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Oscars 2018: The Shape of Water and Frances McDormand rule The Shape of Water, about a woman who falls in love with a sea creature, has taken the top honours at the Oscars
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All-Star Game: Team LeBron beat Team Steph 148-145
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Glee actor Mark Salling, 35, found dead
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Houston Astros win World Series for first time
The Houston Astros are champions for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angel...
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Dodgers down Astros 3-1 in World Series Game 1
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Weinstein: Oscars academy to hold emergency talks The hosts of the Oscars are to hold emergency talks to consider the future role of film mogul Harvey Weinstein following claims of sexual misconduct | |
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Meryl Streep and Dame Judi Dench speak out about Weinstein
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Playboy founder Hefner dies aged 91
Hugh Hefner, founder of the international adult magazine passed away peacefully at home, from natural causes
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Emmys 2017: The Handmaid's Tale the main winner
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Kendrick Lamar tops VMA winners in Los Angeles
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Third woman accuses Roman Polanski of sex attack
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Olympic Games: Los Angeles agrees to host in 2028 |
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Oscars mistake: Moonlight wins best picture
Map of Dolby Theatre Los Angeles CA USA Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars - but only after Faye Dunaway initially announced La La Land had won
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Stars and fans pay tribute to Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher
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Snapchat launches sunglasses with camera |
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Singer Chris Brown arrested for 'pointing gun at woman' |
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10,000 homes evacuated from path of Sand Fire |
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California struggles to contain wildfire near Los Angeles |
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Hundreds flee homes near Los Angeles
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Led Zeppelin cleared of plagiarism in Stairway case |
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Star Trek's Chekov, killed by his own car |
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Gunman and one dead at UCLA campus |
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Johnny Depp's wife accuses him of assault |
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in marriage split |
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US comedian and actor Garry Shandling dies at 66 |
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Maria Sharapova failed drugs test at Australian Open
Former world number Sharapova, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues
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LA police testing knife 'found on old OJ Simpson property' |
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Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Academy Award
DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for survival epic The Revenant, after six nominations. He was named best actor at the 88th Academy ...
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Grammys: Taylor Swift wins album of the year |
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Earth, Wind & Fire soul band founder Maurice White dies |
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Screen Actors Guild awards: 'Diversity reigns' in ceremony |
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Oscars 2016: The Revenant tops nominations list |
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California state of emergency over methane leak |
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Natalie Cole, R&B and jazz singer, dies aged 65 |
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Los Angeles schools shut over email threat to students |
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Novelist Jackie Collins dies aged 77 |
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Wes Craven, US horror filmmaker, dies aged 76 |
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Man drowns in Demi Moore's swimming pool |
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More than 20 injured after commuter train collides into car |
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Robert Durst charged with murder |
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Frozen sequel announced by Disney |
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Blurred Lines 'copied Marvin Gaye' |
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Harrison Ford injured in plane crash |
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US police shoot homeless man dead |
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Star Trek legend Nimoy dies at 83 |
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Dark comedy Birdman won best film
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LA police 'shot man in back' |
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US cinemas to screen The Interview
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Sony 'will not drop' North Korea film The Interview |
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Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it
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Police open probe into Cosby claim |
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Neil Patrick Harris to host Oscars |
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US soccer legend Donovan retires |
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Los Angeles flood hits university |
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James Garner, Rockford Files star, dies aged 86 |
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Sixty-seven giant snails seized at LA airport |
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LA Kings win the Cup on Martinez's double-OT goal |
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Oil spill on streets of Los Angeles |
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World rallies for kidnapped girls |
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LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned for life |
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NBA probes racist remarks claim The US National Basketball Association (NBA) is investigating a report alleging that the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling made racist remarks
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Earthquake felt in Los Angeles area |
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Earthquake felt near Los Angeles |
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Slave and Gravity share Oscar spoils
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'Dumb' Starbucks owner revealed |
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Gravity and Hustle vie for Oscars
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Hollywood turns out for Golden Globes |
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US musician Phil Everly dies aged 74 |
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No drugs or alcohol in fatal crash of actor Paul Walker |
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'Fresh Prince' actor Avery dies |
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US actor Paul Walker dies in crash |
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Sriracha hot sauce factory production partially halted |
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TSA officer shot dead at LA airport
Anthony Ciancia is in custody after a transportation official was killed and seven injured. Parts of Los Angeles International Airport were being...
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'Argo' wins best picture Oscar
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
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Officials quiz filmmaker linked to video
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British director Tony Scott dead |
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LA riots figure Rodney King dead
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L.A. Kings win historic Stanley Cup
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'The Artist' takes top Oscar honors
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Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48 
One of the most celebrated female singers of all time died in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where she had been staying as a guest. Her hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Lov... | |
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Arson suspect charged with 37 counts
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Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury
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Eight dead in California shooting
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Los Angeles 'averts traffic gridlock' |
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Elizabeth Taylor dies Dame Elizabeth Taylor, one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79
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King's Speech crowned at Oscars |
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Lakers edge Celtics, win 16th title |
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'Hurt Locker' is best picture, wins 6 Oscars
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Jackson's doctor denies manslaughter |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich
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Switzerland: Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
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Pop legend Michael Jackson buried Friends and family of Jackson have paid their last respects to the singer known as the King of Pop at a funeral ceremony
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Heat fuelling California wildfire Firefighters tackling an intense wildfire north of Los Angeles say the blaze remains 'very dangerous'. The blaze to spread over 134 sq miles
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Firemen die in California inferno |
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Jackson death ruled as homicide
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Emotional farewell to King of Pop
Michael Jackson's family and fans have said farewell to the superstar at an emotional memorial service at the Staples Center
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Jackson's body arrives at Staples Center |
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Jacksons 'plan private ceremony' |
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BET Awards celebrate Michael Jackson |
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'No foul play' in Jackson death
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More tests after Jackson autopsy |
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Singer Michael Jackson dies 
Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving global fame as a solo artist. Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies
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Slumdog Millionaire winning 8 Oscars |
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Woman gives birth to octuplets
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Benjamin Button leads Oscar field |
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'Santa' gunman in fatal attack |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train
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Lakers win Western Conference |
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Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars |
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Democratic pair hold key debate |
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LA cardinal offers abuse apology
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Plea for gang violence crackdown |
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Train crash in Los Angeles suburb
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R&B music legend Ray Charles dies
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Ronald Reagan dead at 93 Former President died at his home in Los Angeles. He led a conservative revolution and hastened the end of the Cold War | |
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George Harrison dies Former Beatle singer, songwriter and guitarist has died after losing battle against cancer at age 58
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NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers |
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Democrats select Gore, Lieberman Democratic faithful assembled in the Los Angeles selects Vice President and Sen. Lieberman to head ticket
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Los Angeles win series 4-2 over Pacers |
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Hattie McDaniel is first black actress to win an Oscar
Map of Catalina Street and Mariposa Avenue Los Angeles USA An American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind | |