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Ecuadorian newspaper expelled for reporting on corruption study
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Ecuadorian newspaper expelled for reporting on corruption study

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WATCH: ‘4 Days to Save the world’ was a reality show with big ambitions. See a preview of the Star’s investigation An investigative reporter for the world’s largest news organization has been expelled from...

Newspapers Close in the Recession
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Newspapers Close in the Recession

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The Times' downtown L.A. printing facility will shut down in 2024 "as a result of the city's declining tax base and declining population." It's a statement of fact, not theory. The Times is expected...

San Gabriel Name Change
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San Gabriel Name Change

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New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names The name of our place was changed last month when we became the city of San Gabriel. The next step is to remove...

UN chief urges nations to consider deploying peacekeepers to help Haiti
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UN chief urges nations to consider deploying peacekeepers to help Haiti

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UN chief urges nations to consider deploying forces to help Haiti Updated: 11/02/2013 03:38:42 PM EST Click photo to enlarge A soldier, second from right, assists Haitian people during a protest against US intervention,...

Black Adam — The Movie That Just Didn’t Make AnySense
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Black Adam — The Movie That Just Didn’t Make AnySense

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Who is Black Adam and why should you care? A spoiler-free guide to the Black Adam franchise and the new Black Adam movie “The Children of Men”. In my life as a movie reviewer,...

The Special Award for the Universal Periodic Review
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The Special Award for the Universal Periodic Review

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The Times Wants to Hear Your ‘Tiny Gratitude Stories’ By J.K. Field Every year, a select number of recipients of the United Nations’ Special Award for the Universal Periodic Review (SPAR) — which honors...

Nuclear Power Plants: The U.S. Nuclear Fleet
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Nuclear Power Plants: The U.S. Nuclear Fleet

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Photos: It's a cold November rain at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Pacific Grove, California. (Photo by Daniel E. Rose/NOAA/EOSDIS PROPERTIES) “If we don’t get the money to rebuild the nuclear-power...

The Police Officers Tase Miguel Gonzalez
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The Police Officers Tase Miguel Gonzalez

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A violent arrest by L.A. County deputies was caught on video. Now the man is seeking justice for the innocent victims. Miguel Gonzalez was with friends having a good time Saturday night at the...

The White Nationalists’ Reaction to Richard Spencer’s Speech
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The White Nationalists’ Reaction to Richard Spencer’s Speech

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Column: Lessons of the audio leak: Solidarity is dead. Let's ditch the label 'people of color' and replace it with 'people of color'. (1) A long period of racist and xenophobic sentiment, and even...

The Los Angeles City Council’s Audio Scam Was the Final Straw
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The Los Angeles City Council’s Audio Scam Was the Final Straw

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Roots of L.A. City Council's leaked audio scandal can be traced back decades The audio scandal that rocked Los Angeles City Council was leaked to the public Wednesday night, and it has been the...