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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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Column: With a pledge to follow coronavirus science, 10 governors made the president blink

Two state pandemic coalitions represent a refusal to bow and scrape to Trump or to fight one another for federal resources.




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Op-Ed: Got cabin fever? It's time to dance

Dancing at home during the shutdown is the coronavirus pandemic's bathtub gin.




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Joe Maddon is optimistic young Angels starting pitchers can increase roles

The Angels failed to land a standout starter, or even Ross Stripling, during the offseason, but manager Joe Maddon expressed confidence in second-year starters.




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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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Mike Trout and his wife announce they are expecting a baby with an adorable video

Angels star Mike Trout and his wife, Jessica, announced they are expecting their first child in August with an adorable video on social media.




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Angels fire employee for allegedly furnishing illegal substances to put on baseballs

Angels have fired longtime visiting clubhouse attendant Brian "Bubba" Harkins for allegedly providing illegal substances to put on baseballs




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Angels' opening-day starter Andrew Heaney has 'all the confidence in the world'

Angels' starting pitcher Andrew Heaney is healthy and confident as he looks to prove he's capable of leading the top of a major league rotation.




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Matt Andriese shows off his efficiency as Angels lose and tie in split-squad games

Angels pitcher Matt Andriese impressed manager Joe Maddon during his spring training start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.




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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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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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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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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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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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Small-business loan program resumes with new funding as the Lakers return money received in first tranche

Despite early glitches and overwhelming demand, the Small Business Administration processed more than 100,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans by more than 4,000 lenders.




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Sanders supporters rail at New York over cancellation of presidential primary

Bernie Sanders supporters lash out after New York cancels its presidential primary, saying Democrats are trying to deny the former candidate a voice at the convention.




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Newsom teases announcement in 'days, not weeks' on reopening California

The governor has described the next phase of his stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of coronavirus as allowing some lower-risk businesses to reopen in communities across California, including retail locations, manufacturing sites and small businesses.




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Ohio State University Student Holds His Commencement In A Living Room

Many 2020 graduates are attending virtual commencements due to the pandemic. But Trent Johnson of Ohio State University took a real walk — dressed in cap and gown — across his family's living room.




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CDC Guidance For Reopening Schools, Child Care And Summer Camps Is Leaked

The document has been in the works for some time, but reports say the White House tried to suppress it.




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France Is Planning A Partial Reopening Of Schools

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jean-Michel Blanquer, French minister of education, about how France is planning to reopen primary schools on May 11.




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French Education Minister Says School Reopenings Will Be Done 'Very Progressively'

France's minister of education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, talked with NPR about the gradual reopening of schools, which will be voluntary. Still, many parents and administrators are against the plan.




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Inspired by a photo, a reader's kindness makes a big difference

The holiday decorations have long since been packed away, but there was one more gift that had yet to be delivered.




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Social media editor, Business and Sports reporters announced

Announcing a promotion and two recent additions to The Times' staff: Stacey Leasca has been named social media editor.




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Latimes.com launches new platform for comments

The Times has launched a new, more interactive commenting platform on latimes.com.




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Rowing Without Wind; Financial Toxicity Catches Many Unawares; Making 'Cold' Tumors 'Hot'

(MedPage Today) -- "When there is no wind, we row." What a cancer doctor-turned-cancer patient learned from his own patients. (ASCO Connection via KevinMD) Under most circumstances, fewer cancer diagnoses might be good news, but that's not necessarily...




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GRIDLOCK SAM: Now, our health is at risk from a marked increase in speeding drivers on the roads

C’mon folks. You’re getting to your destinations faster than ever with less than half the traffic on the road so why speed? Yet many of you (not my readers, of course, so pass this onto your friends and acquaintances) are doing so putting all of us at risk.




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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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‘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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Three men charged in Bronx shooting, including gunman beaten by crowd and his shooting victim

Jose Rivera, 23, is facing attempted criminally negligent homicide, gun possession and reckless endangerment for the Thursday afternoon shooting that landed him in the hospital with a head injury after a bunch of witnesses attacked him.




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Trump on board with $3.9 billion bailout for MTA, NYC councilman says

The White House is expected to inform Gov. Cuomo of Trump’s bailout support Friday afternoon.




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GREENE: Same profiling, same brutality, same disrespect — social distancing enforcement shows NYC ‘not as far as we think we are’

As much as Mayor de Blasio wants to pretend these arrests are just a drop in the bucket, from the point of view of those being constantly dropped in the bucket, the city’s heavy-handed coronavirus crackdown is just more of the same.Same profiling. Same brutality. Same disrespect.




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Andrew Yang on attempt to cancel N.Y. presidential primary: ’Their argument just doesn’t make sense’

“They’re still proceeding with primaries for other offices, for other races," Yang told the Daily News.




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Brooklyn man wanted for molesting seven women, including six victims groped in one day: police

Nearly all of the assaults occurred on Thursday along the border of South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant between 9:55 and 11:15 a.m., cops said.




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Elliott: USA Hockey's Lamoureux twins balance elite competition with motherhood

Twins Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux are among the first players to take advantage of the maternity and child-care provisions in their new labor agreement with USA Hockey.




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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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NHL recommends players limit contact with fans over coronavirus concerns

The NHL has sent a memo to teams advising them to tell players to limit close interaction with fans in response to concerns about the coronavirus.




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Women's hockey world championships canceled because of coronavirus outbreak

The IIHF announces it is canceling this year's women's hockey championships in Canada because of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Hurricanes announcer in self-isolation after staying in Rudy Gobert's room

The Carolina Hurricanes' play-by-play broadcaster is in self-isolation after staying in same hotel room as Rudy Gobert, who was diagnosed with coronavirus.




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Men's hockey world championships canceled because of coronavirus outbreak

The 2020 men's hockey world championships have been canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19

A player on the Colorado Avalanche has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, making him the third NHL player known to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.




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A second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19

The four NHL players known to have tested positive all faced the Kings at Staples Center in the last few days before the NHL suspended play March 12.




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Kings hope new initiative will convince people to give blood amid donation shortage

In partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Kings hope"Blood and Pucks" initiative will increase blood donations amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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Elliott: It's time for the NHL to cancel the rest of the regular season

The NHL has prolonged its stay-at-home recommendation to the point where it would be wise to cancel the remainder of the regular season.




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This day in sports: Hockey great Wayne Gretzky announces retirement

A look at what happened in today in sports history including hockey great Wayne Gretzky announcing his retirement from sports.




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Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino and Dellin Betances among Dominican stars helping Pedro Martinez with coronavirus relief

Dominican Yankees and Mets stars are working with Pedro Martinez to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in their homeland.




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SEE IT: 4-year-old with cancer has emotional reunion with dad after 7 weeks apart amid coronavirus

The heartwarming reunion, which clearly made little Mila Sneddon's day, took the young girl completely by surprise.




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Clayton Kershaw shows off some encouraging velocity in start for Dodgers

Lower-back and shoulder injuries limited the velocity on Clayton Kershaw's fastball last year, but he's more up to speed this season, so far.