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Many familiar names on roster as U..S. women's soccer team readies for Olympics
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Emma Hayes called up her first roster as coach of the U.S. women’s national team and it includes a lot of familiar names.
Bruce Nordstrom, who helped grow family-led department store chain, dies at 90
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Bruce Nordstrom, a retail executive who helped expand his family’s Pacific Northwest department store chain into an upscale national brand, died at his home Saturday.
Defense rests without Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial
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Former President Trump did not stop to speak to reporters as he left the New York courthouse. He is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Costs to Arizona taxpayers to reach $314 million in racial profiling verdict against then-sheriff
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The taxpayer costs for the racial profiling verdict arising from then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns are expected to reach $314 million.
Blessed, Maluma, Ronaldinho y Adriano se juntaron en la cancha en un memorable partido solidario
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El evento también reunió a figuras como René Higuita, Óscar Córdoba. Dorlan Pabón, Giovanni y Gastón Pezzuti, entre otros
Life after restaurants: Five former owners explain why they left ... some for good
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Some have left the restaurant business, others are inching their way back. Do they see a sustainable path for the future?
Hollywood's weak recovery is hurting jobs. The industry's middle class is feeling the pain
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Plus: YouTube isn't just the most-watched streaming service. It's also the second most viewed media company in the U.S. How did that happen?
Freddie Freeman can still be great. He just has to do more to tap into it
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Freddie Freeman hasn’t been bad, hitting .298. But he hasn’t been great either, making him almost a forgotten man in a lineup that includes Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts.
How Kevin McCarthy is influencing the race for his former congressional seat
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How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this congressional race — without being on the ballot
En Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola de la política de EEUU
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Se ha prestado mucha atención a los 120 millones de dólares de su propia fortuna que Francis Ford Coppola aportó para hacer la épica futurista “Megalópolis”, pero el propio director no está muy preocupado.
Scarlett Johansson dice que voz de ChatGPT es muy parecida a la suya; OpenAI suspende su uso
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OpenAI anunció el lunes que planea suspender el uso de una sus voces de ChatGPT después de que la actriz Scarlett Johansson señaló que sonaba “inquietantemente parecida” a la suya.
Carles Puyol visitó el Este de Los Ángeles para extender invitación de campamento de LaLiga
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El exjugador de la selección de España y el FC Barcelona, Carles Puyol, visitó el Este de Los Ángeles para anunciar un campamento de futbol gratuito que se llevará a cabo en el verano.
Boiling Point: Six months until November, climate change looms large
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Want to stop global warming? Start thinking about Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
California can make climate polluters pay for the mess they have made of Earth
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California lawmakers should support the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act, a Superfund-style bill that would force big fossil fuel companies to pay for their damage to the climate. Otherwise, taxpayers will ultimately foot the entire bill.
The Sports Report: Caitlin Clark is rightfully celebrated, but for the right reasons?
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Women’s basketball has never seen anything like Caitlin Clark, the rookie guard for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever.
Would pro-Palestinian demonstrators have disrupted a 2024 L.A. Olympics?
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If L.A. had hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics — which it almost did — the Olympic torch relay likely would have attracted pro-Palestinian protests.
Trump and Biden agreed to debates. That's a lot less important than it was made out to be
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The president and his rival circumvented the debate commission amid much fanfare. But the contests have been counterproductive spectacles since Nixon-Kennedy.
'The Apprentice' team fires back after Trump campaign threatens legal action
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“Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people," director Ali Abbasi said of the former president Tuesday at Cannes. "They don’t talk about his success rate, though.”
How do L.A.'s ethnic communities keep their identities while living with others? Just read the signs
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Unlike in many big cities, Los Angeles' cultural neighborhoods are not exclusive enclaves. They share space with one another and communicate through signage.
From unhoused to high school grad: L.A. ceremony honors students who overcame the odds
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These students experienced homelessness — living in shelters, with relatives and in overcrowded spaces — but they persevered to reach graduation day.
We’re transitioning into Gemini, and Rick Owens won’t let us lose our house keys
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Homemaking is an art, a craft, a practice, a burden, a necessity, a privilege. It’s in the talismans that we arrange within our homes — including our house keys.
22 essential artworks at the Getty and the surprising stories behind them
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L.A.'s most popular art museum can be overwhelming. Critic Christopher Knight offers his favorites: must-see paintings, sculptures and more, and what to know about each.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of man who killed protester undermines trust in the justice system
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a convicted murderer of a Black Lives Matter protester injects a harmful dose of politics into the criminal justice system.
Feds collected DNA from 1.5 million migrants in under four years, report finds
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The Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology said the rise in DNA collection raises questions about whether immigrants' privacy rights are being violated.
LAFC is trying to find the winning blend of youth and aging stars
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LAFC once had one of the youngest clubs in MLS and it led to winning ways. Now it has one of the older rosters, with some youth to build around.
She turned an empty L.A. lot into a gorgeous mini flower farm as a 'win-win'
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Inspired by the slow flower movement, landscape designer Kathleen Ferguson is "making people happy" by growing environmentally appropriate flowers at her micro-farm in L.A.
Paul Scheer was abused as a child. His new memoir helped him reclaim 'the power of my voice for my childhood'
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Paul Scheer's memoir-in-essays, 'Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' centers largely around the abuse he and his mother suffered at the hands of his stepfather.
Catherine Opie wants to tell you about her sexy 'big-bottom girl chair'
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The L.A.-based photographer and artist tells us the story behind her rare Danish designer chair and why chairs "are everything."
Black bear had been killed by car, but then its paws were cut off and stolen
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a black bear was found with its paws missing.
In hypnotically trashy Trump biopic and other showstoppers, Cannes goes under the knife
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Bold new films by Ali Abbasi, Coralie Fargeat and David Cronenberg bring bodily horror to cinema's front lines, creating unexpected frisson for many attendees.