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• Burbank Mayor Will Rogers Dies After Battle With Liver Cancer

  19-04-2018 23:59
  BURBANK (CBSLA) — Burbank Mayor Will Rogers died Thursday at the age of 60 after a battle with liver cancer, city officials confirmed.
  Rogers first announced he had been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer in September 2017.
  Despite his diagnosis, Rogers decided to continue performing his duties as mayor while battling the disease.
  Rogers served as Burbank Mayor since May 1, 2017, and as a city councilman since 2015.
  On September 20, 2017, Mayor Rogers courageously shared with the com
  
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• DOJ Watchdog Makes Criminal Referral Against Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

  19-04-2018 23:00
  (CBS News) – The Department of Justice’s watchdog has made a criminal referral regarding fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, CBS News has confirmed. The referral comes after the recent blistering IG report claiming McCabe “lacked candor” about his interactions with Wall Street Journal reporter Devlin Barrett, who was writing about the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
  The IG’s investigation centered on whether McCabe authorize
  
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• 911 Operator Jailed For Hanging Up On Thousands Of Callers

  19-04-2018 22:58
  HOUSTON (CBS Local) – A former 911 operator in Houston is headed to jail after an investigation revealed that the emergency center worker hung up on thousands of people who were calling for help.
  Crenshanda Williams was sentenced to 10 days in prison and 18 months on probation for interfering with emergency telephone calls. According to KHOU, the 44-year-old was working as an emergency operator in Houston from 2015 to 2016. During that time, Williams registered thousands of 
  
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• 4 Men Arrested In Sexual Assault Of Teen In Huntington Beach

  19-04-2018 22:45
  HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) – Four men have been taken into custody following a more than 18-month investigation into allegations three of them sexually assaulted a Huntington Beach teen girl whom they had met and lured online.
  Clockwise from left to right: Bradley Thomas Williams, Christian Reid Palmer, Sohrab Anaraki Pour Kamali and Dwight Nicholas Castaldi. (Huntington Beach PD)
  According to Huntington Beach police, the four men communicated with the 13 to 14-year-old victim using multiple
  
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• G.E. Makes a Sharp ‘Pivot’ on Digital

  19-04-2018 22:44
  The industrial giant plunged into internet-era software with gusto. But it has trimmed back after finding that becoming a tech player is daunting and costly.
  
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• Last Caribou Herd On U.S. Mainland ‘Functionally Extinct’, Experts Say

  19-04-2018 22:37
  HELENA (CBS Local) – Another species is about to disappear from the American wilderness. The last herd of southern mountain caribou – known as gray ghosts – has reportedly dwindled down to the point where wildlife experts are calling them “functionally extinct” in the U.S. mainland.
  The Selkirk herd – the last group of caribou living in the lower 48 states – has gone from a population of around 50 in 2009 to just three females currently. “It&r
  
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• Battle Over Noise And Parking Fines For South Lake Tahoe Rentals

  19-04-2018 22:20
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A popular tourist destination on Lake Tahoe is in the middle of a growing battle over vacation rental homes. The city of South Lake Tahoe recently increased fines for noise and parking violations to $1,000. It is part of an effort to address the dramatic increase in vacation homes available on internet rental sites.
  Surrounded by the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is an alpine paradise that attracts nearly three million visitors each year. But in the small commun
  
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• Yahoo, AOL’s New Privacy Policy Allows Them To Read Your Emails

  19-04-2018 22:08
  CBS Local — Oath, the media division of Verizon that runs both AOL and Yahoo, is finally unifying the privacy policy of its two giant legacy Internet brands. That means an updated set of privacy terms and policies for hundreds of millions of users. And in an online world where privacy expectations have been radically reshaped in light of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess, it’s more important than ever to read the fine print on those splash screens.
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• Krispy Kreme’s New Lemon Glaze Doughnut In Stores For Just One Week

  19-04-2018 21:59
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is giving lemon lovers something to look forward to.
  Beginning Monday, April 23, the company will roll out a new lemon glaze doughnut.
  The catch – the new doughnut will be available at participating stores in the U.S. and Canada for one week only, until Sunday, April 29.
  “There has been so much anticipation and zest for the new Lemon Glaze Doughnut, we can’t wait to share the joy with our fans,” said Chief Marketing
  
