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SAN FRANCISCOΒ βΒ The Lakers dropped their first game of the California Classic at Chase Center to the Golden State Warriors 89-84 on Saturday after leading by double digits in the first half. The Lakers struggled defensively in the second half, giving up 30 points in the third quarter, when they trailed for the first time. Bronny…
EUGENE, Ore.Β βΒ Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded womenβs 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic celebrated its 50th anniversary. Kipyegon finished the 1,500 in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds, besting her record of 3:49.04 in the event set last year. Chebet became the first women to…
On Thursday, Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf was gloating that a hard-left party led by Jeremy Corbyn meant the odds of Nigel Farage becoming PM had narrowed further. But now that James McMurdock’s self-suspension over “business propriety” allegations means Reform UK is down from five MPs to four – again – it’s Reform’s rivals who are…
Crews searched through the dark early Saturday for two dozen children from a girlsβ camp and many others who were still missing after a wall of water rushed down a river in the Texas Hill Country during a powerful storm that killed at least 27 people. The death toll was certain to rise. The destructive…
Gloria JimΓ©nez and Bruce Martin, leaders of a Galaxy supporter group called the Angel City Brigade, are certain this is no time to be quiet. Since its founding in 2007, the Angel City Brigade, one of the Galaxyβs largest fan groups, has made its voice heard in sections 121 and 122 of Dignity Health Sports…
Reform MP James McMurdock has suspended himself from the party. In a statement, Reform chief whip Lee Anderson said it is over allegations around his business affairs published in a national newspaper. The statement said at around 1pm: “I have today received a call from James McMurdock who has advised me, as Chief Whip, that…
The Dodgers are counting on Max Muncy to be ready to produce in October. As they should. Muncy is expected to be sidelined for six weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee but that wonβt push them into the market for another third baseman between now and the July 31 trade deadline. βI…
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on Bill Plaschke’s latest column on the greatness of Clayton Kershaw, LeBron James and the Lakers.
BEIRUTΒ βΒ After a hastily cobbled together ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold on June 24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu jubilantly declared that the βexistential threatsβ of Iranβs nuclear program and ballistic missile arsenal had been destroyed. The βhistoric victory,β he said, would βabide for generations.β But nearly two weeks after President Trump deployed 30,000-pound…
Rachel Reeves has hinted that taxes are likely to be raised this autumn after a major U-turn on the government’s controversial welfare bill. Sir Keir Starmer’s Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill passed through the House of Commons on Tuesday after multiple concessions and threats of a major rebellion. MPs ended up voting for…
