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- More than 33,000 patient records at MLK Hospital in South L.A. have been breached.
- Whooping cough on the rise: at least 4,017 cases reported in California and nine have died.
- Expect delays on the Red and Purple lines this weekend due to safety inspections.
- Earlier LAist told you state unemployment figures, here's how it plays out within L.A. County.
- Popular gay club The Factory in West Hollywood is being sold.
- Take an urban staircase hike tomorrow morning in downtown Los Angeles.
- Yet another video of a car break in in Venice, proving that if you leave it, you just might lose it.
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