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L.A. Film Fest: New take on end of humanity in 'Goodbye World'
After watching the first season of the television series “The Walking Dead,” Denis Henry Hennelly had an epiphany. He decided he should make an apocalypse movie. Though not the first to pursue such a plot line, the screenwriter and...
Tags: Los Angeles Film Festival, I'm So Excited (movie), Pedro Almodovar, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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CBS cuts Obama audio from 'Under the Dome'
President Obama has been left on the cutting room floor of CBS' new summer series "Under the Dome." An audio clip of the president that was in the first hour of the series that CBS sent to critics earlier this month will be cut from the episode that...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Television, Stephen King
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As New York braces for climate change, L.A. does ... lunch
Memo to Eric Garcetti: Want to be a good mayor of Los Angeles? Look East, young man, to New York’s can-do mayor, Michael Bloomberg. You know him: the Biggest Apple in the Big Apple. In his time in office, he’s taken on the small (big)...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Global Change, Weather, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control
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Bloomberg unveils sweeping disaster protection plan for New York
In a far-reaching plan that would reshape the coastline of the nation's largest city, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled a $20-billion proposal Tuesday that he said will protect New Yorkers from disasters brought on by climate change. New...
Tags: Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Nuclear Power, Michael Bloomberg
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California car repair costs among highest in nation, analysis finds
California remains one of the nation's three most expensive states for car repairs, according to a new analysis by CarMD. The finding is based on what it costs, on average, when a driver's "check engine" warning light appears. CarMD’s state-by-...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Car Engine Repair, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Tab for 2012's extreme weather events: $110 billion-plus
The price of extreme weather events continues to rise. Superstorm Sandy and the ongoing drought made 2012 the second costliest weather and climate disaster year since 1980, racking up more than $110 billion in damage. According to the National...
Tags: Droughts, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Andrea, year's 1st named storm, heads to Fla.; other states warned
Andrea, the first named storm of the season, worked its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida coast Thursday, pushing heavy rains and bringing the possibility of scattered tornadoes. The weather system, technically a tropical storm...
Tags: Hurricanes, Mexico, Lotteries, Tampa, Tropical Storms
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Obama and Romney race in 'The Center Holds' by Jonathan Alter
Among several persistently wrongheaded beliefs about the 2012 election, none beats the claim, heard even in the campaign's closing weeks, that President Obama faced a desperately bad situation and had a high probability of losing. That zombie idea...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Productivity, Bill Clinton, Periodicals
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Romney donors to get a first look at potential 2016 contenders
An early morning skeet-shooting excursion with Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin. A golf game with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. A chance to mingle over breakfast with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Those are just a few of the offerings available to the...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fox News Channel (tv network), Regional Authority, Republican Party, Finance
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Hurricane Sandy causes a dip in Broadway season's attendance
Superstorm Sandy was a force behind Broadway’s 6.2% dip in audience attendance -- its lowest level in several years, according to end-of-season statistics reported Tuesday by the Broadway League. Box-office grosses were virtually the same: Shows...
Tags: Theater, Music, Iron Man 3 (movie), Broadway Theater, Music Theater
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Need a paid vacation? Then America's not the place for you
Just back from a nice long Memorial Day weekend, which, of course, put me in the mood for, you guessed it -- a vacation. Then I read this story: “U.S. is only 'advanced economy' that does not require paid vacation.” Figures. So I...
Tags: Bastille Day, Memorial Day, Alan Grayson, Holidays, Tea Party Movement
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Obama tells America the Jersey Shore is open for business
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. -- President Obama and Gov. Chris Christie reunited for a buddy trip to the beach Tuesday, showing off the improvements to the Jersey Shore in the seven months since it was hit by Superstorm Sandy and encouraging tourists to return to...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Government, Politics, Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen
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