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• Medi-Cal needs an audit

  12-04-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Medi-Cal is broken. It’s billions over budget, and the patients who rely on it are struggling to get access to high-quality, reliable care. Just last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom was forced to pour an additional $6.2 billion into Medi-Cal after it ran out of money.
  We need an audit to get to the bottom of these cost-overruns to stabilize the program for vulnerable people who depend on it and prevent painful cuts to other critical services provided by the state.
  Over the past six years, Medi-Ca
  
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• Wounded warriors compete in sporting events that test strengths while building spirits

  28-02-2026 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  When Yen Soto got ready to heave the solid iron shotput, she gave it all she had.
  The mother of four and now medically retired Marine major eyed her competition, whom she described as “all built bigger and taller” than she was. She focused on being in the correct position as she prepared to thrust the metal ball from her neck, while using her legs and torso for power.
  “I thought there was no way I was going to beat any of those ladies,” Soto said, giving a blow-by-blow of
  
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• 12 novels and nonfiction books to read and add to your TBR for spring

  28-02-2026 15:20 via ocregister.com
  
  These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books.
  Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction and poetry in the coming months. If you want to lose yourself in a good book or just take a break from whatever it is you need a break from, rest easy knowing that there is a stellar lineup of titles coming to your local independent bookstore.
  So, here are 12 books to put on your cal
  
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• Hey, real estate brokers: AI is not ‘coming soon,’ it’s already here

  28-02-2026 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I am penning this column from Austin, Texas.
  My company, Lee & Associates, descended on the annual ATX event for our own event, Lee University. The two-day event is one of intensive learning for associates with fewer than five years in the business. Think: bright minds, hungry professionals, the future of our industry.I had the privilege of teaching The SEQUENCE, the framework I use to manage every transaction. Source. Evaluate. Qualify. Under Control. Execute. Negotiate and Close. Commissio
  
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• Trump ditches ‘America First’ to put the American Empire first

  28-02-2026 09:53 via ocregister.com
  
  For all the trash he talked about them, Donald Trump seems hellbent on making Dick Cheney and John McCain proud.
  With his latest illegal strikes on Iran, Trump the “peace president” has once again chosen to meddle abroad to distract from the fact his domestic policy agenda is failing the American people.
  As Trump himself put it in 2012, “Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!&rd
  
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• UCLA gymnastics wins 2nd straight Big Ten regular-season crown

  28-02-2026 08:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The fifth-ranked UCLA gymnastics team protected its turf Friday night at Pauley Pavilion and repeated as Big Ten regular-season champions.
  The Bruins defeated No. 18 Iowa, No. 19 Ohio State and No. 25 Maryland in a Big Four meet designed to prepare them for postseason competition. UCLA completed a perfect 9-0 record against Big Ten opponents en route to the program’s 23rd conference title.
  Paced by another dominant performance from Jordan Chiles, UCLA led from start to
  
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• Riverside chief wants to fire 3 officers who have disabled veteran license plates on personal cars

  28-02-2026 08:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The Riverside Police Department plans to fire three patrol officers who were discovered with disabled military veteran license plates on their personal cars in 2025, Police Chief Larry Gonzalez said Friday, Feb. 27.
  The officers were all rated 100% disabled by the Veterans Administration — which certified that they were eligible for the DMV-issued license plates — according to a lawsuit filed against the department on their behalf in July 2025.
  The lawsuit states that when the office
  
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• Veronique De Rugy: Why Trump’s tariffs are a losing game

  28-02-2026 07:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Within hours of the Supreme Court ruling that the White House’s widespread “emergency” tariffs were illegal, President Donald Trump moved to install 10% across-the-board tariffs under a different alleged authority. He later said he would raise that rate to 15% and delivered a combative response in the State of the Union.
  The trade war isn’t ending. It’s just changing ZIP codes. What won’t change is the propaganda coming from the White House, which insists that
  
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• Susan Shelley: Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs may not matter at all

