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Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion Will Make Your Heart Flutter

Spend time with hundreds of local and tropical butterfly species at the Natural History Museum’s annual exhibit.

Months after Shohei Ohtani signed a huge deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason, the team fired his interpreter over gambling and theft allegations.

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At Dodgers Home Opener, Loyal Fans Give Ohtani Benefit Of The Doubt

Some questioned, though, how Ohtani's interpreter allegedly stole $4.5 million to settle gambling debts without detection.

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Dodgers Take On Home Opener In The Shadow Of A Big Shohei Ohtani Distraction

Ever since the Dodgers signed Ohtani, fans have been counting down to the start of the season like nervous NASA engineers at Cape Canaveral.

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Women's Sports Bars Are Opening Up Across The Country, And Long Beach Is On Deck

The owners of Watch Me say if you don't think a women's sports bar can be successful, just watch them.

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Five Reasons Why LA Marathon Is Like No Other. Take It From Someone Who's Run 160 Of Them

The L.A. Marathon is Sunday. Many of the things that make LA different are also what make this long-distance race different.

An aerial view of Luna Luna in Moorweide park in Hamburg, Germany in 1987.

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World Famous Artists Designed This Carnival In 1987. Nearly 40 Years Later, It's Back

Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.

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