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Angels tie Diamondbacks 6-6 on prospect Connor Justus' two-out single in ninth inning

Connor Justus' single lifted the Angels into a tie with the Diamondbacks in Tempe, Ariz; Julio Teheran and Patrick Sandoval each worked three innings.




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Justin Upton hits his first home run of the spring in Angels' loss to Indians

The Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians in a high-scoring game, and opening day starter Andrew Heaney and right-hander Jaime Barria were roughed up.




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Former Angels outfielder Jim Edmonds feeling better after coronavirus diagnosis

Former Angels and St. Louis Cardinals standout Jim Edmonds was hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus, but he says he is feeling better.




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Irrfan Khan Dies; Indian Actor Appeared In Crossover Hit 'Slumdog Millionaire'

The versatile actor vaulted to international stardom after playing a police inspector in the 2008 film. Khan, 54, was adored in India despite not being a Bollywood heartthrob.




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Social media editor, Business and Sports reporters announced

Announcing a promotion and two recent additions to The Times' staff: Stacey Leasca has been named social media editor.




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Lindsey Thiry joins L.A. Times sports staff as multimedia reporter

Lindsey Thiry, who has been blogging on USC football for The Times, is joining the staff as a general assignment reporter focused on multimedia storytelling.




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Ducks game postponed after Blues' Jay Bouwmeester suffers cardiac episode

Play was suspended during the Ducks-Blues game on Tuesday at Honda Center after St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during the first period.




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A.J. Pollock hits first home run of the spring in Dodgers' loss to Diamondbacks

A.J. Pollock hit his first home run of the spring but the Dodgers dug themselves in a hole early to fall to the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3.




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Pitcher Tony Gonsolin shines in Dodgers' spring training win over Indians

The Dodgers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in a spring training game and Tony Gonsolin impressed manager Dave Roberts with his two-inning effort.




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Protests in Indianapolis after police kill 3 young adults and unborn child in separate incidents

Officers killed three civilians in three separate incidents within hours of each other.




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Shirley Douglas, Canadian activist-actress, dies at 86

Shirley Douglas, the Canadian activist and actress, mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canada medicare founder Tommy Douglas, died Sunday. She was 86.




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Column: My husband's cancer was diagnosed three days into the shutdown. Here's the silver lining

The news that estrogen may boost resistance to COVID-19 offered a silver lining to my husband's prostate cancer and a cure for my isolation envy.




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New clothes pile up at Cambodian factories. Coronavirus forces U.S. brands to cancel orders

The drop in foreign orders is devastating workers in the Southeast Asian country, which counts on the garment industry for 40% of its economic output. Those still employed now fear contracting COVID-19 inside cramped factories.




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Appreciation: A farewell to theater leader Diane Rodriguez, with love and tears, from Luis Valdez

A remembrance of theater actor-writer-director Diane Rodriguez from a fellow El Teatro Campesino family member, 'Zoot Suit' playwright Luis Valdez.




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'Seismic' loss: Diane Rodriguez, longtime champion of theater artists of color, dies

Diane Rodriguez, ex-associate artistic director of Center Theatre Group, is remembered for her work with Luis Valdez and Culture Clash, among others.




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Home wrestling, masked dinners and lots of books: Kevin Wilson's Tennessee quarantine diary

The author of "Nothing to See Here" enjoys BennY RevivaL, furniture-breaking wrestling moves and lots of books in his quarantine diary.




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Laura Lippman comforts herself with old YA, actor Venn diagrams and costume selfies

What crime novelist Laura Lippman is reading and watching in quarantine




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Why are entertainers so depressed? Comedian John Moe has been asking for years

He's interviewed Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy and Maria Bamford about depression. With his new memoir, "The Hilarious World of Depression," John Moe looks inward.




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Media mogul Jules Haimovitz aims for $21.3 million in the 90210

Jules Haimovitz, who's served as president of MGM Networks and Viacom, is asking $21.32 million for his estate in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.




