CD10 Candidate Grace Yoo Eyes An Upset

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Hell hath no fury like a district scorned.

USC Annenberg's Media Center Named For Julie Chen, Leslie Moonves And CBS

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Paolo Uggetti works and works and works. (Photo courtesy of Brett Van Ort)

Generous gift from an alumna and a media giant puts student producers in the news.

Happy 6th Birthday, Neon Tommy

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If we were the kid in that Nationwide ad, we'd be dead already.

Worker Delivers Tearful Plea To USC President To Increase Poverty-Level Wages

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Abigail Lopez, 40, confronts USC President Max Nikias about poverty-level wages for USC Auxiliary staff.

USC President Max Nikias tells students, workers upset over poverty-level wages that they "have nothing to worry about."

The State Of The Union Generated A Lot Of Useless Content About The State Of The Union

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An exercise in good SEO habits led to a rough afternoon for anyone on Twitter.

Have The Oscars Finally Exposed Hollywood’s White Maleness To White People?

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(Photo from AP Images)

Thursday’s Oscar nominations forced people to confront an uncomfortable truth about the movies we watch — excessive white maleness.

MacLeod Ale Brewing More Than Beer In Van Nuys

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All killer and no filler. (Will Federman/Neon Tommy)

This 5-month-old brewery is surviving the growing pains of building a craft beer community.

LAPD Arrests 183 Protestors In Downtown L.A.

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One officer is injured after a protestor throws a frozen water bottle.

This Veterans Day, Let’s Stop Screwing Over Veterans

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It’s great to celebrate our troops, but we treat them pretty shitty as a society.

Ted Cruz Calls Net Neutrality 'Obamacare For The Internet'

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Sen. Ted Cruz, master of dumb comments. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

America's favorite dumb senator says yet another dumb thing.

Republicans Win Senate In Victory Everyone Saw Coming

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Former Senate majority leader Harry Reid puts on his best sad face. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

STORIFY: And the Internet loses its goddamn mind.

President Obama Promises To 'Degrade And Destroy' ISIL

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President Obama promises to "degrade and ultimately destroy" ISIL. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Obama announces the deployment of 475 troops to Iraq and seeks Congressional approval of funds to combat ISIL.

Gov. Jerry Brown Dukes It Out In Gubernatorial Debate

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Gov. Brown meets with the Israeli Prime Minister. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

STORIFY: The Internet reacts to heated debate between Republican challenger Neel Kashkari and incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown.

L.A. Mayor Announces Plan To Increase Minimum Wage To $13.25 Per Hour

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Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles, listens after an interview. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eric Garcetti reveals plan to increase the city’s minimum wage over the course of three years.

Protestors Defy Curfew In Ferguson, Mo.

A demonstrator stands near a cloud of tear gas after police fired the gas at demonstrators. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency in St. Louis suburb.

Ferguson Police Identify Officer Who Shot Michael Brown

Still images showing Brown shoving a clerk and stealing cigars before he was fatally shot. (@RyanJReilly/Twitter)

Six-year veteran Darren Wilson shot and killed Brown after he stole cigars from a convenience store.

Journalists Arrested And Assaulted As Ferguson, Mo. Descends Into Chaos

St. Louis County police prepare for standoff with protestors. (@BmoreConetta/Twitter)

Journalists covering protests in Ferguson, Mo. assaulted and arrested, but released in time to witness of a fifth night of chaos.

Police Shoot 19-Year-Old As Gun Violence Flares In Ferguson, Mo.

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A protestor throws a tear gas canister back at police on Aug. 12. (@kodacohen/Twitter)

Two shootings rattle the St. Louis suburb as violence flares third consecutive night.

Ferguson Police Refuse To Name Shooter After Laying Siege To City

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Police hit back hard against the citizens of Ferguson, Mo. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Officers fire tear gas at crowd, hit protestors with rubber bullets, and throw a pregnant woman on the ground.

Protests Continue In Ferguson, Mo. After Police Kill Unarmed Black Teen

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"Ferguson police march on protestors after night of civil unrest. (Screencap of KSDK 5)

Protests continue for a third day after a night of civil unrest led to 32 arrests.

