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Grammys viewers slam ‘awkward’ pandemic show as Lizzo curses on live TV & car interrupts Megan Thee Stallion’s speech

GRAMMYS viewers are slamming the show's “awkward” pandemic set up, as Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion had “hot mess” moments during music's biggest night. The 63rd annual Grammy Awards hosted by The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is taking place across five stages in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center. But viewers weren’t impressed by the set up, as Harry Styles and Billie Eilish kicked off the show's performances.

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Grammys' in memoriam especially long, grim in pandemic year

LOS ANGELES – Brandi Carlile paid tribute to John Prine, Bruno Mars celebrated Little Richard and Lionel Richie honored Kenny Rogers during an in memoriam segment on Sunday night's Grammy Awards that featured an especially long list of names after a year of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Grammys 2021: Host Trevor Noah opens show talking about Awards' Covid safety precautions

Trevor Noah talked about the safety precautions organizers took in his monologue as he opened the 2021 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.'I'm your host as we celebrate the last 10 years of music that got us through about 10 years of coronavirus, I know it is one year but it feels like 10, we have made the decision to socially distance from the Staples Center,' he said.The Daily Show host, 37, joked that the occasion would mark the 'biggest outdoor event this year, besides the storming of the Capitol' as he ventured toward an outdoor tent where nominees were seated at a distance with masks on.

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Doja Cat, DaBaby, Noah Cyrus lead fashion march at Grammys

NEW YORK – Doja Cat went for neon feathers and a moto jacket-inspired leather dress zipped allll the way down and DaBaby brightened up the Grammys in a bright mustard and green floral suit as music's big night Sunday offered a luxe fashion moment for the stars.

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Protesters clash with police during Breonna Taylor rally in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES - Demonstrators clashed with police in Hollywood while commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky home and whose death has triggered angry protests nationwide.Video from the scene Saturday showed protesters climbing onto a Los Angeles police car and helmeted officers taking up positions near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street to contain about two dozen demonstrators.Another video posted to social media shows several protesters pounding the hood of an LAPD vehicle as it stopped with its siren blaring.

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Young giraffe enjoys the outdoors for the first time at Indianapolis Zoo

INDIANAPOLIS - Spring will soon be in the air, and a young giraffe at the Indianapolis Zoo couldn’t contain his excitement.The zoo recently shared a video of four-month-old Kendi running, bucking and splashing about in the great outdoors.RELATED: 'I love you!': Adorable husky mimics his owner to say he loves herZookeepers said the giraffe spent several hours exploring every area of his habitat along with the rest of the herd, which included his mom Kita and dad Majani.Today, Kendi stands at seven-and-a-half feet tall, and will be several feet taller by his first birthday.This story was reported from Los Angeles.

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"I’m back in action,” One of the first Americans who contracted COVID-19 speaks about his recovery

LOS ANGELES - Exactly a year ago when the COVID-19 pandemic began, we met a patient from Southern California who was known as Patient Zero.Gregg Garfield was the first coronavirus patient admitted to his hospital. He was on a ventilator for 30 days and doctors gave him a 1% chance to live.He was near death in the hospital for 64 days and had some of his fingers and toes amputated. He says he contracted the virus while on a ski trip with friends in Italy back in Feb.

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J-Rod continues: Lopez, Rodriguez say they're still together

LOS ANGELES – J-Lo and A-Rod are still J-Rod.

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Most of California to reopen as vaccine eligibility expands

SAN FRANCISCO – Most of California’s 40 million residents will be able to enjoy limited indoor activities such as dining inside or watching a movie at a theater by mid-week as coronavirus case rates continue to stay low, state officials said Friday.

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How three strangers and the pandemic gave rise to #FreeBritney

Los Angeles apartment-turned-#FreeBritney-headquarters. Since 2019, she’s been analysing court files dealing with Britney Spears’ conservatorship, compiling facts and urging Spears fans to take action – especially at court rallies, which she helps organise.

