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9:47 AM PDT on October 16, 2012

    • Kyle "Butter" Bennett, BMX-style innovator, dies at 33 (New York Times).
    • Not a good week for Carlsbad: woman killed by Amtrak, making it death-by-train number two for the home of Legoland (Patch).
    • Commuting amongst community college students increasing due to severe campus cuts (L.A. Times).
    • The Washington Metro goes jihad (Washington Post).
    • Bike and Hikes L.A. turn bike tours into personal moments of celebration (Patch).
    • Well, Beverly Hills High School District: take that! (L.A. Times) And that! (Daily News)
    • Street racing, engulfing flames, no one in sight -- need we say more? (KTLA)

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