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View from the sidelines Why Aetna aint in Covered California exchange
Covered California health benefit exchange, and that met the requirements of the exchange, were "selected" to be in Covered California, according to its statement today and the ones they provided afterward. But what about the health plans that chose not to participate? It's not that they weren't "selected," at least in some notable cases, it's that they ...
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California awards $36 million for stem cell research leaders
California's stem cell agency has awarded $36 million from the Research Leadership Awards to attract six top stem cell scientists. The stem cell agency, called ...
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Why $1 billion doesnt mean what it used to in Hollywood
Four films from last year joined the billion-dollar club, including "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." What does that really mean in today's Hollywood? Hint: A lot less than it used ...
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NASA Chief Gets Update On JPL Mission To Capture Asteroid
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) -- An ambitious plan to capture a potentially dangerous asteroid and safely relocate it to an orbit around the Moon was the focus of a Southland visit by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Thursday. KNX 1070′s Pete Demetriou reports the stop was part of Bolden’s tour this week of three separate NASA centers located throughout ...
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True Account Of World War II Told Through Eyes Of Writer Civil Rights Activist As A Child
Marione Ingram, writer, artist and civil rights activist stopped by KCAL9 Thursday to discuss her new book "The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust". Ingram survived the Holocaust, the fire-bombing of Hamburg, Germany and the incendiary efforts of Mississippi's Ku Klux Klan. She came to the United States and became engaged in the civil ...
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California car sales jump in the first quarter
California new-car sales jumped nearly 13 percent in the first quarter of this year, reaching the highest first-quarter total since 2008.The California New Car Dealers Association said vehicle sales hit 403,658 in the first quarter, a 12.6 percent improvement from a year earlier."The recession that hit California's new vehicle market so drastically is finally disappearing from our ...
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Obamacare in California cheaper than predicted
Health insurers in California will charge an average of $304 a month for the cheapest silver-level plan in state-based exchanges next year, according to rates released Thursday by Covered California, which is implementing the Affordable Care Act there. But many residents will pay a lot less than that for ...
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SoCal Rattlesnake Season Begins
Southern California is at the beginning of rattlesnake season, experts said, which means residents of suburban areas, canyons and deserts will need to tread carefully to avoid the slithering members of four dangerous ...
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Nighttime Curfew Bill Aims to Cut Valley Jet Noise
A bill re-introduced this week aims to cut down on a problem that has vexed residents living under the path of two San Fernando Valley airports for years -- jet ...
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Jury deliberates in case of Maxim models Santa Monica slaying businesswoman stands accused
Maxim model Juliana Redding was found dead in her Santa Monica apartment on March 15, 2008. Jurors on May 23, 2013 were deliberating the case against businesswoman Kelly Soo Park, who is accused of murdering ...
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Crews Battling Brush Fire Near Homes In Castaic
The blaze, which was reported at 1:06 p.m., was burning near Quincy Street and Stageline Road. Light wind was pushing the blaze to the west toward homes, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No other details were immediately ...
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Attempted Murder Suspect Wanted For 13 Years Nabbed While Urinating In Public
COLORADO SPRINGS (CBSLA.com) -- An attempted murder suspect wanted on a $2 million warrant out of Los Angeles was caught in Colorado after urinating in public, authorities announced Thursday. Miguel Sanchez, 59, was arrested Wednesday morning in Colorado Springs, according to the Colorado Springs Police ...
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Beverly Hills Residents To Protest Times Sale With March Near CEO’s Home
A protester holds up a sign during a march against the billionaire conservative donor Koch brothers and Americans for Prosperity, in 2011. (Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty ...
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13 Insurers To Compete For California’s New Health Exchange
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The state’s largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing to provide coverage to millions of Californians through the state’s new health exchange, officials announced Thursday. Covered California, the state agency running the health insurance marketplace, detailed plans and prices to be ...
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Ports of Long Beach LA Seek Technologies to Cut Vessel Pollution
The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles are seeking information about technologies that could substantially reduce air pollution from main engines on ships calling at the ports.Vendors of such technologies are being asked to submit information by July 19, ...
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What Hollywood Can Learn From The Fast Furious Franchise
Less CGI means more exciting stunts. Memorial Day weekend is traditionally one of the most important in Hollywood. The official start of summer (complete with an extra day off) is the perfect time for high-grossing blockbusters. Back in 2009, when the franchise started, no one would have ...
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Western Health Advantage picked for Covered California coverage
Western Health Advantage is one of 13 plans to land a spot in the individual marketplace for the state's health benefit exchange. Western Health Advantage CEO Garry Maisel says rates for plans came in under projections because of intense competition. "WHA and other California plans wanted to be part of Covered California and part of history," Maisel said. Sacramento-based Western ...
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Bank Robbers Run Onto 101 Freeway School Locked Down
The search for two bank robbers last seen running on the 101 Freeway in the west San Fernando Valley continued at mid-day Thursday after a takeover-style ...
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Abuse Investigation Boy Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Deputies responded to a Palmdale home late Wednesday to find an 8-year-old boy with injuries that suggest he was bound and tortured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...
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Friday police log Lomita Palos Verdes Peninsula
Lomita Grand theft: 1:44-3 a.m. May 15, 1900 block of Pacific Coast Highway. Rims and tires were reported stolen from a vehicle. Petty theft: 11:15 p.m. May 14 to 1:15 a.m. May 15, 2300 block of 246th Place. A bicycle was reported stolen. Petty theft: 6:55-7:10 a.m. May 15, 2000 block of 255th Street. A purse, wallet, IDs, a credit card and a portable television were reported stolen from an ...
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Join Elmo Cookie Monster On Their New Musical Tour ‘Can’t Stop Singing’
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) Elmo and Cookie Monster stopped by the KCAL9 studios Thursday to talk about their new musical tour! ';Can’t Stop Singing'; is coming to the Long Beach and Thousand Oaks later this month. Join the chorus for this toe tapping, finger snapping musical event! All you need is a song when Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Murray and all of your favorite Sesame Street ...
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Tarzana School On Lockdown After Ventura Blvd. Bank Robbery
TARZANA (CBSLA.com) -- A San Fernando Valley elementary school was on lockdown Thursday following a robbery at a neighborhood bank, authorities ...
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Abuse Suspected After Palmdale Child Suffers Severe Head Injuries
The incident under investigation reportedly took place around 10:55 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 300 East Avenue Q-10 in Palmdale, detectives with the LASD Special Victims Unit said. Officials will only say that an 8-year-old child suffered severe head injuries and has been hospitalized. No arrests have been made and the case is still in the initial stages of investigation. Additional details ...
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Twitter targets advertisers with TV tie-ins
With TV ad targeting and Twitter Amplify, the social-media site is making it even easier for advertisers to reach an engaged audience. With 32 million U.S. Twitter users tweeting about television last year, the social-media site is making it even easier for advertisers to reach that engaged audience, launching a TV ad targeting program and announcing partnerships with 16 more companies, ...
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More of us streaming than steaming up the bedroom
If you're looking to unwind, are you going steam up the bedroom or stream in the living room? If you're like most, you're streaming more than steaming. Almost 84 percent of us stream video at least once a week compared with 54 percent who have sex with a significant other once every seven days, according to a survey by M-Go. The survey discovered that only 34 percent of us were ...
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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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