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• Check out our OC photographers’ favorite images from October 2024

  15-11-2024 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  We asked our photographers to pick their favorite moments from September 2024, and here are some of the images they selected.
   
  Students dance to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ during the Orange County School of the Arts Halloween festivities in Santa Ana, CA on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Students could participate in a costume contest and the flash mob dance as part of their yearly celebrations. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  An OCFA Firehawk next to a
  
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• Corky: The season for surfing gifts has arrived, here are some suggestions

  15-11-2024 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  “Fa la la la laaaaaa,” and a big full-sized, “ho ho ho hoooo.”  Yes kiddies, it’s that happy time of year again when the holidays are upon us and we are starting to think of what we are going to give as gifts to those special people in our lives.
  Most of you need no help as far as good ideas for gifts.  This is not for you. This is for those of you who are looking to give something to a surfer and have no idea what to get.  First-timers or those of yo
  
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• Kings’ injuries mount as schedule turns in their favor

  15-11-2024 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings finally have a light schedule ahead, and at just the right moment for a group that finds itself five players short due to injuries entering Saturday’s showdown with the Detroit Red Wings.
  They’ll play just three games in the span of 11 days with no back-to-back sets until Nov. 29, and they’ll host seven of their next nine matches. They’ve already played back-to-back three times and 12 of their 18 games have been on the road, leaving little time for repetitions,
  
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• 605 Freeway lanes closing in Downey, Norwalk this weekend for roadway upgrades

  15-11-2024 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Caltrans is closing lanes on the 605 Freeway beginning Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, for a roadway improvement project. (Graphic courtesy of Caltrans)
  Caltrans will conduct a fourth 55-hour extended weekend lane closure operation for roadway upgrading work on the southbound 605 Freeway in the Downey and Norwalk areas beginning Friday night, Nov. 15, and extending through Monday morning.
  The closures will occur at various times along the southbound 605 Freeway between the 5 Freeway in Downey and Firesto
  
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• Newly elected LA County DA to focus on overturning Gascon’s blanket progressive policies

  15-11-2024 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has listened intently for more than a year — to frustrated prosecutors, law enforcement officers and aggrieved crime victims.
  And now, in just over two weeks, he plans to incorporate their views as he swiftly moves the largest local prosecutorial office in the nation beyond what he describes as the “failed social experiment” of current District Attorney George Gascón.
  Hochman, a former federal prosecutor e
  
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• OC kidnapping, killing lands husband in prison for 40 years

  15-11-2024 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A Covina man who worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 15, to 40 years behind bars for kidnapping his wife in an attack that resulted in her death.
  Eddy Reyes, 39, who lived with his wife in Santa Ana before she vanished eight years ago, pleaded guilty in April to one federal count of kidnapping resulting in death.
  Federal prosecutors had said they would lower their sentencing recommendation to 25 years if Reyes provided information leading to the recovery o
  
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• Covina man gets 40 years for kidnapping wife after she left El Pollo Loco in Garden Grove, killing her

  15-11-2024 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A Covina man who worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 15, to 40 years behind bars for kidnapping his wife in an attack that resulted in her death.
  Eddy Reyes, 39, who lived with his wife in Santa Ana before she vanished eight years ago, pleaded guilty in April to one federal count of kidnapping resulting in death.
  Federal prosecutors had said they would lower their sentencing recommendation to 25 years if Reyes provided information leading to the recovery o
  
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• Stylish and functional hand towel rings for every bathroom

  15-11-2024 21:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Which hand towel ring is best?
  Hand towel rings are a stylish fixture designed to hang a towel to dry your hands. These rings are designed to hang a single towel, either a kitchen or a hand towel. You’ll need to mount them yourself with their included installation hardware.
  The best place to install a hand towel ring is right by the sink so you’re not dripping water everywhere each time you wash your hands or the dishes. While most towel rings have a full circular ring, you can also
  
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• Top foldable keyboards for easy typing wherever you go

  15-11-2024 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Which foldable keyboard is best?
  Maybe you want to work on your next great novel on your iPad and don’t like the touch keyboard taking up so much of the screen. Maybe you want to type up long messages on your gaming console and hate using a game controller to do so. The flexibility afforded by a foldable keyboard gives you a chance to work and play anywhere you need to.
  For any needs that must be met, the best foldable keyboard is the iClever Bluetooth Keyboard. This pocket-size Bluetooth
  
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• Rose Parade marching band grant helps musicians from Cerritos and La Mirada to El Paso and Seminole

  15-11-2024 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  High school bands and musicians from throughout Southern California will receive the Tournament of Roses inaugural band grant, to help offset the cost of participating in the parade on Jan. 1, the Tournament announced this week.
  “Marching bands are, and will always be, an essential part of the Rose Parade,” said 2025 Tournament of Roses Association President Ed Morales. “As I’ve traveled across the U.S., as well as to Mexico, Panama, Japan and Denmark, to meet each of the
  
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• Allee Willis wrote the ‘Friends’ theme and countless hits. Now her story gets told.

