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Green and gold balloons, Oakland’s official colors, decorated the room, while dozens of people formed a long line to get a plate of soul food.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spent $458 million on overtime during the last fiscal year, a ballooning figure that department officials say is driven by rising vacancy rates, increasing labor costs and expanding responsibilities.

Break out the balloons and cake, we’d like to throw a retirement party — for some of the most insidious female stereotypes in Hollywood movies.

It felt like the air had gone out of a balloon, as the atmosphere dropped in the clubhouse during the wait for the play-off to start.

The obesity crisis in India is ballooning - and the seemingly harmless pot belly may be a far bigger villain than we think.