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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster

    Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the<a href="http://www.cinema.ucla.ed"> UCLA Film &amp; Television Archive's</a> June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, &ldquo;Gunfight at the O.K. Corral&rdquo; at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood.
    Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rhonda Fleming, John Sturges, Entertainment, Mark Twain

    2. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Harlequin ladybird can be a pest in disguise

    The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities &mdash; until they caused serious declines in other ladybug populations.
    The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities — until they caused serious declines...

    Tags: Biology, Germany, Ecosystems, Diseases and Illnesses, Conservation

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders

    WASHINGTON &mdash; When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region.
    WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...

    Tags: Brookings Institution, Punishment, Human Rights, George W. Bush, UNICEF

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. South African ruling party criticized over video of frail Mandela

    <span class="runtimeTopic">JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- </span>South Africa&rsquo;s ruling African National Congress on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to allow the broadcast on television of a video of an unsmiling Nelson Mandela, looking frail, pallid and uncomfortable, as people snapped flash photos of him when President Jacob Zuma and other ANC luminaries visited him at his house.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to allow the broadcast on television of a video of an unsmiling Nelson Mandela, looking frail, pallid and uncomfortable, as...

    Tags: Jacob Zuma, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., European Union, Nelson Mandela

    5. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. The Bronte Society corrects a grave error

    Anne Bronte, younger sister of Charlotte and Emily, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22351887">has a new gravestone,</a> the BBC reported Tuesday. The new plaque corrects a 164-year-old error on the original.&nbsp;
    Anne Bronte, younger sister of Charlotte and Emily, has a new gravestone, the BBC reported Tuesday. The new plaque corrects a 164-year-old error on the original.  Anne, author of the novels "Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" as well as a...

    Tags: BBC

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The ex-presidents club

    As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office, Franklin D. Roosevelt established the first such archive in Hyde Park, N.Y., to preserve personal papers and mementos from his time in office. His successor, Harry Truman, signed the Presidential Libraries Act into law, authorizing the National Archives to help set up and operate these treasure troves of American politics and policy.
    As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...

    Tags: Malaria, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Civil and Public Service

    7. Apr 17, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Pictures in the News | April 17, 2013

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    Wednesday's Pictures in the News begins in London, where pallbearers set down the coffin of Baroness Margaret Thatcher inside St Paul's Cathedral in London. Dignitaries from around the world today join Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of...
    8. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Setting Times stories to music: From Johnny Cash to Morrissey

    I'm at Coachella this weekend, where maybe I'll try to do the story-song combo in reverse order: hear a song, and try to think of a story that fits it.
    I'm at Coachella this weekend, where maybe I'll try to do the story-song combo in reverse order: hear a song, and try to think of a story that fits it. My mind is already full of possibilities. For the Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored" (probably my all-...

    Tags: Johnny Cash, Pakistan, Sports, Music, Entertainment

    9. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Barlow Hospital's overreach

    The leafy and historic neighborhoods just north of downtown Los Angeles feature bungalows perched on steep hillsides, businesses huddled on commercial streets and an iconic baseball stadium. But all are dominated by Elysian Park, the 600-acre expanse that makes up the city's oldest and second-largest park and serves as a backyard for many neighborhoods around it.
    The leafy and historic neighborhoods just north of downtown Los Angeles feature bungalows perched on steep hillsides, businesses huddled on commercial streets and an iconic baseball stadium. But all are dominated by Elysian Park, the 600-acre expanse that...

    Tags: Land Resources, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Long Term Care

    10. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Persistent strain of TB claims victims on L.A.'s skid row

    Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated attack to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles' skid row, including a search for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease.
    Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated attack to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles' skid row, including a search for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease. The Centers for...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Organizations, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV

    11. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Nelson Mandela's health improving, South African officials say

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former South African President Nelson Mandela has improved, according to South African officials who said he is in much better shape than he was a week ago when he was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former South African President Nelson Mandela has improved, according to South African officials who said he is in much better shape than he was a week ago when he was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia....

    Tags: Gallbladder Disease, Jacob Zuma, National Government, Heads of State, Hospitals and Clinics

    12. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Nelson Mandela 'in good spirits' after second night in hospital

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is showing signs of recovery after his second night in a hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said Friday.
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    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is showing signs of recovery after his second night in a hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said Friday. Mandela was admitted to the hospital in...

    Tags: Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, South Africa

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