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Presto, I'm a package! Magician: I was freight
A magician who claimed he transported himself in a crate aboard a cargo plane from upstate New York to Las Vegas and posted videos detailing the "trip" online now admits it was an elaborate hoax. "It was a publicity stunt right from the start," Wade...Tags: FBI, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Stranger Than Fiction
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The ABCs of Mayoral Control of Schools
Times Staff WriterMayor Michael R. Bloomberg won control of this city's schools nearly four years ago and swiftly unleashed a dizzying string of reforms. Bloomberg and his schools chancellor, former federal prosecutor Joel I. Klein, slashed administrative jobs, ordered...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Politics, Local Elections, Referenda, Elections
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Adolescents' TV Watching Is Linked to Violent Behavior
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAdolescents who watch more than one hour of television a day are more likely to commit aggressive and violent acts as adults, according to a 17-year study reported today in the journal Science. The study, which tracked more than 700 adolescents into...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, FBI, Television, Medical Research, Philosophy
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Team-by-team picks
The Associated PressArizona: 1 (12) Wendell Bryant, dt, Wisconsin; 2 (49) Levar Fisher, lb, North Carolina State; 3 (81) Josh McCown, qb, Sam Houston State; 3 (98) Dennis Johnson, de, Kentucky; 4 (113) Nate Dwyer, dt, Kansas; 5 (149) Jason McAddley, wr, Alabama; 6 (185) Josh...Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois), Texas, Brian Allen, Florida, Utah
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Results are listed in alphabetical order. Times listed indicate when runners crossed the finish line, not their elapsed time. The timing chip is not activated until the runners reach the starting line. Some hometowns were not available. Information...Tags: Arlington (Staten Island, New York), Avon (Dare, North Carolina), Chatham, Albertson, Charlotte
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The Whole Body Scan
Courant Staff WriterWhole-body scanning, the latest in designer medicine, has spread eastward from the West Coast. And while you cannot window-shop while waiting to find out if you have a tumor, you can grab a croissant at the hospital cafe. From California to Scottsdale,...Tags: Medical Services, Plastic Surgeons, Medical Research, Siemens, Brain
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Hollywood looks for new heroes while avoiding painful images
Tribune movie reporterThe White House being destroyed by an alien spaceship was the so-called "money shot" of "Independence Day," the image largely credited with launching the 1995 movie into the box-office stratosphere. Now that we've been exposed to day after day and camera...Tags: HBO (tv network), Movies, Michael Bay, Charles Bronson, Explosions
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Clinton set to undergo heart bypass
Sun StaffFormer President Bill Clinton, who at age 58 has appeared trim and vigorous, checked into New York Presbyterian Hospital yesterday after suffering chest pains and shortness of breath and was scheduled for quadruple bypass surgery, his office said....Tags: Bill Clinton, Plastic Surgeons, Democratic National Conventions, Health, Heart and Circulatory System
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N.Y. Forward Picking Pitt
The Hartford CourantChris Taft, a 6-foot-10 forward from Xaverian High in New York, is expected to make an oral commitment to Pittsburgh today. Taft had UConn listed among his top five schools, though Syracuse was believed to be Pitt's main competition. Courtney Sims, a 6-...Tags: Education, Politics, Marcus Williams, Foreign Aid, Awards and Prizes
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'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'
Times Staff WriterThough you wouldn't know it from "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas," the original Sinbad was a merchant from Baghdad, a truth-stretching, tale-spinning protagonist of the celebrated Arabian Nights. If he appeared on the scene today, he might be detained...Tags: PG Rated Movies, Folklore and Mythology, Movies, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Wheeling and dealing upstate
Special to The Times"No, it can't be," I thought as I nosed up to the painting. But then again I was at the Madison-Bouckville Outdoor Antiques Show in central New York, where more than 1,000 dealers gather from across the country and Canada, so anything was possible. Drawn...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Los Angeles International Airport, Superman (fictional character), Foods and Beverages, New York
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