The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended Oct. 15 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. Tom Lake: Ann Patchett 2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: James McBride 3. The Fraud: Zadie…
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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, Oct. 17 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. TUESDAY’S SCORES GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CIF-SS PLAYOFFS Wild-Card Round DIVISION 9 RSCSM def. Magnolia Science Academy, 25-12, 23-25, 25-23,…
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By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump returned Tuesday to the civil fraud trial that imperils his real estate empire, watching and deploring the case as an employee and an outside appraiser testified that his company essentially put a thumb on the scale when sizing up his…
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NEW YORK — Chelsea Gray is out at least for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals after suffering an injury to her left foot Sunday. The Las Vegas Aces star guard was wearing a boot on her foot and had it propped up on a scooter she used to get into practice Tuesday. She was…
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Teamsters members at Chedraui USA-owned Smart & Final distribution centers in Commerce and Riverside fear they may soon lose their jobs, and they’re alerting customers of their concerns. The two facilities will be closing next year as the company shifts operations to a bigger 2.4 million-square-foot distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga that’s set to open…
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The deep-sea creature is an image horror films are made of: Dark black flesh, teeth sharp as glass and an antenna that glows to entice prey in the ocean’s depths. It’s quite fitting that the spooky-looking angler fish washed up on Friday the 13th, just weeks before Halloween. It is the second angler fish to…
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LOS ANGELES — Booted from the postseason in four games by the San Diego Padres last fall, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman called it “an organizational failure.” So how would he characterize a second consecutive first-round exit, this time after a three-game National League Division Series sweep by the Arizona Diamondbacks? “I think…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Here are the Orange County high school football stat leaders after the Week 7 games. The leaderboards are based on season stats published on MaxPreps.com. To be included, teams must have stats updated on MaxPreps each Tuesday by 2 p.m. PASSING: TOTAL YARDS…
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By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani and Chris Megerian | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s efforts to tamp down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced massive setbacks even before he departed for the Middle East on Tuesday, as Jordan called off the president’s planned summit with Arab leaders after a…
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Los Angeles State Historic Park, to warn companies of their responsibility to disclose the presence of dangerous PFAS under Assembly Bill 1200. He issued a letter to manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food packaging and cookware, alerting them that they must…
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