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Trapped miners in Chile face long wait
Chilean miners trapped 2,300 feet underground since Aug. 5 signaled that they were alive and relatively healthy on Sunday, but freeing them from the collapsed mine could take up to four months. "We...
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Gap launches bags to make school lunches a little less scary
First Lady Michelle Obama's quest to get America's kids eating better seems to be inspiring others to fret over just how healthful those rectangular pizzas served in school cafeterias actually are....
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Tiger Woods and his wife announce their divorce
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren issued a statement Monday that they have divorced. The announcement came nine months after Woods' car crash outside his home near Orlando, which triggered revelations...
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IRAN: Officials shut European cosmetics firm Oriflame's offices, arrest 5...
Iranian security officials shut down the local office of European cosmetics firm Oriflame in northern Tehran over the weekend and arrested employees for alleged illegal activities, including running a...
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ISRAEL: A cautionary tale of officers, gentlemen and snakes
Every so often, a legendary Israeli institution falls from grace. In 1995, the Shin Bet failed to protect Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin from assassination; in 1997, the Mossad loudly bungled an attempt...
View ArticleGulf oil spill: Did BP fail to take action on technical problems?
Federal investigators Monday suggested that BP knew of major technical problems but failed to take significant action before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20,...
View ArticleNo signs of trauma on dead babies found in L.A. basement
A preliminary autopsy on the remains of two babies found wrapped in newspapers from the 1930s and stuffed into a steamer trunk in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment found no apparent signs of...
View ArticleMexico releases then retracts official bicentennial song
Mexico's Public Education Ministry, the third federal agency to take over the organization of upcoming bicentennial celebrations, proudly unveiled last week the official song for the festivities, a...
View ArticleState bar commission gives highest rating to Supreme Court nominee
A state bar commission gave its highest rating Monday to Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Gov. Schwarzenegger's nominee to become California's next chief justice. The bar's Commission on Judicial Nominees...
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The king of Columbus: A look at Camu Tao's posthumous 'King of Hearts'
With attention spans ever attenuated, the notion of writing about a record nearly a week after its release seems antiquated. But in death as in life, Camu Tao seems destined to be the recipient of...
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It's official: Eli Broad will build his art museum downtown; Diller Scofidio...
Eli Broad officially confirmed Monday what many Los Angeles area officials and art-world leaders were expecting: The billionaire philanthropist and his wife, Edythe, will build their new contemporary...
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Humane Society of the United States urges South Carolina to ban practice of...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. The training exercise called bear baying is intended...
View Article'The Situation' adds 'Dancing With the Stars' to his GTL 'Jersey Shore' schedule
Do you remember last season's "Jersey Shore: Reunion?" The cast was asked who the best dancer was and they unanimously voted Ronnie.Then they asked who the worst was and, again, it was unanimous. "The...
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Live Event: "Lakers Chat" by latmedina Scheduled start: August 23, 2010 at 2:15PM PDT It looks like you might be having some trouble. Please ensure you have Adobe Flash installed and enabled in your...
View Article8.4 million Californians lack health coverage as the ranks of the uninsured...
The number of Californians who lost jobs and health insurance probably increased in every county last year, according to a study released Monday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The new...
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