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Oceanside man sentenced to six months for stealing Marine gear
SAN DIEGO -- A former civilian contractor at Camp Pendleton was sentenced Monday to six months in prison followed by six months' house arrest after pleading guilty to stealing medical equipment meant to be shipped to forward-deployed Marines, including...
Tags: Justice System, Theft, Punishment, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Assembly OKs workers' comp bill to ban out-of-state athletes
SACRAMENTO — Controversial legislation that would restrict most professional athletes from out-of-state teams from filing claims in California workers' compensation courts won overwhelming approval Thursday in the state Assembly. Despite...Tags: Henry T. Perea, Labor Legislation, Social Security, Employees, Career and Workplace
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L.A. County hospitals, clinics conduct disaster drill
Less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, several Los Angeles County hospitals and clinics conducted a disaster drill to test whether healthcare officials are prepared for such an emergency. At Providence Little Company of Mary Medical...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports, Nursing
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Pro sports leagues win legislative round on workers' comp
SACRAMENTO — A full-court press by professional sports leagues to limit the ability of out-of-state players to file for workers' compensation benefits in California scored big in a crucial first vote by state lawmakers. A bill, backed by the...
Tags: Henry T. Perea, Social Security, Employees, Seattle Seahawks, Sports
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Texas explosion: Probe of blast likened to 'archaeological dig'
WEST, Texas — Authorities told residents here Monday to expect a “slow, methodical” investigation into the explosion at a fertilizer plant last week that killed 14 people and injured scores more, as the town continues to take stock of...
Tags: Fertilizer, Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Chemical Industry
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New York Knicks' J.R. Smith is NBA's top sixth man
J.R. Smith won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award on Monday after turning a role he didn't want into one of the strengths of the New York Knicks' first division championship team in nearly two decades. Smith received 484 points, including 72 first-...
Tags: Super Bowl, Jamal Crawford, College Basketball, Crime, Law and Justice, J.R. Smith
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West, Texas, explosion: Toxic cloud could be spread by strong winds
Authorities dealing with a huge explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, were preparing for a possible shift in the winds that could push toxic clouds toward areas not yet affected by the disaster, officials said early Thursday. At least...
Tags: Fertilizer, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Chemical Industry, Explosions
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Rain hampers search for survivors of Texas explosion [Update]
Even as as President Obama pledged federal assistance to the devastated community, morning rainfall was hampering search and rescue efforts Thursday at the site of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, which killed as many as 15 people and...
Tags: Fertilizer, Barack Obama, Rick Perry, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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Boston Marathon victims: Preschool teacher who's never off-duty
Two-year-olds can be touchy about big changes in their lives, and no one knows that better than 29-year-old Erika Brannock. So before the preschool teacher left the Baltimore area to watch her mother run the Boston Marathon, she sent a note to the parents...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Early Learning, Teachers, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Garrett Richards to replace injured Jered Weaver in Angels rotation
Garrett Richards didn't care whether he pitched out of the rotation or bullpen; he just hoped the Angels would commit to one or the other so he wouldn't have to go back and forth like he did last season, transitions that can tax the arm as well as the...
Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Scott Downs, Spring Training, Sports, Sean Burnett
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Boston hospitals well prepared for blast casualties
BOSTON — As 3 o'clock neared Monday afternoon, officials at Brigham and Women's Hospital, one of Boston's premier medical centers, expected this year's marathon would be a nonevent. "We were winding down," said Barry Wante, the hospital's...
Tags: General Practitioners, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Bombings, Hospitals and Clinics, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Angels' high-wire pitching act ends badly in 9-5 loss to Oakland
addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); The optimism associated with the home opener was tempered Tuesday for the Angels, who lost Jered Weaver for four to six weeks after the...
Tags: Mike Scioscia, Derek Norris, Sean Burnett, Howie Kendrick, C.J. Wilson (baseball)
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