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Bill Barr is acting like Trump's wing man again instead of America's attorney general

The attorney general suggests that he's in sync with Trump's 'liberation' tweets.




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Why shut down his own coronavirus task force? Trump wants someone to blame if things get worse

Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why?




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Column: Trump's latest 'very good people' are 2nd Amendment thugs

Only in the U.S., and no other civilized democracy, does a supposed right to take up arms against a duly elected government garner respect.




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Granderson: Why did Michael Jordan never use his giant megaphone? White America didn't want to hear it

Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America.




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Your 'Animal Crossing' obsession is about to get worse. Blame the Getty Art Generator

Van Gogh or Klimt, anyone? The new Animal Crossing Art Generator allows you to bring artworks from the museum's archives into your imaginary worlds.




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Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same

Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world?




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One year on, how is London prepared to prevent another Notre Dame?

London fire Brigade is warning managers of London’s closed historic venues not to be complacent about fire safety during the coronavirus outbreak




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'Mexican food always wins': José R. Ralat on his new book 'American Tacos'

José R. Ralat's new book, 'American Tacos,' goes deep on north-of-the-border taco culture.




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L.A. street vendors fought 10 years for the right to sell. Then COVID-19 came along

L.A.'s street vendors are grounded and facing a new Goliath: COVID-19.




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Famed Basque restaurant Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield to close permanently

The restaurant, which served traditional Basque cooking enjoyed family-style, had been in business for 89 years.




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A family of strawberry growers had big dreams. Then came the pandemic

The Carranza family worked on the McGrath Family Farm for more than 20 years. Just as they sought to go into the strawberry business on their own, the coronavirus hit.




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'The fight is always somewhere in us': Asian American history and a Little Tokyo combo meal

The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community.




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9 L.A. chefs and restaurants are named James Beard Award finalists

Nine Los Angeles restaurants and chefs, including Jessica Koslow and Jeremy Fox, are on James Beard Foundation's list.




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You've named and fed it. Now what to do with all that extra sourdough starter?

Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter.




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James Patterson donates $500,000 as independent bookstores struggle with coronavirus

Author James Patterson is donating $500,000 to help indie bookstores across the country. For many L.A. booksellers, that could be a life saver.




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Julia Alvarez discusses her radically different novel, 'Afterlife' (and defends 'American Dirt')

Julia Alvarez's "Afterlife" is her first novel for adults in 15 years. She talks about loss, fragmentation and "American Dirt."




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Meet the heartland Evangelicals who feed America

Marie Mutsuki Mockett's 'American Harvest' looks at the divide between the heartland and those who seldom think about where our food comes from.




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Dystopian fiction has always been real for Ray Bradbury prize winner Marlon James

Marlon James, whose novel "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" pioneered queer fantasy, thanks Mary Shelley and "Moby Dick" for predicting our current crisis.




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Want to know more about the real 'Mrs. America'? Here's your reading list

"Mrs. America" creator Dahvi Waller on the books to read if you want to know more about the ERA




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Their beautifully curated vintage-book pop-ups were thriving. Along came coronavirus

Nick Capizzi and Jenny Yang founded A Good Used Book in 2018 as an itinerant book-browsing mecca. Now they're surviving on hope and Instagram.




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They came to make art in isolation; the pandemic forced them to stay

While guests of Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center are stuck through June, canceled residencies across the U.S. endanger an artistic ecosystem.




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Letters to the Editor: The coronavirus is America's chance to become a mature nation

America's optimism may have blinded it to the coronavirus. Now, with suffering a part of our daily life, we have a chance to become a mature nation.




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Letters to the Editor: Hubris and bad leadership made America a perfect target for the coronavirus

Warning memos were written. Research was funded. But what good is any of this if American leaders fail to act?




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Letters to the Editor: Why just a running mate? Joe Biden should name his entire Cabinet

These are extraordinary times, and Joe Biden has a number of legislators, mayors and governors who could fill an entire Cabinet.




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Letters to the Editor: Churches don't have a 1st Amendment right to ruin public health

Some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks have been linked to religious services, and the public's health trumps every other right.




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Letters to the Editor: The myth of Americans coming together after a catastrophe

We're still divided into red state and blue states. Of course we aren't coming together with a disaster like the COVID-19 pandemic raging on.




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Letters to the Editor: Every American needs an N95 mask more than a stimulus check

Cloth masks are not nearly as effective as N95 respirators and they give wearers a false sense of security against the coronavirus.




