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Bay area students win science competition at Caltech
L.A. NOWFor their research into lung cancer, a pair of California high-school students will share a $6,000 scholarship – and a chance to compete at the national finals in December – in what is billed as the nation’s top science research... -
James Fogle dies at 75; 'Drugstore Cowboy' author, career criminal
James Fogle, a career criminal and writer who blew every chance he had to go straight, including the brief period after his manuscript about a band of outlaw junkies, "Drugstore Cowboy," was made into a well-regarded 1989 movie, died in prison Thursday in...
Tags: Mesothelioma, Criminals, Matt Dillon, Authors, Prisons
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Jacqueline Piatigorsky dies at 100; chess champion, sculptor
Jacqueline Piatigorsky was born into the Rothschild banking clan and grew up in a palace in Paris, but her silver spoon came with a ball and shackles. She rarely left her sumptuous homes and was dominated by a callous nanny. She felt invisible to her...
Tags: Human Interest, Pneumonia, Lifestyle and Leisure, Miramar, Game Playing
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PASSINGS: Ron Palillo, Al Freeman Jr., James M. Naughton
Ron Palillo Actor played Arnold Horshack on 'Kotter' Ron Palillo, 63, an actor whose signature role was Arnold Horshack in the 1970s TV sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died Tuesday of a heart attack in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., said his agent, Jackie...
Tags: James Baldwin, Theater, Ron Palillo, Howard University, Entertainment
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Office workers trained in CPR make life-or-death difference
On the morning of July 10, attorney Jerald Gale was reading an e-mail in his office on the 20th floor of a Koreatown high-rise. That's the last thing the 58-year-old husband, father and avid cyclist remembers before losing consciousness. Gale's heart...
Tags: AIDS, Medical Procedures and Tests, High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals, Prostate Cancer
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Maria Cole dies at 89; singer was widow of Nat King Cole
Maria Cole, the widow of music legend Nat King Cole and the mother of singer Natalie Cole whose own singing career included a stint as vocalist for Duke Ellington's orchestra in the mid-1940s, has died. She was 89. Cole died Tuesday at a hospice in...
Tags: The Boston Globe, Television, Tuskegee Airmen, Duke Ellington, Vocal Music (genre)
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The New War on Cancer
 It used to be that the cancer doctor’s toolbox contained three essential tools — a scalpel to cut out the disease, chemo to poison it and radiation to zap it.
But today that toolbox is bulging with new and better weapons.
“We’re...Tags: Bevacizumab (drug), Health, Radiation Therapy, Health Treatments, Healthcare Provider
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Chad Everett dies at 75; TV and movie actor
Chad Everett, a ruggedly handsome actor who played young Dr. Joe Gannon on the TV drama "Medical Center," has died. He was 75. Everett died Tuesday at his home in the Los Angeles area after battling lung cancer, his daughter Katherine Thorp told the...
Tags: Television, Debbie Reynolds, Chad, Butterfly Ballots, Drama (genre)
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Lee Rich dies at 93; advertising executive became a top TV producer
He was a former advertising executive who became one of television's top producers, bringing powerhouse shows such as "Dallas," "Knots Landing" and "The Waltons" into American homes in the 1970s and '80s. Lee Rich, co-founder and former president of...
Tags: Television Networks, Pippa Scott, Television, Drama (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Desperate Housewives' actress who played Mrs. McCluskey dies
Less than three weeks after nosy neighbor Mrs. McCluskey succumbed to lung cancer on the series finale of "Desperate Housewives," Kathryn Joosten — the actress who won two Emmy Awards for portraying the television character — has died of the...Tags: Television, Kathryn Joosten, Health, Cancer, Entertainment
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Nolan Miller dies at 79; 'Dynasty' costume designer
Fashion designer Nolan Miller put a bra-less Farrah Fawcett in a see-through blouse for "Charlie's Angels," Tina Louise in a slinky nude-beige evening dress for "Gilligan's Island" and Elizabeth Taylor in violet gowns for her "Passion" perfume...Tags: Linda Evans, Elizabeth Taylor, Jaclyn Smith, Ann-Margret, Entertainment
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Michael Jackson's tiger Thriller dies at wildlife preserve
L.A. NOWA Bengal tiger that once belonged to pop icon Michael Jackson died of lung cancer at Tippi Hedren's Los Angeles-area wildlife preserve, the actress confirmed to The Times....
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