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Valley Fever Raises Concerns in California Arizona
LOS ANGELES -- A longstanding health problem in California's Central Valley has worsened in recent years, leading health officials to order the relocation of 3,000 prisoners from two state prisons. But the disease affects much of the population in some rural communities and, while it often goes unnoticed, it sometimes can be devastating for patients. Dale Pulde is selling his California ...
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US manufacturing drawn to Fremont California
A combination of tax breaks, agreeable infrastructure and a proximity to the technology hotspot of Silicon Valley are combining to create interest in manufacturing in Fremont, ...
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Tom Hiddleston heads new Donmar Warehouse season as Hollywood stars make way for British talent
Hollywood imports are no longer required to make a buzz on the West End stage, the head of the Donmar Warehouse said, after unveiling a new Autumn season starring Tom Hiddleston and Jessica ...
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Colletti puts onus of Dodgers woes on players not skipper
Email MILWAUKEE -- Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said his "perspective" on manager Don Mattingly "hasn't changed" and "the players still have to play." Responding to increasing speculation that Mattingly could soon be fired because the Dodgers are in last place, Colletti said on Monday he believes ownership will be patient and cited last year's ...
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Injury updates Hanley wont be rushed back from DL
Email MILWAUKEE -- Hanley Ramirez continues to take ground balls and hit, but manager Don Mattingly reiterated that the club will be careful about not rushing the shortstop back from the disabled list before his strained left hamstring is completely healed. Mattingly also said that Jerry Hairston, healed from a strained left groin muscle but now nursing left knee tendinitis, played in an ...
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Mattingly keeps focus on team not job speculation
Email MILWAUKEE -- As the media speculates about his job security, Don Mattingly said he's managing. "Any sleeplessness I've had is about our team, not about me," Mattingly said in response to a Fox Sports report that he would be fired later this week. Mattingly met with general manager Ned Colletti on Monday, but insisted it was about the team and how to get it out of last ...
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Black cant say enough about boffo batting
Email SAN DIEGO -- A day after a 15-hit, 13-run outing in Sunday's series finale against the Nationals, Padres manager Bud Black gushed. "Offensively, I like the mix of players with different skill sets -- there's speed, there's average and there is power." It wasn't just one game he was talking about, either. The Padres had scored 88 runs over their last 18 ...
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Minor Leaguer Darnell again felled by injury
Email SAN DIEGO -- Infielder/outfielder James Darnell, slowed by injuries in recent years, has suffered another injury to his left shoulder, one that will cause him to miss significant playing time. Playing for Triple-A Tucson, Darnell left a game on May 14 with an injury to his left shoulder following a swing. Darnell was in San Diego last week to consult with team doctors. Another surgery is ...
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A Mayoral Race of ‘Firsts’ for Los Angeles Voters
LOS ANGELES -- Voters in the nation's second-largest city will go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new mayor in an election that will inevitably result in a milestone: either the first woman or first Jew elected to the top city ...
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Poway School Staff Trains for Shooting Scenario
Abraxas High School set the stage for a simulated shooting drill Monday. San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies and Poway firefighters demonstrated how they would handle an emergency on ...
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Southern California wildfire threatens 4000 homes
A section of the Pacific Coast Highway is closed in California, the United States, May 3, 2013. The wind-driven wildfire forced the evacuation of a university campus and threatened some 4,000 homes in Southern California on Friday. (Xinhua/Yan ...
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LA officer arrested for alleged lewd acts on girls
CASTAIC, Calif. -; A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts on two girls under 10 years old while off ...
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US womens hoops team chosen for WUG
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -; National champions Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley headline the U.S. women's basketball team that will compete in July at the World University ...
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Bill backs Calif. mental health treatment program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; The state Senate approved legislation Monday making it clear that counties can use money from a special state tax on millionaires for programs that provide court-ordered mental health treatment for those who refuse to get help on their ...
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Edison state reach $37M deal on 2007 Malibu fire
LOS ANGELES -; The California Public Utilities Commission has reached a proposed $37 million settlement with Southern California Edison over the October 2007 Malibu Canyon ...
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Jaso still affected by right shin injury
Email ARLINGTON -- Five days have passed since John Jaso was last seen behind the plate, and he wasn't there for Monday's series opener in Texas, either. The A's catcher is still bothered by a right shin injury he sustained on a hit-by-pitch Wednesday. He started at designated hitter on Saturday and was to be available off the bench Monday. "He was in the bullpen, and it ...
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Reddick may avoid surgery eyeing rehab assignment
Email ARLINGTON -- The A's understand that wrist surgery is still a possibility for outfielder Josh Reddick, but they're also optimistic that he can avoid it. How optimistic? Well, they're having Reddick join the team in Houston on Friday for a round of batting practice. And, "if everything goes well there," manager Bob Melvin said Monday, "we'll look for a ...
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Top prospect Russell settling in at plate for Stockton
Email By the end of last season, Addison Russell looked like one of the steals of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. After the A's made him the 11th-overall pick, Russell played solid defense at shortstop and hit .369 in 55 games as he raced through three levels, reaching Class A Burlington for the season's final weeks. The A's were so impressed that they sent ...
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Brown Bay Bridge not going to open unless its ready
An acoustic sensor is attached to an anchor rod securing a critical shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans is using acoustic and hardness monitors to determine if the remaining anchor rods that did not snap are viable. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school
Francis Howell senior shortstop Zac Perkins broke two school records in the Vikings' Class 5 District 8 championship win against Holt last ...
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2 San Diego contractors sentenced in Navy scheme
SAN DIEGO -; A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and ...
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Bill adds community college classes at higher cost
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price ...
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Southwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service Between Houston Hobby And Ronald Reagan Washington National
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin Aug. 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities. To celebrate the new service, the carrier announced introductory $149 one-way fares between Houston and Washington, DC available today through May 24, ...
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Rare island fox rebounds on California islands
A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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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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