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Adrienne Colon is a writer at In Human News, where she covers sports, education, and tech. She has a soft spot for anything that involves a good story or an underdog—and she's always looking to tell those stories. Adrienne's hobbies include playing basketball and reading about sports history.

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Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner slides into Studio City with home purchase

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Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, who inked a new four-year, $64-million contract with the team in December, has bought a home in Studio City for $2.428 million. Newly built last year in the Colfax Meadows neighborhood, the East Coast-inspired two-story features an oversized island in the kitchen, a wine closet beneath the stairs […]

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Fate of Bob Hope estate pits the family against an L.A. councilman

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Fading memories might be all that remain of a 1939 Toluca Lake estate that Bob and Dolores Hope owned for six decades. That would suit the late couple just fine, according to daughter Linda Hope. In a familiar fight between property owners and preservationists, Linda Hope is pitched against Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu,

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My Favorite Room: Michael Amini stays above the fray in his tastefully furnished private jet

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Michael Amini has been faced with a design decision that most of us will never have to make: how to decorate the interior of his private jet. The founder of Los Angeles-based furniture company AICO by Michael Amini travels close to a million miles a year. Most of the time he flies commercial. Occasionally, however,

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Palm Springs estate of sportswear entrepreneur Marc Ware fetches a record price

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Entrepreneur and designer Marc Ware, who two decades ago founded the sportswear company Hot Cotton, has raised the bar in Palm Springs’ luxury market with a record-setting sale. Ware last week sold his modern estate for $5.75 million — the priciest home sale historically for the desert city, property records show. The sale bests the

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This investment fund has a social agenda — and high-profile backers

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Charity is laudable, Bobby Turner says, but if you really want to raise enough money to improve a thorny social problem you have to introduce the profit motive. An associate of 1980s junk bond king Michael Milken who made a fortune in real estate, Turner is now turning that personal philosophy into action. He set

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Bat maker Easton to move headquarters to Thousand Oaks

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The longtime Los Angeles sporting goods company that makes Easton bats and balls — a favorite of Little League teams everywhere — will leave Van Nuys for a new global headquarters in Thousand Oaks. The 90,000-square-foot home of Easton Baseball/Softball will include a research and development lab, as well as an indoor testing and training

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Hollywood Hills home of film noir star Lizabeth Scott sells for well above list price

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The Hollywood Hills home of the late Lizabeth Scott, a film noir beauty in the 1940s and ‘50s, has sold for $2.45 million — nearly 37% above the $1.79-million asking price. The farmhouse-style residence was designed by indoor-outdoor-focused architect Robert Byrd. Built in 1940, the 1,787-square-foot house has a timeless beauty much like that of

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Seahawks' Richard Sherman slides into summer with new pool

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What’s the best medicine for a Super Bowl loss? If you’re Richard Sherman, it’s a brand new pool and water slide. The Seattle Seahawks cornerback dropped $1.744 million on a nearly 7,000-square-foot house in Yorba Linda late last year and then started on a backyard expansion project. Among the upgrades to the one-third-acre property was

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Jeff Dunham lists Encino home for close to $5.2 million

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Stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham has listed his Encino estate for $5.199 million. The custom-built Mediterranean, constructed in 2008, is a sprawling 6,522 square feet and sits on nearly a half-acre. The Tuscan-inspired main house features a rotunda entry with hickory floors, arched windows, high ceilings and wrought iron work. The kitchen/family room combo has high-end

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Malibu showplace/film location listed at $8.95 million

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If this dramatic showplace in Malibu just listed at $8.95 million looks familiar, it’s because it has appeared in more than 20 films, television shows and music videos. Designed by architect Ed Niles, the rock-star worthy Contemporary features walls of curved glass and steel. Inside are 22-foot-tall ceilings, fossilized limestone floors and floor-to-ceiling windows. The

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