Nov. 19, 2020

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The dire picture painted Wednesday illustrates the ferocity with which COVID-19 has roared back to life over the past few weeks.

While it’s fun to bash Gov. Gavin Newsom for political stupidity, we’ve got bigger things to worry about, like slowing a third wave of COVID-19 cases.

As holidays approach and COVID-19 figures rise, California shows the danger of a lack of discipline and a yearning to get back to normal.

Officials warned that a new stay-at-home order would be imposed if coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to spike over the next few weeks.

Cloth mask, surgical mask, N95, bandanna: Rules on face coverings vary widely, and public health experts say standardization is needed to fight COVID-19.

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Safe distancing ambassadors help ensure Singaporeans are observing health guidelines to maintain the country’s success in curbing cases of COVID-19.

A judge in Fresno dismissed a lawsuit by cities saying the state is improperly allowing home deliveries of cannabis in communities that have banned pot sales.

Rapper Tory Lanez has pleaded not guilty through his attorney to felony assault charges in the July shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

Mexican authorities pressed the United States to drop the drug-trafficking case against retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, and on Wednesday they got their wish.

Though the gradual trend toward budget shortfalls was expected when lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom crafted a state budget in June, the large supply of extra cash is a surprise.

Growing up, Butler found a haven in public libraries. She loved the Peter Pan room in the Pasadena Library, which she called her second home.

The all-virtual 2020 National Book Awards ceremony awarded Charles Yu for fiction, Les and Tamara Payne for nonfiction, Don Mee Choi for poetry and others.

Police officers found Bobby Brown Jr. dead in an Encino home after responding to a call of a medical emergency, the LAPD said.

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The race to develop a vaccine

This week Moderna became the second company to announce promising early results from its COVID-19 vaccine. A Calabasas cancer survivor was part of Pfizer’s breakthrough. How exactly is a vaccine developed? Here’s a look inside one lab. Volunteers are still needed to test other possible vaccines. And there are plenty of questions about how a successful vaccine will be distributed.

Coronavirus vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer show highly promising preliminary results in large-scale clinical testing. But key questions remain.

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Next year’s Congress will feature at least 51 women of color – more than ever before. Ballots are still being tallied in two close races, so the number could climb.

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The owner of Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket channels announced that naming rights for both channels have been sold to Bally’s Corporation.

UCLA coach Chip Kelly says he will miss the fans when he and the Bruins return to Oregon on Saturday amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pedro Báez provided the Dodgers with a consistent bullpen option during the World Series, but will the Dodgers give him the contract he wants?

Armenia raises the number of its troops killed in fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh to 2,425 as a political crisis brews over its truce with Azerbaijan.

Demonstrators gathered outside the historic Brandenburg Gate to protest new coronavirus restrictions as Germany wrestles with a new wave of infections.

A worker helping set up the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree found a holiday surprise — a tiny owl among the massive branches

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