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• Teens in white bandannas vandalize Palmdale High School, deputies say

  25-01-2015 23:46
  A group of teenagers hiding their faces with white bandannas spray-painted more than three dozen areas on the Palmdale High School campus Saturday night and broke the windows of numerous vehicles parked at the school, authorities said.
  
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• Cooler weather, light rain heading to Los Angeles area

  25-01-2015 23:36
  
  Greater Los Angeles should get a light, early-week dousing as near-record temperatures and strong winds give way to clouds, cooler weather and a 60% chance of rain.
  
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• Pile-Driving Project To Impact 5 Freeway In Southern Orange County

  25-01-2015 23:21
  
  Commuters and area residents who use the 5 Freeway to travel south to San Diego might be facing some headaches — from a noisy Caltrans pile-driving operation and the resulting traffic — in southern Orange County over the next three weeks.
  
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• New York prepares for 'crippling and potentially historic blizzard'

  25-01-2015 23:21
  
  New Yorkers should brace for “one of the top two or three largest storms in the history of this city,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday as officials prepared for a massive blizzard that is forecast to hit the northeast beginning late Monday afternoon. 
  
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• Clashes over Arab Spring anniversary leave 18 dead in Egypt

  25-01-2015 23:15
  
  Demonstrations marking the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising were marred by bombings and clashes with authorities that saw at least 18 people killed and 50 injured, most of them in northern sections of Cairo.
  
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• Gunman at Home Depot in New York kills employee and self, police say

  25-01-2015 23:14
  
  A gunman killed an employee at a Home Depot store in Manhattan on Sunday, then took his own life, a New York Police Department spokesman said.
  
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• 2 Marines Identified In Deadly Twentynine Palms Helicopter Crash

  25-01-2015 22:35
  
  Two Marine Corps officers killed when their helicopter crashed during a training exercise in the Southern California desert were remembered Sunday as talented pilots.
  
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• Duke's Mike Krzyzewski earns his 1,000th career coaching victory

  25-01-2015 22:34
  
  Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, already the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men's college basketball history, achieved another milestone in his famed career Sunday, earning his 1,000th career win as the Blue Devils defeated St. John's.
  
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• New York snowstorm will be one of biggest in city history, De Blasio warns

  25-01-2015 22:24
  
  New York is preparing for “one of the largest snowstorms in the history of this city,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.
  
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• Cleveland Browns' Josh Gordon reportedly fails another drug test

  25-01-2015 22:18
  
  Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, who missed most of this season serving a suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, has reportedly failed another drug test.
  
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• Two Marines killed in helicopter crash are identified

  25-01-2015 21:54
  
  The two Marines killed in a helicopter crash during a training mission at Twentynine Palms were from a squadron based at Camp Pendleton, the Marine Corps said Sunday.
  
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• 2 shot at Home Depot in Manhattan, NYPD says

  25-01-2015 21:53
  A shooting at a Home Depot in Manhattan on Sunday wounded two people, a New York Police Department spokesman said. 
  
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• Oscars 2015: How are best picture nominees faring at the box office?

  25-01-2015 21:02
  
  With the Oscars less than a month away, here's a look at how the best picture nominations are doing at the domestic box office. 
  
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• Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015: Seven things to watch for

  25-01-2015 21:00
  
  At just two hours, the Screen Actors Guild Awards are short and sweet. But the show, which happens Sunday at Los Angeles' Shrine Exposition Center and airs on TNT and TBS starting at 5 p.m. Pacific, is closely watched in Hollywood as a potential harbinger of how Oscar day will unfold.
  
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• Lectures on history and other subjects added to onboard entertainment

  25-01-2015 21:00
  
  Virgin America, which boasts one of the industry’s widest selections of music, movies and television shows in its onboard entertainment system, is adding something for those deep thinkers on the plane.
  
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• Anti-migrant group marches in Germany despite scandal

  25-01-2015 20:50
  
  Thousands of supporters of a far-right German anti-immigrant group marched Sunday for the first time since their leader stepped down in disgrace after posing as Adolf Hitler and making remarks that were widely perceived to be racist.
  