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• Krispy Kreme’s New Lemon Glaze Doughnut In Stores For Just A Week

  19-04-2018 21:59
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is giving lemon lovers something to look forward to.
  Beginning Monday, April 23, the company will roll out a new lemon glaze doughnut.
  The catch – the new doughnut will be available at participating stores in the U.S. and Canada for one week only, until Sunday, April 29.
  “There has been so much anticipation and zest for the new Lemon Glaze Doughnut, we can’t wait to share the joy with our fans,” said Chief Marketing
  
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• Google Creates App That Teaches Adults How To Code

  19-04-2018 21:44
  CBS Local — For many children computers have become the biggest resource when it comes to learning, socializing, and entertainment. With computer science becoming a bigger part of the world, some children are overtaking their parents in their knowledge of computer coding.
  Google is now trying to help adults keep up with their tech-savvy kids by introducing an app designed to teach people how to code. The tech giant has launched an app called Grasshopper which turns learning how t
  
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• The Last Straw? Manhattan Beach Votes To Ban Plastic Straws, Utensils

  19-04-2018 21:17
  MANHATTAN BEACH (CBSLA) — The Manhattan Beach City Council has decided to move forward with a ban on single-use plastic utensils, including cutlery, straws and stirrers, at bars and restaurants within the city.
  The City Council voted unanimously to approve the citywide plastic ban on Tuesday night.
  In addition to a hard ban on plastic utensils, the new ordinance would also require Manhattan Beach bars and restaurants to provide customers with alternative straws and utensils when reque
  
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• Forget Where You Parked? Lyft Offering $4.20 Discount For ‘4/20’

  19-04-2018 20:48
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Dude, don’t drive on 4/20.
  Lyft is offering Angelenos partaking in the annual April 20 cannabis celebration a discounted ride to keep them from getting behind the wheel.
  Passengers who use the rideshare service can get $4.20 off any ride in the Los Angeles coverage area from Friday to Saturday using the promo code RIDEMEOW.
  In addition t discount code, passengers can expect to find limited edition Super Troopers collectibles in the backseat of their car includin
  
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• New Policy Takes Effect Requiring LAPD To Release Video Footage

  19-04-2018 20:41
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Following a months-long controversial debate, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday that it will begin its new policy of releasing video footage to the public from officer-involved shootings.
  The LAPD confirmed on Twitter that it will release “video evidence” of any “critical incidents involving our officers” within 45 days.
  The policy to release footage of an involving officer-involved shooting was first proposed by the Board of
  
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• New Policy Requiring LAPD To Release Video Footage Takes Effect

  19-04-2018 20:41
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Following a months-long controversial debate, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday that it will begin its new policy of releasing video footage to the public from officer-involved shootings.
  The LAPD confirmed on Twitter that it will release “video evidence” of any “critical incidents involving our officers” within 45 days.
  The policy to release footage of an involving officer-involved shooting was first proposed by the Board of
  
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• E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Yuma, Ariz.-Grown Lettuce Spreads To California

  19-04-2018 20:28
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — An outbreak of E. coli linked to lettuce that has sickened more than 50 people across more than a dozen states has spread to California.
  According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, 53 people from 16 states have been sickened from chopped Romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Ariz. growing region. No brand has been identified, so no recall has been issued.
  No one has died, but 31 people have been hospitalized. In five cases, the patient developed a type
  
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• Bed Bath & Beyond Struggles To Keep Up With Competition, Stock Hits 10-Year Low

  19-04-2018 20:13
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/CNN Money) — Bed Bath & Beyond is struggling to keep up with its competitors after issuing a lousy outlook last week, sending the stock to a nearly 10-year low.
  Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut its rating on Bed Bath & Beyond late Tuesday to a BBB- level, the lowest that S&P still considers investment grade. S&P warned that it could soon downgrade Bed Bath & Beyond’s bonds to junk, if “the company cannot
  
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• ‘Shaggy Bandit’ Was Killed By Officers In Reseda Shootout, Police Say

