• An attempted robbery by an ex-employee of a Marina Del Rey medicinal marijuana dispensary turned into a thorough whupping when the martial-arts trained owner opened a can on the would-be robber and his friends. [LAist]
• Looking to answer the successful buzz of Google's recently-shipped mid-sized Nexus tablet, Apple is reportedly looking to come out with a smaller-sized (7.85-inch, according to the report) model of the iPad to supplement (but not replace) their full-sized, 9-inch screen models. [NYT]
• Think Lakers fans are excited about Steve Nash coming to town? Check out these videos (taken both from Nash's perspective and the other car's) of some ecstatic fans passing a can of Keystone Light to a taxi-riding Nash at full speed on the freeway. There's some skepticism that it's viral marketing for Keystone, but that would suggest that they have a marketing budget that can accommodate famous people. [LAist]
• Occupy LA representatives assert that the clashes that occurred with police during last week's DTLA "Chalk Walk" amount to police brutality and misconduct and claim to have videos to support their claims. [LA Weekly]

• At least 19 are arrested and 5 police officers treated for injuries at the Downtown ArtWalk after riot cops attempted to break up a "Chalk Walk" associated with the Occupy L.A. movement. [LA Times]
• Michael Clarke Duncan of The Green Mile fame is resting in the ICU at an LA-area hospital after going into cardiac arrest this morning. Paramedics say that his girlfriend, Omarosa from "The Apprentice", saved his life with some well-timed CPR. [TMZ] More»

Hopefully you all had a peaceful, nonviolent May Day yesterday if you participated in or were nearby any of the numerous demonstrations and marches that canvased Los Angeles as part of the nationwide general strike. The ultimate goal to shut down all businesses, schools, streets and other day-to-day aspects dubbed "A Day Without The 99%" may not have been met, but Occupiers certainly put quite an impressive dent in L.A.'s infrastructure with their "Four Winds" caravan which brought a parade of bikes and cars from four corners of the city that converged in Downtown L.A. Much like Occupy L.A., thousands poured into the streets—between the many wielding signs, others in costume, some alternative forms of expression, and police—to create some pretty spectacular imagery of the downtown landscape. More»

[May Day protest; photo by A.C. Thamer via]

Happy May Day, everyone! Well, maybe "happy" is the wrong greeting to attach. After all, for the Occupy crowd (and anyone who cares about worker's rights), May Day is meant to call attention to the exploitation of the labor force by the privileged elite. Not exactly a cake-and-ice-cream kind of day. But regardless of where your political beliefs fall, you'd do well not to ignore it, because with several massive protests, rallies and marches planned for today, mostly centering around Downtown L.A. and LAX, it's going to affect plenty of us. Read on for our full guide on street closures, delays, and more. More»

• An estimated 1,400 police officers descend on the Occupy LA encampment around City Hall in an eviction operation just past midnight, arrest roughly 200 defiant protesters, hazmat crews begin cleanup. [KABC]
• In an attempt to get in touch with Santa Claus, two children in upstate New York call 911 asking to speak to either Father Christmas himself or the police chief. Don't they know he lives in the North Pole? [LATimes]

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Across the country, the Occupy Wall Street movement faces a crossroads. Zucotti Park was dispersed in a midnight secret police raid, and while most of the satellite protests in cities like Atlanta, Portland, and Oakland have been cleared with tear gas and "less lethal" force, we're going strong, as protesters stood strong on yesterday's planned eviction day. Is it just a coincidence that the day before, the protest received a dose of rock power from punk legends NOFX? It's not ours to speculate. More»

• A police-ordered deadline for Occupy LA campers to disperse from City Hall's lawn at midnight causes reverse effect, draws more protesters, but there are still no plans to evict them. [LATimes]
• Miley Cyrus announces she's a big a stoner and smokes lots of ganja at her 19th birthday party at the Roosevelt. [TMZ]

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• With 58 seconds left in the game, quarterback Tim Tebow gets the Denver Broncos a big unexpected W with a 20-yard touchdown run beating the NY Jets 17-13 and says "neener-neener" from the end zone. [HuffPo]
• A woman taped in the upcoming, highly anticipated reality series "Shahs of Sunset," a "Jersey Shore" spin-off about Persians in L.A., is suing producer Ryan Seacrest for allegedly being "forced against her will to play a demeaning and humiliating role." LOLz! [TMZ]

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As we've been seeing on the front pages of national and local newspapers every day for the last two months, the Occupy movement has spread from Wall Street and gone coastal, rocking our own city for weeks downtown around City Hall. Today, as part of the "National Day of Action for the 99%," Angelenos stepped out in numbers for marches that shut down major city streets and we were there to capture the action (and weed vapors). More»

• If In Touch is to be believed, Kate Middleton is about six weeks pregnant with Prince William's baby and is preparing three royal nurseries. [InTouch]
• 17 tons of sticky green are seized after authorities discover a major drug tunnel the length of four football fields from San Diego to Tijuana, as well as a large grow house operation. 17 tons of weed, people. [LATimes]

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• Over 100 stage a late-night march through downtown Los Angeles to show support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters who were unexpectedly evicted from their Zuccotti Park encampment by police late last night. [LATimes]
• In his first interview since the Penn State child sex abuse scandal broke, Jerry Sandusky maintains his innocence on "Rock Center" with Bob Costas on all charges of sexual contact with young boys, but admits to showering and "horsing around" with them. [KABC]

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