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Miss. Prison Riot Kills Guard, Leaves Others Injured
CNNBRANDON, Miss. -- Authorities said early Monday they had gained control of a prison riot that claimed the life of a guard as it continued into the late evening Sunday. A 23-year-old guard died of head injuries in the disturbance at the Adams County...Tags: Immigration, Labor Legislation, Politics, Injuries and Wounds, Riots
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USC Gets New Safety Measures in Wake of Student Slayings
Los Angeles TimesEXPOSITION PARK, Calif. -- USC and the Los Angeles Police Department announced sweeping new security measures Thursday, including the addition of 30 police officers to the area surrounding the campus. The move comes two weeks after the university was...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Environmental Issues, Electronics, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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Suspect in Armed Robbery of USC Students Charged
KTLA NewsEXPOSITION PARK, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man accused of robbing four USC students at gunpoint earlier this week has been charged Friday. Jeremy Hendricks, 24, has been charged with 7 felony counts, including three counts of second-degree robbery and one count...Tags: Shootings, Politics, Los Angeles Police Department, Government, Police Investigations
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OC Fair Halts Elephant Rides, Ending 25-Year Tradition
KTLA NewsCOSTA MESA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Responding to animal rights activists, the Orange County Fair says it will stop offering elephant rides to the public, ending a 25-year tradition. On Thursday, the O.C. Fair Board voted 7-1 against reviewing the contract of...Tags: Animals, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Travel, Elephant (animal)
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Mayor Wants More Ambulances, Expert to Review LAFD Response Times
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Responding to concerns about L.A. Fire Department response times, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is calling for more ambulances, as well as a new public safety analyst to oversee the Fire Department's statistical analysis. The mayor...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles Police Department
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Ex-Model Denies Cooking, Eating Husband; Says She's Not a Monster
KTLA NewsCOSTA MESA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Parole has been denied for a former model convicted of killing her husband, then cooking and eating his remains 20 years ago. Omaima Aree Nelson went before the parole board Wednesday seeking early release from her 27-years-...Tags: Egypt, Prosecution, Lawyers, Politics, Murder
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Compassionate Release Denied for Notorious "Onion Field" Killer
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- The California parole board has denied a request to grant a compassionate release to convicted "Onion Field" killer Gregory Powell. Powell was convicted of murdering a Los Angeles police officer south of Bakersfield in...Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Crimes, Punishment, Politics
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U.S. Bans Chemicals in 'Bath Salts' Street Drug
ReutersWASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities on Friday issued a temporary ban on chemicals used in a new type of street drug known as "bath salts" that is increasingly popular among teens. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) took emergency action that makes...Tags: Charles Schumer, LSD, Bath Salt Drugs, European Union, Drugs and Medicines
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Feds Probe Cyber Attack On Water System
ReutersWASHINGTON, DC -- Federal investigators are looking into a report that hackers managed to remotely shut down a utility's water pump in central Illinois last week, in what could be the first known foreign cyber attack on a U.S. industrial system. The...Tags: Springfield, Iran, Politics, Stuxnet Virus, Theft
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Obama Pays Visit To Damaged Joplin
CNN(CNN) -- President Barack Obama visited tattered Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday as the town marked a week since a tornado packing winds of more than 200 mph struck, destroying neighborhoods and killing more people than any other U.S. tornado since modern...Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Renovation, Missouri, Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011), Human Interest
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DA: No Charges for Getaway Driver in Bryan Stow Beating
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The woman who drove the getaway car for the suspects in the Bryan Stow beating will not face charges, the district attorney's office said Wednesday. The news comes the same day that Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, pleaded...Tags: Travel, Juvenile Delinquency, Human Body, Politics, Police Investigations
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Sheriff's Dept. Won't Charge The Game for "Phone Mob" Tweet
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has dropped its investigation into a mishap involving the Twitter account of rapper The Game, which led to hundreds of phone calls to the agency, overwhelming its phone system. The...Tags: Arts and Culture, Cher, Twitter, Inc., Lawyers, Law Enforcement
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