  28-02-2026 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  In the final analysis, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs may not matter at all.
  “An unfortunate ruling,” President Donald Trump said in his televised State of the Union address, “But the good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made.”
  For nearly a year, Trump used tariffs, the threat of tariffs and relief from tariffs as leverage in international relations of all kinds. The U.S. Treasury collected hun
  
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• El Dorado girls basketball too hot for La Cañada in Division 4 final

  28-02-2026 07:27 via ocregister.com
  
  El Dorado celebrates after defeating La Canada in the CIF-SS Division 4 girls basketball final on Feb. 27, 2026 in Azusa, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  The El Dorado bench cheers in the 4th quarter. La Canada played El Dorado in the CIF-SS Division 4 girls basketball final on Feb. 27, 2026 in Azusa, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  El Dorado celebrates after defeating La Canada in the CIF-SS Division 4 girls basketball final on Feb. 27, 2026 in Azusa, C
  
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• US and Israel launch an attack on Iran with tensions high over nuclear talks

  28-02-2026 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital.
  President Donald Trump said in a video posted on social media that the U.S. had begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to devel
  
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• US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’

  28-02-2026 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JOSH BOAK
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on targets across Iran on Saturday, and U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government” — an extraordinary appeal that suggested the allies could be seeking to end of the country’s theocracy after decades of tensions.
  The first strikes of the attack appeared to target the compound home to Iran’
  
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• Ducks erase another 2-goal deficit, beat Winnipeg in OT

  28-02-2026 07:06 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Rookie Beckett Sennecke led yet another multi-goal comeback, creating Chris Kreider’s game-winner with 12 seconds left in overtime after assisting on consecutive tallies that closed a two-goal gap en route to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night at Honda Center.
  Sennecke led a two-on-one rush, dangling his way to the net to create a tap-in for Kreider, sending the fans home with free chicken, smiles on their faces and the Ducks’ ninth such rally this s
  
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• Trabuco Hills boys basketball falls short against Colony in championship game

  28-02-2026 06:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Ryan Hull #4 of Trabuco Hills and Deshawn Deloach #15 of the battle for a loose ball. Trabuco Hills played Colony in the CIF-SS Division 4 boys basketball final on Feb. 27, 2026 in Azusa, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  Isaiah de Lorez #1 of Trabuco Hills shoots from the 3-point arch in the final moments of the game against Colony in the CIF-SS Division 4 boys basketball final on Feb. 27, 2026 in Azusa, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
  Destin Strauther #2
  
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• Segerstrom girls soccer tops league rival Ocean View to win first CIF-SS title

  28-02-2026 05:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Segerstrom’s Aymar Salgado, left, and her teammates sprint onto the field to celebrate winning the CIF-SS Division 6 girls soccer championship against Ocean View in Huntington Beach on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Ocean View’s Marisa Vo, left, topples over Segerstrom’s goalie Isabel Valdivia as Valdivia makes the save in the CIF-SS Division 6 girls soccer championship in Huntington Beach on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by
  
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• St. Margaret’s girls basketball beats Murrieta Valley for CIF-SS Division 3 title

  28-02-2026 04:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSt. Margaret players celebrate after winning the CIF Southern Section Division 3 girls basketball championship against Murrieta Valley at Toyota Arena on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
  St. Margaret’s Jayden Witten goes for a layup past Murrieta Valley’s Madeline Beauchamp in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 girls basketball championship game at Toyot
  
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• Savanna girls basketball beats Warren for first CIF-SS championship

  28-02-2026 04:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Savanna celebrates after defeating Warren, 46-25, in the CIF-SS Division 6 girls basketball championship game at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
  Savanna’s Head Coach, Ramez Michail, holds up the CIF-SS Division 6 girls basketball championship plaque after defeating Warren 46-25 at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
  Savanna’s Jazara
  
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• Made in America, fired abroad — Washington’s bullets fuel chaos and blowback

  28-02-2026 04:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Amid the unfolding chaos in Mexico following the death of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, the Mexican government has worked to hit the cartels where it hurts, including seizing weapons.In a recent press conference, Mexican Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla announced that some 18,000 weapons have been seized since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office in October 2024. Of those weapons, nearly 78 percent originated in the United States. In a separate talk, Sheinbaum addressed an even more shock
  
