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• Another Horse Dies This Weekend At Santa Anita, But In Off-Track Accident, CHRB Spokesperson Says

  19-01-2020 23:57
  
  ARCADIA (CBSLA) — Another horse has died this weekend at Santa Anita, a California Horse Racing Board spokesperson confirmed to CBS Los Angeles.CHRB spokesperson Mike Martin confirmed the death but emphasized that it occurred off-track.
  “There was a two horse collision on the training site,” said Martin, who explained to KNX 1070 Newsradio that one horse sustained catastrophic injuries.According to Martin, the horse named Tikkun Olam died Sunday during a training exercise, acco
  
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• ‘It’s A Second Chance’ Says Driver Who Survives Harrowing Cliffside Fall Off Mulholland Highway

  19-01-2020 22:51
  
  AGOURA HILLS (CBSLA) — A 26-year-old driver is describing a miraculous story of survival after his car flew off Mulholland Highway, and fell into a canyon in Agoura Hills.
  “Thank you, Lord. Thank you for saving my life,” said Emeka Nwokolo, recounting the terrifying accident. “On the 16th of January 2020, I had an accident. A big one.”
  Days ago, Nwokolo was inside his vehicle when a rock flew at his car, and he lost control.
  “My car somersaults like multiple t
  
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• 2 More Bodies Found At Tijuana Home Where Garden Grove Couple Buried

  19-01-2020 21:50
  
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have discovered two more bodies at a house in Tijuana where a couple with dual U.S.-Mexico citizenship were found buried, allegedly by their son-in-law.
  The attorney general’s office for the state of Baja California, just south of San Diego, California, said late Saturday the second set of bodies —one male and the other female— are in a state of advanced decomposition.
  The suspect was deported from the U.S. in 2012 and h
  
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• LA Zoo Welcomes Birth Of First Baby Gorilla In Over 20 Years

  19-01-2020 21:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Zoo’s Camp Gorilla Reserve has a new resident – a baby!
  The LA Zoo announced the birth in a news release.
  According to the zoo, N’djia  — a 25-year-old female critically endangered western lowland gorilla — gave birth Saturday.
  This marks the first gorilla birth in over 20 years, according to the zoo, and the first for N’djia.
  Mom and baby are doing well, and spent Saturday bonding.
  
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• NFL Playoffs 2020: AFC And NFC Championship Bracket, Schedule, Times, TV Channels, Watch Online, Odds, Results

  19-01-2020 21:00
  
  Here is all the information you need to know for the conference championship games and Super Bowl LIV from CBSSports.com.
  
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• Packers Vs. 49ers Odds, Expert Picks Against Spread: Predictions, TV Channel For NFC Championship Game 2020

  19-01-2020 20:55
  
  The Packers and 49ers will battle for a spot in Super Bowl LIVon Sunday.
  
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• SpaceX Launches, Destroys Rocket In Astronaut Escape Test

  19-01-2020 20:14
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in the next few months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday.
  No one was aboard for the wild ride in the skies above Cape Canaveral, just two mannequins.A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off as normal, but just over a minute into its supersonic flight, the Dragon crew capsule catapulted off the top 12 miles (20 kilometers) above the Atlantic. Powerful thrusters on th
  
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• Woman Stabbed By Woman In Her 20s In Mid-City Nightclub

  19-01-2020 18:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A woman has been stabbed inside a Mid-City nightclub.
  It happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday inside the Catch One nightclub on Pico Boulevard and Mullen Avenue. The victim’s condition is unknown at the time.
  Police say the suspect is another woman in her 20s. It remains unclear whether she has been taken into custody.
  
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• ‘Horse Racing Needs To End’ Says Opponent, Following Deaths Of 2 Horses In 2 Days At Santa Anita

  19-01-2020 17:26
  
  ARCADIA (CBSLA/AP) — Two horses have died in just two days at Santa Anita park, bringing the total number of deaths since December of 2019 to 41.
  Uncontainable and Harliss were both euthanized after breaking their right front ankles.
  Uncontainable was injured in a turf race on Saturday. The 5-year-old gelding trained by Peter Miller had three wins in 11 career starts and earnings of $24,890. Harliss was pulled up after finishing seventh among eight horses in a turf race on Friday. The 6-ye
  
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• 2 Horses Die In 2 Days Of Racing At Santa Anita

  19-01-2020 17:26
  
  ARCADIA (CBSLA/AP) — Two horses have died in just two days at Santa Anita park, bringing the total number of deaths since December of 2019 to 41.
  Uncontainable and Harliss were both euthanized after breaking their right front ankles.
  Uncontainable was injured in a turf race on Saturday. The 5-year-old gelding trained by Peter Miller had three wins in 11 career starts and earnings of $24,890. Harliss was pulled up after finishing seventh among eight horses in a turf race on Friday. The 6-ye
  
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• LAX Begins Screening Passengers For New Coronavirus After China Outbreak

  19-01-2020 02:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — Authorities began public health screening at Los Angeles International and two other U.S. airports in response to an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, officials announced Friday.
  Effective immediately, travelers from Wuhan, China, to the U.S. will undergo entry screening for symptoms associated with 2019-nCoV at LAX, San Francisco (SFO), and New York (JFK) – the three airports that receive the most travelers from Wuhan, according to a U.S. Department of
  
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• Leonard, Clippers Rally To Beat Pelicans 133-130

  19-01-2020 01:33
  
  NEW ORLEANS (CBSLA/AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 133-130 on Saturday.
  Lou Williams scored 14 of his 32 points during a dominant fourth quarter for Los Angeles, which outscored the Pelicans 31-20 in the final 12 minutes. It was a great way to start off their five-game roadtrip.
  Williams’ 3 with 31.6 seconds left, after Patrick Beverley had rebounded Leonard’s miss, gave the Clippers a 133-127 lead and s
  
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• Two Men Shot In Hollywood, Suspects Still At Large

  19-01-2020 01:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Two men have been hospitalized with serious, but non life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Hollywood Saturday afternoon.
  The victims, two African-American men in their 20’s, got into a verbal altercation with three other men, who were also African-American and in their 20’s.  Multiple shots were fired and the suspects are still at large.
  The shooting took place on the 1600 block of North La Brea Avenue. Police have cordoned off the area.
  This
  
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• Thousands Rally In Downtown LA For 4th Annual Women’s March

  19-01-2020 00:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Thousands marched from Pershing Square to City Hall Saturday morning in a mass election year show of support for women’s rights.
  “I think it brings awareness to the larger community,” said marcher Amelia McKinney.
  The 4th annual Women’s March ended with a rally that featured speeches by local elected officials and Hollywood stars.
  “We will not be silenced. We are stronger and louder than ever because we stand together in solidarity,&rdquo
  
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