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How Spanish speakers are shut out of L.A.’s planning processes
Walk through Los Angeles, from Highland Park to Brentwood, and you’ll hear Spanish everywhere, in markets, at restaurants, on the street. Nearly a third of L.A. County residents speak Spanish at home. Many speak little or no English. Spanish is part of what makes L.A., L.A. It has been since the city was founded as
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Trump is using the ‘sickest game of whack-a-mole’ to defy court orders: analysts
An expert compared President Donald Trump’s legal strategy to a classic arcade game, and she said U.S. consumers were the loser. The 79-year-old president rolled out temporary import taxes to replace his tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck them down in February, and attorney and activist Rachel Cohen told the “Legal AF” podcast that
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Latest Flap Gives New Disney Boss Josh D’Amaro His Next Big Stress Test | Analysis
It all seems to come back to Jimmy Kimmel. A little over seven months after ABC made the decision to suspend the late night host, Kimmel is in hot water again after Melania Trump called for the network to “take a stand” against the comedian on Monday, followed in quick succession by President Donald Trump
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Scientists Experimenting With Quantum Effect That Some Fear Could Cause Chain Reaction That Ends Entire Universe
In quantum physics, there’s a state with even less energy than a vacuum, called a true vacuum, which is stable because it has the lowest possible energy. A metastable or “false” vacuum, however, is a hypothetical state that seems stable — but hasn’t actually reached its most stable state yet. If our universe were in
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Drones join LAPD helicopters in city skies for standoffs, chases — and surveillance
The LAPD’s black-and-white helicopters have long been a fixture of local skies, allowing the police to track suspects and patrol the city from above. Now, the air traffic is growing more crowded with the expansion of the department’s drone fleet. The Los Angeles Police Department has increasingly come to rely on small, unmanned aerial vehicles
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Republican lawmakers ‘unraveling’ as Mike Johnson faces ‘absolutely brutal week’: report
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was confronted with a “multifront picture of chaos” Tuesday after House Republicans failed to advance a key priority during what Punchbowl News has described as an “absolutely brutal week.” “This week is already unraveling for House Republicans. And it’s only Tuesday,” the outlet wrote Tuesday in its morning newsletter. House
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Final, heartbreaking words of NYC deli worker as he bled to death in his brother’s arms
A Big Apple deli worker gunned down outside his family’s bodega after a late-night scuffle with a known menace had tragically begged his brother to take care of his kids as he bled to death in his arms. Father of two Abdul Saleh, 28, uttered the final heartbreaking words to his sibling just moments after he took a
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Taylor Swift seeks further protections for her voice and likeness with new trademark filings
Taylor Swift is entering her trademark era. The global pop star’s company, TAS Rights Management, filed three new trademark applications last week, per the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Two of the applications relate to soundbites of her voice, saying the phrases “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift” and “Hey, it’s Taylor.” The other is a well-known
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Conservative legend predicts imminent GOP downfall: ‘I’ll start tearing my hair out’
Republicans’ electoral prospects for the impending midterm elections have grown so grim that even one of the party’s chief proponents and former torchbearers is predicting disaster for the GOP at the ballot box. “If the election were in May, Republicans would lose,” said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a prominent Republican leader whose influence on
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Taylor Swift breaks cover for NYC outing with dad Scott ahead of Travis Kelce wedding
Taylor Swift broke cover for an outing with her dad, Scott Swift, and one of her best friends, Ashley Avignone, ahead of the singer’s nuptials to Travis Kelce. According to photos obtained by Page Six, the “Bad Blood” singer, Scott and the stylist arrived at the ultra-exclusive private members’ club San Vicente West Village in New