These days, most of us are looking for ways to be a little kinder to the planet. You might not give much thought to the plastic straws you use to drink your favorite beverages, but they can actually damage the environment, especially our oceans. If you prefer drinking through straws but want to do your…
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American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns about jobs rose significantly. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 98.7 in September, from 105.6 in August. It was the biggest month-to-month decline since August of 2021. The survey was conducted before the Federal Reserve…
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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 Tuesday, Sept. 24 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. TUESDAY’S SCORES GIRLS…
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A federal court jury deliberated for a little more than two hours before finding five defendants liable for a boiler room securities scheme that fraudulently raised more than $67 million from investors to benefit a Tustin aerospace start-up. The verdict handed down Friday, Sept. 20, capped a 10-day trial stemming from a 2021 U.S. Securities…
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More than $265,000 has been raised so far for the firefighters injured when their truck overturned on an Orange County toll road last week, with contributions from Southern California hotshot crews, firefighter and police unions and others. The crash occurred on the evening of Sept. 19, north of the Portola Parkway exit on the northbound…
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The OC Board of Supervisors directed the county’s internal auditor to check out any contracts paid for with federal COVID relief funding and will start requiring a majority board vote when discretionary funds are going to be awarded. Those reforms and others the supervisors discussed Tuesday, Sept. 24, and said they are committed to making,…
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The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended Sept. 22 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. We Solve Murders: Richard Osman 2. The Life Impossible: Matt Haig 3. Tell Me Everything: Elizabeth Strout 4. The God of…
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It’s been more than three weeks since the Los Angeles Football Club won a match. Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup final at BMO Stadium presents a unique opportunity, one the team earned with that late-August victory near the banks of the Green River, at the 4,500-seat Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Washington. The gutsy 1-0…
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San Clemente’s Eden Walla is the youngest ever to wear the prestigious winner’s cape at the Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro in Oceanside. The 15-year-old made history Sunday, Sept. 22, after winning the all-girls event at the Oceanside Pier. Walla faced 14-year-old Kiara Goold, of Tahiti. Eden Walla, of San Clemente, won the Nissan Super…
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Six Flags Magic Mountain let me turn my twisted fantasies into reality when I got to dress up like a deranged clown at Fright Fest Extreme and torment anyone who dared step foot inside the City Under Siege scare zone. Magic Mountain gave me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity last week to suit up as a clown…
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