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Work hard, play ball: Wiz Khalifa does shrooms, throws first pitch at Pirates game

Wiz Khalifa combined one of his favorite pastimes with America's favorite pastime while throwing the first pitch at Monday's baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Guardians.

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Tom Cruise joined SAG-AFTRA negotiating session to talk AI and stunt workers

LOS ANGELES — Before actors and performers hit the picket lines last week, Tom Cruise joined a SAG-AFTRA negotiating session last month to support the union's proposals for more protections against artificial intelligence and better pay and safeguards for stunt workers.

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With Hollywood on strike, Comic-Con is ‘back to basics.’ Here’s what to expect

LOS ANGELES — David Glanzer has seen his fair share of Comic-Cons, and looking out from the San Diego Convention Center, he still sees evidence of the bustle that swirls around the gathering of comic book, animation and genre fans each summer: Vendors were unloading materials and craftspeople were erecting…

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Jason Aldean denies ‘Try That in a Small Town’ video says anything about lynching, race

Country musician Jason Aldean is defending lyrics in his song “Try That in a Small Town” that some have perceived as pro-lynching.

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Scorching days, searing nights: Not even Death Valley is immune to climate change

It was 10 p.m. and 116 degrees as a brutal wind whipped through the darkness.

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Woman tried to avoid bison, Yellowstone officials say, but was gored: A possible reason why

An Arizona woman thought she was doing the right thing.

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How family and determination forged teenager Alyssa Thompson's World Cup talent

LOS ANGELES — Mario Thompson knew his oldest daughter, Alyssa, was special before she started third grade.

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Mary McNamara: The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution

LOS ANGELES — If you want to start a revolution, tell your workers you'd rather see them lose their homes than offer them fair wages. Then lecture them about how their "unrealistic" demands are "disruptive" to the industry, not to mention disturbing your revels at Versailles, er, Sun Valley.

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A filmmaker feared his subject had turned on him. So he staged his own murder

LOS ANGELES -- A man lies flat on his stomach on the floor of an apartment high above the La Brea Tar Pits.

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Jackie Calmes: I'm going to Barbie Land

It's my full-time job but wallowing in our broken politics can sometimes make for a dark world. Why wouldn't I look forward to going to Barbie Land and immersing myself in a fantasia of pink?

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Single homeless women in LA County suffer high levels of violence, new study finds

To help the more than 75,000 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, officials have long tailored their programs to the needs of subgroups, including veterans, families and the chronically homeless.

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Editorial: Newsom gun amendment is a non-starter, but it still has value

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed constitutional amendment on gun safety has two great things going for it. The first is that it aims to protect four popular and modest commonsense restrictions: a ban on assault weapons, mandated background checks on gun buyers, a waiting period before buyers can take possession, and…

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New evidence may back Menendez brothers' sexual abuse claims. But can it free them?

LOS ANGELES — It was never a question of whether they killed their parents.

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Editorial: More accountability, less cluelessness needed from LAPD

More than two years after the Los Angeles Police Department’s reckless South Los Angeles fireworks detonation, the department continues to pile one error on another, revealing an ignorance of the laws it is supposed to enforce and ever-increasing estrangement from the public it is supposed to serve.

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Michael Grove delivers one of his best starts as Dodgers rout Orioles

BALTIMORE — As far as textbook wins go, the Dodgers performance Tuesday was pretty close.

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Texas trooper alleges ‘inhumane’ practices against migrants at the border

Troopers at the Texas border were ordered to push children back into the Rio Grande and failed to provide water to asylum seekers in extreme heat conditions, according to an an email sent by a Department of Public Safety trooper, and first reported by the Houston Chronicle.

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Hotel, union negotiation fails to break stalemate; more walkouts ahead, union vows

Tensions rose Tuesday between the Southern California hotel operators and their striking workers during the first bargaining session since intermittent walkouts began July 1. Hotel representatives accused the union of failing to bargain in good faith, and Unite Here Local 11 vowed more strikes at hotels across Los Angeles and…

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'He's trying to win the MVP.' Mookie Betts leading Dodgers with renewed joy, consistency.

BALTIMORE — A few weeks before the All-Star break, Mookie Betts called J.D. Martinez.

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Bill Plaschke: It's now or never for the Clippers. They must trade for James Harden.

LOS ANGELES — Any other year, don't go near James Harden.

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McCarthy squeezes Democrats over ‘racist state’ comments about Israel

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday declaring that Israel is not a “racist state,” effectively rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said Saturday that it was.

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Aaron Donald’s Madden rating matches his No. 99 Rams jersey for record seventh time

LOS ANGELES — Aaron Donald wears No. 99 on his Rams jersey.

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti explains why elite soccer clubs love U.S. tours

LOS ANGELES — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was in Los Angeles 10 days ago. But he wasn't checking out the hotel or scouting the training facilities ahead of his team's upcoming visit.

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Commentary: How we got interminable summer breaks from school — and what we can do about it

Our long summer vacation is a relic from an agricultural past when kids were needed for seasonal work on farms — or so we’ve been told. Since that’s no longer the case, we should lay the three-month summer break to rest, right?

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Commentary: Affirmative action is banned — except at military academies? Why that won’t help students

With a conservative majority on the bench, the recent Supreme Court ruling to strike down affirmative action was widely expected. One unexpected twist, however, was an inconspicuous footnote exempting military academies from the drastic change.

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Taco Bell and Taco John's settle trademark dispute. 'Taco Tuesday' is now free for everyone to use

The restaurant chain Taco John's surrendered its "Taco Tuesday" trademark on Tuesday, appropriately enough, ending a battle between the company and its fast-food rival Taco Bell, which sought to free the famous phrase from the bonds of patent law.

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