Man caught smuggling 6 parrots in his boots at U.S.-Mexico border
May 16, 2025
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Man caught smuggling 6 parrots in his boots at U.S.-Mexico border

A man was caught attempting to smuggle parrots into California after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers noticed “unusual clothing bulges” around his ankles and discovered six birds…

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U.S. Inflation Stable Ahead of Expected Jump From Tariffs
May 13, 2025
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U.S. Inflation Stable Ahead of Expected Jump From Tariffs

U.S. inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of President Trump’s trade war.…

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Drivers or partners? An LAFD role could be nixed amid budget woes
May 13, 2025
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Drivers or partners? An LAFD role could be nixed amid budget woes

To Los Angeles City Council members searching desperately for cuts amid a budget crisis, the Fire Department’s emergency incident technicians are “drivers” whose main role is chauffeuring battalion…

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Opinion | John Cameron Mitchell Teaches Young People to Be Punk
May 11, 2025
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Opinion | John Cameron Mitchell Teaches Young People to Be Punk

I found myself looking out at faces still shining with hope and I was touched. Hope comes naturally to the young, but these students felt old. Screens and…

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Surprise heat wave to break Saturday night, with cooler temps arriving early next week
May 11, 2025
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Surprise heat wave to break Saturday night, with cooler temps arriving early next week

Southern California’s surprise May heat wave is set to break Saturday evening, with cooler temperatures expected on Mother’s Day and fog and even drizzle arriving early next week,…

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A New Kind of Battle for India and Pakistan, Two Old Foes
May 10, 2025
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A New Kind of Battle for India and Pakistan, Two Old Foes

India and Pakistan moved closer to all-out war early Saturday as the Pakistani military accused India of attacking at least three of its air bases, and then reported…

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Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff
May 8, 2025
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Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff

The most vulnerable Democratic senator heading into next year’s midterm election has drawn his first challenger. Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia, a Republican, announced his entry on Thursday…

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L.A. community college chief Alberto J. Román pledges accountability
May 8, 2025
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L.A. community college chief Alberto J. Román pledges accountability

Alberto J. Román, the interim chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District who assumed the post amid the system’s yearslong reckoning with legal troubles, was appointed to…

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Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.
May 7, 2025
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Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.

Friedrich Merz’s party won Germany’s national election in late February. After weeks of coalition negotiations, Mr. Merz finally made it to the chancellor’s office late Tuesday afternoon, one…

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Tourists Question Trump’s Idea to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison
May 6, 2025
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Tourists Question Trump’s Idea to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a Prison

Boatloads of tourists traipsed around Alcatraz Island on Monday morning and peered into tiny prison cells, learning about the most notorious inmates who stayed there — and the…

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