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Letters to the Editor: Technology can't replace teachers, and coronavirus closures prove it

Coronavirus closures are giving school districts an opportunity to evaluate their online learning efforts and how important teachers are to those programs.




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Launching online learning at L.A. schools during coronavirus is 'akin to landing on the moon'

L.A. school chief says district is moving fast to set everything up and racing to find unconnected students. The number drops substantially in a week.




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A theater critic's letter to his students, past, present and future

Don't let the coronavirus outbreak obscure the lessons of theater, the connection to great thinkers, the inspiration that comes from the art of creation.




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Coronavirus steals graduation ceremonies from high school seniors and their families

This week California's top education official said what many had anticipated: Don't expect traditional high school graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020.




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L.A. school district confronts $200 million in coronavirus costs and a grim budget future

The Los Angeles school district racks up $200 million in emergency coronavirus costs, from meal programs to computers, and the budget outlook is uncertain at best.




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One in 5 California students lack computers and Wi-Fi. Can the digital divide be closed?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced donations and other efforts to provide computers and broadband to students during the coronavirus pandemic, while saying "we continue to need to do much, much more."




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UC experts offer new ammunition against the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement

Three University of California admissions experts slammed a faculty recommendation to keep the SAT and ACT for at least five years, giving ammunition to critics of the controversial exams who want to drop their requirement for admissions.




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Donald Kennedy, former Stanford president and FDA chief, dies of COVID-19

The former Stanford University president emphasized undergraduate teaching, led a $1-billion capital campaign and earned a reputation as "the students' president."




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Inside teachers' never-ending crisis shifts: 'You just keep going all day and all night'

Handing out food, hunting down students, organizing distance learning. This is one day in the life of an Inglewood teacher during the coronavirus crisis.




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Trump and Mnuchin pressure well-heeled private schools to return federal loans

President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin say elite private schools with significant endowments shouldn't get Paycheck Protection Program loans.




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USC students sue for tuition and dining refunds amid coronavirus disruption

A lawsuit announced Tuesday seeks refunds for students who, as a result of the coronavirus closures, lost out on in-person instruction, housing, meals and other elements of campus life and were not paid back tuition and fees.




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Column: Trump, Don McGahn and DOJ stonewalled Congress. Look for the courts to set them right

The 'en banc' D.C. Circuit Court will determine whether a congressional subpoena can be enforced by the courts.




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Editorial: The only heartbreak hotels during the pandemic are the ones that won't let homeless people in

Hotels need to take in homeless people if they don't want the coronavirus to spread.




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Editorial: Tara Reade's allegation that Joe Biden assaulted her demands an independent investigation

Accusations of sexual impropriety by powerful men should be taken seriously.




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Editorial: Food and grocery workers are essential. They should have 'essential' pay and protection too

Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected.




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Op-Ed: Before the pandemic struck, I was set to perform with my string quartet in a church's crypt

For almost a year, my chamber group worked on a piece meant to be performed in complete darkness. When the coronavirus put our plans on hold, our mentor told us we would keep growing even though the world would never be the same.




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Editorial: Widespread coronavirus testing won't help end the pandemic if it's inaccurate

Some antibody tests for COVID-19 have unacceptably high rates of false positives.




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Op-Ed: What earthquakes can teach us about the coronavirus pandemic

Big Ones deliver big lessons: Our best protection in disastrous times is community.




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Op-Ed: My small medical practice was struggling. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit

The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.




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Op-Ed: Everything wrong with our food system has been made worse by the pandemic

Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open, despite coronavirus risks to workers, is utterly consistent with the federal law's long-standing disregard for food worker safety.




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Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world

At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic




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Clarence Thomas speaks and other notable events from the Supreme Court 'tele-arguments'

The court should livestream arguments even after the coronavirus crisis ends.




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Editorial: Don't use coronavirus as an excuse to lower California's medical care standards

Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions.




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Column: The White House plays dumb on the pandemic's China connection

Anger at Xi Jinping's government over the coronavirus crisis is warranted, but treating a nuclear and economic superpower as an existential enemy to satisfy domestic political needs isn't the smart way to go.




