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• Isaac Hurtado in position to help Cypress win Division 7 football title

  27-11-2019 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Cypress freshman football coach sized up Isaac Hurtado and decided Hurtado would make a fine offensive lineman.
  Hurtado’s mother Maria suggested the coach give her son a look at running back, the position Isaac had played since he was 7 years old.
  Good advice, mom.
  Hurtado, now a 6-foot-4, 220-pound senior, is Orange County’s leading rusher this season with 2,516 yards. He has run for 35 touchd
  
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• CSUF students managing $1.5 million endowment learn investment business, give back

  27-11-2019 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  When Ken Oldar and Vivian Tang start to interview for jobs in the investment industry, they can point to their experience managing a $1.5 million Cal State Fullerton endowment that funds the Mihaylo Tutoring Center and another that supports a Presidential Scholar.
  The two seniors are among the 22 students in the rigorous and competitive Titan Capital Management class at Cal State Fullerton that gives students firsthand experience in securities analysis and portfolio management using real money.
  
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• CSUF students learn investment skills, give back, by managing $1.5 million endowment

  27-11-2019 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  When Ken Oldar and Vivian Tang start to interview for jobs in the investment industry, they can point to their experience managing a $1.5 million Cal State Fullerton endowment that funds the Mihaylo Tutoring Center and another that supports a Presidential Scholar.
  The two seniors are among the 22 students in the rigorous and competitive Titan Capital Management class at Cal State Fullerton that gives students firsthand experience in securities analysis and portfolio management using real money.
  
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• LuLaRoe files $1 billion countersuit against supplier

  27-11-2019 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The troubled multilevel marketing company LuLaRoe has filed a $1 billion countersuit against its former clothing supplier, pushing back against a 2018 lawsuit seeking $48.7 million for merchandise the Corona-based company allegedly ordered and never paid for.
  The countersuit, filed Nov. 15 in Riverside County Superior Court, accuses Long Beach-based Providence Industries of fraud, breach of contract and unfair business practices.
  The complaint contends Providence conducted a “systematic, y
  
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• No. 3 Michigan State pulls away from UCLA in Hawaii

  27-11-2019 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LAHAINA, Hawaii — Cassius Winston scored 20 points, Xavier Tillman had 14 and No. 3 Michigan State knocked off UCLA 75-62 in the Maui Invitational fifth-place game Wednesday.
  The Spartans (5-2) opened the tournament with a loss to Virginia Tech, but bounced back with consecutive solid performances.
  Michigan State used an 18-2 advantage in fast-break points to close its Maui trip with a flourish.
  UCLA (5-3) is young and talented but is still working on its cohesion. After beating up on Divi
  
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• CSUF students’ reports from U.S.-Mexico border earn awards, jobs for grads

  27-11-2019 22:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Last fall, Cal State Fullerton communications lecturer Jesús Ayala took 10 students to Tijuana and San Diego for four days to report on a number of topics, including migrants seeking asylum, deported veterans, separated families and high-tech child-sex exploitation.
  The project, part of Ayala’s first “Reporting About Minorities of the Southern Border” class, was designed to get the students out of the classroom and into real-life situations.
  The students’ reporting
  
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• With rain expected through Thanksgiving, homeless people in Orange County can stay dry in two National Guard armories

  27-11-2019 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Steady rain predicted through the end of the week has prompted two California National Guard facilities in Orange County to stay open 24 hours, allowing homeless people to stay inside during the day as well as bed down at night.
  Normally the county-funded winter programs at the armories in Fullerton and Santa Ana are closed during the day and provide only overnight shelter.
  The California Military Department agreed to around-the-clock hours because of the weather storm that began pelting Souther
  
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• Park Life: Disney Vacation Club time-share coming to Anaheim and meet the new Disneyland president

  27-11-2019 22:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Where does Disneyland want to build a Disney Vacation Club time-share tower? Will Disneyland’s Tomorrowland finally get a much-needed makeover? Did Disney go too far with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge? Find all the answers to your theme park questions in this week’s Park Life newsletter.
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  Room to Grow
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• 73-year-old Dana Point man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter for killing his mother

