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Julian Assange loses appeal against extradition
World NowJulian Assanges loses appeal against extradition as Britain's highest court ruled five to two saying "the Swedish public prosecutor was a judicial authority."... -
Quick Takes: Kentucky Derby tops with women
What annual televised sporting event is more popular with female viewers than males? The Kentucky Derby. NBC's coverage of last Saturday's race — won by the dark horse I'll Have Another — gathered 14.8 million viewers, up 2% from last year,...Tags: Alfred Molina, Al Hirschfeld, Nick Jonas, Tony Awards, Concerts
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A dad's request for Mother's Day: Don't make me move to Iceland
Hey, happy Mother’s Day, U.S. moms! You’re No. 25! As my colleague Eryn Brown wrote, the aid organization Save the Children released its annual State of the World’s Mothers report Tuesday. And though the United States isn’t Niger,...
Tags: Iceland, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Czech Republic, Family Planning, Mother's Day
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Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming
Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers expanded their territory...
Tags: Education, Genetics, Chemicals, Human Body, Agriculture
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Mysterious Sweden
LA Times MagazineSwedish crime-fiction expert John-Henri Holmberg brings you the Nordic noir invasion... -
More flu at Indian Wells, and a win for Juan Martin del Potro
The stomach flu bug kept hitting players in the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells on Tuesday. The latest casualty was Russian Nikolay Davydenko, who defaulted before the start of his match with Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. Another player,...
Tags: Flu, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Agnieszka Radwanska, BNP Paribas, Andy Murray
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Coachella 2012: Sweden's First Aid Kit explores American roots music
Pop & HissSweden's sister duo First Aid Kit sings of Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons and June and Johnny Cash on their sophomore album, "The Lion's Roar," constructing a musical love letter to American roots music. If not quite outsiders, the harmonizing pair weren'... -
Sweden's Robyn joins 'day in the life' photo project
Culture MonsterThe Swedish pop star Robyn will join Richard Branson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and thousands of others in an attempt to document their everyday lives as part of a photography project.... -
Is ‘Safe House’ director’s previous film locked away?
24 Frames"Safe House": For the last two weekends, U.S. moviegoers have been enamored of “Safe House,” the Denzel Washington-Ryan Reynolds action thriller directed by an up-and-coming Swedish filmmaker named Daniel Espinosa. But Americans curious to... -
Erland Josephson dies at 88; Swedish actor, Bergman collaborator
Swedish actor Erland Josephson, one of fabled director Ingmar Bergman's closest friends and collaborators, known for his portrayals of aloof intellectuals and often Bergman's alter ego in such celebrated films as "Scenes From a Marriage" and "Cries and...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Marriage, Charles Champlin, Obituaries, Ingmar Bergman
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Actor Erland Josephson, frequent Bergman collaborator, dies at 88
Culture MonsterErland Josephson, the noted Swedish stage and screen actor who collaborated frequently with Ingmar Bergman in both mediums, has died at 88.... -
Fun Spot Orlando adding coasters, thrill rides and water park
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA tiny Orlando, Fla., family entertainment center plans to add seven attractions over the next few years in a bid to become a small amusement park with a collection of new rides that rivals its better-known neighbors. Any of the new additions —...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Six Flags Inc., Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Gardens and Parks
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