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Dallas Mavericks
Lakers awarded Kostas Antetokounmpo, younger brother of reigning MVP, off waivers
Los Angeles Times - Tania Ganguli
The Lakers were awarded power forward Kostas Antetokounmpo, the younger brother of reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, off waivers on Monday. Antetokounmpo, a 6-foot-10, 200 pound power forward, joins
Medicaid
Column: New data show that failing to expand Medicaid has led to 16,000 unnecessary deaths
Los Angeles Times - Michael Hiltzik
Adversaries of Medicaid expansion have always pointed to the lack of evidence that enrollment in Medicaid improves health and saves lives, and therefore the expansion is a waste. A new study should put
Earthquakes
California housing crisis podcast: When a big earthquake hits Los Angeles or San Francisco
Los Angeles Times - Liam Dillon
K. Dirk Bondy, president of Seneca Structural Engineering, checks the Soroptimist House at Cal State Long Beach after the Ridgecrest earthquakes earlier this month. Bondy says the damage was not necessarily
Business
Square launches robot photography service for online sellers
Los Angeles Times - Julie Verhage
Carolyn Bessette is good at making soap. So good that people pay $8 for a bar of Farm to Shower Peppermint Watermelon or Hopi Blue Corn handmade soap through her website. What she’s not good at, however,
Tyler Skaggs
Angels mourn Tyler Skaggs' death, celebrate his life at memorial service
Los Angeles Times - Bill Shaikin
The tears flowed first, and then the words. Speaking would not come easily for Andrew Heaney on this day. There are mercifully few baseball players practiced in the art of eulogizing a teammate. But there
Robert Mueller
Democrats and Republicans gird for Mueller testimony but with competing goals
Los Angeles Times - Chris Megerian
As a senior Justice Department official and then FBI director for 12 years, Robert S. Mueller III carefully guarded his reputation as a straight shooter in the midst of political upheaval and partisan
Homeland Security
Homeland Security's cuts in counterterrorism programs assailed
Los Angeles Times - David Willman
A senior House member said Monday that he will explore legislation to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from diverting funds from critical research and programs on tracking nuclear material could
Al Franken
Al Franken says he regrets resigning from Senate
Los Angeles Times - Associated Press
Former Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota told the New Yorker magazine in a story published Monday that he “absolutely” regrets resigning from the Senate after several women accused him of unwanted
Sports
From TVs to toilet paper to a guitar: A look at what Bears players bring to camp
Los Angeles Times
Quarterback Rex Grossman arrives with his TV wrapped in his linens in 2004. (John Smierciak, Chicago Tribune) Quarterback Kyle Orton opted for a guitar instead of a TV at training camp in 2006. (RedEye)
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo won't face criminal charges in rape case
Los Angeles Times - Associated Press
Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face criminal charges after a woman accused the soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago, the city’s top prosecutor said Monday. Clark
Los Feliz
Aren't presidents supposed to be against racial divisiveness?
Los Angeles Times
To the editor: Like millions of Americans, I headed to church Sunday morning just as the Tweeter in Chief was again demonizing four black and brown freshman congresswomen. As with most institutions in
Iran
Yukiya Amano, head of U.N. agency overseeing Iran nuclear deal, dies at 72
Los Angeles Times - Associated Press
Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima
Pigs
Pig wrangling out, greased watermelons are in at longtime county fair event
Los Angeles Times - Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
The Sonoma County Fair is putting the brakes on a longtime children’s event pitting kids against pigs. For half a century, the fair has hosted a “pig scramble” in which dozens of children race after a
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Californians living in wildfire-prone areas losing homeowners insurance following historic blazes
Los Angeles Times - Joshua Emerson Smith
When Stan Caplan built his retirement home on the ridge of a majestic chaparral-covered hillside in an affluent gated community in Rancho Santa Fe, he wasn’t thinking much about insuring his property wildfire.
News (U.S.)
Trump administration to expand quick deportations anywhere in U.S.