  27-11-2019 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A 73-year-old Dana Point man accused of killing his mother for financial gain more than two decades ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and was expected to be quickly released from behind bars.
  As part of a plea deal, a special-circumstances murder charge that John Henry Van Uden III faced for the 1994 slaying of 76-year-old Marjorie Van Uden was dismissed.
  Van Uden III was sentenced to three years in state prison, but with credit for time already served in county jail since h
  
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• Water quality advisory issued for Los Angeles County beaches

  27-11-2019 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Warning: Getting into the ocean in upcoming days could make you sick.
  The Los Angeles County Public Health department issued a beach water use advisory on Wednesday, Nov. 27, as rainfall hit the region. The advisory is for all Los Angeles County beaches and will remain in effect until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the advisory.
  Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis, is cautioning residents who are planning to visit Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in o
  
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• Water quality advisory issued for Los Angeles and Orange County beaches

  27-11-2019 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Warning: Getting into the ocean in upcoming days could make you sick.
  The Los Angeles County Public Health department and the Orange County Health Care Agency issued beach water use advisories on Wednesday, Nov. 27, as rainfall hit the region.
  The advisory at Los Angeles County beaches will remain in effect until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the advisory. The Orange County warning states that elevated bacteria levels could continue for a period of at least three days, depending on the intens
  
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• Water quality advisory issued for all Los Angeles county beaches

  27-11-2019 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Warning: Getting into the ocean in upcoming days could make you sick.
  The Los Angeles County Public Health department issued a beach water use advisory on Wednesday, Nov. 27, as rainfall hit the region. The advisory is for all Los Angeles County beaches and will remain in effect until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the advisory.
  Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis, is cautioning residents who are planning to visit Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in o
  
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• Two new GOP challengers enter 2020 race against Rep. Katie Porter

  27-11-2019 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Two more GOP candidates have filed to enter the race for CA-45 in 2020, making it six Republicans and one Democrat who want to take the House seat from Rep. Katie Porter
  The deadline for candidates to get their names on the March 3 California primary ballot, by filing paperwork with the Orange County Registrar of Voters, is Dec. 6. No one so far has emerged as a leading contender against Porter, D-Irvine, with none getting endorsements from the local, state or federal Republican parties.
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• Fannie, Freddie high-cost loan limits raised to record $765,600

  27-11-2019 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of MortgageGrader.com in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed-rate averaged 3.68%, up 2 basis points from last week. The 15-year fixed-rate averaged 3.15%, unchanged from last week.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 1.5% increase in loan application volume from the previous week.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets the average 30-year fixed rate on a conforming $
  
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• Schedule for the CIF-SS, L.A. City high school football championship games

  27-11-2019 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe schedule for the CIF-Southern Section and L.A. City Section football championship games on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30.
  CIF-SS FOOTBALL
  Championship games
  FRIDAY
  Division 2
  Sierra Canyon (12-1) at Chaminade (7-5), 7:30 p.m.
  Division 3
  Grace Brethren (12-1) vs. Corona del Mar (13-0) at Newport Harbor HS, 7:30 p.m.
  Division 5
  Aquinas (11-2) at St. Paul (12-1), 7 p.m.
  Division 7
  Temecula Valley (11
  
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• Boulder blast to close Ortega Highway near Lake Elsinore for an hour on Tuesday, Dec. 3

  27-11-2019 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Workers plan to blast boulders to pieces along the Ortega Highway above Lake Elsinore next week.
  What that means for you is, if you happen to be driving the mountain road around midday Tuesday, Dec. 3, you may get stuck in a long line of cars for a really long time.
  Caltrans spokesman Shane Massoud said in a news release that both sides of the road — also known as Highway 74 — will close for one hour for the boulder removal operation, sometime between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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• Politics of immigration add stress for many Latinos, and leave them wary of seeking help

  27-11-2019 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH Dr. Luis Garcia glanced at his watch, sighed and tapped the mic.
  It was 10:20 a.m., 20 minutes past the scheduled start, and it was clear that this Saturday’s workshop — talking about the psychological risks of being an immigrant — would not be well attended. Garcia looked up from the podium, scanned the approximately 200-seat auditorium at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, and saw just seven people, most of whom were sitting in the back.
  “Buenos dias&hel
  
