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US Senate gun law vote, The popularity of the AR-15 and why, Moby puts out a memoir
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Jun 20, 2016
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US Senate gun law vote, The popularity of the AR-15 and why, Moby puts out a memoir

Senate voted gun control measures likely to fail unless a compromise can be worked out, the rise and popularity of the AR-15, Moby's new memoir 'Porcelain.'

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 19:  Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 19: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Senate voted gun control measures likely to fail unless a compromise can be worked out, the rise and popularity of the AR-15, the Warriors choke at the finals.

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The gun control proposals have all come up for a vote and failed before. They're likely to fail again, but there is still some hope for a compromise.
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A look at the AR-15 and it's rise to popularity. What's the history behind this rifle and how did it become involved in some of the most high-profile mass shootings?
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"Those five minutes of walking on stage and being booed by 3,000 people while they pelted me with limes from cocktails... I'm pretty sure that's why I'm bald."
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In Utah, the Libertarian Party could be poised to act as sort of an anti-Trump spoiler in this year’s Presidential election.
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Records fell on Sunday, and more are expected to fall Monday as extreme temperatures grip Southern California.
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Every week we get the latest news coming out of Hollywood, its our weekly segment, "On the Lot," with Rebecca Keegan of the Los Angeles Times. The big story of course being Disney/Pixar's Finding Dory, which broke the opening weekend record for an animated film:
In the 1940s and 1950s, a few mathematically gifted women performed an unusual job – they completed complicated calculations for NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.
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Libros Schmibros' David Kipen joins us for his monthly segment on the latest literary news in LA and around greater California.