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• Cause For 2015 Blowout Still Unknown Ahead Of Aliso Canyon Reopening

  17-01-2017 23:57
  
  PORTER RANCH (CBSLA.com) — Officials say Southern California Gas will be allowed to reopen the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field despite no cause having been determined as of yet for the 2015 blowout, it was reported Tuesday.
  State regulators told SoCal Gas the troubled site near Porter Ranch can be reopened, but at only a fraction of its original size, according to the Los Angeles Times.
  Two public hearings on reopening the facility will be held the first week in February, after whic
  
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• Obama’s First Stop After Leaving Office? Palm Springs

  17-01-2017 21:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — President Barack Obama and his family will fly to Palm Springs for a vacation just after Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Friday.
  White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Obama will be joined by first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia for the traditional departure of the ex-president from Washington.
  They’ll use the presidential airplane, but it won’t be referred to as Air Force One because that designation only applies when
  
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• 23 Years Later, Costs For Another Devastating Northridge-Style Quake Skyrocket

  17-01-2017 21:10
  
  NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — Twenty-three years after the Northridge quake, authorities say residential damage in the area could be as high as $79 million if a similar quake were to occur.
  The magnitude-6.7 shaker that caused widespread damage to freeways, office buildings and homes struck on Jan. 17, 1994, and caused more than $40 billion in damage – making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history at that time.
  The quake – which killed 57 people and injured thousands more
  
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• SpaceX Rocket Arrives In San Pedro After Successful Mission

  17-01-2017 21:06
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — A 160-foot-tall SpaceX rocket booster arrived at the Port of Los Angeles early Tuesday morning, three days after it was launched into space from Vandenberg Air Force Base and successfully steered onto a barge in the Pacific.
  The successful mission sent 10 telecommunications satellites into space and marked SpaceX’s first mission since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad last year.
  About nine minutes after
  
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• Chargers Introduce Anthony Lynn As Head Coach

  17-01-2017 20:36
  
  CARSON (CBSLA.com) — Four days after hiring Anthony Lynn as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, the team made it official Tuesday.
  Lynn, 48, will take over for Mike McCoy, who was fired Jan. 1 less than two hours after the Chargers concluded a 5-11 season with a 37-27 loss to Kansas City.
  Speaking at the team’s temporary new home at the StubHub Center, Lynn called the job a “dream come true.”“This is really a dream come true,” Lynn said. “I want
  
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• Riverside Elementary School Student Who Allegedly Made ‘Kill List’ Is Allowed Back To School

  17-01-2017 20:08
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — Parents, who were alarmed over a “kill list” that was allegedly made by a Riverside student, demanded that the fifth grader be expelled from Lake Matthews Elementary School.
  The moms and dads made their voices heard during a Riverside Unified School District board meeting Tuesday night.
  But the board is allowing the student to return to campus on Wednesday anyway after a two-day suspension.
  Last Thursday, the student showed the kill list to some of
  
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• Police Search For Suspect Who Fatally Shot Gas Station Clerk In Los Feliz

  17-01-2017 20:00
  
  LOS FELIZ (CBSLA.com) — Homicide detectives searched for a suspect Tuesday who fatally shot a gas station clerk in Los Feliz.
  The shooting was reported just before 5:30 a.m. at a Chevron station located in the 2100 block of Vermont Avenue, according to police.
  Upon their arrival, authorities located the clerk suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  A co-worker who asked not to be identified said the victim was a 22-year-old student from Bangladesh who had only recently begun working at the
  
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• Attempted Robber Fatally Shoots Gas Station Clerk In Los Feliz

  17-01-2017 20:00
  
  LOS FELIZ (CBSLA.com) — Homicide detectives searched for a suspect Tuesday who fatally shot a gas station clerk in Los Feliz.
  The shooting was reported just before 5:30 a.m. at a Chevron station located in the 2100 block of Vermont Avenue, according to police.
  Upon their arrival, authorities located the clerk suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  Paramedics transported the victim to a hospital where he later died. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
  A preliminary
  
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• Jack in the Box Music Minute: CHERUB

  17-01-2017 18:37
  
  This week's Jack in the Box Music Minute is the band Cherub to perform "Very Rare."
  
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• Keidel: Aaron Rodgers Has No Peers

  17-01-2017 18:32
  
  By Jason Keidel
  We adore sports for so many reasons. Beyond the athletic splendor is the finality of the final score. We are forever tethered to numbers, the unequivocal superiority of them, the physical and symbolic meaning of scoring more points than the opponent.
  So when we gauge a player, we use digits to determine his dominance. But that isn’t the only way to measure a man, or a football player.
  Thus, you need not be a mathematician to know that Aaron Rodgers is simply different.
  
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• On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short

  17-01-2017 17:55
  States like California and New York have been leaders in curbing carbon emissions from energy. But to achieve their goals, both may need to embrace nuclear power.
  