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• Purple & Bold: How Anthony Davis has withstood the spotlight for Lakers

  27-11-2019 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the Wednesday, Nov. 27 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here.NEW ORLEANS — The tiniest changes can feel disorienting, but at least they’re easy to make.
  Anthony Davis felt a little turned around Wednesday morning as he entered the Smoothie King Center, the venue where he played the previous seven years of his NBA career. He mentioned to Danny Green that he had never come from the visiting
  
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• The 8-month closure of Hacienda Road has been a ‘disaster,’ reopening could be soon

  27-11-2019 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Hacienda Road, which connects the San Gabriel Valley to Orange County and has been closed since March of this year, could reopen by the beginning of 2020.
  It was closed because a section is in danger of a landslide. To reopen, all that’s needed is for Earth Construction and Mining of Garden Grove to replace soil down to 13 feet deep where the road is closed, La Habra Heights City Manager Fabiola Huerta said. Work began Tuesday.
  Workers from Penhall Company begin the five-week repair of the
  
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• Universal Studios Hollywood teams up with Cameo for free personalized video greetings from The Grinch

  27-11-2019 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Just like Santa, The Grinch is always looking out for good girls and boys during the holiday season. This year, Universal Studios Hollywood has teamed up with Cameo — the web-based platform that allows fans to request personalized messages from their favorite actors, singers, sports figures and more — to offer free personalized video messages from The Grinch himself in honor of the theme park’s annual Grinchmas celebration.
  Cameo is now accepting online submissions for a person
  
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• USC basketball looks to bounce back at Orlando Invitational

  27-11-2019 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC men’s basketball team won’t be home for the holiday this weekend. The Trojans are spending Thanksgiving in Florida for the Orlando Invitational, starting with Thursday’s game against Fairfield.
  The tournament will be a good opportunity for USC to pick up some resume wins, with three games guaranteed to each team in Orlando. USC will play either Davidson or Marquette on Friday, while on the other side of the bracket is No. 5 Maryland, Texas A&M, Harvard and Temple.
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• Gardening: Why the best plant fertilizers are either free or inexpensive

  27-11-2019 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Fertilization of plants is a funny thing. You can walk into your local nursery or the garden department of a home improvement center and quickly get lost among the array of products. But the funny part is that the best fertilizers are not really fertilizers and they are either free or inexpensive.
  The key to long term soil health and fertility is oxygen. Oxygen, you say? Roots need oxygen to function; that’s why plants die in waterlogged soil. Without oxygen, roots, like people, cannot sur
  
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• Titan Voice: Raising awareness can make climate action fashionable 

  27-11-2019 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By Thomas Truong
  I am hopeful as we look ahead to the December UN Climate Change Conference, where world leaders will discuss the health of our planet and air. There is growing awareness and support for climate action on our Cal State Fullerton campus and locally.
  As a participant in the September worldwide climate strike, my CSUF friends with Symbiotic Earth and I witnessed people’s passion in fighting for a survivable future. I had pictured a climate strike involving about only three peo
  
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• Bravo: CSUF recognizes 79 faculty members for enhancing the educational experience

  27-11-2019 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Creating community-based research opportunities, guiding research in the lab and in the field, incorporating technology into the classroom, mentoring and co-authoring papers — these are just a few examples of how Cal State Fullerton faculty members have been enhancing educational experiences for students.
  For these efforts and more, 79 faculty members were recognized Nov. 19 during the annual Faculty Recognition Service Awards for Teaching event.
  Established in 1995, the recognition progra
  
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• Best thing I ate: Capellini with tomatoes, pure and simple, in San Juan Capistrano

  27-11-2019 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s getting cool outside. This isn’t the time of year when I’m normally obsessing about tomatoes. That season has come and gone already. But here they are at Ciao Pasta in San Juan Capistrano: some of the best tomatoes I’ve eaten lately. It’s probably not the tomatoes themselves but rather the way they’ve been slowly blistered to concentrate their flavors.
  Orange County Food FinderWhere to find the best restaurant menu items in the areaIt’s a remarkably
  
