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The Senate has voted to confirm Miguel Cardona as Education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communities across the U.S. are seeing plummeting demand, but coronavirus tests remain important for tracking and containing the outbreak.
Pink’s hotdog stand reopens after 2 months of voluntary closure, bringing hopes of reinvigoration to Melrose
California’s average daily coronavirus case count is down almost 46% from two weeks ago, but experts warn now is not the time to lower your guard.
The process for getting a COVID-19 vaccine varies county to county.
Experts say about most Americans will need to be vaccinated to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. Track California’s progress toward that goal.
COVID-19 vaccines are now being administered to healthcare workers in the U.S. What are your questions about the timeline, the safety or the science?
The second shot of the COVID vaccine does not need to happen precisely 21 or 28 days after the first to be effective.
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California and N.Y. mutant coronavirus variants are ‘worrisome’
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The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief says it’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think that the pandemic might be over by year’s end.
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Teachers and workers in child care, emergency services and food and agriculture will be eligible to get COVID-19 vaccinations in L.A. County starting Monday.
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The L.A. school district will get the COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the week, with a target of mid-April to reopen some campuses.
Times Columnists on the pandemic
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Three of the four most lethal outbreaks at nursing homes in California were at facilities that volunteered to receive COVID-19 patients from overtaxed hospitals. Kei-Ai Los Angeles led them all.
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In a post-pandemic world, will L.A. be a city of empty buildings and homeless people sleeping on the ground outside of them? Not if Rose Rios has a say.
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Disney is charging $75 for admission to California Adventure without rides or most live attractions. Sound crazy? Check out the near-hourlong waits.
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The problem isn’t the order in which people can book their appointments online. It’s the fact that people have to get online at all.
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A visit to Oxnard shows the difficulties facing California’s Latinos in the fight against the coronavirus.
Coronavirus Today Newsletters
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West Hollywood, Malibu and Playa del Rey escaped the winter coronavirus surge largely unscathed. Wealth wasn’t the only thing they had going for them.
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Each priority list tries to solve a tough problem: How can a limited supply of vaccines be allocated in a way that is equitable and practical?
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For a growing number of elderly people and healthcare workers, getting immunized has meant picking old habits back up and finding new peace of mind.
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Early childhood educators are juggling the tough task of caring for babies and preschoolers while also managing impromptu classrooms for older kids.
Are vaccines safe? How do I get my second dose? Do I have to wear a mask? We’ve answered hundreds of newsletter readers’ questions. Here’s an archive.
In Depth
Much of Los Angeles saw weekly case rates soar by 450% during the surge, but some communities fared far better.
A sewing machine, a Pacific freighter and a Detroit family’s loss: The story of one body bag’s life cycle and the hands that touched it along the way.
See artwork from healthcare workers who are on the front lines of COVID-19.
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The pandemic has dropped rents in San Francisco, allowing some tenants to find deals they could never imagine.
Disparities are revealed in detailed data tracking the progress of the COVID-19 vaccination effort in more than 340 neighborhoods across L.A. County.
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Federal officials are expressing worry that the decline in daily new coronavirus cases nationwide is starting to flatten and warned states against relaxing COVID-19 restrictions.
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Mixing and matching doses of different COVID-19 vaccines was an idea that scientists dismissed out of hand. Now they’re taking it seriously.
U.S. health advisors have endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson that’s expected to provide an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.
While coronavirus variants remain a threat, health experts say they are hopeful that masks and rising vaccination rates can blunt potential new waves.
Scientists have identified a mutated version of the coronavirus spreading in New York, one of several variants being monitored in the U.S.
The CDC is urging stricter precautions for gymgoers after tracing coronavirus outbreaks to fitness centers where patrons exercised without wearing masks.
Pfizer says it has begun studying the effects of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, part of a strategy to combat new versions of the coronavirus.
February is usually the peak of flu season but not this year, in part because of measures, such as mask-wearing, to fight the coronavirus.
A new study from Israel strongly suggests that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works as well in the real world as it does in clinical trials.
World & Nation
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Infectious-disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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President Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a long-sought boost to U.S. roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Massive fraud in the nation’s unemployment system is raising alarms even as President Biden and Congress prepare to pour billions into expanded benefits.
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The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
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California
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In the Central Valley, the spring harvest is coming, and the transition to Blue Shield is complicating efforts to vaccinate farmworkers against COVID-19.
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Teachers and those who work in child care, food and agriculture and emergency services are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in L.A. County.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ takes a few jabs at Gov. Gavin Newsom in this weekend’s opening comedy sketch.
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A Santa Monica memorial honoring those who have died from COVID-19 is part of a grassroots push to designate a national day of remembrance, organizers say.
Business
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Housekeeping workers at the JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot filed a complaint on Thursday with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the latest allegation of COVID-19 safety violations in a Los Angeles workplace.
