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Coronavirus quarantine inspires artist Pablo Helguera's project: singing telegrams

How do you bring people together when social distancing forces them apart? Pablo Helguera and Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana have a way, and it's free.




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Andrea Bocelli livestreams coronavirus message of 'Hope' from Italy for Easter

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli celebrated Easter Sunday by livestreaming on Youtube a solo performance from Milan's main cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.




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This festival isn't letting coronavirus stop it from showcasing Latino films

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free.




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Why Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar speech doesn't seem so crazy in our coronavirus times

How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer.




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Broad museum lays off 130 in visitor services and retail because of coronavirus

Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place.




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Coronavirus gives 'heightened urgency' to new Mike Kelley Foundation art grants

The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.




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Chicano Park 50 years later: Coronavirus delays celebration but historic moment still matters

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation. Right-wing extremists object but the site is historic.




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Chicano Park 50 years later: Coronavirus delays celebration but historic moment still matters

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation




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How will L.A. theater reopen? Leaders begin talk of the post-coronavirus future

Move productions outdoors? Present different work? Faced with so many unknowns, one artistic director vows: "We all will sit in a theater again."




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Tango in the age of coronavirus: How a Zoom party connects dancers across the globe

Hundreds of tango lovers unite on Zoom for the Earth Virtual Milonga. Some dance as couples. Some dance with a pillow. At this party it's all good.




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Worried about getting the coronavirus at work? Here's what you can do

From Cal/OSHA complaints to uniting with unions, workers can take some action if they feel their workplaces aren't keeping them safe during the coronavirus pandemic.




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After coronavirus: Your next flight may look like this

Your next flight probably won't be much like your last one. It may cost more, it may be emptier, it may include a 'sky janitor.' And forget snacks.




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Dirty money piling up in L.A. as coronavirus cripples international money laundering

With storefronts closed, supply chains in disarray and the global economy in peril, money laundering schemes are hobbled and cash is piling up in L.A., the city's top drug enforcement official said.




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3 million coronavirus masks arrive in California as part of quiet deal with Chinese company

In all, the state received some 3 million surgical masks made by BYD, a company known for building electric vehicles with an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.




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After coronavirus: What your next cruise may look like

Cruise lines are tightening health protocols that determine who can and can't sail.




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Job hunting is never easy. But finding work amid coronavirus is 'a whole new world'

Job seeking in an uncertain economy is difficult enough. Throw in fears of contracting the coronavirus, home quarantines and hiring freezes, and the hunt becomes harder.




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Getting coronavirus mortgage relief is confusing. Here's how to make it easier

Mortgage companies are letting home owners with coronavirus-related financial hardships delay payments, but the process is confusing




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Coronavirus energizes the labor movement. Can it last?

The COVID-19 pandemic is unleashing a wave of labor unrest harnessing front-line workers' fear and anger across California and the nation.




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Major U.S. airlines will require masks to slow coronavirus spread

To slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, passengers soon will be required to wear masks by the largest airlines in the U.S.




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L.A. Times guild accepts 20% reduction in pay, hours amid coronavirus

The coronavirus shutdowns have led to devastating losses in advertising revenue to newspapers, including the L.A. Times.




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On GoFundMe in the time of coronavirus: pleas in the dark for money for food and rent

In the coronavirus shutdown, people turn to GoFundMe to ask strangers for the basics: money for food and rent to survive




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Trust in CEOs has fallen during coronavirus pandemic, report says

Amid a public health crisis, trust in governments is rising, while trust in businesses, and in particular, CEOs has fallen sharply, a report says.




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McConnell's coronavirus business liability pledge sparks lobbying frenzy

Mitch McConnell has promised that the next coronavirus bill would protect business owners from lawsuits related to COVID-19.




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The coronavirus hit to L.A. tourism: 22 million visitors and $13 billion in spending

Tourism officials estimate 75% of Los Angeles travel-related workers have been furloughed.




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California effort will employ restaurant workers to provide meals for seniors amid coronavirus crisis

The program will provide $66 a day per senior in funding for daily meals. Newsom said the effort will launch immediately, focused on seniors who are at risk for COVID-19 or have limited income.




