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• Ocean Institute’s tall ship Pilgrim sinks in Dana Point Harbor

  29-03-2020 18:22 via ocregister.com
  
  The Pilgrim, an icon at the Ocean Institute, has keeled starboard and is sinking in Dana Point Harbor.
  Officials at the center were informed at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, March 29, that the beloved vessel, which served as an inspiring real-world classroom to hundreds of thousands of students and visitors, keeled overnight in the slip at the Ocean Institute’s dock.
  Dan Goldbacher, director of Maritime and Facilities, met Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol at the dock, said Wendy Marshall, e
  
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• Apprenticeships in construction trades offer child care support

  04-12-2024 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By Larry Gordon
  EdSource
  After bouncing around in several job paths, including retail sales, office receptionist and warehouse worker, Cindy Crisanto has begun a potentially lucrative career as a welder and ironworker — a field with very few women.
  She made that switch with the aid of a new state apprenticeship program that provides child care funds during her on-the-job training, helping her to overcome an obstacle many women face in trying to enter the construction trades while also rais
  
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• Sweden adds Kings’ Adrian Kempe, Ducks’ Leo Carlsson to 4 Nations Face-Off team

  04-12-2024 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Kings winger Adrian Kempe and Ducks center Leo Carlsson were named to Team Sweden for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, a new international hockey tournament that will unfold between Feb. 12 and Feb. 20 in Boston and Montreal.
  The all-NHL-player event is part of the league’s renewed commitment to “best-on-best” international hockey competition. That will also include NHL participation in the next two Olympics after it forwent the Games in 2018 and 2022, as well as two World Cup
  
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• USC scores 5-star defensive lineman Jahkeem Stewart

  04-12-2024 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — It had been a Signing Day of disappointment USC simply couldn’t afford, watching four- and five-star players turn elsewhere, watching an important defensive coach leave at the worst possible time.
  And then, in a snap, USC’s 2025 class suddenly found a balance.
  Down in Louisiana, after weeks of pushing for another Southern commit who seemed destined to stay at home or travel up to the Pacific Northwest, five-star defensive lineman Jahkeem “Thanos”
  
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• Is Disneyland going to change the catchy song on It’s a Small World?

  04-12-2024 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney paid tribute to the Sherman Brothers by unveiling a new “Last Verse” written for the catchy and infectious earworm song that plays on a continuous loop in It’s a Small World — but will Disneyland add the new lyrics to the beloved attraction?
  Disney shared the new lyrics penned by the late songwriter Richard Sherman for the “It’s A Small World” song during the recent “Untold Story of Mary Poppins” episode of ABC’s “20/20&rdq
  
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• LA council adopts sanctuary city ordinance to thwart Trump immigration enforcement

  04-12-2024 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSE HERRERA
  The Los Angeles City Council formally adopted a sanctuary city ordinance Wednesday that prohibits city resources or personnel from being used to help federal enforcement of immigration laws.
  Council members voted 12-0 in favor of the ordinance with an urgency clause, meaning it could go into effect within 10 days of being signed by Mayor Karen Bass. The council previously approved the ordinance in November, but it required a second vote after it was amended.
  Council members John
  
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• Orange County ignored ‘best practices’ in Airport Fire

  04-12-2024 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The latest trove of public records suggests that Orange County taxpayers are going to face massive liability from the Airport Fire, the early September blaze that scorched more than 23,000 acres, destroyed 160 homes and other structures and injured 22 county residents. This is one of the largest fires – and screw ups – in county history.
  In the midst of an excessive heat warning and terribly dry conditions, Orange County Public Works crews used hot, heavy machinery to move bould
  
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• Home purchase applications jump to 11-month high

  04-12-2024 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of home purchase applications advanced a seasonally adjusted 5.6% to the highest level since the start of the year.
  The purchase index increased for the fourth straight week to its highest level since January 2024. These figures are prone to wide swings around the year-end holidays, evidenced by a roughly 18% jump over the past two weeks.
  Joel Kan, MBA economist, says “the recent strength in purchase activity continues, supported by lower rate
  
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• Nursing homes fell behind on vaccinating patients for COVID

  04-12-2024 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sarah Boden | KFF Health News
  It seems no one is taking COVID-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh.
  Loveland has seen patients and coworkers at the nursing home where she works die from the viral disease.
  Now she has a new worry: bringing home the coronavirus and unwittingly infecting her infant daughter, Maya, born in May.
  Loveland’s maternity leave ended in late June, when Maya wasn’t yet 2 months old. Infants cannot be vac
  
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• Californians pay for utility wildfire prevention. Is that cost-effective?

