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Angels Deny Knowledge of Organization's Reported Involvement in Skaggs' Drug Use
The Los Angeles Angels’ director of communication told federal investigators that he provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs and abused the drug with the pitcher, according to an ESPN report published Saturday.
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Chase Cancels Canadian Customers' Credit Card Debts
Chase Bank announced on Thursday it will forgive all outstanding debt for Canadian customers who had either of its two VISA cards, NBC News reported. The move was a business decision to ease the bank’s exit as it wound down the credit cards, which it retired last year after 13 years of operation, Maria Martinez, vice president of communications for...
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What Happened to the Wind Turbines That Twirled Above Philadelphia Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field?
The large wind turbines twirled for nearly a decade above Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles play home games. Now, they’re gone, having disappeared in the last couple months.
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Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Comes to LA, Goes to King Taco
Former Vice President Joe Biden brought his fledgling presidential campaign to the Southern California Wednesday for a pair of fundraisers, while also greeting residents and sitting down for tacos in the Pico-Union area with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
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Jury Rejects Former Kaiser Executive's Lawsuit
A Los Angeles jury rejected a lawsuit filed by a former executive for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. who alleged he was exposed to intolerable workplace conditions and forced to quit because he uncovered corruption within the company regarding its dealings with Medicare.
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LAFC Starts Season by Targeting Anti-Gay Slur During Goal Kicks
The Los Angeles Football Club announced it will have an improved and heavier security presence to combat an anti-gay slur that is sometimes shouted by soccer fans during goal kicks at stadiums throughout the world beginning with Sunday’s season opener.
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Thirteen Health Care Workers Arrested At Labor Day Kaiser Protest
Thirteen union activists marked Labor Day by getting peacefully arrested to protest plans by Kaiser Permanente to reduce staffing, which the giant health-care chain says is necessary to contain costs.
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Your Credit Score May Have Just Gone Up. Here's Why
Your credit report might be getting a makeover. And the three-digit credit score we all carry around, which can determine how likely we are to get a favorable loan to buy a house or a car, could be moving up as a result. The reason behind the potential boost is a change in the way the three major credit rating...
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ABC News Suspends Reporter for Incorrect Flynn Report
ABC News on Saturday suspended investigative reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay for his erroneous report on Michael Flynn, which it called a “serious error.” Ross, citing an unnamed confidant of Flynn, the former national security adviser, had reported Friday that during the presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump had directed Flynn to make contact with the Russians. That...
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US School Districts Prepare for Influx of Puerto Ricans
As Hurricane Maria churned toward Puerto Rico, Joseenid Martin Gregory put her sons Eliot Saez Martin, 9, and his brother, Elionet, 5, on a plane to be with their grandfather in Connecticut, fearing their lives could be in danger if they stayed on the island. As the scale of the devastation became clear, and the boys’ grandfather, Jose Martin, found...
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Hurricane Stresses Puerto Rico's Already Weak Health System
Martin Lopez was shot in the hand last Saturday by two thieves who made off with his precious cans of gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He was rushed to Centro Medico, a trauma center in the Puerto Rican capital where in ordinary times he would be quickly treated by surgeons and sent on his way. But five days...
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Cellphone Companies Struggle to Restore Service in Puerto Rico
Telecommunications companies are working together to restore service in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria damaged equipment at 90 percent of the island’s cell sites, but they continue to be hampered by a lack of electrical power and other destruction. Cell service has been restored to 28.5 percent of the island, Gov. Ricardo Rossello said on Thursday, mostly in the San...
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Trump Names Anti-Abortion Leader to High Post at HHS
The White House says President Donald Trump is appointing the former president of a leading anti-abortion organization to a senior position at the Department of Health and Human Services. Charmaine Yoest, who actively supported Trump in his campaign, will serve as assistant secretary of public affairs at HHS. From 2008 until February 2016, she was president of Americans United for...
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Woman Sues Getty Foundation, Claims She Was Denied Internship Because She's White
A woman is suing the Getty Foundation, alleging she was denied an undergraduate internship with the institution because she is white.
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17-Year-Old Arrested After Domino's Delivery Woman Kidnapped, Raped: Antioch Police
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested by Antioch police after a Domino’s delivery woman said she was kidnapped and raped at gunpoint Sunday morning while on her route.