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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: National Security, Crime, Law and Justice, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Justice System
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Al Neuharth dies at 89; newspaper mogul created USA Today
Al Neuharth, the newspaper mogul who in 1982 made a $1-billion gamble called USA Today that earned derision for its emphasis on brevity, flashy graphics and upbeat stories but endured to become the nation's largest-circulation newspaper, died Friday in...
Tags: Media Industry, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Journalism, Freedom of the Press
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USA Today founder Al Neuharth dies at 89
COCOA BEACH, Fla. — USA Today founder Al Neuharth died Friday in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He was 89. The news was announced by USA Today and by the Newseum, which he also founded. Neuharth launched USA Today, the nation's most widely read newspaper, in...
Tags: Media Industry, Gannett Company, Inc., Journalism, Freedom of the Press, Advertising
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Endeavour: 'I couldn't believe it when I first saw it'
L.A. NOWEighty-year-old Bill Douglass is a self-described "space nut." He's seen almost every shuttle launch since he retired in 2000, making the four-day drive from his home in Scotts Valley to the Motel 6 in Cocoa Beach, Fla., where he stayed for each send-off.... -
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Surfing legend Kelly Slater wins his 11th world championship
The Fabulous ForumIn 1992, Kelly Slater became the youngest surfer to win a world championship. In 2011, the 39-year old surfing legend became the oldest surfer to win one. Slater, a Cocoa Beach, Fla., native, won a record 11th Assn. of Surfing...... -
Surfing legend Kelly Slater (officially) wins 11th world title
The Fabulous ForumThis time, it's official. Surfing legend Kelly Slater won his 11th world championship Sunday after Round 4 at the Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco. Slater was thought to have won it last week, but the Assn. of Surfing...... -
Surfing legend Kelly Slater wins 2011 Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles
The Fabulous ForumOwen Wright and Kelly Slater met in the finals of the 2011 Hurley Pro on Saturday in San Clemente. If that finals pairing looks familiar, it should. It marked the third straight time the two have faced each other in...... -
Travel info: Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Kennedy Space Center
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFrom LAX, Delta, American, United and Virgin America offer nonstop service to Orlando, Fla.; US Airways and Southwest offer direct service (stop, no change of planes) and Continental and Southwest offer connecting service (change of planes). Restricted...Tags: Adults, Rocketry, U.S. Airways, Space Programs, Christmas
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Indies find success at the Nebula awards
Jacket CopyFrom the independently produced, Oscar-nominated movie "District 9" to Catherynne M. Valente's self-published young adult novel "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making," independent works were well rewarded at the 2009 Nebula... -
Competition fierce for zero delegates in Florida
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA smiling Hillary Rodham Clinton waved from the front page of the Miami Herald on Monday after an evening of fundraising in Florida. The image of Barack Obama flickered on TV screens across the state, from the Panhandle to the high-rises lining South...Tags: Barack Obama, ABC (tv network), Voting, Entertainment, Television
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Manatee cannonball, other dumb crimes keep wildlife officers busy
It doesn't make me proud to say it, but Florida has a long, rich history of stupid criminals. There was the Jacksonville bank robber who handed the teller a note scrawled on the back of a police report detailing his previous arrest. And the yacht...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Fort Lauderdale
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