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California Tea Party group files lawsuit against the IRS
The John Weld Peckshown Federal Building in Cincinnati, houses the main offices for the Internal Revenue Service in the city. Tea party groups are planning a demonstration at the site Tuesday ...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Maria Shriver to Reconcile Theres Still A Chance
Arnold Schwarzenegger and estranged wife Maria Shriver reunite for their daughter Christina's graduation Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are said to be considering a reconciliation more than two years after the estranged couple announced their separation.The pair, who recently reunited for their daughter Christina's graduation, has reportedly finalized custody arrangements and ...
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Carol Burnett to win top U.S. humor prize in DC
Comedian Carol Burnett presents the Legacy of Laughter Award for the late Lucille Ball during the 5th Annual TV Land Awards held at Barker Hangar on April 14, 2007, in Santa Monica, ...
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With high-tech guns users could disable remotely
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it ...
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UCSF Laurel Heights campus may become senior housing
The Laurel Heights UCSF campus at 3333 California St. could be redeveloped as upscale senior housing under plans being submitted by several groups vying to take over the property. On May 17th five teams submitted proposals to take on the 10.3-acre property which consists of 447,000 square feet of building space -- a 350,000-square-foot main building, a 13,000-square-foot annex, and 543 parking ...
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San Francisco’s Oldest Restaurant Opening Washington D.C. Location
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- The owner of the famed Tadich Grill restaurant, San Francisco’s oldest continuously running restaurant, is set to open a new locale in Washington, D.C. You don’t have to look far in the city to find someone with sentimental feelings toward Tadich Grill, located on 240 California in the Financial District.The original version of the seafood restaurant opened in ...
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Bill Ensures Paid Family Leave For California Workers
California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state’s paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the Legislature. The legislation would protect workers who use the California Paid Family Leave insurance program, which allows qualified employees to take up to six weeks off with partial pay. ...
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Vallette Joins Barney Barney in San Francisco
Barney & Barney LLC has hired insurance executive Sarah Vallette for its office in San Francisco. Vallette will work with a team of professionals offering commercial property/casualty insurance, employee benefits, workers' compensation, compensation consulting, executive liability, personal lines and surety. She has 12 years of insurance industry experience. Prior to Barney & ...
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LA mans murder conviction reduced to manslaughter
LOS ANGELES -; Prosecutors say they are considering appealing a judge's decision to reduce a jury's verdict of second-degree murder against a man who killed a houseguest and buried him in his Southern California ...
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UC hospitals say patients safe despite strike
LOS ANGELES -; Both sides say a two-day strike by several thousand University of California medical workers hasn't affected patient ...
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San Diego agrees to pay boy hit by trash truck
Luke Acuna was 9 when his left leg was amputated after a November 2011 accident. Authorities say he was skateboarding through an intersection when he was hit by a trash truck that was making a three-point ...
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Huge wind turbine blade falls in So. Cal
OCOTILLO, Calif. -; Hundreds of wind farms around the world have slowed operations after huge turbine blades fell in Southern California and ...
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Beach volleyball tour back after 10-year absence
The World Series of Beach Volleyball will be played in Long Beach, Calif., from July 22-28. It will be a stop on the FIVB world tour, which hasn't visited the U.S. since ...
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Las Vegas casino hosts fundraiser for California senator on eve of key vote
Senate President Pro Temp Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento speaks with Senator Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens during session in the Senate chambers in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, March 11, ...
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Dolphin finds 130-year-old torpedo off San Diego
U-T San Diego says the 19th-century Howell torpedo was found in March near Hotel del Coronado as the dolphin was being trained to find and mark the location of underwater ...
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Apples Cook faces Senate questions on taxes
In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Cook is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday May 21, 2013, to explain the company (TM)s tax strategy, which a Senate subcommittee says lets it avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, ...
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California Must Comply With No Child Left Behind
education mandates that officials across the country consider a burden. The point was made as the U.S. Department of Education announced that it granted three more states waivers to No Child Left Behind, the bipartisan legislation that is closely associated with the administration of George W. Bush. No Child Left Behind required virtually every U.S. student to be academically proficient ...
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Khosla-backed stealthy health care startup Gamgee gets $2M
Mobile health care startup Gamgee, led by former Epocrates tech chief Bob Quinn, has raised $2 million. Gamgee, a stealthy mobile health care startup, disclosed on Tuesday that it has raised $2 million in equity funding. The Palo Alto company led by CEO Bob Quinn has no website but his LinkedIn profile offers some insight into what he is working on. "Funded by Khosla Ventures, I am building ...
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Volunteers Ready to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Massive funnel clouds were videotaped in Oklahoma on Monday. One massive tornado struck Moore, near Oklahoma City, killing more than 50 ...
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Drummond New Foothill Square positive development for East Oakland
Construction workers renovate the old Foothill Square shopping center, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News ...
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Apples overseas tax web cited as Tim Cook prepares to testify
The Washington Post reports that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shielded some $74 billion in profits from U.S. tax laws with the use of subsidiaries in Ireland. The news came ...
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Google dropping Checkout for Google Wallet
Google Inc. said it is retiring its seven-year-old Google Checkout service this November as it focuses on Google Wallet as a rival for PayPal. The news comes a week after Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) made several major updates to its Google Wallet service, such as the ability to store payment credentials on the Chrome Internet browser. The Google Checkout service allows people to store credit card ...
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Yahoos Tumblr future examined in reports
Marissa Mayer placed on the $1.1 billion purchase of the social platform Tumblr. Mayer is possibly betting Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) future on the acquisition of a six-year-old blogging startup that has no profit and little revenue. ...
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Flickr updates include 1 terabyte of storage
Yahoo's Flickr photo-sharing service is now offering a full terabyte of storage space, beating out the company's rivals. The larger space was among other updates to Flickr that Yahoo announced Monday, along with its deal to buy the blogging startup Tumblr for $1.1 ...
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Adobe sees complaints over subscription move
the Mercury News reports . Adobe announced earlier this month that it would move the publishing software into the cloud and turn to a subscription-only model, as opposed to local installation. Critics of the change fear that will mean higher costs over time. The subscription plan costs $49.99 per month per user, as opposed to the packaged versions of various components that sell for a few ...
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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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