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Daishen Nix to join G League after decommiting from UCLA

Daishen Nix, a top point guard recruit, will forgo a likely one-and-done season at UCLA to join the G League select team.




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Mick Cronin must conquer new obstacle in bid to lure top talent to UCLA

UCLA lost its top recruit in Daishen Nix when the five-star point guard from Las Vegas decided to join the G League academy team.




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UCLA forward Jalen Hill declares for NBA draft as early entry candidate

Jalen Hill's declaration was a move intended mostly to get feedback from NBA personnel on his draft standing and possible areas for improvement, according to a person close to the situation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.




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UCLA fans will be allowed back into the Rose Bowl someday ... but who will go?

At some point, the coronavirus outbreak will subside enough to allow fans to attend football games again. The question is how many UCLA fans will make it to the Rose Bowl.




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Flat fire - Kennington

Four fire engines were at the scene




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Fire at shop with flats above - Twickenham

Part of the shop was damaged by the fire




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Fire at laundrette - Manor Park

The fire is believed to have been caused by self-heating of textiles within a tumble dryer




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Flat fire - Bloomsbury

Five fire engines and around 35 firefighters attended




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Firefighters rescue trapped cygnet - Poplar

Crews freed the injured bird which had got trapped behind a fence




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Flat fire - Lambeth

firefighters attend cooking fire




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Fire at landfill site - Rainham

Firefighters attend fire at landfill site




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Flat fire - Shepherds Bush

Part of the balcony of a flat on the first floor was damaged by fire.




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Flat fire - Poplar

Six fire engines were at the scene




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Flat fire - Brockley

Part of a flat on the third floor of the building was damaged by the fire




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Fire at flat - Romford

Firefighters led one woman to safety




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Flat fire - Edmonton

Part of a flat on the ground floor was damaged by fire




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Fire at disused shop with flats above - Stratford

Ten fire engines were at the scene




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Flat fire - Deptford

The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 22 calls to the fire




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Fire at flat - Enfield

Seven people left the building before the Brigade arrived




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Flat fire - Southgate

Firefighters rescued one man from an adjacent garage




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Flat fire - Penge

Firefighters tackle fire in two flats




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Fire at flat - Willesden

One man was treated on scene




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Fire at takeaway restaurant with flats above - Edgware

Six fire engines attended the scene




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Flat fire - Maida Vale

The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 51 calls to the fire




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Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress, dancer and singer, dies at 77

Nominated for an Emmy for "Night Court" and co-starred with Shirley MacLain in "Sweet Charity"




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Zoe Caldwell, four-time Tony winner and the master of 'Master Class,' dies at 86

The actress played the legendary Maria Callas at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. before moving on to Broadway and winning her final Tony for the role.




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Rita Walters, a fierce advocate for equality and trailblazing elected official, dies at 89

Rita Walters advocated fiercely for equality through school integration and hiring practices, first as a member of the L.A. school board and then on the L.A. City Council




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Larry Tesler, Silicon Valley pioneer who created 'cut', 'copy' and 'paste', dies at 74

Former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler made computers more user-friendly for generations of people with editing commands also including 'find and replace.'




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Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's calculating autocrat, dies at 91

Hosni Mubarak for decades kept a cold peace with Israel and crushed political dissent at home until a 2011 protest movement drove him from power.




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McCoy Tyner, jazz piano legend who played with Coltrane, dead at 81

McCoy Tyner, jazz piano legend who played with Coltrane, dead at 81




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Barbara Neely, creator of black female detective series, dies at 78

Barbara Neely's novels pushed past mystery and explored racism, class boundaries and violence against women.




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Airickca Gordon-Taylor, Emmett Till relative who preserved lynching victim's legacy, dies at 50

Airickca Gordon-Taylor spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy.




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Playwright Terrence McNally, 81, dies of coronavirus-related complications

Terrence McNally, whose varied and prolific career as a playwright, musical librettist and screenwriter earned him five Tony Awards and an Emmy, died Tuesday.




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Stuart Gordon, director of horror classics 'Re-Animator' and 'From Beyond,' dies at 72

Stuart Gordon, the theater and film director who died Tuesday at age 72, was known for cult horror films and his support of up-and-coming filmmakers.




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Leading lung expert John F. Murray dies of coronavirus-related complications at 92

Dr. Murray led the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at UC San Francisco for 23 years and helped set up the study of lung disease as its own field.




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Soledad 'Chole' Alatorre, pioneering labor organizer and Latina activist, dies at 94

The Mexican immigrant, who arrived in the 1950s, was 'possibly one of the best organizers that I have ever known, male or female,' an activist noted.




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Shirley Douglas, Canadian activist-actress, dies at 86

Shirley Douglas, the Canadian activist and actress, mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canada medicare founder Tommy Douglas, died Sunday. She was 86.




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Tom Webster, former Kings coach and standout WHA player, dies at 71

Tom Webster, who led the Kings to their first division title and was suspended for throwing a stick on the ice toward a referee, died at 71.




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Steve Dalkowski, the inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh in 'Bull Durham,' dies

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in 'Bull Durham,' died. He was 80.




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R.D. Hubbard, former part owner of Hollywood Park and Los Alamitos Race Course, dies at 84

R.D. Hubbard, who once owned part of Hollywood Park and Los Alamitos Race Course, died at his home in Palm Desert on Wednesday at age 84.




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Bobby Lee Verdugo, East L.A. student walkout leader and Latino youth mentor, dies at 69

Bobby Lee Verdugo, one of the leaders of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walkout against discrimination that fueled a wave of Chicano student activism, has died.




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'Child's Play' screenwriter John Lafia dies at 63

John Lafia, who co-wrote the 1988 horror movie "Child's Play" and its 1990 sequel, died on April 29. He was 63.




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On the Beverly Center escalators, Pae White's art makes for an uplifting ride

Pae White's art installations at the Beverly Center have taken over the walls along the five-story escalators.




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Malibu's hidden history is lying in plain sight. Here's how to find it

Malibu has long been associated with cars full of beachgoers and staggering cliffside mansions — but there's much more to these "21 miles of scenic beauty."




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Backyard landlord: What to know before building an ADU or granny flat

Homeowners in neighborhoods zoned for single-family residences now have great ability to build accessory homes — sometimes dubbed "granny flats" — as a way to creatively address the region's housing shortage. Here's a look inside a few ADUs and some design tips from residents who've taken the plunge.




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Add this to L.A.'s luxury car lairs; it's part Pantheon, part Batcave

The secret car lairs of L.A. are under the radar and plentiful. Check out one of the latest: a state-of-the-art garage near LAX that is part Pantheon, part Batcave. Cigars? They have that too.




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All the ways I failed miserably trying to live plastic-free for a week

No matter how hard I tried, plastic kept sneaking its way back into my life.




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10 steps to take to start becoming plastic-free

Don't get overwhelmed. Start with doable goals in your quest to cut back on plastics.




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When the world feels scary, I want to garden. Here's what to plant right now

Don't stress—make a garden. Here's what to plant in SoCal now




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Would you pay $275 for a plant? At this 'plant drop,' you might

Collectors seeking rare plants flock to "plant drops" at Highland Park plant shop Leaf and Spine.