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Extra, Extra: Daylight Savings is Tonight, Wildfire Season is Over and Twilight Devotees Are In Town
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- If you've been wondering when we're going to fall back dammit, tonight is the night (and check your fire alarm batteries, too).
- Cal Fire says that wildfire season 2011 is officially over.
- The official Twilight Convention is being held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza this weekend.
- The poor little dog purposely dragged behind a truck in Riverside County is expected to recover.
- Boston-based Emerson College is building a campus in Hollywood of all places.
- Good news on the Kim Kardashian front. (No, really.) First, she's gone into hiding. Second, she's not coming out until she begins filming on the Tyler Perry movie — wait for it — "Marriage Counselor."
- Cops are worried about a few violent episodes at Occupy L.A. Villaraigosa says the problem comes from people not really affiliated with the event showing up to party or do drugs.
- Lindsay Lohan crashed the J. Edgar party last nightand Leo TOTALLY ignored her.
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