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• Chargers To Introduce Anthony Lynn As Head Coach

  17-01-2017 17:36
  
  CARSON (CBSLA.com) — Four days after hiring Anthony Lynn as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, the team is set to make it official.
  Lynn, 48, will take over for Mike McCoy, who was fired Jan. 1 less than two hours after the Chargers concluded a 5-11 season with a 37-27 loss to Kansas City.
  “This is really a dream come true,” Lynn said. “I want all of our fans to know that we’re going to start by putting together a great staff and we’re going to put to
  
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• Man Wanted For Fatally Shooting Ex-Girlfriend In Bellflower Apartment

  17-01-2017 16:39
  
  BELLFLOWER (CBSLA.com) — Homicide detectives sought the public’s help Tuesday to locate a 27-year-old man who is accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in Bellflower.
  According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Antowan Parker allegedly opened fire inside of an apartment located in the 16200 block of Cornuta Avenue.
  Gunfire struck his ex-girlfriend’s torso at least once. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification.
  Parker fled from the s
  
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• Man Accused Of Extorting Sexually Explicit Photos From Justin Bieber Fan

  17-01-2017 16:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of posing as Justin Bieber in order to extort sexually explicit images from a young girl, authorities announced Tuesday.
  According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Bryan Asrary was taken into custody on Dec. 18, 2016, by Massachusetts State Police at his home just outside Boston.
  Asrary was booked for child pornography, which was discovered on his cell phone and computer during a search warrant.
  
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• Armed Suspect Fatally Shoots Gas Station Clerk In Los Feliz

  17-01-2017 15:39
  
  LOS FELIZ (CBSLA.com) — Homicide detectives Tuesday investigated the shooting death of a gas station clerk in Los Feliz.
  The shooting was reported just before 5:30 a.m. at a Chevron station located in the 2100 block of Vermont Avenue, according to police.
  Upon their arrival, authorities located the clerk suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  Paramedics transported the victim to a hospital where he later died. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
  A preliminary inves
  
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• ‘Kill List’ Investigation Continues At Riverside Elementary School

  17-01-2017 14:59
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — Parents remained angry and alarmed Tuesday in response to an alleged kill list that was written by a fifth grade student at an elementary school in Riverside.
  On Thursday, a fifth grader showed a list of student names, labeled “kill list,” to a number of students at Lake Matthews Elementary School, according to the Riverside Unified School District.
  The student was subsequently suspended, and is due to return to campus on Wednesday.
  CBS2’s Jasmine
  
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• USC’s Adoree Jackson Announces Plan To Enter NFL Draft

  17-01-2017 14:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California cornerback Adoree Jackson has decided to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
  He made the announcement Monday.
  Jackson excelled as a cornerback, a kick returner and an occasional receiver and ball carrier for the Trojans during his three-year career. He also is an elite long jumper who attempted to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
  A three-year starter at cornerback, Jackson won the Jim Thorpe Award last season as the nation’s
  
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• LADWP Commissioners To Vote On ‘Customer Bill Of Rights’

  17-01-2017 14:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners will vote Tuesday on a “customer bill of rights,” which aims to improve service for utility customers.
  The bill includes assurances that call wait times will not exceed three minutes on average, bills that exceed three times the average historic use for the same billing period will automatically be reviewed before being sent out, and requests to start a new residential account
  
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• 4 Children Rescued From House Fire In South LA

  17-01-2017 14:10
  
  SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Four young children remained hospitalized Tuesday for treatment of critical injuries sustained in a house fire, which erupted in a Vermont Knolls neighborhood.
  The fire was reported just before 11 p.m. Monday at a residential bungalow located in the 800 block of West Manchester Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  Upon their arrival, firefighters located heavy flames showing from the front portion of the one-story home, which was largely sec
  
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• California Today: A Chronicler of the State, in His Own Words

  17-01-2017 14:00
  Tuesday: The prose of California’s premier historian, officials turn to batteries for energy needs, and a reader photo from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
  
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• Pedestrian Killed On NB 405 Freeway In Lawndale

  17-01-2017 13:46
  
  LAWNDALE (CBSLA.com) — A pedestrian was killed Tuesday on the 405 Freeway in Lawndale.
  According to California Highway Patrol officers, the incident was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. near Hawthorne Boulevard.
  Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Their identity is being withheld pending family notification.
  CBS2’s Mark Dunn reported the victim was struck by a moving vehicle on the freeway.
  At this time, it remains unclear why the victim was on the freeway.
  Officials
  
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• In Warriors’ Rout of Cavaliers, a Big Dose of Catharsis

  17-01-2017 11:10
  Monday’s 126-91 victory by the Warriors provided a psychological lift after last season’s loss in the finals.
  
