What happened on March 16, 2011

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS

BUSINESS

SCIENCE

TRAVEL

WORLD

Forces in Bahrain move against crowd in square David S. Cloud and Neela Banerjee
Troops, police assault protesters in Bahrain's capital By David S. Cloud and Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Palestinians demonstrate in support of unity By Ahmed Aldabba and Maher Abukhater, Los Angeles Times
Israel says weapons on seized ship were bound for Gaza By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times
Pakistan court acquits CIA contractor Raymond Davis of double murder By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Japanese weigh the nuclear risk of staying put By Barbara Demick and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
Libyan held in uprising denies Al Qaeda link By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times
Egypt protesters find unity difficult to maintain By Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times
New power line could restore cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi plant By Mark Magnier, Barbara Demick and Laura King, Times Staff Writers
Libyan government forces overwhelm rebels in Ajdabiya By David Zucchino and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
Radiation spikes add to nuclear peril in Japan By Mark Magnier, Barbara Demick and Laura King, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
London's Olympics countdown clock stops running By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
Pakistan court acquits CIA contractor of double murder From Reuters
Radiation spikes add to nuclear peril in Japan By Mark Magnier, Barbara Demick and Laura King, Los Angeles Times

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What happened on March 16, 2011

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Japan radiation risk to California is downplayed By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times

L.A. Unified construction chief resigns By Howard Blume and Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times

Murder conviction voided after 20 years By Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Times

GOP lawmakers threaten to withhold votes unless environmental rules are rewritten By Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times

Drug dealer found guilty in 2001 double slaying in Tujunga By Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times

L.A. students fight for quality education as their teachers get layoff notices Steve Lopez

Woman accuses Orange hospital worker of sexual assault By Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times

Charter school operators to run 7 more L.A. Unified campuses By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times

Talent manager discovered 2 teen idols Dennis McLellan

Robert Rizzo steered Bell contracts to business partner, prosecutor says By Corina Knoll, Los Angeles Times

Longtime suspect charged in 1985 San Marino killing By Andrew Blankstein, Richard Winton and Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times

Attracting more conventions would be a key to success of downtown L.A. football stadium project By Seema Mehta and Rich Connell, Los Angeles Times

U.S. to investigate MTA over alleged bias By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times

Rapper Nate Dogg dead at 41 By Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

ENTERTAINMENT

Reel China: Hollywood tries to stay on China's good side By Ben Fritz and John Horn, Los Angeles Times

Book review: 'The Company We Keep' by Robert and Dayna Baer By Richard Schickel, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Look what's popping up on your favorite TV shows By T. L. Stanley, Special to the Los Angeles Times

On the Media: Patch.com's Newark plan smells of conflict James Rainey

Pasadena Playhouse to stage five-play season By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times

Horoscope: March 16 Holiday Mathis

For Ben Goldberg, Go Home just needs to breathe By Andrew Gilbert, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Writers put their experiences 'In Mother Words' By Margaret Gray

NEWS

Nate Dogg's death -- and the realities of stroke in the young By Tami Dennis, Tribune Health

Potassium iodide can be dangerous if taken incorrectly By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

Life expectancy rises and death rate dips, CDC report says By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

Parkinson's disease yields to experimental gene therapy By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times

Radiation: In airports, not in Japan By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

Japan nuclear radiation: Will travel insurance cover you? By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Economic recovery forgot to tell the uninsured that things are looking up By Tami Dennis, Tribune Health

Bell's Rizzo ordered to stand trial for conflict of interest, one charge dismissed By Corina Knoll, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Top New Hampshire GOP strategist teams up with Haley Barbour By Paul West and Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

Worried about radiation exposure? Get questions answered in this live chat. By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

California's quitting smoking faster than the rest of the U.S. By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times

Santa Fe: Eldorado Hotel celebrates turning 25 with 25% off room rates By Terry Gardner, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Baseball line drives take another toll -- Luis Salazar has lost an eye By Mary Forgione, Tribune Health

Obama's NCAA brackets devoid of upsets, names Kansas big winner By Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

BUSINESS

YouTube becoming a strategic model for parent Google By Mike Swift

Cheap food may be a thing of the past in U.S. By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times

Bad reviews of Homefront send THQ shares tumbling By Alex Pham and Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times

Microsoft may stop making Zune devices By Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Los Angeles Times

CalPERS to seek legislation to bar gifts to public employees By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times

Blue Shield cancels insurance rate increase By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times

Blackstone Group offers to sell its half of Universal Orlando to NBCUniversal By Jason Garcia and Jeff Weiner

Workers are more pessimistic about retirement, study finds By Walter HamiltonLos Angeles Times

Cargo traffic rises 8% at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times

French culture minister courts Hollywood By Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times

Japan quake jolts retrofitting demand in Southland By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times

Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell named to lead cable TV's top lobbying group Jim Puzzanghera, reporting from washington

Health Net faces second probe over lost personal data By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times

Economy is on 'firmer footing,' but Fed will keep buying bonds By Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times

Google reportedly set to test a mobile payment service By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times

White House to Congress: Pass online privacy bill of rights Bloomberg News

Morton's Restaurant Group explores possible sale Bloomberg News

Southern California housing market is flat in February By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times

SCIENCE

USGS dubs Japan earthquake 'Tohoku' By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times

U.S. officials express strong concerns about Japan nuclear crisis By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

Aftershocks prompt fear of a major quake near Tokyo By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times

Japan labors to cool reactors: Workers, power source added By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times

TRAVEL

WORLD

Forces in Bahrain move against crowd in square David S. Cloud and Neela Banerjee

Troops, police assault protesters in Bahrain's capital By David S. Cloud and Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Palestinians demonstrate in support of unity By Ahmed Aldabba and Maher Abukhater, Los Angeles Times

Israel says weapons on seized ship were bound for Gaza By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times

Pakistan court acquits CIA contractor Raymond Davis of double murder By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Japanese weigh the nuclear risk of staying put By Barbara Demick and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

Libyan held in uprising denies Al Qaeda link By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times

Egypt protesters find unity difficult to maintain By Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times

New power line could restore cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi plant By Mark Magnier, Barbara Demick and Laura King, Times Staff Writers

Libyan government forces overwhelm rebels in Ajdabiya By David Zucchino and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times

Radiation spikes add to nuclear peril in Japan By Mark Magnier, Barbara Demick and Laura King, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

London's Olympics countdown clock stops running By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

Pakistan court acquits CIA contractor of double murder From Reuters

Radiation spikes add to nuclear peril in Japan By Mark Magnier, Barbara Demick and Laura King, Los Angeles Times