  15-11-2024 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  You may not know the name Allee Willis but it’s almost impossible to imagine you don’t know her work. She would have been successful if her resume only included the songs she wrote or co-wrote songs for artists like Bonnie Raitt, Patti Labelle, Cyndi Lauper and the Pet Shop Boys, including hits with The Pointer Sisters’ “Neutron Dance” and Earth Wind & Fire’s “Boogie Wonderland; she also co-wrote the musical “The Color Purple.” 
  But
  
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• Unwrap joy with the best Advent calendars of 2024

  15-11-2024 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Which Advent calendars are best?
  It’s that time of year: The countdown to the holidays has begun. And what better way to cross off the days than with a fun and festive Advent calendar? It’s a tradition marked across the globe, with modern twists that everyone can enjoy. Here’s how to pick the best Advent calendars of 2024.
  How do Advent calendars work?
  Advent calendars are traditionally used to count down the days until Christmas. Advent is the reflective period of time leading
  
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• Southern California adds 65,900 jobs in October to record high

  15-11-2024 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California had a record number of jobs in October, despite high interest rates chilling parts of the local economy.
  My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures released Friday, found a record 8.06 million at work in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties in October. These monthly stats are not adjusted for seasonal swings.
  The all-time high comes with a slower hiring pace. Between September and October, for example, employment in the four counties grew
  
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• Donald Trump has no discernible interest in fiscal responsibility

  15-11-2024 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s bounciest adviser, thinks he can identify “at least” $2 trillion in federal budget cuts. Although critics derided the billionaire entrepreneur’s suggestion as improbably ambitious, that assessment hinges on political assumptions rather than a cleareyed understanding of what could be accomplished if Trump were serious about restoring fiscal discipline.
  Unfortunately, there is little reason to think he is. Trump’s record durin
  
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• More people embracing leaves: ‘What falls in my yard stays in my yard’

  15-11-2024 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Fall leaves get a warm welcome from Christie Hunt.
  The River Forest resident rakes them into her flower beds, where they decay, providing fertilizer and valuable winter habitat for bees, moths, butterflies and fireflies.
  She also piles leaves around her fig tree, where they provide protection against the cold.
  And when Hunt uses up her own leaves, she gets creative.
  “I know this is going to sound a little strange,” she recently told a neighbor. “But I could really use some more
  
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• California’s rent control rejection might point to national appetite for different approach

  15-11-2024 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Robbie Sequeira | (TNS) Stateline.org
  California voters this month trounced a proposal to lift statewide restrictions on local rent control, signaling to other left-leaning states that similar caps on skyrocketing rents might be an uphill climb.
  It was, in fact, the third time Californians have said no.
  The measure’s defeat disappointed tenant advocates who argue that rent control would help curb the rapid rise in rents across the state. But for landlords and the housing industry, the late
  
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• Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

  15-11-2024 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID BAUDER,  AP Media Writer
  Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here’s Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.”
  Only one has the ring of truth. Sort of.
  The bylined author of the Infowars article, Bryce P. Tetraeder, doesn’t actually exist. And the Onion doesn&rsq
  
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• Thanksgiving 2024: Great Orange County restaurants to pick up your stress-free feast

  15-11-2024 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen? Don’t want to bother making reservations for dining out? Fret not: A handful of choice Orange County restaurants are offering takeaway Thanksgiving feasts for those who yearn for neither fuss nor muss this holiday season. From barbecue spots offering smoked meats galore to traditional oven-roasted birds with all the fixings, these spots have you and your gaggle of guests covered.
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• USC football vs. Nebraska: Who has the edge?

  15-11-2024 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  USC vs. Nebraska
  When: 1 p.m. Saturday
  Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  TV/radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM
  Records: USC 4-5 (2-5 Big Ten), Nebraska 5-4 (2-4)
  Injuries
  USC: QUESTIONABLE: CB Jacobe Covington (undisclosed), S Kamari Ramsey (undisclosed)
  Nebraska: OUT: OT Turner Corcoran (hamstring); QUESTIONABLE: G Micah Mazzcua (undisclosed), DB Malcolm Hartzog (hamstring); PROBABLE: QB Dylan Raiola (back),
  What’s at stake? Bowl eligibility – possibly – for USC
  
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• Calls mount for House ethics panel to release Gaetz report

  15-11-2024 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Calls are mounting for the U.S. House Ethics Committee to make public a report that could shed more light on sexual misconduct allegations involving Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz and his ties to disgraced former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg.
  Gaetz’s Wednesday resignation from Congress halted the House investigation, which is said to be “highly critical” of the North Florida Republican. The Ethics Committee was set to vote on the report Friday, Punchbowl Ne
  
