The LA Report

What's happening today: Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier has died at 94; Over 43,000 new COVID infections in L.A. County; LAUSD offering free home test kits; When you should get boosted if you've had COVID.

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Here's your morning news: L.A. shatters record with 37,000 new infections reported; O.C. infections jump 35% since Wednesday; Challenges ahead as hundreds of police and firefighters quarantined with infections; More on death of L.A. firefighter in Rancho Palos Verdes; The latest on one of California's largest wage theft cases; L.A. City Council will consider installing a gate at Beachwood Stairs in the Hollywood Hills;

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What's happening today: L.A. firefighter dies at Rancho Palos Verdes home; Omicron hitting police and firefighters hard; Local hospitals admitting more COVID patients; More universities starting semester remotely; YMCAs offering COVID tests; Threats to politicians continue a year after Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. 

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Here's your morning news: County vaccination sites begin offering boosters to children 12-15; COVID positivity rate climbs to nearly 1 in 3 people; Concern as hundreds of police and firefighters in isolation after testing positive; State indoor mask mandate extended through February 15; Funeral services set for girl accidentally shot and killed by LAPD officer; Betty White's funeral to remain private; Despite surge, officials expect Super Bowl to continue as scheduled; UCLA basketball returns after COVID hiatus; Potato Expo in Anaheim ends today.

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What's happening today: State mask mandate extended through at least February 15; Hundreds of L.A. police and firefighters suspended over vaccine mandate; Entertainment industry events postponed due to Omicron surge; Eyes on Super Bowl amid current COVID surge; L.A. records first case of 'flurona'.

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Here's your morning news: Residents near Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant are suing the city of L.A. over sewage spill; County sanitation officials reimbursing residents in Carson for recent spill; LAUSD and USC return with new safety protocols; In-person services suspended at Malibu City Hall; L.A. soccer team gets new head coach; Long Beach State basketball team facing COVID cancelations; Skid Row Running Club heading to Egypt.

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What's happening today: Cedars-Sinai seeing rapid rise in COVID hospitalizations; L.A. City Council to return to virtual meetings; UCLA study says nearly a quarter of fast food employees contracted COVID; Recent rains make a dent but not enough to end drought; College basketball disruptions continue due to outbreaks.

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Here's your morning news: FDA OKs Pfizer booster for kids 12-15; LAUSD to require COVID tests for all; Spotty attendance for Burbank Unified's new semester; College sports getting hit hard by latest COVID surge; Torrence teaming up with L.A. Galaxy to keep sports complex open; Santa Clarita Republican State Senator tests positive for COVID; Assembly member to depart to run state's largest labor group.

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