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Copper wire thefts on the rise, causing delays for Metro's rail lines

A section of Los Angeles' Metro rail system that extends from Norwalk to the South Bay was delayed this week because of the theft of copper wires used to power the rail cars.

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Tens of thousands of LA County residents could soon lose Medi-Cal coverage. Here's why

Tens of thousands of people in Los Angeles County could lose their Medi-Cal coverage in July, according to preliminary data provided to a health plan that serves Angelenos on the public program.

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West Hollywood will have the nation's highest minimum wage. Businesses owners are not happy

Thanks to a bump in his pay last summer, Norberto Ruiz was able to afford a $150 air conditioner to keep his family's two-bedroom home in North Hollywood from feeling like a furnace when temperatures soared.

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A question for Asian Americans celebrating affirmative action's end: What have we won?

A few minutes after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, an email from the 80-20 Initiative, a Chinese political action group, landed in my inbox with the subject head "VICTORY."

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Two years after LAPD fireworks explosion, residents are still trying to rebuild

They gathered in the middle of East 27th Street, the spot where two years earlier — to the day — Los Angeles police botched the detonation of a cache of fireworks and blew up their lives.

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Gustavo Arellano: A California city wants to keep 'obscene' books away from children. Good luck

Artists painted faces and created balloon animals. A food truck sold tacos. Kids ambled past bookshelves until something piqued their interest, then stopped to read. Families lined up for live performances.

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Nicholas Goldberg: One last opinion

This will be my last column.

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Editorial: Reparations for the ancestors of slaves overdue. California’s lawmakers must make them happen

That promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed Black slaves turned out to be short-lived and mostly unfulfilled.

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How many youth football players have six-figure deals? A 9-year-old in Snoop Dogg’s league does.

LOS ANGELES — Ghalee Wadood Jr. is a rising third-grader at 54th Street Elementary School in View Park.

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SAG-AFTRA agrees to extend negotiations with studios, averting a strike for now

LOS ANGELES — SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s biggest union, has agreed to extend negotiations with the studios to allow more time for the two sides to hash out an agreement that could avert Hollywood’s second strike.

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'Like sitting on the 101 in LA': Yosemite visitors wait in line for hours to enter park

Waterfalls may be flowing freely at Yosemite National Park after record-breaking precipitation, but lines out of the park have often been at a standstill this season — the first summer without a reservation system since before the pandemic.

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Lakers land four on first day of free agency, including Rui Hachimura

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers opened free agency Friday by agreeing to three-year contracts with forward Rui Hachimura and guard Gabe Vincent while reaching a multiyear deal with forward Cam Reddish and an agreement to sign veteran Taurean Prince.

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Report: Actor Jonathan Majors accused of abusing two former romantic partners

A new report accuses embattled actor Jonathan Majors of abusing two other former romantic partners, as well as behaving aggressively toward crew members on film sets and drama school classmates.

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LA air the 'cleanest' it's been in a decade, but rising temperatures could change that

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles residents may have been starved for sunshine this spring and summer, but scientists say there's been at least one welcome consequence: some of the region's cleanest air in years.

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Imelda Padilla claims victory in LA council race

LOS ANGELES — Imelda Padilla declared victory Friday in the race for the vacant Los Angeles City Council seat representing the central and northeast San Fernando Valley, saying she is “ready to serve as the next councilwoman for the communities of CD 6.”

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Civil rights groups rally against union lawsuit to block LA deputy gang investigation

LOS ANGELES — A cadre of civil rights advocates rallied outside a downtown courthouse Thursday to demand accountability within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is embroiled in a lawsuit over recent oversight efforts to identify members of deputy gangs.

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Lakers agree to deal with Gabe Vincent, plan to sign Taurean Prince

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers opened free agency Friday by agreeing to a three-year contract with guard Gabe Vincent and reaching an agreement to sign veteran Taurean Prince, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

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Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans, ruling that the nation’s chief executive does not have the legal authority to waive more than $400 billion owed to the government.

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Judge denies new trial for longtime LA politician Mark Ridley-Thomas, upholds guilty verdict

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Los Angeles has upheld the conviction of longtime politician Mark Ridley-Thomas, declining Friday to acquit him of all public corruption charges or grant him a new trial.

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UC Berkeley graduate student gunned down on research trip to Mexico

Gabriel Trujillo, a 31-year-old University of California, Berkeley graduate student, was shot and killed in Mexico while conducting field research, according to friends and family.

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Dodgers leadership is behind new women's hockey league to launch in 2024

LOS ANGELES — Mark Walter, chairman and controlling owner of the Dodgers, and his wife Kimbra will be the main financial backers of a women's professional hockey league that plans to begin operating in January.

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Chris Evans and Taron Egerton deactivate socials: ‘My ability to be present is eroding’

Leading men Chris Evans and Taron Egerton deactivated their social media accounts this week, and Bad Bunny admits taking lengthy breaks from socials helps him breathe better.

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Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive millions of student loans, ruling the nation’s chief executive did not have legal authority to waive more than $400 billion owed to the government.

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‘Ted Lasso’s’ Brendan Hunt and actor Shannon Nelson share engagement: ‘It feels right’

Congratulations are in order for the “Ted Lasso” family as star Brendan Hunt and actor Shannon Nelson reveal they’re heading down the aisle.

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Cal State University campuses have largely failed to repatriate Native remains and artifacts, auditor finds

California State University campuses across the state have largely failed to return human remains and cultural artifacts to Native tribes, despite a 1990 law requiring them to do so, a state auditor found.

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