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Does cooking food kill coronavirus? An expert weighs in

To address the coronavirus food safety question of whether cooking kills the virus on food, an infectious disease medical expert answers common concerns.




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Op-Ed: Ramadan in the time of the coronavirus

The solitude of social distancing gives the faithful an opportunity to reflect on the core principles of Ramadan.




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California to provide more food benefits for schoolchildren during the coronavirus crisis

Newsom says low-income families will receive $365 per child to buy food to make up for the loss of free and reduced-priced lunches provided by schools.




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Tasting-menu gem Auburn closes for good, the latest restaurant casualty of the coronavirus shutdown

Chef Eric Bost's Melrose Avenue restaurant opened just 13 months ago.




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Rotting food. Hungry masses. Chaotic supply chains. Coronavirus upends the U.S. food system

During the coronavirus crisis, food producers, distributors and retailers in California, producer of much of the U.S. food supply, scramble to adapt.




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Will the coronavirus outbreak lead to new L.A. crime fiction? The jury is out

Steph Cha doesn't expect much in the way of good crime fiction to spring from the coronavirus outbreak.




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Op-Ed: If marijuana is essential during the coronavirus shutdown, why not books?

As are bread and milk, gas and aspirin, alcohol and marijuana, books should be available, with safety precautions in place, at the usual places we buy them in our neighborhoods.




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Recovered from the coronavirus, Colton Underwood tackles a new foe: 'The Bachelor' franchise

In his new book, Colton Underwood — who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus — talks about being manipulated by producers on "The Bachelor."




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Harry Potter and the coronavirus crisis: J.K. Rowling launches a new activity website for kids

"Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis.




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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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Patricia Bosworth, actor turned celebrity biographer, dies of coronavirus

Patricia Bosworth, an actor who went on to chronicle lives including Jane Fonda's, Marlon Brando's and her own, died from coronavirus. She was 86.




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16 meaty book series to get you through coronavirus stay-at-home orders

The best series of books in four categories — including highbrow ('Wolf Hall'), L.A. favorites (Easy Rollins) and epic histories (Taylor Branch).




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Column: Bears thriving at Yosemite. Clear skies. Does coronavirus reveal a 'World Without Us'?

In "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman imagined how the Earth would look if humans vanished. Is the COVID-19 lockdown making that a reality?




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Coronavirus is topic one among newly announced L.A. Times Book Prize winners

The 14 Times book prize winners, including Steph Cha, Namwali Serpell, Marlon James and George Packer, were honored in a virtual ceremony on Twitter.




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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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Letters to the Editor: Finally, the coronavirus screening we need — blood antibody testing

Screening a sample of the population to see who has been infected with COVID-19 and who hasn't is a huge step forward in returning to normal life.




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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: Ease Iran sanctions during coronavirus pandemic. It's what a Christian country should do

Easing sanctions on Iran, hard hit by the coronavirus, would be a humanitarian act that reminds the world of what America truly is.




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Letters to the Editor: How will Newsom protect Calfornia if other states end coronavirus restrictions?

Trump can't 'reopen' the economy, but Republican governors can follow his lead. If they do, Newsom must continue to protect Californians.




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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: Coronavirus kills the delusion that government should be like a business

Trump justifies his actions on coronavirus by saying he's a businessman who doesn't like having a lot of employees. But government is not a business.




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Letters to the Editor: Trump didn't prepare for the coronavirus, and neither did you

People who blame the president for failing to prepare the country ignore an important fact: We didn't want to believe America was vulnerable to COVID-19.




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Letters to the Editor: Unodocumented workers pay taxes. They deserve more than one-time coronavirus aid

A program for one-time assistance to undocumented workers affected by the pandemic is a start, but California must do much more.




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Letters to the Editor: Democrats were impeaching Trump when action against coronavirus was needed

No Democratic candidates called for social distancing before Super Tuesday, and now the left is Monday-morning quarterbacking the president.




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Letters to the Editor: The rich are going to have to pay more in taxes after the coronavirus pandemic

Governments across the U.S. have simply not saved enough to deal with coronavirus-induced budget shortfalls. They need to start taxing the rich more.