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COVID-19 cases in the state are closing in on 10,000 after L.A. and Orange County reported massive rises in the number of daily infections and increased death tolls.
Forecasts for economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic have quickly turned much darker – both for the depth and duration of the damage.
Coronavirus: L.A. will shut off water for nonessential businesses operating, Garcetti says
Citing concerns over spreading the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced public schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year.
The Los Angeles Times will provide around-the-clock updates on COVID-19 from across Southern California and around the world.Read our coverage from last week hereTracking the coronavirus in California: latest numbers | Support our journalism with a subscriptionHave a question about coronavirus? Send us your questions here. | You also can sign up for our newsletterSee latest photo gallery
The man derailed the train because he believed the Mercy was part of suspicious activities involving the coronavirus, prosecutors said.
Orange County is now reporting 606 coronavirus infections and 10 coronavirus-related deaths.
California nursing home administrators and advocates for the elderly were alarmed by the move.
Stung by occasional criticism from Fox News, President Trump has increasingly turned to the lesser-known but more consistently right-wing OAN.
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Under coronavirus threat, hospitals across L.A. County have tightened visitor policies in maternity wards.
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Pregnancy is filled with so much unspoken anxiety in the best of times. Coronavirus adds another question into the mix: What happens if I get sick?
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It’s hard enough being a new parent. But the coronavirus has thrown a curveball of anxiety to new mothers and fathers.
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Our special edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including how expecting parents are dealing with new hospital orders.
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The Los Angeles Times will provide around-the-clock updates on COVID-19 from across Southern California and around the world.Read our coverage from last week hereTracking the coronavirus in California: latest numbers | Support our journalism with a subscriptionHave a question about coronavirus? Send us your questions here. | You also can sign up for our newsletterSee latest photo gallery
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How does the coronavirus spread? Should you wear a mask? What are the symptoms of COVID-19? How can you treat it? In this special Sunday edition of Coronavirus Today, we bring you comprehensive answers to some of your most pressing questions.
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Old-fashioned horse trading helped bring AT&T and Charter to resolve long-standing differences that blacked out Dodgers games in most parts of L.A.
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As L.A. officials battle the coronavirus pandemic, a corruption scandal has fueled mistrust in City Hall.
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The census counts inmates as residents of the rural areas where they’re imprisoned. Critics say that practice siphons power from the urban areas which the mostly nonwhite inmates consider home.
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A former admissions official at USC will plead guilty to helping graduate students from China gain acceptance to the school by submitting doctored transcripts and fraudulent recommendation letters.
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The coronavirus crisis prompts the University of California and California State University to temporarily suspend some admission requirements.
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Coronavirus: Republican Congressman Devin Nunes criticized California’s social distancing restrictions and said people must get back to work before the end of April.
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June 2 has now replaced April 28 as one of the biggest days in the Democratic presidential primary.
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Nearly $30 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and fentanyl was seized after a smuggling tunnel that runs from Tijuana to Otay Mesa in San Diego was found, federal officials said
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Adam Schlesinger, cofounder of “Stacy’s Mom” rock band Fountains of Wayne and songwriter for film and television, died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52.
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This city in central Africa has few doctors or ventilators. But it may be better prepared than many other places for coronavirus.
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An autopsy is pending, but two tests indicate that New Orleans social worker Natasha Ott, originally from Claremont, did not have the coronavirus.
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The theology and politics of some churches pushes them to keep holding services — in some cases, risking public health and arrest.
Vendors at 7th Street Produce Market have been hit hard as retailers cut orders due to the coronavirus shutdown
Breading and shallow-frying chicken cutlets is a quick way to bring restaurant-style cooking to your kitchen.
Managers say they’re adding more social distancing measures to ensure safe shopping amid coronavirus outbreak.
As restaurants around the U.S. close, prices for the cut of pork used to make bacon have plunged to lows not seen since Bill Clinton was president.
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How does the Los Angeles Times coronavirus tracker work? The people who built and maintain it explain.
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Q&A: Here’s why medical safety supplies are short, and what you can do to help hospitals and first responders who need gear.
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With the coronavirus spreading, mental health experts are advising people to pay attention to any feelings of anxiety or depression.
