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Björk's response to the pandemic? 'Dance like a crazy person'

Despite more than two years of being anchored with family in Iceland and nearly as long without looming artistic deadlines, Björk sounded a little out of breath during a recent phone conversation from Reykjavik. She was on a walk outside during a break at the studio where she was putting…

Los Angeles Times

Killing of LAPD officer brings scrutiny on one of LA's oldest and largest gangs

LOS ANGELES — Seven decades ago, Latino youths in South Los Angeles banded together to form a gang. They called themselves Florencia, after the east-west thoroughfare that ran through the heart of their territory. Years of violent conflict over that territory with other gangs lent Florencia an identity and reason…

Los Angeles Times

‘Trying to disappear the poor’: California clears homeless camp near Super Bowl

Advocates and displaced residents condemn move amid fears for safety: ‘They are just trying to survive’

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Martine Colette, founder of LA's Wildlife Waystation who rescued animals by the thousands, dies at 79

LOS ANGELES — Martine Colette, an animal rights advocate who founded the sprawling Wildlife Waystation at the doorstep of the Angeles National Forest where thousands of rescued animals — lions, alligators, wolves, owls, pot-bellied pigs and chimpanzees — awaited new homes, has died at 79.

Los Angeles Times

New bill in California would force courts to clear cannabis convictions faster

LOS ANGELES — California would set new deadlines to dismiss and seal many cannabis convictions under a bill introduced Wednesday aimed at redressing anti-drug laws that disproportionately targeted communities of color.

Los Angeles Times

A bronze statue of Kobe and Gigi Bryant appears at site of chopper crash as fans mourn

LOS ANGELES — Before dawn’s light crested over the Calabasas peak, sculptor Dan Medina dragged his 150-pound bronze statue of Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant up the steep, narrow trail.

Los Angeles Times

Unpaid dancers say they worked side by side with paid dancers in 2021 Super Bowl halftime show

LOS ANGELES — A red suit coat and a hat. That's what some dancers were paid for more than 60 hours of work over a period of 10 days as part of the "field cast" during last year's Super Bowl LV halftime show featuring the Weeknd.

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Super Bowl LVI combinations: Breaking down the four potential matchups

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is hosting the final four this week.

Los Angeles Times

Lakers great Jerry West remembers Kobe Bryant’s ‘enormous love and respect’ for daughter Gianna on 2-year anniversary of their deaths

Los Angeles Lakers great Jerry West remembered the special bond that Kobe Bryant shared with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, before their tragic deaths.

Tribune News Service

Homeless encampment pulled down to make way for Super Bowl in Los Angeles

The California Department of Transportation claims it cleared the camp due to a fire hazard

The Independent UK

Los Angeles moves to end oil drilling in the city

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday took steps intended to phase out oil drilling in the city, moving to address the legacy of of environmental and health problems caused by an industry that helped create modern Southern California.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles city council votes to ban new urban oil and gas drilling in historic move

Along with banning new drilling, the ordinance will also look at how to decommission existing wells operating across the city

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles City Council approves phaseout of oil drilling

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a measure to ban new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones

The Independent UK

Blink Charging Partners With Bridgestone Retail Operations To Deploy 50 EV Charging Stations

Blink Charging Co (NASDAQ:BLNK) will deploy 50 Blink IQ 200 charging stations at 25 Firestone Complete Auto Care and Wheel Works stores, in cooperation with Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas. Each of the 25 locations will deploy a dual-port Blink IQ 200 fast level 2 charging station. Pilot locations…

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Selfie wars: Museum of Selfies sues Miami’s Original Selfie Museum, claiming rival stole its trademark

As if there weren’t enough places in South Florida to take selfies — not enough beaches, not enough gleaming high-rises, not enough colorful restaurants, nightclubs, yachts, mansions and luxury shopping promenades.

Daily Mirror

Blur's Damon Albarn 'too old-fashioned' for social media drama as Taylor Swift slams him

Singing sensation Taylor Swift has criticised Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and later of Gorillaz, after he said that she doesn't write her own music

Input

Louis Vuitton made a football jersey that pays homage to a classic NFL uniform

The Los Angeles Chargers-inspired jersey is an instant hit.

Daily Mirror

Christian Cabrera dead: Unjabbed comedian's final texts to family before Covid death

Christian Cabrera, of Los Angeles, told his brother he regretted not getting the jab in his final texts and asked for him to look after his toddler son

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NFC Championship preview: How the 49ers can beat the Rams

The San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams meet for the third time this season, now with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Here is how the 49ers beat the Rams.

The Guardian - UK

Sing 2 review – animation sequel has all the gloss but lacks heart and soul

Buster Moon and his troupe aim to make it big in showbiz but even a new character voiced by Bono can’t save this from feeling like a movie generated by an algorithm

The Independent UK

Black Panthers, overflowing notebooks and Scrabble: Inside Los Angeles’ new Tupac museum

Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free is a new touring exhibit dedicated to the rapper’s life and, as Kevin E G Perry finds, a reminder of his activist mother’s extraordinary legacy

Los Angeles Times

How the Oscar best picture race stands as voting begins this week

LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations voting begins this week, with the results to be revealed on Feb. 8. Film academy members have had plenty of time to sift through the contenders during the holidays and the current Omicron hibernation, so I'm expecting nothing but informed, intelligent choices, 93 years of…

Daily Mirror

Spider-Man Tom Holland takes girlfriend Zendaya to meet his parents on Harry Potter date

Tom and Zendaya went public with their romance last July and now she has joined him, his mother and his brothers for a trip to the theatre in London to watch Harry Potter

The Guardian - UK

‘I make stars look interesting, not beautiful’: Anton Corbijn on his favourite portraits

David Bowie was a gent, Naomi Campbell was a revelation and Virgil Abloh was hauntingly prophetic. The great portrait photographer Anton Corbijn relives five of his best shoots

Sports Illustrated

Lakers’ Turnaround Possible With Anthony Davis Back

AD is back from injury, and his return gave Los Angeles a much-needed boost in Tuesday’s win over the Nets.

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