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Cespedes plays as DH for fourth straight game
Email ARLINGTON -- The Athletics hope to get Yoenis Cespedes back in the outfield soon. Athletics manager Bob Melvin wanted to put Cespedes in the outfield Monday, but he wants to see Cespedes run around before he makes the change. Melvin said the team had batting practice in the cages so Cespedes couldn't run around as much as he wanted. Cespedes was the designated hitter for a fourth ...
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Alleged Child Abductor Faces Federal Charges
filed charged against McLeod last week. They include child abduction, meeting with a minor to commit a sex offense, online enticement of a minor, contact with a minor to commit a felony and enticing a minor to produce child ...
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Family considers moving after shooting injures 11-year-old boy
A little blood is left on the mattress near the bullet hole in the wall at the Tran family home in West Oakland, Calif. on Monday, June 17, 2013. Bullets riddled the Tran family home early Sunday as a gun battle took place outside. Phuc Tran, 11, was hit in the arm while asleep in his bed. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News ...
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Gruesome photos from Californias Alphabet murders open trial
SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - Opening arguments began on Monday in the death penalty trial of a retired photographer accused of killing four prostitutes with a California prosecutor showing jurors gruesome photographs of victims killed in the serial "Alphabet ...
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Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -; Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to ...
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Man convicted of killing estranged wife in 2011
SANTA ANA, Calif. -; An Orange County man has been convicted of shooting to death his estranged wife after following her from the preschool where she ...
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Don’t mess with San Diego’s iconic beach tournament
The lawsuit challenging next month's annual Over-The-Line Tournament on Fiesta Island is a spiteful maneuver by a group upset because its own request to allow alcohol at a beach event called the Leisure Olympics was ...
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On Hollywood’s menu Food truck or sit-down restaurant
The weekly food truck event attracts 1,800 to Young Circle every Monday night. But city leaders want to make sure they’re not taking business away from restaurants and ...
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CA man guilty of false report that led to shooting
A man working on the roof of a Philadelphia apartment building fell through into one of the units, where a girl watching TV was hit by ...
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California fire season very volatile
Fire officials in California are asking the public to work with them as they face one of the most significant fire seasons they've seen in many ...
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Streaming services sign Hollywood deals
Netflix and LoveFilm have both struck deals with big Hollywood studios as the online streaming services compete to snap up television and film ...
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Frank Luntz GOP Strategist Shows Off His Collectible-Filled California Home
shared photos of the home's interiors , we were surprised to say the least. For one thing, the political consultant has filled his rooms with collectibles and treasures from famous moments in history, entertainment and sports. Some of his most-prized possessions include a Winston Churchill statue and a billiard table once owned by Ulysses S. Grant. He explained that these items are ...
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Fired Manhattan Beach officers drank for 7 hours before crash coverup
Three Manhattan Beach police officers fired for their involvement in an off-duty hit-and-run collision three years ago spent at least seven hours drinking in a bar before driving and crashing just 220 feet later, court documents ...
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Armed Man On San Francisco Overpass Shuts Down Caltrain Service
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Police activity near Caltrain’s 22nd Street station in SanFrancisco has shut down Caltrain service Monday evening. Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said San Francisco police are working to apprehend an armed man on an overpass above the ...
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Netflix Cuts Original Programming Deal With Dreamworks
LOS GATOS (CBS / AP) — Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content. Though financial details were not disclosed, Netflix Inc. said the agreement includes more than 300 hours of new TV episodes in a multi-year deal. Analysts estimated the contract ...
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911 caller pleads guilty to making a false report
PASADENA, Calif. -; A man who made a 911 call that ended with Pasadena police fatally shooting a college student has pleaded guilty to making a false ...
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The Hollywood Reporter Announces Nine Hires Five Promotions
has announced the promotion of five staffers and the addition of nine more to the expanding media company. May also marked a flagship month for the publication's website, THR.com, which received the highest traffic in its ...
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ATM skimming suspect arrested in California
A suspected ATM skimming ring that involved Romanians targeting bank machines across Florida has lead agents to another suspect, according to federal court documents.Nicu Calin, 43, was arrested in California on June 7, the same day he was scheduled to fly back to Romania, according to documents filed in the federal courthouse ...
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Wildfires to Increase Over California Nevada Utah and Arizona
AccuWeather.com reports weather favoring the spread of wildfires will increase over California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona Tuesday into Wednesday. A strong storm system moving onshore into the Northwest will work to kick up winds over the Southwest into the middle of the week. While winds will not be damaging in most cases, they will be strong enough to raise the risk of spreading existing fires ...
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Victim takes stand at school dance gang rape trial
MARTINEZ, Calif. -; A woman testified at the trial of two of the men charged with gang raping her at a Northern California high school, saying she doesn't remember the attack, only waking up at a hospital in "excruciating ...
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Motorcyclist driver killed in S. Calif crash
The California Highway Patrol says the motorcyclist was speeding on Interstate 605 early Monday. A CHP officer tried to pull him over but he exited the ...
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Michael Jordan skipping Tahoe celeb golf in July
Tournament officials announced in a statement Monday a scheduling appearance will prevent the NBA hall of famer from playing in the 24th annual American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course July 19-21. No other details were ...
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Senior Director of Autism Speaks Southern California to hold discussion
Pam Eisenberg, will be holding a discussion on June 25 titled "When Autism Happens to You" and will share Autism Speaks' 100 Day Kit that was created specifically for newly diagnosed ...
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Dan DePalma Catching on Quickly
has caught almost every ball thrown his way, and as a result, has caught the eye of his coaches and teammates in such a short amount of time. Just ask head coach Mike McCoy. "He's done a nice job and he's made the most of his opportunities" McCoy said last week following the end of the team's final mini camp. "The way we rotate practice, we give everyone an ...
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Donnie Baseball returns to Bronx wearing Dodger blue
Don Mattingly has managed the Dodgers since 2010. He was a six-time All-Star and the 1985 AL MVP in New York. (AP/Getty) For Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, New York City is home. Mattingly is a Yankees icon. He played his entire 14-year career with the Bronx Bombers, was a six-time All-Star and won nine Gold Glove Awards at first base. Mattingly's best season was in 1985, when he hit .324 ...
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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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