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Police officers applying pressure to a person’s neck during an arrest has been a controversial technique for decades, killing and seriously injuring some people.
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Gov. Newsom vows to work with the California Legislative Black Caucus and others on new use-of-force standards following the death of George Floyd. -
The mural is a highly visible sign of the District of Columbia’s embrace of a protest movement that has put it at odds with President Donald Trump.
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Amid the unrest following George Floyd’s death, local TV news channels like KCAL 9, Fox 11, KTLA 5, ABC 7 and NBC 4 are making — and learning from — old mistakes.
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Some looters are pure opportunists. But others are frustrated about systemic racism, citing issues ranging from President Trump to the racial privilege exposed in the college admissions scandal.
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Though she sees room for ‘cautious optimism,’ Hillary Clinton finds ‘no bottom’ to Donald Trump.
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Get live updates from Los Angeles Times journalists as they report on protests across the U.S. after the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Protests in California
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Organizers of the Leimert Park bicycle ride for George Floyd and for justice say police officers are welcome to attend if they ride bicycles and don’t show up in riot gear.
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Southern California protests sparked by the death of George Floyd continue to grow, spreading into Fountain Valley, Irvine and Santa Clarita.
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While the wave of smash-and-grab burglaries caught many businesses by surprise, hyper-vigilance is the norm in the Jewelry District of Downtown Los Angeles, where sellers of precious metals and gems are always prepared.
How to embrace L.A. pride
This is the 50th anniversary of of the Pride parade in Los Angeles, a celebration of the LGBTQ community that started as a protest against police brutality. This year the organizers have decided to join with Black Lives Matter to protest the systemic racism that continues to exist. Here’s a look at a timeline of L.A. Pride and what to watch during Pride Month.
This year’s L.A. Pride will be a peaceful protest march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, organizers announced. It will take place June 14 starting at Hollywood and Highland.
Coronavirus
New results suggest that only about 165,000 L.A. County adults have antibodies to the coronavirus — an estimate nearly 50% lower than results from a previous study.
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Whether you’re breaking quarantine to protest in the streets or looking for ways to participate safely from home, here’s how to get started.
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A photographer documenting the coronavirus fight at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital recalls her mentor, a nun who like hospital staff embodied care and compassion.
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Anthony Suggs grew up in Long Beach. He was sentenced to prison for a nonviolent marijuana offense and released when pot was legalized. He’s been trying to get his life back on track by opening a food truck, Antidote Eats.
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Dentists are taking a lot more precautions related to the coronavirus as patients come back for routine cleanings. Here’s what will be different.
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Airline trade groups are making the case that the risk of getting COVID-19 on a flight is low.
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Long and intense heat waves are nothing new in Southern California and the Southwest, but amid COVID-19, public health experts are warning they could become deadlier for people self-isolating in homes they can’t keep cool.
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Surely we can demand better of our police than the plethora of killings of African Americans.
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The main concern of black people right now isn’t whether they’re standing three or six feet apart, but whether their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers will be murdered by cops.
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When the government reported a record-setting number of hires Friday, it was the not-so-miserable outcome of a lot of people having lost their jobs.
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Protesters took their message to affluent, white neighborhoods and L.A.’s halls of power. It was an important decision.
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Where was the outcry over hundreds of thousands of people ignoring sensible public health protections to protest in the streets of dozens of cities across the nation?
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Our special-edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including how police use of tear gas might spread the virus and the testing site closures in Los Angeles County.
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Trying to get a handle on how California is reopening? Our guide includes updates and tips for remaining healthy and sane.
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”Parkland Rising,” executive produced by Katie Couric and will.i.am, chronicles the activism that emerged following the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history.
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Fortune cookie installations by late artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres were about loss and renewal. Their re-creations feel like home décor of privilege.
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The last two weeks have been difficult for horse trainer Bob Baffert, but Authentic is capable of delivering him a victory in the Santa Anita Derby.
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In the Outpost Estates neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills, the onetime home of early stage and film star Wynne Gibson is for sale at $4.195 million.
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Many of us grieving about the state of the world — illness, injustice, inequities — are turning to our victory gardens, or the potted tomatoes and basil on our balconies or patios, for the tiny moments of respite they provide.
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A construction worker died after falling at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Friday, and work on the $5-billion project has been temporarily stopped.
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The good news is that unemployment has probably peaked. The bad news is it’ll take years to recover.
