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Errors mar Mattinglys first game vs. Yanks
LAD@NYY: Hanley goes yard with two-run shot in eighth NEW YORK -- The Dodgers ruined manager Don Mattingly's emotional return to the Bronx, committing four errors while getting beat by the Yankees and former teammate Hiroki Kuroda, 6-4, in the first game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader. Hanley Ramirez had four hits for the Dodgers, including a two-run homer, and Ichiro Suzuki ...
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Mom Gets H.S. Diploma on Late Daughters Behalf
Pamela Samson-Yoma, Robin Cabrera's mother, collects her daughter's high school diploma at Irvine High School's graduation on Wednesday, June 29, ...
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Cage-fight Rep scrambles to stop California from imposing its egg laws on other states
Should California tell farmers throughout the country how to run their farms? Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, says no. "It's exactly what our founding fathers wanted to avoid," King said. But the rural-state lawmaker is concerned over California's strict laws on egg producers and other farmers as a result of Proposition 2, a ballot initiative passed by voters in 2008. The law ...
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Los Angeles school system to purchase iPad for each student
Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found that the iPad was the least ...
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Lost Hollywood Rare Pictures of Jane Fonda Marilyn Monroe Set for Auction
agreed. After their first session together in 1953, she sent Greene two dozen roses and a note saying his pictures were the most beautiful of her she had ever seen. Over the next four years she would pose for him more than 50 times. Greene's skill lay in his unfussy approach (he used to say, "If you can't light it with one light, then you can't light it") and ability to ...
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Carson fires its city manager David Biggs
The Carson City Council fired top administrator David Biggs in the early hours of Wednesday morning, making him the latest apparent victim of an infamously fractious panel of elected ...
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Taking Summer Trips But Want To Stay Fit Workout On The Go With Just A ‘Rubber Band’
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9)-- Get fit for summer! Spectrum Athletic Club Trainer and former "Survivor" contestant, Matty Whitmore, stopped by KCAL9 Wednesday to show viewers workout tips specifically utilizing a resistance band! A resistance band, which Whitmore refers to as a "rubber band", is a small, light and affordable workout tool that can be used on the go or during ...
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Healthcare Advocate Michelle Katz Gives Her Top Affordable Tips
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9)-- Healthcare Advote Michelle Katz, LPN, MSN stopped by KCAL9 Wednesday to share some of her top affordable healthcare tips from her book "Healthcare for Less"! Katz, who has been practicing for over 15 years, shared the following ...
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Violent Sports Gambling Ring Busted by FBI
FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to ...
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Pitbull Sizzles Ke$ha Fizzles at Hollywood Bowl Concert Review
embarking on a summer tour together may seem like a strange pairing until you remember that the pop artists share a record label – and thus marketing dollars. Another potential benefit of sharing a bill in giant outdoor amphitheaters like the Hollywood Bowl is the cross-pollination of fans, ensuring that each section of the Ke$ha-Pitbull Venn diagram is holding a ticket. But Tuesday ...
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Hollywood poised to approve fire contract
HOLLYWOOD— Firefighters and city leaders have reached a middle ground in negotiating a $4.6 million contract expected to be approved on July 3. "It does make us more competitive, but we have a little ways to go," Assistant City Manager Frank Fernandez said Wednesday before a crowd that included more than 50 of the city's 200 ...
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Thursdays police log The Harbor Area
Robbery: 7:10 p.m. June 16, 1300 block of West 227th Street. One person grabbed a cellphone from one of the victims. An unspecified number of people punched the victims. A second person hit one of the victims in the head with a chain. Residential burglary: 8:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. June 13, 1500 block of West 187th Place. Entry through a window. The residence was ransacked. Unspecified property ...
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18 Charged In Illegal Online Gambling Ring
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Eighteen alleged members of an violent gambling ring located primarily in California and Peru have been charged with operating an illegal Internet and telephone gambling business, authorities said Wednesday. Participants in the ';Macho Sports'; scheme were accused of taking millions of dollars in illegal sports wagers over the last decade in the San Diego ...
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More Than 22K Pounds Of Ground Beef Recalled
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)-- The United States Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday more than 22,000 pounds of ground beef have been recalled. National Beef Packing Co., a company in Liberal, Kan., initiated a voluntary recall of 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef after the product tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. "This recall is voluntary, and there have been no reported ...
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Four Keys For Bruins In Game 4 Of Stanley Cup Final
BOSTON (CBS) — This just in: Winning a Stanley Cup is difficult. Most of the current Bruins roster knows that firsthand, as two years ago they had to erase 2-0 and 3-2 deficits against Vancouver. They, of course, did that, forcing a Game 7 in Vancouver and winning 4-0 to earn that title. This year, it’s too early to say whether or not their season will have the same end result, but ...
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Comerica Bank report shows rosy outlook for California economy
California's current economic expansion is sizable and likely to continue, according to Dallas-based Comerica Bank's California Economic Activity Index.Comerica said today that the state index climbed 2.2 points in April to 106.6. For comparison, the index averaged 101 for all of 2012, and 98 for all of 2011.April's reading is 34 points, or 47 percent, above the index cyclical low ...
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2012-13 Top 10 Moments 6
Yet on December 25, in a Christmas Day clash with the New York Knicks at Staples Center, the 7-foot Spaniard found that extra lift that had been lacking in his offensive game during the final seconds of a close ballgame. Up 97-94 with 14.4 seconds left and the ball out of bounds, Dwight Howard and Gasol set staggered screens for Kobe Bryant near the top of the key. Bryant came off, followed ...
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Mattingly fiddles with lineup for opener
Email NEW YORK -- Manager Don Mattingly juggled the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader from the one he presented Tuesday night after the Yankees started former Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda in the opener and held Phil Hughes for the nightcap. For the opener, Mattingly switched Hanley Ramirez from shortstop to designated hitter, moved Nick Punto from third base to short, ...
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Dodgers unsure who will start Sunday
Matt Palmer is a candidate to start Sunday's game vs. the Padres. NEW YORK -- Manager Don Mattingly said on Wednesday that he doesn't know who will start for the Dodgers against the Padres at Petco Park on Sunday. Journeyman Matt Palmer seems to be the mild favorite to start, because he pitched well for Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday night, allowing one run over seven innings. The ...
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Dodgers expect Lilly to return soon
Email NEW YORK -- The Dodgers are looking at Ted Lilly's most recent injury as one that he should be able to return from relatively soon, manager Don Mattingly said. Lilly was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 9, retroactive to June 5, with a neck sprain, and he received an epidural injection June 11. Mattingly said Lilly is rehabbing in Los Angeles and has resumed throwing, but ...
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Teacher Charged With Murder in Ex-Wifes Stabbing
A 46-year-old Southern California teacher was charged Wednesday with murder in the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife, who was killed one day after she reported that he violated terms of a restraining ...
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Now Arriving at Union Station Locked Turnstiles
The Metropolitan Transit Authority latched subway entry gates at downtown Los Angeles' Union Station Wednesday, part of a plan to prevent fare evaders from breezing through the gates and using the transit system without ...
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3 Men Arrested in Fatal Hollywood Stabbing
A woman was killed in a stabbing attack that occurred after she and a friend took pictures of panhandling men at the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue on Tuesday night, police ...
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Wildfires burn in Arizona California
A wildfire in Arizona grew unchecked Wednesday while officials said the area blackened by a fire in California could be closed for weeks. The Doce fire outside Prescott, Ariz., had expanded to 7,000 acres, The Arizona Republic reported. High winds and arid conditions fanned the flames with the smoke blowing toward Prescott, the state's third-largest city. A number of homes in the area 100 ...
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NBA Summer League 2013 Schedule Announced
NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 - The NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas will feature 22 teams competing in a 61-game schedule from July 12-22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las ...
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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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