GOP lawmakers, Trump surrogates tread carefully after he spent the Fourth of July holiday weekend denigrating the racial-justice movement and playing down the deadly pandemic.
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In what officials Saturday described as an “alarming” increase, hospitalizations of patients with confirmed coronavirus infections in Los Angeles County have jumped 41% in the last three weeks.
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As more Californians report anti-Asian hate incidents, activists push Gov. Gavin Newsom for aid.
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How will L.A. County move forward in combating the coronavirus outbreak? Leaders from the Board of Supervisors offer a mixed bag of answers.
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Flooding hits Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach amid high tide and surf. Residents started July 4 by shoveling sand and water out of their driveways.
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Despite a ban on Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the coronavirus, L.A. firefighters responded to thousands of emergency calls on Saturday.
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With continued surges in the coronavirus, San Diego’s hospitality industry could soon be facing an indoor dining ban.
Race in America
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Biden’s pledge to attack racial injustice contrasts with Trump’s stoking of white resentment at Mt. Rushmore.
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Weeks after USC removed the name of Rufus Von KleinSmid, some are raising questions about a host of names and symbols on campus, examining whether they too should be purged at this historic moment of reckoning.
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When publishing magnate Jay Penske bought the First Baptist Church in Venice, he had no idea how upset some locals would be.
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Climate change is increasing California’s wet-to-dry extremes, but average precipitation is not declining.
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In Santa Clarita, a brush fire that broke out near Soledad Canyon Road jumped the 14 Freeway at around 4 p.m. The fire had grown to 400 acres by 4:45 p.m.
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A decade of 911 calls to the LAPD reviewed by The Times helps explain the possibilities and challenges of reimagining police.
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Iran has confirmed that a damaged building at the underground Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly center
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A woman, whose racist, anti-Asian tirades last month shocked the public and the city of Torrance, has a warrant out for her arrest in connection to a confrontation separate from those recently captured on cellphone videos at a park.
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A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the U.S. in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders have new targets.
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Kanye West tweets that he’s running for president
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A special newsletter edition to equip you for the holiday weekend and get you up to date on what’s happening, including beach closures and officials’ fears that holiday celebrations could spark new outbreaks.
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Let us help make your job search easier. Also: Can employees be required to sign waivers saying it’s not the company’s fault if they catch COVID-19 at work? We’ve got an answer.
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Venice activists did not want to cut the LAPD’s budget. They sought to secede from L.A. and become an independent city with a police force under community control.
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President Trump has a history of putting his personal interests and political interests ahead of the nation’s interest. Be very wary as November nears.
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Regularly escaping to the Angeles National Forest is one way to deal with the stress and uncertainty of life during the pandemic.
Plant parenting
It’s officially summer, and some houseplants want to soak up the sun. Be careful — not all plants but only these specific plants should bask in it. If you need tips, follow Black plantfluencers and garden experts or get advice from the PlantKween of Instagram. While you’re there, follow @latimesplants.
As plant stores begin to reopen in Los Angeles, we share a few of our favorites.
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Text messages recently released by the National Transportation Safety Board reconstruct helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others.
A court’s surprisingly light sentences for seven Papuan activists highlights how far the Black Lives Matter protests have reverberated in Indonesia.
The Pandemic in Photos
For the past 16 years, Mauro Rios Parra has sold fruit bars and ice cream on the streets of Pico-Union, one of L.A.'s densest cities and among the hardest hit by the coronavirus.
This Houston hospital tried to prepare for the second wave of COVID-19, but was already 80% full this week as a nurse and doctor fell ill.
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What’s on TV Monday, July 6: American Experience: The Vote on PBS; coronavirus
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A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Lennox when he tripped in the street after lighting a firework, police said.
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Stuart Cornfeld, who produced more than a handful of films with Ben Stiller under the production house Red Hour Films, died on June 26 after a bout of cancer.
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Bryson DeChambeau worked on improving his strength during the coronavirus shutdown, and his power was on display in Detroit on Sunday.
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The Angels haven’t had much recent success with players avoiding surgery after platelet-rich plasma injections, but Griffin Canning could buck the trend.
The first official album from late Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke features a dizzying array of guests that threaten to overwhelm his own formidable star power.
Stuart Cornfeld, who produced more than a handful of films with Ben Stiller under the production house Red Hour Films, died on June 26 after a bout of cancer.
Tony-winning “Hamilton” actor Leslie Odom Jr. gets candid about thoughtfully originating Aaron Burr, and the lack of diversity and profit-sharing in the theater industry.
On Sunday, sports network ESPN will premiere an Eagles concert shot at the Forum in Inglewood. Here’s how to tune in.
Dodgers players know they are contenders to win a World Series title, and the team doesn’t believe a championship during a shortened season deserves an asterisk.
The spectator-less event due to the coronavirus gives TV broadcasters and producers a chance to experiment with how they present and cover MLS games.
Amid protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona believes it’s time to change the team’s nickname.
The Trojans’ total number of positive cases is up to two since they began allowing athletes to return to campus two weeks ago. The two athletes who tested positive were experiencing symptoms and were put in isolation. One player remains in isolation.
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides are hampering search and rescue operations in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores are still stranded.
More than 200 researchers worldwide sign an open letter saying current guidance ignores evidence that the coronavirus readily spreads on microscopic particles known as aerosols that can hang in the air for long periods and float dozens of feet.
Baltimore protesters have pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and thrown it into the city’s Inner Harbor.
President Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes.”
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Gregorio Leon drove to the outskirts of Lexington, S.C., the night of Feb. 14, 2016, with a gun by his side and rage in his heart.
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For nearly three years, a mural of Jonathan Park’s face adorned a white wall outside Catalina Liquor in Koreatown, his home and the neighborhood he’s become inseparably tied to as the rapper Dumbfoundead.