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• Ex-Anaheim Chamber CEO Todd Ament makes argument to court for withdrawing is guilty plea

  28-02-2026 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been nearly four years since former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament pleaded guilty to several white-collar crimes in a deal with federal prosecutors — cooperation that fed an investigation resulting in jail time for a former mayor and a deal to sell Angel Stadium being canceled.
  On Friday, Feb. 27, Ament, whose sentencing has been delayed multiple times, walked into a Los Angeles courthouse with his attorneys asking to withdraw his plea agreement, saying he’d re
  
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• Ex-Anaheim Chamber CEO Todd Ament makes argument to court for withdrawing his guilty plea

  28-02-2026 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been nearly four years since former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament pleaded guilty to several white-collar crimes in a deal with federal prosecutors — cooperation that fed an investigation resulting in jail time for a former mayor and a deal to sell Angel Stadium being canceled.
  On Friday, Ament, whose sentencing has been delayed multiple times, walked into a Los Angeles courthouse with his attorneys asking to withdraw his plea agreement, saying he’d received ba
  
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• Punk in the Park canceled; acts exit due to festival founder’s Trump support

  28-02-2026 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  This year’s Punk in the Park Road Show has officially been canceled by the festival’s promoters and organizers.
  “It’s with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of the Punk in the Park road show events scheduled for 2026,” said a post on the Punk in the Park Instagram. “These shows were something we truly believed in, and we know how much they meant to many of you. Unfortunately, the current climate surrounding the events has created challenges that
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Feb. 27

  28-02-2026 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Feb. 27
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Championship finals
  DIVISION 3
  St. Margaret’s 57, Murrieta Valley 41
  DIVISION 8
  Schurr 44, Orange 32
  BOYS TENNIS
  NONLEAGU
  
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• Orange girls basketball loses to Schurr in CIF-SS Division 8 final

  28-02-2026 02:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSchurr’s Marley Diaz (#10), and teammate Ariana Perez, (#30), reach for a rebound between Orange’s Jalyssa Loatman, (#10), and Brenda Alcala, (#25), in a CIF-SS Division 8 girls basketball championship game, at Toyota Arena in Ontario, Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by John Valenzuela/Contributing Photographer)
  Schurr’s Janelle Ortiz (#31), and Orange’s Jalyssa Loatman, (#10), b
  
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• LAFC motivated by another chance to solve Houston puzzle

  28-02-2026 02:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The end of the first block of games for the Los Angeles Football Club comes Saturday in Houston, a leg of the Texas circuit that has generally been miserable for them the past few seasons.
  “Last time we won in Houston was in 2019. That’s six years ago, so it tells you a lot,” head coach Marc Dos Santos said Friday. “It tells you how difficult it is to go there and win the game.”
  The Dynamo is the only conference foe that Denis Bouanga, the MLS’ leading scorer
  
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• With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope

  28-02-2026 02:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when the women died.
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• Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf

  28-02-2026 01:56 via ocregister.com
  
  DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken was a live owl resting peacefully on a shelf.
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• Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe

  28-02-2026 01:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAIMIE DING and JULIE WATSON
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho was put on paid leave Friday while he is part of a federal investigation, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.
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• Treasury Department terminates union contracts for IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service workers

  28-02-2026 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has terminated its collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers employed at the Internal Revenue Service, the agency said Friday, in an escalation of President Donald Trump ’s push to exert more control over the federal workforce.
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• Jewish groups sue state for allegedly not protecting students from hate in SFV, San Bernardino and across Calif.

  28-02-2026 01:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The Jewish support groups the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs are suing the state of California on behalf of Jewish parents whose children allegedly have been subjected to “cruel, persistent and pervasive antisemitism” in public schools.
  The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also names as defendants the state Board of Education, Dept. of Education and Supt. Tony Thurmond. The complaint highlights what it calls “unchecked antisemitism festeri
  
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• Injured mother manatee and calf are rescued in Florida and taken to SeaWorld

  28-02-2026 01:14 via ocregister.com
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said.
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