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Thousands are at Staples Center for the memorial for the Lakers star and his daughter, who were killed along with seven others last month in a helicopter crash.
Attorneys for Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death suit against the company that operated the helicopter that crashed and killed Kobe Bryant and eight others.
Fans without tickets to the Kobe Bryant memorial at Staples Center arrived in Los Angeles anyway, hoping to attend and wanting to be here to honor him.
Two hours before the Kobe Bryant memorial began, thousands of fans had already begun to gather in the chilly morning air outside Staples Center.
The Kobe Bryant memorial begins at 10 a.m. and is expected to conclude by 1 p.m.
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The onetime mogul was convicted of two of five counts in the high-profile case that was entwined in the #MeToo movement. He did not testify in his own defense, but has insisted that his encounters with his accusers were consensual.
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In small towns and cities across Washington state, people are being taught how to talk about race.
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The trillion trees initiative to reduce global warming is like someone trying to lose a lot of weight by taking daily walks without changing the daily diet.
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We have an antiquated notion that advanced healthcare is best delivered in hospitals. In a coronavirus pandemic, that won’t work.
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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame constructed a new throwing ring next to its stadium and will unveil it with an elite group of shotputters and discus throwers on March 7 at the John Godina Thrower’s Invitational that begins at 11 a.m.
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More than 80 women accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, and many of them spoke out Monday after the mogul was convicted on two of five counts.
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The Kobe Bryant memorial will be held Monday at Staples Center, and those without tickets are urged to stay away from the arena.
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Insurers have succeeded in watering down a Washington state bill that would have made a firm’s surplus cash a factor in any rate increase.
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Bernie Sanders has unleashed a lot of big personalities to represent him. They don’t always stay on script. That could create problems in the next phase of the campaign.
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The Taliban has started a ‘reduction in violence’ period that could lead to the withdrawal of many U.S. troops from Afghanistan. But pitfalls are many.
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Jim Mattern, known as Death Valley Jim, was once called the desert’s “best last hope.” That was before he was convicted of conducting unauthorized national parks tours, and banished from Death Valley and Joshua Tree.
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Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon is going on trial on fraud charges after he used public funds to richly pay his wife and children for work they allegedly never performed
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Here is what you need to know about the Kobe Bryant memorial.
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