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Must Reads: The crowd-sourced, social media swarm that is betting Tesla will crash and burn

It's a sunny day in March and "Machine Planet" is flying a single-engine Cessna over Northern California.




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Diary of lockdown – it’s not all pinot grigio and Easter eggs, says VIRGINIA BLACKBURN



THERE must be an upside to this, yes? Time to read War And Peace, learn a new language, or discover previously unknown aptitudes such as the ability to paint? Face it, you'll never have an opportunity like this again. But this, alas, is what a real day of self-betterment looks like. Leap out of bed at the crack of noon.




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Belgian Sapphire tiara: The scandalous royal who previously owned Queen's diadem



THE QUEEN has one of the most extensive jewellery collections in the world, and is particularly noted for her tiaras. The Belgian Sapphire is a particular favourite of Her Majesty's - and it has a scandalous former royal owner.




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VERY special item of Princess Diana's held in quarantine before HUGE plans are revealed



THE iconic gown Princess Diana wore to a state banquet at the White House in 1985 is currently being held in quarantine.




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Media in the US: lax campaign financing bad for democracy but good for media companies

US campaign financing rules have been relaxed even further in recent years, making a worrying problem about the state of American democracy worse (because those with money have even more ability to try and buy votes or influence policy).

Media coverage of this issue, though it may pop up from time to time, seems quite limited. Perhaps because it is estimated that television stations this year could make as much as eight billion dollars from political campaigns.

The state of US mainstream media has unfortunately been lamentable for many years, and after the issues around hurricane Katrina, it was thought that the media would be rejuvenated. Unfortunately it does not seem that way.

This page has been updated with further information about campaign financing issues and how limits in the US have been lifted making the problem worse. Also added were notes on US press freedom, and an info graphic on media ownership concentration.

Read full article: Media in the United States




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Media and advertising: manipulating photos of people; going too far?

It has long been known that advertisers will “photoshop” (slang for editing photos to touch up or airbrush out imperfections) photos to make the subject more attractive. But many have pointed out that this subtle manipulation often goes too far. Young people, girls in particular, are bombarded with images of how they are supposed to look, contributing to many social and health problems as a result.

The American National Advertising Division (the US advertising industry’s self-regulating watchdog) for example, recently moved to ban the misleading use of photoshopping and enhanced post-production in cosmetics adverts as it could be too misleading. In the UK some adverts have been banned because the effects of airbrushing has resulted in very misleading cosmetic adverts. France has even considered legislation to explicitly identify retouched images.

Some will claim it is up to parents to teach their children how to recognize these things, but parents cannot often win against an army of professional psychologists, marketers and others all focused on pushing their own images onto children, when studies also say that children are not old enough tell the difference between commercial and other content.

This page has been updated to add a section about this issue with further links, videos and examples.

Read full article: Media and Advertising




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02 and Virgin Media to merge creating a media and telecoms giant worth £31BILLION



VIRGIN Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced. Liberty Global and Telefonica - the owners of Virgin Media and O2 respectively - had confirmed on Monday that they were in discussions over a possible combination.




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Virgin Media users have HOURS to take advantage of a never-before-seen freebie



VIRGIN MEDIA customers are about to lose one of the best perks rolled-out to keep them entertained during the lockdown. Here are all the channels you're set to lose from your set-top box in a few hours time.




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Cambodia travel: The mighty stone temple of Angkor Wat



AT 660FT WIDE, the waterway was so big I assumed it was a river. It wasn't. This was just the 3.4-mile long moat around the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. Our genial tuk-tuk driver Mr Chantol laughed when I explained my mistaken assumption and said "bigger things'' awaited.




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Princess Diana’s row with John Major over royal departure exposed



PRINCESS DIANA's separation from Prince Charles was a messy affair - and it turns out even then-Prime Minister John Major waded into the row.




