Earthquake and tsunami hit Japan

A magnitude-8.9 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast Friday, triggering a 13-foot tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast north of Tokyo.

In various locations along Japan’s coast, TV footage showed severe flooding, with dozens of cars, boats and even buildings being carried along by waters. A large ship swept awa...

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Bell's voters have a real choice this time, thanks to the scandal

By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times On March 8 the city's voters will have something they haven't had in years: candidates not hand-picked by former City Administrator Robert Rizzo....

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On this field, taxpayers lose big-time

At City College, poor planning and design team with construction errors to cost taxpayers millions. After years of work, the track is cracked and the field is like a washboard...

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Kadafi's forces crush protest in Tripoli

Loyalists use tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who gathered after prayers chanting for Kadafi to go. Rebels continue to hold nearby Zawiya...

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U.S. unemployment rate sinks to 8.9

The economy added 192,000 jobs in February, the largest increase since June. The jobs numbers build off a series of postive economic reports this week...

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Libya rebels advance and vow to topple Gaddafi

Rebels vowing "victory or death" clashed with the Libyan leader's forces near a key oil terminal and gunfire rang out in the capital as opposition protesters gathered on Friday in the strongman's last bastion.    

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paramount point of the piece: prepare

In my last post, I wrote about how to get through the first few days after deciding to file for divorce or finding out your spouse intends to file. The paramount point of the piece: prepare for what may well become the biggest fight of your life. Once the filing occurs, things will move quic...

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Dirty Jasmine:Hot Flashes

Status: Divorcee pending (so much sexier with the extra "E.")
How It Happened: Iphone in the sock drawer. (Bad place to store.)
The Story In Brief: Once upon a time there was a girl named Esmé. (Me.) She had a husband. (Jeffrey.) He wasn't a bad guy. He had nose hair, but in the grand scheme of things, that wasn't such a proble...

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Halle Berry: Do Three Wrongs Make A Right?

Halle Berry is in the news again and in some ways it is the same old story--a relationship gone bad. But there is something new this time: the fight for sole custody of her young daughter Nahla. The Academy Award winner rcently split with her boyfriend model Gabriel Aubry, who is Nahla's fath...

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"Non-Bio" Gay Dad Prevails in Texas Parentage Battle

A recent decision by the Texas Court of Appeals in Houston illustrates the complexity -- and the nastiness -- of one particularly ugly gay divorce. The partners lived in Houston but they traveled to Canada in 2003 to get married and then they...

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Ashlee Simpson: It's Over, She's Out, What Happened?

While the song says love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, that doesn't mean it's true. One often follows the other but, in reality, they are two different things. Just because you have love does not mean you have what it takes to maintain a healthy, successful marriage...

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Lisa del Rosso My Mother-In-Law and Me

"You know," Libby said to me, "we're a lot alike, the Italians and the Jews. We fight, we yell, we eat... we fight, we eat, we fight... we fight...but we still love each other, ya know."

That was how I intended to end the eulogy...

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Vikki Ziegler: Saving the Sheen Children

Whatever may really be going on in Charlie Sheen's head the first priority at this point in time is to ensure the safety of their twin young children...

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Missing Workers: 4.9 Million Out Of Work And Forgotten

Over the last three years, nearly 5 million U.S. workers have effectively gone missing. You won't find their photos on the backs of milk cartons.... 

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Why The Unemployment Rate Fell For 'All The Wrong Reasons'

After a month of positive signs indicating a strengthening American economy, the news from Friday's Bureau of Labor statistics report paints a disappointing -- and... 

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Jobless Claims Fall To 2 Year Low But Economy Still 'Treading Water'

It's a classic good news-bad news situation. Last week, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims fell to a two-year low. But while headlines... 

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Layoffs Reach 11-Month High, But They're Not The Major Worry

The number of planned layoffs in February rose to an 11-month high according to data released Tuesday, but economists think it's too soon to say... 

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Unemployment Rate Falls In February, U.S. Adds 192K Jobs

After a winter of weak improvement in the labor market, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has finally reported a promising sign of growth in the American economy.

In February, 192,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy. While this headline number is encouraging, February's job growth was not, economists point...

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Sarah Palin Ignoring Iowa Would Be 'Risky': State GOP Chief

WASHINGTON — The Iowa Republican Party chairman said Thursday that if Sarah Palin seeks the presidency, she shouldn't think she can win the GOP nomination without seriously participating in the first-in-the-nation caucuses.

Matthew Strawn said Iowa caucus-goers do not want to be taken for granted and that they demand to meet – and be wooed by – presidential hopefuls. He said Iowans cherish their role in asking the tough questions at town halls, coffee shops and farm co-ops – and will...

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Voters Will Reward Democrats for Budget Courage

Democrats need to get serious about budget cuts, even to programs they support, if they are going to have the political capital that they will need to raise tax rates on the wealthiest one percent of Americans....

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