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Complaints filed against USC, UC Berkeley over rape reporting
Gloria Allred and students and activists say the schools, as well as two East Coast colleges, fail to follow federal laws including the reporting of campus crimes such as sexual assault.Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide, alleging that the...
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Monica Ratliff's election to L.A. school board is 'huge upset'
The fifth-grade teacher's low-budget effort defeats Antonio Sanchez, who had $2.2 million spent on his behalf and was endorsed by the mayor's reform coalition.On its face, the election this week of a Los Angeles fifth-grade teacher to the Board of Education was a stunner. Monica Ratliff's low-budget effort included...
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Michael Jackson referred to as 'freak' in AEG email
Firm's top lawyer called Jackson 'the freak' in email to an AEG exec. The email was disclosed at the trial in the wrongful-death suit filed against AEG by Jackson's mother and children.In his opening statement in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death suit, an attorney for AEG said his side would expose the singer's...
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Josh Hamilton leads hit parade as Angels drop Mariners, 7-1
Offense begins to click as Angels win fourth in a row, with C.J. Wilson as beneficiary.Josh Hamilton stood alone in the far corner of the Angels' clubhouse early Wednesday evening, looking far too frustrated for a guy whose batting average is higher than it has been in nearly a month and whose team is on its longest...
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Palisades' Marissa Williams shatters City Section distance track records
Sophomore, 15, eclipses long-standing marks in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at City Section track and field championships. Frozen yogurt. That's the reward 15-year-old sophomore Marissa Williams of Palisades plans to give herself after turning in the greatest performance by a girls' distance runner in City Section...
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Offense breaks out against Brewers
Hyun-Jin Ryu pitches into the eighth inning for the first time.
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Miami Heat survive opener against Indiana Pacers in OT
LeBron James scores game-winning layup as the clock expires in overtime for 103-102 win. MIAMI -- The Indiana Pacers got the ugly game they were hoping for and needed.
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Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits.
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In Game 4, Kings find Sharks' Joe Thornton an unstoppable force
In previous playoff games last year and this year, the Kings had been able to halt the opposition's dominant player. Not so Tuesday night.The one thing at which the Kings had been so skilled during their run to the Stanley Cup last year and this current postseason was not letting the opposition's best player beat them.
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Finding a great coach won't be easy
There are many possibilities for Clippers' opening, but no guarantees they will get a championship from change.The Clippers have begun their search for a new coach to replace Vinny Del Negro, with the hope that they can find someone who is capable of molding the team into a championship contender.
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Most unionized UC hospital workers go to jobs despite strike
More than 75% of the union's patient care employees scheduled to work show up, resulting in overstaffing at some of the five medical centers.As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many others chose to come to...
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Irvine among fastest-growing U.S. cities
The Orange County city grew nearly five times as fast as the Southland average, with population nearing 230,000, census data show. Irvine grew faster than all but seven other large U.S. cities between July 2011 and July 2012, with its population vaulting to nearly 230,000 last year, new census data show.
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Don Mattingly calls out Dodgers before win
Manager implies the team lacks mental toughness, and he benches Andre Ethier, going with a lineup 'that I feel is going to fight.'
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Rehab start goes well for Angels' Jered Weaver
Right-hander gives up one run and six hits over 5 2/3 innings in an extended spring-training game in Arizona. He could return to Angels' rotation next week.
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Two veteran Sacramento lawmakers win L.A. City Council seats
State Sen. Curren Price and ex-Assemblyman Gil Cedillo both defeated foes with more local experience as council aides. A third council race is up in the air.Two newly elected members of the Los Angeles City Council are veteran Sacramento lawmakers whose campaigns got large boosts from special interest...
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Carmen Trutanich's defeat sown in a broken pledge
The city attorney acknowledges his resounding defeat in his bid to keep his post was payback for the ill-fated run for district attorney he made despite promising to serve two terms in the city job.The seeds of one-term Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen's Trutanich's resounding election defeat Tuesday were planted in...
