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California to add something old to marriage license applications: 'bride' and 'groom'
Associated Press WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The words "bride" and "groom" will reappear on all marriage license applications issued in California starting next month, state health officials said. In a notice posted on its Web site, the California Department of Public Health...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Same-Sex Marriage, Health Organizations, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Coroner: Madison couple died in homicide-suicide
The Dane County coroner says a couple found dead in a Madison home Saturday evening died in a homicide-suicide. Coroner John Stanley says 66-year-old Salvador Tellez-Giron died from self-inflicted hanging and his wife, 33-year-old Viviana Tellez-Giron,...Tags: Suicide, National or Ethnic Minorities, Murder
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Miley Cyrus celebrates her Sweet 16 with star-studded Disneyland concert and bash
AP Entertainment WriterANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) _ Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday — even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Demi Lovato, Walt Disney World Resort
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Ahead of Judaism's Day of Atonement, Israel's Big Brother finds religion
Associated Press WriterNEVE ILAN, Israel (AP) _ The television show "Big Brother" will confront a new reality in Israel Wednesday evening with the start of Yom Kippur. As Israel comes to a standstill to mark the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, producers of the cult...Tags: Tzipi Livni, Religious Festivals, Television Industry, Yom Kippur, Christianity
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My L.A.: Hollywood's New Counterculture
Here's an idea for the next installment of the Saw torture-porn series: Set it in ancient Rome, with early Christians ousted from their underground chapel and put through a myriad of sadistic deaths. It's a marketer's dream. Not only can ads declare it...Tags: Cameron Diaz, Sean Penn, Google Inc., Corruption, Same-Sex Marriage
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Mistrial ends case in which San Diego firefighters claimed harassment at gay pride parade
Associated Press WriterSAN DIEGO (AP) _ A mistrial was declared Monday after a jury could not decide whether to award damages to four firefighters who claimed they were sexually harassed after being forced to participate in a gay pride parade last year. The jury deliberated...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Festive Event, Fires, Trials, Gays and Lesbians
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Ga. transgender politician wins lawsuit that said she misled voters by running as a woman
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) _ Georgia's top court ruled in favor of a transgender politician who was slapped with a lawsuit by two political opponents who claimed she misled voters by running as a woman. The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on Monday found that...Tags: Court Administration, Gay Rights, Lawyers, Local Authority, Civil Rights
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Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland
The Associated PressMiley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday -- even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Cindy Crawford, Billy Ray Cyrus
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London mayor orders inquiry after black police claim discrimination is rampant
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) _ The mayor of London ordered an investigation into racism at the Metropolitan Police on Monday, after black police complained about rampant discrimination. Both the Black Police Association and the Society of Black Lawyers have urged...Tags: Discrimination, Boris Johnson, Racism, Regional Authority, Human Rights
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Frances Feldman of USC dies; found cancer patient bias
LOS ANGELES - Frances Lomas Feldman, a University of Southern California professor and social work pioneer who conducted a groundbreaking study in the 1970s that showed cancer patients faced discrimination in the workplace, has died. She was 95....Tags: Employees, Health Organizations, Diseases, Illegal Immigrants, Research
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State celebrates 100th anniversary of Allensworth
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn 1908, Lt. Col. Allen Allensworth, a charismatic ex-slave and retired military man, set out to build an all-black community on a hardscrabble patch of land 40 miles north of Bakersfield. This weekend, the centennial of his long-shuttered town will be...Tags: Armed Forces, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, William Allen, Inglewood
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Stonewall Jackson settles age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry
AP Entertainment WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Country singer Stonewall Jackson has settled his federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry and its management. The terms of the settlement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Nashville were not disclosed. A...Tags: Discrimination, Court Administration, Government Health Care, Gaylord Entertainment Company, Carrie Underwood
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