Los Angeles Times - Molly O’Toole
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will be able to more quickly arrest and deport undocumented immigrants anywhere in the United States without going before an immigration judge under a new released
Republic of Ireland
Shane Lowry's British Open victory a great moment for all of Ireland
Los Angeles Times - Sam Farmer
For a country long divided, Shane Lowry’s victory in the British Open was a reminder of unity and the bonding effect of sports. “For Ireland, such a small place, it’s our 10th major [since 2007], and a
Entertainment
Maria Elena Salinas joins CBS News
Los Angeles Times - Meg James
Salinas, a native of Los Angeles, is one of the most-widely respected journalists in Spanish-language media. She spent more than 35 years at Univision, earning the distinction as one of the longest-serving
Swimming Pools
Ex-Tribune Publishing head Justin Dearborn buys Encino estate
Los Angeles Times - Jack Flemming
Built in 2017, the two-story home expands to a landscaped backyard with a patio, cabana, swimming pool and spa. (Realtor.com) Built in 2017, the two-story home expands to a landscaped backyard with a cabana,
News
Priest stole more than $95,000 from offerings in Northern California, diocese says
Los Angeles Times - Colleen Shalby
A priest stole more than $95,000 from Northern California parishes where he served over the last several years, according to the Diocese of Santa Rosa. The theft initially was discovered during a car investigation
Business
Column: Trump has turned the Department of Labor into the Department of Employer Rights
Los Angeles Times - Michael Hiltzik
No advocates for workers’ rights or labor were especially surprised last week when President Trump nominated Eugene Scalia for secretary of Labor, succeeding the utterly discredited Alex Acosta. Scalia
Sports
Robots will be part of the 2020 Olympics experience in Tokyo
Los Angeles Times - David Wharton
Looking to give the 2020 Summer Olympics something a little different — something a little humanoid — organizers on Monday unveiled several robots expected to be part of the experience in Tokyo next year.
Entertainment
Prolific novelist Dean Koontz signs five-book deal with Amazon
Los Angeles Times - Michael Schaub
Horror and thriller author Dean Koontz has signed a five-book deal with Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer, The author also will release a collection of six short thrillers, titled “Nameless,” the
Utah
Utah man pleads not guilty in slayings of deputy at Jack in the Box and Russian snowboard champ in L.A.
Los Angeles Times - James Queally
A Utah man pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple counts of murder and robbery in connection with a rampage last month that left two men dead, including an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy.
USC
USC announces 2019-20 men's basketball schedule
Los Angeles Times - J. Brady McCollough
The USC men’s basketball program announced its complete 2019-20 schedule Monday, highlighted by three nonconference games against NCAA tournament teams from last season — Nevada, Temple and LSU — and Thanksgiving
DWP
DWP raid
Los Angeles Times
James Cameron
James Cameron's "Avatar" is no longer the highest-grossing film
Los Angeles Times - Carlos De Loera
As of Sunday, “Avatar,” James Cameron’s 2009 juggernaut, is no longer the highest-grossing film of all time. That title now belongs to Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” after the studio rereleased “Endgame”
UC San Diego
UC enrolls largest and most diverse class ever of Californian freshmen
Los Angeles Times - Teresa Watanabe
The University of California opened its doors to the largest and most diverse class of Californians ever for the fall semester of 2019, according to data released Monday. The system’s nine undergraduate
Business
Actor Kevin Nealon finally unloads Pacific Palisades home
Los Angeles Times - Jack Flemming
The Georgian-inspired Traditional home boasts seven bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms across three stories. (Realtor.com) The Georgian-inspired Traditional home boasts seven bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms across
Fireplaces
Former Charger Darren Sproles puts Poway mansion on the market
Los Angeles Times - Jack Flemming
Built in 2005, the single-story home holds six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, living spaces with stone fireplaces and a movie theater with tiered seating across 9,000 square feet. (Realtor.com) Built in 2005,
Southern California
Desert floor shatters in stunning before-and-after satellite images of Ridgecrest quake
Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin II
But new satellite images offer a dramatic and instructive view of the immense power of the magnitude 7.1 quake, showing how California’s biggest earthquake in nearly two decades caused the ground to break.

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