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Carmageddon II: Los Angeles preps for freeway closure sequel (+video)
'Carmageddon II' is coming to Los Angeles' Interstate 405. One of the nation's most crowded freeways will be closed over the weekend. Authorities are hoping to see a repeat of the first 'Carmageddon,' when hundreds of thousands of motorists stayed off the road.
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City slugfest: L.A.'s 'Subway to the Sea' runs aground in Beverly Hills
Citing safety concerns but eliciting charges of hysteria, wealthy Beverly Hills reportedly has spent $2 million to block plans for a subway that would pass underneath its high school.
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L.A. arsons: Coordination among agencies, with public credited in arrest (VIDEO)
Harry Burkhart has been charged in the four-day arson spree in Los Angeles. Several officials have spoken glowingly of the collective work of a quickly constituted joint task force.
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German arrested in L.A. arsons declares, 'I hate America' (Video)
Harry Burkhart, a German citizen and resident of Hollywood, was arrested in connection to the 53 arson fires set across Los Angeles.
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Carmageddon brought out the 'very best' in people. What about next time?
Carmageddon that wasn't: Los Angeles rose to the occasion and avoided apocalyptic traffic jams. What led to the weekend of highway harmony, and will it happen again in 11 months?
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Hunker down or flee? Los Angelenos gird for 'carmageddon' on I-405
With the shutdown of the key I-405 freeway in Los Angeles this weekend threatening 'carmageddon,' city residents and businesses are finding ways to help one another cope.
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Jerry Brown's budget for California is 'honest' and 'very painful'
Gov. Jerry Brown proposes a balanced California budget that has something 'for everyone to hate.' A plan to shift some programs to local governments will be a tough sell.
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L.A. comes of age with opera giant
The City of Angels readies Wagner's mythic Ring Cycle for 2010 festival.
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