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Los Angeles cop pleads not guilty in corpse fondling case
A Los Angeles police officer pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that he fondled a dead woman’s breasts, authorities said....
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Federal judge holds freelancers to new California labor law
DON THOMPSON Associated Press A federal judge will not temporarily exempt freelance journalists an
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Lyft’s good-guy image tainted by sexual assault lawsuits
CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer For years, Lyft has been the good guy of ride-hailing. In early
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Court Order Allows Hotel Worker Protections to Take Effect January 1
Today, the U.S. District Court issued an order allowing the workload provisions of the City of Santa Monica’s Hotel Worker...
Read moreHuffman gets 14 days in college admissions scam
COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying...
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In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?
MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states...
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