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If you have a cough and slight fever, would a call to the doctor be a sign of panic? Or in the age of coronavirus, would it be prudent?
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Restaurants have been blindsided by the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a guide to services available to those affected, including financial and legal aid.
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How the coronavirus outbreak might affect you or your family depends heavily on where you work and live and the generosity of your employer’s benefits.
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Asian Americans have to fear both the coronavirus and being scapegoated and attacked for the disease.
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Yes, that’s right. Mitch McConnell just blamed the coronavirus pandemic on Democrats fulfilling their moral obligation to impeach President Trump.
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Farmers markets can’t turn into spring break on a city street. They must enforce the same rules as grocery stores.
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Netflix’s “Pandemic: How to Fight an Outbreak” debuted as the coronavirus outbreak started to grow. The makers speak out about their prescient docuseries.
After laying off all part-time employees last week, the Museum of Contemporary Art institutes cuts for full-timers. Only four security personnel are spared.
As an April Fools’ prank, singer Jaejoong of K-pop group JYJ told millions of Instagram followers that he tested positive for the coronavirus. It backfired.
Chargers coach Anthony Lynn downplayed the notion that the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly impacting the Chargers’ medical evaluations.
The All England Club announced after an emergency meeting Wednesday that Wimbledon is canceled, for the first time since World War II, because of the coronavirus.
The Dodgers and Angels haven’t said how they will distribute the $1 million each MLB team pledged to pay stadium workers during the coronavirus shutdown.
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From “Vanderpump Rules” and “Real Housewives” to “Love Is Blind” on Netflix, our guide to the reality TV to stream in quarantine has something for everyone.
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Pro hair colorists and stylists in L.A. offer tips and tricks on how to best tend to hair growth during quarantine.
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We’ve selected nine things to watch online today — all of them free — including performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and violinist Johnny Gandelsman
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Too many walks. L.A.'s dogs pooh-pooh stay-at-home order
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Infomercial nostalgia, YouTube haircut tutorials and the piercing pain of at-home nose-waxing are at your fingertips.
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Looking for something to do? In the coronavirus era, your inner fashionista can still shop favorite stores, explore brands and learn new skills.
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The deadly outbreak among members of a choir has stunned health officials, who have concluded that the virus was almost certainly transmitted through the air from one or more people without symptoms.
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The state’s supply of mobile hospitals, ventilators and N95 respirators would have helped in the coronavirus outbreak, but the state got rid of them years ago.
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The coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in the Bay Area and Seattle, but so far at a rate slower than in the country’s other hot spots such as New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Louisiana.
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Reggie Dominguez spent days self-isolating in a hospital parking lot, homeless and worried he had coronavirus. There are many more like him on skid row.
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Coronavirus anxiety is running high on Navajo Nation — a sprawling reservation of 175,000 residents, scarce supplies and resources, and only four inpatient hospitals. Cases are soaring, and at least two already have died.
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Hoping to escape the spread of coronavirus, these Californians are fleeing to the deserts and mountains. Some locals wish they had stayed home.
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Garden Calendar: Virtual edition! Yes, there is still plenty to see during this time of coronavirus.
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The Pot Heads are living life indoors these days, too. Just trying their best to get by.
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Gardeners, take a deep breath. We’ve made a list of 10 garden tasks that can help save your sanity now and make the coming months much more pleasant.
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“Asian Enough” is a podcast about being Asian American — with guests like John Cho, Lulu Wang, Mina Kimes, Margaret Cho and Padma Lakshmi.
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El brote de coronavirus ha cerrado centros comerciales y la mayoría de las tiendas. Las disputas se están gestando por el alquiler. El comercio minorista puede parecer muy diferente en el futuro, dicen los expertos.
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TacLas Taqueras: 3 mujeres en el mundo de los tacos dominado por los hombres
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Cinco años de cárcel o hasta 250,000 de multa por empleado que viole confidencialidad de preguntas del Censo
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El mortífero brote entre los miembros de un coro ha dejado atónitos a los funcionarios de salud, que han llegado a la conclusión de que es casi seguro que el virus se transmitió por el aire de una o más personas sin síntomas
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Su nombre ha sido sinónimo de éxito y su familia le ha sacado mucho provecho
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The former Dodgers left-hander will answer your questions.
