chin Utah Reps. John Curtis and Chris Stewart to serve on GOP ‘China task force’ By www.sltrib.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:31:44 +0000 Full Article
chin In China, 2,500-year-old evidence of cannabis smoking By www.pbs.org Published On :: An incense burner from a century tested positive for a chemical that’s released when THC is burned. Full Article
chin Peru’s Nazca Line etchings depict bird species not native to the area By www.pbs.org Published On :: The famous desert geoglyphs appear to show birds that occur in Peru’s forests and coastal areas. Full Article
chin Scientists use radiation and bacteria to slash mosquito populations on two Chinese islands By www.pbs.org Published On :: Combining two insect-control techniques, researchers largely prevented reproduction in a mosquito species known to carry Zika, dengue, and yellow fever. Full Article
chin Editorial: Trump's China-bashing might make his base happy, but it puts everyone at risk By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 06:00:23 -0400 Just when President Trump started to rise to the challenge of leading a nation through the coronavirus pandemic, he slips back to his old, tired tricks. Full Article
chin Editorial: Coronavirus isn't an excuse to rush through far-reaching laws that hurt L.A.'s businesses By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:00:41 -0400 The Los Angeles City Council is rushing a major law that would dictate how businesses rehire workers after layoffs. Full Article
chin Editorial: LAUSD is teaching a lesson on how to fight hunger during the pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:00:24 -0400 In tandem with some charities in the area, L.A. Unified is essentially running a collection of food banks. Full Article
chin Op-Ed: China's coronavirus statistics aren't the real problem By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0400 China's reporting obfuscations are blamed for the lack of U.S. preparedness. But other governments recognized the situation in China months ago and took action. Full Article
chin Mickey Callaway breaks down how he's approaching his role as Angels pitching coach By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:10:46 -0500 Mickey Callaway, the former Mets manager who is serving as the Angels' pitching coach, discusses his philosophy when it comes to teaching pitchers. Full Article
chin Angels left-handed reliever Ryan Buchter likes pitching to right-handed hitters By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:26:19 -0500 Ryan Buchter was signed to a minor league deal after being non-tendered by the Oakland Athletics. He could fill an essential role in the Angels' bullpen Full Article
chin Compared With China, U.S. Stay-At-Home Has Been 'Giant Garden Party,' Journalist Says By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:06:00 -0400 New York Times health reporter Donald McNeil points to China as one extreme way to stop a pandemic in its tracks. "We're reluctant to follow China, but they did it," he says. At least for now. Full Article
chin As Some States Reopen, Theater Owners Are Watching — And Mostly Waiting By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 05:04:00 -0400 Some states are allowing movie theaters to reopen, but will they? Big theater chains say no, so it's up to independent theater owners who are "proceeding with an abundance of caution." Full Article
chin 'Healing Sgt. Warren': Touching, painful, poignant, readers say By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:23:00 -0400 "Touching, painful and poignant" is how one reader described "Healing Sgt. Full Article
chin Ex-Kings assistant Dusty Imoo recalls sudden alarm, rush to leave China as coronavirus broke out By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 17:41:25 -0500 Dusty Imoo, former goalie development coach for the Kings, took a job in Beijing this season and got a close look at how the coronavirus affected China. Full Article
chin Kenley Jansen finds it 'weird' he's pitching in February for Dodgers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:28:39 -0500 Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen spent the offseason working on regaining his form. Early results have been encouraging. Full Article
chin Dodgers beat Angels behind good pitching and offense in spring training exhibition By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:38:08 -0500 The Dodgers mount a comeback to beat the Angels 9-4 on Wednesday at Camelback Ranch to improve their spring training record 3-1. Full Article
chin Teaching kids at home? Classroom-worthy virtual experiences can ease your burden By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:22 -0400 From across the U.S., these virtual learning experiences can help your kids learn with help from museums, a memorial and even lei-making. Full Article
chin New Colts QB Philip Rivers accepts HS coaching gig in Alabama for when he wraps up NFL career By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:00:53 +0000 New Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has his post-NFL life figured out already. Full Article
chin UCLA's Chip Kelly cites continuity, excellence in teaching as reasons for keeping Jerry Azzinaro By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 20:20:59 -0500 Jerry Azzinaro was the only UCLA assistant coach with an expiring contract who received just a one-year deal, his counterparts all receiving two-year extensions. Full Article
chin UCLA's Jalen Hill and Cody Riley find redemption after regrettable China incident By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:26:30 -0400 UCLA's Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were involved in a shoplifting incident in China in 2017 that created international headlines. Three years later, they've found redemption. Full Article
chin UCLA's Natalie Chou talks about racism and being associated with 'the Chinese virus' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:17:38 -0400 UCLA women's basketball player Natalie Chou says she's encountered discrimination since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
chin Airickca Gordon-Taylor, Emmett Till relative who preserved lynching victim's legacy, dies at 50 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:16:11 -0400 Airickca Gordon-Taylor spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy. Full Article
chin Garden Calendar: 'Bonsai-A-Thon,' bird watching and mushroom walks By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:11:07 -0500 Gardeners: There's so much to do outdoors right now. No need to wait for Spring. Let's get started. Full Article
chin Why China's wildlife ban is not enough to stop another virus outbreak By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 20:19:50 -0400 China's multibillion-dollar wildlife industry is driven by corporate interests and traditional Chinese medicine companies whose animal-based remedies are prescribed as treatment for the coronavirus. Full Article
chin Faulty masks. Flawed tests. China's quality control problem in leading global COVID-19 fight By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:18:18 -0400 Chinese companies producing faulty testing kits and masks are marring Beijing's attempts to assert leadership in the fight against the coronavirus. Full Article
