Workers at 34 Southern California hotels hailed new labor contracts Monday that will boost wages by $10 an hour over four years, ending months of protests and rallies for thousands of employees. The cooks, room attendants, dishwashers and others represented by Unite Here Local 11 were part of a massive labor strike that has seen…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County baseball stat leaders through Saturday, March 23. To be included, teams must have their stats up to date on the MaxPreps.com leaderboards. BATTING AVERAGE Name, school BA H AB Julian Gonzalez, Santa Ana .500 12 24 Jesus Ramirez, Buena Park…
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LOS ANGELES — Speaking for the first time since he has been embroiled in an alleged $4.5 million fraud potentially tied to gambling, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani said on Monday that he has never participated in sports betting or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Instead, Ohtani says his…
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By Fatima Hussein | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The IRS is warning taxpayers that they may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table. The federal tax collector said Monday that roughly 940,000 people in the U.S. have until May 17 to submit tax returns for unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020, which total…
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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, March 25 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. MONDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL…
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Environmental advocates on Monday, March 25, delivered on their promise to sue Metro for approving planning documents for a proposed gondola project that would provide access to Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Parks Alliance, a group of public space advocates, announced their lawsuit against the transit agency under California’s environmental laws. It urged the court…
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Steven Spielberg hugs Holocaust survivor Daisy Miller, of Studio City, as they attend a USC Medallion event honoring Holocaust survivors and the USC Shoah Foundation in Los Angeles on Monday, March 25, 2024. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Shoah Foundation, founded by Stephen Spielberg following his 1993 film, “Schindler’s List.” The…
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LOS ANGELES — The Lakers’ six-game road trip has already gotten off to a less-than-ideal start. Star forward LeBron James is doubtful to play in Tuesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of the left ankle peroneal tendinopathy that he’s dealt with for the last few months, the team announced on Monday. If James…
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The OC Health Care Agency announced its new director, Dr. Veronica Kelley, has been promoted from her role as chair of the agency’s behavioral health division. Former director Dr. Clayton Chau left the post as of last June. “The county of Orange and I are very excited that Dr. Kelley will be stepping into the…
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Regular presidential elections should have taken place in Ukraine this month. But on day one of Russia’s full-scale invasion of our country, Ukraine’s government introduced martial law, under which presidential, parliamentary, and local elections are all suspended. Instead of getting to vote, my peers and I are stuck with a president we did not vote…
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