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• Former High School Teacher Slits His Throat In Court After Being Convicted Of Raping Girl

  19-10-2016 23:36
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Moments after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage relative of his live-in girlfriend, an English teacher slashed his throat Wednesday with a razor in a Santa Ana courtroom.
  Jeffrey Scott Jones of Huntington Beach, who was out of custody on bail during his trial, was rushed to a hospital.
  “Right after the judge asked if we wanted jurors polled, both attorneys said no, and then he took a razor out of his left pocket and slashed his throat,&rdq
  
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• 6 Steps To Mature Your IT Management

  19-10-2016 23:36
  
  By Mike Puglia of Kaseya
  IT departments are often under-resourced and stuck in a cycle of repetitive manual updates and stressful, reactive firefighting – but that doesn’t need be the case as even smaller businesses can reach higher levels of IT management maturity.
  This can be achieved by automating mundane activities, standardizing and streamlining processes, and leveraging cloud services. By doing so, IT staff will have more time to focus on projects that drive business results an
  
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• Saying Goodbye To Tasks From The Past: Using Technology For More Efficient Operations

  19-10-2016 23:21
  
  By Charles & Linda Musselwhite of Musselwhite Consulting
  As business owners, we are constantly searching for two things – more time and more money. Both of these resources play a fundamental role in the continued growth and well-being of our company. Fortunately in the Digital Age, technology has saved us as basic office tasks are digitized and streamlined. Recent technological innovation has allowed us to transition many of our in-person, time-intensive tasks to virtual operations. Ac
  
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• Jury Clears Derrick Rose, Friends In Alleged Gang Rape Lawsuit

  19-10-2016 23:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) —Jurors have cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.The jury reached the verdict Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court after hearing dramatically different accounts of the August 2013 sexual encounter.
  A 30-year-old ex-girlfriend of Rose, 28, filed the lawsuit seeking $21.5 million in damages, claiming Rose and his friends conspired to sexually ass
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Can Bears Or Packers Get Things Going?

  19-10-2016 23:03
  
  By Danny Cox
  It’s Week 7, and pretty much anyone following the 2016 NFL season has been surprised to see the Minnesota Vikings still undefeated. Even more shocking might be that their NFC North rivals are struggling. The Green Bay Packers are 3-2 and seemingly out of sync, while the Chicago Bears are in the cellar at 1-5.
  The Bears and Packers both hoped for a better start to the season, and a win on Thursday Night Football this week is imperative for each of
  
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• Jury Clears Knicks G Derrick Rose, Friends In Alleged Gang Rape Lawsuit

  19-10-2016 21:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) —Jurors have cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.The jury reached the verdict Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court after hearing dramatically different accounts of the August 2013 sexual encounter.Neither side denied the three men had sex with the woman, but the issue was whether she consented or was too intoxicated to do so. Defense lawyers tarred t
  
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• La Habra Woman Dies Of West Nile Virus

  19-10-2016 21:31
  
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A La Habra woman in her 60s is the first West Nile virus-related death in Orange County this year, health officials said Wednesday.
  According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, the unidentified woman died of WNV infection complications. The agency did not provide the exact date of her death.
  “This unfortunate death shows how serious West Nile virus infection can be,” said Dr. Eric Handler, the county’s health officer. “It is import
  
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• Culinary Union Builds ‘Wall Of Tacos’ Outside Trump Hotel In Las Vegas

  19-10-2016 21:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Members of a culinary workers union protested Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency ahead of the third and final presidential debate Wednesday by building a “wall of tacos” in front of his Las Vegas Strip hotel.
  The spectacle didn’t quite live up to the event’s billing, which promised a “wall of tacos,” but at least a few taco trucks were parked in front of the hotel to draw attentio
  
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• 5 Ways To Provide Your Employees Great Benefits Without Great Cost

  19-10-2016 21:00
  
   
  So your company is growing and you’ve hired a few employees, but now it’s time to start thinking about benefits. It can be daunting for a small business owner, especially when you consider all the costs involved. However, there are a lot of ways to offer some great benefits for your staff without totally breaking the bank. Of course, a great insurance plan, 401k and other similar benefits are important too, but here are a few suggestions of other ideas to help you show your st
  
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• CBS Sports’ Bart Scott On Bears-Packers TNF Game, More Week 7 Matchups

