LAPD says more homicides being solved amid record decline in killings
January 29, 2026
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LAPD says more homicides being solved amid record decline in killings

Los Angeles police solved more than two thirds of all homicides citywide in 2025, a year that ended with the fewest number of slayings in six decades, according…

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Michael Beck, 65, Dies; First to Report Symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome’
January 29, 2026
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Michael Beck, 65, Dies; First to Report Symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome’

As an employee with the N.S.A., he claimed he was exposed to a direct-energy device that led to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 45. Source link

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Anti-ICE ‘National Shutdown’ protests planned in L.A. County. Here’s where
January 29, 2026
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Anti-ICE ‘National Shutdown’ protests planned in L.A. County. Here’s where

Inflamed by the fatal shootings of two protesters and the increasingly aggressive tactics used by federal agents in Minneapolis, activists and protesters are taking part in “ICE Out…

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One Solution for Too Many A’s? Harvard Considers Giving A-Pluses
January 29, 2026
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One Solution for Too Many A’s? Harvard Considers Giving A-Pluses

Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give. Now, 53 percent of grades are A’s, down from 60 percent. Source link

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L.A. Metro relocates buses with ‘Melania’ ads after vandalism
January 29, 2026
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L.A. Metro relocates buses with ‘Melania’ ads after vandalism

In January, promotional posters for “Melania,” a documentary film about the first lady, were installed at bus stops across Los Angeles. But soon, the posters began to accumulate…

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Police File Hate Crime Charges After Chabad Ramming in Brooklyn
January 29, 2026
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Police File Hate Crime Charges After Chabad Ramming in Brooklyn

The police arrested the man, Dan Sohail, after a vehicle was rammed into the Brooklyn headquarters of the Hasidic Jewish organization. The man’s father said in an interview…

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Immigration raids pick up in L.A. as federal tactics shift. Arrests happen in ‘as fast as 30 seconds’
January 29, 2026
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Immigration raids pick up in L.A. as federal tactics shift. Arrests happen in ‘as fast as 30 seconds’

At a recent training session for 300 immigration activists in Los Angeles, the main topic was Minnesota and the changes to federal immigration tactics. For the last few…

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Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S.
January 29, 2026
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Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S.

The agreement, while scarce on details, is the latest step by Prime Minister Mark Carney to reduce Canada’s reliance on trade with the U.S. Source link

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Decapitation suspect from Orange County captured in Mexico, returned to U.S. to face charges
January 29, 2026
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Decapitation suspect from Orange County captured in Mexico, returned to U.S. to face charges

An Anaheim woman, after five months on the run, has been captured in Mexico and returned to Orange County to face murder charges in the decapitation of her…

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An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
January 29, 2026
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An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE

Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota. Source link

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