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From Julia Louis-Dreyfus' house to N95-like masks: Architects join the COVID-19 fight

Design teams shift their focus and volunteer for a USC-led 3D-printing campaign to create masks and other PPE in short supply for medical personnel.




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More senior disappointment as coronavirus cancels high school graduation day

With schools closed because of the coronavirus, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond told students and parents not to expect graduation ceremonies, even though the graduation itself should happen on schedule.




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What about grades? Coronavirus school closures? AP tests? College? A student Q&A

Teenagers asked questions about coronavirus school closures, graduation, grads and their families' safety. We found the answers.




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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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Banks: L.A. schools chief Austin Beutner is performing admirably. But what comes after coronavirus?

Austin Beutner has moved quickly to confront the coronavirus crisis in L.A. schools. But the emergency will continue even after the virus fades away.




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Cal State to suspend SAT, ACT test requirement during coronavirus crisis

Cal State will not require SAT or ACT test scores for admissions for 2021-2022 applicants, following a similar decision by UC, other colleges.




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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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Students are in 'desperate need' of computers amid coronavirus distance learning

Coronavirus: Gov. Newsom announced donations and other efforts to provide computers to students during closures, but it falls far short




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Getting free internet is hard for poor students despite provider promises, survey finds

Low-income L.A. families are struggling to get students connected to the internet even with promises of help from phone and cable providers. A survey found 16% still unconnected.




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In rural California, children face isolation, hunger amid coronavirus school closures

Schools in rural parts of the state are struggling not only to teach but to reach students. Many lack internet access and rely on schools for food.




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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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Struggling to pay your student loan debt amid coronavirus? You can now delay 3 payments.

Here's how college students can take advantage of three months of loan relief.




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From warehouse to table: A look inside the L.A. school district's huge meal distribution operation amid coronavirus

With school closed for the coronavirus, LAUSD, the nation's second-largest district, has given out about 10 million meals since March 18.




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Elite private schools are receiving federal loans — including one attended by Secretary Mnuchin's children

Among the elite private schools that have received federal loans amid COVID-19 is the Brentwood School in West L.A., which Mnuchin's children attend.




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UC San Diego to mass test students for the novel coronavirus

The program will begin May 11, when UC San Diego starts giving self-administered tests to 5,000 students living in campus housing.




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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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Mitch McConnell is dead set on making workers the canary in the coronavirus coal mine

As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back.




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Op-Ed: Seven ways the AIDS epidemic prepared me for COVID-19

The way the gay community responded to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s has lessons for us all in the coronavirus pandemic.




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Column: As coronavirus deaths rise, Jared Kushner pushes Trump's 'great success story'

With his fingers all over the White House's catastrophic coronavirus policy, Jared Kushner is treating pandemic mayhem as a mere publicity challenge.




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Column: Coronavirus is a global crisis. 'Every country for itself' doesn't work

The United States and other countries are failing to come together just when a cooperative international response is desperately needed.




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Op-Ed: Sweden refused to impose a coronavirus lockdown. The country's ambassador explains why

Instead of shutting down all schools, forcing people to stay home and closing businesses, Sweden's strategy relies heavily on voluntary measures and on individual responsibility.




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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: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19

Intensive care patients, even if they beat the disease, are likely to suffer PTSD and major cognitive problems, but the health system rarely treats this chronic condition seriously.




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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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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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Op-Ed: State lockdowns have become politically divisive. Here's how we can come together

What happens when sacred values — human life and liberty — are pitted against each other?




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Why shut down his own coronavirus task force? Trump wants someone to blame if things get worse

Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why?




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Editorial: Coronavirus is teaching us lessons on how to coexist with nature

Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.




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Editorial: A new extracurricular: Suing colleges for a COVID-19-tainted experience

If colleges have to pay out millions in tuition refunds because of coronavirus, it could mean higher tuition and reduced financial aid in coming years.




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Commentary: MOCA should not be furloughing staff during the coronavirus crisis. Here's why

The $2.2 trillion CARES Act was designed for small businesses like MOCA. Using relief funds would help to keep the staff at full employment.




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22 ways you can help arts groups devastated by coronavirus closures

Donate the cost of a canceled ticket, take an online dance class, buy a piece of fine art: Here are 22 ways to help artists weather the coronavirus storm.




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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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Coronavirus quarantine inspires artist Pablo Helguera's project: singing telegrams

How do you bring people together when social distancing forces them apart? Pablo Helguera and Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana have a way, and it's free.




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L.A.'s 'cholo Da Vincis' brought Chicano culture to the boardroom. Now they have a Netflix doc

Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, 'LA Originals.'




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Can artists find a silver lining in the cloud of COVID-19? Peter Sellars is looking

Peter Sellars — opera director, spiritual thinker, optimist — reflects on changes triggered by coronavirus. Amid tragedy, what new life might come forth?




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Review: Need a laugh? Stream the stage version of 'Fleabag' for loads of conspiratorial fun

The stage version of 'Fleabag,' starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is streaming on Amazon Prime for a limited time to support coronavirus relief efforts.




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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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Kevin Kline in 'Present Laughter': Your free quarantine must-watch of the day

Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his hilarious romp through this Noel Coward farce. Here's how to see it online for free.




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Review: Beethoven's Fifth is the music of our moment. How Teodor Currentzis makes it so

The last thing we need is another Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — unless Teodor Currentzis is conducting. His new recording brings much-needed catharsis.




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This festival isn't letting coronavirus stop it from showcasing Latino films

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free.




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Why Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar speech doesn't seem so crazy in our coronavirus times

How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer.




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AB 5 forced arts groups to evolve. For some, COVID-19 made the change 'catastrophic'

Ticket sales were supposed to help theater and opera companies pay the costs of turning freelancers into staff members under AB 5. What now?




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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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Coronavirus gives 'heightened urgency' to new Mike Kelley Foundation art grants

The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.




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This 81-year-old was L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer until COVID-19 shuttered cultural institutions

81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California?




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New survey asked artists what COVID-19 did to their jobs. The results are devastating

Artist Relief, which has given grants to 200 artists in need, reports that nearly 52,000 people have applied. A survey shows two out of three people are unemployed.