  19-10-2016 20:42
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Week 7 in the NFL opens with an NFC North matchup between heated rivals, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. The Bears have been without starting quarterback Jay Cutler since a Week 2 loss to the Eagles, and backup Brian Hoyer has played well enough to cause speculation about replacing Cutler as the starter for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, the Packers have opened the season 3-2, but have been criticized for how poorly their offense, particularly quarterback Aaron Rodge
  
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• Bears In Sierra Madre Attack On Hiker Believed To Be Mother And Cub

  19-10-2016 20:27
  
  SIERRA MADRE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities have been unable to locate the bear that attacked a 54-year-old hiker earlier this month and will halt efforts to trap or euthanize the animal.
  The investigation by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was prompted by an attack on Oct. 10.
  Dan Richman, who was hiking on national forest lands near Sierra Madre, came upon a bear on the trail in front of him, standing on its hind legs. A second bear took the opportunity to attack Richman f
  
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• Dodgers Fans Face Choice: Game Or Debate?

  19-10-2016 20:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Civically engaged Dodgers fans face a tough choice Wednesday evening: whether to watch Game 4 of the NLCS or the third presidential debate.
  The game is scheduled to start at 5:08 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. The debate begins at 6 p.m. and will be aired on CBS and other broadcast stations and cable networks.
  Both events are sure to draw plenty of viewers, with some fans using tablets and computers to watch both at the same time.For
  
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• SoCal Gas Highlights New Aliso Canyon Safety Measures After Creation Of Federal Task Force

  19-10-2016 17:54
  
  PORTER RANCH (CBSLA.com) — A day after federal officials announced the creation of a task force aimed at bolstering the safety at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, Southern California Gas Co. pushing back by highlighting the steps it has taken since the leak that released more than 100,000 tons of methane into the air.
  The utility said in a statement that it has been making comprehensive infrastructure, technology and safety enhancements at the facility and “continu
  
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• A Walk Through The Pacific Crest Trail

  19-10-2016 17:43
  Photos of the spectacular 2,650-mile-long dirt path.
  
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• Metrolink Crash Delays Trains Into Thursday’s Morning Commute

  19-10-2016 16:36
  
  IRWINDALE (CBSLA.com) — Several trains were delayed Wednesday after a San Bernardino-bound Metrolink train struck a vehicle that was on the tracks in Irwindale, authorities said.
  No injuries were reported in the crash, which happened about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Irwindale Avenue and Edna Place, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  The Metrolink San Bernardino Line Train Line 336 struck a vehicle that was pushed onto the tracks in an earlier collision, CHP O
  
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• Public’s Help Sought To Locate Missing 47-Year-Old Man In Long Beach

  19-10-2016 16:34
  
  LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Sheriff’s deputies sought the public’s help Wednesday to locate a 47-year-old man who has been reported missing in Los Angeles.
  James Thomas Wilson was last seen leaving work around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Long Beach on his way home to Compton, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  Detectives described Wilson as a bald African American man who has brown eyes, wears glasses, stands 6-foot-3 tall and weighs 169 pounds.
  He was last s
  
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• As California Water Use Rises, Some Ask: Were Limits Eased Too Soon?

  19-10-2016 15:51
  Water conservation has declined since the state lifted a mandatory 25 percent cut after a relatively wet winter. And the drought has not gone away.
  
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• California Today: For Some U.C. Workers, Skipping Meals to Make Ends Meet

  19-10-2016 15:19
  Wednesday: Hunger creeps into a university system’s work force, four students are shot outside a San Francisco high school, and assessing what Proposition 13 has meant for California.
  
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• Jury Deliberations Set To Begin In Derrick Rose Rape Trial

  19-10-2016 14:48
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Jury deliberations will begin Wednesday in the trial of a woman who alleges she was raped by New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose and two of his friends three years ago.
  Deliberations are set to begin at 9 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles.
  In closing arguments Tuesday, a defense attorney told the jury that the 30-year-old woman filed a “fake” lawsuit in a search for money and for revenge for being rebuffed.
  The plaintiff’s lawyer countered that his cli
  
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• Driver Arrested After Crashing Maserati Into Power Pole In Valley Village

  19-10-2016 14:26
  
  VALLEY VILLAGE (CBSLA.com) — A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Wednesday after crashing into a power pole in Valley Village.
  The collision unfolded shortly before 2 a.m. near Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue, according to police.
  A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a white Maserati struck two other vehicles before colliding into a power pole and a street sign.
  Detectives said the power pole snapped in half as a result of the collision.
  
