Syracuse University mistakenly sends out dozens of acceptance letters - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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Syracuse University mistakenly sends out dozens of acceptance letters - L.A. Focus Newspaper

If you received a letter of acceptance from Syracuse University, you may want to hold off celebrating.

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Glee actress Naya Rivera is missing at a lake in California - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Rivera, 33, vanished from Lake Piru in Ventura County on Wednesday evening. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed her identity, and said it's looking for a possible drowning victim at the lake. Search efforts will resume "at first light," it

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She is the first American to get a new face - twice - L.A. Focus Newspaper

But last month, Tarleton, a 52-year-old former nurse, chose to do it again, making her the first American and only the second person ever to undergo the procedure twice. The surgery, which took place at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in July, involved more than 45 clinicians over the span of

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Benjamin Keough, grandson of Elvis Presley, dies at 27 - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Keough died in Calabasas, California, Roger Widynowski told CNN

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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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Opinion: The problem with 'the letter' - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The result, from their perspective: a "stifling atmosphere" that leaves no room for "experimentation, risk taking, and even mistakes"; one that makes "good-faith disagreement" impossible, punishes those who "depart from the consensus" and "makes everyone less capable of democratic

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Massive Twitter hack sees high-profile accounts push apparent Bitcoin scam - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The accounts, along with those of former President Barack Obama, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg, posted similar tweets soliciting donations via Bitcoin to their verified profiles on

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House Dems ask Supreme Court to speed things up in Trump financial docs cases - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The court ruled Thursday that House committees could seek the documents, but it sent the case to a lower court to further review the

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Opinion: The real Russia hoax - L.A. Focus Newspaper

But the real hoax is how White House officials are covering up for Trump's incompetence as commander in chief who is responsible for the welfare of the US military and who has consistently maintained a bizarre bromance with a former KGB officer, Russian President Vladimir

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Fireworks canceled this year? Watch the lunar eclipse Buck Moon instead - L.A. Focus Newspaper

On July 4, just after 11 p.m. ET, the moon will begin its temporary new look. For exactly two hours and 45 minutes, the moon will pass through the feathered outer shadow cast from Earth, creating a partial penumbral lunar

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Broken heart syndrome has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, small study suggests - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo syndrome -- which is often called "broken heart syndrome" -- occurs when the heart muscles weaken, leading to chest pain and shortness of breath. It presents like a heart attack, but is triggered by stressful events, not blockages in the bloodstream. It

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A critically endangered gorilla is about to be a mom, and she's using a doll for practice - L.A. Focus Newspaper

One of the Audubon Zoo's critically endangered western lowland gorillas, 13-year-old Tumani, is expecting a baby, a zoo spokesperson

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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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Analysis: Take a quick breath, 2020 is only half over - L.A. Focus Newspaper

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free

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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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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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Kobe Bryant will be memorialized on the cover of NBA 2K21 - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The Mamba Forever Edition will feature Bryant on two special covers. They were hand-painted by an artist using two of Bryant's most famous photos for

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Opinion: In the shadow of Covid-19, mental health help can't come soon enough - L.A. Focus Newspaper

As a result, forward-thinking people built a public health infrastructure from scratch — one which we still see the critical value of

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Cooper talks to directors behind controversial docuseries - L.A. Focus Newspaper

CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to "Immigration Nation" co-directors Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau about their Netflix docuseries that goes behind the scenes of the US immigration system. Watch Full Circle every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 6pm

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Seven governors sign deal in pursuit of first multistate coordinated testing strategy - L.A. Focus Newspaper

A bipartisan group of six governors has joined forces with the Rockefeller Foundation to pursue a deal for 3 million coronavirus antigen tests, which would help create the country's first coordinated testing strategy in the absence of a national

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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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Brianna Keilar reacts to Dr. Atlas: I'm sorry but what the hell is he talking about? - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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Analysis: What we know right now about the November election - L.A. Focus Newspaper

If this year has taught us anything, it's that there's no way to predict what will happen between today and November 3, now less than four months away. The post Analysis: What we know right now about the November election appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.

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You can now rent the world's last Blockbuster video store on Airbnb - L.A. Focus Newspaper

(CNN) — You can -- and should -- eat popcorn in bed at this one-of-a-kind Airbnb. Located in Bend, Oregon, this rental has everything: a sofabed, free snacks, a VCR and a big

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Goya's galling affront to Latinos - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Along with strong café con leche, 1970s salsa records, and a dark brown fedora someone gave me for my birthday 15 years ago, I signal my ethnic identity with Caribbean cooking. I had never really liked how Goya monopolized the shelves of my grocery store, crowding out other brands that I had

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Pandemic can't stop Simone Biles' stunning aerial display - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The coronavirus might have forced the Olympics' postponement, but Biles is still showcasing her remarkable repertoire of gymnastic

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Coronavirus canceled office clothing. These stores are in big trouble - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The new work-from-home reality has rapidly recalibrated the fashion code for professional wear, and that spells trouble for the retailers who sell formal office

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Supreme Court rules federal execution of Wesley Purkey can proceed - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The court's order grants the government's request to lift an injunction that had blocked Purkey's execution, originally scheduled for Wednesday evening. Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan dissented in the

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A 12-year-old girl was caught on camera gambling at an Australian casino - L.A. Focus Newspaper

A 12-year-old girl was among three minors caught gambling at a casino in Sydney, Australia, regulators said Saturday. The post A 12-year-old girl was caught on camera gambling at an Australian casino appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.

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Stephen 'tWitch' Boss comments on his experience at 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who has been the DJ on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" since 2014, has addressed allegations from some employees about a toxic work environment at the long-running talk

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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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