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By Yuliya Goldshteyn, Bankrate.com Opening a savings account for your child can provide a safe place for their money and allow the funds to earn some interest — all while teaching them about banking and money management. When setting up an account for a child, parents or guardians can choose between a custodial account or…
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Q: Many years ago, California began exempting older cars from having to complete a smog check to renew the vehicle registration for the year, Roy Saldin of Moreno Valley said. “They seemed to be doing it to all cars without a catalytic converter. They got up to 1975, and then stopped,” he said. Most cars…
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How to finally end America’s absurd paralysis around nuclear waste: Take the job away from the federal government and give it to private industry! Allison Macfarlane, courtesy George Washington University This thunderclap — so obvious, yet so elusive — comes in a new bipartisan plan penned by an esteemed group of nuclear experts, including Allison…
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Even before Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse at a VA hospital, was killed by U.S. Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, the five congressional Democrats who represent at least a portion of Orange County had voted against a bill funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security because of the Trump administration’s immigration…
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — What does it mean to have breast self-awareness? Related Articles Shoveling snow? Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risks Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend LGBTQ groups lobby OC children’s hospital not to end gender-affirming care Florida deregulated…
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Santa Ana will have several community meetings this week to gather public input on four proposed major development projects. The public meetings are required by the city’s Sunshine Ordinance, passed in 2012 and aimed at increasing transparency in city government. The ordinance requires larger development projects to hold community meetings at the start of the…
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By ADI BONI Every type of pasta has a purpose, and often a sauce to match. This recipe, which comes from the cookbook “The Talisman of Happiness,” matches tortiglioni with peppers and eggplant. Related Articles Rise & Dine LA brings city back to the table to support post-wildfire recovery A new In-N-Out Burger will open…
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We are the last generation to care for Holocaust survivors. Survivors of the Holocaust are now in their 80s, 90s and 100s. Helen, a 104-year-old Orange County resident, is one of them.  Helen was just 17 when Nazi stormtroopers tore through the Jewish neighborhood in Germany where she and her family lived. As their synagogue…
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Architect of the Capitol workers clear snow outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Workers shovel snow from a sidewalk in downtown Indianapolis, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy) People walk on a snow-covered street as a winter storm passes though the area Saturday, Jan. 24,…
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For many young children today, play time means screens, not toys. That’s a problem for a theme park designed for families to celebrate playing with plastic building bricks. Fortunately, the design team at Legoland’s Merlin Magic Making understood the first rule of leadership — you have to meet people where they are. Whether you are…
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