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Sharing the road: Lane-splitting could soon be legal for motorcyclists
Two motorcyclists drive in the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane, also called the diamond or commuter lane, on the 118 or Ronald Reagan Freeway on February 3, 2005 near Simi Valley, California.;...
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The state of Silicon Beach and tech in Los Angeles (#AT30)
; Credit: Bill Youngblood/KPCCSilicon Valley is the nation’s undisputed tech innovation leader. And other cities from New York to Seattle are nipping at its heels.Los Angeles has been working to...
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'San Andreas': USGS expert Lucy Jones on things it gets wrong ... and right
Dwayne Johnson (left) and Carla Gugino star in "San Andreas," a movie about a massive earthquake that strikes California. The movie opens May 29, 2015.; Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture"San...
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LA labor leaders seek exemption for unions from city-wide minimum wage hike
; Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesLA labor leaders are seeking an exemption from the city’s minimum wage law for companies with union employees.The city-wide minimum wage increase voted on last week...
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El Nino could mean an end to California’s extreme drought conditions
A rainbow forms behind giant windmills near rain-soaked Interstate 10 as an El Nino-influenced storm passes over the state on December 17, 2002 near Palm Springs, California.; Credit: David McNew/Getty...
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Filmweek: ‘San Andreas,’ ‘Aloha,’ 'The Apu Trilogy' and more
US actors Emma Stone (L) and Bradley Cooper pose at a photocall for their new film release Aloha in London on May 16, 2015.; Credit: Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty ImagesLarry Mantle and KPCC film critics...
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Opponents of the 710 freeway extension offer new alternatives to the tunnel plan
Improving public transportation, surface streets and increasing bicycle lanes were proposed by opponents of the 710 freeway extension this week. ; Credit: Ken Lund/Flickr Opponents of the 710 freeway...
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The soccer world reacts as Sepp Blatter wins fifth term as FIFA president
Joseph S. Blatter looks on as he is re-elected as FIFA President after Presidential candidate H.R.H Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the second vote during the 65th FIFA Congress at...
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A bag of almonds, a bottle of wine: What’s the quintessential gift from...
A bottle and a glass of white wine are displayed on the booth of a Californian dealer, 20 June 2007 at the Vinexpo wine and spirits fair, the world's largest, held in Bordeaux every second year.;...
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Sex, drugs, and Bitcoins: Explaining the ‘Dark Net’ in wake of Silk Road...
Darknet; Credit: via Cyberwarzone.comThe founder of the illicit website Silk Road was sentenced to life in prison for enabling the sales of over $180 million in drugs on the online black market.Silk...
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SCOTUS ruling on Facebook threats leaves questions about free speech on...
A man checks facebook on his smartphone while waiting for a train in a metro station in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2012. ; Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty ImagesThe highest court in the U.S. ruled Monday...
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Baltimore sees most violent month on record
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: Baltimore Police officers push back a protestor on Reisterstown Road near Mowdamin Mall, April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. ; Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesMay has been...
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Noted journalist tells story of the women soldiers of the Afghanistan war
Corporal Catherine Broussard, 22, a US Marine with the FET (Female Engagement Team) 1st Battalion 8th Marines, Regimental Combat team II tries to communicate with some Afghan girls during a village...
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Media, transgender community react: Bruce Jenner comes out as ‘Caitlyn’ on...
Caityln Jenner; Credit: via Vanity FairThis morning Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, graced this month’s issue of Vanity Fair.The photo by Annie Leibovitz portrays a sexualized image of Jenner...
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The man who went undercover to understand the growing appeal of nudism
Nude Beach; Credit: Charles Hutchins via FlickrShortly after the invention of clothing, mankind began to indulge in nudity. But being in-the-buff has gotten a bit of a bad rap.The very word “nudist”...
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Austin Beutner on LA Times' expansion in Southern California
The Los Angeles Times Building in downtown Los Angeles, California on July 10, 2013. LA Times parent company Tribune Publishing recently purchased the San Diego Union-Tribune for $85 million, uniting...
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Major government cancer study will test precision, gene-targeting medicine
Dr. Christian Hinrichs, assistant clinical investigator at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute, works in his lab where he helped develop advanced, cutting-edge procedures to...
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Women’s groups divided over FDA review of ‘female Viagra’
The Food and Drug Administration is set to once again consider whether flibanserin, a pill aimed at restoring lost libido in women, should be approved.; Credit: Quite Peculiar/FlickrWomen’s groups...
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After Sepp Blatter steps down from FIFA, what next?
President of International governing body of association football FIFA Sepp Blatter gestures during an interview on May 15, 2015 at the of organization's headquarters in Zurich. ; Credit: FABRICE...
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Tampon tax opponents target states after major victory in Canada
After decades of various campaigning on the issue, women and girls will no longer have to pay a five percent federal sales tax on tampons and sanitary napkins in Canada. Could California be next? ;...
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