Californians with deep ties to Jalisco rattled by cartel violence and fears of bloody power struggle
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Californians with deep ties to Jalisco rattled by cartel violence and fears of bloody power struggle

Two days after Mexican forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel last month, Gladdys Uribe was in her California home, anxiously tracking her parents’ movements…

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Binance Under Fire After Reports That $1.7 Billion in Crypto Flowed to Iran
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Binance Under Fire After Reports That $1.7 Billion in Crypto Flowed to Iran

The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over…

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Nationwide BBQ sauce recall sparks risk warning
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Nationwide BBQ sauce recall sparks risk warning

A recall of a BBQ sauce due to an undeclared allergen has been issued the second-highest risk warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Savannah Bee…

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Smoglandia: Quandary — The smog we hate so much versus the cars we love so much
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Smoglandia: Quandary — The smog we hate so much versus the cars we love so much

Eighty years ago, the enchantment ended. Los Angeles, that magical realm of shimmering natural beauty, was befouled by smog — maybe forever. The mayor, Fletcher Bowron, told Angelenos…

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Olympic Committee Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events
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Olympic Committee Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, has frequently spoken about what she says is the need to protect women’s competitions at the Olympic…

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Don’t want to miss Antelope Valley poppy bloom? Now there’s a forecast
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Don’t want to miss Antelope Valley poppy bloom? Now there’s a forecast

Imagine waking up early, eager to peep dazzling carpets of brilliant orange flowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Instagram posts promised a spectacle. You drive to…

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The Kennedy Center Is Giving Bill Maher the Mark Twain Prize
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The Kennedy Center Is Giving Bill Maher the Mark Twain Prize

The annual award that recognizes merit in humor is going to the satirist and talk show host who has been critical of President Trump and political correctness. Source…

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The inspiring, infuriating, even comic tale of how we defeated L.A.’s smog and why we may have to again
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The inspiring, infuriating, even comic tale of how we defeated L.A.’s smog and why we may have to again

A city of swans, that’s us. From the world’s vantage point, Los Angeles can look like a place that glides serenely along beneath a beatific sun. But we…

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49ers Interested in Towering Weapon for Brock Purdy
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49ers Interested in Towering Weapon for Brock Purdy

The San Francisco 49ers have done well in terms of shoring up a wide receiver room that was looking very thin coming into free agency. They snagged Mike…

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Is Big Tech Facing a Big Tobacco Moment?
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Is Big Tech Facing a Big Tobacco Moment?

Back-to-back courtroom losses have put technology giants, including Meta and Google, in uncertain territory as they face lawsuits and bans on teen users. Source link

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