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COVID cooking continues with more comfort food but with an emphasis on fresh, light seasonal dishes and easy summer desserts.
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First-timers don’t always find their initial trip to be easygoing. But get the hang of it and you’ll be hooked.
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Los Angeles designers and influencers talk about how Black Lives Matter protests and this year’s Pride Month have reshaped their thoughts on the fashion industry.
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A mature urban forest and dense tree canopy can provide relief on the hottest days. Here are 15 places to cool off this summer.
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A COVID-era dentist’s appointment means fewer people, more layers and possibly a new tool or two.
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Roses and agapanthus are still in full bloom in the Huntington’s rose garden, just in time to welcome visitors when the gardens reopen on July 1, after being closed for more than three months due to coronavirus.
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We went to movies, plays and parties together, but for a long time only as good friends. There were past wounds and disappointments that made her reluctant to move things to the next level. I so enjoyed her company that I hung in there. We became best friends, and then eventually she asked to stay with me one night.
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Uncle Chuck put himself squarely in the Kentucky Derby picture with an effortless win in the Los Alamitos Derby.
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Will Arnett, Stockard Channing and Dylan Minnette are among those making this week’s housing news.
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What are “traditional” Fourth of July foods, anyway?
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A decade of 911 calls to the LAPD reviewed by The Times helps explain the possibilities and challenges of reimagining police.
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How will L.A. County move forward in combating the coronavirus outbreak? Leaders from the Board of Supervisors offer a mixed bag of answers.
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As more Californians report anti-Asian hate incidents, activists push Gov. Gavin Newsom for aid.
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A medio año de la pandemia, es difícil imaginar que alguien, en cualquier lugar, no haya oído hablar del coronavirus.
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¿Quiere beneficios monetarios como familia de estatus migratorio mixto? Le piden que siga este paso
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En tiempos normales, no parecería pedir mucho a los profesores que asistan y enseñen en días escolares programados, pero todo eso cambió con el coronavirus
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Authorities say a car drove onto a closed freeway and into a crowd of protesters, killing one person and critically injuring another.
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Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead are hampering search and rescue operations in southern Japan.
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Pubs, hair salons and movie theaters have reopened across England in the biggest relaxing yet of Britain’s virus-prevention measures
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The World Health Organization says it is ending a trial on whether anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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We’re listening, L.A.: Tell us what you want to know about the most pressing questions you have at this time — how to find a job, the best ways to manage your finances, and whether it’s safe to send your kids back to school or off to college — and we’ll find the best experts to answer your questions.
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Cactus, succulents, herbs, dwarf citrus and other houseplants that can handle the summer heat.
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Ashton Hirota, a contestant on Netflix’s reality competition series, “Next in Fashion,” is speaking out about keeping his fashion business going during the COVID-19 pandemic, making face masks and what the fashion industry must do to move forward.
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Plan your own Fourth of July bike ride, and learn about a Confederate warship’s dubious link to the Sierra
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Tribune Publishing struck a deal with its largest shareholder, Alden Global Capital, that adds the hedge fund’s co-founder, Randall Smith, to the newspaper company’s board, while extending an ownership standstill agreement until next year.
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Will Arnett of “Arrested Development” and “BoJack Horseman” fame has listed his prefab-hybrid home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area for about $11 million. Also: Ariana Grande bought two Southern California homes for a combined $20.45 million, and Steve Wynn looks to hit it big with a Vegas home sale.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a red-hot market for RVs and camping gear. This demand can provide a way to make some money when jobs are scarce.
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The former owner of a Venice bungalow learned CAD software to realize his vision of a minimalist, Scandinavian-inspired home. Asking price: $3.895 million.
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Two parks shut in Texas, California sticks with restrictions, Trump plans Rushmore visit
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With the coronavirus crisis roiling vacation plans, some are turning to travel that allows for social distancing, including RV camping. This reporter tried it.
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First California started reopening. Then came the questions.
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In a COVID-19 world, camping and RVing might be the hottest vacation trend of the summer.
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Amid a reckoning over treatment of Black Americans by police and the criminal justice system, Bill Cosby has won the right to an appeal.
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In Leigh Stein’s new novel, “Self Care,” pioneers in “the wellness space” backstab each other, in a satire that already feels 100 years old.
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In a statement published online, the musician Ryan Adams sought forgiveness after a wave of abuse allegations
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Grammy-winning singer Kacey Musgraves and her musician-husband, Ruston Kelly, have filed for divorce.
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The beaches were closed and many fireworks shows were canceled, but Southern California still celebrated July 4.
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The quake was reported Sunday morning at 9:14 a.m. Pacific time 11 miles from Clearlake, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Sunday morning at 5:17 a.m. Pacific time 27 miles from Alpine, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Amid the coronavirus, this year’s Fourth of July celebrations took a different tone across Southern California
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Assuming the NBA can resume play July 30 in Florida, Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and Luka Doncic will seek to make their postseason debuts.
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Valtteri Bottas wins for Mercedes at the Austrian Grand Prix, the first Formula One race for a season delayed by the coronavirus outbreak.
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A look back at some of the greatest moments in sports history from July 5, including the Lakers acquiring Wilt Chamberlain from the 76ers.
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Uncle Chuck won the Grade 3 $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby by four lengths but has work remaining to make the field for the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5.
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Statues designed to reinforce white supremacy should be taken down. Other monuments, erected to memorialize history, as at Gettysburg, deserve to stay.
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Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, touted the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, which has run into obstacles.
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President Trump accuses his opponents of wanting to “end America” and vows to protect statues and monuments.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. were in South Dakota to hold fundraisers for President Trump’s reelection campaign.
