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What will happen to the guy who sold the iPad prototype?
A man sold a prototype of the first-generation iPad earlier this week for $10,200, but now that there's a likelihood he came across the item after it was stolen, it poses the question: What will Apple do about it? The seller, who posted the unique two...
Tags: Steve Jobs, Theft, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Auction Service
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Obama takes sides in the 'spitting on vets' debate
President Obama has sided with those who argue that returning Vietnam veterans were spat on by ungrateful opponents of that long-ago war. In a Memorial Day address at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the president didn't literally endorse the spitting...
Tags: Human Interest, Barack Obama
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Man siphoned gas from 7 cars in parking lot, police say
L.A. NOWA 24-year-old man was arrested Monday after he allegedly siphoned gas from seven vehicles at a park-and-ride lot in Glendale, police said. The man, George Zammar, was allegedly spotted under a truck by police officers about 9:43 p.m. near Wilson...... -
Letters: Justice for Brian Banks
Re "Outlook unclear for rape accuser," May 26 It is mind-boggling that prosecutors can have any reservation about going after Brian Banks' false accuser, Wanetta Gibson. Banks spent five years of his life in prison while he could have been playing... -
Stocks fall 1% in early trading on Wall Street
Major U.S. stock indexes tumbled 1% in early trading Wednesday amid worries over Spain's banking system and Chinese economic growth. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 140 points, or 1.1%, to 12,441 shortly after the opening bell. The broader...
Tags: Stock Market, Media Industry, Unemployment Benefits
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Man kicked woman with Down syndrome in the head, prosecutors say
L.A. NOWA man who was caught on video kicking his roommate with Down syndrome in the head is expected to appear in court Wednesday after being charged with one felony count of dependent adult abuse.... -
MSNBC host Chris Hayes apologizes for troop comments
Show TrackerMSNBC host Chris Hayes has apologized for comments he made on Sunday about feeling uncomfortable calling troops heroes. Chris Hayes made the comments on Sunday during a pre-Memorial Day discussion.... -
Richard Riordan launches effort to court Latinos for GOP
PolitiCalFormer LA Mayor Richard J. Riordan has launched an organization aimed at bringing Latino voters into the Republican fold. The campaign began Memorial Day with radio spots in selected areas around California.... -
Are fallen soldiers 'heroes?' MSNBC host wondered, now apologizes
The timing could not have been worse for MSNBC or one of its hosts, Chris Hayes. He spent Memorial Day -- a national holiday dedicated to fallen soldiers -- apologizing for an earlier comment in which he said it made him "uncomfortable" to call soldiers...
Tags: Chris Hayes, Ann Coulter, MSNBC (tv network), Social Media
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Beryl: The little storm that smashed a big record
Beryl’s here, and she hasn’t broken much — physically. Once a tropical storm churning and gusting through the Atlantic with 70-mph winds, Beryl has now weakened into a depression, dumping buckets of rain all over the Southeast during...
Tags: Meteorological Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, American Legion, Holiday Vacations, Natural Disasters
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6-year-old drowned accidentally at Memorial Day party, police say
L.A. NOWThe 6-year-old La Caņada-Flintridge girl who drowned in her family's swimming pool during a Memorial Day block party died accidentally, investigators said.... -
Bobby Abreu's switch from Angels to Dodgers is a hit
The story of Bobby Abreu's 2012 baseball season is one of those "go figure" things. There he was, on this Memorial Day Monday, dressed in Dodger blue, patrolling left field in Dodger Stadium and batting third. When he made his way to the plate in the...
Tags: Texas Rangers, Barry Bonds, Mike Scioscia, Rickey Henderson, Vernon Wells
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