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• 15 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Nov. 29-Dec. 5

  27-11-2019 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘A Christmas Carol’
  Catch Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and, of course, Scrooge in this stage production of the Charles Dickens classic.
  When: Runs Dec. 4-5, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 6-7, 8 p.m.; Dec. 7-8, 2 p.m.; Dec. 8, 7 p.m.Where: A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena.
  Tickets: $25-$62.
  Information: 626-356-3121, anoisewithin.org.
  ‘Disney’s Frozen’
  The Broadway play, based on the 2013 movie, by Jennifer Lee, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
  
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• Coroner identifies 3 young men who died in Irvine crash

  27-11-2019 19:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Coroner officials have identified the three young men who died in a crash last week in Irvine when their car in hit a tree.
  Yoseop Jeon, 18, of Torrance, Kiwook Seok, 20, or Irvine and Jaehyeong Park, 21, of Irvine all died at shortly after the 1:45 a.m. crash on Nov. 22, the coroner’s office said.
  Park was listed by authorities as the driver of the Mercedes-Benz sedan that collided at Harvard Avenue and University Drive near the UCI campus.
  Three people were killed and one transported to
  
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• Senior Moments: When an indoor cat makes a break for it, what do you do?

  27-11-2019 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  “If you put a cat and a bunch of broken bones in the same room, the bones will heal,” according to an old veterinary saying. The prevailing wisdom is that cats are healers.
  I was thinking about this as I sorted through boxes on the deck last night. My program for cleaning out the garage is to put a few boxes on the deck every couple of weeks. When I either trip over them or can’t stand looking at them anymore, I go through their content. At this rate, the project should be comp
  
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• One year after inspiring viral kindness, Seal Beach Donut City couple celebrate health and love

  27-11-2019 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Donut City in Seal Beach looks pretty much like any other ubiquitous doughnut shop – humble in both size and decor. Yet it has become a selfie magnet, with people dropping by from all over the world.
  At around this time last year, co-owner John Chhan morphed into an international celebrity. But his path to stardom was not one he chose or wanted.
  While Chhan patiently indulged the media with interviews and photo shoots, his wife, Stella, was fighting to recover from a debilitating aneurysm.
  
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• Winter storm threatens to scramble Thanksgiving travel plans

  27-11-2019 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By JEFF BAENEN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and DAVID KOENIG
  MINNEAPOLIS — A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, threatening to scramble Thanksgiving plans for millions of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
  The storm, which was blamed for one death and hundreds of canceled flights, pushed east into South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. But the West was not free of heavy weather. A &ldqu
  
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• Southern California homebuying hits 7-year high

  27-11-2019 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California homebuying jumped 8.2% in a year to an October sales level not seen since 2012, CoreLogic/DQ News reports.
  This year’s cheaper mortgage rates are finally boosting local homebuying. House hunters seem to be ignoring signs of broader economic uncertainties, ranging from a slower local hiring pace to the impeachment battle to global trade frictions. And those looking to buy are finding one-fifth fewer existing homes from which to choose.
  Here are 16 local housing trends wi
  
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• How to make gift wrapping eco-friendly, sustainable

  27-11-2019 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press
  Growing unease about waste has some Americans rethinking wrapping paper.
  Gift wrap is still a huge business. U.S. sales of wrapping paper climbed 4% to $8.14 billion last year, according to a recent report by Sundale Research. But sales of reusable gift bags rose faster, the company said. Sundale said it’s also closely watching green trends — like furoshiki, the Japanese art of wrapping with fabric — because they could impact gift wrap sa
  
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• Why this ‘Real Housewives of Orange County” is like ‘Game of Thrones’

  27-11-2019 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  <p>Watching <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2019/10/15/this-is-what-happens-when-the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-have-too-much-tequila/">"The Real Housewives of Orange County"</a> this week I realized with a jolt like an apple falling on my head that not only is it this a show about <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2019/10/02/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-wives-get-naked-sex-lives-are-revealed-and-the-knives-come-out/">ridiculously over-the-top people&l
  
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• Yorba Linda 7-Eleven held up by suspects armed with knife

