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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

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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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GOP hawks clash with MAGA isolationists as Trump contemplates next steps in Iran

(CNN) — As President Donald Trump prepared to leave the G7 summit a day early amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, he dialed up his go-to national security confidant Sen. Lindsey Graham — who’s also one of the GOP’s most vocal war hawks.In that phone call, Graham said he personally urged Trump to go “all in” to end any hope Iran had of attaining a nuclear weapon, using the considerable might of the US military if necessary. After months of talks with Iran ahead of Israel’s strikes last week, Graham now warned Trump: The window for diplomacy has passed.“I said, �

Trump nominates Jeanine Pirro for full term as DC’s top federal prosecutor

President Donald Trump is nominating former Fox News host and interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to a full term as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, according to a White House news release.Her nomination for a four-year term has been sent to the Senate, the release says.She was named to the position on an interim basis last month after Trump’s first pick, Ed Martin, faced what appeared to be insurmountable pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill.Pirro, a longtime Trump ally, is a former judge and district attorney for Westchester County in New York. Until being tapped by Trump,

US to shut embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday

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

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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said.“Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” said DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.CNN observed several Secret Service agents posted at several entrances outside the emergency room at the hospital where the secretary was admitted.Noem, 53, who previously served as the governor of South Dakota and represented th

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

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction, her spokeswoman said. “She is alert and recovering,” said the statement from department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, who said the hospital treatment was out of an “abundance of caution.” Noem, 53, heads a sprawling department with roughly 260,000 employees handling immigration enforcement, airport security, disaster response and other matters. She has been among the more high-profile members of President Donald Trump's cabinet, t

A potent heat dome will send temperatures into the triple digits

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

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US B-2 bombers, bunker-busters and alternatives

The U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber represents one of America's most advanced strategic weapons platforms, capable of entering sophisticated air defenses and delivering precision strikes against hardened targets such as Iran's buried network of nuclear research facilities.The U.S. military is ready to carry out any decision that President Donald Trump may make on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, adding that Tehran should have heeded the president's calls for it to make a deal on its nuclear program prior to the start of Israel's strikes on Friday.Iranian Supre

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

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

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

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Princess of Wales pulls out of Royal Ascot

Catherine, Princess of Wales dropped out of a planned engagement at Royal Ascot at short notice on Wednesday.Kate, 43, had been expected to join her husband Prince William as well as King Charles and Queen Camilla at the horse racing event. Racegoers were hoping to see the popular royal during the traditional carriage procession at the racecourse.She is understood to be disappointed at missing the event in Berkshire, just outside of London, but is working to find the right balance as she returns to public duties after her cancer treatment.Kate announced she had been diagnosed with cancer follo

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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

Senior European diplomats are set to hold nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva on Friday

How cities are scaling back Juneteenth celebrations after Trump-era DEI rollbacks

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US senators to receive classified Iran briefing, aide to Senator Schumer says

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Fintech Klarna to launch $40 per month mobile plan in US

Swedish fintech Klarna on Wednesday said it would launch an unlimited mobile plan in the U.S., joining other finance companies moving into the telecoms

Honda recalls more than 259,000 cars across the US due to brake pedal issue

Honda is recalling more than 259,000 of its cars across the U.S. due to a problem that can cause the brake pedal to shift out of position, potentially interfering with a driver’s ability to stop or slow down