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John J. Merrick dies at 93; longtime Malibu judge, civic leader
When Beverly Hills attorney John J. Merrick was elected judge of the Malibu Judicial District in 1964, it was considered only a part-time job: The population of the area stretching from the ocean to Calabasas didn't warrant a full-time municipal judge....
Tags: Radio, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Edgar Bergen, Marriage
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Nora Ephron dies at 71; writer of sharp-edged romances
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Nora Ephron, who cast an acerbic eye on relationships, metropolitan living and aging in essays, books, plays and hit movies including "Sleepless in Seattle," "When Harry Met Sally..."...Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, News Media, Peggy Lee, Marriage
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Sun Myung Moon dies at 92; led controversial Unification Church
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed Messiah from South Korea who led the Unification Church, one of the most controversial religious movements to sweep America in the 1970s, has died. He was 92. Moon, who had been hospitalized with pneumonia...
Tags: Christianity, London School of Economics, Science and Technology, Marriage, Belief and Faith
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Zsa Zsa Gabor's Bel-Air estate back on the market
Zsa Zsa Gabor's Bel-Air estate is back on the market at $14.9 million — up from the $12.9 million it was priced at in March.
The property received a notice of default in February that was rescinded this month when Gabor's ninth husband, Frederic...Tags: Elizabeth II, Government, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Presidents of the United States, Politics
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Death rate soars in drenched South Sudan refugee camps
World NowSoaked by rain yet short on clean water, refugees who have fled from Sudan to South Sudan are perishing from diarrhea and other preventable diseases at devastating rates, as aid agencies make anguished pleas for more help.... -
Episcopal bishop talks about recovery from cancer
L.A. NOWEpiscopal Bishop J. Jon Bruno, the head of the six-county Los Angeles diocese, drew applause, laughter and whistles this week when a telephone call was broadcast during a bishop's convention in Indianapolis.... -
Mystery disease under investigation in Cambodia
World NowScores of Cambodian children have died from a mysterious disease that begins as a severe fever and moves on to menace the respiratory and neurological systems, leading to "rapid deterioration of respiratory functions," the World Health Organization said... -
Rodney King: Details emerge about his death in swimming pool
L.A. NOWDetails began to emerge Sunday about the death of Rodney King, a key figure in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. He was 47 and died at his Rialto home. King’s fiancée called 911 about 5:25 a.m. and said she found...... -
FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock
Only 20% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to people who are sick with bacterial infections, such as ear and urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most of the penicillin, tetracycline and other antibiotic drugs used in this country are given...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Agriculture, American Medical Association, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Joyce Redman, actress twice nominated for Oscars, dies at 96
Joyce Redman, a two-time Oscar-nominated Irish-born actress whose erotically charged dinner-eating scene opposite Albert Finney was a highlight of the bawdy 1963 British film comedy "Tom Jones," has died. She was 96. Redman died Thursday in Kent, England...
Tags: London Theatre, Entertainment Events, Rex Harrison, Maxwell Anderson, Theater
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Mike McGrady dies at 78; journalist behind sexy bestselling hoax
In the summer of 1966, Newsday columnist Mike McGrady threw down the gauntlet to a trusted coterie of fellow journalists: Produce a novel so poorly written and relentlessly focused on sex that it would fly off bookstore shelves. Two dozen colleagues,...Tags: Long Island, News Media, Entertainment Events, Feminism, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Robin Gibb dies at 62; rose to pop fame as one-third of the Bee Gees
Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to"Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 62.
Gibb died Sunday after...Tags: The Mills Brothers (music group), Movies, Entertainment Events, Robin Gibb, Australia
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