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SpaceX launches historic mission to space station
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket roared to life before dawn at Cape Canaveral, Fla., and blasted into space on a column of fire that lit the night sky for miles around.
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It's out with the old as Thunder gallops past Lakers to win series
Lakers were NBA champions in 2009 and '10, but that era is a distant memory after 106-90 Game 5 loss to young, frisky Oklahoma City seals aging team's second straight second-round playoff elimination.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Andrew Bynum was right. Close-out games can be easy.
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L.A. City Council OKs $7.2-billion budget
Spending plan expands library hours and increases money for pothole repairs while eliminating 400 vacant jobs, but it delays action on layoffs.
The Los Angeles City Council passed a $7.2-billion budget Monday, voting to cut 400 unfilled city staff positions but putting off difficult decisions on layoffs, park funding and Fire Department resources.
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Thunder send Lakers packing with 106-90 victory in Game 5
Despite 42 points from Kobe Bryant, the Lakers can't keep pace with Oklahoma City in the fourth quarter.
In a thunderous arena before a leather-lunged sell-out audience, the Lakers fought for one more game, one more chance at postseason greatness, only to see it snuffed out by the newest Western Conference power: the Oklahoma City Thunder
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Nearly $100,000 in college checks appear forged, audit finds
Nearly $100,000 in checks made out to the head of a Los Angeles Trade Tech college foundation appear to have been forged, according to an audit released Monday.