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The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress.
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Turns out, there’s scientific literature to support why we find videoconferencing so draining.
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COVID-19 vaccine makers tell Congress to expect a big jump in the delivery of doses over the coming month.
Travel
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The L.A. Zoo reopened on Tuesday. Neither animals nor human onlookers appeared irked by the safety precautions.
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With limited exceptions, nonessential air travelers will be required to reserve a three-night stay in a government-authorized hotel at their own expense before they depart for Canada.
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Festival will invite guests to wander through Disney California Adventure, shop for food, drinks and souvenirs, and take in “entertainment experiences.”
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Travelers who refuse to wear a mask on planes, buses and trains will face fines under an executive order by President Biden.
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“The View” panelist Meghan McCain took aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci for “inconsistent messaging” during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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Are you a healthcare worker who has a creative outlet to cope with the pandemic? We’d love to share your art in an upcoming story.
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‘Migrations’ author Charlotte McConaghy joins L.A. Times Book Club readers from Australia.
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The San Diego medical examiner’s office has released more details about the cause of actress Cloris Leachman’s death at age 94 in late January.
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I have never cared about being cool but there is one trendy group I would like to join — the people with ‘I got the shot!’ status.
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We want to understand how people’s relationship with L.A. has changed — or stayed the same — over the course of the past year.
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Cannabis-containing comestibles for almost every diet
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Dating coaches and matchmakers say business is booming and new clients are more flexible and more intentional about finding a partner.
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A summer romance to me is two people living every moment with joy, even as they realize summer will end. Dave Wylie and I had a three-year ‘summer romance.’
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I was determined to make 2020 my year to break out of my dating rut. But the pandemic would shut down even the possibility of dating in a way that I never could have imagined.
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A lawsuit filed to help 16 international athletes from UCLA and Loyola Marymount reunite with their teams amid the pandemic has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court.
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Players in Los Angeles and Orange counties put on pads for the first time in the 2020-21 school year, and the excitement was reflected on social media.
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The $5-billion SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will serve as a vaccination site for L.A. Unified School District teachers and staff starting on Monday.
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Jeremy Lin, who plays for the Golden State Warriors’ G League team, revealed on social media he has experienced racism targeting Asian Americans.
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Santa Ana Mater Dei is scheduled to face Bellflower St. John Bosco in the last Trinity League game of the season on April 16 at at Santa Ana Bowl.
Opinion
When was the moment you realized life would change? We wants readers to share their thoughts almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic upending society.
Republicans are hoping voters take their frustration out on Newsom, who has worked harder than any of them on this pandemic.
Letters to the Editor: We’ve provided a breeding ground for virus mutations with repeated reopenings
Letters to the Editor: We’ve provided a breeding ground for virus mutations with repeated reopenings
Our cycle of lockdowns and reopenings always keeps the coronavirus burning through the population, providing ample opportunities for new strains to emerge.
Once again, the haves are trampling over the have-nots to gain an advantage — this time, by misusing vaccine codes meant for underserved communities.
Coronavirus Basics
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- CDC | Pandemic guide | LAUSD
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The latest totals, where new cases are concentrated, testing numbers, demographcics, nursing homes and California state and county data in context compared to other states.
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The protest started around noon and drew 20 to 30 people, said LAPD Officer Sean Murray. No arrests had been reported by 2 p.m., nor were vaccination efforts interrupted, he said.
In San Mateo County, a high school reopening plan is emotionally fraught, revealing deep divides between parents, teachers and rich and poor areas.
Some L.A.-area private schools used restricted access codes and other strategies to get staff vaccinated while the county’s supply was limited. As of Monday, the scramble will be on for all schools.
The concerns over patient privacy offer a glimpse into questions being raised about the scope of Blue Shield’s role as an independent overseer of California’s network of COVID-19 vaccine providers.
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Peter Luger Steak House in New York has borrowed Madame Tussauds celebrity wax figures to mingle with patrons as COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining ease.
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Israel boasts the world’s fastest COVID-19 vaccine rollout, with half the population inoculated. Reaching the other half presents challenges.
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Even as the daily toll of COVID-19 deaths declines, Latino residents of Los Angeles County are still dying at three times the rate of white residents.
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San Francisco and San Mateo counties have halted vaccine access to the healthcare provider after finding it allegedly gave shots to ineligible people.
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Vaccine eligibility requires proof. But as access expands officials have yet to establish what documents will be needed for verification, or a straightforward way to sort phony documents from real ones.
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With COVID-19 vaccine supplies still tight, officials have been forced to make agonizing choices about who should get priority.
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Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Middle East have been affected by the coronavirus, with one already at port in Bahrain.
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Councilwoman Laura Ferguson said she was behind a plexiglass divider and more than 6 feet from her colleagues.
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Although hospitalizations are down, the county is reporting 10 additional cases of MIS-C in children.
