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The social media company is looking toward a mid-May IPO release.

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The Long Beach Symphony missed many opportunities to shine.

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Mad cow disease confirmation worries consumers, and at least one retailer has halted sales of American beef.

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Secret Service agent paid the escort $250 in American money and pesos.

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New research zeros in on the genetic relationship between autistic children and their parents.

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A growing number of Americans are obese and at a higher cancer risk.

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Some features of the new iPad come with side effects.

Dan Barden's "The Next Right Thing" (Random House)

Dan Barden's crime novel characters have heart, and some destructive tendencies.

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A new study is released indicating that a medication used since the 1960s improves function.

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The incident occurred on the seventh floor of the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building.

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California and New York have signed onto three-year plan to assist struggling borrowers.

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Host of "the hippest trip in America" Found In Encino Home

Musical history comes to life in Static Noise.

The Nutcracker, The Joffrey Ballet

"The Nutcracker" returns as a Los Angeles tradition. 

The Company in Jorma Elo’s Kings 2 Ends. Photograph by Andrew Ross.

Dancer Owen Thorne shares A Behind-The-Curtain interview

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Two jazz performances awed audiences