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Mexico government downplays deadly violence
MEXICO CITY — The new government of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has sought to downplay the deadly violence that has long haunted much of Mexico and that he repeatedly pledged to reduce. But the country's killers aren't cooperating....
Tags: Murder, Elections, Mexico, War Crimes, Government
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19 charged in undercover drug probe at San Diego County schools
Nineteen people are being charged with selling drugs after an undercover operation at four high schools in northern San Diego County by youthful sheriff's deputies posing as students, officials said Tuesday. Nine are current or former students and 10...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug)
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Trial for 1987 slaying of Jimmy Casino to wrap up
He was a smooth-talking swindler who operated Orange County's most notorious and lucrative strip club, the Mustang Topless Theater. Born James Stockwell, he rebranded himself Jimmy Casino and lived the extravagant lifestyle of a character from an Elmore...
Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Criminals
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Ex-L.A. County sheriff's jailer gets 2 1/2 years in bribery, drug case
A former Los Angeles County sheriff's jailer was convicted Friday on charges related to taking a $700 bribe and smuggling cocaine behind bars, prosecutors said. Remington Orr, 25, pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe and possession of a controlled...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Bribery, Organized Crime, Crimes
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Former L.A. County sheriff's jailer convicted of taking bribe
A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s jailer was convicted Friday on charges related to taking a $700 bribe and smuggling cocaine behind bars, prosecutors said. Remington Orr, 25, pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe and possession of a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Bribery, Organized Crime, Crimes
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Designer Marc Jacobs' film debut is a real 'Disconnect'
Marc Jacobs isn't one to shy away from fashion risks. The often iconoclastic superstar designer — who has become synonymous with a certain young, casually cool New York state of mind — helped usher in the controversial "heroin chic" look in...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Disconnect (movie), Dunkin' Donuts, Fashion Trends
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Abuse-resistant OxyContin will be only version available: FDA
Three years after it approved a version of the opioid analgesic OxyContin designed to discourage the painkiller's abuse, the Food and Drug Administration has effectively barred the original form of the drug from ever reaching the legal U.S. market. The...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Pharmaceuticals, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Attorney smuggled heroin into jail in greeting card, D.A. says
Prosecutors charged an attorney with half a dozen felony counts for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin into an L.A. County jail inside a greeting card. Stephen Beecher, 61, who was arrested April 9, faces counts including conspiracy, bringing drugs into...
Tags: Television Industry, Prosecution, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Ryan Seacrest
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Review: Racing toward oblivion via 'Trainspotting'
Unfortunately for Roger Mathey's Seat of Your Pants Productions, the company behind the enthusiastically assaultive "Trainspotting" at the Elephant Theatre, neither the L.A. Drama Critics Circle nor the L.A. Stage Alliance offers an award for most...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Trainspotting (movie), Danny Boyle
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Alleged O.C. drug dealer charged with murder in overdose death
An alleged Mission Viejo drug dealer is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a charge of murder in the death of a 21-year-old woman by providing her with a lethal dose of drugs and then refusing to take her to the hospital after she lost consciousness....Tags: Drug Trafficking, Murder, Prosecution, Skype, Methadone (drug)
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Afghanistan opium poppy production increasing, U.N. says
KABUL, Afghanistan — Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the United Nations said in a report Monday. The boom is at its most pronounced in the Taliban's heartland...
Tags: United Nations, Taliban, Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Drug overdose prevention could be right at our fingertips
What do you think is the leading cause of accidental death in California? If you said car accidents, you were wrong. In 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 3,200 people in the state died in automobile crashes, while 3,561...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, AIDS, OxyContin (drug)
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