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Japanese stocks back in bear market as yen hits 15-year high
In a world in which almost no one wants to have a strong currency, Japan has one of the strongest. But the pain of carrying that burden is becoming intense. The yen surged to a 15-year high against the...
View ArticleL.A. seeks delay in meeting power plant cooling regulations, saying it would...
The city of Los Angeles has launched an aggressive lobbying campaign to roll back tough new state regulations meant to limit the environmental damage power plants inflict on the ocean.Officials are...
View ArticleFire crews make stand near Frazier Park in Kern County brush fire
Firefighters in Kern County were making a stand near the community of Frazier Park on Tuesday afternoon as a brush fire threatened about 60 homes in the area, officials said.The blaze broke out near...
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From here to Moorpark: Ex-Marine drills Hollywood in weapons & tactics
Actress Shannon Lucio has just overpowered two rogue cops using everything from a pants belt to a shard of glass. She applied the “one-mind-many-weapons” technique taught to her by former Marine...
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Meet Envy, the rarest pair of the "seven deadly slacks"
Earlier this month when we told you about online-only, San Francisco-based Betabrand and the adjustable-waist Gluttony Pants that were intended to be the first in a humorously themed series of men's...
View ArticleOne L.A. employee union agrees to pay more for healthcare; others resist
Six Los Angeles city employee unions have blocked Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from seeking to impose higher healthcare costs on its members, even as a seventh labor organization agreed to a wide range...
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Report: Lindsay Lohan leaves rehab after 23 days [poll]
Lindsay Lohan was released from rehab Tuesday, a little more than three weeks after leaving jail and entering treatment, Radar Online reports. Doctors last week told the court that Lohan may have been...
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Star investors (and other stars) come out for Y Combinator's Demo Day
Dozens of Silicon Valley’s top investors turned out to see the latest crop of companies from Y Combinator, which kicked off the 11th Demo Day at its Mountain View headquarters on Tuesday. Thirty-six...
View ArticleTriple-digit temperatures recorded across Southern California [Updated]
The heat wave sizzling across Southern California is expected to last at least one more day, forecasters said. By Tuesday afternoon, temperatures reached 111 in Woodland Hills, 108 in Lancaster, 102 in...
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Twitter builds out sales team
At Twitter, it’s never been all about the money.But it’s more about the money now than before.Twitter confirmed Tuesday what everyone knew on Monday, that it had hired Adam Bain, former president of...
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