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Japan: crucial stage reached in nuclear plant shutdown [Updated]
World NowNuclear cold storage: Japan announces reaching a critical shut-down stage of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but critics aren't convinced.... -
San Onofre nuclear plant closure not permanent, Edison says
L.A. NOWThe extended closure of the San Onofre nuclear plant due to equipment issues has led some to speculate -- or hope -- that the plant will be shuttered for good, but the chief nuclear officer for plant operator Southern California...... -
Japan quake likely to affect business globally
With the scale of the disaster in Japan still being measured, concerns are growing that last week's earthquake and tsunami could lead to a long-term disruption in the world's supply of automobiles, consumer electronics and machine tools.
Japan is the...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Consumer Goods Industries, Semiconductors and Active Components, Germany, Prius
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'Expendables' star Terry Crews calls out Rampage Jackson
The Hero ComplexSly Stallone's "The Expendables" opens this week and one of the stars is Terry Crews, the former NFL player who has putting together one of the most unlikely careers in Hollywood. This is a longer version of my recent cover...... -
Iowa agriculture committees approve bill that would limit animal groups' undercover investigations
L.A. UnleashedDES MOINES, Iowa — Angered by repeated releases of secretly filmed videos claiming to show the mistreatment of farm animals, Iowa's agriculture industry is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for animal rights activists to produce and... -
What was the point of bailing out GM?
Today's topic: Should the U.S. government have spent billions to keep General Motors from liquidation only to eventually steer it to Bankruptcy Court?
An earlier bankruptcy would have saved taxpayers billions Point: Daniel J. Ikenson
General Motors...Tags: Automotive Equipment, National Government, Financially Distressed Companies, Trips and Vacations, Cato Corporation
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Losses of factory jobs in California blamed on regulation
The El Monte factory stopped operating just a few weeks ago, but already it feels abandoned, an appropriate setting for a "Terminator" movie.
The dusty clock on the wall is frozen at 7:00. Below it, the deep pits that once held molten steel are now...Tags: Entertainment, Economic Indicator, Labor Legislation, Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace
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L.A.'s Toy Factory Lofts making denim history
Times Staff WriterNOBODY knows exactly how the converted 1924 toy factory, lodged between cold storage facilities and an abandoned railroad spur in downtown L.A. became the global epicenter of premium denim, but somewhere along the line, the building at the corner of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, History, Henry Fonda, Trips and Vacations, Fashion Shows
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As Olympics near, Beijing still can't beat pollution
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDespite China's removing 1.5 million cars from the roads, shutting down hundreds of factories and construction sites and bringing much of the city's economic life to a standstill, Beijing's air pollution remains at stubbornly high levels. Just 11 days...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Health Organizations, Health, Summer Olympics, Air Pollution
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Edwards' populism is a risky bet
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON -- When Elaine Ellis began her rounds as a New York nursing assistant one morning this spring, she had an improbable companion: John Edwards, the Democratic presidential candidate, who had accepted a union invitation to spend the day with a...Tags: John Kerry, Social Issues, Family, Citizens Initiative and Recall, White House
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Fellow activists say Obama's memoir has too many I's
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe drama began with a tiny ad in a local newspaper -- a notice that asbestos was about to be removed from the management office at Altgeld Gardens, the all-black public housing complex where young Barack Obama worked as a community organizer. "You think...Tags: Newspapers, Entertainment, Housing and Urban Planning, White House, Chicago Housing Authority
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Shearon Harris nuclear plant shut down because of cracking
The News & ObserverDuke Energy Progress shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County on Wednesday after the company discovered that the reactor vessel -- which holds the plant's nuclear fuel and contains the nuclear reaction -- showed early indications of...Tags: Tooth Decay, Raleigh, FirstEnergy Corp., Wake County, Plant Openings
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