  19-04-2018 20:03
  RESEDA (CBSLA) – A career criminal who was killed during a shootout with Los Angeles police earlier this month has been identified as the so-called “Shaggy Bandit.”
  Daniel Carver (L), and surveillance video of a man believed to be Carver from a March 25, 2018 robbery at a Game Stop in the San Fernando Valley. (LAPD)
  On Thursday, police identified 29-year-old Daniel J. Carver as the man who was shot and killed by two officers in Reseda on April 9, following a pursuit with a stol
  
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• Former WWE Star Pete Gas Talks Undertaker-Rusev Situation

  19-04-2018 19:44
  By Chuck Carroll
  The world of pro wrestling is pretty much unlike any other. It floods our televisions and arenas with colorful, larger-than-life, loud-mouthed characters who captivate our imaginations. The funny thing is many of the people who portray those characters are themselves also colorful and loud-mouthed. Pete Gas knows this very well.
  As a member of the short-lived but memorable Mean Street Posse during the Attitude Era, he traveled up and down America’s highways and byways whil
  
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• Target Offering Car Seat Discounts For Trading In Your Old One

  19-04-2018 18:38
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS Local) – Target’s annual car seat trade-in event starts Monday, April 22 and runs through May 5.
  Parents can bring an old car seat into any Target and get a coupon for 20 percent off the price of a new one. The coupon can be used to buy car seats, booster seats, car seat bases, travel systems, or strollers. Customers will get one coupon per item brought into Guest Services. The coupon expires on May 19 and purchases can be made in store or online.
  Target will recycle
  
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• Pete Prisco Mock Draft: Giants Take Darnold

  19-04-2018 18:30
  By Pete Prisco
  (CBS Sports)- We are one week away from the NFL Draft, and there is still so much uncertainty.
  Who will go first overall to the Cleveland Browns? How many quarterbacks go in the top 10? How many trades will we see?
  With that as a backdrop, here is Mock Draft No. 6 from me, which might be my final one depending on any late information.
  In it, I have the four top quarterbacks going off the board with the first four picks — including the Buffalo Bills making a move up to the No
  
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• Teenage Friend Arrested In Connection With El Monte Boy’s Stabbing Death

  19-04-2018 18:08
  EL MONTE (CBSLA) — The 16-year-old former friend of an El Monte boy whose body was found near the San Gabriel River has been arrested in connection with his murder.
  Sheriff’s investigators say they received information early Thursday that a friend of 17-year-old Jeremy Sanchez may have been involved in his death. After serving a search warrant at the boy’s home, he was arrested for murder and booked at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Detention Center.
  Detectives confirmed that t
  
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• Teenage Friend Arrested In Connection With El Monte Boy’s Death

  19-04-2018 18:08
  EL MONTE (CBSLA) —The 16-year-old friend of an El Monte boy whose body was found near the San Gabriel River has been arrested in connection with his murder.
  Sheriff’s investigators say they received information early Thursday that a friend of 17-year-old Jeremy Sanchez may have been involved in his death. After serving a search warrant at the boy’s home, he was arrested for murder and booked him at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Detention Center.
  The boy has not been identified
  
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• Man Stabbed In Neck At Ventura Steakhouse; Suspect Chased Down And Arrested

  19-04-2018 18:07
  VENTURA (CBSLA) – A 49-year-old homeless man has been arrested on allegations he stabbed a man in the neck at a restaurant in Ventura Wednesday night.
  At about 9:20 p.m., the suspect, identified as Jamal Jackson, entered Aloha Steakhouse located at 364 S. California St., stabbed a man in the neck with a knife and then ran away, Ventura police report.
  The victim was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening wounds. He underwent surgery and is in critical condition, police said. His name wa
  
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• Man Stabbed In Neck At Ventura Steakhouse Dies; Homeless Suspect Arrested

  19-04-2018 18:07
  VENTURA (CBSLA) – The man police said was stabbed in the neck by a homeless man as he dined in a restaurant in Ventura has died.
  A 49-year-old homeless man has been arrested for being the alleged attacker.
  At about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, the suspect, identified as Jamal Jackson, entered Aloha Steakhouse located at 364 S. California St., stabbed the victim — now identified as Anthony Mele —  in what appears to be a random attack.
  Jackson stabbed Mele in the neck with a knife
  
