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• NFL Championships Team Grades: Rams, Pats Advance To Super Bowl LIII

  21-01-2019 23:24
  By Steve Silverman
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) — Championship Sunday is often viewed as one of the best days of the year on the sports calendar, and Sunday’s doubleheader certainly rose to the occasion. Both the NFC and AFC Championship Games were decided in overtime, and the winning Rams and Patriots both turned in strong performances. The rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI will be nostalgic and historic, as the Rams seek their second Vince Lombardi Trophy, while the Pats go after number six. Let th
  
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• LAUSD Teachers’ Strike Enters Second Week As Negotiations Heat Up

  21-01-2019 21:21
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Representatives from the Los Angeles Unified School District and the teachers’ union resumed their fifth straight day of marathon talks at City Hall Monday as they look to end the first teachers’ strike in three decades.
  Striking teachers and supporters rally outside City Hall on Jan. 18, 2019. (Getty Images)
  The latest session between the district and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) began at 9:15 a.m., less than nine hours after ending th
  
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• Hiker Missing Near La Crescenta Found Safe

  21-01-2019 20:00
  LA CRESCENTA (CBSLA) – A 64-year-old man who went missing Sunday night after getting lost while hiking with his son in the San Gabriel Mountains above La Crescenta has been found safe.
  Jan. 21, 2019. (CBS2)
  The man, identified as Angus Paulson, hiked out on his own at around 9 a.m. Monday and flagged down a passing car on Angeles Crest Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. His wife told CBS2 he was unhurt and thankful to be alive.
  Paulson was reported missi
  
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• LAUSD Teachers’ Strike Enters Second Week As Negotiations Continue

  21-01-2019 19:22
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Representatives from the Los Angeles Unified School District and the teachers’ union resumed their fifth straight day of marathon talks at City Hall Monday as they look to end the first teachers’ strike in three decades.
  Striking teachers and supporters rally outside City Hall on Jan. 18, 2019. (Getty Images)
  The session began at 9:15 a.m., less than nine hours after ending their previous session. Representatives had met from 11 a.m. Sun
  
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• Burglars Hit LA Home Of Boxer Manny Pacquiao

  21-01-2019 18:44
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A home belonging to Manny Pacquiao in the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles was ransacked by burglars over the weekend while the boxer was away fighting in the welterweight championship bout in Las Vegas.
  The burglary was reported in the 500 block of North Plymouth Boulevard at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, according to Los Angeles police. CBS2 confirmed with the family that the home belongs to Pacquiao.
  Manny Pacquiao in the ring during the WBA welterweight championship agai
  
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• Search Underway For Missing Hiker Near La Crescenta

  21-01-2019 17:21
  LA CRESCENTA (CBSLA) – Authorities are searching for a man in his 50s who went missing Sunday night after getting lost while hiking with his son in the San Gabriel Mountains above La Crescenta.
  The San Gabriel Mountains near La Crescenta, Calif. Jan. 21, 2019. (CBS2)
  According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the man was reported missing at around 5:30 p.m. after he became separated from his son. He was last seen at about 4 p.m.
  The missing man’s son told deputie
  
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• Stargazers Pack Griffith Observatory To See Super Blood Wolf Moon

  21-01-2019 16:33
  GRIFFITH PARK (CBSLA) – Dozens of excited stargazers packed the Griffith Observatory Sunday night to get a look at the rare “super blood wolf moon,” the last total lunar eclipse viewable in the Southland for the next two years.
  Although the lunar eclipse was visible throughout North America with the naked eye, the Griffith Observatory provided telescopes with assistance from employees and local volunteers for an even better view.
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• Sen. Kamala Harris Enters 2020 Presidential Race

  21-01-2019 13:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday.
  Vowing to “bring our voices together,” Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds.
  California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks onstage at the 2014 Variety Power of Women at the Beverly Wilshire
  
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• Rams’ Roby-Coleman Admits Pass Interference On Controversial Missed Call

  21-01-2019 12:30
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton was glassy-eyed, calm and shrugged his shoulders at times, seemingly resigned to New Orleans’ bitter fate — as unfair as he thought it was.
  And the Saints coach said NFL executives he spoke with by phone after a 26-23 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams agreed with him that officials on the field missed two obvious penalties on one late, game-turning play that might have prevented the Saints from advancing to the Super Bowl.
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• Young Mom Arrested After Toddler Is Found Abandoned In Upland Park

