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• Wesley Yates III continues his emergence as USC basketball buries Iowa

  15-01-2025 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Eric Musselman first discovered Wesley Yates III, through an assistant coach, at a high school track meet in Texas. He didn’t get him, then. He got him, eventually.
  A year later, and Yates hasn’t stopped running yet.
  Before USC’s return home against Iowa on Tuesday night, the redshirt freshman guard was the first one in the gym, as forward Saint Thomas recounted. He worked out for an hour before the game. And then tip-off came, on a crucial Big Ten home
  
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• Disneyland looks to avoid attendance slump during 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

  28-01-2025 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland is looking to learn from the lessons of the Tokyo and Paris Olympics and avoid the attendance declines that Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris experienced during the Summer Games in Japan and France.
  Current Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock will be Disney’s point person as the Burbank company and Anaheim theme park plan for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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• Project Rebound’s housing plan will ‘open doors’ for formerly incarcerated women

  28-01-2025 17:38 via ocregister.com
  
  While Cal State Fullerton isn’t the first campus to launch a Project Rebound program, the university has been among the forerunners in its expansion, becoming a model for Project Rebound programs at the other universities in the CSU system.
  Founded on the conviction that education is one of the most powerful mechanisms for transforming lives, Project Rebound was designed to help formerly incarcerated individuals earn college degrees.
  After being the first of the 19 Cal State campuses with
  
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• Jimmy Webb’s ‘MacArthur Park’ is a musical monster that keeps rising from the dead

  28-01-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Like a creature from a pop song horror movie, “MacArthur Park,” the epic seven-minute single written by Jimmy Webb, has new life.
  The hit—unleashed on the world to chart-topping success by the late actor Richard Harris—has been resurrected via its use (both the Harris and the Donna Summer disco version) in Tim Burton’s latest cinematic effort, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” With reportedly 218 versions of this earworm floating around, it’s the gift tha
  
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• Alexander: UCLA getting hot, but USC makes rivals work

  28-01-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Yes, UCLA’s first men’s basketball season in the Big Ten has been a grind of major proportions. But Mick Cronin’s teams do develop a survival instinct – you either learn to adapt or go home – and maybe that’s blossoming before our eyes.
  The Bruins started January with four straight conference losses, on the road at Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers and at home against a Michigan team that had been lying in wait, in town for three days after pl
  
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• Newsom launches LA Rises to raise funds and resources for Los Angeles fire victims

  28-01-2025 17:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a program called LA Rises today that will provide financial support from private sectors to rebuild areas affected by recent wildfires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena, Sylmar, West Hills, Castaic and throughout Southern California.
  The unified recovery initiative combines relief efforts by the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and state of California. Newsom has enlisted Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, business leader and basketball legend Earvin &ldqu
  
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• What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?

  28-01-2025 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — During his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security.
  Some actions were felt immediately. Others face legal challenges. Some may take years to happen, if ever, but have generated fear in immigrant communities.
  Much of what Trump can do will boil down to money. Congress is expected to consider additional s
  
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• What will DMV do when the license plate sequence reaches 9ZZZ999?

  28-01-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Don Leiffer Jr. of Highland said he and several friends were kicking around the idea of what the Department of Motor Vehicles plans to do when the license plate sequence the DMV is using on regular vehicles reaches 9ZZZ999.
  “We see plates into the 9Rs these days so the current run will end soon and DMV must have a plan on their books. Will we get 10AAA00 or some new combo with the max of seven characters?” Leiffer asked.
  A: Yes, the DMV does have a plan. California’s standar
  
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• School Choice Week offers a key reminder

  28-01-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Today marks School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice. As the last few years have taught a lot of parents, it’s better to have options than to be stuck, subject to the whims of any single institution.
  The premise of school choice is relatively straightforward. If your local, traditional public K-12 school is serving the needs for your child, great.
  But if it’s not, it best serves the interests of parents, student
  
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• US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group

  28-01-2025 16:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January, a business research group said Tuesday.
  The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index retreated this month to 104.1, from 109.5 in December. That is worse than the economist projections for a reading of 105.8.
  December’s reading was revised up by 4.8 points but still represented a decline from November.
  The consumer confidence index measure
  
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• Mission Viejo expands its geocaching tour, which already has people searching

  28-01-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Around that corner, beneath that bench, in that alcove; treasures are hidden all around Mission Viejo if you just know where to look.
  And a lot of geocachers know. They’ve been coming through town, on the hunt, for the past two years, since the city’s 2023 release of the Discover Mission Viejo GeoTour, a series of 27 hidden geocaches that players of an international treasure-hunting adventure game track down by using a phone app and their own wits.
  Nadia Anderson, 17, of Phelan, chec
  
