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Judge orders trial for man accused in 1979 slaying of N.Y. boy
NEW YORK -- A man who confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose disappearance 34 years ago remains one of the nation's most baffling missing-persons cases, will stand trial for the boy's murder, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Maxwell Wiley's...
Tags: O.J. Simpson, Kermit Gosnell, SoHo, Lawyers, Justice System
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Study of shipping routes maps delivery of invasive organisms
When giant container ships sail into major ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach, it's not just clothing and cars that they deliver. They also carry critters. The specimens — microscopic algae cells or larger castaways, such as eggs of fish or...
Tags: Biology, Mussels, Water, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Environmental Issues
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Runaway Thousand Oaks teens found safe, authorities say
Two teenagers thought to have run away from their homes in Thousand Oaks and described as possibly suicidal have been found "in good health," authorities said Friday. Kaylee Rebert, 14, and Nicholas Marino, 13, were found in Newbury Park about 3 p.m.... -
Search for runaway Thousand Oaks teens continues
Authorities were still searching Friday morning for two missing teenagers who they believe ran away from their homes in Thousand Oaks and may be suicidal. Capt. Dave Wareham of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said late Thursday that deputies had...
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Search for runaway Thousand Oaks teens expands beyond park
The search of a 2,000-acre park for two runaway Thousand Oaks teenagers believed to be suicidal has ended and authorities have begun a larger-scale investigation, authorities said Thursday evening. Capt. Dave Wareham of the Ventura County Sheriff's...
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Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue
This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...
Tags: The Avengers (movie, 2012), James Cameron, Clash of the Titans (movie), Companies and Corporations, Life of Pi (movie)
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Man, woman allegedly forced girl, 14, to be prostitute in O.C.
A man and a woman who allegedly forced a 14-year-old runaway to walk the streets near Knott's Berry Farm as a prostitute have been charged under a recently approved law that toughens penalties for human trafficking. Under the new law, Chuncey Tarae...Tags: Justice System, Social Issues, Prisons, Crimes, Prosecution
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Rockefeller impostor avoided East Coast detective, witness says
Christian Gerhartsreiter walked away from a Wall Street job that would have paid him up to $300,000 a year shortly after a detective looking to question him about a missing persons case called his employer, a former boss testified Thursday. Ralph...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Prosecution, Witnesses
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O.C. pair accused of turning 14-year-old girl into prostitute
A 33-year-old man accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl into prostitution is the first person in Orange County to be charged under an anti-human-trafficking law passed by California voters in November. Chuncey Tarae Garcia has been charged with felony...
Tags: Justice System, Justin Bieber, Prisons, Crimes, Prosecution
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Girl, 5, hit by runaway school bus in Moreno Valley
L.A. NOWA 5-year-old girl was recovering Tuesday after being hit by a runaway school bus at a Moreno Valley elementary school. The girl was standing on the sidewalk, waiting to be picked up around 2:30 p.m. Monday at Box Springs Elementary...... -
Man arrested in swastika painting at Simi Valley elementary school
L.A. NOWA 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly painting swastikas and "threatening comments" on a Simi Valley elementary school that prompted an early dismissal on Monday, authorities said.... -
Lindsay Lohan avoids jail time but is headed to locked rehab
L.A. NOWAlthough prosecutors for weeks had offered Lindsay Lohan 90 days in jail or locked rehab as a plea deal, the troubled actress did not agree to the terms until the last minute. Yet prosecutors said Monday they were pleased with......
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