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Charlie Sheen's ex-wife arrested in Colorado

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Brooke Mueller, the ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, was arrested for cocaine possession and assault in Aspen, Colorado, the ski resort town where Sheen was arrested for assaulting Mueller in December 2009.
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Pixar, Tweety Bird shortlisted for Oscar animated shorts

The Oscars' Best Animated Short Film category will be the usual battle between giants and little guys this year, with Pixar and Tweety Bird competing with a batch of smaller animated films from around the world. The Academy released a 10-film shortlist on Thursday, which puts Pixar's La Luna in the running to become the company's 11th nomination, and gives the Warner Bros. cartoon I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat a chance to add to WB's long history in the category as well.
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Grammy nominees in key categories

Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, announced in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Winners will be announced on February 12.
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Harry Potter theme parks set to expand

Harry Potter fans could be getting a second theme park in the United States, and possibly further attractions in Japan and Singapore, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
Local residents look at eucalyptus trees which fell on cars and blocked the street on Ave 57 after a heavy wind storm in the morning at Highland Park in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles wind storm disrupts flights, cuts power

A powerful wind storm with gale-force gusts left much of the Los Angeles area strewn with toppled trees and downed power lines on Thursday, slowing traffic, damaging homes and knocking out electricity to over 350,000 customers.
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Ukulele player Bill Tapia dies at 103

Ukulele player Bill Tapia, believed to be the oldest performing musician in the world, died on Friday at the age of 103, his official website said.
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California homicide rate drops 7.8 percent in 2010

A state government report said on Friday that California's homicide rate fell by 7.8 percent in 2010 to the lowest level since 1966, in-line with a U.S. drop in violent crimes that researchers have attributed in part to better police work.
Overview of the Human Rights Council special session on the situation in Syria at the United Nations in Geneva

United Nations Chief Urges Syria's Referral to ICC

The United Nations High Commissioner for human rights on Friday urged the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands following a reveal of evidence by an independent panel that suggests the country's security forces have committed crimes against humanity as it attempts to clamp down on an eight-month-old uprising.

The 10 Worst Cities for Job Hunting in America

Forbes released a list of the top ten worst cities for finding a job in America this week. Based off aggregated data from Indeed.com, Forbes found that Miami, Los Angeles, Riverside, Calif. and Las Vegas topped the list as the worst metro areas for job seekers.

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