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• Where Southern California house rents rose the fastest last year

  28-01-2025 15:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California’s unaffordable homebuying market is helping to push up the cost of renting one.
  My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a year-end rent report from property-manager consultants Rentometer, which tracks three-bedroom houses in 857 cities nationwide, including 84 in Southern California. These stats don’t reflect the region’s post-wildfire realities, but they do offer clues about what local house renters were paying as 2025 started.
  The 2024 average rent in 84 loca
  
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• Niles: Disneyland needs an advocate in its new president

  28-01-2025 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland is getting a new leader. But will that make any difference for Disneyland fans?
  Disney announced last week that Thomas Mazloum will take over as the next president of the Disneyland Resort. Mazloum currently works as Disney’s president for the New Experiences Portfolio & Disney Signature Experiences. That puts him in charge of the Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club and Storyliving by Disney, which is developing the Cotino real estate project out in Rancho Mirage. Mazlo
  
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• Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message

  28-01-2025 13:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By BILL BARROW, Associated Press
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida.
  His second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republic
  
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• The best hair ties for workouts, daily wear and more

  28-01-2025 11:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Which hair ties are best?
  From low ponytails to messy buns, hair ties are the go-to accessory for many hair styles. Hair ties of the past, however, had a reputation for damaging strands and being painful to remove, in part due to low-quality construction and metal components.
  More recently, they’ve been engineered with far better designs that are comfortable, safe and more durable than ever before. One of many new designs on the market is Scunci No Damage Thick Hair Elastics, which to
  
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• Top massage bolsters for better support during every session

  28-01-2025 11:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Which massage bolster is best?
  Proper spinal alignment is key to relieving tension and pain. To help find the right position when you sleep, relax, or even meditate, invest in a massage bolster.
  Made from dense materials with soft coverings, massage bolsters are ready to meet your needs for everyday use. They aim to relieve tension in your neck or back by repositioning other parts of your body. The simple elevation of your hips or ankles promotes improved circulation and overall comfort —
  
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• UCLA players have responded to challenges from Mick Cronin and each other

  28-01-2025 08:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Public image be damned, UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin has never been shy about blatantly challenging his teams. He’s done it on two occasions with this year’s group, hoping to incite a response from his players.
  When he called them soft and delusional after a 94-75 loss to Michigan on Jan. 7, he received flack from national media, notably ESPN’s Jay Bilas. His players met that message with a string of desperate play as a four-game losing stre
  
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• Iowa-bound Addison Deal of Mater Dei basketball selected for McDonald’s All-American Game

  28-01-2025 08:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei’s girls basketball program has produced its seventh McDonald’s All-American.
  Senior point guard Addison Deal was announced Monday as a West selection for the McDonald All-American Game on April 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
  Deal, a 6-foot senior who signed with Iowa in November, is averaging about 19.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.8 steals for the Monarch
  
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• St. John Bosco basketball blows double-digit lead, loses to Santa Margarita on late 3-pointer

  28-01-2025 08:13 via ocregister.com
  
  BELLFLOWER — The St. John Bosco basketball team led for almost the entire second half but Santa Margarita junior guard Brayden Kyman’s 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining lifted the Eagles to a 67-66 win over the Braves in the Trinity League on Monday night.
  “We just couldn’t execute down the stretch and get stops,” St. John Bosco senior guard Elzie Harrington said. “First quarter we were horrendous on defense. I think it comes down to defense. We’re a
  
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• UCLA outlasts USC in a crosstown rivalry thriller

  28-01-2025 06:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — They stood, for minutes, inside a maelstrom, the Galen Center the loudest it had ever been to Eric Musselman’s ears. UCLA’s double-digit lead had been whittled away by this motley crew of USC transfer-portal imports, and they could all feel it – the chance at a crosstown rivalry win in an instant classic.
  UCLA coach Mick Cronin kept his arm cycling on the sidelines, waving in an army of new baby-blue Bruins to try to stop the bleeding as minutes waned. USC g
  
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• Clippers’ late rally falls short in loss to Suns

  28-01-2025 06:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer
  PHOENIX — The Clippers staged a late rally but came up just short to begin their four-game, cross-country road trip with a loss.
  Devin Booker scored 26 points, Kevin Durant added 24 and the surging Phoenix Suns held off the Clippers, 111-109, on Monday night.
  The Suns had a 103-90 lead with 5:06 left after a Durant 3-pointer and still led by 11 with 2:43 left, but the Clippers went on a late 10-0 run. Sparked by a 3-pointer from Norman Powell and three free
  
