ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10 (Records through Oct. 8) 1. Mater Dei 33-2: Monarchs beat JSerra, have clinched another outright Trinity League championship, remain No. 1 in MaxPreps.com national rankings. Previous ranking: 1 2. Huntington Beach 27-6: Oilers clinched the Surf League championship with league wins over Los Alamitos, Newport Harbor. Previous ranking: 2…
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Perhaps the most emblematic images from a weekend of Hamas-provoked violence in Israel were at the site of the Tribe of Nova music festival in an Israeli desert near the border at Gaza. Israeli officials posted images of strewn bodies, after Hamas terrorists — please, let’s not call them militants — murdered at least 260…
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By Sarah El Deeb | Associated Press BEIRUT — Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched an attack inside Israel over the weekend, killing hundreds and taking others hostage. Its unprecedented breach of the border sent fighters inside border communities and military installations, shocked Israel and its allies, and raised questions about…
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California’s top 10 public transit agencies must survey riders about safety, sexual harassment, and racial and gender-based discrimination in order to learn more about threats to riders of buses and trains, according to new requirements spelled out in legislation signed into state law. Senate Bill 434 by state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), signed by Gov.…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill earmarking up to $1 billion to support infrastructure improvements at Los Angeles County’s embattled juvenile halls and camps. Newsom sent the bill, AB 695, back to the Assembly without his signature on Sunday, Oct. 8, saying he could not support it for financial reasons. “New grant programs such as…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The more diverse the student-athlete, the better. That’s one of the strongest themes that has catapulted Esperanza’s girls flag football team in the national rankings and to an Orange County-best 17-0 record. The Aztecs’ roster is comprised of several players from the school’s…
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LOS ANGELES ― Lance Lynn has started three postseason games against the Dodgers in his 12-year major league career. Wednesday, he is likely to make his first postseason start for the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Phoenix. “I don’t see it being anyone outside of Lance,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts…
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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, Oct. 9 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. MONDAY’S SCORES GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL SUNSET LEAGUE Newport Harbor 13, Los Alamitos 0 Corona Del Mar 45, Laguna…
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — After being held hitless into the sixth inning, the Atlanta Braves rallied for an improbable 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on two-run homers by Travis d’Arnaud and Austin Riley and a game-ending double play for the ages to even the National League Division Series at one…
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Representatives for the striking SAG-AFTRA actors union and the major studios met Monday, Oct. 9, for the fourth time in eight days, but were unable to reach agreement on a new contract, the union announced. Bargaining will resume on Wednesday, with the parties working independently on Tuesday, according to the union. Representatives of the Screen…
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