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Long Beach State grinds out win over Cal State Fullerton
Top-seeded Long Beach State versus injury-ravaged Cal State Fullerton went just as you might expect a game with that billing would go. Fullerton's Titans were tenacious enough in Thursday night's opening round of the Big West Conference tournament. They...
Tags: Sports, University of California, Irvine, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, Cal Poly Mustangs
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UC Berkeley and UCLA ranked among top 10 universities worldwide
L.A. NOWThe University of California system once again scored very well in an annual reputational ranking of world research universities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain, with UC Berkeley and UCLA in the top 10, officials announced Monday..... -
More gun laws reduce violent deaths. Or do they?
Research on gun violence is staging a roaring comeback in the nation's leading medical journals, with a study published this week linking the strength of states' gun laws to varying rates of gun violence across the United States. The new study,...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, Book, Criminal Laws
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Dying for a burger and a hot dog: The toxic backyard BBQ
Meat is murder, as the singer and animal activist Morrissey reminded us earlier this week. It’s also incredibly bad for the environment. Livestock is among the causes of greenhouse gas emissions, which is responsible for global warming. (Watch...
Tags: Global Warming, Hot Dogs, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Standards
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Cooking up toxic air pollution
When UC Davis scientists collected air pollution particles in Fresno and then exposed laboratory mice to them, they found that one of the most toxic sources was the backyard grill. Along with particles from vehicle and wood-burning emissions,...
Tags: Respiratory Disease, Research, Environmental Issues, Asthma, Environmental Pollution
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A rogue ex-cop who shouldn't be armed
SACRAMENTO — Here's an idea for a new gun control law: How about immediately seizing the personal arsenal of a fired cop? Dishonorably discharged soldiers, after all, aren't allowed to own firearms. Why should dishonored cops? Like booted...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Trials, National Rifle Association of America, Mark Leno
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USC women's lacrosse team debuts Saturday against Northwestern
There will be big doings for USC athletics Saturday at the Coliseum. And no, Matt Barkley did not get another year of eligibility. This has to do with lacrosse, which brings to mind one of two things for most of us: a medium-sized city in Wisconsin or a...
Tags: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Sports, Matt Barkley, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Northwestern Wildcats
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U.S. activist says he was locked in cell for nine months in Vietnam
L.A. NOWFor nine months, Nguyen Quoc Quan was held in a 9-by-9 foot cell in Ho Chi Minh City, his only company a government monitor assigned to watch his every move. The American democracy activist had no contact with the outside...... -
Democracy activist arrives home after release by Vietnam
L.A. NOWAn American democracy activist accused of trying to overthrow the Vietnamese government returned home to Southern California on Wednesday night, more than nine months after he was first detained in Saigon. U.S. citizen Nguyen Quoc Quan was met by a...... -
Football: Kyle Sulka picks up offer from UC Davis
Varsity Times InsiderKyle Sulka, the standout offensive lineman from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, has picked up a scholarship offer from UC Davis. Sulka was the top lineman in the Serra League this season. -- Eric Sondheimer... -
California caviar is big fish on this side of the pond
ELVERTA, Calif. — With your flute of French Champagne this weekend, how about a little caviar on toast from Sacramento? To the surprise of many would-be gourmands, the halcyon days of caviar are over. Most of the world's production no longer comes...
Tags: Seasons Restaurant, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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Is being pear-shaped not so good after all?
If you're pear-shaped and smug, a new study's findings may take you down a peg: For those at slightly increased risk of developing diabetes, fat stored in the buttocks pumps out abnormal levels of two proteins associated with inflammation and insulin...
Tags: Medical Research, High Blood Pressure, Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Weight
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