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world
The El Rey Ballroom
An immigrant's dream makes an iconic Boyle Heights music venue flow with 'body rhythm' The music is good (The Black Keys), the drinks are good (Cellar Door) and the vibes are good (Cleveland’s Latin...

asia
Iran’s first women’s soccer team to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Barred from stadiums at home, Iran women travel to World Cup to play for pride Tunisia's Safaa Fathi and Samia Sohrati have both become world-class players, and are the first Iranians to make it...

world
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the shooting of a man near a highway overpass in Van Nuys
Two brothers arrested in connection with 405 Freeway shooting in Van Nuys Police arrested two brothers in connection with a shooting earlier this month that wounded a man near a highway overpass in Van...

asia
Peter Thiel’s Support of the Far-Right Ideology
Goldberg: Why is Peter Thiel, a GOP megadonor, buying a Maltese passport? Hedge fund billionaire Peter Thiel is one of the greatest supporters of right-wing causes and ideas in America. Since the early ’80s,...

travel
Herschel Walker’s Life Isn’t About Right and Wrong
Goldberg: Herschel Walker may be lying about an ex-girlfriend's abortion. Does it matter? Herschel Walker can tell me he didn’t do anything wrong when I cross-examine him about an abortion he says he didn’t...

politics
The race for California’s top cop may go down to the wire
The race for California's top cop focuses on abortion, gun control and crime. DIGITAL SPY, LLC Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or distribution of this content...

entertainment
Queen Elizabeth II’s bronze statue sold at rock-bottom prices
'She sat for him 12 times': The Nigerian artist who made a bronze sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II, her portrait and two of her children A bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II was produced...

sport
Trump: ‘It’s important that we have people who are very strong in these respects and who believe in them.’
Pompeo: 'The most dangerous person in the world is Randi Weingarten' 'I'm very concerned when it comes to the issues of copyright and intellectual property,' Trump said. 'It's important that we have people who...

us
The Five Largest Cities in New England
The Times podcast: The fight over Squaw Valley's name The Times-Union: Squaw Valley has been a California treasure for generations of Westerners, and a place we know well. But for the last few years,...

entertainment
Frances Tiafoe to US Open Final
How Frances Tiafoe went from sleeping at a tennis center to the US Open semifinals Frances Tiafoe's career has been filled with highs and lows, but her US Open semifinal victory would represent one...