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Short season perils: Angels' Mark Langston left a no-hitter after seven innings

The Angels removed Mark Langston with a no-hitter intact after seven innings in 1990, in what could serve as a cautionary tale for the 2020 season.




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Angels GM believes his players will be ready to play whenever season starts

Angels general manager Billy Eppler says his players are "checking that 'Drive to Compete' box" as they wait out the coronavirus season delay.




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Angels star Mike Trout talks about being stuck at home like everybody else

Except for workouts in Albert Pujols' home gym and throwing at a youth field, Mike Trout is home with his pregnant wife, Jessica, due to the coronavirus.




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Former Angels standout Jim Edmonds hospitalized and undergoing COVID-19 tests

Former Angels and Cardinals standout Jim Edmonds announces on social media he's in the hospital and undergoing testing for the coronavirus.




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MLB players union discusses opening season in empty stadiums, Angels' Andrew Heaney says

Angels pitcher and union representative Andrew Heaney said the players union has discussed beginning the season by playing games without fans in ballparks.




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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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Angels release $14-million Cuban infielder Roberto Baldoquin after 5 poor seasons

Slick-fielding infielder Roberto Baldoquin cost the Angels $14 million to sign out of Cuba in 2015, but he was released recently because his bat didn't develop.




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Mickey Callaway asks Angels pitchers to follow smart schedule during shutdown

New Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway wants his charges to act as if they're about to begin spring camp so they'll be ready when baseball resumes.




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Joe Maddon urges Latinos to heed coronavirus limits through MLB friends

Angels manager Joe Maddon recruited Albert Pujols, Carlos Peña and Tino Martinez to help stem the coronavirus crisis in his Pennsylvania hometown.




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Angels pitcher Ty Buttrey played badly in MLB virtual tournament, so he sought help

Angels pitcher Ty Buttrey went to Instagram asking fans for help after debuting with a 1-3 start in an MLB video game tournament over the weekend.




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Angels to pay employees through May amid coronavirus shutdown

The Angels tell baseball operations employees, including manager Joe Maddon and GM Billy Eppler, they'll be paid in full through the end of May.




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New MLB ticket refund policy is what the Angels have been doing all along

Major League Baseball frees teams to refund tickets for games canceled because of the coronavirus. The Angels say they've been doing that all along.




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Compared With China, U.S. Stay-At-Home Has Been 'Giant Garden Party,' Journalist Says

New York Times health reporter Donald McNeil points to China as one extreme way to stop a pandemic in its tracks. "We're reluctant to follow China, but they did it," he says. At least for now.




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How The CARES Act Became A Tax-Break Bonanza For The Rich, Explained

New York Times reporter Jesse Drucker says the economic relief package is full of provisions aimed at big companies and wealthy individuals — some of whom may not have been impacted by the pandemic.




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Guitarist Stephane Wrembel Plays Music Inspired By Jazz Great Django Reinhardt

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Wrembel visited the Fresh Air studio to talk about his musical influences and to play, with his trio, songs from his new album, Django L'Impressionniste.




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Inventive New Comedy 'Upload' Explores (Virtual) Life After Death

Set in 2033, Amazon's new sci-fi series follows a dead character who has been brought back to "life" as a lookalike avatar in a virtual world. Upload is smart, funny — and imaginatively complicated.




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'Fresh Air' Remembers Bollywood Icon Irrfan Khan

One of India's most beloved film stars, Khan, who died April 29, became internationally known for his work in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi. Originally broadcast in 2012.




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'Fresh Air' Remembers Jazz Archivist And Historian Michael Cogswell

Cogswell, who died April 20, was executive director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which houses journals, trumpets, tapes, photographs and other artifacts. Originally broadcast in 2001.




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Fresh Air Weekend: Mindy Kaling; Touring The 'End Of The World'

Kaling talks about her new Netflix show, Never Have I Ever. John Powers reviews Hulu's Normal People. Mark O'Connell visited doomsday communities while researching his book, Notes from an Apocalypse.




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Don't Worry, Even Fashion Guru Tim Gunn Is Living In His Comfy Clothes

"Why should we be self-isolating in clothes that constrain us and constrict us?" Gunn asks. His new fashion competition series, Making the Cut, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.




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Humorist Lightens Depression's Darkness By Talking (And Laughing) About It

Though John Moe's podcast, 'The Hilarious World of Depression' centers on mental illness, the conversations are funny. Humor "can bust me out" of a dark place, he says, the way platitudes never would.




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Saxophonist Dayna Stephens' 'Liberty' Feels Right For The Way We're Living

The Dayna Stephens trio's improvised grace in a compact setting — where players are interdependent, but no one steps on any toes — sets a good example for life during the pandemic.




