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Actor Edward Furlong charged with assaulting girlfriend
Actor Edward Furlong, who appeared in "Terminator 2," "Judgment Day" and "American History X," was charged Tuesday with assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her if she called police, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office reported. Furlong, 35, was arraigned at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Airport Branch, and pleaded not guilty, said Deputy ...
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Miss. AG Hood say hell subpoena Google on drugs
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s attorney general says he still considers Google’s responses on its efforts to prevent illegal sales of online drugs insufficient and says he’s sending subpoenas for company documents to further his investigation. Jim Hood urged fellow attorneys general from other states to do the same at a meeting in Boston ...
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Hollywood May Put The Squeeze On Parking Spaces
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Couple guilty in murder of mother of 2-month-old
PLANADA, Calif. -; A California couple is facing prison time after juries convicted them of luring an acquaintance to their home and strangling her to kidnap her 2-month-old ...
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Police Couple bought gun for man accused in spree
PORTLAND, Ore. -; A married Oregon couple faces charges after authorities say they bought a gun for two people accused of a three-state killing spree face and then helped them avoid ...
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LA mayor hints again at future run for governor
The Democratic mayor - who leaves office July 1 - told KPCC-FM Tuesday that he wants to run for governor and at some point "fully" expects he ...
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Psychologist attacked by inmate at LA prison
LOS ANGELES -; A contract psychologist is recovering from injuries she suffered in an attack by an inmate at the state prison in Los Angeles ...
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Pareja Thomas suspended for 1 game
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -; Colorado Rapids coach Oscar Pareja and defender Hendry Thomas have been suspended one game by MLS for their actions against San Jose last ...
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Hollywood considers shrinking parking spaces
Hollywood’s parking spaces could be getting shorter.As work continues on the side streets connecting A1A to the Broadwalk, dozens of parking spots are being lost.To make up for them, the Hollywood City Commission is considering reducing the size requirements to squeeze as many into the available space as possible. Instead of a parallel parking space 8 1/2 wide by 18 feet long, the new ...
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Get me out of here - Canary Islands KenyaTanzania San Diego
Set sail for a cruise of the Canary Islands on 1 July. The 12-night trip departs from Southampton aboard P&O's Ventura, costing 749pp for an inside cabin. Ports include Madeira, La Palma, Tenerife, Lanzarote and ...
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Sold Arnold Schwarzeneggers Former Home And Place Of Affair
Some homes have a tough time shaking their reputation, especially if they're reputation is tied to a highly publicized scandal. Take, for example, Arnold Schwarzenegger's former Pacific Palisades home, which was listed in 2011 but didn't snag a buyer until just recently. Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver lived in the house from 1986 to 2003, according to ...
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Chargers Players Pose for a Great Cause
The San Diego Chargers took to the fields at Chargers Park today to shoot photos for their seventh annual "Join the Team" 13-month calendar. Photo ...
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Los Angeles says yes to re-usable grocery bags no to plastic
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:40pm EDT LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Step away from the plastic bags, Angelenos. The Los Angeles City Council took the first step on Tuesday towars making the city the largest U.S. municipality to ban plastic bags at the grocery store, with the goal of keeping them out of streets, beaches and the Pacific Ocean. The ...
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LA City Council tentatively bans plastic bags
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively approved a ban on plastic grocery bags, with a final vote scheduled for next ...
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Hollywood Docket Twilight Perfumes Madden NFL Trial Sony TV Settlement
Electronic Arts Faces Jury Trial Over 'Madden NFL' The Lionsgate division has filed a new lawsuit over perfumes that allegedly infringe trademarks relating to its blockbuster franchise. Among the fragrances in dispute are Moonlight Women's Eau De Parfum and Moonlight Ever After Eau De Parfum. Over the years, Summit has branched out into the fragrance market with licensing deals. ...
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Car wont start but Jimmie Johnson still wows school kids
EL CAJON, Calif. - Ready to thrill a few hundred school kids, Jimmie Johnson hopped into a replica of his No. 48 car to fire up the engine.The battery was dead.He and some members of his group tried to bump start the car. That just led to some odd grinding noises and the car started leaking oil.Undaunted, the NASCAR star jogged through the parking lot to the grass plot where the kids were ...
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MLB Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees ppd. rain
Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain in New York. The game will be made up Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT as part of a split doubleheader, with the second game scheduled for 7:05 ...
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LA prosecutor seeks injunction for Echo Park gangs
LOS ANGELES -; The Los Angeles City Attorney wants to crack down on a turf war in Echo Park neighborhoods where six rival gangs have terrorized locals with their bloody feuds, drug trafficking and ...
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Report Calif. locking up far fewer young people
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; California is a national leader in reducing the number of juvenile offenders incarcerated in state and county lockups, according to a study advocacy groups released ...
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Fresno County grapes exceed $1 billion in value
FRESNO, Calif. -; A new report finds that for the first time in history, a Fresno County crop - grapes - has exceeded one billion dollars in production ...
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This is What Santa Barbara Looks Like….
. ';I don’t know if there’s necessarily an increase,'; said Dave Lombardi, president of the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization. ';It’s been a continual problem. In the summer we get the transients, young kids who go between Santa Cruz and San Diego. They come here, they do their thing and leave. They’re the ones that tend to be more ...
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Officials Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire
Colorado authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the state's second largest city as a historically damaging fire continued to burn to the ...
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DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015
LOS ANGELES - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. says its new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.DreamWorks expects $100 million in TV revenue this year. The Glendale, Calif., company released the figures in a call with analysts Tuesday.The deal to supply Netflix Inc. with 300 hours of new TV shows over several ...
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Best And Worst Balancing Acts In Hollywood Film And TV Production History
franchises and other hits, made waves this week with a major executive hire. The company, launched more than a decade ago by Thomas Tull, is bringing longtime Warner Bros. television chief Bruce Rosenblum in to steer Legendary's push into TV and digital production. (An interesting video interview with Tull about his approach to the movie business is posted ...
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California prosecutors Man threw ex-wife off cruise ship in Italy
By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News A man was arraigned on indictment for murder on Monday by a California grand jury for throwing his ex-wife over the side of a cruise ship, according to the Orange County District Attorney.The indictment against Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 55, includes one felony count of murder for financial ...
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Sacramento vulnerable to massive disaster
If a major earthquake were to occur tomorrow, Sacramento could potentially be devastated by massive flooding on-par with that seen in New Orleans during Katrina. The state’s major fresh water systems would be destroyed and 25 million would be without fresh water, while millions would lose their homes, but for all this, funding to upgrade the city’s levees is hard to come by.
When Hurricane Katrina barreled into US states along the Gulf Coast in 2005 it caused chaos and devastation in a part of the world considered among the most developed and stable. Read more
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