Oct. 2, 2020

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Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week.

Follow along here for the latest about the president’s positive coronavirus test and what the news means for the presidential campaign.

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife test negative for the virus, but President Trump’s positive test upends White House plans.

President Trump has risk factors that make him more likely to experience a severe case of COVID-19, including his age, sex and obesity.

After President Trump revealed he tested positive for coronavirus, celebs ranging from Cardi B to Jimmy Kimmel responded with sarcasm and speculation.

Trump staked his campaign on the idea that the U.S. had “turned the corner” on the pandemic and could return to normal. The virus had other plans.

News of the coronavirus infection of the most powerful man in the world drew reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee, outrage and curiosity.

Questions and answers about President Trump, said to be experiencing COVID-19 symptoms after a positive coronavirus test, and the transition of power.

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People still often rely heavily on skin color to set standards of beauty and assign worth — and to determine who is family or a babysitter, or worse.

The California agency that oversees workplace safety has issued a $57,120 fine following the death of a nurse who contracted the coronavirus.

An ambitious bill to require all public high school students in California to take a semester of ethnic studies failed Wednesday. Educators are back to the drawing board and advocates say they will persevere.

Democrats consider ending the filibuster if they win a Senate majority and the White House. The move could help them thwart Republicans’ obstructions.

The coronavirus has cost many people their jobs, but for dozens of Los Angeles Fire Department employees assigned to COVID-19 test sites, the pandemic has delivered a stream of cash.

Employers added 661,000 jobs in September, evidence from the final jobs report before the Nov. 3 election that the economic recovery has weakened.

The disclosure comes after months of pressure from Amazon workers and labor groups calling for the company to divulge its COVID-19 numbers.

Here are their secrets. These are their habits. L.A. County’s ‘Teachers of the Year’ show how they run their classrooms amid the unprecedented upheaval in education.

Airlines are pushing an idea intended to breathe new life into the travel industry: coronavirus tests that passengers can take before boarding a flight.

Tesla, the stock market’s most valuable car company, sold 139,300 cars in the third quarter. But conditions suggest it needs to be selling much more.

With his deceptive slider setting up his other pitches, Clayton Kershaw went eight scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ wild-card win over the Brewers.

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As the country grapples with the role of systemic racism, The Times has committed to examining its past.

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More than 1 million have died from COVID-19 worldwide, with the numbers continuing to climb.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James played like superstars to lead the Lakers to a 116-98 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Sept. 30, 2020.

California begins reopening — but cautiously, and under the shadow of a feared second wave of the coronavirus.

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Cher talks about her love of classic movies, life during the pandemic, the eternal genius of David Bowie and why her memoir will be worth the wait.

Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” returns “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star to the City of Light — and pays subtle homage to the earlier series’ romantic finale.

Already famous, K-pop girl group Blackpink has just released a debut album that mainly evokes the expensive technology and hours of rehearsal required to create it.

Former WME partner and talent agent Phillip Sun recently launched his own management firm M88, with plans to push for more inclusive storytelling in Holllywood.

Austin Barnes’ run-scoring single in the fifth inning helped break a scoreless tie and launch the Dodgers to a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James are the Lakers’ stars, but the team may throw fresh bodies at the Heat as the series continues with Game 2 tonight.

Doc Rivers, who left the Clippers earlier this week after their disappointing exit in the playoffs, has agreed to coach the Philadelphia 76ers.

Armenian officials say their country is ready to discuss a cease-fire with Azerbaijan in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

MGM Resorts International and its insurers will pay a total of $800 million to 4,400 relatives and victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting on Oct. 1, 2017.

Much of the U.S. has been roiled by the COVID-19 pandemic and protests against racial injustice, but in Appalachia, those issues can still feel distant.

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