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Extra, Extra: Naked Sushi Bar, a Boring Plant, and The Most Overrated Bands
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- Sorry, but cross burning isn't covered under "free speech," rules judge in SLO County.
- A "naked sushi bar" coming to DTLA is trying a little too hard to stir up controversy about itself.
- Firefighters rescued two dogs from a burning home in Van Nuys.
- KCET's The Back Forty introduces us to "The Most Astonishing Boring Plant in the Mojave."
- The Occupy movement has come to UCLA.
- Speaking of Occupy, the LAPD wants to shut down the @OccupyLAPD Twitter account.
- A woman who died after suffering extensive burns was allegedly set on fire by her ex-boyfriend.
- You're dying to know: Did Coldplay make the OC Register's "most overrated bands" list?
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