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Aug 2010

Hollywood-style get-well greeting for an L.A. cop in Afghanistan

Enthusiasm was sky high when Los Angeles police officers decided to cheer up a colleague injured by an Afghanistan bomb blast. Co-workers and strangers joined to create a music video that aims to boost the spirits of Marine Staff Sgt....

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Aug 2010

Those who give booze to youths now can be sued

Party hosts now face the threat of a civil lawsuit if they provide alcoholic beverages to people under the age of 21. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law Wednesday that would allow adults to be sued if they serve alcohol to...

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Aug 2010

Immigrants face obstacles when they are victims of crime

Some immigrants wrestling with the city's serious crime problem face a question foreign to many residents born and raised here: Am I in greater danger from criminals, or from what could happen if I talk to the police? Police have several...

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Aug 2010

Torrance will require some new hires to pay retirement contributions

Reversing an almost 20-year-old policy, the city of Torrance will require some new hires to pay their own retirement contributions. The city pays each employee's 9 percent retirement contribution for its firefighters and police officers...