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Extra, Extra: Jimmy Kimmel Is Getting Kind Of Hunky
There are so many balls in MacArthur Park (Photo by Albert Valles via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
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- Southern California will soon be Eatin' Good In The Neighborhood now that Applebee's is moving their headquarters from Kansas City to Glendale.
- And finally, we're all Ryer the River Otter when it comes to having to wake up in the morning:
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