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Why Thousands of Moroccan Migrants Crossed Into the Spanish Exclave Ceuta
Dozens of migrants celebrate having crossed the border between Ceuta and Morocco in Ceuta, Spain, on July 31, 2026. —Marcos Moreno—Europa Press/Getty Images A Spanish territory in northern Africa is experiencing a humanitarian and security crisis after thousands of migrants continue to swim across the border from Morocco, with at least 24 dying in the…
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Proposition 36 created ‘treatment-mandated felonies.’ What it really created is a complicated mess
A few years ago, when viral videos of marauding packs of smash-and-grab thieves and open drug markets in San Francisco seemed to be everywhere, a group of tough-on-crime conservatives mashed the two issues together and created Proposition 36 — a set of new laws that supposedly would combine addiction treatment with punishment for those who…
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Trump throws tantrum as key priority crumbles in real time: ‘Hunted down like dogs’
President Donald Trump erupted Friday in a lengthy 253-word rant over his stalled “anti-weaponization fund,” his taxpayer-funded $1.7 billion fund dedicated to awarding payouts to Jan. 6 Capitol riot participants who he claimed had been “hunted down like dogs.” Trump singled out Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who has vowed to withhold his support for Acting…
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Who does Sadie Sink play in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’? Her secret character revealed
Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The rumors were true: Sadie Sink is the new Jean Grey. The “Stranger Things” actress plays the telepathic and telekinetic Marvel superhero in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,”which was released in theaters Friday. Sadie Sink’s secret character in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” was…
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L.A. gas prices are crazy again. Here’s how to find the few pumps that are slightly more sane
With gas prices pushing higher again, California continues to preserve its pole position as the state with the most expensive pump prices. As oil prices have heated up this summer along with the war with Iran, there is more than a $2-per-gallon difference between average prices in the Golden State and in the least expensive…
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A Tragedy in Iran Might Persuade Hegseth to Change Course
When President Trump plucked Pete Hegseth from Fox News to be his secretary of defense, Pentagon officials scrambled to get with their new boss’s pugnacious program: Lethality and battlefield swagger were in; “wokeness” and operational restraint were out. Hegseth’s subsequent purge at the Defense Department included the dramatic downsizing of staff dedicated to avoiding civilian…
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The World Cup was an L.A. public transit success. The Olympics will be a much bigger test
Two years from now, the Olympics will have just wrapped up with the Paralympics on the horizon. Spectators will know which countries dominated, what athletes made history and, perhaps the biggest question of all, how everyone handled the traffic. Local leaders have pointed to the success of public transit in Los Angeles during the World…
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‘Spectacularly bizarre’ Trump Cabinet shuffle spurs desperate pleas from GOP
The “baffling” decision to delay swearing in President Donald Trump’s new Director of National Intelligence is raising concerns among senators of both parties. Democrats are concerned and Republicans stumped as to why newly approved DNI head Jay Clayton is being left on the sidelines while the controversial Bill Pulte remains in charge, The Hill reported…
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Why corporate bosses are worried about new Kevin Warsh’s stance on interest rates
Kevin Warsh’s second Fed meeting ended like his first one: No raising of the short-term interest rates – and corporate America worried about the consequences, On The Money has learned. It’s not necessarily inflation per se that has CEOs worried, though that’s a concern. According to C-suite executives interviewed by On The Money, the major…
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Breaking Down the Bloody Series Finale of Cape Fear
Javier Bardem in the series finale of Cape Fear —Courtesy of Apple Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Cape Fear finale. Dusk is easing into dark on the Cape Fear River when Max Cady (Javier Bardem) steps out of his car near Bluff’s Point. Aboard the houseboat ahead, his half-sister Crystal Cady (Juliette Lewis)…