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COVID-19 causes the immune system to go rogue and harm the body, researchers say

LOS ANGELES - A year into the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, medical experts continue to be baffled by the residual effects of the virus found in COVID-19 patients. Among extraordinary impacts of the novel coronavirus are reports of the immune system turning on itself. An international team of researchers found that in some people with severe COVID-19, the body — specifically the immune system — goes rogue and attacks one of its own key defenses instead of fighting the coronavirus.

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CDC finds women report worse side effects from COVID-19 vaccine than men

LOS ANGELES - Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finding that women make up a majority of those reporting negative side effects to the COVID-19 vaccines.The CDC published a report last month consisting of data from the first 13.8 million vaccine doses administered to Americans between Dec.

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A peek behind the masks, precautions at the pandemic Grammys

LOS ANGELES – I have covered the Grammy Awards for the Associated Press for 15 years. But this strange year feels like the first time.

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The Weeknd boycotting future Grammys after being snubbed for 'After Hours' record

LOS ANGELES - The Weeknd is taking a stand.The 31-year-old singer-songwriter has announced that he plans to boycott future Grammy Awards after his most recent album, "After Hours" was completely shut out of this year's nominations."Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys," the star said in a statement to the New York Times.The Grammys are not run by "secret committees" per se, but according to the Times, anonymous expert committees do review the initial nomination choices that are made by thousands of voting members.The Weeknd performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7, 2021 in Tampa, Florida.

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Some with Down syndrome unable to get COVID-19 vaccine despite being 10 times more likely to die

LOS ANGELES - Recent studies show that adults with Down syndrome are at a higher risk of hospitalization of death from COVID-19. Despite these individuals being more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, in some U.S.

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Owner of boat that burned, killing 34, sells other vessels

LOS ANGELES – The owner of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, has sold off his two remaining vessels.

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Risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, death increases depending on body mass index, CDC says

LOS ANGELES - Overweight and obese individuals are at a higher risk for severe illness, hospitalization, and death if they contract COVID-19 according to a March 8 report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIn the report, CDC researchers say they found a relationship between body mass index and COVID-19 severity.Researchers say individuals with the lowest risk for hospitalization and death are those with BMI’s near the threshold between healthy weight and overweight in most instances. "Overweight and obesity were risk factors for invasive mechanical ventilation.

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'Wrong, un-American, must stop': Joe Biden condemns 'hate crimes' on Asian Americans during pandemic

Former President Trump repeatedly used xenophobic termsFormer President Trump has repeatedly used xenophobic terms to refer to the virus that originated in China's Wuhan province.

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CDC director on COVID-19 pandemic 1-year mark: ‘We are tired, we are lonely, we are impatient’

LOS ANGELES - The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging the heartbreaking toll of a health crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 520,000 Americans."One year ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

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Man sentenced to 212 years for killing his 2 autistic sons in staged accident to collect life insurance

LOS ANGELES - A Hawthorne man was sentenced to 212 years in federal prison Thursday for intentionally driving his ex-wife and two autistic sons off a wharf at the Port of Los Angeles into the ocean – drowning the boys who were trapped in the car – to collect on accidental death insurance policies he had taken out on their lives.Ali Elmezayen, 45, was sentenced by United States District Judge John F. Walter, who, in imposing the maximum sentence allowed by law, noted Elmezayen’s "evil and diabolical scheme" as well as the "vicious and callous nature of his crimes.""He is the ultimate phony and a skillful liar…and is nothing more than a greedy and brutal killer," Walter said.

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Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES - Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month.The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The actor-comedian will be presented the award by his longtime friend and "Coming 2 America" co-star Arsenio Hall.The hall of fame induction is bestowed on an individual who is viewed as a pioneer in their respective field and whose influence shaped the "profession for generations to come."Previous inductees include Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Spike Lee, Ray Charles and Sidney Poitier.

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Nearly two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations attributed to 4 common underlying conditions, NIH says

LOS ANGELES - Nearly two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. could be attributed to obesity, diabetes, hypertension and heart failure, according to the National Institutes of Health.A recent report by the National Institutes of Health illustrates how common underlying medical conditions put people at higher risk for severe illness from the novel coronavirus.The report cited a statistical model developed by researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts led by Meghan O’Hearn and Dr.

