Italo Ferreira’s body disappeared as he tucked down behind the barrel, emerging unscathed from the curling water before he pumped his board down the face of the fast-moving wave, propelling his surfboard into the air, twisting and then landing on it with ease. His body and surfboard were on repeat through the morning: barrel, air,…
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OLLI at CSUDH is a membership organization for individuals 50 plus seeking intellectual and social activities. These activities include short courses on a variety of topics taught by university professors and experts in their field, peer-led special interest groups, discussion groups, field trips, technology workshops, social gatherings and cultural events. Learning occurs in a supportive…
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Orange County Fire Authority Firefighter Wade Munson and his niece Dela Rae Jackson pet Pax, after the therapy dog was introduced at OCFA headquarters in Irvine, CA on Monday, April 10, 2023. Pax is OCFA’s first peer support K-9 and is trained to support first responders. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Orange County…
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By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024. Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained…
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Associated Press BERLIN — Germany’s justice minister on Tuesday launched plans to relax the country’s strict restrictions on family names — for example, allowing couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their children. The current system “is about as up-to-date as a coal stove and as flexible as concrete,” Justice Minister Marco…
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Irvine will pay $285 million for the controversial All American Asphalt Plant on Jeffrey Road, the focus of recent litigation and complaints from nearby residents about odors. The first payment for the plant of $28.5 million — which is nonrefundable — is expected to be made by the city on June 15, according to a…
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Santa Margarita pitcther Collin Clarke (12) pitches against Corona in a game at the Boras Baseball Classic tournament at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Santa Margarita pitcther Collin Clarke (12), center, is congratulated by teammates after defeating Corona the Boras Baseball…
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More than 340,000 UPS delivery drivers and warehouse workers are prepared to walk off the job if the shipping giant fails to provide a “fair and equitable agreement,” with their Teamsters union. Teamsters Local 952 will rally Saturday, April 15 at its Orange headquarters as it prepares for the start of the union’s national bargaining…
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ANAHEIM — Griffin Canning’s journey is about to come to an end. The Angels’ right-hander will start on Wednesday afternoon, his first time pitching in the majors since July 2, 2021, a span of 649 days. “Obviously I’m excited,” Canning said on Tuesday. “I’m just looking forward to getting back out there and competing and…
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The tragedy at the Covenant School in Nashville marked America’s 131st mass shooting of the year, just 86 days into 2023. The murders of six people – including three children – by a gunman wielding three legally-purchased guns triggered a political response that we are all-too-familiar with. Democrats called for gun safety reforms, which Republicans…
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