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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

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USC Village Displaces Small Business As Construction Begins

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Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Once home to dozens of small businesses, the UV is now a virtual ghost town. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

15 Radical Legislative Changes To Make America Better

Comments (0) | abolish, campaign, Constitution, contributions, death penalty, discrimination, economy, election day., equal pay, Federal Reserve, Gerrymandering, Granad, holiday, Laws, legislation, LGBT, Opinion, Police Brutality, politics, receipt, redistricting, Registration, Senate, taxes, taxpayer, third party, transparency, Twitter, U.S., United States, voter, women

Kevin Cheberenchick
Contributor

According to one study, the U.S. isn't even a democracy anymore.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

U.S. Economy Shrinks For The First Time Since 2011

Comments (0) | economy, gross domestic product, inventory, National, stock, u.s. economy

First-quarter results from 2014 show a one percent drop.

Cassie Paton
Executive Producer

First-quarter results from 2014 show a one percent drop.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Minimum Wage Bill Dies In Senate

Comments (0) | Democrats, economy, filibuster, minimum wage, money, National, Obama, politics, Republicans, work

(US Congress, Creative Commons)

Jacqueline Giordano
Executive Producer

Thanks to a Republican-led filibuster, a bill to raise the fedderal minimum wage was unsuccessful.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

California Oil Tax Could Become A Reality, Despite Opposition From Brown And Big Oil

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Students in the California public college system are trying to gain support from state legislators. (Arash Zandi/Neon Tommy)

Arash Zandi
Staff Reporter

SB 1017 could generate up to $2 billion in revenue for the state.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

192,000 Jobs Added In March

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Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

More jobs in the U.S. economy means a steadily decreasing unemployment rate. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Obama Meets Pope Francis, Talks Income Inequality

Comments (17) | Barack Obama, catholic church, economic inequality, economy, Francis, income inequality, International, Italy, Obama, obama francis, Pontifex, Pope Francis, President Barack Obama, President Obama, rome, United States, Vatican City

Colin Hale
Associate News Editor

President Obama and Pope Francis discussed economic inequality, exchanged gifts.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

L.A. Cycling: Benefits, Challenges And A Vision For The Future

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Benjamin Dunn
Contributor

Better than spending 59 hours a year sitting in traffic.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Hot Seat: Stephen Levy On California's Economy

Comments (0) | budget, California, Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, economy, governor jerry brown, informational, proposal, State, Stephen Levy, The Hot Seat

(Max Schwartz/Neon Tommy)

Max Schwartz
Producer & Host

Stephen Levy discusses our economy and the governor's budget proposal.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

About 175,000 U.S. Jobs Added In February

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Kristy Plaza
Executive Producer

February brings the growth of the job market. And a slight raise in unemployment. 

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