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U.N. says 850,000 back in Syria after fleeing Assad’s rule
Since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, about 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighboring countries and the figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks, a top official with the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.
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September 02, 2025
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They’re here to clean up this town — and gather new friends
Volunteers bond as they collect the trash along L.A.-area streets
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September 02, 2025
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These L.A. siblings are on the same page
One owns a bookstore, the other is an author. They are bound together by a love of young adult literature
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September 02, 2025
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Historic cemetery hit by thieves again
Headstone losses deal new financial blow to Woodlawn Celestial Gardens in Compton.
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September 02, 2025
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ENJOYING THIS HEADLINE? YOU'RE A RARITY
Reading for pleasure has plummeted more than 40% among U.S. adults over the last two decades, a new study finds
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September 02, 2025
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Odd couple finds global harmony
Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo bring Bowl crowd and Bach into African music.
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September 02, 2025
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Southland youth soccer community mourns two teens killed in car crash
The boys, friends for years, were on their way home after an event in Temecula.
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September 02, 2025
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The U.S. blunders that led to the Iranian Revolution
Scott Anderson on his history of Iran’s move toward theocracy.
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September 02, 2025
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Newsom gives clemency to 5 inmates serving life
Convicted murderers have transformed their lives in prison, the governor says.
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September 02, 2025
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Altadena hub dives back in
Country club, a center of community life destroyed in January fire, reopens
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September 02, 2025
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LAFC needs Son to shine
From a step inside of the penalty arc, Son Heung-min unleashed a furious right-footed shot that curled around the hands of the diving goalkeeper.
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September 02, 2025
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Israel presses ahead with Gaza strikes, decries genocide label
Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s largest city, according to health officials.
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September 02, 2025
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‘Party is in shambles,’ but Democrats optimistic
Polling has improved recently amid the fiery pushback from Newsom and others against Trump
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September 02, 2025
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Trump’s diplomats have created hard feelings abroad
They have caused tensions with allies, but the White House isn’t making changes.
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September 02, 2025
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Drop in international travel to U.S. could continue
For a few hopeful weeks this summer, abright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: “Buffalo Loves Canada.”
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September 02, 2025
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China-led forum seeks to counter U.S. influence
China plans to accelerate the creation of a development bank and set up an international platform for energy cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Monday at a summit that represents an emerging challenge to U.S. global leadership with the participation of Russia and India.
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September 02, 2025
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Chagas disease takes hold in U.S., California
Deadly illness may be sickening far more people than is known.
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September 02, 2025
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Music helped him to deliver
Springsteen's songs speak to Jeremy Allen White as he steps into the musician's shoes.
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September 02, 2025
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Inspiration for ‘Walking Tall’ killed his wife, authorities say
A late Tennessee sheriff who inspired \"Walking Tall,\" a Hollywood movie about a law enforcement officer who took on organized crime, killed his wife in 1967 and led people to believe she was murdered by his enemies, authorities said last week.
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September 02, 2025
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1.2 million immigrants are gone from U.S. labor force, early data show
It's tomato season, and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley.
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September 02, 2025
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How the English Premier League is globalizing Americans
THE MOST-FOLLOWED professional sports league on Earth is increasingly an American one, but it's not the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball. Despite their impressive strides in growing global audiences and reach, homegrown U.S. sports aren't the world’s biggest draw. Instead, American teams are buying into the world’s most popular sport —the other football — via the global all-star English Premier League.
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September 02, 2025
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Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to L.A. Phil in innovative role
At his final concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 16 years ago, every musician in the orchestra stood in line onstage to hug a red-faced Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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September 02, 2025
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SOME 800 AFGHANS KILLED IN EASTERN TEMBLOR
Late-night 6.0 quake destroys villages in remote, mountainous areas, residents report.
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September 02, 2025
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Workers unite in decrying Trump at Labor Day rallies and marches
They assail deportations, anti-union actions even as he touts agenda
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September 02, 2025
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A new ‘Toxic Avenger’ makes too neat work of cine-garbage
Nostalgia for extreme tackiness is surely one of the funnier outcomes of a cult film’s success. (Does one sigh wistfully at such memories or smile through a grimace?)
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September 02, 2025
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Can a rule change for stairs ease housing crisis?
L.A. could allow one instead of two exit routes for projects up to six stories tall.
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September 02, 2025
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Sparks stay in playoff hunt
Hamby scores 20 points and Plum adds 18 in crucial victory over Washington.
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September 02, 2025
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Kick, punt, snap — and win
Rams' specialists enter the season a confident group
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September 02, 2025
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REVIVAL TO THE CORE
Kershaw is enjoying a career uptick thanks to a central-body training regimen
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September 02, 2025
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Need to rent a mega-mansion for L.A. Games?
Wealthy tourists are already signing leases, with one even paying $2.4 million up front.
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