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Editorial: Speaker Mike Johnson's Ukraine aid bill is better late than never

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House Speaker Mike Johnson does the right thing allowing vote on separate Ukraine aid bill despite threats from hard-liners in his conference.

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'The Witcher' to end with Season 5 on Netflix

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Netflix began production on the fourth season of "The Witcher" and greenlit a fifth and final season.

L.A.-based social video platform Triller acquired by Hong Kong company

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Would-be TikTok rival Triller will be acquired by Hong Kong financial services company AGBA in a deal that's expected to value the combined company at $4 billion.

California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water

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California has set a limit for the toxic heavy metal hexavalent chromium in drinking water. Advocates have called for a stricter limit, warning of health risks.

Ye reportedly suspected of battering a man who allegedly grabbed Bianca Censori

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Rapper Ye, fka Kanye West, is reportedly under investigation by Los Angeles police after allegedly punching a man who touched his wife, Bianca Censori.

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Review: In the well-researched 'We Grown Now,' a family hangs tough in Chicago's projects

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Writer-director Minhal Baig mounts a sensitively directed drama about life in Chicago's Cabrini-Green, where pride and violence both found a foothold.

Ashanti and Nelly confirm they're engaged and having a baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

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Ashanti and Nelly confirmed months of pregnancy rumors in an ad for their diagnostics company. The R&B star also separately confirmed that they're engaged.

David Fincher talks us through the off-screen torture of making 'Seven'

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Known for his perfectionism, the director has sweetened his dark 1995 thriller (only slightly) for an Imax version, debuting at the TCM Classic Film Festival.

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Google fires 28 employees who protested Israel cloud contract

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The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus.

Review: Long before Bond, 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' kicked off British covert ops

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Director Guy Ritchie isn't subtle but supplies this lesser-known chapter of spycraft with verve and a cast that includes Henry Cavill and Eiza González.

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Wednesday's high school baseball and softball scores

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High school baseball and softball scores from across the Southland for April 17.

Newsom calls for increased oversight of local homelessness efforts

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The call to ramp up accountability is the latest example of Newsom pointing at local governments for the failure to lessen homelessness, which has only worsened in his tenure despite more than $20 billion in state funds spent on programs…

Signatures roll in for tough-on-crime ballot measure to reform California's Proposition 47

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A coalition backing a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and some drug offenses on Thursday submitted more than 900,000 voter signatures backing the measure, a strong indicator that it may come…

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Opinion: Is Arizona's abortion ban a return to the 19th century? No, it's actually worse

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William T. Howell, who copied the 1864 law from California, was a progressive by the standards of the state Supreme Court that resurrected his statute.

A mysterious photographer of the Civil War, under a new microscope

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In the ambitious book 'Double Exposure,' the Old West photographer Timothy O'Sullivan becomes a little more famous but no less obscure.

Column: What's behind those 'Shame on you' billboards in the Coachella Valley

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The billboards have become such a part of the region's life that Bea Gonzalez, a Desert Community College board trustee, recently told me she's used to having strangers stare at her before asking if she's that woman.

Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop?

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News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? And should we be concerned?

Public defenders, foster kids, climate: Programs created during California's boom may stall amid deficit

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Facing tough financial choices to close a budget shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing cuts to programs that benefit foster kids, public defenders and more

You don't 'hike' Fiery Furnace, Utah's exclusive maze of slot canyons. You get lost in it

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In Fiery Furnace, a maze of red rock, slot canyons, towering arches and giant spires inside Arches National Park, not even GPS will save you. And that's the fun of it.

Is the eviction of hundreds of renters from Barrington Plaza legal? A court case to decide is now underway.

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Hundreds of tenants at the Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza were served with eviction notices last year. Many of them vowed to fight back in court.

Per chairman Taylor Swift, here's what we know about 'The Tortured Poets Department'

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Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' arrives this week. Here's what we know so far, from track names to collaborators.

'Let her speak!' USC campus reels after valedictorian's speech is canceled

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On Wednesday, a smattering of protesters gathered by the landmark Tommy Trojan statue, some calling on USC President Carol Folt to reverse course as arguments broke out between those on opposing sides.

L.A. artist Blxst on his Coachella debut and where he's eating Weekend 2

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L.A. rapper and singer Blxst is a first-time performer at Coachella 2024. Here are the best things he ate Weekend 1 and what he's staking out weekend 2.

A guide to preschool and child care. What you need to know

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Parents can choose from an assortment of early childhood programs, ranging from child care to preschool to transitional kindergarten. Here's what they offer.

Letters to the Editor: 'Meh'? Commenters should stop jumping to conclusions on Trump's New York trial

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"Watching Trump finally being held accountable in court will be a spectacle Americans will surely find enlightening," a reader says.

Letters to the Editor: How Israel can upset Iran's theocrats without death and destruction

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Israel can send a message to the Iranian people that would infuriate their theocratic leaders without causing death and destruction.

Did USC set 'very bad precedent' by canceling valedictorian speech over safety threats?

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Campus administrators nationwide struggle to uphold principles of free expression amid pressure from those who claim speech, or potential speech, can subject students to harm.

'Scammed on the worst day of my life': Pet owners say cremation service took their money, ghosted them

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Several people who hired We Care Pet Cremations say the company stole their money and never returned their pets' remains.

California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits

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California's massive budget deficit, coupled with the state's relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits.

Your next new hangout: crunchy snacks, sake drinks and a buzzing scene at this Virgil Village izakaya

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Critic Bill Addison reviews Budonoki, a spin on an izakaya in Virgil Village with a bumping scene, smart sake cocktails and snacks inspired by Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese flavors.