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• Dodgers To Start Rookie Julio Urias In NLCS Game 4

  19-10-2016 14:07
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urias is scheduled to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs.
  Manager Dave Roberts said Monday the 20-year-old rookie from Mexico will open Wednesday, followed by Kenta Maeda in Game 5 on Thursday “as it stands now.”
  Urias pitched two scoreless innings of relief in the Dodgers’ win over Washington in Game 5 of the NL Division Series, raising his total innings since Sept. 1 to 16. He has n
  
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• Forecasters Warn Of Wildfire Conditions Threatening Southern California

  19-10-2016 13:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Gusty Santa Ana winds, low humidity, rising temperatures and parched vegetation will threaten the Southland, forecasters said Wednesday.
  According to the National Weather Service, a red flag warning denoting a high risk of wildfire will remain in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the Angeles and Los Padres national forests, the Santa Monica Mountains, the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys and the Lo
  
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• The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play!

  19-10-2016 12:00
  A Silicon Valley dad decided to test his theories about parenting by turning his yard into a playground where children can take physical risks without supervision. Not all of his neighbors were thrilled.
  
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• Burglar Stabs Woman, Her 2 Sons In Their Costa Mesa Apartment

  19-10-2016 08:25
  
  COSTA MESA (CBSLA.com) — A woman and her two teenage sons were stabbed in Costa Mesa Tuesday night.
  Neighbors say the victims were attacked when they walked in on a man who was burglarizing their apartment in the 1900 block of Wallace Avenue.
  A neighbor ran after the attacker and slowed him down just long enough for police officers to catch up with the suspect and arrested him.
  “We just heard screaming. We got worried after hearing one really loud scream. We walke
  
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• Genetic Test Aims To Identify Those Predisposed To Opioid Addiction

  19-10-2016 08:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An Irvine biotech company is hoping to take on the nation’s opioid epidemic with a genetic test it says can identify patients who are predisposed to getting addicted to painkillers.
  The problem is clear: Nearly 2 million people were found to be addicted to pain medication and nearly 19,000 people died from taking pain medication in 2014, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
  One issue is that doctors often prescrib
  
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• Cubs’ Slump Gets Critical In Second Straight NLCS Shutout Loss To Dodgers

  19-10-2016 07:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Chicago Cubs’ powerful lineup is getting silenced in the NL Championship Series.
  With every swing and miss, the postseason pressure is mounting.
  And if the Cubs don’t find their offense fast, that century-plus championship drought will last at least another year.
  The Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 6-0 victory Tuesday night, largely because the Los Angeles pitching staff dominated one of baseball’s best lineups for the sec
  
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• Dodgers’ Urias To Become Youngest Starter In MLB Playoffs

  19-10-2016 07:00
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urias finally is getting to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason.
  The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico came on in relief in a decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series, helping the Dodgers beat Washington to advance.
  Now, he’ll take the mound Wednesday in Game 4 of the Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs, the youngest starting pitcher in major league postseason history.
  “I felt the adrenaline when I was on the bench,” Urias s
  
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• Brush Fire Burning Above Porter Ranch

  19-10-2016 06:52
  
  PORTER RANCH (CBSLA.com) — Fire crews are battling a brush fire burning above Porter Ranch Tuesday night.
  Flames broke out around 9 p.m. north of the intersection of Tampa Avenue and Sesnon Boulevard.
  At least 15 acres have been charred near the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, which could be a potential danger.
  Helicopters have been dropping fire retardant on the flames that seem to be raging downhill towards homes.
  But no homes have been threatened so far.
  
