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Papini was one of California’s best ever
After a successful run at the high school and collegiate levels, Papini signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox and played several seasons in their farm ...
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Interest in Jack the Ripper inspires California writer’s novel
A long-time fascination with the infamous Jack the Ripper inspired a local author to write an historical thriller about the unidentified serial killer and his obsessive love ...
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Calif.-based burger chain Johnny Rockets sold
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -; Johnny Rockets, the Southern California-based burger chain with 1950s flair, has been sold to a private equity firm that targets underperforming and specialty ...
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UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series
UCLA outfielder Christoph Bono catches a fly ball hit by North Carolina State's Trea Turner to end the eighth inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric ...
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LA school board OKs $30 million for Apple iPads
http://lat.ms/16GWbCv ) under the contract approved Tuesday Apple will provide every student with a tablet computer in the nation's second-largest school ...
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Feds say Calif. hospice owes $112M for fake claims
Pacurar said internal audits had found that the organization sometimes requested, and received, Medicare's $172-per-day hospice reimbursement for patients who did not meet the government's technical requirement that hospice patients have six months or less to ...
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Netflix to expand to Netherlands later this year
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix is going Dutch.The online video giant says it will expand into the Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.Subscribers will be able to stream Hollywood fare, local TV series and Netflix originals like "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development" on TVs, game consoles, computers and mobile devices. Netflix Inc. didn't offer details ...
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A look at Netflixs international expansion
Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007. It has been expanding globally with a streaming-only service. Here's a look at its international expansion so far.- Sept. 22, 2010: Service in Canada begins, first outside the U.S.- Sept. 5, 2011. Service in Latin America begins. - Jan. 9, 2012: Expands ...
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As roll in Texas behind dealing Parker
OAK@TEX: Moss smashes a solo homer to get A's going ARLINGTON -- The offensive binge continued for the A's on Tuesday off one of the best pitchers in the American League this season. Oakland capitalized on the Rangers' mistakes in a 6-2 win at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Yu Darvish received the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits in six innings. He struck out ...
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California senators want more information on oil well acid jobs
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California state legislators on Tuesday told regulators and oil industry lobbyists they wanted more information about the use of acid to increase flows in wells in a technique that is used more often in the state than the controversial fracking ...
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Journalist who brought down U.S. general is killed in Los Angeles car crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Journalist Michael Hastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the U.S. military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to the general being relieved of command, died on Tuesday in a car wreck in Los Angeles, his employer ...
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Study LAX does not exceed air pollution standards
LOS ANGELES -; While Los Angeles International Airport is a significant source of air pollution for the region, a study finds efforts by the airport and airlines to reduce emissions have been ...
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Stretch of Malibu beach closed after sewage spill
City News Service says a 100-yard stretch of the beach will remain shut down as a precaution until at least Thursday as workers test bacteria ...
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Parolee arrested in firebombing of N. Calif. house
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Sacramento County sheriff's officials say a 50-year-old parolee has been arrested after tossing a firebomb into a ...
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LA settles with couple who said they were framed
LOS ANGELES -; The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay a $550,000 settlement to a couple who alleged that sheriff's deputies falsely arrested and framed them on drug ...
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700 allowed home as N. Calif. wildfire slows
MARIPOSA, Calif. -; Nearly half the people who had to evacuate their Northern California homes are being allowed to return as firefighters catch up with a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National ...
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Selma Blair abruptly exits Anger Management
Charlie Sheen sitcom "Anger Management." In a statement Tuesday, producer Lionsgate says the actress won't be returning to the FX comedy. The company says it wishes her "the very best" but has no further comment. Blair's departure comes while the comedy is about halfway through completing its 90-episode order from FX. The actress's publicist didn't ...
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Vincent glad to stick around after two-inning outing
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- As a reward to helping a tired bullpen with three scoreless innings against Toronto on May 31, Nick Vincent was promptly sent back to Triple-A Tucson. The Padres needed a fresh arm to replenish the bullpen and, nothing against Vincent, but someone -- with Minor League options -- had to go. Vincent again helped save the Padres on Monday night when he tossed two scoreless ...
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Dunning adjusting in first taste of big leagues
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Since Jake Dunning called his parents in the early hours Thursday morning to share the news he was headed to Pittsburgh to join the Giants, it's been an eventful few days. Ten family members and friends saw Dunning debut Sunday in Atlanta, which is a five-hour drive from the family's home in Jacksonville, Fla. Dunning, who said he was more of a Marlins fan than ...
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Veteran Francisco signed to bolster Triple-A outfield
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres have signed veteran outfielder Ben Francisco to a Minor League contract and have sent him to Triple-A Tucson. Francisco was designated for assignment by the Yankees on May 26 and was released on June 3. He hit .114 in 44 at-bats with the Yankees and had one home run. Francisco, 31, has played with six Major League teams over parts of seven seasons. He signed ...
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Venable atones for missed chances with amazing grab
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- There was really only one way to describe Will Venable's disposition Monday as the Padres and the Giants headed to the 12th inning. "Will was mad," said Padres manager Bud Black. Venable, the Padres' center fielder, was 1-for-7 with two strikeouts and had personally stranded eight runners on base. He even failed to get two bunts down as well. So when ...
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Scutaro back in action with splint on pinkie
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Second baseman Marco Scutaro was back in his customary No. 2 spot in manager Bruce Bochy's lineup Tuesday, but that doesn't mean concerns surrounding his injured left pinkie have subsided. Scutaro will wear a splint to keep his pinkie straight for the next four to six weeks, he said prior to Tuesday's game. "The thing to understand is the doctor said ...
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California judge irked by accused killer acting as own lawyer
SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - An accused California serial killer representing himself at his own murder trial drew a series of rebukes from the judge on the first day of testimony and was warned to obey procedural rules in court or risk losing the right to serve as his own ...
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Suspected Gambling Machines Removed from Business
Undercover detectives raided Neighbor Korner Market Monday night. They discovered three electronic gaming machines inside the convenience store and car ...
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San Francisco Fire Breaks Out In Tenderloin District Building
Bret Burkhart tweeted that firefighters were trying to rescue people from the roof of the building. KGO later reported that the fire was started during a barbecue on the roof, and that no one was injured. ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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