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Kern County Sheriff's Activities League thanks donors
Keeping kids out of harm's way and away from gangs. That's the mission of the Kern County Sheriff's Activities League. SAL said thanks to the citizens and businesses who have bought into that mission at their 2011 Appreciation and Awards Dinner. SAL is a non-profit. It depends on volunteers and donations to keep the program going. At the special dinner, those
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Dozens of horse carcasses found in field near Highway 65
Imagine going to work one day near an open field off Highway 65, and you see piles of bones. “It's just sickening what's out there,” said Carlos Rodriguez. “It's a giant pile of 30-40 dead horses.” Rodriguez works close by in an oil field when an elderly couple approached his co-worker on Wednesday, and told him someone dumped a bunch
State News
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Detective arrested for grand theft
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say an LAPD detective has been arrested for investigation of grand theft. An LAPD statement says Ramon Alvarez, a 25-year department veteran, was arrested Friday after a fellow detective reported he spotted Alvarez taking money from a drug bust in Los Angeles. A search was conducted on Alvarez' vehicle, where a quantity of
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'Silverware Bandit' sentenced to 210 years to life
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say the so-called "Silverware Bandit" has been sentenced to 210 years to life in state prison for a string of break-ins at homes in west LA and Santa Monica. Deputy District Attorney Belle Chen says Jeffery Langford was called the "Silverware Bandit" because he targeted seven elderly women who lived alone and
World News
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Venezuela to shun World Bank arbitration decisions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government will ignore future decisions by a World Bank-affiliated arbitration body. Venezuela formally began its withdrawal from the Washington-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes this week. Chavez says any financial disagreements with foreign companies operating in Venezuela should be settled with local authorities and within the country's judicial
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Haiti president now says no pardon for Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's president is backing away from a possible pardon for former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. President Michel Martelly says he will let justice run its course in the case of the man known as "Baby Doc." Martelly says he was misunderstood in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press when asked about Duvalier and responded that he
Business News
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Facebook IPO filing could come next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Wall Street Journal says Facebook could file regulatory papers for its initial public offering of stock as early as next week. The newspaper cites unnamed people familiar with the matter in saying that the social networking company could raise as much as $10 billion. Facebook's expected launch as a publicly traded company is the most
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Ford posts big profits
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford's stock price fell after weak sales in Europe and production losses in Asia hurt fourth-quarter earnings. Ford Motor Co. reported $13.62 billion in net income, but investors brushed off the result because most of that came from an accounting change. Excluding that change, earnings totaled $1.1 billion, or 20 cents a share, missing Wall Street
Entertainment News
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Wrong Parker rumored for Steinem role
Sarah Jessica Parker will replace Demi Moore as Gloria Steinem in the Linda Lovelace biopic, not Mary Louise Parker. Earlier this week, insiders claimed Mary Louise Parker had landed the role of the feminist icon in Lovelace, but filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have confirmed to Entertainment Weekly magazine they've signed the Sex & The City star up for
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Beyonce is subject of new college course
Hip-hop fans can now study Beyonce thanks to a new course at Rutgers University. Lecturer Kevin Allred has signed up to teach politicizing Beyonce as part of the school's Women's and Gender Studies curriculum. The class offers New Jersey students the chance to watch the pop star's music videos and explore how the Single Ladies hitmaker's image and music has impacted