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Historic protections sought for Terminal Island buildings

Two buildings left from a Japanese American fishing village will be considered for historic-cultural monument status.

A couple wearing traditional Asian garments holding hands as a man in a black robe perform their wedding.

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As the clerk-recorder of Orange County, Hugh Nguyen has many duties — including coming up with new ways to make it easy for folks to put a ring on it.

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The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about 10 minutes.

A man in his early 50s poses with a young teenage boy. Both are wearing Dodgers jerseys.

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In the aftermath of the LA fires, a renewed belief in the healing power of sports

The sports community has been prominent in wildfire recovery with franchise owners giving large donations and sports stars communing with those affected by the disaster.

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Reviving movie watching as a communal experience, one IRL film club at a time

IRL Movie Club has grown across the country and is rebuilding the film watching experience. Its latest screening is in Long Beach at the Art Theater on Sunday.

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My godfather was a Black aerospace engineer who worked on the Apollo moon mission. I knew his story had to be told

The new LAist Studios podcast, LA Made: The Other Moonshot, explores the experiences of three Black aerospace engineers in L.A. who overcame daily discrimination to make key contributions to the space race.

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