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Muslim communities across L.A. prepare for Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is expected to come to an end this weekend when a crescent moon is spotted. Adherents of the religion across the world — including about 1% of Angeleños — will mark the occasion with feasts, prayers, and celebrations. Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, occurs on the first of the Muslim month of Shawwal. Because the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon as it is visible from the ground, the beginning of Eid will not be confirmed until the crescent moon is sighted. That means that the festival should begin at night

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Dodgers acquire pitcher Noah Davis, will open North American season vs Tigers in L.A.

The Los Angeles Dodgers ended their preseason with a trade Thursday, just hours before they’re set to play their first game of the regular season at home against the Detroit Tigers. Noah Davis — acquired from the Boston Red Sox in return for cash considerations — is a pitcher who has appeared in the major league for short stints in each of the last three seasons. Last year, he made six starts, and appeared in an additional two games as a relief pitcher. The Dodgers played their first official game of the 2025 season in Japan last Wednesday, a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. However

How closing the Department of Education could impact funding for students

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Angels release former first-overall pick Mickey Moniak after arbitration

The Los Angeles Angels have elected to release outfielder Mickey Moniak from his contract. The 2016 first-overall draft pick won an arbitration hearing related to his salary, earlier this offseason. As a result, he was awarded a $2 million salary. Instead of keeping him on their payroll, the Angels opted to buy Moniak out of his contract. As a result, he will be awarded $484,000 in termination pay, representing one quarter of his annual salary. Moniak was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies as a high-schooler in 2016. After several seasons in the minor leagues, he was named to the Phil

Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act as deportations escalate amid legal challenges

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Roki Sasaki pulled from Dodger Stadium debut in 2nd inning after more struggles with his control

Roki Sasaki's career with the Los Angeles Dodgers is not off to a sensational start. For a young pitcher who's been a dominant force at every other step in his meteoric baseball career, that's both a surprise and a challenge. Sasaki's Dodger Stadium debut ended in the second inning Saturday night after the touted right-hander again struggled with his control. He issued four walks and got only five outs while throwing 61 pitches to just 12 batters before manager Dave Roberts pulled him. Sasaki made his major league debut last week against the Chicago C

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Duke's great D sends Blue Devils to their 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg swooped across the paint and swatted an Alabama player’s shot completely off the court. The ball landed in the stands. Flagg and the Blue Devils -- they’re headed to the Final Four. Duke's long, tall, NBA-ready standouts smothered the Crimson Tide's nation-leading offense and even papered over Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program's 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament's East Region final. Flagg made only 6 of 16 shots, including a brick that got stuc

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Walter Clayton Jr. rallies Florida into Final Four with 84-79 March Madness win over Texas Tech

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Bueckers has career-high 40 to lead one-woman March Madness rout for UConn, 82-59 over Oklahoma

Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, rescuing UConn from its first-half doldrums and single-handedly turning a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout on Saturday that sent the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament. Bueckers had 29 points after halftime for the Huskies, who trailed 36-32 at the break. The likely No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft eclipsed her previous career best of 34 points, set Monday in UConn's second-round victory over South Dakota State, her final home final game at Gampel Pavilion. The electrifying seni

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Betts, top overall seed UCLA look for March Madness success in Elite Eight meeting with LSU

With back-to-back games of at least 30 points and 10 or more rebounds, UCLA center Lauren Betts certainly appears unstoppable. But, LSU has thwarted the Bruins before — in the Sweet 16 of last years women’s NCAA Tournament. They'll get a rematch on Sunday, this time in the Elite Eight. UCLA (33-2), the overall No. 1 seed, advanced with a 76-62 victory over Mississippi on Friday night, the Bruins' first trip to the regional finals since 2018. Betts scored 31 points on efficient 15-of-16 shooting and added 10 rebounds and three block

At least 1 dead after small plane crashes into home near Minneapolis and ignites fire, officials say

Rapper Sean Kingston, mother found guilty in federal fraud case

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Ecuador is preparing for US forces, plans show, as Noboa calls for help battling gangs

Ecuador is laying the groundwork for US forces to arrive, according to plans obtained by CNN – as its president calls on US President Donald Trump to help battle powerful gangs in a country once known as the “island of peace.”According to a high-level Ecuadorian official familiar with the planning, construction of a new naval facility in the coastal city of Manta is part of that preparation, with barracks-style housing and administration offices designed to support sustained operations and US military personnel. The official requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak p

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Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake

Anxious loved ones waited outside a twisted mass of metal and concrete in the heart of Thailand’s capital on Saturday as rescuers searched for dozens of missing workers and the city confronted the aftermath of a rare and powerful earthquake that set skyscrapers swaying and rattled millions of residents.Friday’s 7.7-magnitude quake struck hundreds of miles away in impoverished Myanmar, but was strong enough to send shock waves through the forest of high-rise condominiums, shopping malls and offices of central Bangkok, sending water spilling from infinity pools and buckling carriages on the

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Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans

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US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday temporarily barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza and was detained by U.S. immigration officials this week.Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken into custody by U.S. immigration authorities near her Massachusetts home on Tuesday, according to a video showing the arrest by masked federal agents. U.S. officials revoked her visa.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has accused Ozturk, without providing evidence, of "engaging in activities in support of Hamas," a g

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Judge grants a restraining order to temporarily protect Voice of America

A federal judge sided with silenced Voice of America journalists on Friday, the latest setback for President Trump’s push to shut down US government-funded international broadcasters.US District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken issued a temporary restraining order meant to block any further efforts to terminate VOA.The judge found that the executive branch “is usurping Congress’s power of the purse and its legislative supremacy” by scrapping a congressionally chartered agency. The restraining order means that the judge believes the VOA journalists are likely to prevail on the merits of the c