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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks
Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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Rush hour nightmares: which US cities have the worst backups
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In Pictures: Storm surfing
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Carmageddon? Please! Four of the world's worst traffic jams.
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51st state? Small step forward for long-shot 'South California' plan
A Republican member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors wants his county and 12 others to secede from California and form the 51st state. His colleagues gave him an unenthusiastic go ahead Tuesday to explore the idea.
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Will and Kate, when in Los Angeles... why not do as the Angelenos do?
Will and Kate are visiting southern California this weekend. Will found time to play polo, but their loaded itinerary had little room for meeting Americans. Want to pencil in some mingling?
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Will and Kate visit L.A.: Locals' top 10 southern California must-sees
Royal newlyweds William and Kate have a busy, business-first itinerary for their three-day visit to southern California, which begins Friday. If they had asked us, we’d have given them these 10 tips for how to savor the SoCal experience. For every obvious tourist gambit, we’ve thrown in some insider info about where to pan for the best Angeleno cultural gold.
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A victory in Western water wars? Study shows progress in water use.
Per-capita water use has declined in 100 communities that depend on the Colorado River, the primary source of freshwater to much of the southwest. But as populations expand, overall water consumption is still climbing.
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A Better Life: movie review
‘A Better life’ puts a human face on the struggle of illegal immigrants with the story of a Mexican father trying to raise his wayward son.
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Putting pizzazz into pet adoption
Adopt & Shop flips the somber animal shelter into a snazzy pet boutique.
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Barcode? Passé. Here comes the QR.
Barcode for the digital age: Quick Response codes are designed for smart phones. And they convey far more data than a barcode.
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'Green Lantern' is opening. Does it appeal only to white American males?
As movies bring classic comic books to the screen, some critics say they are mining the genre's early period, which featured less diversity than it does now. 'Green Lantern' is a case in point.
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Grow your own cut flowers in Southern California
Southern California gardeners who would like to have plenty of cut flowers for any occasion, need to plan ahead.
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Olive oil gelato
As the weather heats up get daring and try something different in your ice cream bowl.
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Can we stay ahead of China? Yes!
But it will depend on America's political will to fix its own problems, rather than blaming them on China.
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First tea party, now tequila party – a Latino effort to get out the vote
Through rallies and concerts, the tequila party wants to mobilize Latinos to vote in record-breaking numbers in the 2012 election. A kickoff event will be held in Tucson, Ariz., on June 4.
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Turkey burgers
Turkey burgers 'livened up' with Asian flavors.
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Seed starting: A lesson learned
When starting seeds for the garden, even experts can goof occasionally. Here's a cautionary tale.
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Social Security numbers used in license scam
Social Security numbers plus altered passports used in plot to get California driver's licences for 200 illegal immigrants. Police arrest two, saying Social Security IDs came from Northern Marianas.
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Gold mine reopens in California desert
Gold mining jobs are coming to Mojave, Calif. Run-up in gold, silver prices causes Golden Queen Mining to restart operation.
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What to do in Southern California gardens in early May
If you garden in Southern California, here's a suggested to-list list for early May.
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Royal wedding coverage: Americans watched and sighed
Americans who watched the royal wedding coverage say they appreciated the elegance and traditions of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, now Duchess of Cambridge.
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Taking care of soil and weeds in Southern California gardens
Should Southern California gardeners cultivate their soil? And what are the best ways to get rid of common weeds?
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Southern California gardening: What to plant in April
If you garden in Southern California, April is the time to get busy and plant these flowers and vegetables.
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Rebecca Black receives death threats over 'Friday' video
Rebecca Black: 13 year old Youtube sensation, Rebecca Black, has reportedly recieved multiple death threats for her 'Friday' video.
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It's easy to grow plants from seed
Gardeners in Southern California and elsewhere around the country will find that starting flowers and vegetables from seed is simple and offers choices of many different types of plants.
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NASA space shuttle: Coming to a city near you?
For three years, 29 institutions competed for a (very large) piece of NASA history. On Tuesday, Charles Bolden, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, named the four cities that will house the space shuttles Atlantis, Discovery, Endeavour, and Enterprise. To make it to their new homes, the vehicles will hitch rides on the backs of 747 jumbo jets. Each institution will pay $29 million to cover the space shuttle preparation and transportation costs. Here are the cities that won.
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This week in Southern California gardens: Time to check sprinkler systems
Things to do in Southern California gardens this week include checking out the sprinkler system to be ready for the dry season ahead.
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Home loans: Should owners sell, pay down debt, or go delinquent?
Home loans pose quandaries for three owners in this reader mailbag. They can afford to pay down the home loans, but should they?
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