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USC takes advantage of Arizona's cold shooting to get key win

Onyeka Onkongwu scored 11 points, including a three-quarters court shot, and grabbed 10 rebounds as USC gave its NCAA Tournament hopes a boost with a 57-48 victory over Arizona.




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How USC and Mike Bohn managed an unprecedented situation with coronavirus outbreak

Athletic director Mike Bohn's steady hand and guiding principle, according to administrators and coaches, helped USC through trying times this week.




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Op-Ed: Trump's coronavirus failures? Thank Ronald Reagan

Conservative skepticism toward both science and government intervention has shifted from an ideology to a pathology.




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Op-Ed: For an alcoholic, virtual recovery meetings are not only possible; they have some advantages

Dispatch from the pandemic: Times of stress can be life or death for a recovering alcoholic or addict




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Column: How a science magazine from Charles Darwin's era found new life online amid the coronavirus

Popular Science Editor Corinne Iozzio talks about how to make the tricky science of coronavirus understandable to an online audience.




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This year's Earth Day will be as angry — and clever — as the one that started it 50 years ago

Like everything else, street protest during a pandemic has to take other forms.




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Op-Ed: The Hollywood sign is a public treasure, and no one should have to pay to use its image

For years, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has been asking people to pay to use the image of the Hollywood sign — which it doesn't own or control.




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Angels manager Joe Maddon wants to give David Fletcher more field time this season

Angels manager Joe Maddon will not deny that he will try to give the versatile David Fletcher as much field time as possible.




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Griffin Canning has showed promise but can he manage heavier workload this season?

Since being drafted by the Angels in the second round out of UCLA in 2017, Griffin Canning has been viewed as a potential front-line starter for his hometown team.




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Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney opens up about friend Tyler Skaggs

Andrew Heaney was Tyler Skaggs' best friend on the Angels when Skaggs died of an opioid overdose July 1. He says he never saw signs that Skaggs had a drug problem.




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Charles Barkley lightens up Angels' spring training for manager Joe Maddon

Charles Barkley, a friend of Angels manager Joe Maddon, visits spring training and talks about the time he went 'fan boy' on Mike Trout.




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Angels manager Joe Maddon gets warm welcome from Chicago Cubs players and fans

The Chicago Cubs greeted Angels manager Joe Maddon with hugs before Monday's Cactus League game. Maddon, of course, led the Cubs to the 2016 World Series title.




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Grand jury examines evidence in 2019 overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs

A Texas grand jury has been hearing evidence that could form the basis for criminal charges related to the opioid overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.




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Angels are running a lot this spring and manager Joe Maddon feels blessed about it

The Angels are running often this spring, with 10 stolen bases in their first 12 Cactus League games.




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Angels manager Joe Maddon is for playing games in empty stadiums as a start

Angels manager Joe Maddon advocates starting the season with fans only watching on TV. Doing so could allow MLB to test pace-of-play initiatives.




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Former Angels outfielder Jim Edmonds feeling better after coronavirus diagnosis

Former Angels and St. Louis Cardinals standout Jim Edmonds was hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus, but he says he is feeling better.




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Understanding Nancy Pelosi: She 'Knows Exactly What Her Leverage Is'

Pelosi author Molly Ball says the key to the speaker's success is her mastery of the inside game in politics — building relationships, counting votes, plotting strategy and working around the clock.




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Grocery stores seeking masks for 'essential' workers confront shortages, federal interference

Weeks after the CDC said people should use masks to curb the coronavirus, grocery stores struggle to buy them for staff, partly due to U.S. actions.




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Californians battling unemployment amid coronavirus are stymied by state agency's tech issues

For Californians desperate to get help from the state unemployment office, the last month has been a perfect storm of technological failures.




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In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverage

Michael Bloomberg will cover healthcare for ex-campaign staffers through November. His firing of staffers prompted lawsuits against the billionaire.




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Criticism grows over Gov. Gavin Newsom's management of the coronavirus crisis

Business groups, nonprofits, healthcare associations and some legislators are criticizing some moves the California governor made in response to coronavirus outbreak.




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Column: Rural areas have a message for Newsom: One size doesn't fit all in reopening California

California's rural areas are in revolt against Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide coronavirus rules, which make little sense in burgs such as Bieber.




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Photos taken at Kobe Bryant crash site should be against the law, California lawmaker says

Outraged that deputies allegedly shared photos from the site of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, a California lawmaker wants to make it a crime for law enforcement officers to take unauthorized photographs of those killed in fatal accidents or at crime scenes.




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Anagrams For Beginners

Comedians Ashley Nicole Black and Chelsea Devantez join forces to unscramble two-word phrases where both words are anagrams of each other.




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Roy Horn Of Siegfried and Roy Dies of COVID-19 At Age 75

Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher thrilled audiences for decades doing illusions with big cats. Horn died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.




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Roy Horn Of Siegfried and Roy Dies of COVID-19 At Age 75

Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher thrilled audiences for decades doing illusions with big cats. Horn died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.




