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A former employee of a Panda Express in Santa Clarita alleges she was required to strip down to her underwear and hug a partially clad co-worker during a 'cult-like ritual' at a 2019 training seminar sponsored by the company as a prerequisite to promotion. The 23-year-old woman is suing Panda
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Possible motive revealed in triple-fatal 2019 Long Beach Halloween shooting - L.A. Focus News
A perceived gang slight from a video may have sparked a shooting at a 2019 Halloween party, which killed three and injured nine, in the backyard of a Rose Park neighborhood home in Long Beach, according to court testimony Wednesday, March 17. Seven men charged in the case, who have each been
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With Ivica Zubac, Clippers’ Ty Lue pushes right buttons - L.A. Focus News
Tyronn Lue knew just which button to push with Ivica Zubac. Play. During a film session after the Minnesota Timberwolves treated four of Zubac’s five shots like a piñata, swatting them this way and that in the Clippers’ 119-122 victory on Feb. 10, the Clippers’ coach snuck in a clip of his own
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Grammys 2021: H.E.R. surprises with Song of the Year win for “I Can’t Breathe’ - L.A. Focus News
The experts didn't expert H.E.R. to have much of a chance for Song of the Year at this year's Grammys;  Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Beyoncé were all considered more likely winners of the Grammy that goes to the writers of the song. But when host Trevor Noah opened the envelope, it was H.E.R.'s name
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City says L.A. nursing home accused of ‘cover-up’ dumped elderly residents to take in more expensive COVID-19 patients - L.A. Focus News
A Los Angeles skilled nursing facility accused of dumping elderly and seriously ill residents to take in COVID-19 patients who brought in higher Medicare reimbursements will pay a fine and comply with a court-ordered monitor after settling a lawsuit with the city. The Lakeview Terrace Skilled
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UTLA members ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to refuse to return to in-person work until all conditions met - L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles Unified teachers and other school employees represented by the local teachers union drew a line in the sand this week by voting overwhelmingly to refuse to return for in-person work if officials make it mandatory before all three conditions the union has asked for to ensure schools
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Steph Curry sinks last shot, wins another 3-point contest - L.A. Focus News
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Students Run LA runners keep up marathon training in Lake View Terrace - L.A. Focus News
Runners make their way down Wentworth St. while running the SRLA 18 Mile Hansen Dam Action Challenge Saturday morning in Lake View Terrace. Students had been training to run in the annual Los Angeles Marathon originally scheduled for March. However, the marathon has now been postponed until a later
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Ducks rookies Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras spark OT win over Coyotes - L.A. Focus News
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Hoornstra: What’s left to learn from Jackie Robinson’s life? Plenty - L.A. Focus News
The website Goodreads.com lists 393 books with Jackie Robinson in the title. We do not lack for information about the most transcendent baseball player – the most transcendent athlete – in American history. What we lack is patience. In our haste to reduce Robinson to an uncomplicated icon, we tend
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Clippers back from break, aim to reestablish good habits - L.A. Focus News
Time will tell, but perhaps the All-Star break came just when the Clippers needed it. “It came at kind of a perfect time, actually,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said Wednesday, via Zoom, before practice. “Just get our guys healthy, just get away from the game a little bit, take a step back and see
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CDC guidelines for fully vaccinated could set stage for easing of some local rules - L.A. Focus News
After almost a year of quarantining, the children of Marina Bunce got to hug their grandparents for the first time in what seemed like forever. It was a long embrace - about two minutes. After all, they had a lot of postponed hugging to make up for. 'It was very special,' the Redondo Beach native
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John Burroughs High senior baseball players practice for first time after district’s suspension for senior photos - L.A. Focus News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. BURBANK - Senior baseball players at John Burroughs High practiced for the first time Monday night after serving a two-week suspension for a senior photo taken outside the school with no facial masks on. The
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New coronavirus cases among LAPD officers, civilians falling dramatically, chief says - L.A. Focus News
New coronavirus cases among Los Angeles Police Department officers have slowed to a trickle just as officials have started their mass vaccination program for all sworn and civilian employees. On Tuesday, the department reported just 11 new cases among officers and civilian employees in the past
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Lakers torch Warriors on the road for 2nd straight win - L.A. Focus News
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Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely - L.A. Focus News
By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around
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Send your questions about vaccines and the coronavirus - L.A. Focus News
What questions do you have about coronavirus vaccine rollout and eligibility, variants and other topics related to COVID-19? UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health will provide answers to some questions submitted to us at brave@scng.com. The deadline to submit questions is Monday, March
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Rio honors Pele by renaming its most famous stadium - L.A. Focus News
By Andrew Downie | Reuters Brazil's world famous Maracana stadium is to get a new name, after the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Tuesday to change its official title to the Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Rei Pele stadium. The 80-year-old Pele, whose full name is Edson Arantes do
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Lakers’ Marc Gasol still in COVID-19 protocols but out of isolation - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — As of Thursday night, no Lakers were stuck in quarantine. It’s been more than two weeks since veteran center Marc Gasol was cloistered away from teammates for a still-undisclosed reason triggered by the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. He’s still technically in those protocols, still unable
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Jockey Joel Rosario continues to wear the Big ‘Cap crown at Santa Anita - L.A. Focus News
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Coronavirus tracker: California reported 2,901 new cases, 224 new deaths as of Feb. 28 - L.A. Focus News
The end-of-day totals from California public health websites for Sunday, Feb. 28, registered 2,901 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases there have been in the state to 3,544,572. The 14-day total of new cases, 5,815, is down 86.2% from the Jan. 1 high of 42,268. There
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Annenberg Foundation teams up with community groups to provide vaccines in Koreatown - L.A. Focus News
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Deputy who died in Lakewood crash dreamed of becoming a motorcycle deputy, partner says - L.A. Focus News
Thomas J. Albanese achieved his dream of becoming a motorcycle deputy nearly one year ago, his former partner said, before he died in the line of duty in a crash in Lakewood on Thursday morning, Feb. 25. Albanese, 41, loved his job and was one of the hardest-working people at the Los Angeles County
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Lakers trounce Warriors in balanced effort - L.A. Focus News
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Ducks rally to defeat Avalanche in overtime, ending 9-game winless skid - L.A. Focus News
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Baffert’s Beautiful Gift wins Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita - L.A. Focus News
Another day, another stakes victory for trainer Bob Baffert. Baffert, who sent out Life Is Good for a scintillating victory in Saturday's San Felipe Stakes, saddled Beautiful Gift in Sunday's $100,000 Grade III Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita and watched her nail Moraz at the wire in an
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Chris Taylor, Michael Busch homer as Dodgers beat Reds - L.A. Focus News
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House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers - L.A. Focus News
By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who've fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats wins in the year's first votes on an issue that faces an uphill climb in the Senate. On a near
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Woman killed, man injured in Harbor City shooting - L.A. Focus News
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Respond to the homicide crisis by meeting the needs of our hurting communities - L.A. Focus News
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