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Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130 people AFP, JAKARTA Mon, Sept 17, 2013 – Page 15 Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy is expected to dismantle a soccer stadium used as the…
Robbie Coltrane, actor who starred in ‘Harry Potter’ series as Hagrid, dies at 72 Glee actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid on the ‘Harry Potter’ books and movies, has died. He was 72. Photo…
Cormac McCarthy, 89, has a new novel — two, actually. And they’re almost perfect. He calls them “the two novels of my life,” and they’ve taken him from the literary stardom of the “Big…
See how Serena Williams became one of the all-time greats. A new documentary released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (the makers of the “Vaccines,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Blackfish” movies), called “The…
Scattered storms, lightning hit Southern California and prompt beach closures Southern California was hit with scattered storms and lightning over the past several days, prompting school closures, beach cancellations and power outages. The storms…
The Venezuelans left in limbo by new US immigration plan The US government is trying to speed up the deportation of Venezuelan refugees who have resettled in the country. With the exception of people…
New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon (Photos by Mark Nieske and J. Paul Brown) Two giant orcas have been spotted near the Baja California breeding ground in…
Op-Ed: How to reform L.A. City Hall to avoid future corruption and scandal “In the city administration, the best-paid job in L.A. is the Chief Administrative Officer,” said Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Walnut, in a…
Belgrade police clash with hooligans during Pride march in 2015. Photo: EPA/PATRICK GILLEN When a group of Serbian young men were filmed punching, kicking and throwing punches at a group of women marching in…
Am I Living in an Illegal Sublet? I rent a house. I have been in that house for over a year now. For the most part, the rent is very reasonable and the landlord…