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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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Brian Dennehy's 'Driveways' Performance Is Gruff, Graceful — And A Goodbye

Dennehy, who died April 15, plays a suburban widower who befriends a mother and her son in one of his last films. It's the kind of deeply lived-in performance that Dennehy was known for.




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Table For None: Tom Colicchio Explains What Restaurants Need To Survive

The Top Chef judge is focused on keeping his industry afloat during the pandemic. "We're really looking at saving every restaurant, because we think that every restaurant needs to be there," he says.




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Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up

At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008.




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Stephen Sondheim's Star-Studded 90th Birthday Salute Made For Perfect TV

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Groban and Meryl Streep are just a few of the artists featured in Take Me to the World, a tribute to the iconic Broadway composer and lyricist.




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Irrfan Khan Dies; Indian Actor Appeared In Crossover Hit 'Slumdog Millionaire'

The versatile actor vaulted to international stardom after playing a police inspector in the 2008 film. Khan, 54, was adored in India despite not being a Bollywood heartthrob.




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Bollywood and Hollywood Actor Irrfan Khan Dies After A Long Illness

Indian actor Irrfan Khan, 54, who leaped from small parts in Bollywood films to featured roles in Hollywood blockbusters such as Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World, has died after a long illness.




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Troubled Teen Finds New Direction In Clear-Eyed 'Bull'

A 14-year-old girl finds herself drawn to bull riding in this "humble and low-key to a fault" debut feature.




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'Hollywood' Serves Up A Progressive Alt-History Parable, Thinly Sliced

Noble-minded (and determined you don't forget that) but glibly made, the latest Ryan Murphy Netflix miniseries offers an alternate history in which brave Hollywood types change the world.




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'Fresh Air' Remembers Bollywood Icon Irrfan Khan

One of India's most beloved film stars, Khan, who died April 29, became internationally known for his work in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi. Originally broadcast in 2012.




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French Satire 'Deerskin' Opens Online — But Will Share Proceeds With Movie Theaters

French satire Deerskin was scheduled to screen in movie theaters this week. Instead, it is now opening online and will help theaters with the money earned on streaming views.




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Jerry Seinfeld On Staying Home: 'At My Dinner Table, You're Supposed To Be Funny'

The comedian says he's doing well under quarantine. He talked with NPR about comedy during a pandemic and his new Netflix standup special, 23 Hours to Kill. "Humor is an essential survival quantity."




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Tom Cruise And NASA Could Be A Match Made In The Heavens

NASA confirmed that actor Tom Cruise and private spaceflight company Space X are considering a feature film shot on board the International Space Station.




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As Some States Reopen, Theater Owners Are Watching — And Mostly Waiting

Some states are allowing movie theaters to reopen, but will they? Big theater chains say no, so it's up to independent theater owners who are "proceeding with an abundance of caution."




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Brian Dennehy's 'Driveways' Performance Is Gruff, Graceful — And A Goodbye

Dennehy, who died April 15, plays a suburban widower who befriends a mother and her son in one of his last films. It's the kind of deeply lived-in performance that Dennehy was known for.




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A Sensational Film About Street Violence In London Is Now Streaming

A new film about street violence in London became a sensation after its release in British theaters a few months ago. Now, Blue Story is available on streaming services for American viewers.




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No Emmys For Films On TV If They're Eligible For Oscars

Feature films forced to premier on the small screen because of the coronavirus crisis will not compete with television shows for awards.




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Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up

At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008.




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It's Not Just A Phase: 'How To Build A Girl' Is About A Teen Still Figuring It Out

Beanie Feldstein stars in the film adaptation of Caitlin Moran's 2014 semi-autobiographical novel. She says this movie "gives everyone permission to make mistakes."




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Joe Biden is struggling to reach Latinos. The coronavirus crisis isn't helping

Biden has 'work to do' to win Latino support and trust, and it's hard to get a message out in a pandemic.




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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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Lawmakers warn coronavirus contact-tracing is ripe for abusive surveillance

Silicon Valley can come up with apps that might free Americans from home confinement. But Washington fears creating an invasive surveillance system.




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Column: The pandemic makes the world more dangerous

Trump is pulling back U.S. forces and bombers overseas as Russia, China, Iran and other adversaries expand operations during the coronavirus crisis.




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Social limits needed through summer, Birx says, as some states ease coronavirus restrictions

Social distancing should continue through the summer, White House advisor Deborah Birx said Sunday, and other experts warned against states' moves to lift restrictions.




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Skelton: In the coronavirus crisis, California isn't under one-party rule, it's under one-man rule

Power abhors a vacuum. With the legislative and judicial branches basically shut down because of the coronavirus, the executive has seized almost complete control over state government.




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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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Newsom chastises beachgoers, warning that defying order could delay reopening California

Gov. Newsom, saying the virus 'doesn't take the weekends off,' criticizes beachgoers and vows to increase enforcement of restrictions if necessary.




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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.