By Danica Kirka | Associated Press LONDON — Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has renewed calls for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, despite the repeated rejection of the idea by western leaders concerned about triggering a wider war in Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday asked the people…
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LOS ANGELES — In the three days since Tuesday’s loss to Arizona, the USC men’s basketball team has had a loose vibe around practice. No sense of panic, no overreaction from the No. 16 Trojans (25-5 overall, 14-5 Pac-12). “We’re not getting hung up on losing one game,” forward Chevez Goodwin said. “If losing one…
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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 Friday, March 4. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. FRIDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL NONLEAGUE Estancia 14, Loara 1 (5 innings) Arlington 4, Corona del Mar 1 SOFTBALL NONLEAGUE…
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A convicted felon accused of sexually assaulting an 85-year-old woman suffering from dementia, who lived in the same Seal Beach nursing facility, was charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s office Friday. The man was found on top of a female resident after nurses at the facility heard screaming coming from the woman’s room on…
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Foodie fans brought their appetites for the kick-off of Disney’s annual food and wine fest after missing last year’s event due to the closure of the Anaheim theme parks and having the 2020 edition cut short by the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival runs Friday, March…
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A trustee for the Capistrano Unified School District stepped down this week, saying she and her family faced harassment after she voted against repealing mask mandates ahead of the March 11 date recently set by the state. Pamela Braunstein was one of four trustees who voted Wednesday, March 2, against a proposal to immediately lift…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 453 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, March 4, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 540,116. There were 5,508 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Friday. There were four fewer patients testing positive for COVID-19 reported in Orange County…
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Does this sound familiar? “Finish your vegetables, then you can have dessert.” Well, maybe it sounds familiar to you, my brother and I never needed coaxing to finish anything! If the vegetables of your childhood were overcooked or came out of a can, read on. The Center for Culinary Culture recently presented, via zoom, Robert…
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Universal Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain will no longer require visitors to show proof of full vaccination or wear face masks as the two largest theme parks in Los Angeles County dropped the last vestiges of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Universal Studios and Magic Mountain will no longer require visitors to provide…
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About four months after naming healthcare industry consultant Michael Hunn as interim chief executive officer, the board of directors of CalOptima – which insures poor and disabled Orange County residents – has brought him on permanently. In November, the agency announced Hunn would temporarily take over after the retirement of CEO Richard Sanchez, who had…
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