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Democrats win California Assembly seat as GOP gains in Senate
Lorena Gonzalez wins a special election for the 80th Assembly District in the San Diego area, while GOP farmer Andy Vidak wins a Central Valley Senate seat.SACRAMENTO - Democrats took another seat in the state Assembly this week, but a conservative Republican won a Central Valley state Senate district in an upset...
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Kings to try a new mix-and-match approach
Coach Darryl Sutter rearranges lines at practice in an effort to spark the offense for Game 5 of playoff series against San Jose on Thursday at Staples Center.Anze Kopitar suspected something might be up. In two games at San Jose the Kings had scored two goals and lost twice to the Sharks, dropping into a 2-2 tie in...
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Closing arguments heard in businesswoman's murder trial
Kelly Soo Park is accused of beating and strangling Juliana Redding, an aspiring actress and model, in her Santa Monica apartment.Kelly Soo Park balked when homicide detectives handed her a warrant to collect her fingerprints.
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Key IRS official refuses to testify
Lois Lerner pleads the 5th Amendment after telling a congressional panel she did nothing wrong in handling the problematic screening of conservative groups applying for nonprofit status.WASHINGTON - In a contentious climax Wednesday to a series of congressional hearings, Lois Lerner, a key IRS manager, invoked her...
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Penguins blowout Senators, 7-3
Jarome Iginla and James Neal score twice as Pittsburgh takes a 3-1 series lead over Ottawa.Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Oklahoma turns to mammoth task of cleanup after tornado
As details of victims emerge, residents of Moore, Okla., begin hauling away animal carcasses, trashed cars and the debris from 13,000 homes battered by the tornado.MOORE, Okla. - Under a sunny sky, residents of this Oklahoma City suburb began cleaning up debris from the monstrous tornado that inflicted death and...
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
The news that the secret program's accidental death toll is higher raises new questions as President Obama prepares to give a major national security speech.WASHINGTON - As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had...
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The road to Eric Garcetti's election romp
Eric Garcetti's winning strategy in the mayor's race robbed Wendy Greuel of key strongholds in L.A.Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race by running up huge margins across a vast stretch of the central city, from the Eastside to Pacific Palisades, while denying his rival the San Fernando...
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New L.A. law on medical marijuana shops faces hazy future
Voters approved a measure that would keep only 135 dispensaries - those operating before a failed moratorium in 2007 - open. But challenges await the law.Los Angeles voters took regulation of the city's medical marijuana shops into their own hands Tuesday, embracing a ballot measure to sharply reduce the number of...
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Jury awards $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate
L.A Unified is to pay $731,000 of the damages to the special needs student who was 9 when she was assaulted five times in an after-school program in Chatsworth in 2010. The perpetrator is to pay the rest.Jurors awarded an elementary school special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five...
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In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death
Two assailants slashed their victim to death near a military barracks in Woolwich, in southeast London, witnesses say. The suspects are wounded by police.LONDON - As bystanders watched in horror, a man was hacked to death in broad daylight on a London street Wednesday and two suspects were shot and wounded by...
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Spurs, up 2-0 against Memphis, know series is still up for grabs
San Antonio was up 2-0 against Oklahoma City in 2012 conference finals before the Thunder swept the next four games. Series goes to Memphis, where Grizzlies have won 19 of last 20.San Antonio was up 2-0 against Oklahoma City in 2012 conference finals before the Thunder swept the next four games. Series goes to...
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San Francisco's Michael Crabtree has surgery to repair torn Achilles' tendon
Crabtree, the 49ers' leading receiver last season, was injured during a seven-on-seven drill in an organized team activity on Tuesday. Coach Jim Harbaugh does not anticipate that Crabtree will miss the entire season.San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right...
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Pay your taxes, Europe warns multinationals
Britain, France and Germany are pushing for the European Union's 27 member nations to share financial intelligence and cooperate on other steps to crack down on corporate tax avoidance.LONDON - European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up...
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