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Discovery Channel's ‘Weed Wars’ fails to generate buzz / LJWorld.com

The Discovery Channel takes a hazy detour with “Weed Wars” (9 p.m.). It’s one thing to set a documentary/reality series in the nation’s largest medical marijuana dispensary. It’s quite another to depart from the exaggerated gender stereotypes that dominate the cable dial. Discovery and its rival, the History Channel, tend to battle for the guy [...]

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Police Raid Occupy Oakland Encampment

Occupy Oakland announced that 500 police dispersed their protest starting at 5:00 a.m. on Oct. 25. The city of Oakland released a statement warning people who work near the area to come to work late in order to avoid “chemical agents.” According to the protesters, 80 people were arrested. No injuries were reported by late [...]