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Firefighter injured as crews battle Riverside County brush fire
One firefighter was injured as crews gained ground Wednesday afternoon battling an 85-acre brush fire burning thick vegetation in Riverside County. The fire, which broke out about 1:15 p.m. near La...
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BofA Merrill sees 'growth recession' -- and another dive in interest rates
Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Wednesday downgraded its forecast for the economy, calling for a “growth recession.” What’s that? As BofA Merrill economists describe it, the U.S. would continue to...
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Hollywood's uneasy embrace of Apple's 99-cent TV rental offer [Updated]
Only two major Hollywood television studios agreed to allow Apple Inc. to offer 99-cent rentals of TV shows -- a price that the device-maker hopes will spark sales of a new generation of its set-top...
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Sony unveils three digital book readers for the holidays
Sony, which introduced one of the first digital book readers of the current generation in 2006, on Wednesday announced a fresh lineup of three new devices that incorporate touch screens, sleeker design...
View ArticleTop Vernon attorneys get generous public safety pensions
Vernon's top city attorneys, already among the highest-paid public employees in the state, have received an unusual pension deal under which they would get the same enhanced benefits as police...
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Apple TV makes some set-top box makers jump
Perhaps feeling the heat from the much-hyped Apple TV launch, some of the leaders in the TV set-top box field did not take the news lying down on their couches. Shortly after Apple's morning...
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Key expert jumps ship, says garage sale pictures aren't by Ansel Adams after all
An art expert whose opinion backed Rick Norsigian's claim that he owns a "lost" trove of pictures by Ansel Adams now says they aren’t Adams’ work after all. What’s more, Robert C. Moeller III, one of...
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Lindsay Lohan demands dad not sell her rehab diary [poll]
Lindsay Lohan has had a cease-and-desist letter sent to her dad, Michael Lohan, demanding that he stop selling her stuff -- specifically excerpts from a diary she kept when she was in rehab in 2007,...
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'Black Swan' premiere: Natalie Portman ballet film opens the Venice Film...
Things got glamorous in Italy on Wednesday, with Natalie Portman attending the world premiere of "Black Swan" to kick off the 67th Venice Film Festival and Jessica Alba walking the red carpet for...
View ArticleInterim superintendent of L.A. County education office appointed
The deputy superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education has been appointed to serve as interim chief of the agency by the Board of Supervisors. The supervisors voted unanimously in...
View ArticleBulger, Stokes look to return to Angels' bullpen mix
Jason Bulger admitted his rehabilitation stint at triple-A Salt Lake was "a little longer than expected," and Brian Stokes joked that he spent so much time at Salt Lake that he "almost rented an...
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Three Emmys earn Bryan Cranston a 'Saturday Night Live' guest host spot
The third time really WAS the charm for Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston. The actor who just scored his third-consecutive Emmy for lead actor in a drama for "Breaking Bad" announced on ESPN Radio's Mason...
View ArticleChone Figgins has "no regrets" over leaving Angels
The money was greener in Seattle but the grass hasn't been so far for Chone Figgins, who last winter spurned a three-year, $24-million offer to return to the Angels to sign a four-year, $36-million...
View ArticleThursday's TV Talk Shows
The Early Show Dirty gyms; retirement funds. (N) 7 a.m. KCBSToday “Tea party” movement. (N) 7 a.m. KNBCKTLA Morning News Comic Bill Bellamy. (N) 7 a.m. KTLAGood Morning America Sen. Mitch McConnell...
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