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Torrance siblings with rare brain tumors on road to recovery

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A year after receiving the devastating news — just two weeks apart — that both their young children had rare cancerous brain tumors, Torrance parents Duncan and Nohea Avery say the kids are recovering well. There are even signs they will both soon be in full remission. Both children, Kalea, 7, and her brother Noah, 5,…

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The truth about horse racing deaths

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Each time a young horse stepped onto the Santa Anita racetrack this past season, all bets were off. The stakes were high and the horse’s survival was not guaranteed. By season’s end, 30 horses died at that racetrack. And although it was nowhere near Santa Anita’s deadliest season, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation allowing the…

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Lawmakers introduce amendment to legalize sports betting in California

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As one state after another embraces legalized sports betting in light of the Supreme Court’s decision last year to strike down a federal law banning it, America’s most populous state has largely avoided the subject altogether. A bill introduced by two California lawmakers this week aims to at least start that conversation. The bill would…