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- A Newport Beach man marries the adult woman he’s accused of raping when she was a minor.
- TV On the Radio bassist Gerard Smith, 34, has died.
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- Police in Rialto say they have made an arrest in the recent fatal Taco Bell drive-thru shooting.
- Peace out: Culver City eatery The Point finally closes.
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