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Take Two for May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Take Two for May 1, 2013

We take a look back at the May Day protests of 2006 Father-in-law of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman arrested; Big pharma's push for the female 'viagra' pill, Osphena; Yahoo! doubles maternity leave time for employees; Federal task force says everyone 15-65 should get routine HIV testing, plus much more.

May Day protests in Downtown Los Angeles.
May Day protests in Downtown Los Angeles.
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We take a look back at the May Day protests of 2006 Father-in-law of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman arrested; Big pharma's push for the female 'viagra' pill, Osphena; Yahoo! doubles maternity leave time for employees; Federal task force says everyone 15-65 should get routine HIV testing, plus much more.

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Last night, Mexican authorities captured the father-in-law of Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman. If that name doesn't ring a bell, he's the head of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel.
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What do Angelenos want the next mayor to focus on? Transportation issues. Specifically, the sorry condition of the city's roads.
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The US Preventative Services Taskforce now says that everyone ages 15 to 65 should be tested for the virus that causes AIDS. Here to tell us more about what this recommendation means is Michael Weinstein, the president of AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
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On this May Day, activists expect thousands of people to march through the streets of downtown LA in a call for immigration reform. Demonstrators remember another time when immigration reform was at the top of the national agenda.
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We know what lawmakers and CEOs think about high-skilled immigrants. They want more of them. Tech companies have been lobbying hard to get more visas for these workers, and Washington has been listening. But what do the high-skilled immigrants want?
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One of the tech companies pushing for more H1B visas is Facebook. The company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently launched a bipartisan coalition called Forward U.S. to help lobby for immigration reform. But this group has other items on its agenda that some have found surprising.
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It's time for our weekly romp through sports with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky. They've covered the L.A. sports scene for over a decade for the Times and ESPN.
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Yesterday we told you about a one-of-a-kind comedy festival happening all this week: Comedy Central's Twitter #ComedyFest. The festival features all sorts of legendary funny people, from the cast of "Reno 911," to Judd Apatow, Mel Brooks, and Carl Reiner.
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He was once a trusted advisor, but now he's become an outspoken critic. Paul Tanaka, the longtime number two man in the LA County Sheriff's Department, stepped down unexpectedly in March. Now, he's told the Los Angeles Times he was forced out by Sheriff Lee Baca, and he's accusing the Sheriff of caring more about politics than public safety.
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The television ratings company, Nielsen, is going digital... finally. They're rolling out a pilot program that will let them track audience television viewing habits online.
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If you're a working soon-to-be-mom, you might want to consider working at Yahoo. The California-based tech company has just announced that it's doubling its maternity leave for new moms.
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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a drug called Osphena, a drug that some are calling the female equivalent of viagra. It's headed to market next month.
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New nation-wide science standards released a few weeks ago lay out lessons that are aimed at Kindergarten aged tots. But a handful of programs across Southern California are starting even sooner and they're teaching scientific concepts to preschoolers.
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How could a common house cat find its way back home from 200 miles away? Scientists think some animals can actually have internal compasses that detect the earth's magnetic field.
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Next month, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will unveil plans for a $650-million makeover. It's an impressive plan, but do they have the money to pull it off? For more on this we're joined now by Christopher Hawthorne who writes about architecture for the Los Angeles Times.