The Hotline continues to closely monitor the financial situation that prompted the dismissal of two Pac-12 executives and could cost the conference $50 million. Here’s what we have learned in the past 24 hours … — The Pac-12 will hire a replacement for CFO Brent Willman but not a successor to Pac-12 Networks president Mark…
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For Jonathan Chang, art is a medium for healing and starting conversations as a form of activism. But when the Los Angeles-based illustrator woke Sunday, Jan. 22, to news of a tragic mass shooting that killed 11 Asians at a Monterey Park dance hall, Chang, who grew up in nearby Arcadia, felt numb. “You always…
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Anaheim police were investigating what they believe was a homicide after a man was found dead in the street near the 91 Freeway on Thursday morning, Jan. 26, authorities said. Officers arrived to find the victim in the southbound lanes of East Street, just south of the freeway, about 7:20 a.m., Sgt. Jon McClintock said.…
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By Donie O’Sullivan, Audrey Ash and Zachary Cohen | CNN “There might be someone getting shot tomorrow.” That was the warning from Twitter staff at an internal meeting on Jan. 5, 2021, the eve of the deadly attack on the US Capitol. It wasn’t the only stark warning Twitter management received ahead of the insurrection,…
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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 Thursday, Jan. 26 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. THURSDAY’S SCORES GIRLS BASKETBALL SOUTH COAST LEAGUE Tesoro 68, Trabuco Hills 48 Ts: Castaneda 26 pts. Prasad 26…
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If you follow policy debates long enough, arguments you never thought you’d hear can become key components of the two parties’ policy platforms. That’s certainly the case when it comes to some Republicans and their new “never touch Social Security and Medicare” position. Over the weekend, newly elected GOP Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio tweeted…
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The State Bar of California is seeking to strip the law license of former Chapman University law school dean John Eastman, accusing him of coming up with a plan for Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and helping provoke the Jan. 6 crowd that breached the U.S. Capitol. Eastman, who…
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A recent eight-hour wildlife-viewing boat trip off Orange County was focused on migrating gray whales until something more eye-catching to even the veteran boat captain swam by. Capt. Todd Mansur, manning Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching’s Ocean Adventures, said the charter was headed to the east end of Catalina Island – a popular spot…
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If you are a marginally credit-qualified homebuyer itching to get on the road to homeownership, hold off until April 1. That’s when mortgage lenders will start rolling out pricing discounts for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers who have challengingly low FICO scores. Homebuyers with middle FICO credit scores between 620-660 and small down payments…
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Strong Santa Ana winds pushed into Southern California Thursday, with triple-digit gusts in the mountains near Santa Clarita and a mess of tall tumbleweeds and overturned big rigs on freeways. The Magic Mountain Truck Trail, east of the Santa Clarita Valley and north of the San Fernando Valley, recorded a gust at 112 mph about…
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