  04-12-2024 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018. Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California.
  “It’s so easy to forget the risk that we live in — until it happens to you,” said Moss, a longtime clean energy advocate. “All of us in California have to think about how we better prepare to survive disaster, which is only going to be more of a problem as the climate changes.&
  
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• The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in November

  04-12-2024 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The Southern California News Group reporters and editors are back again with another guide of our favorite finds from Southern California restaurants this month. From some Thanksgiving-inspired sandwiches to sweet treats and even some pastas that have become SoCal staples, there were plenty of meals that our team wanted to dish about.
  Here’s a look at the best things we ate throughout Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.Related: See the best things we ate in Southern Californi
  
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• Mater Dei’s Marcus Harris secures late ‘fit’ with Washington on Football Signing Day

  04-12-2024 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — The placards showing the players’ college selections were in place on the tables. So were the backdrops featuring Heisman Trophy winners Bryce Young and Matt Leinart. The seniors sat patiently, chatting and taking photographs.
  A momentous recruiting class at Mater Dei needed one more piece before the celebration could begin.
  Marcus Harris again provided the finishing touch with sty
  
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• Mater Dei football’s Marcus Harris secures late ‘fit’ with Washington on National Signing Day

  04-12-2024 21:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — The placards showing the players’ college selections were in place on the tables. So were the backdrops featuring Heisman Trophy winners Bryce Young and Matt Leinart. The seniors sat patiently, chatting and taking photographs. A momentous recruiting class at Mater Dei needed one more piece before the celebration could begin.
  Marcus Harris again provided the finishing touch with sty
  
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• Landlords are using AI to raise rents; California cities are leading the pushback

  04-12-2024 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By Wendy Fry | CalMatters
  If you’ve hunted for apartments recently and felt like all the rents were equally high, you’re not crazy: Many landlords now use a single company’s software — which uses an algorithm based on proprietary lease information — to help set rent prices.
  Federal prosecutors say the practice amounts to “an unlawful information-sharing scheme” and some legislators throughout California are moving to curb it. San Diego’s city counc
  
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• California birth centers are shutting down. Can this lawmaker help save them?

  04-12-2024 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters
  Many California families want to bring their babies into the world outside of a hospital, but the state isn’t making it easy for them. Half of the state’s birth centers have closed since 2020, leaving only four licensed facilities open.
  Birth centers don’t need a state license to operate, but the expensive and onerous process of obtaining one is one of the primary reasons why birth centers are failing. Most insurers and Medi-Cal, the state’s
  
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• Powell: Fed’s independence from politics is vital to its interest rate decisions

  04-12-2024 20:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve’s ability to set interest rates free of political interference is necessary for it to make decisions to serve “all Americans” rather than a political party or a specific outcome.
  Speaking at at New York Times’ DealBook summit, Powell spoke in response to a question about President-elect Donald Trump’s numerous public criticisms of the Fed and
  
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• A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

  04-12-2024 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARIA CHENG and MARIA VERZA
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus.
  The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and results published Wednesday show it worked nearly as well in men.
  Drugmaker Gilead said it will allow cheap, generic versions to be sold in 120 poor countries with high HIV rates — mostly in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. But it has exc
  
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• Don’t overdo it: Here’s what not to fix when selling a house

  04-12-2024 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Mia Taylor | (TNS) Bankrate.com
  Before putting your home on the market, it’s important to make it look its best for prospective buyers. Getting a home in show-ready shape might involve decluttering the interiors, sprucing up the curb appeal and investing in key repairs around the residence.
  But don’t get carried away. Pouring too much money into the home can be a losing investment: It won’t substantially improve your sale price, leaving you out-of-pocket for unnecessary expense
  
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• Old Town Tustin streetscape redesign will see removal and replacement of some ficus trees

  04-12-2024 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Tustin will begin a redesign of Old Town’s streetscape early next year to make the area more pedestrian-friendly and add more greenery — but this will come with the removal and replacement of some of the tall ficus trees that line the streets.
  The two plans combined, called Old Town improvements and Main Street improvements, will widen sidewalks and add small parklets along the streets to try to draw in more patrons to the businesses.
  More than two dozen ficus trees that are a part o
  
