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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) speaks next to LAPD Chief Charlie Beck during a media conference in Los Angeles City Hall as the Occupy LA protest camp continues outside

Los Angeles to evict Occupy camp on Monday

Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters who have been camped in front of Los Angeles' City Hall for nearly two months will be evicted on Monday, city officials said on Friday.

Occupy Movement Inspires Rise in U.S. Campus Activism

A University of California Davis police officer pepper-sprays students during their sit-in at an ''Occupy UCD'' demonstration in Davis, California November 18, 2011.
Violent confrontations between police and protesters at two University of California campuses have drawn a new cadre of students into the Occupy Wall Street movement and unleashed what some historians call the biggest surge in campus activism since the 1960s.

Black Friday 2011: Chaos Sweeps Nation on Retailers' Big Day

Black Friday 2011: Chaos Sweeps Nation on Retailers' Big Day
Alongside sales and long lines, some shoppers were greeted with violence as American consumers embarked on what is traditionally the year's largest shopping day. Shoppers pepper-sprayed one another in the battle for bargains, while at least one shopper was shot for her merchandise.
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People carrying boxes walk past Chocolate Covered candy shop in the Noe Valley district in San Francisco, California November 21, 2011.

IPOs Stoke San Francisco Housing Market

Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood all year, but he needs one thing to happen first: gaming-company Zynga's initial public offering.
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Ski Season Preview: The Best of the West Coast

As winter chills set in, it's time to dust off the skis and head to the hill! But before you do, check out this guide to the best of the West. This ski season preview has you covered for season dates, best runs, and directions to the top resorts.
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West Hollywood gives final approval to fur ban

A first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of fur clothing in the trendy Southern California city of West Hollywood has been given final approval by officials after weeks of contentious debate.
Singer Rihanna performs during a concert as part of her tour for her latest album ''Loud'' in Nilson Nelson gymnasium in Brasilia

Rihanna's Talk The Talk release tops iTunes

Grammy-winning singer Rihanna may soon be headed to the top of the album charts after her latest record, Talk That Talk reached No. 1 on iTunes on Tuesday, one day after its release.
A protester holds up a sign during an Occupy LA march in Los Angeles, California

Occupy L.A. says city is offering incentives to move

City officials have offered Occupy L.A. protesters 10,000 square feet of indoor space and other incentives to vacate the City Hall lawn they have camped on for over seven weeks, a lawyer for the group said on Tuesday.
Singer Rihanna performs during a concert as part of her tour for her latest album ''Loud'' in Nilson Nelson gymnasium in Brasilia September 21, 2011.

Rihanna's 'Talk The Talk' Release Tops iTunes

Grammy-winning singer Rihanna may soon be headed to the top of the album charts after her latest record, Talk That Talk reached No. 1 on iTunes on Tuesday, one day after its release.
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Mediator Appointed in Dodgers-Fox Sports Dispute

The Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy case judge appointed a mediator to try and sort out the dispute between the baseball team and Fox Sports regarding the sale of the team's television telecast rights.

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