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    May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Pilots and supervisors accuse United of racial discrimination

    Twenty-four African American pilots and supervisors at United Air Lines filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing the airline of a pattern of discrimination that has kept them from being promoted.
    Twenty-four African American pilots and supervisors at United Air Lines filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing the airline of a pattern of discrimination that has kept them from being promoted. The suit, filed in U.S District Court in San Francisco,...

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Laws, Continental Airlines, Social Issues, Justice System

    2. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Beryl: The little storm that smashed a big record

    Beryl’s here, and she hasn’t broken much — physically.
    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: Memorial Day, Holiday Vacations, Tropical Storms, Meteorological Disasters, Human Interest

    3. May 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Migration of monsoons created, then killed Harappan civilization

    The slow eastward migration of monsoons across the Asian continent initially supported the formation of the Harappan civilization in the Indus valley by allowing production of large agricultural surpluses, then decimated the civilization as water supplies for farming dried up, researchers reported Monday. The results provide the first good explanation for why the Indus valley flourished for two millennia, sprouting large cities and an empire the size of contemporary Egypt and Mesopotamia combined, then dwindled away to small villages and isolated farms.
    The slow eastward migration of monsoons across the Asian continent initially supported the formation of the Harappan civilization in the Indus valley by allowing production of large agricultural surpluses, then decimated the civilization as water supplies...

    Tags: Agriculture, Pakistan, Floods, Science and Technology, Natural Disasters

    4. May 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Early morning crash kills three, including two children

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    Two children and a woman died after a collision between two cars at South Mona Boulevard and East 119th Street in Willowbrook, in unincorporated South Los Angeles County....
    5. May 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Shooting of 2 cyclists in Koreatown remains a mystery

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    A brazen daylight shooting in Koreatown on Saturday that left one bicyclist dead and another wounded in Koreatown remains a mystery with police asking for the public's help. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear and the police......
    6. May 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Marina Keegan: A Yale graduate's life cut short

    News briefs can be cruel. Not because of what they say, but because of what they don't.
    News briefs can be cruel. Not because of what they say, but because of what they don't. The Boston Globe ran an item Saturday headlined “Wayland woman dies in Dennis car crash.”  It was breaking news, but not unusual. The Globe’s...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Media Industry, Radio, Science, Transportation Accidents

    7. May 29, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  7. 15 dead in latest killer quake in Italy

    A powerful earthquake killed at least 15 people and left 200 injured Tuesday as it rocked a swath of northern Italy. Factories, warehouses and churches collapsed, dealing a second blow to a region where thousands are still homeless from another temblor just nine days ago.
    A powerful earthquake killed at least 15 people and left 200 injured Tuesday as it rocked a swath of northern Italy. Factories, warehouses and churches collapsed, dealing a second blow to a region where thousands are still homeless from another temblor...

    Tags: Italy, Milan (Italy), Rome (Italy), Mario Monti

    8. May 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Horse stuck in mud near Hansen Dam airlifted to safety

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    A horse that was stuck in mud and halfway submerged in water near Hansen Dam was rescued by firefighters and airlifted to safety Saturday evening, fire officials said....
    9. May 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. 101-year-old photographer killed outside Burbank studio mourned

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    Those who knew Otto Jensen — the 101-year-old photographer who was killed by a motorist as he crossed the street near his Burbank studio Tuesday night — were in a state of shock and mourning this week as they recalled......
    10. May 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Friends mourn photographer, 101, killed by driver, 91, in Burbank

    Those who knew Otto Jensen — the 101-year-old photographer who was killed by a motorist as he crossed the street near his Burbank studio Tuesday night — were in a state of shock and mourning this week as they recalled a man who was known as much for his youthful vigor as for his decades of picture-taking.
    Those who knew Otto Jensen — the 101-year-old photographer who was killed by a motorist as he crossed the street near his Burbank studio Tuesday night — were in a state of shock and mourning this week as they recalled a man who was known as...

    Tags: Photography, Motorvehicle Accidents, Arts and Culture, Transportation Accidents, Arts

    11. May 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Four killed, three injured in car crash in northern San Diego County

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    Four people were killed and three severely injured in a three-car collision Friday on State Highway 67 east of Ramona in northern San Diego County, the California Highway Patrol said....
    12. May 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Fast-moving New Mexico fire burns 82,000 acres

    Firefighters on Friday fought a fast-growing blaze in New Mexico where two smaller fires have merged into a fierce blaze covering extreme terrain that is making containment efforts difficult.
    Firefighters on Friday fought a fast-growing blaze in New Mexico where two smaller fires have merged into a fierce blaze covering extreme terrain that is making containment efforts difficult. A total of 82,252 acres have been burned by the fire, known as...

    Tags: Fires, Forestry and Timber

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