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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, April 1.
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Officials are urging the public to follow physical-distancing rules as the U.S. braces for a stark rise in coronavirus-related deaths.
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California’s 420,000 farmworkers are working through the crisis. But language barriers and a lack of communication on the coronavirus put many at risk.
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As Californians are ordered to stay at home to decrease coronavirus spread, some are making pacts with small groups of friends.
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The census counts inmates as residents of the rural areas where they’re imprisoned. Critics say that practice siphons power from the urban areas which the mostly nonwhite inmates consider home.
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Coronavirus has devastated New York City. Los Angeles wants to know if it’s in for the same.
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What we know about how susceptible they are and how they’re treated
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The rise of nationalism and geopolitics is hampering the World Health Organization at a time when global leadership in public health is critical.
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The homicide captain is dead. The jail commander is dead. The police chief is ill. ‘You pretty much gotta kill somebody to get arrested,’ a sergeant says.
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Designer and lifestyle influencer Justina Blakeney doesn’t have a therapist and that’s OK; she can talk to her tillandsia.
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When we arrived in China to pick up our adopted daughter, we found out she had chickenpox. The days of waiting were the most anxious of our lives.
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The deadline for Real ID has been postponed for a year and the need for paperwork to visit 26 European countries is also delayed.
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Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn reviews the winning looks from the first two episodes of “Making the Cut,” Amazon’s new fashion competition series.
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The Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills is intended to be a notch above the already high-end market.
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Former football player and USC athletic director Lynn Swann has sold his contemporary home in Hancock Park for $3.566 million.
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President Trump’s decisions not to reopen Obamacare plans and to roll back auto emissions rules are deadly.
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R. Rex Parris, who has served as Lancaster mayor since 2008, recently paid $6.627 million for a coastal home in Laguna Beach.
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As coronavirus restrictions tighten, tips for walkers, hikers, cyclists and runners
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The park closed indefinitely to all visitors Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. It earlier had closed campgrounds and access roads into the park but allowed walkers and cyclists to enter.
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Carnival, Holland America, Seabourn and others extend suspension of sailings that began March 13
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The coronavirus crisis is bringing out the best in some of us, and readers have shared some of the scenes they’ve witnessed. Please tell us your story.
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Fountains of Wayne’s “Utopia Parkway” features what may be the late Adam Schlesinger’s most lovable hero: An outer-borough striver with big plans.
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What’s on TV Thursday, April 2: ‘Mom’ on CBS; coronavirus specials; the premiere of Broke and more
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Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85.
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The doo-wop documentary ‘Streetlight Harmonies’ covers the Ink Spots, Little Anthony and the Imperials and countless other stars of the 1950s and ’60s.
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A caller reported gunshots and a car speeding off near the 800 block of East 109th Place in South L.A. Wednesday evening.
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Acting Navy secretary rejects captain’s claim in letter that the service isn’t taking care of its sailors.
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The state Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge by Huntington Beach to a state law that limits police collaboration with federal immigration agents.
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Issues over quarantined workers’ pay have caused another rift between Sheriff Alex Villanueva and county leaders.
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Austin Blythe signed a one-year, $3.9-million contract to remain with the Rams, and having started at guard and center last season has made him a valuable commodity.
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With no spring practices and maybe no summer camps, colleges will rely on senior season videos for recruitment.
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Quarterbacks expert Greg Cosell talks with L.A. Times reporter Sam Farmer about top prospects in the upcoming NFL draft in this Zoom chat.
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The Ottawa Senators reports four more COVID-19 cases. The Senators played at Honda Center on March 10 and at Staples Center on March 11.
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The United States hit a grim milestone Wednesday as confirmed coronavirus cases topped 200,000, adding intense pressure to overstretched hospitals still struggling to find necessary medical supplies.
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Michael Avenatti wants out of jail in New York because he’s afraid of the coronavirus, but he can’t meet the strict terms the judge set for bail.
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As the coronavirus spreads, the Trump administration resists pressure to ease sanctions on countries fighting the disease.
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The super PAC backing President Trump has targeted $10 million in ads attacking Joe Biden in three key states.
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