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Charles Manson's shadow still looms over LA, a second soccer team for the city, transgender day of rememberance
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Nov 20, 2017
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Charles Manson's shadow still looms over LA, a second soccer team for the city, transgender day of rememberance

Cult leader and mass murderer Charles Manson is dead, LA's second soccer team, scholarships to help trans people afford surgery.
FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case.
FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. Authorities say Manson, cult leader and mastermind behind 1969 deaths of actress Sharon Tate and several others, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. He was 83. (AP Photo, File)
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Cult leader and mass murderer Charles Manson is dead, LA's second soccer team, scholarships to help trans people afford surgery.

Charles Manson’s shadow still looms large over LA
Listen • 10:12
Manson is dead, but America's morbid fascination with the cult leader is far from over
This LA trans activist is helping others afford surgery
Listen • 4:41
There are only about a handful of programs that give money to trans people in need of surgery. One of them is based in LA and run by local activist Rizi Timane.
Why California is not prepared to deal with a large aging population
Listen • 7:01
As baby boomers enter their senior years, they will need more assistance from the state. But California has very little money and few services ready for them.
The plan to get women vets to use more health services
Listen • 4:37
Women veterans don't use VA health care services as much as men. Many say they delay getting care. A pilot program in L.A. County is trying to change that.
Is this town big enough for two soccer teams?
Listen • 9:00
Take Two gets a tour of the new Banc of California Stadium, the future home of the Los Angeles Football Club, and we ask an expert: Does LA have room for another pro soccer team?
On the Lot: Is ‘Justice League’ for everyone or just comic book nerds?
Listen • 7:55
The ‘Justice League’ opening weekend may reveal a chasm between audiences -- those who love comics and those who passively watch superhero movie