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President Trump boasts of ‘the greatest comeback in American history’ as he claims victory over the coronavirus, the economy and public protests.
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A majority of the California Assembly has co-sponsored a resolution seeking to defer a contract this year for a Central Valley high-speed rail system.
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State Department certifies Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala for millions in U.S. aid, despite lack of progress on human rights and good governance.
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Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, announced his resignation from the company’s board of directors Friday and called on the company to replace him with a black candidate.
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Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and civic unrest, the rules keep changing.
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Breonna Taylor, 26, Tony McDade, 38, and many others didn’t live to see their 40th birthdays. They were killed by police.
L.A.-based writer is seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, killed by Louisville police
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Police officers on the Navajo Nation are fearing for their lives during COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s one officer’s story.
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The plan started simply enough. As the pandemic forced schools to shutter in March, three families in Riverside banded together to make sure all their children kept learning.
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Health and outreach workers are working to test as many homeless people as possible for the coronavirus, as outbreaks continue to pop up on skid row.
In the wake of the protests, Spotify’s trendsetting Viral 50 chart features decades-old tracks from Richard Pryor, James Brown and Gil Scott-Heron.
Oyelowo and DuVernay said that academy members refused to vote for ‘Selma’ after cast and crew protested the death of Eric Garner in police custody.
The author of ‘How to Be An Antiracist’ has a timely new spinoff board book, ‘Antiracist Baby,’ out soon.
The move comes a day after Eller engaged in a Twitter dust-up over newsroom diversity.
Podcasts
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‘It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders’ is a podcast hosted by columnist and reporter Patt Morrison.
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Hear interviews with TV stars in new podcast ‘Can’t Stop Watching’
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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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¿Quiere beneficios monetarios como familia de estatus migratorio mixto? Le piden que siga este paso
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Facebook, Google y Amazon han pedido justicia racial, pero sus registros en algunos casos cuentan una historia diferente.
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Las autoridades dicen que Joshua Rudiger estaba en las duchas del Centro de Salud de California en Stockton cuando un preso de 40 años fue atacado.
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The Galaxy released Aleksandar Katai after learning the midfielder’s wife posted racist comments to social media in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
The last two weeks have been difficult for horse trainer Bob Baffert, but Authentic is capable of delivering him a victory in the Santa Anita Derby.
Amid the coronavirus shutdown, the Angels will pay their minor league players through the end of June.
The NCAA placed Oklahoma State men’s basketball team on probation after finding former assistant coach Lamont Evans accepted up to $22,000 in bribes.
For black religious leaders across the United States, the last 10 days have been a tumultuous test of their stamina and skills.
Google says hackers backed by foreign countries targeted the Trump and Biden campaigns, but it saw no evidence that the attempts were successful.
K-pop fans are putting their social media prowess behind Black Lives Matter protests. ‘We’re known for our antics,’ says one fan who quickly raised $150,000 for a Minnesota activist group.
What will L.A. museum reopenings look like? The Guggenheim Bilbao may have answers.
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These black-owned food companies sell desserts, coffees, teas, spices, ingredients and kitchenware that can be delivered or shipped.
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For many East Bay businesses still reeling from the closures and loss of sales caused by the coronavirus outbreak and pandemic, the curfew created yet another obstacle.
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This simple energy bar recipe combines nourishing nuts, oats and dried fruit with chocolate and peanut butter. They pack and keep well to help sustain protesters.
Staying Home
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In this town, with its primary focus on exteriors, women my age get used to not being seen. We have already been primed for the shutdown.
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After 9/11, people began to see travel as a right. It became affordable for more people so it also became ubiquitous. Now, the pendulum has swung again, for good and ill.
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Real life is rarely simple. But fictional crises on television offer viewers catharsis, resolution and heroes to cheer for.
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Instead, trying to remain positive about the coronavirus isolation, I created a quarantine bucket list. One item on it was to try online dating again and make more of an effort. I would try to make a real connection.
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Housekeepers may not be deemed “essential workers,” but they have long been part of the family dynamic in America. As states move to reopen, is it safe for them to return?
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Another edition of your regular field guide to the world of movies in your living room and beyond.
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As president, Trump has clashed repeatedly with government institutions he seeks to bend to his will. Now, it’s the Pentagon — a fateful clash.
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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s support for cutting the LAPD budget by up to $150 million marks a turn away from decades of efforts to boost the force to 10,000 officers.
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The president has offered no policy proposals for changing how police use force. Instead, he’s pledged to crack down on the looting and rioting.
