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• Insurance reform urgently needed, watchdog says

  22-11-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s home insurance market needs urgent reforms to halt the exodus of insurers from California and to stem skyrocketing costs for coverage, a state watchdog said.
  For example, the state should allow insurance companies to use computer models and incorporate their own “re-insurance” costs in calculating rate hikes, the Little Hoover Commission said in a report released Thursday, Nov. 21.
  But the state should also require insurance companies to base rates on investments h
  
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• Southern California expected to break travel record for Thanksgiving 2024

  23-11-2024 00:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California is gearing up for a busy week of travel this Thanksgiving, with 6.58 million residents expected to hit the roads, board trains and fly in planes.
  That’s a 2.8% increase from last year, the American Automobile Association states in its travel forecast.
  With many venturing at least 50 miles from home during the week, AAA predicts that Tuesday, Nov. 26, will be the busiest day for car travel.
  Between Tuesday, Nov. 26, and Monday, Dec. 2, nearly 80 million people across the
  
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• State championship reign for Santa Margarita girls golf ends with runner-up finish to Torrey Pines

  23-11-2024 00:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSanta Margarita’s reign as the CIF State champion in girls golf ended but not without a major stand.
  In their bid to capture a third consecutive state title, the Eagles placed a close second to Torrey Pines at the CIF State Championships on Wednesday at San Gabriel Country Club in the San Gabriel Valley.
  Santa Margarita shot an 18-over-par 378 to finish three strokes behind Torrey Pines, which fell
  
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• ‘Real Housewife’ Shannon Beador settles $75K facelift lawsuit filed by ex-boyfriend John Janssen

  23-11-2024 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Shannon Storms Beador of the “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and ex-boyfriend John Janssen have settled a lawsuit over an alleged $75,000 loan he gave her for a facelift, ending a legal dispute that largely played out in front of TV cameras rather than in a courtroom.
  Janssen earlier this month filed a notice of settlement in the Orange County Superior Court Case over payments he described as a loan but that she countered were gifts, clearing the way for the case to be dismiss
  
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• Lax oversight again blamed for $275,000 OC contract for services never provided

  22-11-2024 23:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s oversight of pandemic relief contracts is again under fire after revelations that the county paid $275,000 to a nonprofit health organization for services that were never provided.
  This latest black eye comes on the heels of a corruption scandal in which the county gave millions in pandemic relief funds to another charity for a nutrition program that provided only a fraction of the required meals.
  In this case, Mind OC, a wellness organization dedicated to solving Orange Co
  
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• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ third bid to be released on bail won’t be decided until next week

  22-11-2024 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs tried for a third time Friday to persuade a judge to let him leave jail while he awaits his sex trafficking trial, but a decision won’t come until next week.
  Judge Arun Subramanian said at a hearing that he will release his decision on Combs’ latest request for bail after Combs’ lawyers and federal prosecutors file letters addressing outstanding issues. Those letters are due at noon on Monday,
  
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• Fontana man gets life for robbing Secret Service agent in Tustin at gunpoint

  22-11-2024 23:37 via ocregister.com
  
  A 32-year-old Fontana man received 29 years to life in prison on Friday, Nov. 22, for robbing an off-duty U.S. Secret Service agent at gunpoint in a Tustin neighborhood shortly after a presidential event in Los Angeles.
  Jamonte Fitzgerald Johnson — a third-striker who was on federal probation for a weapons violation and parole for making criminal threats — was convicted in October of second-degree robbery with the use of a firearm for holding up the agent who was returning from worki
  
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• 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits north of Malibu

  22-11-2024 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck about four miles north of Malibu, with rumbling sent through the San Fernando Valley, parts of the South Bay and elsewhere on Friday afternoon, Nov. 22.
  The quake struck about 2:15 p.m., at a depth of about six miles, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. It initially was posted at a 3.5 magnitude, but was upgraded by seismologists.
  It reportedly was felt along the coast in Orange and Los Angeles counties, and extended to Oxnard, USGS ma
  
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• Alexander: Is diminished USC-UCLA game another reminder of what we’ve lost?

