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Silicon Valley-areas Fremont becomes booming factory town
FREMONT, California -- In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than US$60,000 ...
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Freight train derailed in Southern California with no injury
A freight train derailed on Wednesday afternoon near Palmdale in Southern California, with nearby residents evacuated, local authorities said.Although nobody had been injured, authorities were "initiating evacuations" as the wreckage raised concerns about a possible chlorine leak from one or more of the overturned carriages, Inspector Matt Levesque of the Los Angeles County Fire ...
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Driver ditches car on LA freeway as passenger dies
LOS ANGELES -; Police say two women were driving on one of Southern California's busiest freeways when one of them died and the other abandoned the car with her body still in ...
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Bacon Bacon On SNL Weekend Update Parodies San Francisco Controversy
forced to shut down Friday after complaints about its potent smell. Turns out it isn't just fanatic locals who care. The news made it all the way to SNL, with Amy Poehler making a crack about pork and police during ...
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12 songs San Diegos mayor played on the radio Sunday night
Filner squeezed a dozen songs in between as many anecdotes, including one story about how Carole King sang one of her standards in his presence for Cuban President Fidel Castro. He also revealed that he and his fiancee Bronwyn Ingram have a song, and joked that Ringo Starr is a "little better" at ...
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Grabavoy powers RSL to 4-1 win over Chivas
CARSON, Calif. -; Ned Grabavoy scored in the fourth and 91st minutes and Real Salt Lake beat Chivas USA 4-1 on Sunday night to win for the third time in four ...
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N. Calif. woman suspected of sparking wildfire
MARTINEZ, Calif. -; Police say they have arrested a woman they say took a lighter to a hillside in the San Francisco Bay Area and sparked a brush ...
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Wildfire near Yosemite destroys home buildings
State fire officials in Madera County say the fire at Yosemite Lakes Park broke out shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday and quickly grew to 91 acres, burning one home and threatening 40 other homes and ...
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Levi Leipheimer announces retirement from cycling
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -; American Levi Leipheimer says he retired from professional cycling when his six-month ban for doping violations ended March 1 and he was unable to sign with a new ...
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4-acre N. Calif. fire contained arson suspected
MARTINEZ, Calif. -; A brush fire in the San Francisco Bay Area has been contained after coming close to homes, and authorities are investigating whether it was set ...
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George Packer Can Silicon Valley embrace politics
In 1978, the year that I graduated from high school, in Palo Alto, the name Silicon Valley was not in use beyond a small group of tech cognoscenti. Apple Computer had incorporated the previous year, releasing the first popular personal computer, the Apple II. The major technology companies made electronics hardware, and on the way to school I rode my bike through the Stanford Industrial Park, ...
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As enter rematch with Rangers facing unfamiliar Lindblom
Josh Lindblom is not a stranger to the Major Leagues, having appeared in 101 games combined for the Dodgers and Phillies since 2011. On Monday, though, the 25-year-old right-hander will toe the rubber in a big league game for the first time as a starter, when he and the Rangers take on Bartolo Colon and the A's at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Lindblom joins Texas to replace Alexi ...
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Hot Aussie caveman dating Hollywood star
But he wasn't confirming whether or not he's dating the Hollywood superstar, who has had a highly public battle with her health since she was admitted to rehab after a drug overdose at her Beverly Hills home in January ...
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US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug
A 13-person commission is taking a year to analyze the ethical issues of whether children can participate in research to determine safe dosage levels of an anthrax ...
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Transfer club at Oaklands Merritt College helps students navigate path to universities
Merritt College professor Claudio Duran, right, speaks to students and faculty members during a meeting of Club Altazor on Monday, May, 6, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Duran started the club to help his community college students figure out how to transfer to top universities. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News ...
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New wrestling rules used in LA exhibition
LOS ANGELES -; American Jordan Oliver had a late takedown to beat Russia's Magomed Kurbanaliev in the opening match Sunday in United 4 Wrestling, a three-team exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports ...
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Iotapa wins Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -; Iotapa beat Ciao Bella Luna by 1 1/4 lengths Sunday in the $74,920 Railbird Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the weekend stakes ...
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Marquis leads Padres into three-game series vs. Cards
Take a look at Shelby Miller's numbers, and it's easy to see that the Padres are about to face one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball on Monday. There's Miller's 1.40 ERA, tied with Clayton Kershaw for the lowest mark in the Majors, his 57 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings, .182 opponents average and 0.88 WHIP. He's been untouchable lately, as he carries a 14 ...
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Dodgers turn to Kershaw in battle of club aces
Losers of 14 of their first 17 games this month and coming off a 2-8 road trip, the Brewers aren't exactly receiving the best welcome home gift Monday. Already struggling to stay out of the loss column, the Brewers will have to deal with National League ERA leader Clayton Kershaw on Monday when the club returns to Miller Park for a three-game set with the Dodgers. "Look at everybody ...
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Vogelsong Duke clash with something to prove
The Nationals' Zach Duke and the Giants' Ryan Vogelsong both are in need of solid starts as they get ready to square off in the opener of a three-game series Monday night at AT&T Park. Duke is getting his first Major League start since since July 10, 2011, for the D-backs. The lefty is filling in for the injured Ross Detwiler, who is not yet on the disabled list but could end up ...
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X-rays negative after Van Slyke fouls pitches off leg
Email ATLANTA -- X-rays were negative on the lower left leg of Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke, who exited Sunday's 5-2 loss against the Braves after he fouled consecutive pitches off his leg in a seventh-inning at-bat. Van Slyke said there was no fracture, although it was "pretty sore" having fouled the pitches "an inch apart on the same ligament." He said ...
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MLB San Diego 13 Washington 4
Everth Cabrera and Jedd Gyorko also knocked in two runs apiece as the Padres banged out 15 hits en route to the win. Andrew Cashner (3-2) claimed the victory, yielding three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 frames. The right-hander issued just one walk and struck out six as San Diego earned a four-game split with the Nationals. Washington ...
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MLB Colorado 5 San Francisco 0
Juan Nicasio tossed six shutout innings Sunday and Colorado caught San Francisco atop the National League West with a 5-0 win over the Giants. Nicasio (4-1) broke a personal three-start winless streak, taming the Giants on three hits. The right-hander walked one and struck out five in the ...
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Non-native snail turns up in Truckee River in NV
RENO, Nev. -; A non-native snail has turned up in the Truckee River in Nevada for the first time, and wildlife officials are hoping it doesn't harm the river's trout ...
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Make a Film Foundation premieres The Magic Bracelet in Beverly Hills
Celebrities included Bailee Madison (Parental Guidance, Once Upon A Time), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), J.K. Simmons (Spiderman, Juno, Farmers Insurance Commercials), actress Lana Parrilla (Once Upon A Time), Academy Award-winning writer Diablo Cody (Juno), director/Co-Producer Jon Poll (Charlie Bartlett, Meet the Fockers), Vasi Hunton (Film's Teen Songwriter), Chandra Wilson (Grey's ...
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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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