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Ferguson fears, Mexico president's mansion controversy, never wash your car again
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Nov 20, 2014
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Ferguson fears, Mexico president's mansion controversy, never wash your car again

A grand jury ruling in Ferguson, Missouri could have national rumblings. A scandal over the Mexican White House. And a no-wash car with a finish that repels dirt.

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Andrew E. Derocher
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On Thursday Take Two addresses the state of immigration, controversy over how Mexico's president got his mansion and the polar bear population in the midst of climate change.

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Ahead of President Obama's speech on immigration, Southern California Public Radio's Washington Correspondent Kitty Felde shares the latest.
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As the country awaits a jury's decision on whether to charge police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Oakland and LA prepare for how residents may respond.
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Actress Angelica Rivera and her husband, Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, have landed in hot water over a sprawling $7 million mansion known as "The White House" that reports say was gifted to them.
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A trio of new, small SUVs are among the most interesting new vehicles at this week's LA Auto show. Plus, hate washing your car? A paint that actually repels dirt.
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This year, the organ at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles turns 10 years old. The LA Philharmonic is celebrating with a concert Friday evening, led by conductor and music director Gustavo Dudamel.
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Southern California Public Radio political reporter Frank Stoltze and regional desk editor Chris Knap join Take Two for the latest in Southern California politics.
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According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in Southern California is generating only about half as much electricity as expected for the year.
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New numbers are out on a group of bears living off the coast of Northern Alaska -- and it's not good news. Take Two is joined by Jeffrey Bromaghin, a researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Science Center.
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A survey conducted by public health researchers at Johns Hopkins find the Navajo Nation in Arizona has the highest food insecurity rate reported to date in the U.S.
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Iraq veteran and author Phil Klay wins the 2014 National Book Award for fiction for his debut collection of short stories called "Redeployment."