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Experts Watch Hajj For Swine Flu Outbreak
Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday — the hajj ritual of highest concern to world health authorities watching for an outbreak of swine flu. The annual Islamic ...
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Fisherman Rescued After Being Swept Out To Sea
A fisherman gathering bait off a jetty in Marina del Rey got swept out to sea in rough conditions early Saturday but was able to cling to a communications buoy until lifeguards plucked him from the water.
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Lost Gulf War Pilot Was Not Killled In Iraq
Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him. So it took the most powerful military in the world 18 years to find the remains of the only U.S. Navy pilot shot down in an aerial battle in the 1991 Gulf War. Michael "Scott" Speicher's bones lay ...
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Could Abu Dhabi Be Dubai's White Knight?
As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai's debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance sheets are flush with oil revenue. It's not known what promises were made ...
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CSU Campuses To Set Aside Spots For Special Skills
Some California State University campuses will set aside additional slots for athletes, musicians and other students with special skills this fall as the system prepares to turn away more applicants.
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Recession Leading More Seniors To Food Pantries
Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession. "What we ...
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Motorcyclists Stage Ride For Missing Woman, 24
A group of approximately 100 motorcyclists were scheduled to ride from Malibu to South Los Angeles Saturday, hoping to refocus attention on a 24-year-old woman who went missing in Malibu more than two months ago. Mitrice Richardson, of Los Angeles, went missing after having been released from ...
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Water Main Break Causes Flooding Near Hancock Park
A water main ruptured early Saturday near Hancock Park, flooding a street and prompting officials to close it. The latest water main break occurred on Oakwood Avenue near Normandie Avenue about 3:20 a.m., said Capt. Rick McClure of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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5 Killed, 8 Injured In La. Highway Car Crash
Louisiana State Police say at least five people have been killed and at least eight more taken to the hospital in critical condition after a two-car accident on Interstate 10 just east of Baton Rouge. State police spokesman Doug Cain said two vehicles were traveling side-by-side in the west ...
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Transsexual Sports Writer Mike Penner Dead At 52
Veteran Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who attracted national attention when he announced two years ago that he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the Times reported on its Web site.
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Florida Police Probe Tiger Woods Accident
Investigators have plenty of questions they want to ask Tiger Woods about the car crash that sent the superstar golfer to the hospital Friday, such as: Where was he going at 2:25 a.m. Friday? Why was there no word from the Woods' camp for nearly 13 hours after the accident?
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Iran Shrugs Off Nuke Vote, May Leave Treaty
A hardline Iranian lawmaker warned Saturday his country could withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in response to a U.N. nuclear watchdog resolution censuring Tehran over its nuclear program. The threat comes a day after the board of the U.N. nuclear agency passed a resolution ...
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Amanda Knox's Parents Face Defamation Probe
The parents of American student Amanda Knox are being investigated for alleged defamation for saying Italian police abused their daughter before arresting her in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate. Curt Knox told AP Television News on Saturday that he and his ex-wife, Edda Mellas, received ...
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3 Americans Dead In Zimbabwe Jet Crash In China
A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed as it took off from Shanghai's main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four other employees after it veered off the runway and burst into flames. Three Americans on the seven-member crew died and a fourth American was injured, U.S. ...
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Bomb Suspected In Russian Train Derailment
Russian news agencies are reporting that investigators have found traces of explosives among the wreckage of a train that derailed, killing at least 26 people. The reported discovery appears to buttress initial fears that the deadly derailment on the Moscow-St. Petersburg line Friday night was a ...
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Mexican Mafia Boss Arrested On Extortion Charges
A Mexican Mafia prison gang member has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a large extortion scheme. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Friday that 42-year-old Ralph Rocha was arrested November 19 at his home in Moreno Valley. Deputies also executed two search warrants at ...
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Fire Causes $3M In Damage To El Monte Business
Fire has destroyed a furniture manufacturing business in South El Monte. About 100 Los Angeles County firefighters battled the blaze for two hours early Friday before knocking down the flames at Master Design Sofa Inc.
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Authorities Free Girl From Alleged Human Smuggler
Authorities have arrested a suspected human smuggler who allegedly refused to release a 4-year old girl he brought across the border from Mexico at her mother's request. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday the girl's mother had the man smuggle the child while she took another route, ...
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Man, 26, Killed In Thanksgiving Motorcycle Crash
A 26-year-old man who died in a Thanksgiving motorcycle crash was identified Friday.
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Holiday Shopping Season Off To A Good Start in O.C
The holiday shopping season got off to an encouraging start in Orange County this Black Friday, retailers said. Customer traffic at 5 a.m. was up 153 percent at the three malls compared to last year, and up 27 percent from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. (File)
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