The LA Report

What's happening today: L.A. County begins first week of school with mask mandate lifted – but not yet at LAUSD; Why do different schools have different masking rules?; Latest COVID numbers; Customs agents say they're destroying illegally imported meat at ports; The 2022 Oscar-nominated films.

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Here's your morning news: Public school students begin first week with mask mandate lifted; Oscar winner William Hurt dies at 71; Critic's Choice Awards winners announced; In response to "Don't Say Gay" bill, The Walt Disney Company is pausing political donations in Florida; Average gas price creeps up to $5.83 per gallon; O.C. apartment rental rates rising, pricing many out; New housing development in Van Nuys for survivors of trauma;

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In this weekend edition: In 1915, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s mission to cross the Antarctic ended in tragedy when his ship the Endurance became trapped in ice. Shackleton and his men lived on the wooden ship for months until the ice started to crush it. They escaped, and the Endurance sank into the Weddell Sea on Nov. 21, 1915. Now, 106 years later, searchers have found the shipwreck. From this week's AirTalk with Larry Mantle.

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In this Sunday edition: First, community clinics in L.A. are owed millions of dollars by the federal government. If they don’t get reimbursed soon, some COVID vaccine clinics could close. A report by Jackie Fortier.

Then: Rent relief applicants were supposed to be protected from eviction. But many are getting dragged into court by their landlords. Reporter David Wagner finds out why.

Finally: Government aid requires tenants to apply for help. When they refuse or fail to qualify, landlords can get stuck shouldering the cost. More from David Wagner.

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What's happening today: L.A. County's public defender office rejects staff's calls to reduce caseload; L.A. County is facing a lawsuit from women who say they were sexually assaulted by officers and staff of a juvenile probation camp; Immigration judge hears asylum petition of Chinese man; In third week of war, Kyiv prepares for showdown with Russia; State school masking rules are lifted today; 

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Here's your morning news: The average price for a gallon of gas now up to $5.80; New treatments available for COVID-positive patients; Enrollment for L.A. County's guaranteed income program starts March 31; Inflation at 40-year high, prompting cutbacks for many; Walt Disney Company to pause all business in Russia; Disney employees dissatisfied with the company's response to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill; Real estate and former Metro board member qualifies to enter L.A. mayoral race; South Pasadena beekeeper keeps TikTok buzzing.

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What's happening today: MLB players accept contract offer from team owners to end lockout; California will lift school indoor masking requirements on Friday, with L.A. County to follow soon; Grassroot effort sends emergency supplies to Ukraine; Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley holding up Mayor Garcetti's ambassadorship to India; NTSB releases report on helicopter crash that killed a Huntington Beach police officer.

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Here's your morning news: Gasoline jumps to new average high of $5.87 per gallon; Medical supplies for Ukraine set to depart from LAX; Man accused of assaulting a 49ers fan at SoFi facing felony battery charge; New effort to end discriminatory rental practices in L.A.; Many small landlords say they can't survive financially without more help; U.S. Postal Service holding job fair today at West L.A. post office; L.A.'s hottest bachelor – a mountain lion named P-22 – makes an appearance in Silverlake;

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