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Trump loses ground in election as nation grapples with pandemic - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Given the continuing widespread coronavirus pandemic, the persistent economic devastation millions of Americans are experiencing in its wake and President Donald Trump's inability to wrest control of the crisis in the minds of a majority of Americans, it is probably not all that surprising that

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Think of my babies in the NICU, and wear the mask - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Suddenly there was an emergency C-section and my husband Walt and I were parents, blessed with Wyatt and
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Trump administration to withdraw controversial nominee for Bureau of Land Management - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The Trump administration will withdraw the controversial nomination of William Perry Pendley to serve as director of the Bureau of Land Management, an administration official familiar tells
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13-ton shipment of human hair, likely from Chinese prisoners, seized - L.A. Focus Newspaper
According to the CPB, the shipment originated in Xinjiang, China, signaling potential human rights abuses of forced labor and imprisonment. The products were worth over
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Sandra J. Evers-Manly Accepts Invitation to Join The 2020 Class of Members to The Motion Pictures Academy - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announced today the invitation extended by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to Sandra J. Evers-Manly, to join the 2020 class of new members. As a filmmaker who benefited from Sandra’s support with an Oscar
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Jack Charlton, English World Cup-winning soccer player, dies aged 85 - L.A. Focus Newspaper
In a statement posted on Saturday, Charlton's family said he died peacefully at his home in Northumberland on Friday with his family by his
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Salt Lake City police officer ordered his K9 to bite a Black man's leg repeatedly, lawyers say, and now it may need to be amputated - L.A. Focus Newspaper
A man's leg may need to be amputated after the Salt Lake City Police Department allegedly used excessive force against him by ordering a police dog to bite the man repeatedly, leaving him severely
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Health officials say contract tracers are inundated as the city saw a new high in single day cases - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Dr. Bruce Dart, Executive Director of the Tulsa Health Department, said in a press conference on Wednesday there are high numbers being reported this week, with nearly 500 new cases in two days and trends are showing that those numbers will
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An Arizona man in a coma from coronavirus woke up paralyzed - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The virus sent him into a medically induced coma, he told CNN's Anderson Cooper Wednesday. And when he woke up, he was
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The mask decision that will haunt Trumps reelection bid - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Even most elected Republicans now openly advocate for wearing masks and have been pictured with their noses and mouths covered, in part to set an example for the country. But Trump still refuses to wear a mask in public, and most guests at his two July 4 celebrations -- at Mt. Rushmore and on the
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DHS to replace military-style uniforms for federal police officers - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Some Customs and Border Protection personnel, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, have worn camouflage tactical uniforms while policing in Portland, according to DHS. Concern grew in recent weeks about the blurring of law enforcement and military personnel.

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Opinion: The people who sit by while Trump sets Roger Stone free - L.A. Focus Newspaper
In short, there are real boundaries on Trump's power, and checks and balances to patrol those
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DeSantis downplayed coronavirus help from New York after Florida health department praised it - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Speaking to reporters last Thursday, DeSantis pointedly denied that New York was helping his state's Covid-19 response, stating, "They're not helping
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'Zombie cicadas' under the influence of a mind controlling fungus have returned to West Virginia - L.A. Focus Newspaper

These insects, dubbed "zombie cicadas," are under the influence of Massospora, a psychedelic fungus which contains chemicals such as those found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to a new study published by PLOS Pathogens.

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Analysis: The Harris pick isn't about 2020. It's about the future. - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The impact of Harris on the election result, however, is likely to be far more minimal. Vice presidents rarely move the dial significantly, so Harris' selection matters a lot more for 2021 and beyond than it does for
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Military helicopter shot at over Virginia, injuring a crew member - L.A. Focus Newspaper
A US Air Force helicopter was shot at near Manassas, Virginia, on Monday injuring one of two pilots on board, according to an Air Force official. The post Military helicopter shot at over Virginia, injuring a crew member appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
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A senior's lifetime experiences help generate resilience to pandemic trauma - L.A. Focus Newspaper
New research calls attention to this little-remarked-upon resilience as well as significant challenges for older adults as the pandemic stretches
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Analysis: Could the United Kingdom become an emerging market? - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Some analysts on Wall Street are beginning to wonder whether a volatile currency, declining global clout and a reliance on foreign investors could relegate the United Kingdom to "emerging
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Disney confirms its first bisexual lead character, who is also multi-cultural - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The 14-year-old Dominican-American girl, Luz Noceda, is not Disney's first LGBTQ+ character. Pixar featured a gay main character in a short film on Disney Plus, but Luz is the first bisexual character to make a Disney debut on a television
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Air France to cut more than 7,500 jobs - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The airline expects more than 3,500 "natural departures" -- through attrition -- that will help compensate for the job
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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized for coronavirus - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Trump retweets Russian propaganda about Biden that US intel agencies say is intended to influence 2020 election - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Late Sunday, Trump amplified a tweet that contained audiotapes of a 2016 conversation between Biden and then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko -- material that was released earlier this year by Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker named by the US intelligence community in its August 7 statement
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Oklahoma mayor says 'it is not the right time' for Weedstock music festival - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The annual Weedstock music festival is set to begin Thursday, bringing in thousands to Stillwater, Oklahoma. The post Oklahoma mayor says 'it is not the right time' for Weedstock music festival appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
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Police unions have helped shield officers from accountability. Now they face backlash - L.A. Focus Newspaper
All of them were fired by the police chief. And all of them were rehired after an arbitrator overturned their dismissals -- in a process laid out in the contract between the city and the powerful police
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Halle Berry Apologizes to Trans Community After Turning Down Opportunity to Play A Transgender Man - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Halle Berry has apologized to the transgender community after comments made during her consideration of a role where she was to portray a transgender man. In discussing the role, she said “I want to experience that world, I want to understand that world. …It’s really important for me to tell
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Body found of 5-year-old girl missing in storms - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The body of 5-year-old Eliza Talal was found Wednesday after she went missing from her Pennsylvania home at the height of the storm a day earlier, Towamencin Township Police Chief Tim Dickinson

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An extinct giant dolphin behaved like a killer whale, study finds - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Now researchers have confirmed that an ancient dolphin that lived during the Oligocene Epoch — 33.9 million to 23 million years ago — was the first cetacean (a type of mammal) using echolocation to navigate underwater and fill the role of apex predator, much like the current-day killer
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Student forced to take off Black Lives Matter mask at graduation ceremony, family says - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Dean Holmes, a student at York Catholic High School in York, Pennsylvania, put on a Black Lives Matter mask under his face shield at his July 28 graduation ceremony.

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Opinion: Reopening schools safely cant happen without racial equity - L.A. Focus Newspaper
If being humane is not motivation enough, universities should consider the role of racial equity in their reopening
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A Massachusetts city will recognize polyamorous relationships as part of new domestic partnership ordinance - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Councilor Lance Davis, who supported the ordinance, told CNN he believes this is the first ordinance of its kind in the
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