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How The Approval Of The Birth Control Pill 60 Years Ago Helped Change Lives

Before the pill was approved by the FDA on May 9, 1960, there were few contraceptive options available to young women. It revolutionized family planning and the sex lives of millions of Americans.




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9/11: Not forgotten, but not on the front page

It's Sept. 11: our generation's date that will live in infamy.




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U.S. ambassador killed: Why editors put photo on front page

Reader reaction was strong to Thursday's front-page photo of a mortally wounded J.




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UCSB rampage: Why run some victims' photos, but not all?

Coverage of the shooting rampage Friday night in Isla Vista, which killed six UCSB students along with the gunman, raised a question: Why were only three of the six victims pictured on the front page of Monday's print edition?




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Staff news: W.J. Hennigan to cover Pentagon; Josh Rottenberg joins Calendar

The Times this week announced two staffing moves: W.J.




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Staff news: Shelby Grad to oversee local coverage; Kim Murphy to head national/foreign

A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: Today we announce a reorganization involving three of our most important news departments.




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Christina Bellantoni to lead L.A. Times political coverage

The Times is launching enhanced digital coverage of California politics, an effort that will be overseen by Christina Bellantoni, who currently is editor in chief of Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper. 




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Assistant Managing Editor John Corrigan leaving L.A. Times

Assistant Managing Editor John Corrigan is leaving The Times to become an editor at the Wall Street Journal, Times Editor/Publisher Davan Maharaj announced. 




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Mary McNamara named assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment

Mary McNamara, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for her television criticism, has been named The Times' assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment. 




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Matt Doig joining L.A. Times as assistant managing editor/investigations

Matt Doig is joining the Los Angeles Times as assistant managing editor, investigations.




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NYC man charged with murder for baseball-bat attack against street thief after victim dies 5 years later

Craig Nathaniel, 33, already served five years probation after pleading guilty to felony assault for the Dec. 23, 2012, attack.




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Off-duty FDNY EMT busted for attacking ex-girlfriend in drunken rage, one of three city employees arrested for domestic incidents in eight-hour span

Robert Soto, 33, showed up drunk to his ex-lover’s Morrisania apartment some time before midnight Thursday and got into an argument with the woman. As she tried to escort him out, Soto bashed her head into a metal door, cops said.




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Armed robbers stealing e-bikes from Manhattan deliverymen strike again, this time slicing one victim’s hand with a knife

The 36-year-old Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was dropping off a pie to a building on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave on Sunday about 9 p.m. when the crew of crooks took his $1400 bike at knifepoint and cut the man’s hand. He refused medical attention, cops said.




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‘That’s abysmal’: NYC politicians outraged after NYPD reveals 81 percent of social distancing arrests have been minorities

According to the NYPD, there have been 374 social distancing-related arrests since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. Of that number, 304 of the arrests have been of African-American or Hispanic people.




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Elliott: Laguna Hills' Annie Pankowski relishes another shot at making U.S. Olympic hockey team

Annie Pankowski came close to the making the U.S. women's hockey team for the last two Olympics. She's hoping the third time is the charm.




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Kings general manager Rob Blake knows he has more moves to make

After trading Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Toronto, Kings general manager Rob Blake knows he has more work to do with his last-place roster




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Elliott: Rob Blake should have realized Kings needed an overhaul years ago

Kings GM Rob Blake said the roster needed to be reshaped after he traded Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Toronto. He should have known long ago.




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NHL general managers decide to keep emergency goalie rules the same

After a "lot of discussions," NHL general managers have decided to not to make any changes regarding the deployment of emergency goaltenders in games.




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Elliott: Kings see their past and present collide against Maple Leafs

The Kings' rebuilding phase is underway and includes some former-player reunions like Saturday, when two generations of Kings players were on display




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Elliott: Sled hockey helps teenage double amputee thrive: 'I'm in the best place possible'

Lera Doederlein has overcome her physical limitations to become a member of the U.S. women's national development sled hockey team and this season's 21st Duck.




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U.S. women's hockey players look for stability in starting their own league

Nearly 50 years after Congress passed Title IX, female athletes are still scrambling for a fair shot in the male-dominated world of sport. In hockey, top Americans and Canadians train with their national teams part-time; the rest of the season, they have only a small pro league that offers twice-a-week practices, weekend games and thin salaries.




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As leagues and teams begin to shut door on fans because of coronavirus, will NHL follow?

As the coronavirus outbreak has worsened in the past week, sporting events and teams such as San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets have started to shutter their doors to the general public.




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Kings agree to terms with former first-round pick Alex Turcotte

The Kings locked up a cornerstone piece of their future Wednesday by agreeing to terms with former first-round draft pick Alex Turcotte on a three-year entry level contract.




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Kings turn attention to next season as they wait to see if they'll play again

The Kings were riding a big winning streak before the season was suspended because of the coronavirus. But Todd McLellan sees some promising trends.