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• Crying Carjacker: Armed Woman Uses Fake Tears To Steal 79-Year-Old’s Car

  19-04-2018 18:05
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) – Authorities are searching for an armed woman who carjacked a 79-year-old woman’s sedan Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim by pretending to cry and then asking for a ride.
  Anaheim police report the carjacking occurred at 12:40 p.m. in the parking lot of the Holiday Station Post Office, located at 1180 W Ball Rd., near Disneyland.
  A generic Kia Rio similar to the one that was carjacked. (Anaheim Police Department)
  According to police, the incident began when victim was ge
  
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• Kenny Johnson On Working With His Daughter & S.W.A.T.

  19-04-2018 17:27
  There is nothing like a father daughter relationship. For actor Kenny Johnson, his relationship with his eight-year-old daughter Angelica is even more special because the two get to work with each other on screen. Kenny and Angelica have been in a few movies together and tonight will get the opportunity to appear together on “S.W.A.T.”
  Johnson chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his daughter, tonight’s episode and his career.
  DJ Sixsmith: You and your daughter
  
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• Stolen Trailer Had $800K Worth Of Disneyland Tickets

  19-04-2018 16:54
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — A fortune in Disneyland tickets was taken when a trailer was stolen from the Future Farmers of America’s parking lot in Elk Grove.
  Security video shows how the thief got through a gate, broke the lock on the trailer and drove off with it.
  Inside the trailer were more than $800,000 worth of Disneyland tickets for Sunday’s 90th annual FFA Conference.
  The thief will presumably try to sell the tickets. But, anyone in the market for drastically discounted Disn
  
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• Corey Chavous: Bradley Chubb Is The Top Prospect In The Draft In My Evaluation

  19-04-2018 16:00
  Ryan Mayer
  We’re just one week away from the NFL’s biggest off-season event rolling into Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Over the last few months, there’s been plenty of debate about the top prospects, how many QBs will go in the first round, who are the sleepers, etc. As always, there are plenty of places to turn for draft information, but one of the best we’ve found is former NFL safety and current CBS Sports Network analyst/founder of Draft Nasty Magazine, Corey C
  
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• CBS Announces 11 Series Renewals For 2018-2019

  19-04-2018 15:56
  Demonstrating strength, stability and depth across the schedule, CBS has announced the renewals of 11 more primetime series for the 2018-2019 season.
  Combined with previously announced pickups, CBS has now renewed 17 series for next year, including its entire Tuesday and Friday night lineups.
  Wednesday’s announced renewals featured the following shows: Blue Bloods, Bull, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, MacGyver, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Survivor, The Amazing Race, 48 Hours and
  
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• Police Investigating Crime In Riverside County Possibly Linked To 3 Men Found Dead In Burbank

  19-04-2018 15:43
  JURUPA VALLEY (CBSLA) — Burbank police officers and a Riverside County SWAT team descended on a Jurupa Valley home early Thursday in connection with the deaths of three men found dead in Burbank earlier this week.
  Police are calling the home on Stone Avenue in a remote, rural area of Riverside County a place of interest in the investigation into the Burbank deaths.
  The Jeep parked in the 1300 block of South Varney Street in Burbank matched the description of the vehicle last seen with
  
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• Investigation Into Triple Homicide Moves To Jurupa Valley

  19-04-2018 15:43
  JURUPA VALLEY (CBSLA) — Burbank police officers and a Riverside County SWAT team descended on a Jurupa Valley home early Thursday in connection with the deaths of three men found dead in Burbank earlier this week.
  Police are calling the home on Stone Avenue, a remote, rural area of Riverside County, a place of interest in the investigation into the Burbank deaths.
  The three men who were found dead in a Jeep parked in the 1300 block of South Varney Street in Burbank matched the descrip
  
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• Miguel Diaz-Canel Replaces Raul Castro As President Of Cuba

  19-04-2018 15:42
  HAVANA (CBS News/AP) – A 57-year-old bureaucrat replaced Raul Castro as the president of Cuba on Thursday, launching a new political era as a government led by a single family for six decades tries to ensure the long-term survival of one of the world’s last communist states.
  The National Assembly announced that Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez had been approved as the sole candidate for president.
  In the nationally televised speech, Diaz-Canel said that his first thoughts upon taking
  
