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• Mexico Fans Pour Into LA Streets To Celebrate World Cup Win

  23-06-2018 22:11
  EAST LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Several streets were shut down across Los Angeles as hundreds of fans poured into the streets to celebrate Mexico’s 2-1 victory over South Korea in the World Cup, nearly on the verge of assuring itself a spot in the round of 16.
  Several portions of Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles were shut down, and extra patrol vehicles were out in force to monitor crowds.
  CBS2 captured video in Huntington Park, as crowds shut down Rita and Saturn avenues as a car d
  
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• Mexico Downs South Korea In Thrilling Fashion

  23-06-2018 19:47
  El Tri looked dominant at times and had a two-goal lead before a late goal from South Korea made the final score closer than the actual match was.
  
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• Calif. EBT Cards To Be Disabled Sunday For Planned Outage

  23-06-2018 18:53
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Recipients of CalFresh and CalWorks, who access those benefits using debit cards, are being urged to prepare for a 24-hour service disruption that will prevent them from using those services starting Saturday evening.
  The cards, known as Electronic Benefits Transfer — or EBT — will stop working as of 11 p.m. Saturday evening and remain unusable until 11 p.m. Sunday due to a planned statewide service outage.
  State and county officials are urging recipients
  
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• LA Kings Sign Russian Legend Ilya Kovalchuk In Return To NHL

  23-06-2018 18:45
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – After five years back home in Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk is ready to resume his Stanley Cup chase with the Los Angeles Kings.
  The high-scoring forward agreed to a three-year, $18.75 million deal with the Kings on Saturday, choosing Los Angeles over several interested teams for his return to the NHL.
  The 35-year-old Kovalchuk scored 816 points in 816 career games for the Atlanta Thrashers and the New Jersey Devils before leaving North America in 2013 for the Kontinental Hocke
  
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• Malibu Creek State Park Campsites Closed After Father Mysteriously Killed In Shooting

  23-06-2018 18:33
  CALABASAS (CBSLA) – At least 60 campsites in Malibu Creek State Park will be closed for several days after a father was shot and killed under mysterious circumstances while camping early Friday morning with his two young daughters.
  (CBS2)
  The victim’s shooting death was reported at 4:44 a.m. Friday in the 1900 block of Las Virgenes Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire to find the victim with a gunshot wound to
  
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• Man Brandishing BB Gun Shot, Killed By Inglewood Police

  23-06-2018 17:52
  INGLEWOOD (CBSLA) – A suspect armed with what turned out to be a BB gun was shot and killed by officers late Friday night outside Inglewood police headquarters.
  (CBS2)
  The shooting occurred at about 11 p.m. near the police station and Inglewood City Hall, located at 1 West Manchester Blvd.
  The incident began when at least two officers in a patrol vehicle came upon a suspect carrying what looked like a handgun.
  “What we believe happened, is that he was pointing it (the BB gun) possibl
  
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• Santa Anita Parade Being Held For Triple Crown Winner Justify

  23-06-2018 17:30
  ARCADIA (CBSLA) – Justify, who made history as the 13th Triple Crown champion when he won the Belmont Stakes earlier this month, is set to parade Saturday before fans at his home base of Santa Anita Park in Arcadia.
  The undefeated 3-year-old chestnut colt is expected to be brought from the barn area to Santa Anita’s paddock and then be walked out to the track for photos in the winners’ circle between the fourth and fifth races, which are scheduled for 1:30 and 2 p.m., respectiv
  
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• Santa Ana Teen Killed In Shooting At Outdoor Street Party

  23-06-2018 17:15
  SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – an 18-year-old Santa Ana man was  killed overnight Friday when shots range out in the parking lot of an industrial park during a crowded outdoor party.
  The victim, identified as Robert Silva, was shot in the 1700 block of Newport Circle at about 1:14 a.m. during a street party with a large group of young people, Santa Ana police report. Partygoers rushed Silva to the hospital before officers arrived on scene.
  However, he was declared dead at the hospital at 1:41 a.
  