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• Orange County girls basketball stat leaders, Jan. 27

  28-01-2025 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball stat leaders through Jan. 25.
  The leaderboards are based on stats published on MaxPreps.com.
  SCORINGName, school
  GP
  Pts
  PPG
  Gloria Barrera, Buena Park
  19
  555
  29.2
  Adyra Rajan, Fairmont Prep
  22
  525
  23.9
  Angelina Bado, Ocean View
  13
  297
  22.8
  Rylee Bradley, Marina
  24
  508
  21.2
  Melia Hinojos, Anaheim
  12
  233
  19.4
  Vivian Villagrana, Pacifica Christian
  24
  461
  19.2
  Sydnee Norwood, Cr
  
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• California better wake up to the DeepSeek threat

  28-01-2025 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  California better wake up to the DeepSeek threat. 
  Released last week, the Chinese company’s website claimed its new R1 artificial intelligence model sported “performance on par with OpenAI-o1.” OpenAI is the San Francisco-based company headed by Sam Altman. Its main product is ChatGPT.
  DeepSeek’s release touted that it included, “Fully open-source model & technical report.” I used DeepSeek for a generic explanation of what that means: “a machin
  
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• Anthony Davis, Lakers start fast, hold off Hornets for 4th straight win

  28-01-2025 04:05 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Lakers have made it clear with their words and recent actions that they want to be a great team.
  And for the first 12 minutes of their 112-107 victory over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, they played like one.
  Anthony Davis dominated early with a 21-point, 11-rebound first quarter double-double to go with a pair of blocked shots as the Lakers sprinted to a 29-6 lead.
  Davis outscored and outrebounded the Hornets by himself in the opening quarter, with the
  
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• Kings fall to Todd McLellan-coached Red Wings

  28-01-2025 03:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By DANA GAURUDER The Associated Press
  DETROIT — The Kings failed to get the better of their former coach on Monday night.
  Marco Kasper had two goals and an assist and the host Detroit Red Wings won their third straight by defeating the Kings, 5-2, giving Coach Todd McLellan a victory over the team that fired him not quite a year ago.
  Lucas Raymond had a goal and three assists, Elmer Soderblom scored his first goal of the season and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit, while Cam Tal
  
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• Man gets 6-year sentence for alcohol-related crash that killed a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana

  28-01-2025 03:34 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to six years in prison for an alcohol-related collision that killed a motorcycle rider in Santa Ana.
  Mario Celestino Torres pleaded guilty to killing 44-year-old Flor Mecon Granados of Santa Ana in a collision just before 3 a.m. April 11 at Bristol Street and Segerstrom Avenue, police said.
  Torres was driving a 2024 Mazda that rear-ended the motorcycle driven by Granados, police said. Both vehicles were north
  
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• Just Like Heaven 2025: A Rilo Kiley reunion, Vampire Weekend, Slowdive and more on the bill

  28-01-2025 03:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Vampire Weekend will headline the main stage at Just Like Heaven Festival on May 10, 2025, but for many fans, the reunion of coheadliners Rilo Kiley is definitely more rare and possibly more thrilling.
  Rilo Kiley, which hasn’t played live in more than 15 years, is fronted by singer-guitarist Jenny Lewis, who last year headlined the festival at Brookside at the Rose Bowl as part of the reunited Postal Service.
  “We are so very excited to come back together for Just Like Heaven in Pasad
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, Jan. 27

  28-01-2025 03:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, Jan. 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.
  MONDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
  Calvary Chapel/Downey 39, Anaheim Discovery Christian 21
  BOYS SOCCER
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  Woodbridge 0
  
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• Lakers expect Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent to play again during Grammy trip

  28-01-2025 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Starting forward Rui Hachimura and backup gaurd Gabe Vincent weren’t available for the Lakers’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, but the team expects them to play again before the six-game “Grammy” trip concludes.
  Hachimura missed his second consecutive game because of left calf soreness while Vincent sat out because of left knee soreness.
  Vincent bumped knees with Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins during the third quar
  
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• Ex-OC Supervisor Andrew Do left no money for county Tet festival, successor says

  28-01-2025 02:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Newly seated Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen has accused disgraced predecessor Andrew Do of depleting district funds reserved for special events, leaving no money to host a county Tet Festival this year at Mile Square Park.
  Nguyen is calling for an internal investigation of Do’s decision to spend three-quarters of the $200,000 fund on the four-hour Moon Festival Sept. 14 in Fountain Valley while he was under federal investigation. That’s more than three times as much as he spen
  
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