Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

ByNews Polite

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night…

Attorney for Menendez brothers’ uncle says DA trying to ‘rewrite history’ in pursuit to free pair
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Attorney for Menendez brothers’ uncle says DA trying to ‘rewrite history’ in pursuit to free pair

ByNews Polite

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has ignored credibility issues related to new evidence that prompted him to announce his recommendation that the Menendez brothers be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents in an effort to “rewrite history,” an attorney for the brothers’ uncle said.  Milton Andersen,…

Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge, 20 years after murder conviction
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Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge, 20 years after murder conviction

ByNews Polite

The judge presiding over the Scott Peterson case greenlit a discovery process for the convicted murderer on Monday, two decades after he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife. The newest court filing represents a win for Peterson, who was convicted of murdering Laci Peterson in 2002. He has been assisted by the…

George Gascon, LA’s woke DA, deserves to lose re-election for enabling rampant crime
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George Gascon, LA’s woke DA, deserves to lose re-election for enabling rampant crime

ByNews Polite

Progressive prosecutor George Gascón, Los Angeles County district attorney since December 2020, is in a tight race to hold on to power against independent candidate Nathan Hochman. The reason is quite simple: Gascón, who enjoys the financial backing of liberal billionaire George Soros, is a polarizing, soft-on-crime prosecutor who enables violent crime…

Matt LeBlanc looks nearly unrecognizable in rare sighting
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Matt LeBlanc looks nearly unrecognizable in rare sighting

ByNews Polite

Matt LeBlanc looked nearly unrecognizable in his first public sighting in months. The “Friends” alum was photographed Friday walking outside of a California car showroom in the Fernando Valley’s Van Nuys neighborhood dressed in a plain black T-shirt and dark wash jeans. He kept his look casual with a dark…

Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death to appear in court after plea deal
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Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death to appear in court after plea deal

ByNews Polite

LOS ANGELES — One of two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death is set to appear Friday in a federal court in Los Angeles, where he is expected to plead guilty to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, reached a…

California doctor, Hamid Mirshojae, killed in ambush outside his Woodland Hills office
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California doctor, Hamid Mirshojae, killed in ambush outside his Woodland Hills office

ByNews Polite

A prominent California doctor was shot and killed during an ambush outside his Los Angeles clinic while a motive for the deadly attack remains a mystery. Hamid Mirshojae was gunned down as he was walked towards his car in the parking lot of Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Urgent Care…