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Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll is the world’s second-highest for the same reason its second wave has yet to fade: Prevention was never made a priority, experts say.
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Guidelines released Thursday show California’s new program earmarking 10% of COVID-19 vaccines will be reserved for K-12 school employees and those who work in child care positions.
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Pricing undermines Moscow’s claim that it is supplying poor countries with cheaper COVID-19 vaccines.
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There’s still a risk if one person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and another person hasn’t been, experts say.
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A new public service ad campaign aims to persuade Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, telling them, “It’s Up to You.”
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Teachers, school staff and childcare providers are among those eligible for vaccinations in San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
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Officials worry that heavy winds could topple the large white tents set up in the Anaheim parking lots. The site is expected to reopen Friday if winds subside.
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The backlog of coronavirus-related fatalities, most of which occurred in December and January, was discovered following extensive checks of death records.
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Tuesday was the second-busiest day at city-run vaccination sites, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said, and doses are expected to improve in coming weeks.
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The pervasive fear is gone, though not everyone is ready to resume pre-pandemic habits after receiving both vaccine doses.
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Forty percent of coronavirus vaccines for school staff in Los Angeles County will go to L.A. Unified
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Inaccessible websites limit the ability of blind or visually impaired people to sign up for vaccines, a Kaiser Health News investigation has found.
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Alleging the L.A. County health department has failed West Covina residents and businesses, the City Council voted to form its own health department.
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California has surpassed 50,000 COVID-19 deaths, a tally that came as Los Angeles County reported a backlog of more than 800
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The former state senator said he and wife Trina are feeling fine and isolating at home after learning Tuesday they’d both been infected, two weeks before the March 9 special election.
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The Los Angeles City Council approved a $5-an-hour temporary boost for grocery workers, a move that could bring a legal challenge from the grocery store industry.
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Two predominantly Latino cities in neighboring states have had diverging fates in the global rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Scientists fear “nightmare scenario” where a patient is infected by two different coronavirus strains that swap mutations and become more dangerous.
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What the road map for reopening California after COVID-19 surge might look like
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After 90 days, the immunity developed in response to a coronavirus infection is about as protective as a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study.
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An FDA analysis finds that Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe cases of COVID-19.
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L.A. schools are moving forward with reopening plans that allow time for workers to be fully immunized against COVID-19 — which could result in campuses staying closed for the rest of the academic year.
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False information in texts and emails led some to unknowingly jump the vaccine line using special access codes meant for the needy.
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Ghana is the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative, with a delivery of 600,000 doses.
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Having kids and teachers back in the classroom requires money and procedures that the proponents of reopening all schools fail to mention.
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About 40% of people in the custody of the state corrections system have received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine, progress that’s been praised by advocates.
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Preschool and day-care workers across California say they are managing ad-hoc classrooms of older students while also caring for infants and toddlers.
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California’s coronavirus strain is more transmissible than its predecessors, is more resistant to vaccines and may cause more severe cases of COVID-19.
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Sales of pet supplements soared by 21% last year as people tried to protect their furry friends from COVID-19. Experts say there’s no need.
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COVID-19 vaccines adapted for new coronavirus variants can receive authorization from the Food and Drug Administration without repeating full clinical trials.
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Scotland’s COVID-19 vaccination program has led to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, offering some real-world evidence of the shots’ impact.
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In L.A., so many people now have immunity to the coronavirus from past infections and vaccination that transmission is slowing and inching toward herd immunity.
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Native Americans are bucking a trend of minority populations who harbor doubts about the COVID-19 vaccines.
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U.S. life expectancy fell in the first half of 2020 amid the pandemic: almost three years for Black people, two for Latinos and one for white people.
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Reversals of fortune, political quarrels and vexing public-health paradoxes are complicating efforts to contain a deadly third wave of contagion across Europe.
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The makers of COVID-19 vaccines are figuring out how to tweak their recipes in case the shots need an update against worrisome coronavirus mutations.
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Nearly a year into the pandemic, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers guidance on how to reopen schools safely.
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The Man of Two Faces returns in Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Committed.’ The author explains what’s different.
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The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, after being forced to close two weeks into its 2020 season, is set to reopen with new social distancing rules on Monday.
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L.A. is full of phenomenal pools, spectacular spas and supercool five-star hotels waiting for us to explore. Now there’s a way to do that on a budget.
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Find a flick with our guide to new and classic movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops.
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Other arts to watch: Tim Robbins’ “Embedded,” comic Maria Bamford, Ed Ruscha’s new show and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater.
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Today’s car traveler must be a road warrior, never caught unawares by this strange new travel world.
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“Migrations” author Charlotte McConaghy discusses her climate change novel and upcoming movie with L.A. Times Book Club readers.
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Staying indoors is driving us crazy. Thanks to a new company, you can book a garden in Los Angeles just like an Airbnb.
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