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San Ramon Youth Soccer Coach Arrested in Sexual Assault of Former Player: Police
A youth soccer coach in San Ramon was arrested last week after he allegedly sexually assaulted one of his former players, police said Tuesday.
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Former Soccer Coach, Accountant Plead Guilty in College Bribery Scheme
A former University of Southern California soccer coach and an accountant for the consultant at the center of the college admissions bribery scheme have pleaded guilty in the sweeping case. Ali Khosroshahin and Steven Masera pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Thursday to conspiracy to commit racketeering.
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Boy, Soccer Coach Shot at Santa Rosa's Jacobs Park
Three people including a 10-year-old boy were shot Wednesday evening at Santa Rosa’s Jacobs Park, police said.
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Netflix Announces Deal for Film About Thailand's Cave Boys
Netflix announced Tuesday it is joining with the production company for the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” to make a film about last July’s dramatic rescue of 12 village boys in northern Thailand who were trapped with their soccer coach in a flooded cave for more than two weeks.
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Hot Pockets Heiress, Vineyard Owner in Court in College Admissions Scheme
A Hot Pockets heiress, a Napa Valley winemaker and a former Wynn Resorts executive were among the parents who faced a judge in Boston federal court Friday for allegedly bribing their children’s way into elite universities as part of a nationwide college cheating scandal. The 15 parents made initial appearances in court for their alleged participation in the scheme. Authorities...
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Yale Rescinds Admission of Student in Bribery Scandal
Yale University says it has rescinded the admission of a student linked to national bribery scandal.
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Stanford Sailing Coach Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Bribery Scandal
A Stanford sailing head coach, who was among at least 50 people indicted by the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston Tuesday, has pled guilty in a nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal.
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Soccer Team Describes Thai Cave Ordeal, Rescue After Leaving Hospital
Trapped in the recesses of a flooded cave, the 12 boys and their soccer coach were trying to dig their way out when they heard voices in the darkness. Their coach quickly told everyone to be quiet. “We weren’t sure if it was for real,” 14-year-old Adul Samon said. “So we stopped and listened. And it turned out to be...
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Thai Cave Rescue Diver Mulls Legal Action After Elon Musk Calls Him ‘Pedo Guy': Report
A British diver involved in the Thai cave rescue mission that saved 12 boys and their soccer coach is reportedly considering legal action against Tesla head Elon Musk for having called him a “pedo guy.” Spelunker Vernon Unsworth got on Musk’s bad side after he dismissed a submarine made by Musk’s team from a SpaceX rocket part as a “PR...
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Thai Soccer Players Crave Food, Wait to Go Home Next Week
The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand are recovering well and are eager to eat their favorite comfort foods after their expected discharge from a hospital next week. In video messages of the boys shown at a news conference on Saturday, they are seen wearing surgical masks, a safeguard against infection that’s...
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Thai Soccer Team in Good Health After Flooded Cave Ordeal
The rescued Thai soccer team is doing well after being trapped in a flooded cave for days. Carolyn Johnson reports live from Chiang Rai in Thailand on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 10, 2018.
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Daring Thai Cave Rescue Ends With All 12 Boys, Coach Saved
“Everyone is safe.” With those three words posted on Facebook the daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand was complete — a grueling 18-day ordeal that claimed the life of an experienced diver and riveted people worldwide. Thailand’s Navy SEALs, who were central to the rescue...
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Thai Cave Rescue Underway as 4 Boys Are Evacuated; 9 People Left to Go
Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their soccer coach for more than two weeks, as a dangerous and complicated plan unfolded amid heavy rain and the threat of rising water underground. Eight of boys and the coach remained inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex...
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Heartbreaking Scenes Described in Thai Boat Sinking; 41 Dead
Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heartbreaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as the search continued Saturday for 15 mostly Chinese tourists missing in a disaster that has left dozens dead. The death toll from Thursday’s...
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Diver Dies in Thai Cave as Crews Fight Water, Oxygen Levels
Authorities in Thailand said Friday they will not immediately attempt an underwater evacuation of 12 schoolboys who have been trapped in a cave for almost two weeks because they have not learned adequate diving skills in the short time since searchers reached the area where they are sheltering....
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For Boys Trapped in Thai Cave, Team Identity, Meditation May Ease Stress
More than 288 hours have passed since Ekapol Chanthawong and 12 boys he coaches on the Wild Boars soccer team got trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave by monsoon floodwaters on June 23 after they went exploring. The group was discovered July 2 after 10 days totally cut off from the outside world, and while they are for the...
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Rescuers Race to Drain Water Inside Thai Cave Before Rains
With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday. A firefighter who has been working on draining the water said parts of a passage leading to the chamber where the group was found Monday was still flooded...
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Rescuing 12 Boys and Coach from Cave in Thailand Will be ‘Difficult'
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Dive Team gives their thoughts on what comes next for the 12 teenagers and their soccer coach who were found trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand Monday, nine days after searching through two and a half miles of caves.
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Not Over Yet: 12 Boys Trapped in Thai Cave May Face Dangerous Dive
Heavy rains forecast for northern Thailand could worsen flooding in a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach are waiting to be extracted by rescuers, possibly forcing authorities to have them swim out through a narrow, underwater passage in the cavern, a top official said Tuesday. The 13, who disappeared when flooding trapped them in the cave they were...
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Sacramento Soccer Coach Charged With Trying to Traffic Girls
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a high school soccer coach on charges of trying to traffic two teenagers.