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Los Angeles Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Los Angeles, CA.

Results 1 - 20 of 27,856 in Los Angeles, CA

  1. Torres' swimming feats beginning to sound like broken recordRead the original story

    20 min ago | LA Daily News

    ... with the American-record holder at the Beijing Games next month. Torres, a 1985 graduate of Westlake High of Los Angeles (now Harvard-Westlake of Studio City), capped the U.S. trials Sunday night at the Qwest Center with her second American record ...

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  2. City Hall reneges on its promise to share budget painRead the original story

    34 min ago | LA Daily News

    The message this spring from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was that it would take shared sacrifice to deal with the city's $400 million budget shortfall.

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  3. L.A. Councilman Dennis Zine wants proof new tax will fight Valley gangsRead the original story

    35 min ago | LA Daily News

    Los Angeles Councilmember Jose Huizar, Police Chief William Bratton, Councilmember Dennis Zine and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left to right, meet before a press conference in Los Angeles about the mid-year ...

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  4. Zoning breaks proposed for chartersRead the original story

    36 min ago | LA Daily News

    Amid growing demand for space on Los Angeles Unified campuses, the district is prepared to offer regulatory help to as many as 10 charter schools by exempting them from city and county zoning ordinances next ...

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  5. Library gets a liftRead the original story

    39 min ago | Whittier Daily News

    ... he added. The bulk of the funding for the $1.3 million renovation project was provided by the county of Los Angeles. But U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, obtained about $92,000 in federal funding for the facility, library officials said. The San ...

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  6. A return flight long overdueRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Chicago Tribune

    ... came out of it was that it gave me a group of friends for life,' said Jeff Magid, who came to the reunion from Los Angeles. Their childhoods psychologically cut short by being moved at the time of their grade-school graduation, Luella's 1960s ...

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  7. APP Pharmaceuticals sale to make L.A. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong even richerRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Los Angeles Times

    Billionaire drug developer Patrick Soon-Shiong of West Los Angeles should be moving up the list of the nation's richest people with a deal Sunday to sell a pharmaceutical company for $3.7 billion in cash.

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  8. I think we know the answer to this question alreadyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Badger Blog Alliance

    Charismatic and politically bold, both San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seem like naturals to help Democrats reclaim the governor's office in 2010.

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  9. Yes, Stocks Will Rally, but BewareRead the original story

    1 hr ago | New York Sun

    ... Tourists visit Wall Street's Bull at New York City in March 2008. "There is no staying power right now," a Los Angeles money manager, Arnold Silver, says. "There are too many obstacles and too many unknowns. Any rebound here is nothing more than a ...

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  10. Local starlet talks about Hollywood adventures, fame7/6/2008Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Aiken Standard

    ... student and a cheerleader in all three). Q: When did you move away from Aiken? Where did you go? A: I moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 1991. I started 10th grade in public school, but then had to be home-schooled due to a bit of culture shock ...

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  11. Strike WatchRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Television Week

    ... makes it difficult to say how likely a strike is, economists say a walkout would devastate the TV industry and Los Angeles' already frail economy. "If you did get a walkout in the industry," said Jack Kyser, senior VP and chief economist of the Los ...

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  12. Airport Check-in: Atlanta's gun notice; new Northwest carrierRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | USA Today

    ... for free. Similar stations are available at five other airports: New York's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia, Los Angeles, Orlando and Dallas/Fort Worth. Every Monday, we report on the latest news in airports across the USA. See something noteworthy in ...

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  13. For the recordRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

    ... t readers.rep@latimes.com , by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep

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  14. More teenagers in LA infected with HIV

    5 hrs ago | People's Daily

    There has been a jump in newly diagnosed HIV cases among young gay men in Los Angeles, according to a report.

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  15. Fun In The Sun Can End In a Cruise Ship RapeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | American Chronicle

    ... come to mind too. But, fun in the sun can end in rape. Its true! As stated in the latest data released by the Los Angeles Times, (January 2007), around 162 sexual related assaults happen yearly out of every 100,000 passengers on board a cruise ship. ...

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  16. Tennis star Pete Sampras sells his mansion in Beverly Hills, CA,...Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Big Time Listings

    ... Mutchnick's Chicago Son Trust had sold Ellen DeGeneres her current spread in Beverly Hills. On July 3, the Los Angeles Times' celebrity real estate columnist Ann Brenoff reported in her "Hot Property" blog (item hasn't yet appeared in her weekly ...

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    Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Beverly Hills, CA

  17. Four Die in Los Angeles Freeway CollisionRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | LAFD News & Information

    On Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 8:20 AM, 4 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Arson Unit, 2 EMS Battalion Captains and 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, a total ...

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  18. James Denton - Denton Will Return to Desperate HousewivesRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | ContactMusic.com

    Caption: James Denton Dodgers 50th Hollywood Stars soft ball game held at Dodgers Stadium Los Angeles, California .... Actor JAMES DENTON is "relieved" to learn his DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES character will live on - ...

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  19. Business in boxRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

    ... . Got a question about running a small enterprise? E-mail it to ke.klein@latimes.com or mail it to In Box, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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  20. Last chance to see DavikRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Press-Telegram

    ... to have the procedure performed in Cambodia failed, Hearts Without Boundaries negotiated with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, which donated its facilities and staff to perform the surgery. Davik underwent the procedure March 24. She has since been ...

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