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• Autopsy will be performed on body of 3-week-old girl found in pickup

  25-01-2015 20:40
  
  An autopsy will be performed on the body of a 3-week-old girl found dead Saturday in a pickup truck in Santa Clarita, a coroner’s official said Sunday.
  
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• Boys' basketball: This week's top 25 rankings by The Times

  25-01-2015 20:36
  Crespi makes its first appearance in the top 25 rankings by The Times. On Saturday, No. 1 Sierra Canyon will face No. 2 Fairfax at Fairfax.
  
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• Teen arrested in East L.A. after allegedly pointing gun at deputies

  25-01-2015 20:28
  A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody Saturday night after allegedly pointing a handgun at sheriff’s deputies, prompting the officers to shoot at the teen, grazing him, authorities said.
  
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• Vandals Tag Palmdale High School, Damage Vehicles

  25-01-2015 20:27
  
  More than three dozen locations at Palmdale High School were tagged with graffiti either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, authorities said.
  
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• Obama proposes expanding oil-drilling ban in Alaska wildlife refuge

  25-01-2015 20:25
  
  President Obama proposed Sunday to designate 1.4 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, setting off a battle with the Republican-controlled Congress over oil and gas drilling in pristine areas of northern Alaska.
  
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• Baseball: Granada Hills Kennedy will try to challenge West Valley powers

  25-01-2015 20:09
  A year ago, Granada Hills Kennedy seemed ready to make it to the Final Four in City Section baseball. But the Golden Cougars couldn't hold on to a 3-0 lead and lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Birmingham, 4-3.
  
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• U.S. ranks low in quality WiFi at hotels

  25-01-2015 20:00
  
  Bad news for hotel guests who love to update their Facebook status, stream YouTube videos and upload Instagram photos: When it comes to quality wireless connections at hotels, the U.S. ranks 40th worldwide, behind South Korea, Poland, Vietnam, Mexico, Russia and India, among many others.
  
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• 16-Year-Old Boy Shot By LA Deputies Treated For Graze Wound

  25-01-2015 19:58
  
  Authorities have apprehended a 16-year-old boy involved in a Saturday night shooting with deputies.
  
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• Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns preview

  25-01-2015 19:57
  
  The Clippers will play at Phoenix against the Suns on Sunday in the first leg of a back-to-back, before returning to Staples Center to host the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
  
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• 'American Sniper' again dominates box office; 'Mortdecai' flops

  25-01-2015 19:46
  
  “American Sniper” held down its No. 1 spot and crossed the $200-million mark at the domestic box office this weekend, surpassing all three newcomers including the Johnny Depp film "Mortdecai," which proved to be a dud.
  
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• Nigerian army claims rare victory against Boko Haram

  25-01-2015 19:39
  
  The militant group Boko Haram attacked a major Nigerian city early Sunday in what appeared to be its most ambitious attempt to gain territory.
  
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• 2 dead after car slams through guardrail on 118 Freeway

  25-01-2015 19:08
  Two people died early Sunday after their car crashed through a guardrail on the eastbound 118 Freeway in Chatsworth and landed upside down in a riverbed, authorities said.
  
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• Lakers vs. Houston Rockets preview

  25-01-2015 18:34
  
  The Lakers (12-31) have lost seven in a row coming into their Sunday-night battle against the Houston Rockets (30-14).
  
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• Will ‘Birdman’ Or ‘Boyhood’ Win Big? Sunday’s SAG Awards To Offer Oscar Preview

  25-01-2015 18:28
  
  The 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards should offer a low-key preview to the Academy Awards and a chance for favorites to begin polishing up their acceptance speeches.
  
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• Study says air fares will drop in 2015. Not everyone agrees

  25-01-2015 18:00
  
  Thanks to lower fuel prices and the continued growth of low-cost airlines, 2015 may be a good year for air travelers.
  
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• 2 Killed, Dog Survives When Car Plunges Off 118 Freeway In Chatsworth

  25-01-2015 17:47
  
  A small dog is the lone survivor of a crash that killed two people overnight in Chatsworth.
  
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• Bill Belichick's football explanation 'made no sense,' Bill Nye says

  25-01-2015 17:45
  
  New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick claimed Saturday that "climatic conditions" were the likely culprit behind the reported underinflation of the team's footballs during last week's AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.
  
