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Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win
The games paid off when Karthik, now 15, made the finals of the National Geographic Bee in 2011 and 2012. But it was 12-year-old Sathwik, of Plainville, Mass., who finished the job, calmly answering questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture to win the 25th annual geography bee ...
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Garcetti elected LA mayor after promising jobs
Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti arrives for an election night rally Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Hollywood area Los Angels. Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. (AP Photo/Chris ...
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Details in Oakland teen slayings revealed
OAKLAND, Calif. -; A witness says the fatal shootings of two teenage girls on a street in Oakland last year was sparked by a dispute over a ...
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Snacking deputys crash costs Santa Clara Co. $5M
SAN JOSE, Calif. -; Santa Clara County is on the hook for a $5 million settlement in a crash involving a sheriff's deputy who allegedly took his eyes off the road while eating a McDonald's hamburger, a newspaper ...
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82 Years of the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara
and the name has been embedded in the history of Santa Barbara. Michael Redmon, Director of Research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, provides a look ...
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What makes Sacramento such a hot real estate market
Sacramento's residential real estate market is one of the hottest in the country thanks to low inventory, high demand and potential for appreciation. More than half of all homes that went on the market in Sacramento had a pending sale within two weeks in April. All the listed reasons low inventory, high demand, potential for appreciation make Sacramento not just one of the hottest, but ...
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HPs slumps deepens in 2Q as earnings fall 32 pct
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.A quarterly earnings report released Wednesday provided the evidence of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s deteriorating condition.The results included the seventh consecutive decline in HP's ...
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Cal State trustees appoint 5 campus presidents
The university's Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that it had approved a round of presidential appointments. Three of the positions were filled by administrators who have held the posts on an interim basis since last year, while two went to officials working at different campuses from the ones where they will hold the top ...
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HP earnings sink 31 percent but surpass expectations
Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman Hewlett-Packard Co. reported second quarter earnings today, showing earnings per share of $0.55 or $1.1 billion, a 31 percent decline in earnings from a year ago. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.87 a share or $1.7 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.81 a share. Net revenue fell 10 percent to $27.6 billion, and cash flow came in at $3.6 billion, a 44 ...
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California Emergency Crews Saddle Up for Oklahoma
Gov. Jerry Brown called on the California Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday to send specialists from California's Urban Search and Rescue teams to aid in search efforts following Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma. Six specialists, including one from the Sacramento Fire Department, will be part of five California-based national Urban Search and Rescue task forces that ...
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California Green Car Company Tesla Repays Government Loan Early Silencing GOP Critics
During the presidential debates last year, Mitt Romney pandered to his base through his painting of green energy companies, including Tesla Motors, as ...
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Still ill Panda rests along with Belt for finale
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Ill Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval was out of Wednesday's lineup, as manager Bruce Bochy wanted to give the flu-stricken third baseman extra time to recover. Since Thursday is a scheduled off-day for the Giants, Bochy figured that a two-day rest would benefit Sandoval, who won Tuesday night's game against the Nationals with a two-run, 10th-inning homer. Joaquin ...
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Lowrie held out of starting lineup with contusion
Email ARLINGTON -- Infielder Jed Lowrie's bruised right foot was sore enough to keep him out of the starting lineup in Texas on Wednesday, but not enough for his manager to rule him out of entering the game at some point. "He won't be pinch-running today, let's put it that way," Oakland's Bob Melvin said. "But as I'm sitting here right now, I'd hate ...
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Reddick not yet ready to come off disabled list
Email ARLINGTON -- As expected, Wednesday morning came and went without the addition of A's outfielder Josh Reddick, who, despite being eligible to come off the disabled list, will likely need at least another week of rehab. Reddick remains on track to join the team in Houston on Friday to take batting practice for the first time since going on the DL with a sprained right wrist. As long ...
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Dodgers discussing Puig Pederson to Majors
prospects Joc Pederson or Yasiel Puig. Puig and Pederson are the Nos. 1 and 3 Dodgers prospects, according to MLB.com. That said, the Dodgers have had plenty of chances with countless roster moves this season and, to this point, stuck with the plan of allowing the pair to continue their development at Double-A Chattanooga. Mattingly said the decision rests with general manager Ned Colletti ...
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Mattingly opts to sit Ethier for series finale
Email MILWAUKEE -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly sat right fielder Andre Ethier for Wednesday's series finale, starting rookie Scott Van Slyke instead while saying he wanted to put a club on the field "that is going to fight, to compete the whole day." Without being specific, Mattingly clearly was irritated with Ethier, who homered and tripled in Monday night's 3-1 victory ...
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Kemp batting for Oklahoma tornado victims
Email MILWAUKEE - Native Oklahoman Matt Kemp, who quickly pledged a donation after Monday's devastating tornado near his Oklahoma City hometown, upped the commitment on Wednesday. "Dear Families of OKC, on Monday, out of concern and emotion I committed $1,000.00 for every home run I hit until the All-Star Break. It was a quick and small gesture in advance of what I knew would be my ...
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New Red-Light Sensors Installed in Poway
The sensors are located at the top, bottom or rear of the traffic signal officials said. There are no signs that alerts drivers there are sensors at any particular ...
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Bargain Hunter Special Olympics Southern Californias 4th annual Dream House Raffle ending soon
You have until Friday to enter the Special Olympics Southern California 4th annual Dream House Raffle. For $150, you could win a $4 million custom Mediterranean-style home in Encino or take a cash payout of $2 million - provided enough tickets sell. Last year, the organization and the grand prize winner split $1.4 million. Special Olympic Southern California's next Dream House Raffle ...
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VA aims for $500 million Mission Bay hospital
The VA Medical Center is looking to form a public-private partnership to fund a $500 million hospital and research facility in Mission Bay. The facility, which could be built on land Salesforce or UCSF owns, would replace the VA Medical Center's bucolic but cramped and outdated home near the Golden Gate. The need to fund a new VA facility through a public-private partnership is being ...
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Covered California exchange to lift the veil — a little
Covered California , the health exchange in charge of implementing key elements of national health reform in California, is set to announce some "tentative" details on Thursday. Those are expected to include which health plans will participate in various geographical regions throughout the Golden State and what rates consumers and small businesses will have to pay to participate. The ...
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If Saturday Night Lives Stefon pitched SFs hottest startup it would look like Boundary
I'm a huge fan of Stefon - the insecure clubkid city correspondent of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update news segment, played by the just-retired Saturday Night Live ...
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Hollywood stars join Ultimate Champions Match
Actor Will Smith and son Jaden will line up alongside an array of football greats for Saturday's Ultimate Champions Match in London, free to attend and streamed live on ...
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View from Sacramento David Stern deserves statue thanks
This opinion piece was published by The Sacramento Bee earlier this week. It's an interesting perspective on how NBA commissioner David Stern, who has been roundly criticized in Seattle, is viewed in Sacramento for keeping the Kings from ...
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Man who died in apparent fall at UCLA identified
LOS ANGELES -; Coroner's officials have identified a man found dead at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus after an apparent fall from a ...
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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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