L.A. May Ban Silly String on Halloween
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LOS ANGELES - Banning Silly String in Tinseltown on Halloween? It's a proposal that to some seems almost too silly for words.    The City Council considers the issue no laughing matter, however, and on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to an ordinance banning the discharge of the gooey aerosol string in Hollywood on Oct...
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Los Angeles County and its cities braced Friday for the possibility of $10,000-a-day fines and citizen lawsuits if their beaches have bacteria levels that can sicken swimmers.
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com. When you hear the clichÃ© &quot;It&#39;s the most fun you&#39;ll have at the movies all year!&quot; that&#39;s usually a good sign to avoid that particular film like Cool Springs at Christmastime.
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A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled. District Court Judge Sally Loehrer affirmed a lower court ruling that as many as five misdemeanor criminal cases filed against Las Vegas strippers should be dismissed.
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A California city's regulation requiring some distance between exotic dancers and their audience during a performance is constitutional, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday.
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A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Watch out, Mickey Mouse. The Muppets might be sneaking up on you.
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has  rejected a Walt Disney Co.-backed attempt to strip rights to  the "Winnie the Pooh" character from the estate of long-time  Pooh licensee Stephen Slesinger, according to court documents  made public on Friday.
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The city is placing a velvet rope around the Sunset Strip, trying to control which clubs and eateries use the storied nickname, but some businesses say they're trying to rewrite history.
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By Dave Levinthal, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 15--Panhandling at night or near parking meters in Dallas' central business district would become illegal under a proposal the city attorney's office is drafting, two sources familiar with the process say.
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Halloween is expected to scare up record sales this year as more adults -- and pets -- join in what was once mainly a children's dress-up event, filling a void before the key Christmas shopping season.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec.
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Halloween is expected to scare up  record sales this year as more adults -- and pets -- join in  what was once mainly a children's dress-up event, filling a  void before the key Christmas shopping season.
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LOS ANGELES  - The calendar might say Labor Day, but holiday weekend moviegoers in North America are just as likely to be celebrating Halloween -- or, make that "Halloween," Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 slasher movie.
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While many Christmas trees sparkle with tinsel and lights during the holiday season, some reek of fox urine or wear a splatter of pink stain.
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Federal health officials are warning people not to use decorative contact lenses as part of Halloween costumes. Decorative lenses sold without a prescription are illegal and can cause serious
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Simple precautions such as adding reflective tape to costumes and accompanying young children as they go from door to door will help families avoid problems this Halloween, advises the American Academy of Pediatrics.