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• USGS: 7.0 Hayward Quake Would Create Widespread Death And Destruction

  19-04-2018 15:02
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — On the anniversary of San Francisco’s 1906 Great Quake, U.S. Geological Survey researchers have released a study predicting the apocalyptic death and destruction that would be inflicted upon the Bay Area by a 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault.
  Researchers said they chose the Hayward Fault because of the inevitability of a major quake striking it and because it runs through a densely populated urban area in the East Bay.
  “The fault is along the east-ba
  
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• Homeless Man Killed In Venice Hit-And-Run

  19-04-2018 14:39
  VENICE (CBSLA) — Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a homeless man near the Venice Boardwalk Thursday morning.
  The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the area of Speedway and Wavecrest Court. Police say an SUV was driving the wrong way on Speedway, a one-way street, when it veered left at Wavecrest, veered left and hit a dead-end sign before running over the man, who was sleeping in a sleeping bag on the ground.
  The SUV then backed up, hitting more signs and
  
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• Woman Stabbed To Death In Gardena

  19-04-2018 14:38
  GARDENA (CBSLA) – Authorities are investigating the stabbing death of a woman on a Gardena street Wednesday night.
  The stabbing occurred at 7:30 p.m. in the 14500 block of San Pedro Street. The victim was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reports.
  The woman’s name was not released. The circumstances surrounding the stabbing were not disclosed.
  There was no suspect information or word on a possible motive.
  
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• Police Kill Black Man With Barrage of Bullets Outside California Walmart

  19-04-2018 14:28
  Diante Yarber was shot dead in his car in the parking lot. “This is the worst case of excessive force that I’ve ever seen,” the Yarber family’s lawyer said.
  
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• Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Work With the Pentagon

  19-04-2018 11:45
  Our technology sector is good at innovation precisely because it is not dominated by the state.
  
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• Having Trained Men To Fly Fighter Jets When She Wasn’t Allowed Into Combat, Hero Pilot Tammie Jo Shults No Stranger To Pressure

  19-04-2018 08:28
  Southwest Airlines hero pilot Tammie Jo Shults (SOURCE: CBS News)
  STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — The commercial airline pilot who emergency-landed a jet with a failed engine this week is being hailed as a hero for her quick thinking and skill under pressure, but she has always been a flying force to be reckoned with.
  Capt. Tammie Jo Shults was one of two pilots who landed the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 after a blown engine caused a terrifying scene inside the aircraft. Debris from the
  
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• Family Searching For Good Samaritan Who Saved Man From Burning Big Rig

  19-04-2018 08:20
  FULLERTON (CBSLA) — If Jerry Brooks could he would find the good Samaritan who risked his own life to pull his 35-year-old nephew from his burning big rig early yesterday morning.
  “He didn’t have to stop. It’s good to know there are good people still out there. He’s one of them,” said Brooks. “We just want to thank him. And shake his hand. Thank him.”
  Ryan Brooks was badly burned and is in critical condition after his big rig crashed on t
  
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• Dodgers Sweep, Pummel The Padres 13-4

  19-04-2018 08:02
  SAN DIEGO (AP)  —  Max Muncy homered for the first time since 2016, Corey Seager had four hits and three RBIs and Kenta Maeda struck out 10 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 13-4 Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.
  The Dodgers extended their season-high winning streak to four.
  The Padres struck out 13 times. On Tuesday night, they struck out 20 times in a 7-3, 12-inning loss, tying the club record set in a 15-inning game in 2001.
  The Dodgers outscored
  
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• Red Sox Blank Angels, 9-0

  19-04-2018 07:54
  ANAHEIM (AP)  — Rafael Devers hit his first career grand slam, Rick Porcello threw six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox extended their best start in franchise history with a 9-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
  Mitch Moreland had four RBIs, including a two-run homer in the ninth, and J.D Martinez hit a solo shot in the seventh to help the Red Sox to their sixth consecutive win. Boston is 15-1 since losing on opening day.
  Devers hit a home run for the second
  
