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Extra, Extra: Bicyclist Fatally Shot in Koreatown
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- A bicyclist was fatally shot and another was wounded in Koreatown this afternoon
- Newport Beach wants to send a $35,000 bill to President Obama for all the costs the city incurred because he had a fundraiser
- The Dodgers are hosting a "bark in the park"
- Good news: CHP says no one died overnight in any traffic accidents in LA County, which is a great way to kick off the 3-day weekend
- What is "gourmet bathing"? Oh, let me tell you...
- A Texas honors student was jailed for missing school because she was too tired
- Here's a lip-dub proposal caught on video
- The Sierras are snowy
- In tonight's Extra, Extra, Newport Beach wants to charge Obama for campaigning in town, we figure out what gourmet bathing is and two bicyclists were shot in K-town.
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