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PASSINGS: Itamar Franco, Ron Smith
Itamar Franco
Former president helped Brazil tame inflation
Itamar Franco, 81, former Brazilian president who in the 1990s tamed inflation in Latin America's biggest country, died of a stroke Saturday at Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health, Triathlon, Economy, Business and Finance, Hospitals and Clinics
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PASSINGS: Robert C. Pierpoint, Aron Kupperman, Begum Nusrat Bhutto
ROBERT C. PIERPOINT CBS News correspondent covered six presidents Robert C. Pierpoint, 86, a CBS News correspondent who covered six presidents, the Korean War, the Kennedy assassination and the Iranian hostage crisis in a career that spanned more than...Tags: Coup d'Etat, Music Industry, White House, Ella Fitzgerald, MASH (tv program)
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L.A. Times June MMA Rankings
The Fabulous ForumHeavyweight 1. Cain Velasquez 2. Junior Dos Santos 3. Alistair Overeem 4. Brock Lesnar 5. Fabricio Werdum 6. Antonio Silva 7. Frank Mir 8. Fedor Emelianenko 9. Josh Barnett 10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira It was a rough month for the...... -
Dollar gets trashed as U.S. debt fears deepen
Money & CompanyThe strongest sign of worry about the U.S. debt drama may be showing up in the dollar, which is on track for its third straight weekly decline. If you don’t like what’s happening in America, one way to register that...... -
Cyberattacks strike networks in Brazil, revealing vulnerability across Latin America
La PlazaLatin America's vulnerability to cyberattacks was laid bare in recent weeks as government networks in several countries were hacked or temporarily shut down, and hackers threatened to go after more. On June 21, the hackers group LulzSec claimed on Twitter... -
Japan-to-U.S. visits continue to drop since quake and tsunami
Money & CompanyThe number of Japanese tourists visiting the U.S. has dropped significantly since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. But the drop in Japanese tourists comes as visitor numbers from.... -
Music review: 'Powaqqatsi' at the Hollywood Bowl
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the premiere of Philip Glass' orchestration of his score to "Powaqqatsi." It was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night.... -
Zara contractor in Brazil accused of slave labor
La PlazaBrazil's labor ministry is investigating a supplier for the Spanish clothing brand Zara for allegations of slave-labor conditions at sweatshops in Sao Paolo, and is also opening labor investigations against other international companies, reports O Globo,... -
Brazilian Day festival at La Brea Tar Pits
Daily DishThe 14th Annual Brazilian Street Carnaval and the 7th Annual Brazilian Day in Los Angeles will take place on Saturday at the La Brea Tar Pits from noon to 6 p.m. for free.... -
Jackson chef: Conrad Murray never asked me to call 911
L.A. NOWA chef who prepared meals for Michael Jackson and his children testified Thursday that the singer’s doctor interrupted her lunch preparation with a panicked cry for help. "He said, ‘Go get help. Go get security. Go get Prince,’ ”... -
Amazon rainforest: Proposed law threatens to cripple preservation efforts
GreenspaceDriven by powerful agribusiness interests, a bill is moving through the Brazilian Congress that could cripple the decades-long effort to protect the Amazon rainforest. The bill would change Brazil’s 1965 Forest Code, which requires that Amazon... -
International tourism to U.S. expected to grow 49% by 2016
Money & CompanyHere's a tip to anyone in the tourism business: Learn to speak Chinese, Portuguese or Korean. International tourism to the U.S. will grow by 49% by 2016, according to a new forecast by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The projection......
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