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Cyber Monday, battle of the Hollywood trade mags, tracing our trash's epic journey and more
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Dec 3, 2013
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Cyber Monday, battle of the Hollywood trade mags, tracing our trash's epic journey and more

Colombian president Juan Miguel Santos visits the White House; Cyber Monday sales break records; 'Junkyard Planet' traces our trash's epic journey around the world; The battle of the Hollywood trade mags; Tuesday Reviewsday: Khari Mateen, Solange Knowles, and more

Walmart advertises Cyber Monday sales on the company's website on November 26, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Americans are expected to spend $1.5 billion while shopping online today, up 20 percent from last year.
Walmart advertises Cyber Monday sales on the company's website on November 26, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Americans are expected to spend $1.5 billion while shopping online today, up 20 percent from last year.
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Colombian president Juan Miguel Santos visits the White House; Cyber Monday sales break records; 'Junkyard Planet' traces our trash's epic journey around the world; The battle of the Hollywood trade mags; Tuesday Reviewsday: Khari Mateen, Solange Knowles, and more

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When you drop a piece of paper or a used plastic bottle into that recycle bin, where does it actually go? The answer: It depends. Our trash, whether it's an old car, Christmas lights or newspaper, may travel the world before it becomes something new.
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Cyber Monday — as we're wont to call it — broke all time records, becoming the biggest online shopping day in history. Online sales were up 21 percent from 2012 according to IBM reports, and mobile traffic accounted for about 1 in 3 of those visits.
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The White House welcomes the Colombian president, Juan Miguel Santos, to his second official visit to the U.S.
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For decades, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety were Tinsel Town's go-to sources for film news. But times have changed, and ow there are four competing entertainment rags. Lately, that competition has become very, very nasty.
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In our weekly feature, our reviewers pick their favorite new music. Take a listen and view videos by their recommended bands.
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The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has a reputation as one of the nation's oldest and toughest biker gangs. Turns out, they're also quite litigious.
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That sort of arrangement would entail compromises, but just what sort of compromise are the millions of immigrants living in this country willing to make?
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Earlier this year, a L.A. County judge found that Palmdale's at-large elections — where the whole city votes on each district's representative — was in violation of the California Voting Rights Act and therefore illegal.
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We look at the trial of two Fullerton police officers, accused of beating homeless man Kelly Thomas to death.
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Now we head north, where the San Francisco Bay finally recovering from 150 years of mining pollution.
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Thirteen Chinese merchant sailors, killed execution style in Asia's Golden Triangle. That's the subject of a new investigative report, published by the Atavist and written by Jeff Howe.
Listen 5:43
"Where's the beef?" and "Wassup?" aren't just questions, but famous catch phrases that once captured the American cultural psyche