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• 3 ways to earn an extra $500 for the holidays

  04-12-2024 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tommy Tindall, NerdWallet
  The holiday season can add up. On average, shoppers are expected to spend a record $902 per person on holiday purchases this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Holiday expenses include gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items.
  It’s important to set a reasonable budget for holiday spending. If you’re worried extra expenses will exceed your income, it might be time to cut back. Alternatively, you can try to find a side gig that&rsqu
  
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• 20 holiday-themed concerts coming to Southern California

  04-12-2024 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  This holiday season, Southern California is brimming with festive performances to get you in the spirit. From iconic artists like Stevie Wonder and Sarah Brightman to beloved Broadway stars, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Whether you’re seeking soulful melodies, enchanting symphonies, or dazzling stage productions, these upcoming concerts promise unforgettable experiences.
  Here’s a roundup of must-see holiday events happening across the region.
  Kristin Chenoweth Holid
  
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• USC LB coach Matt Entz leaving to become Fresno State head coach

  04-12-2024 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — When Matt Entz first sat down with Lincoln Riley for an interview at USC last winter, the Trojans head coach asked the two-time FCS championship head coach at North Dakota State a simple question: What’s your vision?
  “Coach,” Entz reflected telling Riley in February, “I want to sit in a seat like you do some day.”
  In retrospect, then, perhaps Entz’s time in Southern California was destined to be short. He was an FCS dynasty builder who&rsqu
  
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• California’s unaccountable homeless industrial complex

  04-12-2024 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The bag of tricks that California politicians are using to con voters into approving higher taxes and spending would impress David Copperfield.
  Twice this years we’ve seen politicians pledge “accountability” for massive spending on homelessness in order to win votes for more massive spending on homelessness, while delaying the release of critical audits until after the election.
  In the March 5 primary, Proposition 1 was a $6.3 billion bond for mental health facilities and housi
  
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• Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

  04-12-2024 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer
  It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
  Australia’s new law, approved by its Parliament last week, is an attempt to swim against many tides of modern life — formidable forces like technology, marketing, globalization and, of co
  
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• Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?

  04-12-2024 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By HALELUYA HADERO
  Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help, but don’t expect them to do all the work or always give you the right answers.
  Anyone scouring the internet for Cyber Monday deals is likely going to encounter more conversational iterations of the chatbots that some retailers and e-commerce sites have built to provide shoppers with enhanced customer service.
  Some companies have integrated models infused with newer
  
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• South Korean President Yoon’s martial law declaration raises questions over his political future

  04-12-2024 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours, but experts say it raised serious questions about his ability to govern for the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term and whether he will abide by democratic principles.
  The opposition-controlled parliament overturned the edict, and his rivals on Wednesday took steps to impeach him. One analyst called his action “political suicide.”
  Yoon&
  
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• Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season

  04-12-2024 19:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID SHARP
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Honey, they shrunk the catalogs.
  While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the printed gift guides arriving in their mailboxes are smaller.
  Many of the millions of catalogs getting sent to U.S. homes were indeed scaled down to save on postage and paper, resulting in pint-sized editions. Lands’ End, Duluth Trading Company and Hammacher Schlemmer are among gift purveyors using smaller editions. Some retailers are
  
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• States poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding

  04-12-2024 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By Phil Galewitz | KFF Health News
  With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block.
  More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid funding that’s enabled states to widen eligibility, according to KFF, a health information nonprofit that include
  
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• Race ahead with the best Riedell speed skates

  04-12-2024 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Which pair of Riedell speed skates are best?
  The key to fitness is finding an activity that you enjoy. Skating not only provides a great workout that engages a number of muscles to build strength and increase endurance, but it’s fun and beneficial to your heart health as well. It’s also less stressful on your knees and joints compared to running.
  To be successful at skating, however, you need a quality pair of skates. Riedell has been manufacturing skates for over 75 years and has a
  
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• No-confidence vote could topple the French government for the first time since 1962

  04-12-2024 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By TOM NOUVIAN and SYLVIE CORBET
  PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right and left-wing forces are expected to join together Wednesday to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes. If the motion succeeds, it would mark the first time a French government has been toppled this way in more than 60 years.
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