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Desperate mom-and-pops turn to risky cash advances in tough economy — and can get burned
Struggling small businesses are turning to costly merchant cash advances for quick capital, but high fees and daily payouts are driving many into debt....
government
Arellano: Nithya Raman is learning Spanish. What that says about her vision for L.A.
Since the start of her mayoral campaign, Raman has sprinkled Spanglish into her speeches and sometimes offered whole sentences in softly accented, lightly stilted Spanish. It's part of an effort to win over Latinos....
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Surprising close encounters with marine predators in California bring awe and fear
Social media footage showed Eastern Tropical orcas, who normally enjoy the warmer waters of Baja in October, traveling in a pod and within feet of a few boats, leaving guests stunned and howling on Saturday outside Laguna Beach....
safety
Jewelry thief who swallowed earrings from Tiffany & Co during arrest to be sentenced in December
A jewelry thief was found guilty of robbery and grand theft after swallowing earrings.
government
UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The tensions between Washington and Havana have spilled over into public forums at the United Nations.