There Is Civil Unrest In America Tonight And Nobody In The Media Cares

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The police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has outraged Ferguson, Mo. (Michael Skolnik/Twitter)

Police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old male has outraged citizens of Ferguson, Mo.

Tony Stewart Kills Driver In Sprint Race Accident

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Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)

20-year-old Kevin Ward struck and killed by Stewart's car after his vehicle was spun out.

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks China

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Rescuers carry a child on a stretcher at 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits China. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

At least 175 people are dead and another 1,400 injured.

2014 San Diego Comic-Con: A Look Back

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Spider-Man is one of the lesser known Starfleet cadets. (Will Federman/Neon Tommy)

Another Comic-Con is in the books, and here's a look back at some of our favorite images from the event.

5 Arrested In Connection With USC Grad Student Murder

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Xinran Ji's death has shocked international students at USC. (Alan Mittelstaedt/Photo)

Four suspects, including two juveniles, will be charged with "murder with special circumstance."

2014 San Diego Comic-Con: The Highs And Lows

Inide the Comic-Con is another Comic-Con. Inception! (Will Federman/Neon Tommy)

We sorted through the best and worst panels from this year's Comic-Con so you don't have to.

The MH17 Crash Site Is Full Of Looters And Unknown Civilians

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A member of a local militia guards remnants of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Separatists have seized the remains of nearly 200 victims.

Trump Plaza Casino In Atlantic City Is Shuttering

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The Trump Plaza hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Atlantic City's casino business now appears to be on the brink of collapse.

Pope Says 2% Of Catholic Clergy Are Pedophiles

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Pope Francis attends a meeting of prayer at the Isernia's cathedral on July 5, 2014. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Francis' numbers would mean roughly 8,000 priests are pedophiles.

Eric Holder Throws Shade At Sarah Palin

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Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed Sarah Palin's qualifications when refuting her impeachment calls. (Screencap/YouTube)

Attorney General not amused by Palin's calls for impeachment.

Great White Shark Attacks Swimmer Off Manhattan Beach

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Sign posted after a slew of great white shark sightings around Cape Code in 2012. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Cellphone video captures terror during great white shark attack.

Washington State Marijuana Shortage Could Be A Serious Buzzkill

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Two joints are displayed during a joint rolling class at Hempfest Seattle, Washington. (Meg Roussos/Getty Images)

Marijuana goes on retail sale in Washington on Tuesday, but few growers have cleared regulatory hurdles.

Israel Arrests Six In Connection With Death Of Palestinian Teen

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Israeli riot police secure a street during clashes Palestinian protestors. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

In plot motivated by revenge, suspects include "a number of minors."

ISIS Leader Might Have Made His First Public Appearance

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The man in the video is purported to be the leader of the militant extremist group ISIS. (Photo/Youtube)

Man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivers a sermon at a mosque in Iraq's second-largest city.

Watch The L.A. Kings 2014 Championship Parade

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L.A. Kings win the 2014 Stanley Cup. (@NBCSports/Twitter)

Can't make it to downtown to see the L.A. Kings parade? Watch a live stream here.

Pentagon Sends Aircraft Carrier To Persian Gulf Amid Iraqi Insurgency

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The USS George H.W. Bush flight deck, pictured above. (Photo by Timothy Walter/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Militants post pictures of mass killings after attempts to capture Iraqi capital fail.

Apparently There Are A Lot Of Star Wars Geeks Celebrating Father's Day

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But are you really the father? (Alexis Darby/Twitter)

Some of our favorite Star Wars-flavored tweets celebrating dads.

Watch President Obama's UC Irvine Commencement Speech

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Obama speaks at USC Alumni Park on Oct 22, 2010. (Shotgun Spratling/Neon Tommy)

Missed the President's commencement speech? Don't worry, we have it in its entirety.

Eric Cantor Gets Whooped By Tea Party Challenger In Primary

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U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) speaks during an event. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Twitter explodes as Cantor becomes first active House majority leader to ever lose a primary race.

Court Rules California Teacher Tenure Violates Student Rights

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School reform groups protesting outside LAUSD headquarters Oct. 2013. (Brianna Sacks/Neon Tommy)

Court hands down landmark ruling in Vergara v. California trial.

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