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Joint custody of son, no spousal support in Adele divorce

LOS ANGELES – Adele will share custody of her 8-year-old son and won't be paying child support to her now-ex-husband Simon Konecki, according to divorce documents obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

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California governor lays groundwork to fight expected recall

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Standing alone in center field of an empty Dodger Stadium, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as a bold if imperfect leader and his state as on the cusp of a new day.

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US had its coldest February in more than 30 years, NOAA reports

LOS ANGELES - Last month’s dangerous winter storms in the United States caused record subzero temperatures, power outages for millions of homeowners and led to more than two dozen deaths.It also brought one of the coldest Februarys in decades.During February, the average temperature was 30.6 degrees Farenheight — 3.2 degrees below the 20th-century average. This ranks as the 19th coldest February in the 127-year period on record and the coldest February since 1989, according to a new climate report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).According to NOAA, the main driver for the weather across the U.S.

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Dunk these: Miami Heat logo to be released on Oreo cookies

From dunkin’ on the hardcourt to dunkin’ into a glass of milk -- Oreo is celebrating the Miami Heat with a different kind of sweet victory.

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Costco facing cheese shortage amid imported food shipping delays

Costco.The big-box retailer is having difficulty stocking up on imported cheeses due to a shortage of shipping containers, which is causing delays in the shipment of wheels of the charcuterie staple among other imported foods.Costco is facing delays from its suppliers, with ports backed up in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle, said Richard Galanti, Costco's executive vice president and chief financial officer, in an earnings call last week.

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California bagels better than New York's?

BERKELEY, Calif. - The California bagel scene is booming and apparently is better than New York's. That's according to New York Times critic Tejal Rao, who has lived on both coasts and therefore declared herself the bagel connoisseur. According to Rao, the best bagels are in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.She said that West Coast Bakers are driving a great bagel boom. For example, Boichick Bagels in Berkeley opened just three months before the pandemic began and had a roaring following from day one."It took off from the get-go," said owner Emily Winston. "And we had two-hour lines when we opened and everyone has been super receptive.

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CDC director says next 2 months critical in stopping another COVID-19 surge

LOS ANGELES - Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S.

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EXPLAINER: How can California voters recall Gov. Newsom?

LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election in the middle of his four-year term. Organizers appear close to qualifying the election for the ballot, and the vote would likely take place later this year. Here's how it works:

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Springer, Bauer, Lindor lead list of big names on new teams

George Springer, Trevor Bauer and Francisco Lindor are wearing blue now.

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Meghan Markle’s father defends British royals, says they’re not racist

Meghan’s father Thomas Markle said on Tuesday that he did not think the British royal family was racist, and hoped that an alleged remark from a family member about the darkness of the skin of Meghan’s son was just a “dumb question.”Meghan said that her son Archie, now aged one, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family about “about how dark his skin might be when he’s born.” Unaired ‘Oprah With Meghan and Harry’ clips shed more light on royal rift “I have great respect for the royals, and I don’t think the British royal family are racist at all.

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Some medical experts say one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines not enough

LOS ANGELES - Following the recent emergency approval by U.S. regulators for a coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson which contains a single-dose regimen, some medical experts are saying one dose isn’t enough for full protection against COVID-19. "You would be flying blind to just use one dose," said one senior scientist and adviser to President Joe Biden told the Wall Street Journal.

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Oprah’s deft royal interview shows why she’s still the queen

LOS ANGELES – There were royal victims and villains in Harry and Meghan’s tell-all — or tell enough — interview with Oprah Winfrey. But there was only one immediate and clear winner: the American media queen.

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Rita Wilson marks a year since she and husband Tom Hanks caught COVID-19

Tom Hanks‘ wife Rita Wilson has marked the one year anniversary of the pair’s high-profile COVID-19 diagnosis.Hanks and Wilson were two of the first celebrities to reveal a diagnosis for COVID-19 last March, which they picked up while they were in Australia and left them hospitalised.The couple were in Australia for pre-production of the as-yet-untitled Elvis Presley biopic from Warner Bros when they discovered they had tested positive for COVID-19.

