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  Compton Mayor Aja Brown Drops Out of Congressional Race, Days After Stacey Dash Withdraws

  April 6 at 7:35 a.m.

  Compton Mayor Aja Brown has announced that she is dropping out of the race for the 44th Congressional District in South Los Angeles. Her statement comes just days after former actress and conservative political commentator Stacey Dash withdrew her candidacy. “I am excited and blessed to announce that my husband of fourteen years and I are expecting our first child,” Brown said.

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  Local Billionaire Physician Patrick Soon-Shiong Agrees to Buy L.A. Times

  February 7 at 9:30 a.m.

  Patrick Soon-Shiong, a Los Angeles-based billionaire and physician, is close to purchasing the L.A. Times and its sister paper, the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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  At Least 58 Dead in Las Vegas Mass Shooting

  Monday, October 2, 2017 at 12:12 a.m.

  At least 58 people were killed and 515 others were injured in a mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday night.

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  Fatalities Reported Following Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert

  Monday, May 22, 2017 at 5 p.m.

  Local police said in a statement "there are a number of confirmed fatalities" at Manchester Arena as one or two explosions rocked the venue in England during an Ariana Grande concert on the evening of Monday, May 22. Police also reported multiple injuries. Other reports, including one from NBC News,...

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  2 Dead in Separate Units of Venice Apartment Building

  Monday, January 6, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.

  Updated on the next page: Police say that, so far, the deaths appear to be natural -- and coincidental. First posted at 1:10 p.m. Two men who appeared to be in their 40s were found dead in Venice today, police said. The bodies were found in two separate units of...

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  Asa James Dolak, Alleged Arsonist, Fatally Shot by Torrance Cops

  Thursday, December 26, 2013 at 2:42 p.m.

  Updated at the bottom with confirmation from Torrance police. A teenager who is alleged to have burned the home occupied by his own 2-year-old child was fatally shot by cops today, according to the Daily Breeze's Larry Altman. Police confirmed to the Weekly that there was an officer-involved shooting this...