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Mw 6.1 MID-INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude  Mw 6.1
Region  MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Date time  2020-04-12 06:57:48.0 UTC
Location  36.87 S ; 77.44 E
Depth  10 km




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Postdoctoral Scholar in Radiation Detection

The Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley welcomes applications for a postdoctoral scholar to support a project on radiation detection for nuclear security applications. The goal of this work, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley and Sandia National Laborator




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Mw 5.5 MID-INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude  Mw 5.5
Region  MID-INDIAN RIDGE
Date time  2020-05-08 20:45:30.7 UTC
Location  29.45 S ; 76.55 E
Depth  10 km




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World-first COVID-19 dialysis treatment comes from Canadian research team, doctors say

A team of researchers based in London, Ont. is the first in the world to attempt treating critical COVID-19 patients with a modified form of dialysis, doctors say.




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Tia Stokes, non-profit Kalamity founder, dancing her way through cancer diagnosis

A GoFundMe page aims to match the nearly $600,000 that Tia Stokes' non-profit dance group Kalamity has raised for people facing real-life calamities.

       




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Indianapolis Opera's 'Elixir of Love' features IndyCar driver Zach Veach, vintage car

IndyCar driver Zach Veach and a 1909 car are making a guest appearance during the Indianapolis Opera's production of "Elixir of Love."

      




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This is the only remaining tiny statue out of 20 placed around Indianapolis in 2009

IndyStar reporter Domenica Bongiovanni searched for tiny statues hidden by artist Dominic Sansone in 2009 for a Herron art class.

      




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'Frankenstein' and Mary Lincoln: Here's Indiana Repertory Theatre's 2020-2021 season

Indiana Repertory Theatre's new plays include Mary Lincoln's reclusiveness, 'Fahrenheit 451' and a celebration of Indianapolis' bicentennial.

      




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Indianapolis Contemporary art museum shuts down, citing economic damage from coronavirus

Indianapolis Contemporary is closing permanently, almost a year after changing its name and a few months after hiring a new executive director.

      




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Save the dates: Check out new dates for postponed Indiana events

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the events calendar in Central Indiana. Check out eight rescheduled dates.

       




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John Prine made music, friends and even a movie in Indiana

Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine, who died at age 73, hired Indiana guitarists Jason Wilber and Larry Crane to play in his band.

       




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Indianapolis convention business looking to emerge from bleak coronavirus crisis

Conventions, conferences and trade shows cling to calendar spots with cautious optimism after the coronavirus pandemic caused tourism to nosedive.

       




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Indiana Black Expo cancels Summer Celebration and Circle City Classic over coronavirus

Citing the need to keep people safe, Indiana Black Expo has canceled its Summer Celebration and Circle City Classic.

       




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Here's how Indianapolis artists impacted by coronavirus can get help

Artists who wish to apply for a free food box can visit the websites or social media pages of Gravesco Pottery or Urban Awareness Gardens.

       




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Indiana restaurant history in photos: From tenderloins to fried brains

In Indiana, everyone knows the best restaurants to get the best pie, fried chicken, tenderloins and yes...fried brains.

      




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Black History: Famed Indiana artists have a shared heritage at Manual High School

William Edouard Scott and John Wesley Hardrick both studied under famed Impressionist painter Otto Stark at Manual High School.

      




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'More than corn in Indiana': The history of Indiana Beach Amusement Park

After nearly 100 years, the northern Indiana resort and amusement park closes. The park near Monticello was originally named Ideal Beach.

      




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Female ex-slaves found security, community at Indianapolis' Alpha Home

Many slave women outlived their children and husbands or were abandoned by them. They had no where to turn.

      




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How Indiana has fought back against past disease outbreaks

Epidemics aren't new. This is how Hoosiers have weathered them in the past.

      




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Play ball! A retro look at the Indianapolis Indians

From Bush Stadium to Victory Field

      




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Indianapolis in the '60s

Before it was called 'India-no-place'