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Efforts underway to remove Baltimore bridge ruins; search suspended for 4 workers presumed dead

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Cleanup the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore begins and authorities announce suspension of the search for four workers.

Karlie Kloss' Bedford Media will resuscitate Life magazine as a print product

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The iconic print magazine brand will be back on newsstands in January through a licensing deal with owner Dotdash Meredith.

Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds

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Much of the Colorado River's water is used for agriculture. A new study shows 46% of the water that is diverted is used to grow hay to feed cattle.

Review: 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' is monster math that becomes a headache

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An unusually accomplished cast of human actors, including Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Dan Stevens, gets lost in a hectic, overloaded aesthetic.

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Orange County convicted killer who ditched halfway house is rearrested in Mexico

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Ike Nicholas Souzer, 20, was busted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials in Rosarito on Wednesday after crossing the border into Mexico.

Bergamot Comedy Fest brings diversity, laughs and learning to 'the industry's backyard'

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The festival at the Crow inside Bergamot Station Arts Center, April 1-6, emphasizes female- and nonbinary-identifying comedians.

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Wednesday's high school baseball and softball scores

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High school baseball and softball scores from across the Southland on Wednesday, March 27.

Fisker had big dreams to compete with Tesla. What went wrong with this Manhattan Beach company?

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Manhattan Beach EV maker Fisker Inc. said it was halting production of its snazzy Ocean SUV, seeking financing and a strategic partner in a further setback for car designer Henrik Fisker.

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Prattle of sexes: How trash-talking men helped UCLA women reach the Sweet 16

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UCLA relies on talented male scout team players to help the Bruins prepare for opponents and fuel their NCAA tournament run.

Editorial: Not every student needs algebra 2. UC should be flexible on math requirement

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Data science is a worthwhile course for future college students, as is statistics. Such courses, with their real-life applications, make math more appealing.

California legislators push law change after ruling against family in Nazi looted art case

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California lawmakers will introduce a bill to strengthen state law in favor of Holocaust survivors and others seeking to recover looted artwork and other property.

Letters to the Editor: Speed humps won't solve the problem of reckless driving

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Readers debate the value of speed humps in helping curb traffic violations, and the city's implementation.

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Riverside's Lamont Butler driven to help San Diego State return to the Final Four

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Lamont Butler, who grew up in Riverside, has overcome personal tragedy to play a key role in San Diego State's NCAA tournament success.

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Opinion: California has to conserve water. Why is Sacramento dragging its heels?

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The state water board knows California is facing a hotter, drier future, but it's letting urban utilities ignore appropriate 'water budgets' for a decade or longer.

New York's fanciest 'Korean wave' restaurants go where L.A. doesn't: caviar and kimchi

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Being a student of Korean foodways is essentially written in my job description as a Los Angeles critic. A visit to New York is showing where a new frontier might be heading.

Editorial: Bring buttons and dials back to new cars. Touch screens distract drivers

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Good for European safety ratings group for pushing carmakers to return to manual controls for some car functions. U.S. should do the same. That seems to be what customers want and it's safer too.

The mysterious life — and questionable claims — of Shohei Ohtani's interpreter

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Now that Ippei Mizuhara is under a microscope following allegations he stole millions of dollars from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts, key aspects of his biography have proved difficult to confirm or turned out to be…

Calmes: Is this the worst Congress ever? Let's count the ways

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The 118th Congress is on track to pass the least amount of U.S. legislation in modern times, all because of the self-defeating GOP House majority.

Opinion: American happiness just hit a new low. Don't blame your parents.

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The United States dropped out of the top 20 happiest nations. It's the under 30s that are dragging us down.

Another casualty of escalating clashes in the West Bank: The Palestinian olive harvest

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As Israeli settlers use the war in Gaza as a pretext for a land grab in Palestinians' other territory, olive farmers fear their way of life may be on the verge of extinction.

There will be no Hippie Hill 420 festival. Some San Francisco weed gurus say, so what?

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This year's 420 festival at San Francisco's Hippie Hill was canceled by organizers. Some cannabis advocates say it needs to get back to its activist roots.

When Martin Luther King Jr. came to L.A., only one white politician was willing to greet him

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The moment between King and L.A. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn remains important in the minds of many Black residents. It is now memorialized with a bronze statue.

Hollywood made friendship another unrealistic ideal. A Broadway hit finally smacks it down

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Movies and TV shows have fetishized close friendship to the point that the real, often fraught rhythms of such relationships have been lost. Not so in 'Merrily We Roll Along.'

In Hulu's 'We Were the Lucky Ones,' an engrossing family drama with the Holocaust as backdrop

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Based on Georgia Hunter's novel, 'We Were the Lucky Ones' succeeds because it never leaves its characters' sides to take in the bigger picture.

Hollywood said 'nobody cared' about women's sports. Luckily, Sue Bird didn't listen

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With a new documentary out Friday, during the NCAA tournament she once ruled, the former WNBA great wants you to know she has no plans to stop holding court.

What the Supreme Court's abortion pill case could mean for California

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The high court is weighing a case that could rewrite the rules of care in more than two-thirds of U.S. abortions, limiting access to a popular drug even in states where it remains legal.

Graffiti tower debate shows Los Angeles' contradictory relationship with street culture

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Graffiti in Los Angeles is a contentious subject. Artists and academics say focusing on the crime is missing the point.

Inside the Sean 'Diddy' Combs' raids: Emptied safes, dismantled electronics, gun-toting feds

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Legal experts said investigators would likely seek authorization to "search for videos or photographs on any devices connected to the target ... anywhere where digital images can be found in connection to sexual conduct that would have…

A Koreatown State of Mind

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Embrace the extremes of Koreatown with barbecue, speakeasies, karaoke and more. Explore a tri-level mecca for Korean culture in Buena Park and a modern Korean wave of fine dining in New York.

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Rui Hachimura is bad luck for Memphis again as Lakers win

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Rui Hachimura, who helped oust Memphis from playoffs last season with three pointers, makes seven in Lakers' win Wednesday.