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• Male, 17, Found Dead In South El Monte Near San Gabriel River

  19-04-2018 07:50
  SOUTH EL MONTE  (CBSLA)  —   A 17-year-old male was found dead late Wednesday afternoon.
  Authorities said the body was discovered about 4:50 p.m. next to the San Gabriel River at Thienes Avenue and Parkway Drive in South El Monte.
  KCAL9’s Rachel Kim reporting from the scene said investigators were on scene trying to determine a motive and identify a suspect.
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  The victim’s loved ones gathered at the scene and
  
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• LA County Supervisor Wants To ‘Decriminalize’ Express Lanes

  19-04-2018 07:37
  DOWNTOWN LA (CBSLA) — Most L.A. drivers know that anyone who uses a toll lane must register their car with Metro and purchase a transponder or else they are breaking the law.
  But as CBSLA’s Peter Daut reports, L.A. County Supervisor and MTA Board Member Janice Hahn has introduced a motion that would decriminalize Express Lanes.
  If you don’t have a transponder to use the Express Lane on the 110 Freeway, Metro will snap your photo and mail you a ticket and a fine.
  Just
  
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• Caught On Camera: Officer Grabs For Woman’s Cellphone While She’s Filming Him

  19-04-2018 07:29
  WEST COVINA (CBSLA)  — A West Covina woman says she was filming her encounter with a police officer when he lunged for her cellphone to keep her from recording.
  She posted that video on line and it’s going viral.
  Meanwhile, the West Covina Police Department is defending the officer’s actions, reports KCAL9’s Tina Patel.
  The woman was stopped by police for a traffic stop.
  The question people are asking Wednesday evening is if the officer went too far?
  That’s wha
  
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• Hertl, Jones Help Sharks Finish Sweep Of Ducks With 2-1 Win

  19-04-2018 07:27
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored the tiebreaking goal 9:09 into the third period, Martin Jones was spectacular in goal yet again, and the San Jose Sharks completed a first-round sweep of the rival Anaheim Ducks with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
  Hertl scored just 1:16 after the Ducks finally got a puck past Jones when he deflected a point shot from Marc-Edouard Vlasic past John Gibson. San Jose then held on to advance to the second round against the expansion Vegas
  
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• FAA Orders Fan Blade Inspections After Jet Engine Explosion

  19-04-2018 07:20
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window.
  The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine’s manufacturer recommended the additional inspections, and a month after European regulators ordered their airlines to do the work.
  Pressure for the FAA to act g
  
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• Three US Men, Including Former Sniper, Face Life In Jail Over Murder-For-Hire Killing Of Filipino Woman

  19-04-2018 07:08
  (CNN) — A former US soldier described as a “ringleader of trained assassins” is facing life in jail after being found guilty Wednesday of organizing the killing of a woman in the Philippines in 2012 for cash.
  Former US sniper instructor Joseph Hunter, nicknamed “Rambo,” was convicted along with two other men in a New York court Wednesday of conspiring to kidnap and murder as part of a murder-for-hire scheme following a 12-day trial.
  Hunter, who for years worked as a
  
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• Gennady Golovkin Gets New Opponent For Next Fight, Will Face Vanes Martirosyan On May 5

  19-04-2018 04:15
  (CBS Sports) — Gennady Golovkin is fighting on Cinco de Mayo after all. The reigning unified middleweight champion of the world announced on Wednesday that he will square off with Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, as a part of an HBO Boxing event. Golovkin was left searching for a last-minute foe after Canelo Alvarez was forced to withdraw with a pending complaint from the Nevada State Athletic Commission against him after testing positive for a banned
  
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• LA To Pay Out Over $3M In Latest Broken Sidewalk Settlements

  19-04-2018 03:56
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles will pay out another multi-million-dollar settlement, and it is thanks to the broken sidewalks all across the City of Angels and unwanted angles.
  The city council on Wednesday unanimously approved a payout of $3 million to Holli S. Breakfield. Her lawsuit against the city claimed she fell and hit her head on the sidewalk at 1245 N. Cherokee Ave. on New Year’s Eve 2014, City News Service reported.
  Breakfield was being carried by a friend whe
  
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