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EGYPT: Campaign supporting intelligence chief for president aborted
In what became known as the posters/cyber war among supporters of potential candidates for the 2011 presidential elections in Egypt, the chief of intelligence Omar Suleiman appeared as the latest...
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Steve Lopez: Jerry Brown, his wife and that weird fundraising challenge
I keep asking myself why Jerry Brown is running for governor, and whether at some point his wife will grab him, shake him, and tell him he’s got to be out of his mind because it’s a headache neither of...
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Judith Ivey-Amanda Wingfield — a well-prepared role
The last time Judith Ivey played a Tennessee Williams role was opposite Karl Malden. As introductions to playwrights go, it’s hard to imagine many more authoritative guides than a man who had famously...
View ArticleSunbather run over by Newport Beach lifeguard seeks $850,000
A sunbather has filed a claim against Newport Beach, saying a lifeguard ran over her last month with his truck. City officials don't dispute her account. "It happened," said City Atty. David Hunt. "The...
View ArticleGulf oil spill: New blowout preventer placed on BP's troubled oil well
A new blowout preventer has been placed atop BP’s problem oil well, a move that should allow crews to drill into the well deep underground and kill it for good in about a week. The old blowout...
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Tree's weapon against elephants? Ants!
Ecologists have discovered the secret weapon used by certain acacia trees to defend themselves against ravenous elephants: ants. The finding could one day help conservationists protect vulnerable...
View ArticleBell decides to cancel contract to manage Maywood
City leaders in Bell agreed Friday to cancel a contract to handle the day-to-day operations of neighboring Maywood, putting the small, working-class city at risk of being forced to shut down. Maywood,...
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The shifting, architectural art of Steve Roden
Winding through a studio filled with collections of curious objects — midcentury ceramics, vintage design magazines, Victorian-era photographs — Steve Roden pauses before a small, rather plain...
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UCLA vs. Kansas State in-game updates
UCLA 7, Kansas State 7 (early second quarter)UCLA capitalized on a huge break when Kansas State quarterback Carson Coffman fumbled a snap and linebacker Akeem Ayers recovered on the 11-yard line. On...
View ArticleLAX terminal reopened after security snafu
Things are back to normal at Los Angeles International Airport after a security snafu briefly closed a terminal and delayed eight flights early Saturday. Airport police and the Transportation Security...
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Animal rights groups face off with scientists over fate of chimps
Reporting from Albuquerque Ever since the first of their number arrived in New Mexico half a century ago as test subjects in the fledgling U.S. space program, nearly 200 government-owned chimpanzees...
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Tiger Woods makes a second-round recovery at Deutsche Bank tournament
Just when it appeared that Tiger Woods had lost the feel for his golf game, he came roaring back on Saturday with a six-under-par 65 to move away from the cut line and into the middle of the pack at...
View ArticleBody found in Irwindale storage facility is identified
The Los Angeles County coroner's office on Saturday identified the body of a man who was discovered in an Irwindale storage unit on Friday. The body of Miguel Leyson Pedraza, 62, was discovered shortly...
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Arizona Cardinals release Matt Leinart
Matt Leinart's star-crossed NFL career took another turn for the worse Saturday when the former USC quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner was released by the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona Coach Ken...
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