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Olympics: LA officials ponder $4.1 billion 2024 Olympic bid proposal

The Los Angeles city council is reviewing a $4.1 billion bid proposal for the 2024 Summer Olympics that backers say could produce a surplus of $161 million.

Olympics: LA officials ponder $4.1 billion 2024 Olympic bid proposal
Gennady Golovkin and Willie Monroe Jr. Photo © youtube.com/BBoxingnews
Golovkin-Monroe press conference in LA

Golovkin has participated in the final press conference in Los Angeles

Golovkin-Monroe press conference in LA
Oscar buzz swirls around MLK film 'Selma'

"Selma," a powerful new film about civil rights icon Martin Luther King, triumphed at its premiere in Los Angeles this week.

Oscar buzz swirls around MLK film 'Selma'
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LA film festival puts focus on foreign Oscar race

Hollywood's A-listers gathered in Los Angeles for a film festival that may not be well known but nonetheless shines an early spotlight on awards season.

LA film festival puts focus on foreign Oscar race
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Los Angeles raises minimum wage for hotel workers

Los Angeles voted to raise the minimum wage for its hotel workers to more than $15 an hour.

Los Angeles raises minimum wage for hotel workers
"Blue Moon" diamond unveiled in LA Origin: United States

Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum unveiled the "Blue Moon Diamond," a 12-carat gem described as one of the rarest stones in the world.

"Blue Moon" diamond unveiled in LA Origin: United States
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Rubio won't stand more than 5 rounds agains Golovkin: Spada

Italian boxer Domenico Spada thinks Marco Antonio Rubio, an interim WBC middleweight champion, stands no chance against Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.

Rubio won't stand more than 5 rounds agains Golovkin: Spada
Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio Rubio at the press conference. Photo courtesy of Big Joe Miranda/fightnews.com/
Rubio can fight Golovkin as equal

WBC interim middleweight champion from Mexico Marco Antonio Rubio talked about his upcoming fight against Gennady Golovkin, WBC (Super) and IBO titles holder.

Rubio can fight Golovkin as equal
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Golovkin nice gentlemen but brings no money: Freddie Roach

Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach does not see a fight against Gennady Golovkin as profitable.

Golovkin nice gentlemen but brings no money: Freddie Roach
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Fight Golovkin in true Mexican style: Rubio

WBC interim middleweight title holder Marko Antonio Rubio sees Gennady Golovkin as the biggest challenge in his career.

Fight Golovkin in true Mexican style: Rubio
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Golovkin-Rubio unify middleweight titles: Winner to face Cotto

Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin (30-0, KOs 27) will face Mexican Antonio Rubio (59-6, KOs 51) in a unification fight.

Golovkin-Rubio unify middleweight titles: Winner to face Cotto
Abel Sanchez and Victor Dmitriev in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Photo courtesy of vk.com/ggolovkin
Molded Gennady Golovkin into Tszyu: Golovkin's first coach

Gennady Golovkin grew up as a boxer we know him now in the walls of the old gymnasium in Kazakhstan in turbulent times.

Molded Gennady Golovkin into Tszyu: Golovkin's first coach
Unbeated Gennady Golovkin. Photo ©REUTERS
Golovkin to take on Rubio in October

WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will fight with interim WBC champion Marco Antonio Rubio on October 18.

Golovkin to take on Rubio in October
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Golovkin needs better promotion: Cotto's trainer Freddie Roach

WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has not decided on his opponent for the upcoming fight on December 13 but he will not face Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.

Golovkin needs better promotion: Cotto's trainer Freddie Roach
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Ex-Mayor of Almaty Khrapunov faces criminal charges in US

The city of Almaty has filed a lawsuit against its former mayor Victor Khrapunov in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

Ex-Mayor of Almaty Khrapunov faces criminal charges in US
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Two girls from Kazakhstan in semi-finals of American song contest

Songs of two girls from Kazakhstan have made it into the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition 2014 (ISC).

Two girls from Kazakhstan in semi-finals of American song contest
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Dead star's brothers to finish 'Fast and Furious 7'

Late "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker's brothers will stand in for him to complete the seventh movie in the blockbuster franchise, after the actor's death, filmmakers said.

Dead star's brothers to finish 'Fast and Furious 7'
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Shallow quake rocks Los Angeles

A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles area on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing some minor damage and stopping rides at Disneyland.

Shallow quake rocks Los Angeles
Music stars rock the Grammys red carpet

Music's brightest stars bared lots of skin on the Grammys red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday, oozing sex appeal and taking fashion risks on the industry's biggest night.

Music stars rock the Grammys red carpet
3D printing poised to shake up shopping

A 3D printing trend playing out at the Consumer Electronics Show bodes a future in which shoes, eyeglass frames, toys and more are printed at home as easily as documents.

3D printing poised to shake up shopping