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• Best Stores In Baltimore For Second-hand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 11:02
  
  By Joel Furches
  Babies grow so quickly, any clothes or gear you buy for them now will probably be obsolete in a few months. This being the case, why spend a lot of money on baby items, when you can get gently used products for a fraction of the price? There are a number of locations in Baltimore where you can sell your old baby stuff and purchase second-hand items for your tot, saving yourself some extra cash for diapers. Quality second-hand locations can be hard to come by, but here are a few t
  
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• Dangerous Hiker Rescue On Mt. Baldy Caught On Camera

  17-01-2017 08:53
  
  Mt. Baldy (CBSLA.com) — A San Bernardino County Fire Department helicopter swooped in and rescued an injured hiker on Mt. Baldy Monday afternoon. The dangerous rescue was caught on camera.
  The woman had slipped 50 feet down the Devil’s Backbone Trail and ended up on a steep side of a snowy mountain.
  During her fall, she managed to stab her ice axe into the snow and hung on to it for dear life.
  Captain Paramedic Eric Spies captured the rescue on a camera strapped to his chest.
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• Group Tries To Ground Law-Enforcement Drones Before They Take Off

  17-01-2017 08:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)  — Personal drones have become more popular in the last few years, so it’s not unusual to see one the air. But seeing one operated by an Los Angeles County Deputy is new.
  The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition says it’s scary.
  “People have no trust in the police department and to entrust with this kind of technology with the capacity to surveil, to kill, to trace and track people, it doesn’t sit very well with folks,” Hamid Khan, of Stop L
  
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• 2 Pasadena Teens Recount When Neighbor Breaking Into Their House

  17-01-2017 08:27
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Neighbors usually help neighbors and watch out for each other. But for one Pasadena family, their neighbor preyed on them.
  Sujeit Mendez, 17, was home alone with her 13-year-old brother, Abelardo, doing homework Saturday afternoon when their neighbor broke a glass window and force his way into their house on North Raymond Avenue.
  “I see the neighbor walk by. He had blood in his hands,” Abelardo said.
  Sujeit said she heard glass shatter
  
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• 2 Pasadena Teens Recount Terrifying Ordeal Of Neighbor Breaking Into Their House

  17-01-2017 08:27
  
  PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Neighbors usually help neighbors and watch out for each other. But for one Pasadena family, their neighbor did the opposite.
  Sujeit Mendez, 17, was home alone with her 13-year-old brother, Abelardo, doing homework Saturday afternoon when their neighbor broke a glass window and force his way into their house on North Raymond Avenue.
  “I see the neighbor walk by. He had blood in his hands,” Abelardo said.
  Sujeit said she heard glass shatt
  
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• 3 Children Hurt In Apartment Blaze In South LA

  17-01-2017 08:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – At least three children were injured in a fire at an apartment complex in South Los Angeles Monday night.
  The blaze broke out before 10:51 p.m. at a two-story complex in the 900 block of Manchester Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department crews reportedly arrived to find two children trapped inside the building. They were immediately rescued, LAFD said.
  Three children were taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center with unknown injuries. It was not immediately clear if a
  
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• Clippers Trounce Thunder, Extend Win Streak To 7

  17-01-2017 07:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.J. Redick scored 20 points, DeAndre Jordan had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and the streaking Los Angeles Clippers overcame Chris Paul’s injury to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-98 on Monday night.
  The banged-up Clippers tied a franchise record for their best start to a calendar year at 7-0. The team began 1974 with the same mark when the club was located in Buffalo.
  Los Angeles owns the NBA’s longest active winning streak despite being without injured
  
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• Local Woman Lives To Tell About Gunfire Horror At Mexico Resort

  17-01-2017 07:17
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — It was supposed to be a fun birthday vacation for a local woman with her boyfriend.
  A trip to the popular tourist spot Playa del Carmen, Mexico for an international electronic music festival.
  Instead, a nightmare came true.
  Music blared over the gunshots and people panicked. Dramatic video inside the Blue Parrot night club shows partiers ducking and running to get out early Monday morning.
  Bria Didszun, of Hollywood, was inside.
  “Eveybody’s running out
  
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• Man Dies In Hawthorne Shooting

  17-01-2017 06:45
  
  HAWTHORNE (CBSLA.com) – A man was shot and killed in Hawthorne Monday evening, prompting a homicide investigation.
  The shooting was reported at 6:42 p.m. in the area of Imperial Highway and Grevillea Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not disclosed. No suspect information was released.
  LASD Homicide Bureau detectives were assisting Hawthorne police in the shooting death inves
  
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• Man, Woman Found Dead In Sylmar Home After Standoff

  17-01-2017 06:24
  
  SYLMAR (CBSLA.com) – A man and woman were found dead inside a Sylmar home Monday evening after a police standoff that lasted several hours.
  Just before 5 p.m. Los Angeles police responded to reports of shots fired at a home in the 13000 block of Gavina Avenue. Surrounding roads were closed off and nearby homes were evacuated, police said. LAPD SWAT was also called in.
  Sometime before 9:20 p.m., officers entered the home and found the bodies of a man and woman. Police said they were no
  
