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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. Works: Snapshots Of Night Shift And Minimum Wage Workers Across Los Angeles

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Reporters and contributors

7 pieces. One day. How workers make a living in L.A.

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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.

 

Factory Workers: Abusive Working Conditions

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Rana Plaza factory collapse: Survivor seeks student's help

Karla Y. Martinez
Staff Reporter

Bangladeshi women speak about their deadly working conditions. 

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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.

 

40 Ways To Describe Walmart

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Annenberg Strategic Public Relations/Neon Tommy

A conversation cloud captures what people really think about Wal Mart opening early for Black Friday.

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Buzz

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.

 

LAX Shooting Prompts New TSA Security Measures

Comments (0) | administration, airport, american, angeles, federation, government, lax, los, Los Angeles, police, security, shooting, Transportation, tsa, workers

Benjamin Dunn
Staff Reporter/Photographer

LAX shooting leads to reconsideration of security measures. 

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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.

 

AMC Theaters Offers Free Popcorn To Federal Workers

Comments (0) | AMC, cinema, Congress, Democrats, employees, Entertainment News, federal, free, government, popcorn, promotion, Republicans, shutdown, theaters, workers

Rex Lindeman
Staff Reporter

Nothing like a free snack to make bearing the shutdown a little easier.

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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.

 

Governor Jerry Brown Signs Into Law Minimum Wage Hike

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Danielle Tarasiuk
Senior Reporter

California is the first state to hike the minimum wage.

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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's Minimum Wage Hike Boosts Workers' Morale

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California workers will see a 25 percent increase in the minimum wage by 2016. (Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons)

Staff Reporters

Fast food and other workers around Los Angeles rejoice that they will be making $10.00 an hour by 2016, a 25 percent increase.

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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. Fast Food Workers Join Nationwide Strike

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Melissah Yang, Brianna Sacks
News Editors

Fast food workers dissatisfied with low wages.

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Buzz

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.

 

UCLA Medical Workers Strike Demanding Better Patient Care

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Protestors outside of UCLA Medical Center, Sara Newman

Sara Newman
News Editor

Medical staff and community members went on stike outside of the Ronald Regan Medical Center. 

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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.

 

Gold Mine Collapses In Sudan

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(Andrew Kuznetsov, Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

At least 60 people were killed, and many are still missing.

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