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Column: Is it time for Drs. Fauci and Birx to quit on principle?

Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump.




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Reading poetry under lockdown is easier than baking sourdough. And it won't make you fat

If you're looking to stay entertained during coronavirus lockdown, reading poetry is a whole lot easier than baking bread.




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Bridgegate is still a scandal for the ages, even if it wasn't a federal crime

The 2013 scheme by associates of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to close traffic lanes to punish a political opponent remains a scandal for the ages.




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Granderson: Why did Michael Jordan never use his giant megaphone? White America didn't want to hear it

Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America.




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Quarantine must-watch of the day: Marin Ireland in the immigrant tale 'Ironbound'

During a pandemic that puts class divisions into sharper focus, this acclaimed "Ironbound" gets a benefit reading by its original New York cast.




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An ICU nurse sketches the heroes and fighters inside a coronavirus isolation ward

In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.




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Adlon, Menzel and Porter: 'Saturday Night Seder' is the weekend quarantine must-watch

Pamela Adlon, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss and Judith Light take part in "Saturday Night Seder."




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Appreciation: A farewell to theater leader Diane Rodriguez, with love and tears, from Luis Valdez

A remembrance of theater actor-writer-director Diane Rodriguez from a fellow El Teatro Campesino family member, 'Zoot Suit' playwright Luis Valdez.




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Andrea Bocelli livestreams coronavirus message of 'Hope' from Italy for Easter

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli celebrated Easter Sunday by livestreaming on Youtube a solo performance from Milan's main cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.




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'Riverdale' nails the look of a landmark queer musical — but softens its politics

"Riverdale" captures the aesthetic of John Cameron Mitchell's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Whether the musical's queer politics are intact is another matter.




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Broad museum lays off 130 in visitor services and retail because of coronavirus

Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place.




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Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same

Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world?




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Commentary: Napoleon has it all over Trump when it comes to spinning plague propaganda

Painter Antoine-Jean Gros made the French general into a military hero, turning troublesome truth into feel-good fiction.




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Laugh with Groundlings alums Will Forte and Cheryl Hines: Your quarantine must-watch

The Groundlings' anniversary show in Hollywood is good for some cheap laughs — just $5 to view.




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Art Reality Studio arms artists with VR gear and asks: What if?

Artists are pushing VR boundaries beyond gaming. Enter Art Reality Studio, a virtual reality playground for artists, like a next-gen Gemini G.E.L.




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Rafael Cardenas set out to capture L.A. in a photo a day. He ended up recording a pandemic

Rafael Cardenas had a simple project for 2020: Take a daily photograph of Los Angeles. What he captured is a city under coronavirus lockdown.




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Been meaning to learn more about Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham? Watch here

You can stream for free the Martha Graham Dance Company program "CunningGraham" and join a live chat with the creative team.




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Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in 'Frankenstein': A quarantine must-watch

It's alive! Watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller switch off in the lead roles in a stage adaptation of "Frankenstein."




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L.A. Opera cancels the rest of the season but says it can avoid layoffs and furloughs

L.A. Opera officially cancels its last production of the 2019-20 season, but the effect on employees won't be as catastrophic as you might think.




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Warning against candles after school child suffers burns during school carol service

Teachers and parents are being warned not to use real candles following an accident during a school’s carol service which resulted in a child suffering serious burns




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Watson joins fire dog detectives Sherlock and Simba

A new four-legged trainee has joined the ranks of London Fire Brigade’s dog detectives




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Hotel fined for putting staff and guests at risk through fire safety failings

A Stratford hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk”




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Response to statement from Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

London Fire Brigade welcomes the announcement on building safety made by the Secretary of State.




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Pancake Day - a day of fun, feasting and fire safety

Top safety tips to help everyone when cooking on Pancake Day




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Brigade still ready for fire and rescue emergencies

London Fire Brigade will continue to provide a full emergency fire and rescue service to the capital.




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London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade announce blue light partnership to tackle Covid-19

London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade have announced a new partnership to boost the Covid-19 emergency response which will see firefighters helping with a number of roles across the ambulance service