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How online gambling forever changed the game…and the players
Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback’s new book, “Ship It Holla Ballas!” looks at how online gambling changed the poker industry.Professional poker players Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback...
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How old is too old for pregnancy?
A 33-week pregnant woman is seen by a midwife in a routine checkup.; Credit: AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesReports about mothers giving birth well into menopause and celebrities who are having babies into their...
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How Superman became America’s real superhero
Christopher Reeve as Superman. Before he was Clark Kent, the adopted son of Kansas farmers, he was Kal-El, born on the doomed planet of Krypton. And before they were the creators of the iconic...
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Playboy Jazz Festival artists Gregory Porter & George Duke
George Duke is a featured artist for the annual Playboy Jazz Festival.The weekend of June 15-16, the annual Playboy Jazz Festival will take over the Hollywood Bowl for two full days of jazz greats,...
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Successful crackdown on distracted driving, so what's the next target?
A police officer hands out a warning to motorist who was talking on his cell phone.The number of drivers using cell phones on California roads has been dropping, according to new statistics from the...
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Rounding up bill activity in California legislature as both houses prepare to...
A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe California Assembly Appropriations Committee shelved 144 bills on Friday with an eye on the state's...
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Should e-cigarettes be treated like the real thing?
The California Senate approved of adding electronic cigarettes to the state's smoke-free laws Friday.On Friday, the California State Senate approved a plan to add e-cigarettes to the state’s smoke-free...
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'Zen Master' NBA coach Phil Jackson reveals his secrets to success
Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson at the KPCC studios.; Credit: Mae Ryan/KPCCThis weekend, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich caught up to one of former Lakers coach Phil Jackson's incredible...
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IOC soon to determine fate of wrestling, baseball and more at the Olympics
Guilherme Dias of Brazil (red) competes against Sean Odea of Australia during the Freestyle 85 kg Wrestling event in the Sports Halls at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on January 20, 2013 in Sydney,...
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Supreme Court sneak peek and 'The Roberts Court'
Members of the US Supreme Court pose for a group photograph at the Supreme Court building on September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Front row (L-R): Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate...
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Vintage car collectors divided over reissuing of CA classic license plates
A vintage California license plateThe California Department of Motor Vehicles has been taking pre-orders for the so-called “legacy license plates” – the yellow, blue and black plates that were...
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Prairie Home Companion comes to the Greek
Writer Garrison Keillor pauses during an interview outside his St. Paul, Minn., home on August 5, 2003.; Credit: ANN HEISENFELTGarrison Keillor, the veritable soul of A Prairie Home Companion, is a...
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Women main breadwinners for 40% of American households
Times have changed since 1960 and more women are working. A recent Pew study shows that women are the main breadwinners for 40% of American homes.; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesA Pew study found that...
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Why do 40 percent of marriages experience at least one episode of infidelity?
Psychiatrist and marriage expert Dr. Scott Haltzman's new book, “The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity”; Credit: Infidelity bookcoverIs cheating more common that we would like to admit? Is it becoming...
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Is China’s purchase of a US pork supplier a sign of things to come?
Farmland's hickory smoked bacon is on sale at a supermarket on May 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Farmland is a brand owned by Smithfield Foods Inc, which is the biggest pork producer in the...
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OC Roundtable: Irvine teens car crash, danger at Disney, Honda Center’s...
Disney's Toontown; Credit: Flickr/P M MOur Orange County journalists tells us about recent tragedies and controversies, including the five students who died in a car crash in Newport Beach, Disney’s...
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Just how many great white sharks are there?
A Great White Shark is attracted by a lure on the 'Shark Lady Adventure Tour' on October 19, 2009 in Gansbaai, South Africa. The lure, usually a tuna head, is attached to a buoy and thrown into the...
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Few colleges invite conservatives to be keynote speakers, are they doing...
US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address during a ceremony at Morehouse College on May 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.; Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty ImagesLast month protests at the...
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How should Facebook define and deal with sexist hate speech?
A screenshot of the Facebook homepage.; Credit: Facebook screenshotBowing to pressure from activists and advertisers, Facebook says it will try to police misogynistic content posted by users. What's...
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A new era for the Pasadena Pops
Michael Feinstein performs onstage at the Oscars Governors Ball at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesWhen the...
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