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Fire officials declare ‘knockdown’ of Boyle Heights warehouse blaze
There are no longer active flames or a threat of the fire spreading, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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NBA draft: Clippers focus on frontcourt with trio of 2nd-round picks
The Clippers select 6-foot-11 Spanish forward Baba Miller from Cincinnati and high-scoring forward Nick Martinelli from Northwestern, then close their night by drafting the rights to Auburn commit Narcisse Ngoy,…
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Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman keeps climbing on career lists
With two more doubles on Tuesday, Freeman moved ahead of Carlos Beltran into 29th place on the career list with 566. A few more seasons of his typical production could…
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NBA draft: Lakers trade in and out of 2nd round, sign Vanderbilt’s AK Okereke
The Lakers bought into the second round on Wednesday afternoon before trading their way back out by the end of the night, but they signed the undrafted Okereke to a…
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Mookie Betts hits 300th homer to back Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers sweep Twins
Betts reaches the milestone on a night when he has three hits and provides more slick defense, while Ohtani goes six innings on the mound and sparks a rally with…
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Angels do a lot with a little, rally to beat Orioles in 10th inning
The Angels come back from a three-run deficit in the eighth inning, erasing another rough start for José Soriano, then win, 7-6, with the help of a pair of softly…
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Galen Diaz, Jay Mericle celebrated for coaching run with Esperanza aquatics
The duo retired after leading the boys water polo and swimming programs for the past 29 years, including a CIF-SS title in 2003.
Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage
Back-to-back powerful earthquakes have hammered Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas.
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Ex-wife of slain Woodland Hills doctor promised $400,000 to gunman, according to court testimony
Evan Hardman told detectives Ahang Mirshojae gave him a bag of money she said contained $50,000 in cash after the shooting and that the rest would come when things settled…
New Mexico governor calls for criminal probe of DEA allowing fentanyl shipments to hit streets
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets.