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Hollywood celebrities escape from California
American bloggers discuss the mass exodus of show business stars from California, where hundreds of expensive mansions were put up for sale at around the same time. Homes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlie Sheen, Charlize Theron, Cher, Harrison Ford, Heidi Klum and other celebrities are up for grabs. What is hidden behind this escape from the American ...
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What To Do In Los Angeles The HiddenLA Way
Lynn Garrett knows that loving Los Angeles means looking beyond the stucco facades and traffic pileups, and whatever Hollywood meltdown you saw last night on TMZ. "Los Angeles has a heart that's hidden to most of the world," she says, which is why Garrett ...
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Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt to Promote New Film in Moscow
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt is due to arrive in Moscow in June to promote his new film World War Z at the Moscow International Film Festival, the festival’s general producer has said. The 35th film festival will kick off with the premiere of the upcoming apocalyptic horror film, World War Z, to be attended by producer-star Pitt and film director ...
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Cannes Tonights Hollywood ReporterJimmy Choo Party for Fan Bingbing Moved to the Martinez
to the Martinez hotel ballroom, Acqua1, where Cannes' industry elite can enjoy a warm reception and feel free to wear their best cocktail attire (and shoes) without fear of being soaked to the ...
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Parking fees at California state beaches heat up
In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline where none existed before. It's also mulling hiking rates at popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak ...
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Lights Camera Censorship Hollywood fed up with Chinese brick wall
USA China's film market is the world's second-largest, just behind the US, but those shooting a movie in China inevitably come to grips with state censorship. Industry insiders say it's killing the multi-million dollar film business. China recently became the largest foreign market for Hollywood. According to a report by Motion Picture Association of America, box office takings ...
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Calif. doctor who promised fake herbal cancer cure sentenced to 14 years in prison
In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, Dr. Christine Daniel gives a flu shot to patient Amparo Villaluazo at Daniel's Sonrise Medical Clinic in Mission Hills. Daniel, 57, of Northridge, was found guilty on Friday May 17,2013 and sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for selling bogus cancer cures to dozens of victims across the country as part of a ';treatment'; program that prosecutors ...
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Burlingame Japanese restaurant skewered for serving lion meat
BURLINGAME -- A Japanese restaurant that offers exotic meats may have bitten off more than it can chew.Mokutanya charcoal grill recently added African lion to the menu as a promotional item, and news accounts have generated a swiftly developing backlash on Facebook and other social media sites. Meanwhile, an animal rights advocate, who has investigated how lion meat is produced, said consumers ...
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Will San Diego see more sidewalk cafes
Take a stroll along any Parisian boulevard, and you'd be hard-pressed to find an eatery that doesn't have outdoor seating. An essential ingredient in the streetside milieu that makes the city so inviting, sidewalk cafes are equally beloved by San Diego restaurateurs -- but not nearly so ...
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Citywise Deborah Edgerly returns to Oakland City Hall as union consultant
Five years after being fired amid accusations that she tipped off her nephew to an impending police raid, former Oakland City Administrator Deborah Edgerly is back in the thick of city business.SEIU, Local 1021 has hired Edgerly as a consultant to review the city's books as it continues negotiations on a new labor deal for more than 2,000 full and part-time city workers.The union's ...
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Health exchange also will offer voter registration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; California will become the first state to offer voter registration through its health insurance marketplace later this ...
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Powerball $600 million jackpot lures hopefuls around the Bay Area
A clerk at Cole's Market prints out a Powerball lottery ticket in Pleasanton, Calif., on Friday, May 17, 2013. As of Friday afternoon the Powerball jackpot was $600 million and continued to grow. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News ...
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Bitcoin finding its feet at first Silicon Valley conference
>http://www.bitcoin2013.com/ ">event is small by Silicon Valley standards, with about 1,000 attendees expected and 19 exhibitors, but it's bustling with startups launching new exchanges, software developers looking to strengthen the Bitcoin network, and venture capitalists seeking places to ...
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ID immediate arrest in death of OC army sergeant
ORANGE, Calif. -; As expected, police announced that the body found in a remote section of an Orange County canyon was Maribel Ramos, a 36-year-old former Army Sergeant missing for two ...
