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10 geography experts to compete in national finals
WASHINGTON -; Ten young geography experts will field questions about history, cultures, landmarks and climates from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek as they vie for the title of National Geographic Bee ...
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GOP has lead in Central Valley state Senate race
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; A Republican is leading a field of five candidates in a hotly contested Central Valley state Senate contest, while Democrats hope to force a runoff election in which they would have a better chance at ...
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Bay Bowl San Francisco to Host 50th Super Bowl
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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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Lets Just Forget This And Move On
The one bright spot for the Padres was second baseman Jedd Gyorko. The rookie had three of the Padres' seven hits. Gyorko leads all major league rookies in hits, multi-hit games, runs, total bases, and walks. If he keeps it up he has a chance to finish in the top 10 in NL Rookie of the Year voting, and playing in San Diego, a place national media outlets forget exists until Norv Turner goes ...
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BART to decide on relaxed rules for bikes on trains
The BART board appears ready to drop its ban on bringing bicycles on trains during rush hour after a survey found few rider complaints during a one-week test of relaxed rules in March.The board is expected to vote on the issue Thursday. However, two BART directors said they want to lift the ban only conditionally and decide in five months whether to make the change permanent.The concern is ...
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Inside the secret Symantec building that keeps websites safe
Paul Meijer, senior director of operations for Symantec's identity and authentication business, stands next to rows of locked servers in the highly secure data center at Symantec's secretive facility in Mountain View, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Symantec provides security, storage and systems management solutions for small businesses to global organizations. (Gary Reyes/ ...
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81-year-old man hit killed on San Jose street
SAN JOSE, Calif. -; San Jose police say an 81-year-old man was hit and killed as he crossed a street Monday night - the second traffic fatality of the day on the city's ...
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Volquez derailed in fifth as Cardinals cruise
STL@SD: Padres jump on top as Gyorko scores in second SAN DIEGO -- After he tossed four quick, efficient and effective innings Tuesday night against St. Louis, Edinson Volquez was hardly recognizable in the fifth inning . Everything the Cardinals' bats touched in the frame was hit hard, as St. Louis busted the game open with four runs on six hits against the Padres' right-hander. ...
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Parker As looking to cap sweep of Rangers
Ross Wolf will not have an easy task in his first Major League start. The 30-year-old, who has 25 big league appearances but none in a starting role, will face the Athletics, who have won five straight games and are going for a series sweep of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. Wolf will be starting in place of Nick Tepesch, who was scratched from the start with a blister on his right middle ...
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Lowrie day to day after foot X-rays negative
Email ARLINGTON -- A's shortstop Jed Lowrie, acting as designated hitter on Tuesday night in Texas, took a pitch off his right foot in the fifth inning and was out of the game by the seventh to go for an X-ray. Tests showed no break in Lowrie's foot, leaving the infielder day to day with a right foot contusion. Manager Bob Melvin said after the game that Lowrie, who went 1-for-2 ...
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San Diego Schools Trustee Barrera To Lead Labor Council
Four of five San Diego Unified School District candidates at this year's Politifest debate. From left to right, John Lee Evans, Richard Barrera, Bill Ponder and Mark Powell. Marne Foster did not ...
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Los Angeles voters choose from two Democrats for mayor
1 of 2. Supporters hold signs as they wait during the election night party for candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles Wendy Greuel in Los Angeles, California May 21, ...
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NHL San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1
Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win, ...
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Lakeland Man Arrested After Pot Intercepted from California
A Lakeland man was arrested after detectives intercepted three packages addressed to his home containing 75 pounds of marijuana from California, an arrest report ...
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Phoenix apartment complex goes for $16M to San Diego firm
Copper Creek Apartments in Tempe Pathfinder Partners LLC of San Diego shelled out $16.4 million for the Copper Creek Apartments in Tempe. Phoenix Business Journal reporter Kristena Hansen wrote the 144-unit complex was sold by Equity Residential. This marks the third complex Pathfinder has either bought or partnered on for a purchase in the Phoenix ...
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Early vote points to close race as LA picks mayor
The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - ...
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Greinke unable to find form bested by former mates
LAD@MIL: Greinke helps his cause with an RBI single MILWAUKEE -- Zack Greinke might be back, but he's not back to being Zack Greinke. Greinke brought a 15-0 record at Miller Park into Tuesday night's game, but he couldn't get an out in the fifth inning as the Brewers beat the Dodgers, 5-2. In his second start after returning from a broken collarbone, Greinke never looked ...
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San Francisco Houston to host Super Bowls in 2016 17
(45 mins ago) San Francisco and Houston got the nod as Super Bowl hosts on Tuesday in a decision announced at the NFL Spring Meeting. San Francisco will host Super Bowl 50 in February of 2016 and Houston will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017, the league announced, AFP reports. The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area thanks to the 49ers' future Santa Clara home, recently named ...
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Aretha Franklin taking June off postponing shows
Franklin announced earlier this month that she would cancel scheduled performances in Chicago and Connecticut this week to undergo medical treatment. She did not specify what type of treatment she was ...
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‘Little things’ beat California
California pitcher Brian Fisher reacts to losing against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Tuesday's semifinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs at Burkett Recreation and Sports Complex in Robinson Township. On Tuesday, May, ...
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Prosecutors seek retrial in Bell Calif. corruption case
In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, former Bell, Calif., city officials, from left, Luis Artiga, Teresa Jacobo, George Cole, Oscar Hernandez and Victor Bello appear for a city corruption trial in a downtown Los Angeles ...
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Warriors Honored By San Francisco Mayor Curry Given Key To City
Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a three-point shot with Stephen Curry #30 and Jarrett Jack #2 against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 8, 2013 in San Antonio. (Ronald Martinez/Getty ...
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Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action
WASHINGTON -; Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the ...
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Stanford takes NCAA womens tennis title
Stanford's Kristie Ahn reacts after beating Texas A&M's Cristina Stancu during their match to win the women's NCAA college tennis team championship at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex Tuesday, May 21, 2013 on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. (AP Photo/Stephen ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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