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Google buys Angstro and hires founder to help build social networking service
Highly respected entrepreneur and Internet researcher Rohit Khare has sold his company Angstro to Google and taken a job at the Internet giant to help build its social networking product Google Me. He...
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Mavis Staples on working with Jeff Tweedy: 'When you hear this, you will get...
There would seemingly be little that would catch Mavis Staples by surprise. Yet with Staples now 71 years old, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy found a way to get the soul/gospel veteran to step out of her comfort...
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No weapons, drugs found at site of triple murder in West Hollywood [Updated]
There was no sign of forced entry and no drugs or weapons found at the West Hollywood apartment where three men were found shot to death, L.A. Sheriff's Department officials said. The shooting occurred...
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Yosemite National Park rangers raid and eradicate marijuana growing site in...
Yosemite National Park rangers raided a large marijuana cultivation site in El Portal on Tuesday and seized 3,657 plants plus several pounds of processed marijuana worth an estimated $14.6 million....
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Frank Lloyd Wright houses having trouble finding the right buyers
Who doesn't love a bargain? With a lot of history thrown in, who can resist? Apparently many people can. In this case, the bargain is La Miniatura, a Frank Lloyd Wright house; the price has been...
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Venice Architecture Biennale has L.A. flavor
It would be understating the case to say that Los Angeles is well represented at this year's Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy, which opened Thursday to the press and participating architects and...
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Nathan Lee Parada charged in Paris Hilton break-in
The attempted break-in at Paris Hilton's house earlier this week turns out to have been a bit more dramatic than her "So scary" tweet revealed. Such is the minimalist nature of Twitter. Not only were...
View ArticleRates rise as bond rally runs out of steam on GDP data, Bernanke speech
The Great Treasury Bond Rally of summer-2010 has stalled out after new data on the economy came in a bit better than the ugliest expectations -- and despite the possibility of more credit-easing moves...
View ArticleMan convicted in killing of security guard at church construction site
A Long Beach man was convicted Friday of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the killing of a security guard while burglarizing a Cypress church construction site. Sean Christopher Hodge, 29, of...
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Gulf oil spill: Attempt to lift blowout preventer to start next week
Engineers in the Gulf of Mexico have abandoned efforts to fish out pieces of drill pipe stuck in the damaged Macondo well and early next week will begin trying to remove the blowout preventer -- a...
View ArticleMan charged in machete attack that killed one, critically wounded another
A man who allegedly killed one of his roommates and seriously injured another with a machete was charged with murder and attempted murder Friday.The Los Angeles County district attorney's office...
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Whoopi Goldberg leaves 'Sister Act' in London after her mom suffers a stroke
Whoopi Goldberg has put Mother Superior on hold to care for her own mom, a new report says. Goldberg, on hiatus from her moderating gig at "The View," has been living in London and starring in a West...
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Pacific Time podcast: 'Grading the Teachers' and the Sacramento dash
In the series "Grading the Teachers," the Los Angeles Times produced an analysis of how effective Los Angeles Unified School District teachers have been at improving their students' performance on...
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Bernanke's message to Main Street
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke tried to walk a fine line in his speech Friday: He insisted that the central bank doesn’t believe the economy will fall into another recession, but he sought...
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Music review: James Galway, Leonard Slatkin and the L.A. Phil at Hollywood Bowl
It’s probably safe to say that Thursday was the first day anyone heard a vuvuzela played with a symphony orchestra. At least locally. At least at the Hollywood Bowl.It was during the raucous crowd...
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Colorado hunting outfitter indicted on baiting charges
A federal grand jury in Denver has indicted a Colorado hunting outfitter for allegedly placing hundreds of pounds of salt near stands of trees in the White River National Forest to attract deer and...
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Details revealed of Tupac Shakur biopic
Unlike the title of his George Clinton collaboration, you apparently will be able to see Tupac Shakur on the silver screen, with New York Magazine's Vulture blog reporting that screenwriters have been...
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