As the death toll from this week's flash floods rose to at least 800 Saturday, authorities tried desperately to rescue thousands of stranded villagers and deliver emergency relief to stricken areas.
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Death toll in Pakistan floods hits 800
Posted: August 1st, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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Officials fear the number could rise once emergency teams are able to survey devastated areas. Authorities are stepping up efforts to provide relief and rescue stranded villagers.
As the death toll from this week's flash floods rose to at least 800 Saturday, authorities tried desperately to rescue thousands of stranded villagers and deliver emergency relief to stricken areas. -
Firefighters battling Crown fire hope for light winds and cooler temperatures
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:54am EDT
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Firefighters appeared to be gaining the upper hand Saturday in a battle against a wildfire that has burned almost 14,000 acres in northern L.A. County.
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'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 8:27am EDT
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Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said.
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House approves oil spill legislation
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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The bill, passed 209 to 193, would impose new safeguards for offshore drilling, remove a liability cap for spill damages, and hit energy producers with a new tax to fund conservation measures.
In its most sweeping response to the gulf oil spill, the House on Friday approved legislation that would impose new environmental safeguards for offshore drilling, remove a liability cap for spill damages, and slap industry with a new tax to fund conservation projects nationwide.
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Board moves to audit L.A. County children services
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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Following a Times report about the suicide of an 11-year-old boy, two county supervisors introduce a proposal to evaluate the department's management and effectiveness in child abuse investigation.
Los Angeles County supervisors took steps this week to hire an independent auditing firm to conduct a sweeping review of the troubled Department of Children and Family Services.
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Bell's business ties to officials probed
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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L.A. County D.A. examines the city's $4.6-million purchase tied to a former politician.
The city of Bell has a pattern of doing business with current and former city officials, including an ex-mayor who served time in federal prison, according to interviews and records obtained by The Times.
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Maxine Waters faces ethics charges
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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The Los Angeles congresswoman plans to fight the allegations in a House trial, a source says. A panel has been investigating her efforts on behalf of OneUnited Bank, which had ties to her husband.
A House panel is preparing to accuse Rep. Maxine Waters of at least one ethics violation in her efforts to help a bank with ties to her husband, and the longtime Los Angeles Democrat plans to fight the charges in a House trial, according to a source familiar with the case.
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Google's data collection harmless, Britain says
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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Authorities agree that information captured by Google's Street View fleet is fragmentary and can't be linked to identifiable people. The Internet giant faces similar scrutiny in the U.S.
In the United States, Google Inc. is defending itself against lawsuits, a congressional probe and a 37-state investigation over personal information the Internet giant collected from unsecured wireless networks while assembling photos and data for its Street View mapping service.
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Firefighters gain ground on Crown fire
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 2:45am EDT
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By late Friday, firefighters appeared to be gaining control of the Crown fire near Palmdale.
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Arizona police release 80 immigration protesters from jail
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:45am EDT
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio also announces that three illegal immigrants were arrested in his sweep.
Eighty demonstrators against Arizona's tough-on-illegal-immigration policies trickled out of jails here Friday, as a local sheriff continued one of his controversial operations that critics contend targets Latinos.