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Woman found dead inside Sunland trash bin identified
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The Los Angeles County medical examiner has identified the 32-year-old woman who was found dead inside a trash bin in Sunland.
Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents
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Some Black Chicago-area residents are frustrated that large numbers of migrants are being greeted with assistance while their own long-standing needs remain unmet.
Letters to Sports: What's going on with the Dodgers' broadcasters?
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Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on the Dodgers' broadcasters, as well as Dave Roberts and Arte Moreno.
LAPD seeks public's help identifying driver, victims in street takeover hit-and-run
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The Los Angeles Police Department is offering a $25,000 reward for information about a South L.A. street takeover where a driver struck several pedestrians, including two women, then fled the scene.
U.S. sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
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The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli West Bank settlers who attacked Palestinians.
L.A. teen's death caused by fall down stairs, not school fight, autopsy report finds
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The Los Angeles County medical examiner determined the death of 16-year-old Shaylee Mejia was caused by an accidental fall down stairs, not a school fight.
USC wanted to silence its valedictorian. It only made the university look clumsy and weak
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USC takes yet another self-inflicted wound over its decision to cancel the commencement speech by its valedictorian, plus more from Opinion.
LAPD’s recruiting woes laid bare: Only 30 officers per class, analysis shows
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A Times review shows the LAPD's academy is graduating about half the number of recruits needed per class to keep pace with Mayor Karen Bass’ ambitious plan to expand the department to 9,500 officers.
Poll: Biden support drops dramatically among young men
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Biden still leads among young voters, but there's now a big gap between young men and young women, a Harvard polls found.
Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California's endangered list
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The California Fish and Game Commission on Thursday formally recognized the Mohave desert tortoise as endangered.
Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy's rock collection
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Forensic genealogists solve a 21-year-old case, linking a jawbone to a U.S. Marine captain who died more than 70 years ago in Orange County.
Spring is a real thing in L.A., if you go to the mountains
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Venture into the San Gabriel Mountains, and you’ll see a real spring unfolding — snow melting, rivers and streams flowing, wildlife emerging — in sublime glory.
Harbor-UCLA doctor is fired after county finds he regularly gawked at patients' genitalia
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Ataff members at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a public hospital run by the county, told investigators that Dr. Louis Kwong sometimes looked under the surgical covers of anesthetized Black males and discussed the “genitals of the day."
Devin Haney vs Ryan García: Round x Round EN VIVO; resultados de la velada
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El “rey de la controversia”, Ryan García, va por el título de peso superligero que tiene en su poder Devin Haney, un día después de haber dado tres libras sobre su peso.
Activistas se unen en México para buscar a sus familiares desaparecidos sin ayuda del Estado
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TEPOTZOTLÁN, (AP) — Ni la frustración por años de búsqueda sin éxito ni el temor por la ausencia de protección de las autoridades mexicanas detuvo a decenas mujeres y hombres en su determinación de salir el viernes a buscar por su cuenta, sin el apoyo del gobierno, a sus familiares desaparecidos.
Mujer sentenciada a prisión en San Diego por mentir sobre el encubrimiento de un asesinato en México
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El abogado defensor Donald Levine, dijo que la joven fue víctima de manipulación y mentiras
Shaky defense the latest problem to afflict struggling Dodgers in loss to Mets
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The Dodgers committed more costly errors on defense in a 9-4 loss to the New York Mets that puts them in danger of dropping a third consecutive series.
L.A. Times Book Prize winners named in a ceremony filled with support for USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum
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Winners at the 2024 L.A. Times Book Prizes included Ed Park for fiction, Ivy Pochoda for mystery/thriller and the pro-Palestinian commencement speaker whose name has become a rallying cry for free speech.
3 Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez
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In a case that drew comparisons to George Floyd's murder, Gonzalez died while pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers, one of whom had a knee on Gonzalez's back.
Prep baseball roundup: Corona clinches Big VIII League championship
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Ethan Schiefelbein throws shutout as Corona defeats Corona Centennial 2-0 to take the Big VIII League baseball title.
The best songs from Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' double album
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Taylor Swift released the 16-track “Tortured Poets Department” at the stroke of midnight on Friday — and surprised fans with 15 more songs two hours later. Here are the best songs from the double album.
LeBron James calls Nikola Jokic 'one of the best players to ever play this game'
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The Lakers star who many think is the G.O.A.T. heaps high praise on Nuggets center Nikola Jokic before first-round playoff series.
Ventura city attorney fired amid indecent exposure investigation at a Chick-fil-A
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Authorities are not providing details about an indecent exposure case at a Chick-fil-A restaurant involving the Ventura city attorney.
In scramble to protect workers against heat, California officials exclude prisons from new rules
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With summer approaching, California is trying again to protect workers from heat, after an effort to implement a new safety measures was derailed last month.
'Sesame Street' writers reach tentative contract deal, averting strike
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Members of the Writers Guild of America at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind the TV show 'Sesame Street,' have struck a deal to avert a strike.
USC calls off some commencement appearances in wake of controversy over valedictorian speech
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USC called off an appearance from director Jon M. Chu and other honorees at commencement in the wake of the university’s decision to cancel valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s speech over security concerns, the university announced in a memo Friday.
Luis Miguel despertó sensaciones, dentro y fuera del Crypto.com Arena, durante sus dos conciertos en Los Ángeles
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El Sol de México brilló con su voz durante dos noches en Los Ángeles y cumplió su promesa de hace 14 años cuando dijo que él se 'reparte' y se debe al público que lo hecho ser el artista que es hoy en día
Leverkusen, Atalanta, Roma y Marsella, semifinalistas en la Liga Europa
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Liverpool naufragó en su intento por remontar una desventaja de tres goles y quedó apeado de la Liga Europa pese a vencer el jueves 1-0 al Atalanta en la vuelta de su duelo de cuartos de final.
El Cuarteto de Nos se presentará finalmente en L.A. tras cuatro décadas de carrera
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La banda uruguaya de rock alternativo más legendaria visita por primera vez el Sur de California
Concluye la selección de los 12 jurados para el juicio a Trump en NY
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Un jurado de 12 personas quedó establecido el jueves para el histórico juicio al expresidente Donald Trump en Nueva York, con lo cual el proceso está más cerca de las declaraciones de apertura y de testimonios impactantes durante algunas semanas.