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How Vallarta and Northgate became more than just supermarkets

Mexican‑owned supermarket chains across Los Angeles are taking deliberate steps to protect immigrant customers amid a surge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. Vallarta Supermarkets and Northgate Gonzalez Markets—a pair of family‑owned Latino grocery chains—have moved quickly to reinforce their grocery aisles as sanctuaries, extending operating hours, expanding delivery options, and publicly affirming solidarity with troubled communities. At its Carson location, Vallarta staff greeted patrons with aguas frescas and reaffirmed their mission through a statement on I

They survived the fires — but not the insurance maze

The MAHA movement is changing parenting — and not in the way you think

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Did L.A. Metro bid process favor Lyft for $198 million bike‑share contract?

Allegations have emerged that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority manipulated its bidding process to unlawfully favor Lyft, the current operator of its bike‑share system, in the awarding of a new $198 million contract. According to a formal complaint filed by Bicycle Transit Systems (BTS), Metro drafted specifications that aligned exceptionally closely with Lyft’s operations, effectively delineating competitors from mounting viable bids. The complaint states that Metro’s requirements mirrored Lyft’s existing technology, a move BTS argues amounted to a tai

Can LAX handle Olympic crowds with current customs bottlenecks?

From Paradise to Pollution: Imperial Beach's Ongoing Sewage Crisis

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Can the world survive without mosquitoes and should we even try to find out?

Scientists have developed gene editing technology that could wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes within subsequent generations, offering hope against diseases like Malaria, which kills nearly 600,000 people each year. But as field trials approach, bioethicists warn that deliberately driving a species to extinction raises profound questions about our right to reshape nature. Communities in hard-hit regions now face a difficult tradeoff: accept ecological risks or continue losing lives to preventable mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquito-borne diseases extend far beyond Malaria. Dengue

Can the Supreme Court revive rooftop solar in California?

Push to electrify homes in Southern California faces opposition from gas industry

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US to shut embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be shut from Wednesday through Friday due to the security situation in the region and to comply with Israeli guidance, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday."Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20). This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv," the State Department said on X. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend's death

A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a case that attracted legions of true crime followers who erupted in cheers when word of the acquittal spread outside court. The same jury found her guilty of a lesser charge of drunken driving. The jury handed down its decision after deliberating for at least 22 hours since June 13. Cheers from the crowd outside could be heard in the courtroom as the verdict was read. The verdict came nearly a year af

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported to DC-area hospital after allergic reaction, DHS says

Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

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A potent heat dome will send temperatures into the triple digits

The first of two rounds of extreme heat is underway for parts of the eastern half of the United States, the opening act for a potent and widespread heat dome that will send temperatures to dangerous, record-breaking levels over the weekend and into next week.More than 15 million people from the Washington, DC, area to parts of Florida are under a level 3-of-4 major heat risk through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Such heat “affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,” the agency warns.Many places will see highs in the low to mid-90s but it will

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Fox News takes pro-war position as MAGA media feuds over Israel-Iran conflict

As conservative radio host Clay Travis opened his mouth Tuesday night on Fox News, he was hyper-aware of the viewer-in-chief.President Trump is “probably watching” this show, Travis said to Fox host Sean Hannity as both men urged the president to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.“We have to do it,” Travis said, adding, “We can’t go halfway here.”The president’s television habits once again have serious foreign policy implications as the Trump administration weighs further US involvement in Iran.The Israel-Iran conflict has exacerbated a deep rift in MAGA media over how the US

Former NFL WR Henry Ruggs III apologizes to family of woman he killed in fatal DUI crash

Sen. Smith reveals what she told Sen. Lee over post

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UK's Princess Kate, in recovery from cancer, to miss Royal Ascot

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, will not be at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, with a royal source citing her need for balance as she returns to public engagements after being treated for cancer last year. Her husband Prince William, heir to the throne, is set to be part of the royal procession at the horseracing event in southern England later on Wednesday, alongside his father King Charles and Queen Camilla. The royal source said Kate was disappointed not to be attending.The princess has gradually been returning to her public royal role after completing a course of preventative chemotherapy las

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What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That's because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to media outlets in those countries. Other COVID-19 symptoms of any variant include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell. Experts say there isn't major cause for concern w

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

Princess of Wales pulls out of Royal Ascot

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US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran

Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens for decades. The two countries have been particularly hostile to each other since Iranian students took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, resulting in economic sanctions and the severing of formal diplomatic relations between the nations. Since 1984, the U.S. State

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Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'

Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage to them." The second public appearance by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei since the Israeli strikes began six days ago came as Israel lifted some restrictions on daily life, suggesting that the missile threat from Iran was easing. Khamenei spoke a day after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded in a social media post that Iran surrender without conditions and warned Khamenei that t