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Jet Propulsion Laboratory cancels open house, citing budget cuts
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced this week that it has canceled its popular annual open house at its La Cañada Flintridge facility because of federal spending cuts. The event, scheduled for June 8 and 9, typically attracts crowds of more than 15,...
Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Satellite Technology, Travel, Space Programs, NASA
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Congress members urge NASA to spare planetary science funding
This post has been updated. See below for details.Don't cut planetary science funding, members of Congress urged NASA on Friday. In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), urged the space agency to maintain funding levels for...Tags: U.S. Congress, Dianne Feinstein, Satellite Technology, Adam B. Schiff, Space Programs
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House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate
The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Al Franken, U.S. House of Representatives, Barack Obama
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CISPA passes House committee, angering privacy activists
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee overwhelmingly passed a cyber-security bill on Wednesday, angering privacy advocates who believe the bill fails to protect critical personal information. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,...
Tags: Reddit Inc., Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Jan Schakowsky, Mike J. Rogers, IBM
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Armenian genocide recognition overdue, congressman says
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), lead sponsor of the Armenian genocide resolution in Congress, delivered his remarks in Armenian on the House floor Wednesday as he honored the estimated 1.5 million Armenians who were massacred in 1915 at the hands of Ottoman...Tags: U.S. Congress, Adam B. Schiff, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Massacres
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Hundreds of Armenians protest genocide at Turkish Consulate
Hundreds of Armenians chanted outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday to commemorate the massacre of about 1.5 million of their ancestors 98 years ago — a genocide that has yet to be officially recognized by the U.S. Chanting...
Tags: NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Massacres, Hate Crimes
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Vulgar online comments mar first meeting for Glendale councilman
The hoopla over hateful online comments that were attributed to — and never denied by — newly minted Glendale Councilman Zareh Sinanyan was revived at his first meeting on Tuesday with the help of someone who knows a thing or two about the...
Tags: Local Elections, Meatballs, Politics, Elections, Social Media
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Forests, U.S. Department of the Interior, Hilda Solis, Forestry and Timber
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As Senate acts, trying to figure out why Americans love their guns
The Senate voted Thursday morning to allow the gun debate to go forward. Looks as if this pistol-packin’ nation may end up with a background check requirement after all -- though there’s no guarantee that even that modest measure will...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles Times Journalists, Lindsay Lohan, Adam B. Schiff, Laws
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Glendale candidate refuses to deny link to 'racist' comments
L.A. NOWUnder pointed questioning before the City Council he is campaigning to join, city commissioner Zareh Sinanyan this week refused to deny he was the author behind threatening and racist comments posted online under his name, saying only that they do...... -
Liability, guns and the law
Last summer, David Garcia was sentenced to life in prison for the 2003 murder of rookie Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka. Pavelka and another officer, Gregory Campbell, had approached two men sitting in a car without a license plate in an area...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Tobacco Products, Justice System, Gang Activity
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Two La Cañada Flintridge scientists honored at White House ceremony
L.A. NOWTwo La Canada Flintridge scientists honored at White House ceremony...
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