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Mali coup leaders agree to step down in return for amnesty
World NowMali coup leaders agree to step down in return for amnesty: Mali's military junta has agreed to step down in return for amnesty, after a coup that saw neighbors launched sanctions and a blockade of the landlocked country, and a Tuareg rebel militia... -
Population growth: Fastest growing urban area? It may surprise you
World NowNew estimates from the United Nations peg Samut Prakan, a Thai province, as the population center expected to grow the most between 2010 and 2015, its population anticipated to surge 9%.... -
Fashion news: Golden Globes, Tim Tebow, Victoria's Secret
All The RageSome of Hollywood's most fashionable women are on the Golden Globes nomination list, including Tilda Swinton, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet, Michelle Williams, Viola Davis and Jessica Chastain.... -
Breaking down Angel City Jazz Festival's 'Global Jam'
Culture MonsterThe fourth annual festival features seven nights of eclectic performances that focuses on the leading edge of jazz without borders.... -
LIBYA: Political science expert on Kadafi, rebels and fate of nation
Babylon & BeyondEl-Kikhia, who fled Libya in 1980, received his undergraduate degree in political science from the American University of Beirut and a master of arts and Ph.D. in international relations from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author... -
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Angel City Jazz Festival returns, announces 'Global Jam' for fall
Culture MonsterThe fourth annual Angel City Jazz Festival announced a seven-night lineup full of international flair, featuring performances this fall by Roscoe Mitchell, Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors, and a multi-act festival at the Ford Amphitheater.... -
PASSINGS: Edward Hardwicke, Doug MacKenzie, Mildred Robbins Leet
Edward Hardwicke
Actor played Watson on Holmes series
Edward Hardwicke, 78, who played Dr. John Watson opposite Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes on television in the 1980s and '90s, died of cancer Monday at a hospice in southern England, the Conway van...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, College Baseball, Tom LaBonge, Celebrities, Laurence Olivier
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PASSINGS: Murray Handwerker
Murray Handwerker
Nathan's Famous owner expanded nationwide
Murray Handwerker, 89, who turned Nathan's Famous, the Coney Island hot dog stand founded by his father, into a national franchise, died May 14 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He...Tags: High School Sports, Companies and Corporations, Business, Foods and Beverages, College Baseball
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PASSINGS: Christoph Schlingensief, Franz Schurmann
Christoph Schlingensief
Controversial German theater director
Christoph Schlingensief, 49, a controversial German theater director and performance artist, died of lung cancer Saturday. His death was announced by organizers of the Ruhr Triennale cultural...Tags: Southeast Asia, Bloomfield (Staten Island, New York), Health and Medical Professionals, Trinity College, History
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Architecture with a conscience
Culture MonsterEven before the economic collapse of 2008, architects -- and young architects in particular -- had turned away from designing splashy new icons and toward anti-poverty projects, disaster relief and other kinds of community-minded work. Now that... -
Dance programs overseas
-------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Dance tours: An information box accompanying a March 21 Travel section article on Los Angeles-based dance troupes that take trips overseas said airfare was not included in the Bahia travel program of Los Angeles-...Tags: Western Africa, Natural Resources, Air France-KLM, Wildlife, Los Angeles International Airport
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