  27-11-2019 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A 7-Eleven store in Yorba Linda was held up early Wednesday by three armed suspects who fled on foot.
  Deputies were called to the store shortly before 1:50 a.m. after the suspects had made off with a few hundred dollars in cash, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  Deputies went to the store, at Imperial Highway and Valley View Avenue, and searched the area but did not find any of the culprits. One was wearing a black shirt covering his face, a hoodie and a black backpack,
  
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• Arizona leads field for this week’s Wooden Legacy, which will change format in 2020

  27-11-2019 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Take one last look at the Wooden Legacy in its current format, because the eight-team college basketball tournament that has been an Anaheim area tradition every Thanksgiving weekend since 2007 (under a few names) will undergo a significant change in 2020.
  Next year’s Wooden Legacy will still be played on Thanksgiving week, but it will be a two-day, four-school event featuring UCLA, Kansas, Virginia and Georgetown. All four programs rank in the top 50 all-time in total wins and have at lea
  
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• Mater Dei girls basketball uses third-period surge to beat Orangewood Academy

  27-11-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  REDONDO BEACH Mater Dei’s top-ranked girls basketball team opened the second half with a 10-0 run to break open a tight score and hold off No. 4 Orangewood Academy 51-39 at the Battle at the Beach tournament late Tuesday night at Redondo Union High.
  Stanford commit Brooke Demetre scored 12 of her game-high 15 points in the third quarter, including an elbow jumper to spark the 10-0 surge.
  Mater Dei (2-0) led 21-17 at halftime but used the third-period run to build a 31-17 advantage against
  
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• University of California under pressure from within to abandon SAT and ACT for admission

  27-11-2019 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Pressures are mounting on the University of California to end its 50 year old practice of requiring freshman applicants to take the SAT or ACT — this time from some of its most senior leaders.
  While the university awaits the recommendations of a special faculty task force on the controversial issue, UC Berkeley chancellor Carol Christ has come out strongly in favor of ending the testing requirement.
  “I’m very much in favor of doing away with the SAT or ACT a
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic buys ownership take in Stockholm-based Hammarby

  27-11-2019 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic is taking on another role in his soccer career.
  Ibrahimovic, 38, who spent the past two years with the Galaxy, has become part-owner of Hammarby, a club in Sweden’s first division. Ibrahimovic acquired half of AEG’s ownership interest in the club, that is based in Stockholm. According to reports in Sweden, AEG owned 47 percent of the Hammarby.
  Ibrahimovic posted video of a Hammarby jersey earlier this week.View this post on Instagram@hammarbyfotboll
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• California asks for clarity in clean-car rollbacks – and the EPA’s answer might affect your commute

  27-11-2019 17:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Trump administration’s new rule stripping California of its power to police tailpipe pollution takes effect this week — but the immediate consequences are so murky the state’s clean air enforcers asked the feds for clarification.
  It’s the latest example of the chaos surrounding federal efforts to roll back Obama-era vehicle standards. Announced at the end of September, the rule takes away key weapons in California’s battle against climate change: the a
  
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• Disneyland closing early due to powerful Thanksgiving storm

  27-11-2019 17:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will close early as the tandem Anaheim theme parks prepare for a cold and powerful Thanksgiving storm set to sweep across Southern California.
  Due to the weather, Disneyland will close one hour early at 11 p.m. and Disney California Adventure will close at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and Thursday, Nov. 28, according to the parks’ official Twitter account.
  “That doesn’t mean the magic will be any less!” reads the @DisneylandToda
  
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• When it comes to wildfires, should California be more like Australia?

