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Southwest Airlines Cancellations Continue

The airline is canceling 100 flights today while one of its jets made an emergency landing at LAX.

1. Southwest Airlines passengers can expect more flight delays and cancellations today. The airline took its fleet of Boeing 737s out of service for inspections after one of its planes got a hole in its fuselage during a flight Friday, and cracks have been found in three more planes. Southwest is canceling about 100 flights today, which is down from the 600 cancellations over the weekend.

2. In an unrelated problem for the airline, Southwest Flight 1588, which took off from Oakland International Airport Sunday night, bound for San Diego, was diverted to LAX when the crew noticed an electrical smell. The flight had 142 people on board, including the crew. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing, she said. 

3. Metro will begin testing a train car today along a portion of the new Expo light rail line that is nearing completion between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City. The train will run primarily along Exposition Boulevard from the 23rd Street Station near USC, according to Metro. 

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4. A comedy about the teenage son of the Easter Bunny has hopped to the top of the weekend box office. Hop sold more than $38 million in tickets over the weekend to open in the top spot. Source Code debuted in second place and Insidious opened in third.

5. Weather today: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early then becoming sunny. Highs near 70. Tonight; Mostly clear then becoming mostly cloudy with patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.

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