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Helicopter footage captured by the station showed Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics assessing the man for injuries as he sat on the curb with his hands cuffed behind his back.

Possible additional curbs on liabilities to be studied could include limits on attorney fees, and economic and non-economic damages due to claims by insurers and public entities, as well as those outside fire zones.

The newcomers — “We call them the stroller mafia,” she told me — pushed through new taxes aimed at curbing short-term rentals to tourists that limit the already-scarce housing available to residents.

From Salon

Meanwhile, supporters argue it would curb so-called “anchor baby” practices and tighten immigration controls.

From Salon

The government says the scheme is designed to curb illegal immigration by making it harder for people without status to find jobs.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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