Rodeo parade spectators watched in horror as a five-year-old girl was thrown off her mount and trampled by an out-of-control team of horses pulling a wagon. She later died. The girl, identified by police as Brielle Boisvert, was three years younger than the age minimum stated in the parade's online entry form. Authorities said they would determine whether charges were warranted.
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Paraplegic left on street
A hospital said that procedures "were not strictly followed" when a van driver left a discharged paraplegic man crawling on crime-ridden Skid Row this month and steps will be taken to improve services for the homeless. Thursday's statement by Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles came as local and state officials, responding to a series of incidents, unveiled a bill that would make it a crime for hospitals to discharge homeless patients on streets.
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Baldwin clean, lawyer says
Actor Daniel Baldwin has passed 20 drug tests and been sober for 92 days, his attorney told a judge. "He's doing exceptional," said attorney Grant Hoagland on Thursday during a progress report on his rehabilitation following a drug arrest. The case stemmed from Baldwin's arrest at a Santa Monica motel last April on two misdemeanor charges of possession of a cocaine ingesting device and being under the influence.
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Oscars pirate faces jail
A man who allegedly uploaded a copy of the film Flushed Away onto the Internet after getting a copy from an Oscar voter faces a felony charge. Salvador Nunez, 27, was charged with copyright infringement and faces up to three years in prison if convicted. Lawyers said he obtained a copy of the movie after it was sent in advanced to his sister, an Oscar voter and member of The International Animated Film Society.
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