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Chuck Norris: Celebrate actor's 81st birthday with some of his best action movies

LOS ANGELES - Chuck Norris, the former star of "Walker, Texas Ranger," celebrates his 81st birthday on March 10.Norris, an American icon known for starring roles in popular action films and television, first studied martial arts in Korea in the 1950s while serving in the U.S. Air Force, according to Biography.com.

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Kawhi and Popovich reunited? Leonard wants to go to Olympics

Kawhi Leonard is planning to play for Gregg Popovich again and chase a gold medal.

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Grammy performers: Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B, Billie Eilish

NEW YORK – Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and Billie Eilish are set to perform at next week’s Grammy Awards.

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Prince Harry, Meghan to reveal details of royal departure in interview with Oprah

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The time has finally come for audiences to hear Meghan and Harry describe the backstory and effects of their tumultuous split from royal life.Sunday night’s airing of a two-hour special hosted by Oprah Winfrey will provide the first, and unprecedented, peek into the couple’s departure from royal duties and the strains it has placed on them.How it’s received is likely to depend on which side of the Atlantic Ocean viewers are on.RELATED: Meghan Markle says royal family 'perpetuating falsehoods about' Prince Harry, herselfThe show, which includes Winfrey’s interviews with Meghan and Harry, will air first in the United States — Meghan’s home country — at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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Vaccine shortages in Los Angeles; people aged 56-59 in England to get jab

In the US, Los Angeles County in California is now facing problems like low vaccination rates in clusters of ethnic minority communities as well as a shortage of vaccine supplies in their battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Harry, Meghan to delve into tough royal split with Oprah

LOS ANGELES – The time has finally come for audiences to hear Meghan and Harry describe the backstory and effects of their tumultuous split from royal life.

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Seeing is believing: Bauer shuts eye, pitches shutout ball

What’s that piece of advice Little League coaches always tell their kids -- keep your eye on the ball, right?

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Poet Amanda Gorman says security guard ‘tailed’ her for ‘looking suspicious’ near her home

NEW YORK (AP) - Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who captured hearts at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, posted to social media that she was followed home by a security guard who demanded to know where she lived because she "looked suspicious.""I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building," she tweeted of the incident Friday night. "He left, no apology.

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California to allow Disneyland, Major League Baseball to reopen amid coronavirus

California on Friday lifted some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor sports and entertainment venues, clearing the way for fans to attend games on Major League Baseball’s opening day and for theme parks like Disneyland to reopen for the first time in more than a year.The rules take effect April 1, but they only apply to people living in California. Baseball teams, event organizers and theme parks are not allowed to sell tickets to anyone living out of state as public health officials try to limit mixing while continuing to roll out coronavirus vaccinations.The San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels and Oakland A’s all announced they will have fans in the stands for opening day on April 1.

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Asteroid Apophis: Huge space rock to pass by Earth, even closer in 2029

LOS ANGELES - A huge asteroid called Apophis will make its closest approach to Earth, but pass safely by our planet Friday evening.According to Space.com, Apophis will remain about 44 times as distant as the moon on March 5.

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Ohtani fans 5 in return to mound; Harper HR on 1st swing

Shohei Ohtani figured he’d be careful in his return to the mound after two injury-spoiled seasons.

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California theme parks, outdoor venues allowed to reopen once county enters red tier

LOS ANGELES - As COVID-19 case numbers continue to go down and California starts reopening, state health officials announced new guidelines for the reopening of amusement parks and other outdoor activities. Beginning April 1, counties within the state’s red tier in the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy can reopen amusement parks and attendance at outdoor sporting events with limited capacity.Amusement parks can reopen at 15% capacity in the red tier, however there are strict restrictions.

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Humans are likely cause of shift in Atlantic hurricane cycles, climate study suggests

LOS ANGELES - A new climate study suggests that humans may be responsible for shifts in Atlantic hurricane cycles.For the past couple of decades, scientists and meteorologists believed that hurricane activity patterns were due to the natural warming and cooling in our climate called the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO).The term AMO was actually coined by Dr. Michael Mann, a co-author of the recent study and the author of the new book "The New Climate War.""The New Climate War", written by Michael Mann, was released in Jan.

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