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Malin + Goetz opens on Larchmont Boulevard
All The RageMalin + Goetz, the New York-based skin- and hair-care line with a cult following of men and women who covet the simple, straightforward nature of the formulas and packaging, has opened its first Los Angeles store, on Larchmont Boulevard.... -
Will Pope Benedict XVI, headed to Cuba, meet Fidel Castro?
World NowPope Benedict XVI would be “available” to meet with Fidel Castro should the ailing Cuban leader request an encounter when the pope visits his country later this month, the Vatican spokesman said Friday.... -
Dodgers like glimpse of future as Nathan Eovaldi shines
If there is depth anywhere in the Dodgers farm system it is supposedly, hopefully, with their young arms.
With Dee Gordon set to start at shortstop and Jerry Sands likely to make the club as a reserve outfielder, there are precious few position players...Tags: Baseball, Religion and Belief, Dee Gordon, Don Mattingly, Matt Treanor
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Texas jury convicts Warren Jeffs follower of bigamy
HOUSTON -- A West Texas jury has found a former associate of polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs guilty of bigamy. Wendell Loy Nielsen, 71, stood trial for marrying three women in addition to his legal wife, two of whom he married on the same day in...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Prisons, Hinduism, Justice System, Marriage
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Art review: 'Aphrodite and the Gods of Love' at the Getty Villa
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight reviews "Aphrodite and the Gods of Love" at the Getty Villa, the first antiquities show to explore her ancient myth in depth... -
Texas bigamist, a Warren Jeffs follower, gets 10 years in prison
A West Texas polygamist who authorities said had multiple "celestial marriages" was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Wendell Loy Nielsen, 71, was given a 10-year term on each of the three counts of bigamy for which he convicted and will serve them...
Tags: Lawyers, Prisons, Mega Millions Lottery, Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System
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Peter Bergman dies at 72; comedian in Firesign Theatre troupe
Peter Bergman, a founder of Firesign Theatre, the comic quartet that channeled the absurdist sensibility and chaotic impulses of the countercultural 1960s and '70s into a popular radio show and a series of cult-classic albums, has died at 72.
A...Tags: NPR, Talk Shows (genre), U.S. Army, Radio Industry, Obituaries
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Angels & Airwaves, Jayhawks, other Music Box gigs rescheduled
Pop & HissThose planning on a quick reopening for Hollywood's Music Box can now officially consider their hopes dashed. Today promoter Goldenvoice began rescheduling many of its upcoming concerts slated for the space, beginning with a sold-out date from Blink-182... -
Death toll rises to more than 150 in attacks in Nigerian city
World NowMore than 150 people were killed in the northern Nigerian city of Kano in Friday's terror attacks, which saw suicide bombers and gunmen from the northern Nigerian terror group Boko Haram hit several police stations and other government buildings.... -
Pope announces trip to Mexico, Cuba next spring
World NowPope Benedict XVI used one of Latin America's most important religious days Monday to announce a trip in the spring to Mexico and Cuba.... -
What does it mean to be Alawite, and why does it matter in Syria?
World NowSyrian President Bashar Assad is an Alawite. What does that mean -- and why does it matter in Syrian politics?... -
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs loses prison phone privileges
Nation NowPolygamist leader Warren Jeffs has lost his prison phone privileges for 90 days. Prison officials determined that Warren Jeffs had used his calls to preach to a group -- and that it's unclear who was part of that group....
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