  22-11-2024 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  The world according to Jim:
  • As we approach the latest edition of USC vs. UCLA – in other words, a 5-5 team against a 4-6 team, their game Saturday at the Rose Bowl shunted to a 7:30 Pacific time slot so people in the Eastern half of the country who don’t have a bet on the game need not bother – the question must be asked: Are there people in those athletic departments who have buyers’ remorse over the move to the Big Ten?
  And will that remorse only increase as the
  
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• Applebee’s has a new $9.99 meal deal; here’s what you get

  22-11-2024 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Value meals have been a big deal in 2024 and will continue to drive business next year, if the National Restaurant Associations “What’s Hot 2025 Culinary Forecast” proves to be correct.
  Value meals are not just at McDonald’s and other fast food chains. Glendale-based Applebee’s recently launched a “Really Big Meal Deal” priced at $9.99 at participating locations.
  The meal includes either a new Big Cluckin’ Chicken Sandwich or a Classic Bacon Cheese
  
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• What to expect as La Niña emerges in Southern California

  22-11-2024 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  An unpredictable winter is in store for Southern Californians.
  A La Niña weather pattern is forecast to develop over the next several months. A La Niña year, as opposed to an El Niño year, is characterized by stronger trade winds and colder ocean temperatures, often resulting in drier weather on the west coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .
  La Niña weather patterns can be unpredictable, though, leaving forecasters unable to
  
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• What to expect as La Niña emerges in SoCal

  22-11-2024 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  An unpredictable winter is in store for Southern Californians.
  A La Niña weather pattern is forecast to develop over the next several months. A La Niña year, as opposed to an El Niño year, is characterized by stronger trade winds and colder ocean temperatures, often resulting in drier weather on the west coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
  La Niña weather patterns can be unpredictable, though, leaving forecasters unable to m
  
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• Kings’ slumbering offense needs a jolt against Seattle

  22-11-2024 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings headed into Saturday’s rubber match of their three-game homestand with serious concerns about their power play as well as some individual offensive performers that they hoped to get back afloat against the surging Seattle Kraken.
  They disposed of the dead-tired Detroit Red Wings to kick off the homestand – which is part of nine straight games to be played in California – but were shut out for the first time this season by the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday.
  The black and si
  
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• 2 convicted of human smuggling after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border

  22-11-2024 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK VANCLEAVE and MICHAEL GOLDBERG
  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard.
  Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry,” and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida, were part of a soph
  
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• USC RB Woody Marks delivers as ‘the same guy every day’

  22-11-2024 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — She’d had the magic number circled in her mind all afternoon, and yet the play in which Woody Marks hit that elusive 122 was so resounding that his mother Tameka forgot all about any milestone until her phone started blowing up.
  The USC senior entered last Saturday against Nebraska needing precisely 122 rushing yards to hit 1,000 on the season, a tidy number that carried worlds of weight for a 5-foot-10 back long determined he could hang as a workhorse. And on a fourth-
  
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• Traveling this holiday season? 10 things the TSA wants you to know

  22-11-2024 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The Transportation Security Administration has some reminders for those heading to airports during the holidays.
  “People seem to forget some of the more common and routine steps that they need to take when packing for a flight or when they are going through a checkpoint, perhaps because they’re focused on being at their destination and not focusing on what needs to happen before getting there,” said TSA officer Christopher Kirchein of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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• Rams’ ultra-competitive pass rush thrives working ‘five as one’

  22-11-2024 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Rams’ pass rush has a little bet going. Of the five – Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Kobie Turner, Byron Young and Michael Hoecht – whoever finishes the season with the most sacks will come away unscathed. The other four will have to shave their beards or, in the smooth-faced Hoecht’s case, their head.
  “Verse, for sure,” Young says when asked who in the group he most wants to see shave, “because he’s got the nicest beard, for on
  
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• Which health insurance plan may be right for you?

  22-11-2024 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By TOM MURPHY, AP Health Writer
  Everyone likes a good deal, and health insurance bargains abound this time of year. But buyers should look beyond price when searching for a plan.
  Shoppers also should consider doctor networks and coverage limits to avoid getting stuck with big bills after care.
  Millions of Americans are looking for 2025 coverage now during annual enrollment windows for Medicare Advantage plans and individual insurance. Plus, many employers are telling their workers about their co
  
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• Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

  22-11-2024 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct.
  “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” Gaetz told conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, adding that he ha
  
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• Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby

  22-11-2024 20:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Renuka Rayasam | (TNS) KFF Health News
  In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN’s office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she would owe after she delivered.
  Clark, 39, was shocked that she was asked to pay that amount during this second prenatal visit. Normally, patients receive the bill after insurance has paid its part, and for pregnant women that’s usually only when the pregnancy
  
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• USC at UCLA football breakdown: Who has the edge?

