Los Angeles Times
On redistricting, Newsom is right to fight back
GOV. NEWSOWM’S plan to temporarily change state redistricting laws is a response to Texas’ move to add GOP House seats.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Praised for her work behind the plate
Pawol takes it in stride as she becomes first woman to call balls and strikes in MLB.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Journalist slain in Israeli strike was a voice in war-torn Gaza
Israel's military targeted a tent for journalists in Gaza City late Sunday, killing seven people, including Anas al-Sharif, a reporter for Al Jazeera who drew millions of followers on social media and emerged as a top voice in the Arab world for his chronicling of the war in Gaza over the last 22 months.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump clearly wants soldiers policing across the U.S.
His decisions to send the National Guard to L.A., and now D.C., tie race to criminality
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Southland warm spell is forecast to wane soon
The region's heat wave is expected to pose fire and health risks till Wednesday.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Rats! State's almond orchards are infested
Almond growers across Central California say they are battling a surging rat infestation across more than 100,000 acres of orchards, resulting in economic hardship and damage.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Helping the unhoused as heat, ICE threaten
Imperial Valley service group faces a harsher environment
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Congress questions plans for ICE cash
The infusion of new funding from the GOP’s big spending bill sets off alarms.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Russia throttles its citizens’ online access
YouTube videos that won't load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump sending federal troops to control D.C.
Saying 'bloodthirsty criminals' have taken over the city, he uses same tactics as in L.A.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Galaxy are the worst — and yet among best
They’re dead last in MLS table but still alive in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump asserts he'll size up Putin quickly
The two presidents will meet in Alaska this week to discuss ending Ukraine war.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Grammy-winning champion of Latin jazz
The pianist, composer and bandleader was influential in the New York salsa scene.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Costa Mesa approves immigrant aid
Council members vote to allocate funds and to support a state bill requiring ICE IDs.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Stafford still isn't practicing, but he is rejuvenating
Rams star spends time in a metal chamber that offers 'state of the art in restoration.'
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
There's no saving face for Dodgers
They neglected to upgrade bullpen at trade deadline. Now it's haunting them
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Explosions at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania leave 1 dead, 10 hurt
Explosions at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pittsburgh left one dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday, with emergency workers still searching the badly charred rubble hours later for a missing worker, officials said.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Water service restored to Valley homes, but boil notice remains
Taps ran dry last week in Porter Ranch and Granada Hills after a DWP system failure.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump extends tariff truce with China for 90 days
President Trump extended a pause of sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods for another 90 days into early November, stabilizing trade ties between the world’s two largest economies.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Who's leading SAG-AFTRA next?
Fran Drescher’s decision to not run for reelection as SAG-AFTRA president opens up the race to lead a major Hollywood labor union at a pivotal time as actors face issues such as the rise of AI and a challenging job market two years after a long strike.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
ADUs may do little for housing
Backyard units are booming. Here’s why that’s not enough to ease the state’s crisis.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Battle over $30 wage for tourism staff is heating up
It’s ‘War of the Roses’ in L.A. as business and labor each seek upper hand, an official says.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Ford to convert Kentucky factory to make EVs
Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable and more profitable to build and will outcompete rival models.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
'Alien: Earth' awakens suspense in new realm
Set two years before the original, Noah Hawley's FX series fuses retro-future chills with Peter Pan mythology and corporate warfare
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Public caning for 2 Indonesian men
An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
How to break into an evolving showbiz
A new book by two former Times editors advises how to get a job in entertainment.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Paramount lands $7.7-billion UFC deal
In a major early move under new ownership, Paramount has agreed to pay $7.7 billion for media rights to UFC’s mixed martial arts events in the U.S.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Surprise: No two 'Big Ones' alike
Can Myanmar quake offer clues to San Andreas fault? Don't bet on it.
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August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Along the front lines in eastern Ukraine, peace seems far away
In a plastic-lined dugout where nearby blasts send dirt raining from the ceiling, Ukrainian soldiers say peace talks seem distant and unlikely to end the war.
3 min |
August 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Whew! Sparks ride out a second close win over the Storm
Hamby scores on a driving layup with 5.6 seconds left as L.A. boosts playoff hopes.
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