  27-11-2019 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  As California casts about for new approaches to its wildfire crisis, officials could do worse than look to Australia, firefighting’s acknowledged superstar.
  That fire-prone country has turned disaster into a laboratory. While not perfect, Australia has studied fire extensively and crafted policies intended to reduce fatalities and make homes safer. The country also explicitly shares fire chores with homeowners, who are expected to help or get out of the way.
  The two locales have some key t
  
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• ‘The Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah will bring his Loud & Clear Tour to Staples Center

  27-11-2019 17:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California has always had a special place in the heart of Trevor Noah. The 35-year-old South African writer, producer, comedian, political commentator, actor and current host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” first cut his teeth in some of the area’s smaller comedy clubs and theaters.
  After starting out in 100 to 300-capacity rooms, Noah graduated to 1,000 to 3,000-capacity theaters and eventually worked his way up to selling out the 8,000-capacity Pacific Am
  
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• Brandon Ingram, playing like an All-Star for Pelicans, has ‘no bad blood’ toward Lakers

  27-11-2019 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Take your head off? Brandon Ingram?
  It’s hard to imagine the soft-spoken, willowy framed 22-year-old carrying out what Anthony Davis suggested when he said the former Lakers, who were packed away in this summer’s blockbuster trade would be ready to “try to take our heads off just to prove a point.” And Ingram himself didn’t seem to agree with the premise, either.
  “It’s no bad blood,” he said Tuesday afternoon, as he weighed the
  
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• Will stackable, modular living units help LA’s homeless?

  27-11-2019 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On any given night, nearly 60,000 people in Los Angeles County are homeless with more than 44,000 of them are living on the streets, according to data from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
  The people who endure that kind of existence suffer a multitude of indignities, ranging from a lack of sanitation to virtually no access to medical treatment. And when they seek temporary refuge in homeless shelters they often find less privacy there than out on the streets.Enter Dome. It&rsqu
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: I must be crazy for going on a diet in the middle of the holiday season

  27-11-2019 16:34 via ocregister.com
  
  I’ve always been a bit of a masochist, so that’s why I think I decided to go on a diet right before the holidays.
  That’s right, while everyone else is indulging in an orgy of gluttony, shoveling in that second piece of pie, after adding a mountain of whipped cream, I’ll be standing there indecisively n front of the dessert table, trying to calculate whether I’d rather eat the decadent slice, only to feel shame and remorse later, or skip the second helpings and go to
  
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• Here’s how Orange County cities are celebrating the holidays, you’re sure to find something fun to do

  27-11-2019 15:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Our communities are filling with the holiday spirit.
  Residents have been giving generously to charity drives to make sure families have comforting meals on the table and youngsters can wake up to toys under the tree. This weekend homes will start to glow as decorations go up.
  And over the next weeks, as the holidays draw near, our communities will gather for traditions that have been enjoyed for years: the lighting of community menorahs and trees, performances of The Nutcracker, visits by Santa
  
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• Cold, powerful Thanksgiving storm begins hitting Southern California today

  27-11-2019 14:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A storm out of the Gulf of Alaska will slide into Southern California today — Wednesday, Nov. 27 — and unleash rain, snow and cold winds through Thanksgiving while causing rough seas and wreaking havoc on the region’s roads, forecasters said.
  A winter storm warning signifying an expectation of difficult travel conditions will be in effect in the San Gabriel Mountains from 4 a.m. today until 4 a.m. Friday.
  Most mountain areas will get 6 to 12 inches of snow &
  
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• Occupational licensing drains workers—and state governments

  27-11-2019 10:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Partisanship might be driving congressional dysfunction in Washington, but in the states, Republican and Democratic governors alike are working on the same regulatory issue: occupational licensing.
  In mid-October, Florida governor Ron DeSantis joined several other governors, including Doug Ducey of Arizona, Pennsylvania’s Tom Wolf and Colorado’s Jared Polis, in pursuing reforms to state-level occupational licensing laws in 2019. This bipartisan effort to reform these laws will help g
  
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• Standing against hate and discriminatory acts in Orange County: Tom Umberg

  27-11-2019 10:40 via ocregister.com
  
  On Friday, October 25, 2019, an incident occurred during a football game between Segerstrom and Marina High Schools in Orange County, in which two student-generated signs with racial undertones were displayed near the entrance of the stadium, aimed at students and families of Segerstrom High School. Commendably, the Santa Ana Unified School District and the Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) addressed this incident immediately. HBUHSD and Marina High School accepted responsibil
  
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• VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Nov. 29)

  27-11-2019 07:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Each week, publications from the The Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) nominate Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
  Each nominee is entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week county-wide vote.
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