Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro unveiled four new, life-sized inflatable whales on Saturday, April 2, as part of the aquarium’s L.A. Family Night. Included were a life-sized, 100-foot-long blue whale, a 43-foot humpback whale, a 56-foot gray whale and a 16-foot gray whale calf. The project was funded by the office of Los Angeles…
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LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hasn’t fallen behind the times. Just read his newsletter, which hits e-mail inboxes a few times a week. In recent days, the 74-year-old has written about Grammy nominations, the Will Smith slap incident at the Oscars, the founding of Angel City FC and, naturally, the Lakers. A mind as curious…
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By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine —Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says the bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian troops. Iryna Venediktova says on Facebook that the bodies were recovered Friday, Saturday and Sunday. She says 140 of them have undergone examination by prosecutors and other specialists. Ukrainian…
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Like it or not, gardening involves a lot of killing things. Responsible gardeners want to accomplish this in the safest way possible by minimizing their pesticide and herbicide use and targeting it toward the specific problem. This is especially important when children and/or pets are present. The internet is full of recipes for homemade weed…
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By Jamie Johnson Correspondent As a youngster, Lorraine Chambers wanted to run away with the circus. Now she’s fulfilling that dream: She’s a student in the Clown College put on by the Laguna Woods Senior Clown Alley. “Being a clown is a bucket list item,” Chambers said. “When I was 14 years old, I wrote…
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By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO — Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday in downtown Sacramento that claimed six lives and left 10 other people injured. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2…
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As a participant in Capital politics for more than 30 years, I’ve observed many abuses of power. Corruption, pettiness, gross narcissism, and dirty tricks have all increased in recent years both in terms of frequency and shock value. The latest incident, and one of the more disturbing, occurred in the Assembly Transportation Committee last week.…
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Capsule previews of the NL East teams, listed in order of their 2021 finish: ATLANTA BRAVES 2021: 88-73, first place, won World Series Manager: Brian Snitker (seventh season) Opening Day: Thursday (April 7) vs. Cincinnati He’s Here: 1B Matt Olson, RHP Kenley Jansen, RHP Collin HcHugh, C Manny Pina, OF Alex Dickerson, RHP Tyler Thornburg,…
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Capsule previews of the AL East teams, listed in order of their 2021 finish: TAMPA BAY RAYS 2021: 100-62, first place, lost to Red Sox in Division Series Manager: Kevin Cash (eighth season) Opening Day: Friday (April 8) vs. Baltimore He’s Here: RHP Corey Kluber, LHP Brooks Raley, OF Luke Raley He’s Outta Here: INF…
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Capsules previews of the AL Central teams, listed in order of their 2021 finish: CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2021: 93-69, first place, lost to Houston in ALDS Manager: Tony La Russa (second season of second stint with team) Opening Day: Friday (April 8) at Detroit He’s Here: OF AJ Pollock, INF Josh Harrison, RHP Joe Kelly,…
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