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HIV-Positive Performer Shuts Down L.A.’s Billion-dollar Porn Industry

An adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, prompting a temporary shutdown of the billion-dollar porn industry in Los Angeles on Monday night. Porn producers shut down the shoots in Southern California as the diagnosis is confirmed through retesting, an industry group told the media

ATF Chief Reassigned in Fast and Furious Scandal

The White House replaced the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Attorney for Arizona on Tuesday in the latest casualties over a botched gun-running investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
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Are Hookah Bars Illegal?

Asking whether hookah bars are illegal may seem like a silly question given the massive proliferation of such establishments in the last decade.
Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at the Armstrong Medical Clinic in Houston

Judge Bars Testimony from Longtime Jackson Doctor

Michael Jackson's dermatologist will not testify in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, a judge ruled on Monday, in a blow to defense plans to portray the singer as a drug addict who may have given himself the substance that caused his death.
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L.A. Gasoline Slides - US West Coast Products

Los Angeles wholesale gasoline differentials fell 15 cents per gallon Monday on news that production at Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N) 149,500 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, was unaffected by a malfunction on Thursday night, traders said.
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Jake Owen's Blue Jean Night is ordinary

If you were to scientifically engineer a modern male country star, you might come up with Jake Owen. He's got the stubble-laden dimples, the easy grin, the longish, slightly tousled hair, the pleasant, Southern-accented baritone, and the obligatory one-syllable first name and two-syllable last name.
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California lawmakers save scandal-plagued city

California lawmakers rejected a bill on Monday that would have disincorporated Vernon, a small city near Los Angeles where excessive salaries of some officials attracted the attention of investigators.

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