 6, and we’re kicking off this year’s work by tracking some early bills from Orange County’s legislators.
  While it’s still early in the legislative process, many lawmakers already have begun the process of filing bills.
  Sacramento Snapshot
  Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the Assembly a
  
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• Harris will oversee certification of her defeat to Trump four years after he sparked Capitol attack

  06-01-2025 16:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump four years after he tried to stop the very process that will now return him to the White House.
  In a video message, Harris described her role as a “sacred obligation” to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.
  “As we have seen, our democracy can be fragile,” she said. “And it is up to each of us to s
  
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• Why falling mortgage rates can signal bad news

  06-01-2025 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  “Numerology” tries to find reality within various economic and real estate trends measurements.
  Buzz: Why do real estate people root for falling mortgage rates?
  Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed stats on home loans, home prices, jobs and inflation dating to 1976. By the way, that was the year Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died Dec. 29 at age 100, was elected to the White House.
  Fuzzy math: Cheaper mortgages may increase affordability but frequently occur when economi
  
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• A white wicker bassinet bought in 1934 is still in use 130 babies later

  06-01-2025 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Athena Richmond Graves spent most of 2024 carrying on a legacy that dates back five generations.
  And all she had to do was that thing babies do effortlessly: Lie around and sleep.
  Athena is the 130th child to spend infancy in a white wicker bassinet that has embraced babies since 1934.
  First purchased from a Los Angeles merchant by the family that founded Watson’s Drugs & Soda Fountain in Old Towne Orange, the bassinet has been passed around among relatives, neighbors, business acquain
  
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• Remembering KNAC, the pure rock heavy metal radio station of the ’80s and ’90s

  06-01-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Often in radio, the smaller stations are the most interesting. Case in point is KNAC (now KBUE, 105.5 FM). Licensed to Long Beach, the little station set the standard for creative programming during its rock and roll tenure.
  Even the history of KNAC is interesting. The construction permit was actually issued to Saul Levine — an early pioneer in FM broadcasting —  in 1957. Levine sold the permit to Long Beach FM Broadcasting and instead launched KBCA (now KKGO-FM, 105.1) from Mou
  
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• Senior living: In settling fraud case, Medicare Advantage insurer, CEO will pay up to $100M

  06-01-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Fred Schulte, KFF Health News
  A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’t exist.
  Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, accor
  
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• Polar vortex keeps a huge swath of the US in its frigid grip

  06-01-2025 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By PATRICK WHITTLE and BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the coast of Maine in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations.
  Ice and snow blanketed major roads in Kansas, western Nebraska and p
  
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• The Senate should confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence

  06-01-2025 08:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The American intelligence community needs to be shaken up. And former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is just the person to do it as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence, coordinating 18 intelligence agencies. A veteran of the Iraq War, she will provide the president the classified briefings on what’s going on in the world. 
  The Senate Intelligence Committee will begin hearings soon after the new Congress takes its seats on Jan. 3. The attacks on
  
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• Gavin Newsom is gaslighting Californians about homelessness and gas prices

  06-01-2025 08:13 via ocregister.com
  
  California leads the nation in homelessness and trails only Hawaii for the nation’s highest gas prices, but it seems someone forgot to tell Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  Ever the optimist when misconstruing data, Newsom recently took victory laps in both policy areas despite the state’s failures, which are both obvious and avoidable. 
  “California has dramatically slowed and reduced the growth of homelessness – making more progress than a majority of other states, the nation as
  
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• Top moments at the 2025 Golden Globes according to social media

  06-01-2025 06:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The 82nd Golden Globes returned to CBS on Jan. 5 officially kicking off the 2025 award season. Viewers took to social media to share their opinions and reactions to the annual award show that highlights excellence in both television and film.Also see: List of winners at the Golden Globe AwardsHere are the main takeaways from the evening according to social media.
  1. Nikki Glaser is a hit among viewers
  The comedian was very tongue-in-cheek when it came to her opening monologue, not hesitating to
  
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• Golden Globes 2025: ‘Emilia Perez,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Shogun’ are big winners

  06-01-2025 06:24 via ocregister.com
  
  “The Brutalist” and “Emilia Perez” topped the movie categories at the 82nd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, while “Shogun” did the same in the television categories on a night that also delivered a handful of surprises in the acting categories.
  “Emilia Perez,” the musical film about a cartel boss who transitions from male to female, was the biggest winner of this year’s film awards, winning four Golden Globes including best motion picture come
  
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• Rams playoff primer: An early look at the Minnesota Vikings

  06-01-2025 05:56 via ocregister.com
  
  It came down to the final quarter of the final game of the regular season, but the Rams’ date in the wild card round of the playoffs finally became official Sunday night.
  The Rams (10-7) will host the Minnesota Vikings next Monday at 5 p.m. in a game televised by ABC. It’s a matchup between teams that are very familiar with each by virtue of the connections between their coaching staffs and an early-season game featuring the two. Here’s what you need to know about the Rams&rsqu
  
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• Is Zendaya wearing an engagement ring at the Golden Globes? Here’s why fans think so

  06-01-2025 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Shortly after stepping onto the red carpet at the 82nd Golden Globes Awards, fans noticed a particular piece of bling adorning Zendaya’s left hand.
  Naturally, social media did its thing, and photos and commentary à la “Is she or isn’t she?” have flooded social platforms. “WAIT A MINUTE” one user posted of a series of photos of the “Euphoria” star in her burnt orange Louis Vuitton ball gown alongside a close-up shot of her left hand flashing
  
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• Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt continues to ramp up: ‘his progress is real right now’

  06-01-2025 05:48 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — The Lakers are hoping to have a more formal update on Jarred Vanderbilt’s return-to-the-court status soon, but the one coach JJ Redick gave before his team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday at Toyota Center was encouraging.
  “He continues to progress and ramping up to on-court activities,” Redick said. “And hopefully we have a firm update on the timetable soon. But his progress is real right now.”
  Vanderbilt, who hasn’t played this s
  
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