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• Fire At Ontario Recycling Facility Now Contained

  25-01-2015 17:09
  
  A fire at a green waste recycling facility in Ontario is now contained, according to the Ontario Fire Department.
  
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• Boys' basketball: Cantwell-Sacred Heart defeats Price

  25-01-2015 17:02
  After losing to Cathedral and Bishop Montgomery in the Del Rey League earlier this week, Cantwell-Sacred Heart knocked off Price, 72-56, in a game from the East L.A. Invitational.
  
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• Sundance 2015: Melissa Rauch goes from 'Big Bang Theory' to angry gymnast

  25-01-2015 17:00
  
  On the surface, Melissa Rauch, a New Jersey-raised ‎actress who in recent years has found success as a pint-sized scientist on "The Big Bang Theory," would have little in common with a washed-up Olympic gymnast intent on milking every last drop of her receding fame.
  
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• Female terrorists finding their place in Islamic militants' ranks

  25-01-2015 17:00
  
  From bikini-clad beachgoer to veiled jihadist fugitive, the partner of Paris gunman Amedy Coulibaly underwent a startling metamorphosis that illuminates the dangerous potential behind militant groups' efforts to increase their recruiting of female terrorists.
  
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• Santa Ana Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands Across Southland

  25-01-2015 16:49
  
  Power was being restored Sunday to tens of thousands of people who lost electricity in Southern California after fierce Santa Ana winds gusting as much as 89 mph toppled trees and power poles.
  
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• Just how badly does South Korean group want a piece of Dodgers?

  25-01-2015 16:10
  
  Let’s say you had a lot of money. No, more than that. Way more than that. Like you were a billionaire.
  
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• Sundance 2015: Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling talk making it in Hollywood

  25-01-2015 16:00
  
  Before their girl crushes had uttered a word, the cheers started coming.
  
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• Travel letters: Egad! Secret's out on favorite Seal Rock Inn

  25-01-2015 15:30
  
  Oh, how could Irene Lechowitzky expose my little secret hideaway on a budget — the Seal Rock Inn ["A Quiet Start at Lands End," Jan. 18].
  
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• Workshop will help you stay warm and safe while winter camping

  25-01-2015 15:00
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• Wang, Lang, Ma and Bell rule Philharmonic Society's 2015-16 season

  25-01-2015 15:00
  
  What would an Orange County classical music season be without a superstar or two from China?
  
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• Wang, Lang, Ma and Bell rule Philharmonic Society's 15-16 season

  25-01-2015 15:00
  
  What would an Orange County classical music season be without a superstar or two from China?
  
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• The pleasure of Debbie Reynolds' company

  25-01-2015 15:00
  
  During her near-seven decade film career, Debbie Reynolds not only got to sing and dance opposite Gene Kelly in the beloved 1952 musical "Singin' in the Rain" but also partnered with Fred Astaire in the 1961 romantic comedy "The Pleasure of His Company."
  
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• Qatar's ties to militants complicate relations with U.S., neighbors

  25-01-2015 15:00
  
  Even in a part of the world where tangled alliances are as common as sweet tea, one would be hard-pressed to find a country where the same few sweltering square miles house the sprawling operations hub for a huge U.S.-led air war and provide plush sanctuary to the likes of the Taliban and...
  
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• NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on Pluto

  25-01-2015 15:00
  
  Pluto, get ready for your close-up.
  
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• Mayor Garcetti seeks to cut civilian injury-leave pay about 25%

  25-01-2015 15:00
  
  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is seeking roughly a 25% cut in the pay that city civilian workers receive while on injury leave, an unusually generous benefit that critics say has contributed to increasing taxpayer costs.
  
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• Obama's India trip yields 'breakthrough' on nuclear power

  25-01-2015 14:30
  
  Opening a three-day visit to New Delhi, President Obama on Sunday announced “a breakthrough understanding” that could clear the way for U.S. companies to build nuclear power plants in India in a sign of the quickening thaw between the two historically frosty democracies.
  
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• Colorado seeks permission to grow pot at state universities

  25-01-2015 14:30
  
  After years of trying to stamp out marijuana use on college campuses, Colorado officials are now asking the federal government to allow its state universities to grow their own pot.
  
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