RAQUEL MARIA DILLON

Associated Press
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CA lowrider funeral procession honors Impala owner

She was a cover girl, had a bit part in a popular `70s TV show and was an icon of car culture. "Gypsy Rose," an award-winning Chevy Impala admired for its elaborate floral paint job, was known in the world of cruising lowriders as one of the most tricked-out muscle cars of a generation.

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AZ lawmakers recognize intern who helped Giffords

A 20-year-old intern to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has received a standing ovation at the Arizona Capitol for helping the congresswoman after a deadly shooting.

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Vegas spectacle, cross-genre duos at Latin Grammys

Mexican pop-rock group Camila and Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra tied with three awards each at the Latin Grammys, a jubilant event that drew reggaeton artists in jeans, mariachis in traditional suits and actresses in slinky gowns.

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Calif. rare fruit growers meet to swap seeds, tips

Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual "Festival of Fruit" and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy flesh.

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Man free after years in jail for trying food theft

A homeless man is free after spending 13 years behind bars for trying to steal food from a Los Angeles church kitchen.

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S. California earthquake related to Easter temblor

An earthquake that briefly halted rides at Disneyland and toppled wine bottles at desert resorts happened on one of two faults that are under increased pressure because of the powerful Easter Sunday temblor in Mexico, seismologists said.

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7 charged in LA with smuggling endangered fish

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted seven people on charges of illegally smuggling an endangered fish considered lucky in Asia into the United States.

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Calif. offers millions in funds for new appliances

California consumers will have to act fast to get mail-in rebates on energy-efficient appliances provided by the latest federal stimulus program.

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California 13-year-old to attempt to climb Everest

A 13-year-old California boy plans to try to climb Mount Everest in a quest to reach the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents.

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LA woman paroled in deadly fire deported to Mexico

A clothing store owner who spent 23 years behind bars for a deadly arson fire after proclaiming her innocence was paroled from state prison and deported to Mexico on Thursday.

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Urban farmers fight nationwide to sow green biz

Tara Kolla fancied herself a green thumb-turned-green businesswoman when she planted an organic flower plot in her yard and sold poppies, sweet peas and zinnias at the local farmers market. For her neighbors, it was an eyesore.

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Calle 13 wins 5 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas

Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

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Wife of former AP general manager dies at 93

Betty Gallagher, the wife of a former Associated Press general manager and president who helped him run the Berlin bureau after World War II, died Thursday. She was 93.

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Vic Mizzy, who wrote 'Addams Family' theme, dies

Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the catchy themes for the 1960s sit-coms "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," has died. He was 93.

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New LA Phil conductor's goal: Music for everybody

On his second day as musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the man of the moment in classical music rehearsed with a group of middle schoolers who were having tempo problems.

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LA Phil's new maestro: 'Classical music is cool'

Gustavo Dudamel held his first rehearsal as the Los Angeles Philharmonic's new maestro, wearing trendy black sneakers and a persistent smile that showed the sheer fun he's having directing one of the world's premiere orchestras.

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CA family mourns pole vaulter who died at practice

The University of California San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head during practice followed family tradition by becoming a pole vaulter and died doing what he loved, his sister said Monday.

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Crews battling Calif. wildfire race to clear brush

Firefighters are racing against the weather to clear brush before heat descends on Southern California, stoking the giant 15-day-old wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest.

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LA-area blaze size doubles, threatens 12,000 homes

A massive fire in the Angeles National Forest nearly doubled in size overnight, threatening 12,000 homes Monday in a 20-mile-long swath of flame and smoke and surging toward a mountaintop broadcasting complex.

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2 firefighters killed amid massive Calif. wildfire

Firefighters tried to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of homes and a communications center in Los Angeles County on Monday as they mourned two firefighters killed when their vehicle rolled down a mountain side.

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Huge blaze threatens 12,000 LA-area homes; 2 dead

Firefighters tried Monday to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of Los Angeles-area homes and a crucial communications center as they mourned two firefighters killed when their vehicle rolled down a mountain.

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Multiple fires, lack of breeze choke LA, SoCal

Firefighters in Southern California braced for another day of hot, extremely dry weather as they battled two wildfires in the Angeles National Forest northeast of Los Angeles, while crews worked to contain another blaze in a rural area of Northern California that consumed a mobile home.

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Reality contestant fought with wife before killing

Hours before she died, former model Jasmine Fiore was chatting on her cell phone with an ex-boyfriend — a conversation that police say threw her reality contestant husband into a jealous rage.

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$370M verdict against Guess co-founder Marciano

A jury returned a $370 million verdict against Guess Inc. co-founder Georges Marciano Friday in a civil defamation lawsuit that was filed by five former employees.

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Octomom calls for dismissal of child labor lawsuit

Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman wants a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a child labor activist.

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