<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10–> The Skyforce will try to “Beat L.A.,” as the fabled basketball chant goes, tonight and Saturday at the Arena. It’s been awhile. Sioux Falls hasn’t faced the Los Angeles D-Fenders – the D-League franchise owned by…
Daily Archives: December 2, 2011
A Coal Strip Mine Next to a National Park?
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When I think of Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park, I envision its beautiful rock spires (also known as “hoodoos”) reaching into the sky. I think of it as an amazing place to visit and hike, one of our country’s beautiful…
Tommy Lee Described as a Chintzy Boss
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LOS ANGELES (CN) – A former assistant claims rocker Tommy Lee stiffed him for overtime, illegally docked his pay, refused to reimburse him for business expenses, charged him rent on a place he didn’t live, and defamed him in the…
Dollar edges higher ahead of U.S. jobs report
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — The dollar inched higher during Asian trading hours Friday, as investors positioned themselves ahead of the closely watched U.S. payrolls report due later in the day. The dollar index
US jobless drops to 8.6% in Nov
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The US unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent in November, its lowest level since March 2009, the Labor Department reported Friday. Job seekers arrive at an outdoor job fair at the Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles, August 2011.…
West Hollywood: A Cultural Gem
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Nestled between Beverly Hills and Hollywood, and bordered by the Santa Monica Mountains and an honor guard of mega-billboards, West Hollywood, the Creative City, is one of Los Angeles’ finest examples of the culture of the cutting-edge. WeHo is home…
Theater and culture events: December 2, 2011
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THEATER Ventura County “Arsenic and Old Lace”: Santa Paula Theater Center presents Joseph Kesselring’s black comedy, set in Brooklyn, about a theater critic whose sweet old aunts murder lonely people as an act of charity. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,…
LA Mayor: Wind Damage Cleanup Could Take Days
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Los Angeles – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said today it will take days to clean up after what he called a “once in a generation” wind event, and he urged residents to stay indoors and brace for another night of strong…
Tel Aviv Fashion Week Debuts With Eye on LA, Milan and More
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Organizers include Beverly Hills Fashion Week co-founder. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—Tel Aviv may not be the most likely place to host a fashion week, but the inaugural edition of Tel Aviv Fashion Week is bound to turn some fashionable heads to…
Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction
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Print E-mail By NOAKI SCHWARTZ The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Several overturned semis on a Utah highway. Hundreds of thousands without power in California. A wind gust reaching 123-mph in Colorado. Palm fronds line a street in the Los…