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• YouTube Star Convention Chaos As Thousands Of Fans Turned Away

  23-06-2018 07:49
  GARDEN GROVE (CBSLA) — Thousands of fans showed up to a hotel in Garden Grove but many of them were shut out. That’s when things got crazy at TanaCon. Some fans were hurt when others decided to push their way into the convention.
  As CBSLA’s Stacey Butler reports, fans at TanaCon say an angry mob grabbed tickets and rushed the lobby of the Garden Grove Marriott where Tana Mongeau held her own event competing with VidCon.
  Butler reports that 20,000 people showed up for
  
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• LA Considering Bringing Back Sidewalk Sleeping Ban

  23-06-2018 07:30
  KOREATOWN (CBSLA) — After years of letting the homeless build camps and sleep on public sidewalks, LA may soon say no more.
  Take a walk or drive through LA’s Koreatown and you’ll notice homeless encampments dotting the streets.
  Gage Maverick gets an up close look at them because he uses public transportation.
  “I pass by a lot these encampments. A lot of these homeless areas. A significant concentration of homeless people. On a daily basis,” said Maverick.
  
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• Angels Hang On To Beat The Blue Jays, 2-1

  23-06-2018 07:03
  ANAHEIM (AP)  —  Andrew Heaney pitched seven solid innings in another quality start, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
  Heaney (4-5) allowed just one run and nine hits, and struck out four with no walks. The left-hander has gone at least seven innings in three of his last four starts.
  The Angels got on the scoreboard with a two-run first inning, giving Heaney all the support he would need. Justin Upton drew a two-out walk and A
  
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• Bellinger Slams Sinking Mets As Dodgers Win, 5-2, Behind Wood

  23-06-2018 05:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the sinking New York Mets 5-2 on Friday night behind Alex Wood’s effective pitching.
  Yasiel Puig added a solo home run in the ninth, and the defending NL champions won their 10th straight against the Mets dating to May 2016. Los Angeles has outscored New York 75-20 in those games, winning each of the past eight by at least three runs — a first in Dodgers
  
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• Sen. Harris Tours Immigrant Detention Center And Leaves ‘Deeply Disturbed’

  23-06-2018 04:37
  OTAY MESA (CBSLA) —   California Sen. Kamala Harris toured an immigrant-detention center Friday and came out saying she was “deeply disturbed” by what she witnessed.
  CBS2’s Michele Gile was along for the tour.
  “It looked like any prison or jail that I have visited over many, many years that I was a prosecutor,” Harris said.
  Harris came out of the detention center near San Diego after talking to detained mothers and told a group of protesters that her
  
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• Tom Arnold Says He Has Tapes Of President Trump

  23-06-2018 03:09
  WASHINGTON (CNN) –– Actor Tom Arnold said he has tapes of President Donald Trump that have yet to be heard by the public.
  While appearing on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” Arnold was asked by CNN’s Poppy Harlow about his upcoming show for Viceland about President Donald Trump, which focuses on tapes.
  “Do you have any tapes of the President that the public is not already aware of?” Harlow inquired.
  Arnold replied simply: “Yes.”
  “If
  
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• Calabasas Teen Helps Deaf, Blind Man On Cross-Country Flight

  23-06-2018 03:06
  CALABASAS (CBSLA) — A teen from Calabasas stepped up to help a man on her flight who’s blind and deaf.
  As CBSLA’s Jo Kwon reports, she’s been studying sign language for less than a year but the young woman’s skills were good enough to help the man communicate and keep him company.
  Clara Daly and her mom were flying home from Massachusetts when a flight attendant asked if anyone knew American sign language.
  “So then I pressed the call button,” s
  
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• Voters May See Daylight Saving Measure On November Ballot

  23-06-2018 01:56
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters may get to decide in November whether to take the first step toward keeping the state on daylight saving time year round.
  Lawmakers on Thursday voted to place a measure on the November ballot asking voters to give them authority to move toward changing the state’s daylight saving policy. It passed the Assembly 63-4 after winning approval in the Senate.
  Gov. Jerry Brown must now decide whether to sign it.
  Daylight saving time begins on the s
  
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