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CBS Extends Tony Awards Through 2018
CBS has reached a new broadcast agreement with the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing to keep the Tony Awards on the network through 2018. CBS has aired the annual kudoscast, which honors achievement on Broadway, for the past 35 years. This year the show moves back to Radio City Music Hall after two years at the Beacon Theatre. "We're pleased to renew our commitment to ...
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Lawmakers Re-Introduce Bill To Limit Overnight Airport Noise
BURBANK (CBSLA.com) -- Two San Fernando Valley lawmakers want to bring residents some relief from noise by limiting the number of flights into and out of local airports. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) first introduced ...
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Bear Roams SoCal Neighborhood
The bear has been climbing fences and roaming through residences' back yards. The bear surprised two horses as it emerged from one backyard, then walked through another corral with three horses a few blocks ...
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Hollywood Divided on Google Glass
Steven Tyler Cancels ASCAP Expo Appearance, Offers Naked Google+ Hangout Instead Does Google glass have a bright future in Hollywood? The prototype eyeglasses, which Google has begun offering to developers and select insiders for $1,500 in advance of a major rollout later this year, have become the talk of the tech community. They connect to the Internet and allow wearers to take pictures, send ...
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Alleged Police Impersonator Due In Court For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Robbing Woman In El Segundo
EL SEGUNDO (CBSLA.com) -- A man is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning on allegations that he sexually assaulted and robbed a woman while posing as a police officer. Wesley Robert Stepp, 28, was arrested in Los Angeles Monday on suspicion of robbery and false imprisonment while impersonating a police officer. According to El Segundo Police, Stepp used a website Saturday to arrange a ...
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Bear Spotted In Sun Valley Neighborhood
The bear was first seen around 6:10 a.m. near Stonehurst Avenue and Fenway Street in Sun Valley. Sky 2 was overhead and captured images of the bear wandering through backyards and in driveways. Police and wildlife officials have been notified and are responding to the ...
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Sonys Amy Pascal On Closing The Money Gap Between Men And Women In Hollywood
Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Lawrence who can demand top dollar. But for the most part because women are relegated to movies with smaller budget or cast as the girlfriend, they earn less. On ...
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Skullduggery In The Water Pipes Newspaper Condemns Californias Plot To Solve States Water Problems
RMS Queen Mary 2 just went under Golden Gate Bridge and arrived in San Francisco Bay (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Almost everyone in the United States has a stake in California's water wars. That's because the state grows most of the fresh fruits and vegetables the rest of us eat. But in recent years farmers haven't been able to get the water they need to grow their crops. The ...
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Medicine Cabinet Dangers What Every Parent Needs To Know
Some children are better at sharing toys than others, but all children are champs when it comes to sharing germs. Despite your best instructions about not using each other's sippy cups and covering mouths when coughing, all kids come down with colds at one time or another. Bed rest and lots of T.L.C. may be the best medicine you can offer a sick child, but medications will often be reached ...
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California judge weighs whether yoga is a religion
Is yoga a religion? That's what a California judge must decide as a lawsuit regarding teaching yoga in public schools goes to trial. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of parents Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock, who contend that yoga is religious in nature and that opting out of the program in public schools would cost their children time that should be devoted to physical education, ...
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L.A. mayors race Eric Garcetti declares victory over Wendy Greuel
Video: Latest from the L.A election After falling substantially behind in the unofficial vote total, City Controller Wendy Greuel called City Councilman Eric Garcetti to concede the Los Angeles mayor's ...
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Medical marijuana measures L.A. voters backing council on plan to regulate dispensaries
Voters are saying they want the city of L.A. to limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries that will be allowed to operate. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda/Los Angeles News ...
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Garcetti Defeats Greuel To Become The Next Mayor Of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 21: Candidate in the Los Angeles City mayoral race, Councilman Eric Garcetti celebrates with supporters at an election night party at The Hollywood Palladium on May 21, 2013 in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ...
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LAUSD board Antonio Sanchez trails Monica Ratliff in San Fernando Valley district
Video: Latest from the L.A election Antonio Sanchez, a well-funded political insider, was trailing attorney-turned-teacher Monica Ratliff in Tuesday's race to represent the East San Fernando Valley on the Los Angeles Unified School District board, according to early returns. The runoff for the District 6 seat has been as much about the future of Superintendent John Deasy's reform ...
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Leech Tishman adds California office
Pittsburgh law firm Leech Tishman has opened an office in Pasadena, Calif., led by Alan Kindred and Ivan Posey, veteran intellectual property lawyers who previously operated a namesake practice. It is the firms fourth office. This transaction enabled Leech Tishman to create an intellectual property practice group to its list of services. Leech Tishman Managing Partner Pete Fuscaldo said in a ...
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On Brink Of Elimination John Tortorella Has ‘Full Faith’ In The Rangers
Head coach John Tortorella of the New York Rangers walks off the ice after losing to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ...
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California-based Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips
California-based chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy — known allergens — which are not listed on the labels of its packages, federal agriculture officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said on Tuesday. There have been ...
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Hollywood director to film The Colour in NZ
Source: Thinkstock Hollywood director Peter Webber will film in New Zealand the adaptation of Rose Tremain's highly acclaimed novel The Colour. Set in the New Zealand gold rush in the 1860s, The Colour charts the fortunes of newly-married immigrants Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, who have travelled to New Zealand with Joseph's widowed mother. Finding life as a small farmer more ...
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Garcetti Leads With Nearly Half of Votes Tallied
With 44 percent of the precincts reporting as of 12:55 a.m., Garcetti had garnered 54 percent of the vote. His opponent City Controller Wendy Greuel had netted 46 percent of the ...
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How Infrastructure Investment Brought America’s Game To Santa Clara California
John Maynard Keynes has been validated once again. Through a wise investment in infrastructure, and in forward growth, the city of Santa Clara, California has turned what once was a center for dried fruit into the high tech heart of the United States. And through this investment in the infrastructure needed for growth, the city has not only gained a status once considered only for major cities, ...
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Apple CEO Defends Untaxed Overseas Profits
Apple CEO Tim Cook testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday about accusations that his company uses overseas subsidiaries to avoid paying taxes in the United States. When asked about the legality of Apple's strategy, Cook answered, "we not only comply with the laws, but comply with the spirit of the laws." Patrick Healy reports from Pasadena for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May ...
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Election Fraud Allegations Fly in City Council Race
The race for City Council District 13 has really heated up, with both candidates accusing the other of stealing votes. The controversy is centered in the Armenian community, in buildings that house mainly elderly Armenian voters. Ted Chen reports from Little Armenia for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on May 21, ...
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Minister to Bring Truckload of Goods From LA to Okla. Victims
Los Angeles minister Bobby Chance and his wife, Dot Chance, load up their "Hunger Buster" truck with donations for Oklahoma tornado victims. Chance plans to transport the donations to a church in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, May 22, ...
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Ryu leads Dodgers into rubber match with Brewers
The Brewers have hit left-handed pitching well this season, but they don't have the record to show for it. Milwaukee leads the National League with a .436 slugging percentage against lefties, with 16 homers and a .754 OPS. But the Brewers are just 4-14 against southpaws, and will face another in Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series at Miller Park. ...
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Four Samurai Swords Stolen In Claremont Smash-And-Grab
CLAREMONT (CBSLA.com) -- Four swords were stolen from a Claremont martial arts studio late Monday or early Tuesday, in the most recent episode of a string of smash-and-grab burglaries in the Foothill Corridor. Burglars broke into a martial arts studio in Claremont and stole four samurai swords after the studio was closed. The swords, which are worth a few hundred dollars at most, were the only ...
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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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