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• Border Patrol Arrests Of Migrant Family Members Hit All-Time High In September, DHS Says

  20-10-2018 23:58
  A recent increase in migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico caused agitation at the White House this week and reportedly led to a heated shouting match between two of the president’s top advisers.
  Border Patrol arrests of migrant families have been surging since the family separation policy ended earlier this year, with nearly 17,000 family members arrested in September. The Department of Homeland Security said that is the most on record for any month – and an 80 perce
  
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• How To Make The Best Medical Decisions Following A Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  20-10-2018 23:17
  Janet Maker, breast cancer survivor and author of "The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer," discusses patient empowerment.
  
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• Video Shows Police Officer Punching 14-Year-Old Girl During Arrest

  20-10-2018 23:13
  Police in Coral Springs, Florida, are defending an officer’s actions after he was filmed punching a 14-year-old girl while she was pinned to the ground during an arrest. The Coral Springs Police Department has issued a statement saying the cellphone video doesn’t tell the entire story.
  “The officer’s actions were 100 percent within policy, legal and were not excessive,” Dept. Chief Brad McKeone told reporters, CBS Miami reports.
  The department sa
  
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• Limited-Edition ‘Golden Girls’ Cereal Flying Off The Shelves

  20-10-2018 22:13
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/CBS Philly) — A new cereal is paying tribute to a sitcom that’s an old favorite.
  A “Golden Girls”-themed cereal is on sale at select Target and online stores.
  The cereal cost $7.99 per box.
  The box depicts the iconic four characters in an illustration.
  Each box comes with a collectible figurine of Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche or Rose.
  “Golden Girls” aired from 1985 to 1992 and starred B
  
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• ‘Free Willy’ Actor Jason James Richter Arrested, Suspected Of Domestic Violence

  20-10-2018 20:29
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – An actor best known for his role in the movie “Free Willy” and its sequel “Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home” was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.
  Jason James Richter was taken into custody Monday night in the San Fernando Valley and remained jailed until Wednesday when he was released on $20,000 bail, the celebrity news website TMZ.com reported.
  Richter had an argument with his girlfriend at their home around 7 p.m. Monday night
  
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• Taste Of Soul Festival Takes Over Crenshaw District

  20-10-2018 20:12
  CRENSHAW (CBSLA) – Fun, food and entertainment await an estimated 350,000 people at the 13th annual Taste of Soul festival in the Crenshaw District Saturday.
  Organizers claim the popular annual event is the largest street festival in Los Angeles.
  Festival goers can enjoy delicious bites from more than 25 vendors, as well as tunes from groups like En Vogue.
  Festival founder Danny Bakewell Sr. said last year he created the festival to celebrate all that L.A.’s black comm
  
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• Rights Group Calls For Saudi Arabia To ‘Immediately Produce’ Jamal Khashoggi’s Body

  20-10-2018 19:36
  ISTANBUL — Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia should “immediately produce” the body of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi so that independence forensic experts can conduct an autopsy in line with international standards.
  The human rights group issued the appeal on Saturday, after Saudi Arabia said the columnist for The Washington Post was killed in a fistfight in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate — a reversal from previous Saudi assertions that it k
  
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• Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Freeway In El Cajon

  20-10-2018 19:18
  EL CAJON (CBSLA) – A small plane with an instructor and student pilot on board made an emergency landing in the middle of traffic on a freeway near San Diego.
  It was a close call for drivers – and the two in the plane – on Interstate 8 in El Cajon on Friday.
  The 36-year-old student was at the controls when the piper aircraft suddenly lost power shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to CBS affiliate KFMB-TV.
  The teacher – identified by San Diego State Univers
  
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• Dodger Fans Keeping The Faith Ahead Of NLCS Game 7

  20-10-2018 18:08
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Despite a loss Friday night, Dodgers fans said Saturday the Boys in Blue still have a shot at heading back to the World Series.
  In Eagle Rock, fans remained optimistic about the final game.
  Angelenos streamed into Colorado Donuts to get a tasty treat embellished with a baseball and Dodgers logo.
  One young fan said the defeat Friday wasn’t deterring her from supporting her “favorite team.”
  “I’m going to my friend’s house to watc
  
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• Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $1.6 Billion After No One Wins Friday Night’s Drawing​

  20-10-2018 17:33
  DES MOINES, Iowa (CBS News/CBSLA) — No one won the latest Mega Millions drawing, meaning the jackpot is now a staggering $1.6 billion. Mega Millions officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the estimated $1 billion grand prize in Friday night’s drawing.
  The numbers were 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7. The next drawing will be Tuesday.
  One ticket sold in Northern California matched the first five numbers – a prize of $1 million.
  With the jackpot c
  
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• Alleged Wallet Thieves Target Women At Glendale Restaurants

