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The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association — otherwise known as the ILGA — kicked off its weeklong world conference in Long Beach on Monday, May 2, gathering LGBTQ leaders and activists to discuss global advocacy efforts. The It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit organization that aims to empower lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
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State regulators are investigating allegations of hazing at the police academy at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, where rookie officers are trained for city agencies from Anaheim to Palos Verdes Estates. The state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training on April 25 ordered the Regional Criminal Justice Training Center to look into the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now MISSION VIEJO — Haruhi Yamagata and Kenta Chiyo of Orangewood Academy introduced themselves and their school to the CIF-SS swimming championships on Monday. The foreign exchange students from Japan made a historic first impression, which was the best they could do for now.…
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When fishing boat Capt. Chad Steffen spotted an animal floating in kelp at the surface of the ocean not far off San Onofre, he said he and two deckhands knew they needed sprang to action. “Being out there as long as I have, you sort of know when an animal is struggling,” Steffen said, recalling…
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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 Monday, May 2 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES BOYS LACROSSE CIF-SS PLAYOFFS Wild-Card Round DIVISION 1 Santa Margarita 13, Newport Harbor 7 BOYS GOLF…
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By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed pulverizing the Mariupol steel mill that has become the last stronghold of resistance in the bombed-out city, Ukrainian fighters said Monday, after a brief cease-fire over the weekend allowed the first evacuation of civilians from the plant. Meanwhile, a senior U.S. official warned…
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By BEN FOX, AAMER MADHANI, JAY REEVES and DAN HUFF WASHINGTON (AP) — The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia. The game-changing impact…
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LOS ANGELES — Rosters that were expanded to 28 players in the wake of MLB’s lockout had to be cut to the standard 26 on Monday. The Dodgers got there by optioning utilityman Zach McKinstry back to Triple-A Oklahoma City and designating right-hander Carson Fulmer for assignment. Fulmer was a replacement for Mitch White, who…
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Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers spent time Monday morning at FTX Arena ahead of his team’s game-day shootaround talking about mentorship, including his host for the first two games of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat. The influence of Heat president Pat Riley, Rivers said, has been a touchstone over his…
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Even with their second-round playoff opponent determined, the build up to the Eastern conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers apparently will be a gradual process for the Miami Heat ahead of Monday’s 7:30 p.m. series opener at FTX Arena. Among those held out of Friday’s practice were Kyle Lowry, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, P.J. Tucker…
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