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Limo fire kills 5: Investigators seek cause of deadly blaze
ReutersThe bodies of a new bride and four friends who died trapped inside a burning limousine on a bridge over San Francisco Bay were found pressed against an opening between the passenger compartment and driver's seat, a county coroner said on Monday. Four...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Highway Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, CNN (tv network)
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Noel Greenwood dies at 75; former L.A. Times senior editor
Noel Greenwood, a former senior editor at the Los Angeles Times who helped shape local and California coverage as the newspaper outgrew its modest local ambitions and transformed itself into one of national stature, died Sunday at his Santa Barbara home....Tags: Prostate Cancer, Newspapers, Awards and Prizes, Newspaper and Magazine, Tribune Company
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Al Neuharth dies at 89; newspaper mogul created USA Today
Al Neuharth, the newspaper mogul who in 1982 made a $1-billion gamble called USA Today that earned derision for its emphasis on brevity, flashy graphics and upbeat stories but endured to become the nation's largest-circulation newspaper, died Friday in...
Tags: Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, Journalism, Washington, DC, Chicago Tribune
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Putting an end to 'illegal immigrants'
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column While the nation continues to wrestle with the problem of illegal immigration, its major newspapers are solving the problem of “illegal immigrant” The term is widely — though not universally —... -
Press Freedom Day: Where reporters and their work are threatened
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations two decades ago as a day to nurture the freedom of journalists -- or to remind the world of where it falls short. Rights groups pointed to several spots on the globe where...
Tags: Philippines, Human Rights, Benigno Aquino III, Journalism, United Nations
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Bolivia, angered by Kerry, says it is ejecting U.S. aid agency
This post has been updated. Please see the notes below for details. Bolivian President Evo Morales declared Wednesday he was expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development from the country, accusing the aid agency of conspiring against his...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Government, Bolivia, U.S. Department of State
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L.A. councilmen want city to weigh in on possible Times sale
Three Los Angeles City Council members -- including a candidate for mayor -- asked their colleagues Tuesday to consider pulling city pension money from the investment firms that own the Los Angeles Times if they sell the publication to buyers who do not...Tags: Television Industry, Elections, Newspaper and Magazine, Eric Garcetti, Tribune Company
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1917 billboard war
FrameworkAfter a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Los Angeles Times campaigns against billboards in residential areas.... -
With company split, Rupert Murdoch's pay to reach $28.3 million
Although News Corp. plans to divide into two separate publicly traded companies in a few months, Rupert Murdoch won't see much division in his annual compensation. Instead he will get a little addition. Murdoch's combined salary, bonus and other...Tags: Book, Photography and Video, Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine, News Corp.
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Best of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2013 | Take two
FrameworkIt's a do-over this weekend at Coachella, where about 190 acts will return for the second, and final, weekend of the annual festival. Whether you’re headed to Indio, recovering from last weekend’s festival and looking for some couch viewing,... -
Sam Jameson dies at 76; former longtime L.A. Times correspondent
Sam Jameson, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent with a deep knowledge of and close personal affinity for Japan, his professional and personal base for half a century, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 76. The cause of...
Tags: Northwestern University, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Chicago Tribune, Pneumonia
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Women shot by LAPD during Dorner manhunt get hefty payout
The mother and daughter newspaper carriers injured when police mistakenly fired on them during the manhunt for ex-cop Christopher Dorner would receive $4.2 million under a settlement announced by city officials. The settlement was remarkably speedy...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Newspaper and Magazine, St. Louis, Christopher Dorner
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