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Vaught's Views: Andrew Wiggins picked Kansas over Kentucky because he 'loved' KU coach Bill Self
larry@amnews.comOver a month ago Huntington (W.Va.) Prep sophomore point guard Nevell Provo said that teammate Andrew Wiggins had Kansas No. 1 on his recruiting list. That came as a bit of a shock because the logic was that Kentucky and Florida State were the leaders for...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, United Kingdom, John Calipari
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Family celebrates success, freedom
Jarka Wells believes she has achieved the American dream.
After arriving in America in 1969 as a 7-year-old with two suitcases, speaking no English, Wells has become a successful businesswoman in both Winchester and Richmond.
“I feel, deep down in...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Communist Party of China, World War II (1939-1945)
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‘Star Wars’: Life-size Lego X-wing Starfighter coming to California
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe White House rejected a petition to build a Death Star, but a different piece of “Star Wars” machinery has […]... -
Alexander Payne feels at home with 'Nebraska'
CANNES, France — Writer-director Alexander Payne has been nominated for three screenplay Oscars and has won two. So what did the man responsible for films including "Election," "Sideways" and "The Descendants" feel about working with someone else'...Tags: Academy Awards, Arts and Culture, Amour (movie), Will Forte, Alzheimer's Disease
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Las Vegas: At Mandalay Bay, there be dragons
Two young Komodo dragons are the newest residents of Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The male juveniles are among 10 recently hatched at Prague Zoological Gardens in the Czech Republic. They join a third Komodo dragon that has lived at...
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Talento y belleza en la arena: volleyball de playa femenino en fotos (fotogalería y vídeo)
El volleyball femenino de playa fue uno de los deportes más populares en la pasada Olimpíada de Londres y con buena razón. Al margen del talento de las protagonistas, la actividad se caracteriza particularmente por el espectacular atractivo de las...Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Brazil
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School in Prague to be named after Mayor Cermak
Eighty years ago, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was assassinated, an anniversary that some, like Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, say does not receive enough attention. But on Thursday, a school in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, will remember Cermak by...
Tags: Assassinations, Politics, Elections, Local Elections, Chicago City Council
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A Bay Area beer comes to L.A. - but watch out, it doesn't travel well
Trumer Pils, a traditional take on the classic German Pilsner style lager made in the Bay Area, launches in Southern California next week with special events around town, but you might want to exercise some caution when trying the beer for the first time....
Tags: Germany, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Traditional -- and crispy -- Mexican seafood at El Coraloense
Name of restaurant: El Coraloense. The root term "Cora" refers to the indigenous group from Western Central Mexico that live in the coastal state of Nayarit, which is where Leo Curie Sr. is from. "Loense" pays homage to his wife’s home state of...
Tags: Seafood, Dining and Drinking, Mexico, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Pritzker Military Library offers oral histories, speakers
The wide windows in the landmark Monroe Building offer a sweeping view of Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park. On a crystal-blue spring day, it's easy to temporarily forget the long, bloody history of warfare. But keeping the stories of "citizen soldiers"...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nazi Party, Michigan Avenue, Libraries
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L.A. Times Hero Complex film fest invades the TCL Chinese 6
The Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Festival kicks off Friday evening at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood & Highland with a double bill of John Carpenter's 1988 "They Live" and his classic 1978 horror film, "Halloween. Carpenter will appear...Tags: Arts and Culture, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Big Fish (movie), John August, Theater
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Four immigration officials charged with bribery, fraud
Attorney Kwang Man "John" Lee, authorities say, was a man who could make things happen — for a price. For a pound of marijuana and $44,000, the Koreatown attorney allegedly said, he could get an immigrant client a U.S. citizenship. "Price is...Tags: Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Politics, Bribery, Crime, Law and Justice
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