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Every day is Mother’s Day for me: Mohsin Khan




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Shopify's new app makes it easier for merchants to sell on Pinterest

Pinterest is continuing its push to be a major online shopping destination through a new partnership with Shopify, which will make it easier for merchants to attract new customers and boost sales. Through a new app, Shopify merchants can now upload c...




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CFL shows it to be its own worst enemy as it goes cap-in-hand to the feds


This plan for the $150 million in aid, presented by commissioner Randy Ambrosie, comes off as so half-baked, so riddled with holes and obfuscation that it’s impossible to rally behind it in its current incarnation.




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NFL is ready to call an audible or two if coronavirus forces schedule changes


With the NFL heading into its next round of broadcasting negotiations, it could not afford to release a schedule full of unsightly seams and untenable sacrifices.




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Unionizing L.A. bus workers and their CEO come together over fighting climate change

Factory workers at Proterra, a Silicon Valley e-bus startup, have joined a union that also represents L.A. oil refinery workers.




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New labor laws are coming to California. What's changing in your workplace?

For California businesses, 2020 will be a year of reckoning. Sweeping new laws curbing long-time employment practices take effect, aimed at reducing economic inequality and giving workers more power in their jobs.




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Seeing those opt-out messages about your personal information on websites? Thank California's new privacy law

"Do not sell my info" links popped up on websites New Year's Day as companies scrambled to comply with California's sweeping new consumer privacy protection law.




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It's your last chance to claim a slice of the Equifax data breach settlement

More than 147 million people's credit data were exposed during Equifax's 2017 breach. Wednesday is the deadline to file a claim.




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California lost more manufacturing jobs to China than any other state, report says

California lost more manufacturing jobs to China than any other state.




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AB 5 is already changing how Uber works for California drivers and riders

Responding to a new California labor law, Uber making concessions drivers have long sought. But it may change the service in ways that displease drivers and riders alike.




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New California labor law AB 5 is already changing how businesses treat workers

California employers may dislike the new law on independent contractors, but they're devising a host of strategies to comply.




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EBay bans sales of masks and hand sanitizer in response to coronavirus price gouging

EBay is refusing listings for N95 and N100 masks, hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes and says it's working to remove listings with inflated prices.




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Column: You can thank the coronavirus for plunge in robocalls

With call centers in India, the Philippines and elsewhere shut down for the coronavirus, many robocall companies have simply stopped making calls.




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Uber wants to redefine employment. More than 50 labor groups are fighting back

A coalition of more than 50 groups is calling on Congress to resist Uber's call for a new category of work and force on-demand gig companies to fund unemployment benefits.




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Uber, Lyft hit with claims of more than $630 million in back wages

Thousands of California drivers have filed wage claims against Uber and Lyft since February, hoping to pressure the state of California into enforcing a law preventing worker misclassification.




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Changing reality: VR finds its moment with actors, artists and experiences that change the game

Virtual reality isn't just for gamers. Artists, exercise fiends and actors in a new theater form are experimenting now.




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Reprise des activités: le soccer va changer

En attendant que le gouvernement du Québec dévoile sa stratégie pour le retour des sports, les fédérations sportives préparent leurs plans.




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Letters: Lakers changing their name to the Loan Rangers?

Letters from readers to the Los Angeles Times sports section.




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New ways to show sportsmanship without shaking hands in sports competitions

Handshakes are out but here are suggestions on to show sportsmanship in a time of COVID-19.




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Rams' top draft pick, running back Cam Akers, proclaims he can be 'game-changer'

Rams' top draft pick, Cam Akers, says he has 'big boy pants on' and can handle all the roles of a running back in the NFL.




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Hand sanitizers and temperature checks: LAFC tries to adapt to the new normal

For the first time since Major League Soccer shut down in March because of the coronavirus, LAFC players took part in a league-sanctioned workout.




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NFL is ready to call an audible or two if coronavirus forces schedule changes

While the 2020 NFL season faces some uncertainties because of the coronavirus, the league leaned on a familiar road map in constructing the season schedule.




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Letters: The world has changed, but let's keep baseball the same

Letters to the Los Angeles Times sports department.




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How the Lakers rebuilt a champion more than a decade ago

How the Lakers rebuilt from their three-peat era after dispatching Shaquille O'Neal, losing in the 2004 Finals and retaining Kobe Bryant.