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“We get so close to these horses it’s tough,” said Bob Baffert, who was Arrogate’s trainer.
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How many people in L.A. actually have coronavirus? Why health officials still don’t know for sureMore Coverage
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Amid the unrest following George Floyd’s death, local TV news channels like KCAL 9, Fox 11, KTLA 5, ABC 7 and NBC 4 are making — and learning from — old mistakes.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti said he will direct $250 million to youth jobs, health initiatives and “peace centers” to heal trauma, and will allow those who have suffered discrimination to collect damages.
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Buffalo police shown in video pushing an elderly man who falls and cracks his head on the sidewalk draw widespread condemnation.
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Many hoped Minneapolis’ first black police chief could reform a department that critics say too often uses excessive force against people of color.
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The death of George Floyd in police hands has pushed the U.S. military to admit that, like the rest of America, it’s fallen short on racial fairness.
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Authorities in Texas say they found a family of six dead, including four children, in the back of an SUV in a garage.
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Jimmy Williams and his son Logan are black owners of a popular Silver Lake nursery that sells organic vegetable plants and builds gardens for the rich and famous, but that didn’t stop the police from pulling them over in their work van one day, saying, ‘We’ve had several robberies in the area.’
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Illustrations from 14 California-based artists.
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Shirts by Fear of God and Renowned to benefit various causes, including the Gianna Floyd Fund
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Fashion brands supported #BlackoutTuesday on Instagram, but is that really enough?
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The Hiram Kwan residence, a modernist design of John Lautner protégé John Stevens, sells in Los Feliz for $4.265 million: $280,000 over asking price.
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A Bay Area group aims to raise $1 billion to help otherwise healthy small businesses survive the next several months.
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Stocks rush higher in early trading after a stunningly good report on the U.S. job market gives Wall Street’s recent rally another shot of adrenaline.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s cluelessness shows how socially dangerous Facebook has become.
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Bruce Munro’s art installation with thousands of solar-powered stems will reopen June 12.
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Vegas is reopening, and so are some of our national parks. And at least one cruise line is getting ready to relaunch. Here’s what you need to know.
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More than a dozen casinos on and near the Strip planned to open Thursday. It wasn’t the Vegas of three months ago but for many, it was still satisfying.
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Shut down in mid-March by coronavirus, Las Vegas’ casinos prepare to reopen. Will crowds flock back?
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Longtime collaborators Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe come together for a semi-autobiographical tale of the filmmaker’s quiet new life in Rome, still driven by an inner anguish.
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TV highlights for June 7-13 include a profile of martial arts legend Bruce Lee on ESPN’s “30 for 30" and a “Grease Sing-Along” on CBS
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Movies on TV this week, June 7: ‘Mary Poppins’; ‘Finding Nemo’; ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ and more
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Police in Arizona say social media influencer Jake Paul faces misdemeanor charges following a riot that resulted in extensive damage to a mall.
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Coronavirus cases are climbing in Orange County, and officials say they are worried about a rise in infections spread by protests.
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Visitors will need to select one of three time blocks — 8-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or 2-5 p.m. — and sign up at least a day in advance. Same-day reservations are not available.
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A judge has denied the Orange County district attorney’s request to dismiss sexual assault charges against Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley.
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A video clip shows a man pulling a gun from his backpack after a verbal altercation with a protester on the Balboa Peninsula.
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Saints QB Drew Brees has apologized, but his commitment to change won’t be measured by how he supports blacks but, rather, how he challenges whites.
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Jacksonville Jaguars players, coaches, executives and their families held a protest against racial inequality in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
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The Granada Hills Kennedy ace built a bond last summer with an All-Star team that traveled to Chicago; even with the cancellation of the baseball season he vows, ‘Everyone will come out stronger.’
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While the coronavirus outbreak poses an extremely difficult challenge for the NFL, the league has played games and seasons amid crisis in the past.
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President Trump is traveling to Maine to visit a company involved in coronavirus testing. The governor asked him ‘check the rhetoric at the door.’
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Gov. Gavin Newsom visited with black community leaders in Stockton, faith leaders in Sacramento and small business owners in Los Angeles on a listening tour amid the George Floyd protests in California.
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Mourners and protesters in Minneapolis memorialized George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police has prompted a nationwide movement.
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Alarmed at reports that protesters have been seriously injured by rubber bullets fired by police officers, a group of California lawmakers said Thursday they will introduce legislation to set clear standards for the projectiles.
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