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Apr 29

Breaking: Two deans at USC's education school directed officials to omit key data submitted for U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of best graduate schools, according to an investigation released Friday. latimes.com/california/sto…

In March, USC announced that it pulled the Rossier School of Education out of U.S. News & World Report’s next annual rankings list after it discovered “a history of inaccuracies” in data reported by the school going back at least five years. latimes.com/california/sto…

Most recently, the school ranked No. 11 among education schools.

The misreporting created the impression that the school’s “doctoral programs were much smaller and more selective than they actually were,” the report by the law firm Jones Day concluded. customsitesmedia.usc.edu/wp-content/upl…

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Apr 29

Breaking: Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been suspended 324 games (2 years) by commissioner Rob Manfred for violating Major League Baseball's policy on sexual assault and domestic violence. Bauer will appeal. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

If the suspension stands, this would extend beyond the expiration of his Dodgers contract. It's the longest suspension for violating this policy. These suspensions are unpaid, and players cannot play while they appeal. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

In a statement, Bauer says: "In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy. ..." latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

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Apr 29

In #UnderTheBannerOfHeaven, Dustin Lance Black delivers an unflinching portrait of the faith he grew up in: “I was sometimes angry that so much about my own faith had been withheld from me.” lat.ms/3737krk

“I was also heartened that I wasn’t insane, that my doubts were legitimate,” says Black, who grew alienated from the church over how it handled his mother’s physically abusive marriage. “I didn’t understand why it should be life and death to believe.” lat.ms/3737krk

“The [Latter-day Saints] church I grew up in encourages members not to dig into the past, to doubt one’s doubts, to put your questions on a shelf,” said Black, who adapts Jon Krakauer’s propulsive nonfiction bestseller. lat.ms/3737krk

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Apr 29

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.@Oprah opens up to @marissaaevans about navigating the pandemic, the biggest misconception she had about racial health disparities, and reflecting on how her privilege has shaped her healthcare experiences for better and for worse. lat.ms/3KtOG9H

“I don’t recognize a country where you’ve lost nearly a million people and there hasn’t been some form of remembering,” Winfrey says of the pandemic. “Who are we that there is no acknowledgment, profoundly, in our society that we have lost our loved ones?” lat.ms/3KtOG9H

Winfrey executive produces “The Color of Care,” a documentary about how COVID-19 has exposed racial inequities in the health system. The film features interviews with families of color who have lost loved ones. lat.ms/3KtOG9H

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Apr 29

For years Mia Hamm waged a tireless, lonely crusade for the return of women’s professional soccer to Southern California, a hotbed for the sport.

“I’m going to feel so many emotions stepping into that stadium,” said Hamm.
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It’s been 13 years since Angelenos could root for a home team in a women’s professional soccer league.

On Friday, fans will witness the official return of the women’s game to Los Angeles when @NWSL newcomer @weareangelcity takes the field. latimes.com/sports/story/2…

“I expect a loud, passionate and boisterous crowd,” said Angel City’s Christen Press, an L.A. native who will be playing a club game at home for the first time in her career.

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