  22-11-2024 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA (4-6, 3-5 Big Ten) vs. USC (5-5, 3-5 Big Ten)
  When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
  Where: Rose Bowl
  TV/radio: NBC (Ch. 4)/AM 570
  Line: USC by 5
  Notable injuries
  UCLA: QUESTIONABLE: WR Rico Flores Jr. (undisclosed), OT Niki Prongos (undisclosed)
  USC: QUESTIONABLE: EDGE Braylan Shelby (undisclosed)
  What’s at stake for UCLA? It’s been a grueling first year for head coach DeShaun Foster, but a win against UCLA’s biggest rival would all but erase the negativity that’s clouded th
  
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• When is Cyber Monday? Everything you need to know

  22-11-2024 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By Elizabeth Ayoola, NerdWallet
  When you think about some of the biggest sales of the year, Cyber Monday probably makes the cut. Whether you’re getting ready to snag major deals on items you’ve been eyeing all year, or want to get holiday gifts for less, here’s what you need to know about the upcoming sales.
  When is Cyber Monday?
  Cyber Monday is a major retail event that takes place on the Monday after Thanksgiving. In 2024, Cyber Monday is Dec. 2. The online shopping event can
  
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• Social Security tackles overpayment ‘injustices,’ but problems remain

  22-11-2024 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  David Hilzenrath, Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group | (TNS) KFF Health News
  In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O’Malley criticized agency “injustices” that “shock our shared sense of equity and good conscience as Americans.”
  He promised to overhaul the Social Security Administration’s often heavy-handed efforts to claw back money that millions of recipients — including people who are living in poverty, are elderly, or have disabilities
  
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• California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child

  22-11-2024 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press
  Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor.
  The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in announcing the test results. No details about the child have been released, except that they live in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, and attend day care.
  The infection brings the repo
  
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• Grand DOGE promises of massive cuts to the federal government are unlikely to materialize

  22-11-2024 20:33 via ocregister.com
  
  There is not a lot of information out there on the nature of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are supposed to lead during Donald Trump’s presidency.
  The purpose is to reduce government waste, apparently by cutting entire federal agencies and purging unnecessary public servants, among other proposals. A mailwoman once maced my small Cocker Spaniel, Muffin, who was barking at her from behind a fence, so I’d like to submit a request t
  
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• Scientists discover the cutest but grumpiest little gecko you’ve ever seen

  22-11-2024 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Miriam Fauzia | (TNS) The Dallas Morning News
  DALLAS — A new species of miniature gecko, not much longer than a match stick, has been discovered by biologists at the University of Texas at Arlington.
  The tiny lizards are among several species of geckos found in Venezuela. They were first discovered in 2002 scurrying along the lush forest floor of the Paria Peninsula in the northeast of the country. At the time, scientists believed the brown geckos with their pale markings and curious cone-
  
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• Rental home investors poised to benefit as mortgage rates, high home prices sideline buyers in 2025

  22-11-2024 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALEX VEIGA
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rental homes will remain an attractive option next year to would-be homebuyers sidelined by high mortgage rates and rising home prices, analysts say.
  American Homes 4 Rent and Invitation Homes are two big real estate investment trusts poised to benefit from the trend, say analysts at Mizuho Securities USA and Raymond James & Associates.
  Their outlooks boil down to a simple thesis: Many Americans will continue to have a difficult time finding a single-fa
  
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• From food festival to wetlands: How recycling oyster shells is good for the environment

  22-11-2024 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Coastkeeper earlier in the week received a bounty of oyster shells, 724 pounds worth, from the recently resurrected DTLA Oyster Festival, brought back after a five-year hiatus.
  The hard shells will go toward the nonprofit’s Marine Restoration Project and help launch a new program slated for 2026 to battle wetland erosion at the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach.
  Marine Restoration Director Kaysha Kenney with Orange County Coastkeeper at bins of oyster shells that are curing
  
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• Conor McGregor must pay woman $257,000 in sexual assault civil case

  22-11-2024 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LONDON — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland.
  The woman said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
  McGregor shook his head as the jury of eight women and four men returned the verdict after deliberating for about six
  
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• Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

  22-11-2024 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press/Report for America
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of piling 190 bodies inside a room-temperature building and giving the grieving relatives fake ashes pleaded guilty Friday to corpse abuse as aggrieved families looked on in court.
  Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies in a decrepit building near Colorado Springs as far back as 2019 and gave families dry concrete
  
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