Why Fears of a Broader Middle East Conflict Are Growing in Iraq
December 10, 2023
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Why Fears of a Broader Middle East Conflict Are Growing in Iraq

Just south of Baghdad, the urban sprawl gives way to glimpses of green, with lush date palm groves bordering the Euphrates River. But few risk spending much time…

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1,481-unit mixed-use development is coming to North Hollywood
December 9, 2023
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1,481-unit mixed-use development is coming to North Hollywood

As part of an ongoing Metro effort to build housing and community around transportation hubs, a new mixed-use development dubbed District NoHo is coming to North Hollywood’s Metro…

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Appeals Court Upholds Trump Gag Order in Election Case, but Narrows Terms
December 9, 2023
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Appeals Court Upholds Trump Gag Order in Election Case, but Narrows Terms

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the gag order imposed two months ago on former President Donald J. Trump in the criminal case accusing him of plotting…

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What the latest U.S. Census data tell us about Los Angeles County
December 9, 2023
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What the latest U.S. Census data tell us about Los Angeles County

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2022 American Community Survey this week. The survey, which looks at demographic data in five-year increments, introduced several new detailed tables and…

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China’s Electric Car Factories Are Facing a Worker Shortage
December 8, 2023
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China’s Electric Car Factories Are Facing a Worker Shortage

Xing Wei graduated from a vocational high school in northeastern China in 2003 and went to work as an electrician in an auto parts factory in the country’s…

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USC removes statue of founder tied to vigilantes, lynchings
December 8, 2023
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USC removes statue of founder tied to vigilantes, lynchings

A statue of a USC founder — whose connection to groups that carried out extralegal lynchings raised questions about the statue’s placement — was removed last month for…

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Police Trainers Used Sexist Language and Glorified Violence, Videos Show
December 6, 2023
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Police Trainers Used Sexist Language and Glorified Violence, Videos Show

At a police training seminar in Atlantic City, N.J., one instructor flashed a photo of a monkey while telling participants about his interaction with a 75-year-old Black man,…

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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles Fullerton
December 5, 2023
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake rattles Fullerton

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Monday at 8:09 p.m. in Fullerton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from Anaheim, one…

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Harris Takes Forceful Tone With Israel in a Foray Into Mideast Diplomacy
December 5, 2023
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Harris Takes Forceful Tone With Israel in a Foray Into Mideast Diplomacy

Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to the Middle East over the weekend was both a major foray into wartime diplomacy and an effort to show that the administration…

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‘Our heart is captive in Gaza’: Families of Israeli hostages plead for return of loved ones
December 4, 2023
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‘Our heart is captive in Gaza’: Families of Israeli hostages plead for return of loved ones

At 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, the piercing sound of sirens woke up Naama Weinberg in her Tel Aviv apartment. As she always did when sirens warned of…

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