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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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How a Macy’s parking structure became latest L.A. luxury apartment complex
An unlikely corner of one of L.A.'s once-famous, now-dead malls is open for business again this week as residents move into luxury apartments on the spot that used to be a Macy's parking lot.
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September 02, 2025
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Why Grateful Dead are among state’s greatest natural treasures
Lest you forget that the Grateful Dead are one of California's great natural phenomena — musical, cultural and even spiritual — witness last month's celebration of all things Dead at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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September 02, 2025
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Official opposes Home Depot in Eagle Rock
Council member says the retailer's silence equates to complicity in immigration raids.
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September 02, 2025
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With the last kid off to college ... now what?
After 27 years of raising my children, I feel a brand-new freedom. Dammit.
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September 02, 2025
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Garcia comes back strong, tops Angels
Altuve’s two-run homer helps make Astros pitcher a winner in first start since 2023
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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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Special teams, special bond
Chargers' trio back one another off the field too
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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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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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Drones sic AC/DC on wolves to safeguard livestock
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones.
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September 02, 2025
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What could happen if Fed loses autonomy
If Trump gets a board loyal to him, that may lead to higher inflation, economists say
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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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