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FILE - Matthew Perry arrives at the premiere of "The Invention of Lying" in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry’s death. His publicists and other representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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Torrance, CA - June 10: Nakeya Fields, a licensed clinical social worker and chair of the Pasadena-based Black Mental Health Task Force poses for a portrait on Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Torrance, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

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LOS ANGELES CA - APRIL 04, 2021 - Husband and wife team Sabrina and Spencer Bezaire at their restaurant Eszett in Silver Lake. Their restaurantN like so manyN was struggling during the pandemic and the proprietors were trying to figure out how to keep it afloat. What they came up with is a hot sauce, which has, at the very least, been helping their finances. Chef Spencer Bezaire only makes a new batch every two weeks or so and that is happening today, April 6. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA - MAY 20: U.C. Santa Cruz workers who are union members of U.A.W. 4811, which is part of the United Auto Workers, and pro-Palestinian protesters carry signs as they demonstrate in front of the U.C. Santa Cruz campus on May 20, 2024 in Santa Cruz, California. Academic workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off the job Monday morning to strike in protest of the U.C. system’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Organizers say the walkout will not last beyond June 30. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Jane Fonda (C) rallies with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben and Jerry's and dozens of other people as part of her "Fire Drill Fridays" rally protesting climate change outside the White House November 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. The demonstrators marched from the U.S. Capitol to the White House where they temporarily blocked the northwest gate before ending the protest and eating free ice cream. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Agoura Hills, California—June 20, 2021—A coyote in Liberty Canyon, which is part of Liberty Canyon natural preserve. A proposed $87-million mountain lion bridge spanning the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills may break ground later this year. It would be the largest wildlife crossing in the world – and a new defining cultural feature on the Southern California landscape. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Torrance coyote trapper investigated for possible violation of state law

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 15, 2024: This month the National Weather Service is moving its official downtown LA weather observation station from USC to the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center near Dodger Stadium on May 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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