What happened on April 29, 2011

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What happened on April 29, 2011

WORLD

U.S. ambassador to India Timothy Roemer resigns By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

Royal wedding dress is fit for a future queen By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic

William and Kate: 'Man and wife together' By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

Relatives of 2010 Afghan air crash victims lobby for redress By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times

Royal wedding coverage reflects a changing British media By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

China's population expanded slowly over last decade By Benjamin Haas, Los Angeles Times

Syria Baath Party members quit; military defections reported By Meris Lutz and Roula Hajjar, Los Angeles Times

Japanese drop their traditional politeness over nuclear crisis By John M. Glionna and Kenji Hall, Los Angeles Times

Britain celebrates the royal wedding By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

Not all Britons are royally thrilled By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times

China is 'backsliding' on human rights, U.S. envoy says By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times

NATO airstrike mistakenly kills 12 Libyan rebels By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times

Syria protests erupt despite government warnings By Borzou Daragahi and Meris Lutz, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Egan's trajectory through life By Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times

Lexington Social House aims to keep visitors all night By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

Movie Review: 'The Double Hour' By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Movie Review: 'Fast Five' By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Director Young-mi Lee upends Korean mores By John Glionna, Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Making the Boys' By Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times Theater Critic

Stagecoach: Secret Sisters find that word travels fast By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil' By Robert Abele, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Movie review: 'Exporting Raymond' By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

It'll be a literary weekend in L.A. By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

Movie reviews: 'Stake Land' By Robert Abele

Movie Review: 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

Things really clique for 'Prom' Michael Phillips, Movie critic

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell assails NBC over Donald Trump link By Greg Braxton and Meg James, Los Angeles Times

Comics on Comics: Adam McKay on Matt Braunger By Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times

Stagecoach: It's a frequent-riders program By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

L.A. set to pig out with Cochon 555 By Krista Simmons, Los Angeles Times

BUSINESS

Food safety problems reemerge in China By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times

Zappos tours showcase company's quirks By Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times

Viacom profit soars 53% on Paramount Pictures revenue By Meg James, Los Angeles Times

Grauman's Chinese Theatre to be sold to two movie producers By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

HBO coming to Android, Apple mobile devices By Joe Flint and Meg James, Los Angeles Times

Economic growth slows sharply; new jobless claims rise By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times

Allergan ordered to pay $212 million in Botox brain-injury lawsuit By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times

'Fast Five' is expected to shift the box office into high gear By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times

Federal crackdown on Internet poker looks like a relic from the past Michael Hiltzik

CW taps former ABC executive Mark Pedowitz as president By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times

Obama tries to win business leaders' support for increase in debt limit By Christi Parsons and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times

Occidental rides oil wave to 46% profit gain By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times

Redbox expands to video games as DVD business stabilizes By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times

With AT&T's proposed takeover of T-Mobile, consumer and market benefits are an illusion David Lazarus

SAG board expected to proceed with AFTRA merger By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

Smartphones, led by iPhone, rise to top of mobile-phone sales, study says By Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Los Angeles Times

Sony customers with hacked accounts face small risk, security experts say By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

National security chief keeps a low profile By Peter Nicholas and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau

Tornado destruction shocks even weather experts By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

Tornado-ravaged communities tally their losses By Esmeralda Bermudez, Kate Linthicum and Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times

In Nevada, an early testing ground for 2012 By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times

After tornado struck, Tuscaloosa newlyweds found 'everything was gone' By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times

In Rainsville, tragedy and amazing tales of survival By Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times

Tornado destruction and deaths stun the South By Richard Fausset and Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times

Former White House aides enter field of undisclosed political spending By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau

Obama views destruction from Alabama tornadoes, calls it 'heartbreaking' By Kate Linthicum and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

Obama on Alabama tornadoes: 'I've never seen devastation like this' By Kate Linthicum and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times

Tornado death toll expected to rise as searches continue amid devastation Kate Linthicum and Esme Bermudez, Los Angeles Times

Mitt Romney defends his Massachusetts healthcare plan at 'tea party' forum By Paul West, Washington Bureau

NEWS

Stem cells: Court allows federal funding for embryonic stem cell research By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

Interval training may help obese and overweight people slim down By Jeannine Stein

Depressed teens mostly struggle alone By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times

Exercise can help people with MS enjoy a better quality of life By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times

Tall, obese men at higher risk for blood clots By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

Las Vegas: Lei Day celebrates all things Hawaiian By Irene Lechowitzky, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Thyroid drug may raise risk of fractures in elderly, study suggests By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

Dukan diet, Atkins diet ... just think of high-protein diets as hemlines By Tami Dennis, HealthKey

Advisory panel likes new hepatitis C drugs, which could expand options By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey

100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 15 By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel editor

Rodent of the Week: The brain takes micro naps By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

Free asthma screenings are scheduled for May By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

San Diego: Catch music and art festivals this weekend By Irene Lechowitzky, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Pawlenty commits to South Carolina debate By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

Mexican drug kingpin extradited to U.S. to face racketeering, drug conspiracy charges By Richard Marosi