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Feedback: What readers think about petition to name Dr. Anthony Fauci 'sexiest man'

Calendar Feedback: Is competence sexy? Readers on whether it trivializes Dr. Fauci to call him 'sexy.' Plus, differing opinions on the Peter Zumthor design of LACMA.




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Letters to the Editor: Why you shouldn't shame the shopper wearing gloves and an N95 mask

Someone wearing gloves and an N95 mask likely had a stockpile at home before the pandemic hit.




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Letters to the Editor: Coronavirus protesters turn the American flag into a symbol of selfishness

The people waving the American flag at lockdown protests are using it as a symbol of selfishness.




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Letters to the Editor: Michigan's 2nd Amendment thugs aren't what the framers had in mind

The language of the 2nd Amendment suggests that the Constitution's framers did not want to empower rifle-wielding protesters to invade statehouses.




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That dramatic 'Marriage Story' speech that Laura Dern makes? Here's how it came about

As a divorce lawyer in 'Marriage Story,' Laura Dern calls out societal bias against mothers. She helped craft the speech with writer-director Noah Baumbach.




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Natalie Portman dons cape with names of snubbed female directors on Oscars carpet

Natalie Portman arrived at the 92nd Academy Awards wearing a cape with the names of female directors who weren't nominated Sunday.




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Oscars fashion: Joaquin Phoenix, Margot Robbie, Timothée Chalamet make eco-style statements

Eco fashion was among the big style statements and trends at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday in Hollywood.




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Oscars fashion: Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet go luxe casual for Hollywood's big night

Has Oscar style strayed to the casual side? You be the judge.




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From '1917' to, yes, 'Parasite,' video games are even influencing prestige movies

Oscar's big winner, 'Parasite,' and war tale '1917' show how interactive entertainment is shaping linear storytelling — often for the better.




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Leonardo DiCaprio surprises Jamie Foxx at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors

Cynthia Erivo, Jamie Foxx, Louis Gossett Jr., Lena Waithe and HBO's 'The Wire' cast were honored at the 2020 American Black Film Festival Honors on Sunday.




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Cost overruns, delays, now coronavirus. Academy Museum chief Bill Kramer isn't fazed

In his first in-depth interview as Academy Museum director, Bill Kramer talks budget, construction time lines and, most important, what you'll see inside.




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PGA golfer Jeff Sluman gets same price he paid for Florida town home

PGA Tour golfer Jeff Sluman has sold his waterfront home in Florida for $3.65 million, the same price he paid for it in 2017.




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James Franco's former home across from Chateau Marmont sells for $4.65 million

Just above the Sunset Strip, a 1920s villa once owned by actor James Franco and filmmaker Francis Lawrence just sold for $4.65 million.




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'Game of Thrones' co-creator D.B. Weiss sells Beverly Grove home

"Game of Thrones" co-creator D.B. Weiss has sold his home in Beverly Grove for $1.91 million, records show.




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Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar clears a $4-million base in Florida

Retired baseball star Roberto Alomar has sold his Florida home — an 18,700-square-foot mansion on more than three acres — for $4 million.




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Jewish Hall of Fame wrestler Bill Goldberg takes WWE title in Saudi Arabia


Goldberg, the grandson of Romanian and Russian immigrants, had his bar mitzvah in his native Tulsa, Oklahoma.




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Boris Johnson names his newborn after doctors who saved his life


Nicholas was a nod to Nick Price and Nick Hart - two doctors who the couple have praised for saving Johnson's life at St Thomas' hospital last month.




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The freight escape: Simon Calder left for his skiing holiday as an airline passenger but came home as cargo

The luckiest traveller in Europe in the past nine days? Andrew Gardner, an engineer from Milton Keynes. On Thursday morning, 15 April, he flew from Stansted to Oslo. About 10 minutes after he landed, the air-traffic control shutters came down over northern Europe, and remained closed for the next six days.




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Coronavirus: US senators accused of insider trading named on Trump committee to reopen trading

'To provide counsel to the president on the reopening of America'




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L.A. Auto Show: VW America's chief has a plan to move past the emissions scandal

Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh wants to regain your trust.




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Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff?

Electric vehicles can cut greenhouse gases and carmakers have big plans for them. But so far, few car buyers want them.




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Alameda County says Tesla has cut its workforce. But will it stop making cars?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has kept his Fremont, Calif., manufacturing plant open despite the Bay Area coronavirus lockdown.




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'The Hunger Games' universe expands with a prequel film in the works

Lionsgate announced Tuesday that Suzanne Collins' latest Panem novel, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," will be adapted into a film.