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• Registrars Of Voters For Riverside, Orange Counties Assure No Voter Fraud

  19-10-2016 06:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The registrars of voters for Orange and Riverside counties Tuesday assured voters that Donald Trump’s recent claims of massive voter fraud taking place has no bearing on their jurisdictions.
  “We take voting very seriously, and we protect the ballot,” Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley said.
  Across the country, elections are “decentralized” and are “fragmented over 3,000 voting jurisdictio
  
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• Hill Outpitches Arrieta As Dodgers Beat Cubs, 6-0, For 2-1 NLCS Lead

  19-10-2016 05:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) —” Fourteen months removed from independent ball on Long Island, Rich Hill pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers into a 2-1 NL Championship Series lead.
  Hill allowed two hits in six innings to beat Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta, Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Tuesday night.
  PHOTOS FROM THE SERIES
  After winning a big league high 103 games during the regular season and sparking belief they could win
  
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• Haula, Pominville Spark Wild In 6-3 Victory Over Kings

  19-10-2016 05:08
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Erik Haula and Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota and assisted on the other’s first-period goal, fueling the Wild for a 6-3 victory over Los Angeles that triggered an early exit for Kings goalie Jeff Zatkoff on Tuesday night.
  After Charlie Coyle, Mikko Koivu and Teemu Pulkkinen tacked on scores for the Wild, Kings coach Darryl Sutter pulled Zatkoff for Peter Budaj during the second intermission. Zatkoff stopped 11 shots, taking his third straight loss since
  
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• The Cubs and Catalina

  19-10-2016 04:35
  For three decades, the team, which is currently playing the Dodgers for the N.L. pennant, came to Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, to prepare for the season.
  
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• Taylor Hall Scores Twice Against Ducks In Home Debut For Devils

  19-10-2016 04:15
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Hall made his new fans in New Jersey very happy with two power-play goals in a 4:11 span in the second period and the Devils posted their first win, a 2-1 decision over the road-weary and penalty-plagued Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
  Cory Schneider had 23 saves and forced the Ducks’ Chris Wagner to lose control of the puck on a second-period penalty shot as New Jersey snapped a five-game losing streak against Anaheim in its home opener.
  Sami Vatanen score
  
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• LAUSD Board Revokes Charter Status Of 5 Schools

  19-10-2016 04:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Tuesday night revoked the charter status of five high-performing schools.
  Three of those were Magnolia Science Academies in Carson, Reseda and Van Nuys, which are operated by Magnolia Educational and Research Foundation.
  The other two celerity schools that were denied charter renewals were Celerity Dyad in South Los Angeles and Celerity Troika in Eagle Rock.
  The board cited severe
  
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• LAUSD Board Decides Whether To Renew Charter Schools

  19-10-2016 04:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting Tuesday night, discussing whether to renew charters at six schools.
  Concerned parents boarded buses to downtown L.A and have been waiting in long lines around the block to make their voices heard at the special meeting.
  Click here to watch the meeting live.
  District officials have raised concerns including transparency, finances and hiring practices.
  One of the schools has
  
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• Holy Guacamole! Price Of Avocado Skyrockets; Now Being Called Luxury Fruit

  19-10-2016 03:16
  
  ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — If you are a guacamole lover, be prepared to dip deeper into your wallet as the price of avocado is skyrocketing.
  A shortage of avocados in Mexico is causing prices to soar, and it is now being called a luxury fruit.
  According to the Hass Avocado Board in Mission Viejo, the number of avocados shipped from Mexico in the first week of October was cut in half compared to a year ago.
  Higher temperatures and the drought are to blame.
  Sammy Montoya
  
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• Prop. 63 Would Further Limit High-Capacity Magazines For Firearms

  19-10-2016 02:56
  
  Proposition would also mandate background checks for ammunition purchases.
  
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• Southland Woman Shocked By ‘F— You’ Message From Expedia Employee

  19-10-2016 02:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — West Hills teacher and coach Cara Viramontes couldn’t believe what she saw when she opened a recent email from travel site Expedia.com.
  “I thought it was a joke,” she recalled. “No way this could have happened.”
  When Viramontes logged in to check her itinerary on Expedia’s website last week, she found an expletive — in bold — followed by an exclamation mark. Yes, an Expedia employee appe
  
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• Newly Naturalized Citizens Register To Vote In Downtown Los Angeles

  19-10-2016 01:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — More than 3,000 newly naturalized U.S. citizens packed the Los Angeles Convention Center Tuesday for a swearing-in ceremony.
  Many of those new citizens were approached immediately after the ceremony by supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who were working to register new voters.
  The new U.S. citizens emigrated from about 115 countries including Mexico, El Salvador, China an
  
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• Cubs Made Los Angeles a Home Before the Dodgers Did

  19-10-2016 00:46
  The Cubs and the Dodgers, vying for the National League pennant, share some surprising common ground.
  
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