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hot tub time machine

2010-03-18T17:48:09Z

Tommy Lee and girlfriend Sofia Toufa MGM & United Artisits' 'Hot Tub Time Machine' after party, held at Cabana Club in Hollywood Los Angeles, California - 17.03.10

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Dodgers 7, Cubs 3

2010-03-18T16:00:42Z

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Polanski lawyers appeal, demand sentencing in absence

2010-03-18T16:00:09Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed an appeal on Thursday demanding the fugitive film director be sentenced in California for a decades-old sex crime even as he remains under house arrest in Long Island and Californians who sold tamales to pay for their trip are expected to rally on Sunday in Washington, D.C., with tens of thousands of immigrants, many of them undocumented Hispanics, to dramatize thei...

Gang member gets 93 years to life in child killing

2010-03-18T13:15:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Los Angeles gang member sentenced to 93 years to life in shooting death of 4-year-old boy</div><div><p>A Los Angeles gang member who was on parole has been sentenced to 93 years to life in prison for killing a 4-year-old boy.</p><p>Howard Astorga had been convicted of killing Robert Lopez Jr. in January 2009 as he walked in the park. Prosecutors say Astorga was with fellow gang members wh...

Second Gay Bishop Approved By Episcopal Church

2010-03-18T08:45:29Z

<div id="subtitle">The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a second openly gay bishop</div><div><p> <p>The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a second openly gay bishop, a move certain to increase tensions among liberal and conservative voices inside the church.</p> <p>On Wednesday, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles announced that the ...

Diamondbacks 7, Angels 6

2010-03-17T16:30:16Z

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Episcopal church approves 2nd gay bishop

2010-03-17T16:00:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Episcopal church approves election of lesbian bishop to LA post; 2nd gay bishop overall</div><div><p>The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles, making her the second openly gay bishop in the Anglican global fellowship, diocese officials said Wednesday.</p><p>Episcopal conservatives were quick to critici...

White Sox 5, Dodgers 1

2010-03-17T16:00:39Z

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"Glee", "CSI" among TV shows "with a conscience"

2010-03-17T13:00:18Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wheelchair episode of musical comedy "Glee" and a "CSI" program tackling race and prejudice in the police were among eight shows named on Wednesday as examples of "television with a conscience".</p><p>The

Religion News in Brief

2010-03-17T08:30:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Religion News in Brief</div><div><p>Boston College has received a $20 million gift from the co-founder of a Massachusetts supermarket chain and his wife to help train teachers for Roman Catholic schools and universities.</p><p>The Jesuit university announced Tuesday that it will name its Los Angeles @ San Diego @</td> </tr> <tr><td>ab r h bi @ ab r h bi</td> </tr> <tr><td>Kendrick 2b 3 1 2 0

No damage reported from magnitude-4.4 Calif. quake

2010-03-16T14:15:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Nerves rattled but no damage from magnitude-4.4 earthquake that awakened Southern California</div><div><p>Southern Californians were jolted from their sleep before dawn Tuesday as a small but strongly felt earthquake struck beneath Los Angeles' eastern suburbs.</p><p>No damage or injuries were reported, however, and jangled nerves appear...

Sony, Jackson estate inks $250mln deal

2010-03-16T12:16:32Z

<div><p>Sony and the estate of late music legend Michael Jackson have signed a record-breaking 250-million-dollar deal for distribution rights through 2017, US media said Tuesday.</p><p>The blockbuster deal involving as many as 10 new Jackson projects may include computer video games as well as music and film releases, the

NYC restaurants must now show their report cards

2010-03-16T11:00:11Z

<div><p>New York City's 24,000 restaurants — from its internationally known eateries on down to its most modest pizza counters — will have to display large letter grades near their entrances indicating how clean they are under a system approved Tuesday.</p><p>The best will get an A, according to the system approved by the city Board of Health.</p><p>Officials say the grading system is designed to give p...

Los Angeles rattled by a 4.4 magnitude quake

2010-03-16T06:15:32Z

<div><p>Los Angeles and surrounding areas were rattled early Tuesday by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, US seismologists said.</p><p>There were no immediate reports of damage from the temblor, which struck at 04:04 am (1104 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.</p><p>The q...

Magnitude 4.4 quake rattles Los Angeles

2010-03-16T05:30:12Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck near Los Angeles on Tuesday, awakening residents but causing no apparent damage in the second largest U.S. city, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses said.</p>...

Sony, Jackson estate inks $250 mln deal: reports

2010-03-16T02:22:09Z

Sony, Jackson estate reach 250-million-dollar deal

2010-03-16T00:16:08Z

<div><p>Sony and the estate of late pop legend Michael Jackson have signed a record-breaking 250-million-dollar, seven-year deal for distribution rights, US media said Tuesday.</p><p>The deal involving as many as 10 new Jackson projects may include computer video games as well as music and film releases, the LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jason Segel has found his rainbow connection with Disney's Muppets movie, signing to star as the human lead.</p><p>The veteran of