chin Ex-USC admissions official to plead guilty to running scam to admit unqualified Chinese students By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 18:24:39 -0400 A former admissions official at USC will plead guilty to helping graduate students from China gain acceptance to the school by submitting doctored transcripts and fraudulent recommendation letters. Full Article
chin Launching online learning at L.A. schools during coronavirus is 'akin to landing on the moon' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 14:28:27 -0400 L.A. school chief says district is moving fast to set everything up and racing to find unconnected students. The number drops substantially in a week. Full Article
chin Elite private schools are receiving federal loans — including one attended by Secretary Mnuchin's children By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:56:40 -0400 Among the elite private schools that have received federal loans amid COVID-19 is the Brentwood School in West L.A., which Mnuchin's children attend. Full Article
chin Trump and Mnuchin pressure well-heeled private schools to return federal loans By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:30:13 -0400 President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin say elite private schools with significant endowments shouldn't get Paycheck Protection Program loans. Full Article
chin Brentwood School returns federal aid after Trump, Mnuchin criticism By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 22:14:20 -0400 The exclusive Brentwood School has returned money it received under the Paycheck Protection Program after President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin leveled criticism at private schools that took funds from the federal coronavirus aid program. Full Article
chin Op-Ed: China pioneers a national digital currency. Can the U.S. catch up? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:38:36 -0400 While China introduces the 'digital yuan' in pilot program, U.S. struggles with old technology that prevents many people from getting coronavirus funds. Full Article
chin Column: The White House plays dumb on the pandemic's China connection By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:00:56 -0400 Anger at Xi Jinping's government over the coronavirus crisis is warranted, but treating a nuclear and economic superpower as an existential enemy to satisfy domestic political needs isn't the smart way to go. Full Article
chin Op-Ed: China's latest 'charm offensive': Using mask diplomacy to divert world attention from its misdeeds By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:05:59 -0400 China has gone on a "charm offensive" to try to make the world overlook Beijing's culpability in the coronavirus crisis and the country's aggressive moves against its neighbors. Full Article
chin Editorial: Coronavirus is teaching us lessons on how to coexist with nature By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:50 -0400 Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive. Full Article
chin Brigade responds to Whirlpool washing machine recall By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:22:12 Z We have highlighted the issue of door switches causing fire in different white goods to Whirlpool, Government and in our evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, so we are pleased to hear that Whirlpool have decided to take the step to get these potentially lethal washing machines out of people’s homes. Full Article
chin Thousands more consumers at risk from faulty washing machines By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:20:29 +0100 Thousands more consumers have learned they are at risk in their own homes from faulty washing machines which have been added to Whirlpool’s expanding list of recalled models Full Article
chin 3 million coronavirus masks arrive in California as part of quiet deal with Chinese company By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:28:43 -0400 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. Full Article
chin What Rigoberto González is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 13:25:15 -0400 In quarantine, mystery poet Rigoberto González Full Article
chin What Susan Straight is reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:00:18 -0400 Quarantined in Riverside, novelist Susan Straight watches "Gunsmoke" and "Gentefied" and gives away Judy Blume and National Geographic. Full Article
chin What authors are reading, hearing and watching in quarantine By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 12:05:28 -0400 Authors like Lionel Shriver, Alexander McCall Smith, Laura Lippman and Steph Cha are under coronavirus quarantine too. Here's what they're reading. Full Article
chin Opinion: Atheist activists were once punching bags. Now, readers revere them By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:31 -0400 A writer criticized atheist activist Ron Reagan. In a sign of the times, that letter drew howls of protest from readers. Full Article
chin Letters to the Editor: Democrats were impeaching Trump when action against coronavirus was needed By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:00:37 -0400 No Democratic candidates called for social distancing before Super Tuesday, and now the left is Monday-morning quarterbacking the president. Full Article
chin Letters to the Editor: Trump is behaving exactly like the autocratic Chinese leader he opposes By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:11:07 -0400 The president brooks no criticism and disregards inconvenient facts, much like the Chinese government he opposes. Full Article
chin World's biggest mass migration begins as China prepares to mark New Year By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-01-17T13:46:00Z Three billion trips to be made during Spring Harvest Full Article
chin Will Trump's China trade war mess up Polestar's U.S. challenge to Tesla? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 14:54:18 -0400 The Polestar 2, the first electric car to go straight up against Tesla's Model 3, is due to go on the market in the U.S. by summer 2020. Full Article
chin 10 movies people are watching and talking about across the multiplatformverse By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 12:48:19 -0400 They may not be classics, but people are watching and talking about 'Trolls World Tour,' 'The Platform' and 'Onward.' Full Article
chin Searching for hope? Kacey Musgraves' 'Rainbow' is a psalm, and balm, for the pandemic era By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 23:00:22 -0400 During the coronavirus crisis, Kacey Musgraves' "Rainbow" has taken its place alongside other classic songs about rainbows to become an anthem of hope and healing. Full Article
chin Watching more TV than ever? Here are 5 shows worth your time this week By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:54:21 -0400 The Times TV team recommends the five TV shows we're watching this week — and that you should be watching too. Full Article
chin Catch up with your favorite TV stars with L.A. Times podcast 'Can't Stop Watching' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:43 -0400 Hear interviews with TV stars in new podcast 'Can't Stop Watching' Full Article
chin Watching more TV than ever? Here are 5 shows worth your time this week By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 19:39:55 -0400 The Times TV team recommends the five TV shows we're watching this week — and that you should be watching too. Full Article