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IRAN: Prominent human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran
Iranian authorities on Saturday arrested the prominent lawyer and women's rights activist Nasrine Sotoudeh, her husband told Babylon & Beyond. Sotoudeh, in her 40s, is among the small cadre of...
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Sunday shows: Blair, McCain, Kaine and Graham
ABC's "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair with George Will and Mary Jordan. Bloomberg's "Political Capital" with Al Hunt: Housing and Urban Development...
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Sheriff Baca says pot dispensaries are a crime target. 'More reason to...
In the wake of a triple murder in West Hollywood stemming from a large drug deal gone bad over a large quantity of medical marijuana, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca stated this week that the...
View ArticleNuclear cleanup at Santa Susana facility would finish by 2017 under settlement
In a major victory for community activists worried about health risks linked to a contaminated former nuclear research facility overlooking the west San Fernando Valley, state and federal authorities...
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U.S. Open: Jankovic blames blustery winds for her loss; Sharapova prevails...
Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic found nothing to her liking Saturday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium during her U.S. Open match. She was bothered by the wind that gusted to 22 miles per hour, and she...
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Angels avoid shutout but still lose to Athletics, 3-1
The Angels finally scored for Jered Weaver on Saturday, Torii Hunter's eighth-inning solo home run snapping a string of 31 1/3 innings over five games in which they hadn't scored with their ace on the...
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U.S. Open: Mardy Fish gets embraceable moment; Federer just has a moment
Mardy Fish, 28 and without many of the magic moments that had been predicted for the athletic tennis player who grew up with Andy Roddick and James Blake, stood in the center of Louis Armstrong...
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High school students chronicle the lives of desert tortoises in new book.
Armed with digital cameras, 13 Southern California high school students ignored the discomfort of temperatures hovering above 100 degrees, lying on their stomachs in the dirt and cactus spines to...
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Angels ace Jered Weaver keeps chin up despite lack of run support
Jered Weaver has been one of the American League's most effective pitchers since late June, compiling a 3.24 earned run average in his last 14 starts, but the Angels' right-hander is only 4-7 in those...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather Jr. apologizes to Manny Pacquiao for video rant
Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. apologized for his racially charged and expletive-filled video attack of Manny Pacquiao in another video released Saturday. Mayweather, who has participated in two...
View ArticleJon Wood among entrants in SRL Southwest Tour Series race at Irwindale
Jon Wood, grandson of Glen Wood of the famous Wood brothers' NASCAR racing family, is among the entrants for tonight's Stockcar Racing League Southwest Tour race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. Wood...
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Luke Walton is not taken aback by his summer regimen
It was just the other day when I was talking about the Lakers' second unit when I ventured a guess that forward Luke Walton wouldn't return to form anytime soon.Well, Son of Bill is trying to prove me...
View ArticleFirefighters gaining on Yorba Linda wildfire
Firefighters were gaining the upper hand Saturday night on a 10-acre fire in Yorba Linda that initially threatened homes but is now controlled, according to Orange County Fire Authority Captain Greg...
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