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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 12m

Fan is suing LeBron James for 'fraud, deception' after Lakers star teased 'Second Decision'

A fan is taking LeBron James to small claims court after spending $865.66 on Lakers tickets thinking the NBA icon was retiring. James' teased 'decision' was a Hennessy promotion.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 42m

Fan is suing LeBron James for 'fraud, deception' after Lakers star teased 'Second Decision'

A fan is taking LeBron James to small claims court after spending $865.66 on Lakers tickets thinking the NBA icon was retiring. James' teased 'decision' was a Hennessy promotion.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1h

Older men across L.A. County thought they had found a date. Police believe she had darker plans

L.A. County sheriff’s detectives are searching for Adva Lavie, who they suspect has been involved in a series of burglaries targeting older men throughout the county.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1h

Jimmy Kimmel says his Charlie Kirk remarks were 'maliciously mischaracterized'

ABC's late-night host worried that his show was doomed. He declined to say whether this year will be his last on the Disney-owned network.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2h

L.A. County considers declaring state of emergency to fight back against ICE raids

The move would pave the way for an eviction moratorium for households that have lost income due to the immigration raids.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2h

Thunderstorms, muggy weather ahead for Southern California thanks to Hurricane Priscilla

There will be a chance for rainfall and thunderstorms across Southern California Thursday, Friday and Saturday as remnants from a hurricane in the eastern Pacific move north. The most significant storms, however, are forecast further east.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 3h

High school flag football: Wednesday and Thursday scores

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school girls' flag football scores for Wednesday and Thursday.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 3h

Tommy Edman and Andy Pages put struggles aside to be key part of decisive Dodgers' inning

Tommy Edman had tough season for the Ddgers. Andy Pages has had a tough postseason. But they were in the middle of it all in the 11th inning.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 4h

Loyola holds on for 13-10 win over Gardena Serra at SoFi Stadium

The Loyola defense comes through to pick up a big Mission League win over Gardena Serra at SoFi Stadium on Thursday.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 4h

Plaschke: A wild finish propels the Dodgers into NLCS and past their toughest playoff test

Commentary: A wild finish propels the Dodgers into NLCS and past their toughest playoff test

Yeah, the rest of their journey should be the easy part, the Dodgers already conquering their Goliath equal in a Phillies series that was essentially the World Series.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 4h

Dodgers defeat Phillies in a wild, instant-classic walk-off to reach the NLCS

A bases-loaded throwing error to home plate by Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering in the 11th inning allows the Dodgers to take a series-clinching 2-1 win.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 5h

LeBron James to miss Lakers' opening game because of sciatica issue

The team announced Thursday that the 40-year-old star, who had yet to practice with his teammates at training camp, will be reevaluated in three to four weeks.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 5h

LAPD spokesperson resigns after U.S. attorney complains about alleged leak, sources say

Jennifer Forkish, the LAPD’s public information director, said she resigned Thursday. Sources familiar with her ouster said the acting U.S. attorney contacted LAPD leaders alleging a suspected leak from her office. Forkish called any claim that she leaked information "categorically false.”

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 6h

California bans declawing cats under new law

California bans cat declawing under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making the practice illegal except for medical necessity.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 6h

News Analysis: With Gaza deal, praise and peril for Trump

Hamas and Israel agreed on Wednesday to implement the first phase of President Trump's proposed 20-point peace plan.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 6h

Contributor: Trump's Mideast deal is just the beginning of his role

Remember the Pottery Barn rule of foreign policy? 'You break it, you own it.' We now have the Trump corollary: 'You patch it, you own it.'

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 7h

'The Last Frontier's' Arctic setting proves to be alluring (and deadly), time after time

Review: 'The Last Frontier's' Arctic setting proves to be alluring (and deadly), time after time

The Alaska-set thriller 'The Last Frontier' on Apple TV+ is part of a long line of series in snowy locales where the setting is just as much a character.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 7h

How 'Tron: Ares' and its end credits scene link the franchise's past to its future

How ‘Tron: Ares’ and its end credits scene link the franchise's past to its future

Like many franchise films, "Tron: Ares" makes sure to leave the door open for future stories in its ending and a mid-credits scene.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 7h

Drake's defamation lawsuit over 'Not Like Us' is dismissed

A federal judge ruled that a reasonable listener wouldn't take Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track as 'conveying objective facts.'

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 8h

'Aztec Batman': New animated film brings Gotham to Tenochtitlan

Now streaming on HBO Max, animated movie 'Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires' uses the beloved DC Comics superhero to teach Indigenous peoples’ history.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 8h

'The butt lady' convicted of murder after second SoCal client dies from silicone injections

A Riverside County woman known as "the butt lady" has been convicted of murder after a second client — a TV actor living in Malibu — died from silicone injections she administered, authorities said.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 8h

Trump-appointed judges signal willingness to let president deploy troops to states

A panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals — including two judges appointed by President Trump — heard arguments Thursday over Oregon's challenge to the administration's deployment of soldiers to the state.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 9h

LAFD thought the Jan. 1 fire was out. They didn't use thermal imaging to confirm

LAFD thought the Jan. 1 fire was out. It didn't use thermal imaging to confirm

Los Angeles fire officials, already under scrutiny for their failure to pre-deploy engines in advance of the Palisades fire, are facing questions about why they didn’t fully extinguish the Jan. 1 fire.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 9h

California tightens leash on puppy sales with new laws signed by Newsom

Brooke Knowles knew she wanted the black puppy posted on the Facebook page of a self-described home breeder of Coton De Tulears.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 9h

Los Angeles Times Media Group takes step to go public

The company will put the newspaper, a gaming company and production studio under one roof.

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