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• Best Activities To Do This Week In Orange County – January 16

  17-01-2017 05:55
  
  The first month of the year is half way through and we’re finally getting in the swing of things! This week brings a flurry of interesting activities, from the popular Newport Beach Restaurant Week to workshops that will teach attendees how to brew kombucha or grow sweat peas. There are a variety of art-related events as well, including a few concerts, a playwriting festival and a screening of a popular film from a few years back.
  Monday, January 16
  Celebrate The Beginning Of Newport Beac
  
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• Southern California Moms To Take Part In Women’s March In Washington

  17-01-2017 05:25
  
  UPLAND (CBSLA.com) — In Washington, D.C., preparations are in full swing for the inauguration of Donald Trump to the presidency.
  On Los Angeles’ Westside, a group of moms is gearing up to join the Women’s March in the capitol to protest against the president-elect the day after he’s sworn into office.
  “We will not just sit on social media and express to the masses our views on things but actually get out there and make ourselves heard,” sai
  
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• Info For Hundreds Of Patients May Have Been On Stolen Laptop

  17-01-2017 04:00
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles say a laptop stolen from a physician’s car last October may have contained personal health information for nearly 3,600 patients.
  The Los Angeles Daily News reports Monday that thousands of families whose children were treated at the hospital will receive letters this week notifying them that their personal health information may have been breached.
  The laptop stolen on Oct. 18 was protected with a password, but of
  
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• Affordable Care Act Not Going Down Without A Fight

  17-01-2017 03:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —   House Minority leader D-CA Nancy Pelosi joined fellow representatives on Monday and a room full of supporters downtown promising to fight the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
  “We do not want to diminish the number of people who are covered, reduce their benefits or increase their cost,” Pelosi, who is optimistic she can accomplish that, said.
  And there were testimonials from people battling life threatening conditions.
  “Two yea
  
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• Tony Tantillo Is At M cafe’ on Melrose

  17-01-2017 03:31
  
  The chef is making a great dish with Kimchi fried rice!
  
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• Mother Of 3 Shot, Killed In Bellflower

  17-01-2017 03:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend, a 26-year-old mother of three, in a Bellflower apartment Monday afternoon.
  Antowan Parker is considered armed and dangerous. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
  The shooting occurred before 1:35 p.m. at a complex in the 16200 block of Cornuta Avenue. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives responded to find the victim dead at the scene. She was identified by
  
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• Santa Clarita Man: Wants To Make Dating Great Again

  17-01-2017 02:50
  
  SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com) —  A Santa Clarita man said he is on a mission to “making dating great again.”
  “I heard some stories about dates going bad because politics were brought up,” said David Goss.
  So he took a cue from Donald Trump’s entrepreneurial spirit and quit his day job to design a dating website aimed at making romantic connections between the president-elect’s supporters.
  It’s called TRUMPSingles.com.
  “It&rsqu
  
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• Fans Help Hollywood Boulevard’s Original ‘Superman’ Fight Back From Homelessness

  17-01-2017 02:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hollywood Boulevard’s original Superman performer is plotting his return to the Walk of Fame just months after a string of bad luck sent the street performer into a period of homelessness and drug abuse.
  He’s doing it with the help of hundreds of fans and supporters.
  Christopher Dennis is a familiar face to Walk of Fame regulars — he has been performing on the street as Superman for about 25 years. In that time, he has greeted and
  
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• Overturned Big Rig Snarls Traffic On 91 Freeway In Fullerton

  17-01-2017 02:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An overturned big rig snarled traffic on the eastbound 91 Freeway in Fullerton Monday afternoon.
  The big rig rolled over at around 3:45 p.m. and was blocking three of the freeway’s eastbound lanes, reducing traffic to two lanes near the Brookhurst exit.
  Traffic in the eastbound lanes was backed up considerably, KCAL9’s Stu Mundel reported.
  Listen to KNX 1070 for traffic updates
  
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• Boyle Scores Go-Ahead Goal As Lightning Hold Off Kings

  17-01-2017 01:50
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Boyle scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning opened a six-game road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
  Ben Bishop made an early mistake that led to Kyle Clifford’s goal for the Kings, but bounced back to make 31 saves in his second start back from a three-week absence with a lower-body injury.
  PHOTOS: Celebrities Rooting For L.A. Sports Teams 
  Tyler Johnson scored in the first period for
  
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• Kevin Starr, Prolific Chronicler of California’s History, Dies at 76

  17-01-2017 01:09
  In an eight-part opus about his home state, Mr. Starr showed how “the California of fact and the California of imagination shape and reshape each other.”
  
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