By Lauran Neergaard and Carla K. Johnson | Associated Press The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday. David Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn’t give an exact…
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Make-A-Wish alum hosts wedding that pays it forward to kids Newport Beach couple Bob Shahmardi and Jill Welch know firsthand how the Make-A-Wish Foundation changes kids’ lives. Bob Shahmardi and Jill Welch of Newport Beach turned their wedding registry into a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish.(Photo by Abbi Cooley) When he was 4, Shahmardi was diagnosed with…
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DALLAS — For the briefest of moments, Quentin Grimes felt his kneecap jerk out of place. He even saw the displacement, which, to any athlete or human being, is a scary visual. So it could’ve been worse. Nearly two weeks later, the Knicks rookie was still knocking on wood when recounting his good fortune. “Yeah,…
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A favorite of park-goers for years, the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival was tabled during the pandemic, instead a “limited capacity experience” called “A Touch of Disney,” ran in March and April 2021. But this year organizers say the festival is back and more delicious than ever. Park-goers enjoy a mixology education and…
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LitFest Pasadena 2022 will return in person for the first time since 2019 with five days of programming in April and May. This 10th year of the festival will feature names such as Michael Connelly, Naomi Hirahara, Gregg Hurwitz, Steph Cha and Attica Locke, along with a host of other novelists, non-fiction writers, poets, and…
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People who love the hit ABC-TV show “Dancing with the Stars” will have the chance to see their favorite competitors and professional dancers in the touring show “Dancing with the Stars — Dare to Be Different.” The tour will make multiple stops in Southern California, including Sunday, March 13 at the Fred Kavli Theatre in…
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NIMBY activists in the city of Berkeley successfully used the state’s landmark environmental law to freeze enrollment levels at the university, compromising admissions for the incoming fall class. In doing so, NIMBYs are blocking student access to the University of California’s flagship campus. Many of California’s Democratic lawmakers are understandably furious, but they have…
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LOS ANGELES — Scientists from Cedars-Sinai have reported research findings that have opened the possibility to a new therapy for COVID-19 patients, a discovery made in a biologic substance created by re-engineered human skin cells. The substance stopped SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from reproducing and protected cells when tested in human lung cells,…
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After receiving a tip on June 30 that a man was selling large amounts of illegal fireworks in a South Los Angeles neighborhood, the Los Angeles Police Department showed up in force and found dozens of boxes of contraband stacked high in an alley. So far, so good. Police have the responsibility to…
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USC put to rest any rumors about Andy Enfield’s future Wednesday, announcing that the Trojans’ men’s basketball head coach had signed an extension through the 2027-28 season. Enfield, in his ninth season at USC, had been connected through media reports to the opening at Maryland earlier this season. But USC athletic director Mike Bohn gave…
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