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Photo by jek in the box via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Citigroup "seized the beleaguered EMI Group" from Guy Hands' hands on Tuesday putting to rest one of the industry's "most tarnished misadventures," reports The Wrap, signaling the possible auction of the No. 4 record colossus. Hands' Terra Firma private equity firm turned over ownership of EMI -- home of The Beatles, Coldplay, Katy Perry, thousands of others -- to the U.S....

Photo by LA Wad via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Five of Glendale's finest and one sergeant are currently on "paid administrative leave" as their roles in four incidents are investigated by officials, reports the Glendale News-Press. Because it is deemed a "personnel matter," city officials and police declined to reveal the identify the officers and declined to discuss the nature of the incidents. However, notes the Glendale News-Press, "in referencing some of...

This will not do the story justice. You'll have to watch the video. OC woman Coley Pittman on a recent trip to Dingle, Ireland was reunited with her dolphin BFF. Dingle, a town of 1,900 humans and 500,000 sheep, is also home to a "solitary dolphin" named Fungi that reportedly lives on its own without seeking other dolphin companionship. Pittman visited Fungi several times over the past 12 years to swim with the wild,...

Photo by ScottyP via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A new set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been released by the US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services including 23 key recommendations for the general population and six key recommendations for specific population groups, like pregnant women. The federal government's "evidence-based nutritional guidance" is aimed at promoting health, lessening the risk of diseases, and reducing obesity through...

Renowned UK film composer whose iconic James Bond theme created a mood that launched a legacy, has died of a heart attack in New York at 77. The BAFTA fellow and OBE recipient won 5 Academy Awards for his work on Out of Africa, Dances With Wolves, Born Free, and The Lion In Winter. The emotional allure of Barry's sound is recognizable in brassy arrangements, often-jazzy choices and swoon-worthy strings. Barry is responsible for...

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The Los Angeles Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint tonight in Silver Lake as part of their ongoing campaign to remove dangerous drivers from the roads and educate the public on safety risks of driving under the influence. The checkpoint will be running tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Hyperion Avenue at Scotland Street. "Sobriety checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed...

A small, twin-engine Piper Comanche plane crashed into the roof of a home in Big Bear on Sunday injuring two people. According to an FAA spokesman, the accident happened around 7:20 a.m. on Mountain View Boulevard shortly after takeoff from Big Bear Airport, says KTLA. The pilot was reportedly able "to extract himself" from the aircraft and was taken to an local hospital with unknown injuries. A person inside the house was also hurt....

First cell phones and now the car. California, you're grounded. Why? Because you broke curfew to go on a date with that college boy and you're $25.4 billion over your allowance. On Friday, Jerry Brown ordered California agencies to immediately stop buying new cars and announced that all vehicles deemed non-essential for state business are to be sold within 120 days.

It's only a spot of rain but it's also Sunday and if you needed an excuse to be a loungy sloth and catch up on required LAist reading, well, the weather is happy to oblige. A storm in the region means light rain and possible thunderstorms with snow levels potentially falling to 4,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service.

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via Twitter Thanks @nowthatsWTF and @TaradiseUNLV for this rich piece of LA history. A 14-second Google search turned up something not quite resembling corroboration of this story that most weren't sure they could actually prove. The comments, as expected, provided much in the way of giggling (in those 14 seconds) with the expected, but no less funny, ha-has like: "it stayed hard all the time, he was always sitting around getting stoned, the kids...