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Extra, extra! 'Illegal immigrant' and other language changes
For U.S. reporters and editors, the term “illegal immigrant” looks to be going the way of the eight-track tape. The Associated Press is the news service that prompted Mark Twain to say, “There are only two forces that can carry light...
Tags: Migration, The Associated Press, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Mark Twain
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L.A. Times weighs policy on 'illegal immigrant' in wake of AP ban
Editors at the Los Angeles Times are considering changes in policy regarding the use of the term "illegal immigrant" in Times reports. The move comes as the Associated Press announced this week that it had banned the term. Most news organizations have...
Tags: The Associated Press, Newspaper and Magazine, Lifestyle and Leisure, Immigration, Lotteries
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Behind the lens: Remembering Wounded Knee
FrameworkThe 40th anniversary of the Wounded Knee occupation is Feb. 27. Photographer Jim Hubbard was there and gave us this account of those days covering the event for United Press International: During the cold of winter in late February 1973, UPI dispatched me... -
Prop. 8: California A.G. backs gay marriage in Supreme Court brief
California’s top law enforcement officer told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage should be overturned because its sole purpose was to “strip loving relationships of validation and dignity...
Tags: Jessica Garrison, Kamala D. Harris, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Maura Dolan
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DreamWorks Animation takes $87 million write-down on 'Guardians'
DreamWorks Animation SKG said it would take an $87-million charge on last year's holiday movie "Rise of the Guardians," marking the largest write-down the studio has ever taken for one of its own movies. Analysts had estimated that the studio would take...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Holidays, Life of Pi (movie), Skyfall (movie), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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With prospect of all-male L.A. Council, female candidates organize
L.A. NOWTina Hess says she never planned to be an L.A. City Council candidate. But last November she was shocked to see not a single woman running to represent her Westside district. And in eight other council races across the city, only a handful of women were... -
San Onofre: Edison, regulators at odds over restart plan?
L.A. NOWSouthern California Edison may be at odds with federal regulators over what it means to run the San Onofre nuclear plant at full power. Edison officials met with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffers Wednesday to discuss the agency's technical... -
Former Disney archivist alleges retaliation in firing
A former Walt Disney Co. archivist is suing the Burbank company, claiming the entertainment giant fired him in alleged retaliation for reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. Robert Klein, 41, filed an unlawful retaliation suit Monday in U.S....
Tags: Sex Crimes, The Walt Disney Co., Sexual Misconduct
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Andrew Luster testifies in bid to reduce sentence
L.A. NOWServing a 124-year sentence on rape and drug charges, Andrew Luster testified Wednesday that he was misled by tragically bad legal advice. Luster, the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor, said attorney Richard G. Sherman repeatedly urged him to... -
Oscars 2013: James Bond overshadowed by Adele, Bassey
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe Oscars managed to pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series without a single Bond ...... -
Debi Austin, featured in anti-smoking 'Voicebox' ad, dies
L.A. NOWDeborah "Debi" Austin, a Californian who became a symbol of the anti-smoking movement for her powerful role in advocacy and education, died last week. She was 62. Austin, of Canoga Park, is perhaps best known for her role in a...... -
Students anxious after South Carolina sophomore killed near dorm
Coastal Carolina University resumed classes Wednesday after a sophomore was shot to death outside his dormitory building, officials said. Anthony Darnell Liddell, 19, a sophomore from Bennettsville, S.C., died after the shooting around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday...Tags: WikiLeaks, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Coastal Carolina University , Students
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