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- FBI agents seize $800,000 in cash, arsenal of weapons from Santa Monica apartment
- Lakers' Ron Artest wants to legally change his name to Metta World Peace
- The Find: Chimú in downtown L.A.
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- Los Angeles official opposes easing environmental rules for downtown stadium
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- House GOP to vote on Libya
- Hulu said to hire investment bankers to explore possible sale
- Immigration: Changes to Secure Communities are for the better
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- Winklevoss twins drop appeal of Facebook ruling to Supreme Court
- UCLA Extension to offer online courses aimed at boomers
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- Best Buy to downsize brick-and-mortar footprint
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- Kudos for Dustin Brown, and some leftover NHL awards notes
- Fed worries about spillover from Europe's debt crisis to U.S. financial system
- California bill would reveal chemicals used in "fracking" process
- Thursday's Highlights
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- Panavision replaces CEO with former chief operating officer
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- Angels right fielder Torii Hunter knocked out of game after crashing into wall
- Titanium iPhone case? Yes, for $300
- FBI raid of DigitalOne Web hosting firm knocks out sites of more than 100 companies
- Clint Dempsey's goal sends U.S. to Gold Cup final
- Ducks' Corey Perry wins NHL MVP honors
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- Feds bust 'scareware' ring accused of making $72 million by selling phony anti-virus software
- NHL Awards: Kings' Dustin Brown wins NHL Foundation award, Martin St. Louis wins Lady Byng
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- Viacom and Time Warner Cable agree to temporary cease-fire
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- NHL Awards: Nicklas Lidstrom, Zdeno Chara, Daniel Sedin pick up hardware
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