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• Early Black Friday deals are live — don’t miss out

  15-11-2024 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s something for everyone with these can’t-miss deals
  For seasoned shoppers, Black Friday is a holiday in its own right. Whether you’re ready to start ticking names off your holiday shopping list or just want to treat yourself to items you’ve had your eye on, you can score big savings on everything from laptops to sunscreen.
  Not sure where to start? We’ve gathered our favorite Black Friday discounts to save you the trouble. We’re excited to see deals
  
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• California taxpayers need protection from Newsom, not from Trump

  15-11-2024 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  There appears to be no limit to the hubris of Governor Gavin Newsom. While the state continues to suffer from failed progressive policies that hemorrhage productive citizens and businesses leaving California, Newsom is laser-focused on being the most prominent figure of the Trump resistance. 
  Just two days after Donald Trump’s victory for the nation’s highest office, Gov. Newsom called newly elected state lawmakers into a special session, ostensibly for the purpose of safeguardi
  
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• Newsom’s posturing offers little comfort to Trump foes

  15-11-2024 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO – If California progressivism were the answer to Donald Trump’s MAGA-inspired populist bluster, then we’d be watching news of President-elect Kamala Harris’ Cabinet appointments. Instead Trump swept the swing states, won the popular vote and saw Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress. The message voters sent might not be entirely clear, but they certainly didn’t say, “We want California values!”
  Harris, of course, was a product
  
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• Republican election sweep emboldens Trump’s tax cut dreams

  15-11-2024 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Mark Niquette and Enda Curran | (TNS) Bloomberg News
  The Republican sweep of the presidency and Congress has transformed what could have been a struggle to merely renew Donald Trump’s tax cuts into a multi-pronged campaign to slash levies in new and bigger ways.
  The incoming Republican majorities in the House and Senate mean Trump can enact a tax bill without making concessions to Democrats. Republicans will only be constrained by how much deficit spendin
  
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• Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who stopped execution with last-minute subpoena

  15-11-2024 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By NADIA LATHAN, Associated Press/Report for America
  The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers used the novel maneuver to pause Robert Roberson’s lethal injection at the last minute.
  The ruling addressed a subpoena issued for Roberson by the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee last month that was seen as a way to delay his execution.
  But the high court ruled that “under th
  
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• Lower taxes, higher tariffs: What Trump’s tax plans mean for you

  15-11-2024 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Kemberley Washington | (TNS) Bankrate.com
  Taxes may not be the first thing on your mind following the presidential election, but there’s no doubt that tax policy will play a key role in the year ahead, given that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to expire at the end of 2025.
  The TCJA was the largest overhaul of the tax code in three decades, with massive changes for both individual and business taxpayers. During his presidential campaign, Trump said he wanted to make
  
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• Marvel pressures Disneyland to make Avengers Campus ‘bigger’

  15-11-2024 18:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is actively involved in the planning process for the Avengers Campus expansion at Disney California Adventure and very opinionated about the project that will double the size of the super hero land.
  Feige and Disney parks chairperson Josh D’Amaro discussed the Avengers Campus expansion at the Disneyland resort that includes two new Marvel-themed attractions during D23 Brazil over the weekend.
  “Kevin puts a lot of pressure on me,” D’Ama
  
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• Orange County boys basketball preview: Los Alamitos’ group of ‘neighborhood’ players ready to challenge top teams

  15-11-2024 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Transfers to Orange County boys basketball programs include many in-county transfers, some out-of-county transfers, some interstate transfers and even a few arrivals from Africa.
  It’s different at Los Alamitos. The varsity roster is composed of players who have played all of their varsity basketball in the Griffins program. Los Alamitos coach Nate Berger is proud of that.
  “I’m not battling through the transfer portal the way other people are,” Berger said at last week&rsq
  
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• Thanksgiving 2024: These chain restaurants will be open and serving turkey dinners

  15-11-2024 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Many restaurant chains will be closed on Thanksgiving, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 28 this year.
  But several chains have announced they will be open and serving turkey dinners.
  Several of the following chains require reservations and it’s a good idea to make them if you can. Details come from chains’ websites, social media and news releases. Prices may vary by location.
  Acapulco Restaurant & Cantina: An all-you-can-eat buffet will be served 11 a.m.-8 p.m. It will feature turkey
  
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• Audit finds failures, shortcomings in UCLA response to encampment violence

  15-11-2024 18:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Citing multiple shortcomings, failures and breakdowns in UCLA’s response to a pro-Palestinian encampment and a violent attack by counter-protesters, an independent auditor issued a series of recommendations Thursday aimed at ensuring a smoother response if future political disruptions occur.
  The audit was ordered by University of California President Michael Drake in May following several days of unrest on the Westwood campus, beginning when counter-protesters attacked the encampment with
  
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