  20-10-2018 08:34
  GLENDALE (CBSLA)  — Security video shows two men walk into Panini Kabob Grill in Glendale Monday afternoon for lunch — but they weren’t there just for the grub.
  They were there to grab  — a woman’s wallet and credit cards.
  The men sat at a table right behind Ani Garibyan and her friends. With her back to the men, she had no idea what was about to happen. And it was captured on surveillance video.
  Garibyan spoke to CBS2’s Rachel Kim Friday evening.
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• No Winners From California In Mega Millions $1 Billion Jackpot

  20-10-2018 08:15
  CHINO HILLS (CBSLA) — What would you do if you were a billionaire?
  It’s a question a lot of Southern Californians are asking themselves now that the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to a cool $1 billion. Unfortunately for Californians, no one from our fair state won this time. Friday’s winning numbers were 15, 23, 53, 65, 70, with MegaBall 7.
  At a 7-Eleven in Chino Hills, where a $1.6 billion Powerball ticket was sold in 2016, customers have been lined up since the wee hours
  
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• City Council Candidate Disavows Misogynist Campaign Fliers Depicting Opponent In Bikini, As Criminal

  20-10-2018 07:47
  Fliers depicting Lake Forest City Council candidate Neeki Moatazedi in a bikini and as a criminal.
  LAKE FOREST (CBSLA) — A local city council race has gotten so ugly, one candidate is even defending his opponent against an offensive and erroneous flier Orange County residents received Friday.
  Lake Forest City Council 2 candidate Neeki Moatazedi told CBS2 there’s no truth to the mailers depicting her as a criminal. Another seemingly shames her for her physical appearance.
  One shows Ma
  
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• Brewers Pounce On Dodgers To Force Do-Or-Die NLCS Game 7

  20-10-2018 06:55
  MILWAUKEE (AP)  —  Ryan Braun slid across home plate and raised his arms in sheer joy.
  A big lead, a bruising bullpen and a boisterous crowd have the Milwaukee Brewers all set up for Game 7.
  Jesus Aguilar sparked Milwaukee’s slumping lineup with three RBIs on a pair of two-out hits, and the Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Friday night to even the NL Championship Series at three games each.
  Game 7 is Saturday night in front of the same frenzied crowd that booed M
  
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• Trump: Russian Charged With Meddling In Election Wasn’t In My Campaign

  20-10-2018 05:43
  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Donald Trump, asked about the Russian national charged with attempting to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections Friday, was quick to defend himself and repeat that there was “no collusion” with his campaign.
  “Had nothing to do with my campaign. You know, all of the hackers, and all of the — everybody that you see, nothing to do with my campaign,” Trump said at an event in Arizona. “If the hackers — a lot of them proba
  
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• Santa Ana Parking Lot Shooting Raises More Questions Than It Answers

  20-10-2018 04:38
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA)  — A shooting inside a Santa Ana parking lot last month is raising more questions than it answers.
  Although the shooting was caught on surveillance video, CBS2’s Michele Gile says investigators aren’t entirely sure what they’re witnessing. Because it happened in the wee hours, it’s dark but they said you could clearly see the suspect firing several times.
  From there, they don’t know what happened or why.
  It started as a physical fight in
  
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• Saudi Arabia Confirms Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed At Consulate

  20-10-2018 02:58
  (CBS News) — For the first time, Saudi Arabia said Friday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Saudi state television said an investigation found that a fight broke out at the consulate between Khashoggi and people who met him at the consulate.
  The Saudi public prosecutor said 18 people have been arrested. The investigation is ongoing.
  The Saudi statement indicated that Khashoggi died in a fist fight. In the past week, reports that cited Turkish officials painted a
  
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• USC To Pay $215M To Settle Sex Abuse Claims Against Former Gynecologist

  20-10-2018 02:36
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the accusers say it’s not enough money and the university has yet to fully disclose what it knew about the doctor’s behavior.
  The tentative settlement, which needs a judge’s approval, will provide compensation ranging from $2,500 up to $250,000 to women who say Dr. Ge
  
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• Pedestrian Killed By Amtrak Train In Van Nuys

  20-10-2018 01:53
  STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — A person has died after being struck by an Amtrak train in Van Nuys Friday afternoon.
  The pedestrian was killed on the 15400 block of West Cabrito Road near the Van Nuys Metrolink Station, according the Los Angeles Fire Dept.
  The incident has disrupted service on the Metrolink Ventura County Line.
  This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)
  
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• Ex-State Dept. Employee, Cosplay Enthusiast Sentenced For Child Porn

  20-10-2018 01:06
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A former U.S. State Department employee and cosplay enthusiast was sentenced to 26 years in prison Friday for producing child pornography.
  Skydance MacMahon, 45, of Alexandria, Virg., plead guilty back in July after court documents showed he conspired with a Canadian woman to produce over 1,000 sexually explicit images and videos of minor children in Canada, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  Prosecutors say the content
  
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