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What happened on July 20, 2011

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

A Southland tragedia Sam Quinones

Encouraged in the face of adversity Kurt Streeter

Former Crenshaw football star convicted of murder By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times

Budget cuts to worsen California court delays, officials say By Maura Dolan and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times

Learning to defend against cyber warfare By Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times

County ordinance to let animal control, not courts, label dogs 'vicious' By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times

San Francisco may bar employers, landlords from asking about arrests, convictions By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times

Burn patient Derek Thomas leaves treatment center after 11 months By Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times

Trio holds dinner party on deserted 405 Freeway during 'Carmageddon' By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times

L.A. Council explores legal options beyond city attorney By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times

Court reverses conviction in online rant against Obama By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times

Chaos clouds Compton's fate By Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times

Dead still alive on DMV disabled list Martha Groves

NFL stadium and Convention Center project would boost tax revenue, studies find By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times

NEWS

Captain America: Chris Evans' buff bod is more than meets the CGI By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots blog

Seven ways to slow down Alzheimer's By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog

Women should get free birth control, panel says By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau

Florida Reps. Allen West, Debbie Wasserman Schultz clash By William Gibson, Washington Bureau

How new TSA body scans will work By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet for the Third World By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Hotel guests less happy with stays, study finds By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Congressional physician declares Bachmann 'in good general health' Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

White House may be open to short-term debt deal By Michael A. Memoli

Stuck in Washington, Obama reaches voters on local news By Michael A. Memoli

The tweets fly at first-ever GOP Twitter debate By James Oliphant

London: Children score free theater tickets in August By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Maxine Waters probe: House Ethics Committee hires outside counsel By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times

FDA gives OK to flu vaccine, same as last season's By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

100 facts for 100 years of Machu Picchu: Fact 97 By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor

Working on a dream race: Chris Christie vs. Bruce Springsteen By James Oliphant, Washington Bureau

Senators press officials on Afghan drug trafficking By Andrew Seidman, Washington Bureau

Michele Bachmann: Migraines don't keep me from 'rigorous' schedule By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times

Alzheimer's drug by Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer safer than previously thought By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Concussions double veterans' risk for Alzheimer's, study says By Chris Woolston, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Drugs to treat multiple sclerosis have some benefits but can be prohibitively pricey By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

Obsessive-compulsive disorder researchers, patients come together By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog

X Games 17 pass, 3 nights at JW Marriott for $3,000 By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

Detecting Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms occur By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots blog

Chocoholic Hershey, Pa. still sweet as ever By Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Tuberculosis blood tests should be banned, says WHO By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog

Allegiant cuts Long Beach-Las Vegas airfares [Updated] By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger

BUSINESS

FBI arrests 14 alleged members of hacker group Anonymous By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times

Live Nation-backed group declares war on StubHub and ticket resellers By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

Upon review, shine comes off glowing report on film tax credit Michael Hiltzik

Dodd-Frank financial reform law hasn't curtailed banks' profits By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times

Volvo automatic brakes could reduce car crashes By Jerry Hirsch, Los Angeles Times

Grocery store financing program to be announced By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times

American Airlines orders 460 planes from Boeing, Airbus By Terry Maxon

Stocks soar on earnings and new U.S. plan to avert default By Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times

News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch gets mixed reviews Meg James and Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times

BofA, Wells Fargo quarterly earnings in sharp contrast E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times

Panel recommends that health plans cover contraception for women without co-pays By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times

The number of Californians entering foreclosure is at lowest level since 2007 By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times

Baidu strikes licensing deal with music labels By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times

Apple's profit rockets 125% and may soar even higher By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times

ENTERTAINMENT

Book review: 'On Black Sisters Street' By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

'Stripped' tease Scott Timberg

An overprotective mother and pen pal By Liesl Bradner, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Critic's Notebook: The clueless Rupert Murdoch By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

Comic-Con International: delivering tomorrow's heroes — and possibly some duds By Nicole Sperling and Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times

Horoscope: July 20 Holiday Mathis

WORLD

In South Africa, residents worry as developers eye 'bad buildings' By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times

Syrian security forces accused of killing 16 in Homs By Borzou Daragahi and Roula Hajjar, Los Angeles Times

Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stabilized, officials say By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times

Clinton says U.S., India 'allies' in terrorism fight By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

Murdoch rejects blame in phone-hacking scandal By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

U.S. softens its criticism of Syria By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times

Libya forces, rebels locked in battle for Port Brega By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times

For Libyan rebels, a funeral is no somber event By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times

Animal rights activists oppose rodeo in China By Jonathan Kaiman, Los Angeles Times

NATIONAL

House Republicans pass symbolic measure on debt ceiling By Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau

Denver archbishop named to take over Philadelphia archdiocese By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times

Rep. Maxine Waters again calls for ethics case to be dropped By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times