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Gogglebox June Bernicoff made poignant change after beloved husband Leon's death

June Bernicoff passed away on May 5 following a short illness, her husband, Leon died in December 2017 and June never appeared on the show again




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Being Canadian on American Idol didn't affect my chances of winning, B.C. teen says

Nanaimo, B.C., teen Lauren Spencer-Smith may not have had the hometown advantage on American Idol, but she feels she had a fair shot on the show.



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The royal disruptors: Options abound for Harry and Meghan in their Hollywood rebrand

Amid the coronavirus lockdown, Prince Harry and Meghan have kept a fairly low profile since their recent move to California, but a Hollywood insider says they're already being shopped around for projects.




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More than 200 homes and businesses hit by power cut in Wythenshawe

Electricity North West said the power might not be restored until 6pm tonight



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Loyola Medicine neurologist calls for broad changes in stroke care during COVID-19

Broad modifications to current standards for treating acute stroke patients during the COVID-19 pandemic may be needed to preserve health care resources, limit disease spread and ensure optimal care, according to a Loyola Medicine neurologist.




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Newly discovered mechanism can explain increased risk of dementia

Millions of people around the world use acid suppressants called proton pump inhibitors for conditions like heartburn, gastritis and stomach ulcers. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now report that how the long-term use of these drugs could increase the risk of developing dementia. Their results are published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.




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Sea level could rise by more than 1 meter by 2100 if emission targets are not met

An international study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists found that the global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 meter by 2100 and 5 meters by 2300 if global targets on emissions are not achieved.




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What is likely to change as lockdown measures are eased and what isn’t?

While the Government’s aim is to return things to normal as far as possible, it is likely that some measures will remain in place.




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Thai elephants return to villages due to fall in tourist numbers

The pandemic has meant more than 100 of the animals are walking as far as 95 miles to their homes.




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People from black backgrounds four times more likely to die from virus than people from white backgrounds, ONS finds

People from black backgrounds are four times more likely to die from coronavirus than people from white backgrounds, new statistics suggest.




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Nicola Sturgeon says lockdown must continue in Scotland but people may be allowed out more than once per day to exercise

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the lockdown period in the country should be extended.




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PM will set out roadmap on Sunday to easing lockdown 'with sensible changes' in England, Dominic Raab confirms

The briefing comes just hours after Scotland's First Minister has said the lockdown in Scotland should be extended.




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UK gives mass round of applause thanking key coronavirus workers in nationwide Clap For Our Carers

For a seventh week in a row, millions of people across the United Kingdom have shown their appreciation for NHS and key workers.




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Study begins into how coronavirus spreads and why some people are more affected than others

As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus.




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Call to ‘grab chance’ to end overfishing in Europe’s seas amid lockdown

A drop in demand from overseas markets and restaurants at home means 2020 could be the first year without overfishing in European waters.




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Lockdown changes for Wales to be announced tomorrow

Welsh ministers understood to have agreed only 'cautious' changes to lockdown restrictions here in Wales




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Public warned to expect ‘limited' changes to lockdown in England

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government was also prepared to row back from easing restrictions if ‘things…get out of control’.




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More than 20 million Americans file for unemployment during coronavirus crisis

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.




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Liberation 75: How Channel Islanders are marking the anniversary under lockdown

Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances.




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Social distancing, hand washing are fantasy concepts in Europe's squalid migrant camps

A growing chorus of aid workers is warning of an impending humanitarian catastrophe if coronavirus sweeps into makeshift refugee cities.




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Coronavirus death toll surges to more than 10,000 in the US

Forecasts showed 3000 people a day will soon be dying from the virus in the United States as New York Governor expresses optimism for the tide may be turning.




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Coronavirus economy is already hurting Trump's re-election chances, economists say

Still, it's an open question whether the economy will ultimately doom Trump in November. One election model still predicts a Trump victory by a wide margin.




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'Forgotten Australians' leave Wuhan after three months in lockdown

The passengers on the plane from Shanghai to Sydney are worried about the travellers from Europe and the United States.




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'Jenny from Invercargill': Family proud of nurse thanked by British PM

Boris Johnson publicly thanked "Jenny from Invercargill" for staying by his side during his hospitalisation for COVID-19, when things "could have gone either way".




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More needed from Biden than not being Trump

Joe Biden is going to have to offer US voters inspiration If he is to derail a candidate as adept at media manipulation as Donald Trump.




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COVID-19 took my beloved mother, but in every way she is greater than this virus

There's a thought that really distresses me as I grieve for my 87-year-old mother.