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Setting Times stories to music: From Nirvana to Yo La Tengo
By Kari Howard The stories I read spark musical connections every day. It’s a bit more rare when the walk to work does. But one of my favorite moments this week came when I was strolling down Broadway past Grand Park in downtown LA, a section...
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, Religious Conflicts, Breast Cancer, Judaism
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Iran's wrestling team abruptly decides to skip L.A. competition
On the eve of an international wrestling meet at the Sports Arena, American officials remain at a loss to explain why the Iranian team — making its first visit to the U.S. since 2003 — has unexpectedly withdrawn and flown home. Los Angeles...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Politics, Sports Organizations, Jordan Burroughs, Television Industry
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Brazil, Japan, sumo and food, deliciously intertwined
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Fernando Kuroda didn't like eating chankonabe at first, because he was forced to eat so much of the thick stew that he would get sick and could barely walk. "They would just fill me up and fill me up with food, or I wasn't...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Politics, Limes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Sports
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UFC 159: Jon Jones beats Chael Sonnen by TKO in first round
UFC 159 takes place Saturday night from Newark, New Jersey. The event is headlined by a UFC light heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. UFC light heavyweight title: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen Jones is one of...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Crucifixes, National Football League, Joe Rogan
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'Albanian Bear' Reshat Mati is always up for a fight
NEW YORK — The first hint of a bruise, blackish and glossy, appears under Reshat Mati's eye as he finishes a jujitsu workout. It seems that he took a knee to the face. Someone offers to get an ice pack, but there isn't time. Reshat hurries off...
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Dwayne Johnson has emergency surgery for hernial tears
Dwayne Johnson had an emergency operation for three hernial tears he suffered while wrestling John Cena during WrestleMania earlier this month. The actor-wrestler, better known as "The Rock," underwent surgery Monday, which is why he missed the Los...
Tags: John Cena, Janice Dickinson, WrestleMania, Dwayne Johnson, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Boston bombings: A city can exhale
WATERTOWN, Mass. — A manhunt that locked down metropolitan Boston for 23 hours ended Friday night when police unleashed a barrage of gunfire and snatched the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings from his hiding place in a covered boat in a...
Tags: Police Arrests, Politics, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Thomas Menino
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Lucha Libre enlists heavyweight expertise to help push into U.S.
The firm that helped reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and adapt Hasbro's Transformers toy line for big (and small) screens is charged with a new task: helping Mexican wrestling characters successfully cross the border into the United States. Partners...
Tags: Hasbro Inc., Mexico, Entertainment, James Cameron, Nickelodeon (tv network)
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Should Wrestlemania be covered as a sport or as entertainment?
When John Cena beat The Rock in Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night, it was big news for WWE fans. But just where should those fans go when trying to read about that news -- the sports pages or the entertainment section? Writers from around the Tribune Co....
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, WrestleMania, Tribune Company, National Collegiate Athletic Association, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Wrestling down stereotypes
FrameworkFor most teenage girls, having their bodies and weight on display in front of their classmates is a nightmare scenario. But the 14 young women of the Panorama High girls' wrestling team have proven to be braver than your average teen. They've broken... -
Setting Times' stories to music: Dusty Springfield, Bob Dylan
Some people wonder if I can really work with music blaring on my headphones--especially music with distracting lyrics. But my brain is hard-wired a different way: The lyrics inspire me, and help the creativity kick in. It’s like this amplification...
Tags: Billy the Kid, High School Sports, University of California, Berkeley, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland Athletics
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San Fernando trying to send wrestlers to nationals
Varsity Times InsiderSan Fernando High's wrestling team is raising funds so it can send state champion Jonny Parada and state placed Sergio Mendez to a national wrestling championship. Donations can be made out to Crossroads at P.O. Box 331372, Pacoima, CA 91333.......
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