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Shooting began with mother seeking help with abusive son
L.A. NOWThe incident that led to the wounding of two San Diego County sheriff's deputies began when a mother reported that her 22-year-old son had stormed into her home and was angry that she had taken out a restraining order against...... -
Suspect in wounding of 2 deputies commits suicide after SWAT standoff
L.A. NOWA 22-year-old man suspected of shooting and wounding two San Diego County sheriff's deputies has apparently killed himself during a nearly 10-hour standoff with a SWAT squad, officials announced.... -
Richard M. Walden, Operation USA's charity buccaneer
Almost on impulse, almost 35 years ago, Richard M. Walden and a friend rounded up six tons of relief supplies and a jet to ferry them to Vietnamese boat people in Malaysia. Thus was Operation California — now Operation USA — born. A Times...
Tags: Science and Technology, Michael Jackson, Malaysia, Technology, Natural Disasters
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Staying healthy while traveling
Robert Reid frequently gets sick when he travels. He has suffered dehydration, heat exhaustion, food poisoning and bronchitis. "I thought I was dying when I had several days of bronchitis in Vietnam," said Reid, the U.S. Lonely Planet editor. "Same for...
Tags: Meningitis, BlackBerry, Skype, Apple iPad, Apple iPod
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Letters: How the Red Cross works
Re "Patt Morrison Asks: Richard M. Walden, charity case," Opinion, Jan. 30 Richard M. Walden raises several points about the American Red Cross that I'd like to address. When a donor designates his contribution to be spent on an event such as the...Tags: First Aid, Relief and Aid Organizations, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Letters: Immigration realities
Re "Who should pay?," Letters, Feb. 2 Many people say illegal immigrants should just go back home and stand in line like anyone else. That sounds reasonable only if you know nothing about how immigration visas are actually granted. In Mexico, demand...
Tags: Mexico, Interior Policy, Immigration, U.S. Embassy, Personal Data Collection
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Letters: Cardinal Mahony's shaky defense
Re "Mahony defends actions," Feb. 2 Cardinal Roger M. Mahony's claim that no one taught him how to respond to sexual abuse committed by priests is preposterous. Does one need a postgraduate college course to know that a crime committed against a child...Tags: Roger M. Mahony, Immigration, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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Letters: Making a world less disposable
Re "Getting nicked by razor blade makers," Column, Feb. 1 Ralph Nader warned of built-in obsolescence in the 1960s. Back then, we ladies were asking, "If we can put a man on the moon, why can't they come up with a sheer stocking that doesn't run?"... -
Pemex workers watch, wait at site of Mexico City blast
MEXICO CITY -- As rescue efforts were winding down Friday at Mexico's state oil company, where a blast the day before killed at least 33 people, workers gathered nearby, saying they were unafraid of going back to work and eager to do so as soon as they...
Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Mexico City
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‘Hawkeye’ scribe Matt Fraction: Maybe comics can be less ‘comic-y’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesMatt Fraction used to live in the New York area that was devastated by Superstorm Sandy. To help out the ...... -
Latest 'supersoaker' storm batters Northern California
L.A. NOWNorthern California was slammed by the latest in a series of "supersoaker" storms, with thousands losing power and localized flooding reported over a large swath of the region.... -
Truckee braces for major flooding as storms pound Northern California
L.A. NOWWith another storm system making its way into California Saturday night, residents in the small town of Truckee near Lake Tahoe were bracing for major flooding and possible evacuations. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Truckee.....
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