  21-01-2019 07:09
  UPLAND (CBSLA)  — A male toddler, between 15 and 17 months of age, was found Sunday morning in a stroller left in Cabrillo Park in Upland, authorities said.
  The child was found just after 8:30 a.m.
  Officers were sent to the scene where they found the boy with no accompanying note or identification.
  After receiving tips from people using social media, Upland Police said they were able to track down the child’s mother, 18-year-old Leilani Parker.
  She was arrested and later booked
  
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• Sean McVay Is Youngest Coach To Lead Team To Super Bowl

  21-01-2019 07:00
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — When the Rams take the field in Super Bowl LIII, Sean McVay will become the youngest coach in football history to lead his team into the big game.
  To put this in better perspective, the Super Bowl had already been in existence for two decades before McVay was born.
  The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at the LA Coliseum.
  McVay was born on January 24, 1986. Super Bowl LIII (53 if your Roman nu
  
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• “Super Blood Wolf Moon” Lights Up The Night Sky

  21-01-2019 05:31
  A rare lunar eclipse will unfold Sunday night — and it’ll be hard to miss. The “super blood wolf moon” will be visible from all of Southern California.
  WATCH LIVE: Via Griffith Observatory Livestream
  Apccording to Space.com, this will be the first total lunar eclipse that will be visible before midnight from start to finish in the majority of the U.S. in 19 years. It’s also the first total lunar eclipse visible in North America in three years.
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• Sean McVay Youngest Coach To Lead Team To Super Bowl

  21-01-2019 03:14
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — When the Rams take the field in Super Bowl LIII, Sean McVay will become the youngest coach in football history to lead his team into the big game.
  To put this in better perspective, the Super Bowl had already been in existence for two decades before McVay was born.
  The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at the LA Coliseum.
  McVay was born on January 24, 1986. Super Bowl LIII (53 if your Roman n
  
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• Sean McVay Will Be Youngest Coach To Lead Team To Super Bowl

  21-01-2019 03:14
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — When the Rams take the field in Super Bowl LIII, Sean McVay will become the youngest coach in football history to lead his team into the big game.
  To put this in better perspective, the Super Bowl had already been in existence for two decades before McVay was born.
  The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at the LA Coliseum.
  McVay was born on January 24, 1986. Super Bowl LIII (53 if your Roman n
  
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• Celebrities, Politicians React To Rams Come-From-Behind NFC Championship Win

  21-01-2019 01:47
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — The Rams come-from-behind win in the NFC championship game had social media on fire Sunday.
  Celebrities, stars, politicians, football fans and those who were a combination of all four made their voices — and opinions — heard.
  Congrats @RamsNFL on punching your tix to the Super Bowl!!!!! #NFCChamps #LAUnitesTogether
  — LeBron James (@KingJames) January 20, 2019Congrats @RamsNFL! #SuperBowlBound #LA https://t.co/WQW4Fe367P
  — City of Los Ange
  
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• SeatGeek Says Tickets For Super Bowl XIII Already At $5K

  21-01-2019 01:16
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — Wanna see the Super Bowl live?
  Be prepared to shell out at least $5,000 — if not more.
  SeatGeek reports that demand for tickets was already steep before the Rams came-from-behind to beat the Saints for the NFC title.
  According to SeatGeek, the average ticket price for Super Bowl XIII is $5,239.
  They said, the cheapest seat is about $4,000.
  For more information about ticket prices and availability, check SeatGeek’s Ticket Tracker.
   
  
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• SeatGeek Says Tickets For Super Bowl LIII Already At $5K

  21-01-2019 01:16
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — Wanna see the Super Bowl live?
  Be prepared to shell out at least $5,000 — if not more.
  SeatGeek reports that demand for tickets was already steep before the Rams came-from-behind to beat the Saints for the NFC title.
  According to SeatGeek, the average ticket price for Super Bowl LIII is $5,239.
  They said, the cheapest seat is about $4,000.
  For more information about ticket prices and availability, check SeatGeek’s Ticket Tracker.
   
  
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