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FDA rejects 1-800-GET-THIN's corrections to 'misleading' ads

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6:13 p.m. | By Stephanie O'Neill |

The Food and Drug Administration has cracked down on the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign that promotes weight-loss surgery at several Southern California clinics.

Analyst: Prison construction not needed to end federal oversight

7:33 p.m. | By Julie Small |

According to the state's legislative analyst, California could end federal court oversight of prison health care without costly new construction.

LA Philharmonic violinist serenades Skid Row

7:20 p.m. | By Ashley Myers-Turner |

The L.A. Philharmonic’s first violinist performed on Wednesday for homeless men and women at downtown’s Skid Row Mental Health Center.

Protesters interrupt UC regents meeting (again)

7:08 p.m. | By California Capitol Network |

The students, angry over proposed tuition hikes, burst into the room wearing prison uniforms that read “sentenced to debt” while clapping and singing.

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