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James Beard Awards 2013 honor food world's finest; L.A. not included. Brutal.
The James Beard Foundation Awards -- the Academy Awards of the food world -- were distributed Monday night in New York, and it was a victory for women but a shutout for Southern California. The winner for outstanding chef, the last award in a long,...Tags: Restaurants, Sports, Osteria Mozza, Blackbird, Lifestyle and Leisure
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NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft
Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...
Tags: Politics, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Branden Albert, National Football League
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Shooting reported at Houston college, at least two wounded
At least two people were wounded in a Tuesday shooting at Lone Star College in north Houston, according to initial reports. Helicopter video, carried by CNN, showed at least one victim wearing a neck brace being wheeled on a stretcher to an ambulance....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Shootings
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Jeff Millar dies at 70; 'Tank McNamara' comic strip creator
Jeff Millar, the wordsmith behind the long-running comic strip "Tank McNamara," which evolved into a biting satire of the sports world, died Nov. 30. He was 70. The Texas native, who also was a longtime film critic and columnist for the Houston...
Tags: Dick Cheney, The Washington Post, Sports, Sex Crimes, Terrell Owens
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George H.W. Bush, skydiver at 85, in hospital at 88 with bronchitis
Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated for bronchitis in Houston’s Methodist Hospital, officials there confirmed Thursday. Bush, 88, has been in and out of the Texas Medical Center for treatment and is scheduled to be released within...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Hospitals and Clinics, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Central Intelligence Agency
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George Randolph Hearst Jr. dies at 84; L.A. Herald-Examiner publisher
The demise of the Hearst newspaper empire in Los Angeles began in 1962 when publisher George Randolph Hearst Jr. abandoned the morning newspaper market.
Hearst and the company that owned the Los Angeles Times made what some viewed as a back-room deal: At...Tags: Cancer, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Newspapers, Economy, Business and Finance
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Kyle Bennett dies at 33; Olympic BMX cyclist
Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett, the first bicycle motocross rider to qualify for the three-person United States men's team when the sport made its debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, died Sunday in a car accident in eastern Texas. He was 33....
Tags: Sports, Transportation Accidents, Cycling, Motorvehicle Accidents, Beijing Games
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Space shuttle Endeavour, on way to L.A., will do flyovers
WASHINGTON -- Sorry, Houston, you didn’t get a space shuttle, but at least you’ll get a glimpse of the last one to fly -- on its way to L.A. NASA’s plans for delivering the retired shuttle Endeavour to its permanent home in California...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Space Programs, Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, Technology, Science
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R. Palmer Beasley dies at 76; linked hepatitis B to liver cancer
Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, an epidemiologist whose pivotal research on hepatitis B in Taiwan first linked the virus to liver cancer, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Houston. He was 76. His death was announced by the University of Texas...
Tags: Taiwan, Research, Cancer, Preventative Medicine, HIV
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Picasso painting vandalized at Menil Collection could be saved
The Menil Collection in Texas is attempting to save a painting by Pablo Picasso that was vandalized recently with spray paint. The incident, which was captured on video and posted to YouTube, involved a man using black spray paint to deface Picasso's 1932...
Tags: The Getty, Pablo Picasso, Arts and Culture, Artists, Museums
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