Working-class Echo Park residents unite to fight parking nightmare
September 26, 2023
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Working-class Echo Park residents unite to fight parking nightmare

Blanca Rendón, 71, stands outside her Echo Park home of 40 years on Aaron Street and points to the top of the road’s steep dead end. That’s where…

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Should Menendez Quit? Some in New Jersey Are Unsure.
September 26, 2023
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Should Menendez Quit? Some in New Jersey Are Unsure.

Since Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was indicted on federal bribery charges last week, the state’s governor, at least a half-dozen members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation…

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Hells Angels, associates indicted in brutal attack on 3 Black men
September 26, 2023
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Hells Angels, associates indicted in brutal attack on 3 Black men

A grand jury indicted 17 members and associates of a Hells Angels motorcycle gang in a seemingly unprovoked and brutal attack on three Black men in San Diego…

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The Failure of Progressive Movements
September 26, 2023
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The Failure of Progressive Movements

Three progressive movements have risen to prominence over the past 15 years and vowed to create a fairer America: Occupy Wall Street, #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. All…

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LA County: 3,000 new mental health, substance use treatment beds
September 26, 2023
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LA County: 3,000 new mental health, substance use treatment beds

Facing the prospect of a trial neither side wanted, Los Angeles County and the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking more homeless services have proposed a settlement that appears…

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The Philippines’ Tension With China Crosses New Line in South China Sea
September 26, 2023
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The Philippines’ Tension With China Crosses New Line in South China Sea

The video may seem too simple, too understated to mark a serious international incident in the South China Sea: a quick clip of a diver using a knife…

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Newsom signs child trafficking bill that divided Democrats
September 26, 2023
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Newsom signs child trafficking bill that divided Democrats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that will increase penalties for those convicted of child sex trafficking, a seemingly straightforward measure that instead divided Democrats over…

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Opinion | In Europe, the Far Right’s Time Has Come
September 26, 2023
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Opinion | In Europe, the Far Right’s Time Has Come

Europe’s extreme-right tide has been a long time coming. Early breakthroughs punctuated the 1980s and ’90s, with a period of steady advances in the 2000s, not least in…

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Newsom signs LGBTQ textbook law cracking down on school boards
September 26, 2023
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Newsom signs LGBTQ textbook law cracking down on school boards

SACRAMENTO —  School districts that seek to ban textbooks that portray LGBTQ+ people and other historically marginalized groups could face hefty fines under a new California law signed by…

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Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Is Confused
September 25, 2023
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Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Is Confused

Ramaswamy proposes mandatory national service for American high schoolers — he cites Pete Buttigieg’s similar call during his 2020 presidential campaign — and calls for “a hefty inheritance…

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