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Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder
PHOENIX — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her onetime boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship...
Tags: Prosecution, Entertainment, Shootings, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Trials
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Dan Brown's 'Inferno' has heat but no warmth
Some years ago, I was on a book reviewing panel when someone in the audience asked what we, the panelists, thought of "The Bridges of Madison County," which was then a fixture on bestseller lists. We hemmed and hawed, tried to talk around the question,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, James Bond (fictional character), Tom Hanks, The Da Vinci Code (movie)
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Book review: 'Before I Go to Sleep' by S.J. Watson
Special to the Los Angeles TimesS.J. Watson's debut novel, "Before I Go to Sleep," is a brilliant, nasty noir. It drags you down into deep, dark and disturbing waters. It entertains while touching on complex questions of the meaning of identity and memory. A young woman wakes up in bed...Tags: Book, Entertainment, Dashiell Hammett, Human Interest, Television
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More ex-players sue NFL, equipment makers over head injuries
The Fabulous ForumAnother group of former NFL players has filed a lawsuit against the NFL and equipment makers Riddell and Easton, claiming that the league was negligent in its handling of head injuries during the players' careers. The list of players includes...... -
Reading L.A.: Norman M. Klein on our collective amnesia
Culture MonsterNorman M. Klein's "The History of Forgetting" is the 15th book in Christopher Hawthorne's Reading L.A. series... -
Alzheimer's cocktail? Don't get too intoxicated, experts say.
Booster ShotsExpert opinion has begun rolling in on the study suggesting a cocktail of nutrients may help delay or reverse some of the memory loss that comes with Alzheimer's disease. Don't put an umbrella in that drink yet, they say: It's...... -
What Barack Obama's really saying at all these cross-country stops to collect money
Top of the TicketFull text of a new Obama fundraiser speech to see the president's concerns and political priorities for the fall.... -
Sleeping pill use grows as economy keeps people up at night
Lost jobs and lost careers. Promising businesses in shambles. The college acceptance letter returned to its envelope. This is how President Obama recently described the effect of the tanking economy on ordinary Americans -- and the stresses keeping them...Tags: Social Sciences, Drug Trafficking, Health and Safety at School, Insomnia, Colleges and Universities
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Does Juvenon work as an anti-aging supplement?
Special to The TimesThe products: Age-defying products that target wrinkles or gray hairs are missing one of the real driving forces behind aging. Over the years, cells throughout the body lose mitochondria, tiny powerhouses that provide energy for all sorts of vital...Tags: Social Sciences, Physical Conditions, Harvard Medical School, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses
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'Samantha Who?' aims to jog fans' memory
Channel IslandDon Todd knows his way around the TV business, having spent more than 20 years writing for shows such as "Ugly Betty," including a few that didn't work out ("Life as We Know it," "Inconceivable"). He's also cheerfully and openly neurotic. So last year,...Tags: Sports, Comedy (genre), Entertainment, Christina Applegate, The Big Bang Theory (tv program)
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The legacy of 'H.M.'
In the Era of Alzheimer's, when more of us are living long enough to develop dementia, loss of memory is perhaps the most dreaded mental disability, but there is some consolation in that it usually accompanies advanced age. Imagine a man -- a young man --...Tags: Brain, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Health, Alzheimer's Disease
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Henry M. dies at 82; victim of brain surgery accident offered doctors key insights into memory
For 55 years, he was known to the world at large only as HM or Henry M., the survivor of brain surgery that went catastrophically wrong, leaving him with a form of amnesia that prevented him from collecting any new memories and living in a pre-1953 world....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, Columbia University, Hospitals and Clinics
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