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Calif. man gets prison in Medicare fraud plot
NEW ORLEANS-A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk on Friday sentenced 50-year-old Jerayr Rostamian, of Northridge, Calif., to 40 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $250,000 fine. Africk ...
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American Friends Service Committee California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in War on Terror
California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror' SACRAMENTO, CA - August 14 - The California Legislature today adopted a resolution aimed at preventing California health professionals from engaging in coercive interrogations of detainees at ...
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Center for Biological Diversity California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out
California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming: Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out INDIO, California - August 8 - In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, a California court has rejected a proposal to build a controversial luxury resort and golf course because the ...
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Equality California Legislature Approves Harvey Milk Day
Bill Authored by Assemblymember Leno, Sponsored by EQCA, Honors One of ...
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Padres Come Up Short In Arizona
PHOENIX, AZ - MAY 24: Nick Hundley #4 of the San Diego Padres tags out Wil Nieves #27 of the Arizona Diamondbacks at home plate at Chase Field on May 24, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ...
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San Francisco State Basketball Player Accused Of Murder In Georgia
Decensae White, a basketball player at San Francisco State University, is accused in the 2012 Georgia murder of rapper Lil’ Phat, also known as Melvin Vernell III. (Fulton County Sheriff’s ...
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San Diego County wildfire 70 percent contained
JULIAN, Calif.-Firefighters are making progress against a wildfire burning in a remote area of eastern San Diego County. Authorities say the blaze east of the mountain town of Julian grew to 1,850 acres and is 70 percent contained Friday. No homes are threatened. More than 600 firefighters, aided by air tankers, helicopters, dozens of engines and water tenders are battling the blaze. Three ...
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Freight train derailed in Southern California with no injury
A freight train derailed on Wednesday afternoon near Palmdale in Southern California, with nearby residents evacuated, local authorities said.Although nobody had been injured, authorities were "initiating evacuations" as the wreckage raised concerns about a possible chlorine leak from one or more of the overturned carriages, Inspector Matt Levesque of the Los Angeles County Fire ...
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Giants go quietly behind Lincecum vs. Rockies
COL@SF: Blanco's throw nabs Helton at second SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum dropped his second game in a week Friday night to Tyler Chatwood and the Colorado Rockies, who subdued the Giants, 5-0. Lincecum (3-4) yielded four runs and seven hits in seven innings. His primary nemesis, Michael Cuddyer, drove in three runs with a first-inning double and a sixth-inning homer in his first game ...
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Stults Padres felled by five-run seventh
SD@ARI: Alonso hits an RBI single to plate Quentin PHOENIX -- Through six innings Friday, Eric Stults bewildered the first-place D-backs with his four-pitch arsenal, holding the club scoreless on just 79 offerings while surrendering three singles, none of which were hit all that hard. Cruising up down and down the Arizona lineup, the left-hander appeared well on his way to turning in yet ...
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Cashner trying to stay hot vs. first-place D-backs
The runner-up in last year's National League Rookie of the Year voting will take the mound on Saturday night in Phoenix, but it's his counterpart who has been stirring up widespread talk of his potential coming to fruition in recent weeks. Andrew Cashner, winner of two of his last three starts, will look to help the Padres get back on track in the NL West and inch closer to .500 as ...
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Griffin looks to continue success within division
The Astros have been living on the edge as of late. Winners in four of their past eight games, seven of those games have been decided by one run. Either way, manager Bo Porter is happy with the way his team has played. "I think we're playing better baseball," Porter said. "That's what I've said all along, the season is 162 games long. You're going to have ...
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Capuano allows five earned runs in loss
STL@LAD: A. Ellis shaken up in collision at the plate LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers couldn't slow down the surging Cardinals on Friday night. Chris Capuano was unable to deliver a third consecutive quality start, and the Dodgers were shut out, 7-0, at Dodger Stadium in the opener of a three-game series against the club with the best record in the Major Leagues. Capuano lost for the third ...
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Lilly returns from disabled list to face Cardinals
In nearly a month before Friday, the Cardinals had faced just four left-handed starters. But this weekend, the Dodgers throw three lefties their way, something the Cardinals had previously not fared well against this season. In those previous four games against left-handers, the Cardinals were held to three earned runs over 28 innings. They entered the Dodgers series hitting .223 against ...
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MLB Colorado 5 San Francisco 0
Tyler Chatwood and three relievers teamed to throw a five-hit shutout Friday in sending Colorado to its third straight win -- 5-0 over San Francisco. Chatwood improved to 3-0 in five starts since being called up from Class AAA Colorado Springs. He gave up four hits with four strikeouts while throwing 88 pitches in six innings. Josh ...
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MLB St. Louis 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Lance Lynn struck out nine over six innings Friday and received plenty of offensive help in carrying St. Louis to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cardinals won their third in a row, limiting the Dodgers to three hits and getting three RBI each ...
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Exeter in California becomes seventh city to declare Oct 25 as Rajan Zed Day
City of Exeter in California has become the seventh city in the US to declare October 25 as 'Rajan Zed Day' after disinguished Hindu and interfaith statesman Rajan Zed. Cities of Hartford (Connecticut), Taylorsville (Utah), Madera (California), Sparks (Nevada), Chowchilla (California) and Sanger (California) have already declared October 25 as 'Rajan Zed Day'. City of Reno ...
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Zito plans to change little vs. Rockies
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito avoids overthinking when he faces an opponent in back-to-back starts, as he'll do Saturday when he faces the Colorado Rockies for the second time in a week. "You can look back to certain things that you want to do differently, but for the most part, you can't change too much," Zito said. "These guys know what I've got and I know ...
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200-Pound Pig Runs Through Vista
A 200-pound pig named "Miss Piggy" escaped her home in Vista and roamed the streets for nearly 20 minutes. Eventually, she was corralled by her owners. NBC 7's Artie Ojeda ...
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MLB Arizona 5 San Diego 2
Miguel Montero produced the first of four Arizona doubles during a five-run seventh inning Friday that lifted the Diamondbacks over San Diego 5-2. Arizona had lost two straight and the Diamondbacks trailed by a run entering the seventh against the Padres. The Diamondbacks then batted around against four San Diego pitchers to hand the Padres their third straight ...
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Openly gay Robbie Rogers returning to professional soccer
Robbie Rogers , who came out as homosexual when he announced his retirement from soccer, tells USA Today he has decided to return to the field. Rogers said he made the decision last month while he was speaking at the Nike Be True LGBT Youth Forum in Portland, Ore. "I seriously felt like a coward," he said. "These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the world, and ...
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Mom boyfriend held after Palmdale boy 8 dies
The boy's mother is in jail for investigation of child abuse, and her boyfriend is also in custody. He was arrested Thursday for investigation of attempted ...
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Ore. police 8 lb. pot in festive birthday boxes
LAKEVIEW, Ore. -; Oregon state police say they found about eight pounds of marijuana inside two festively wrapped birthday gift boxes during a southern Oregon traffic stop for a speeding ...
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Memorial Day Ceremonies in Orange County California
It's our nation's day to salute, give thanks, remember and honor the men and women who have gone to battle. It's a day to remember our families, friends and buddies who have stood beside each other to defend and protect our ...
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San Diego deputy shoots man who uses Taser on her www.privateofficer.com
– San Diego sheriff’s officials say a deputy shot a man after he grabbed her stun gun and fired it at her. U-T San Diego reports ...
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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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