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Wilshire Boulevard Shut Down Near Miracle Mile After Man Shot: VIDEO

@DavidBegnaud A news chopper’s shot of the standoff. ​Updated at the bottom: A standoff with the shooting suspect is over. First posted at 2:28 p.m. It’s not unusual to hear of a man shot on a weekday afternoon in L.A. But in this area it is. Wilshire Boulevard was shutdown near the Miracle Mile east [...]

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Supergiant amphipod discovered in deep seas near New Zealand

Category: Science Author : Daniel McCall Posted: February 3, 2012Tags : deep sea amphipods, large amphipods, new zealand, supergiant amphipod A team of scientists recently set off on an expedition to the deep seas near New Zealand to sample various deep sea creatures, but what they found surprised them: a ‘supergiant’ amphipod measuring about 13 [...]

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Maya Rudolph, Bridesmaids Star, Tells Conan That Her Friend’s Dog Olly Found Severed Head Near Hollywood Sign

Conan Rudolph shared this photo of “Olly,” super-detective dog. ​The grim tale of the severed human head that turned up near the Hollywood sign was already a full-length, stranger-than-fiction L.A. horror flick. Dog finds head; severed feet and hands show up nearby; skeezy paparazzi try to sell alleged pics of head for $ 5,000. But [...]

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Human Head Found Near Hollywood Sign

Foul play in tourist country? ​Updated at the bottom with details about the victim. The whole thing is getting very real, and very terrifying. No, this is not a bad zombie movie. This is life in Los Angeles, where for whatever twisted reason, our true-life slayings are often sicker than our on-screen ones. A human [...]

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Marijuana Dispensary Numbers Remain Near 2009 High: Starbucks or Weed, You’ll Find Plenty of Choices in Los Angeles

This place was ordered to close a long time ago. ​Even after the city of L.A. tried to whittle down the number of pot shops to 100, even after a city councilman is proposing to outlaw them altogether, even after the federal government has announced a crackdown on California dispensaries, L.A. remains the medical marijuana [...]

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Porn Sex Made Safer: Mandatory Condom Act Coming to a Polling Place Near You (Really)

​Among the important things you vote for — governor, mayor and sometimes taxes — will be this gem: Condoms. All for them, personally. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, however, wants to force the gear on the porn industry, which mainly calls the city of Los Angeles its home. With what amounts to foot-dragging by state, county [...]

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Cop-Car Tires Slashed Near Occupy L.A. Overnight But Occupiers Are Not Suspected: Rather, Cops Implicate Crazy Lady

LAPD ​Following yesterday’s Occupy L.A. protests downtown, a vandal “stabbed” the tires of “several” police cars outside the LAPD’s Central Division station overnight, cops said. However, nothing indicates the slashing was done on the part of an occupier scorned. Rather, it sounds to us like a crazy person was on the loose. And more cars [...]

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Control-Freak Marc Warns JLo Not To Let Booty Calls Near The Kids [Video] (Jezebel)

With a pair like this it was bound to happen eventually. Though Jennifer Lopez seems to be getting what’s hers since the split — with a steady stream of gentlemen callers caught leaving her place in the morning hours — it’s the big guns that apparently have Marc Anthony in a lather. Even though he’s [...]

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President Obama to Get Occupied During L.A. Visit Today: Occupy L.A. Takes to Streets Near Hancock Park Fundraisers

Nanette Gonzalez Occupy Obama. ​Updated at the bottom. Occupy L.A. says police are threatening to make arrests. First posted at 12:41 p.m. President Obama will be officially occupied during his fundraising/Latino-hobnobbing visit to L.A. this afternoon. Well, maybe. Protesters probably won’t get too close, but the Occupy L.A. movement is headed to Wilshire Boulevard and [...]

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The 2011 Orionid Meteor Shower: Coming To A Sky Near You (Maybe)

Category: Science Author : Chris Greenhough Posted: October 19, 2011Tags : 2011 orionids, 2011 orionids meteor shower, cool, meteor shower, meteors, space The 2011 Orionid meteor shower will be visible on earth just before dawn (at around 5am) on Friday October 21st and Saturday October 22nd – but don’t expect a spectacular show. The Orionids [...]

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Obamaggedon in Near Future? President’s Visit to WeHo Could Cause Major Traffic Jams

WeHo Daily If only L.A. had some good public transportation options for Obama to take ​Calm down Tea Partiers. Obamaggedon does not mean the end of Obama as president. It means that Mr. President’s visit to West Hollywood and surrounding areas on September 26 could mean street closures and significant delays. Last time Obama was [...]

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Britney Spears’ ‘Femme Fatale’ Tour, Coming To A TV Near You!!!

Credit: Getty Images If you’re not one of the lucky ones who get to catch Britney Spears on her “Femme Fatale” tour, then do not despair! Thanks to the amazingly savvy TV peeps at Epix, we get to sit our asses down on the couch and watch Britney work it out from the comfort of [...]

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