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Stults hopes to regain command against Nationals
Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann became the Majors' first seven-game winner on Monday. Will he become the first eight-game winner on Saturday? We'll find out when the Nationals take on the Padres at Petco Park, a place Zimmermann is 1-0 with a minuscule 0.69 ERA in two career starts. Facing the Dodgers in his last start, Zimmermann (7-1, 1.69 ERA) allowed just two runs on ...
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As look to Milone in matchup with Royals Santana
With Brett Anderson sidelined for at least another month with a stress fracture in his right foot, one of the best offenses in baseball is in need of an ace. "We have people who can step in," manager Bob Melvin said. "I feel we have a deep organization." Tommy Milone may not have the win-loss record to show it, but he could certainly contribute in that role. Milone, who ...
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Growing Popularity Of Private Drones Concern California Privacy Groups
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) - No longer exclusively used by the military, drones are increasingly being used by groups and private individuals. As drones become even more popular, and with very few rules regarding their use, privacy experts are worried. With a homeowner’s permission, KPIX 5 launched our drone, and shot video from their backyard. While we didn’t get close to the fence ...
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Autism insurance mandate renewed by California State Senate
The original bill required that insurance companies cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy as a medical treatment for those diagnosed on the autism spectrum. The bill was signed in 2011 and the law went into effect last ...
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Lincecum looks to start new streak against Rockies
With Colorado starter Jeff Francis moving to the disabled list on Thursday with a left groin strain, the Rockies called up right-hander Tyler Chatwood to start Saturday's game against the Giants. In Chatwood's last outing on April 29, he threw six scoreless innings in a 12-2 victory over the Dodgers before he was sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs to clear room for the return of ...
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Padres rally in ninth but fall in 10 to Nats
WSH@SD: Gyorko smashes solo homer to center in sixth SAN DIEGO -- Chad Tracy hit a pinch-hit home run in the 10th inning Friday to lead the Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the Padres before a crowd of 29,898 at Petco Park. Tracy's home run came off Padres closer Huston Street, who has allowed six home runs this season. Street (0-3) allowed two home runs all of last season. The ...
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Better This Time But Padres Still Lose
SAN DIEGO, CA - MAY 17: Burch Smith #26 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Petco Park on May 17, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty ...
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Navy pilot earns masters degree in engineering while in combat zone
The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb attack also caused him to his miss classes — transmitted live via the Internet — but he ...
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Giants drop seesaw affair with Rockies
Posey's solo homer inches the Giants closer DENVER -- The first career grand slam Madison Bumgarner allowed was indeed unique, given its reverberations. Jordan Pacheco's bases-loaded drive off Bumgarner broke a fifth-inning tie that carried the Colorado Rockies to a 10-9 victory Friday night over the Giants. Not only did Pacheco slam the door on the Giants, but he also halted ...
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Giants Minor League coach Torres dies at 61
DENVER -- The Giants issued a statement Friday saying that Victor Torres, a batting coach and instructor in the club's player development department, died Wednesday in Florida at age 61. Torres spent five seasons between 2007 and last year as hitting coach for the Arizona Rookie League Giants. He also coached for one season, 2008, at the club's Double-A Connecticut affiliate. Torres ...
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Pair of late homers power As past Royals Shields
KC@OAK: Rosales belts a go-ahead solo homer to left OAKLAND -- Adam Rosales and Josh Donaldson each hit solo home runs as the Oakland Athletics surged late for a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Rosales led off the eighth with his second home run of the year, a shot that landed halfway up the staircase beyond the left-field fence. A's starter Jarrod Parker threw ...
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San Jose council approves potentially flawed housing development
A housing development in San Jose is becoming increasingly controversial as members of the public have accused the San Jose City Council of violating its own environmental policies with regards to residential developments in the city.
The contention revolved around a 15 acre housing project that will see 89 homes built at the edge of Guadalupe Creek in the south of the city. The site on which the development will take place is a largely underdeveloped area containing, among other things, an unsightly asphalt car park. Read more
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