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Global sea-rise levels by 2100 my be lower than some predict, says new study
Despite projections by some scientists of global seas rising by 20 feet or more by the end of this century as a result of warming, a new University of Colorado at Boulder study concludes that global sea rise of ...
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California lawmaker questions LPGA English language policy
A California state senator said Thursday that he's seeking a legal opinion to determine whether the LPGA Tour's language requirement for players violates state or federal law.
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Report: Some UCSD emergency loans fraudulent
An audit by the University of California, San Diego, has found that at least 13 percent of emergency loans granted to campus employees were based in part on fraudulent documents.
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Proposed medical loss ratio requirement in California would not...
California health insurers say legislation that would require them to spend at least 85% of premium revenue on health benefit expenses would not address the underlying causes of rising health care costs or ...
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LA police hunt serial killer of 11
Councilman Bernard Parks, far right, stands with victims' family members, Alexander Ander Jr.
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How California overestimated Gov. Schwarzenegger
From the moment Arnold Schwarzenegger declared himself a candidate in the 2003 recall election that drove Gov.
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As We See It: Republicans hold budget hostage
Amid the sensationalized media coverage of the Storm and the Stork -- Gustav and Sarah Palin's daughter's pregnancy -- the Republican convention has gotten off to a faltering start.
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'Clark Rockefeller' charged with using false name
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany and who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, appears in municipal court for a pre-trial hearing in Boston Wednesday, Sept.
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LA's fast-food ban draws skepticism
By Lisa Baertlein and Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A ban on new fast-food restaurants in poor Los Angeles neighborhoods has made headlines around the world, but residents say they don't plan to give up their cheeseburgers, fried chicken and tacos anytime soon. The moratorium, which was passed in July, was intended to fight obesity in low-income communities of America's second-largest city where healthy food is hard to find. The move is trend-setting California's latest salvo in an expanding war on the fast-food industry, which is bracing for copycat maneuvers around the United States that could threaten growth.
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Unspent funds a good reason to delay new bond
California voters are often under the impression that once they OK a bond issue, that's it.
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Schwarzenegger Offers Reward for Fairfield City Councilman Matt Garcia Shooting Information
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in a California court of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of 22-year-old ...
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Farmer campaigns against Schwarzenegger water plan
Dino Cortopassi is a wealthy farmer who grew up in California's fertile delta region and, as he tells it, is passionate about protecting it.
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Skeletons in Calif. storage unit ID'd as siblings
Investigators are puzzled by the death of two pre-teen siblings whose skeletons were found in a California storage unit.
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State's jobless fund bleeding red ink
With joblessness at a 12-year high and expected to head higher, California's fund for paying unemployment benefits is about to go broke.
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Stines grabs King of Non-Wing title at LPS
Bobby Stines is no stranger to the fast line around Lincoln Park Speedway. As a former track champion, Stines has also found his way to victory lane quite a few times and Saturday night he claimed the title of ...
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'Caesar's Hour' writer Sheldon Keller dies at 85 in California
Sheldon Keller, a writer who collaborated with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 1950s sketch comedy show "Caesar's Hour" and wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren and ...
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Senate Doesn't Take a Holiday From Budget Battle
The state Senate didn't take a holiday Monday from partisan debate on California's tardy budget.
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California Crews Headed to Gulf Coast
California is sending 302 personnel to the Gulf Coast in response to Hurricane Gustav.
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Bishop set to retire from Sacramento Diocese
The bishop who has headed the Catholic church's Sacramento Diocese for nearly 15 years is announcing plans to retire.
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California Budget Still Not Approved
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