By Felicia Fonseca | Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues. The Interior Department…
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Orange County has agreed to pay $250,000 to a man punched by a sheriff’s deputy until he collapsed after he was found sleeping in his truck in Stanton. The Board of Supervisors approved the excessive-force settlement on a 4-1 vote Tuesday, May 10, with Don Wagner dissenting. Mohamed Sayem was pummeled by Deputy Michael Devitt…
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City of Hope Oncologist Amrita Krishnan, left, and her patient, Donna McNutt, take part in the Healing Garden planting ceremony at the new Orange County oncology center in Irvine on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Bonnie Nolan of Newport Beach is all smiles as she takes part in the…
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By Curt Anderson | Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday. Harley S. Tropin announced the $997 million settlement during a hearing before Miami-Dade…
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You know there’s a problem when the team-produced promotion video meant to hype up the Miami Dolphins fan base, hopefully creating some buzz for the upcoming season, leads to infighting, and mockery from rival AFC teams. That was the predicament the Miami Dolphins found themselves in when the team’s social media accounts posted a video…
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After 20-plus years of planning and negotiating and politicking, Poseidon Water’s bid to transform ocean water off Huntington Beach into tap water for much of central Orange County is about to face a make-or-break test. The California Coastal Commission is expected to vote Thursday, May 12 on the company’s application to build a $1.4 billion…
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If you’ve ever attempted to learn a foreign language as a teen or an adult, you’ve probably noticed a strange phenomenon: you learn as much about your first language as your second. We take for granted certain rules and customs when writing or speaking our native tongue if it’s the only language we know. By…
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WASHINGTON — Pete Alonso can be found at his locker, after every game, hunched over a black and white marble composition notebook with a pen in his hand. It’s a habitual postgame pattern for the Mets first baseman. He wraps up a game and, depending on the excitement of that night’s final out, he may…
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For a moment Wednesday morning at Petco Park, Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki gave a glimpse of how he might have looked wearing a different major-league jersey. Suzuki met San Diego Padres and former Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish behind the plate to exchange jerseys, both signing theirs for the keepsake. At one point, Suzuki…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, May 11 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BOYS TENNIS CIF-SS PLAYOFFS Semifinals OPEN DIVISION University 12, Woodbridge 6 Corona del Mar 13, Calabasas…
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