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5.7-magnitude quake shakes Northern California no injuries reported
GREENVILLE, Calif. - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California on Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centred near Greenville, about 40 kilometres southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National ...
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Museum of Californias natural science wing reopens
The yellow-bellied marmot is poised in its diorama, backed by sweeping vistas of the high Sierra. Rustic twig chairs sit on the porch of a mock Curry Village cabin, ready for real-life rocking. A brand-new ancient redwood grove stretches to the ceiling just steps from a sea lion in full roar on a sandy shore, not far from replica Lake Merritt light poles, artfully dribbled with an epoxy-clay ...
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Chez Panisse to reopen with $2500-per-person dinner
BERKELEY -- One of the Bay Area's most famous restaurants is set to reopen June 21, nearly four months after a fire destroyed parts of the building.Chez Panisse, the renowned eatery founded by Alice Waters, an icon of the California cuisine movement, will open its kitchen once again with a celebration on the day of Summer Solstice. The event will double as a fundraiser for new education ...
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Jury finds slain wife did not commit suicide was murdered by husband
A Woodside man was found guilty of murdering his wife and covering it up as a suicide to collect insurance money this afternoon in San Mateo County Superior Court, prosecutors said. After four days of deliberation, the jury returned with a guilty verdict of first-degree murder for Pooroushash "Peter" Parineh, 67, in the shooting death of his wife Parima Parineh on April 13, 2010. ...
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Moderate earthquake rattles Northern California
A moderate earthquake shook a remotely populated area in the Sierras in Northern California late Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake was 5.7 on the Richter scale. That is severe enough to be felt across a wide area and to do considerable damage to poorly designed buildings but unlikely to cause major casualties. The quake at 8:47 p.m. was reported to be centered about 7 ...
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Le Samouraï [DVD]
Le Samoura was the second of Jean-Pierre Melvilles color films, but it very well could have been shot in black and white. The desaturated colors of the Parisian streets and the grayish walls of the interiors suggests a moral gray zone, a place in which the characters drift and occas ... ...
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NHL Los Angeles 3 San Jose 0
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in the Kings' 3-0 defeat of the San Jose Sharks Thursday, giving Los Angeles a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Quick's seventh career playoff shutout brought the Kings their 13th consecutive home win. The Sharks had beaten the Kings in back-to-back games in San Jose. Los Angeles aims to finish the series with a Game 6 win in San Jose ...
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5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California
A preliminary 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was centered 6 miles west northwest of Greenville, and 26 miles southwest of Susanville.Initial reports said the quake, which struck at 8:47 p.m., was a magnitude 5.9. A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable ...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California
GREENVILLE, Calif. – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National ...
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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes northern California US Geological Survey
US Geological Survey . The epicenter of the quake was located 2 miles (3 km) north-northeast of the town of Canyondam, the USGS said. Initial reports said the quake was magnitude 5.9. A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable ...
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Bay Bridge bolt maker says report exonerates it from blame
A broken anchor rod rises up next to still-tensioned rods on a shear key on the new Bay Bridge Friday afternoon May 3, 2013. Caltrans showed off the rods and some of the techniques they are using to monitor and test other installed anchor rods as they design a fix for the compromised hardware. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...