Incarcerated firefighters offer aid battling L.A. blazes, find career
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Lakers newsletter: What we think the Lakers are thinking
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Sobering advice from two experts on how to prevent similiar fires
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Lakers newsletter: Are your fantasy Lakers trades actually good?
Hey everyone and welcome to the Times Lakers Newsletter. No clever opening this week. I hope all of you are safe from these awful fires.…
2024 was brutal for Los Angeles restaurant closures
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Have some down time? Check out the revamped L.A. Times games
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Tortoises are bouncing back thanks to Marine base conservation effort
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Lakers newsletter: Presenting the best defense of Rui Hachimura
Hey everyone and welcome to the Fa-la-la Lakers Newsletter, holiday edition. In honor of the season, I’ll be thinking about the Lakers solely in Claymation…
Disneyland OKs state’s largest wage theft settlement with workers
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Lakers newsletter: Let’s talk about LeBron James and trades
Hey everyone, and welcome to the knockout stages of Lakers Newsletter Cup. The Lakers, of course, won’t be headed to Las Vegas for anything more…
U.S. TikTok ban is nearing after another court defeat
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Lakers newsletter: Who’s ready to panic?
MINNEAPOLIS — Hey everyone and welcome back to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, where we took Thanksgiving week off and no one noticed! I’ve been on the…
Yoga in a pill? Research might bring about prescription calmness
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Sexual assault allegations surface against Trump’s defense pick
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Lakers newsletter: Dalton Knecht shows that experience can be better than potential
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, our once-a-week chance to form a meaningful writer-reader Knechtion. The Lakers have…
Plan to shutter Aliso Canyon gas facility isn’t moving fast enough
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Lakers newsletter: Here’s why they aren’t in a rush to add a big man
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Kevin de León, of the L.A. racist tape leak, is headed toward defeat
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Lakers newsletter: Lakers’ developmental team has been great … for Memphis
MEMPHIS — Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times Lakers Newsletter, where this week I wanted to focus on a few familiar…
Cal State University system shifts focus to careers, not just degrees
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