ICE agents detain 2 at Westlake Metro station, Home Depot The agents arrived in multiple vehicles in the Westlake neighborhood on Thursday morning and detained multiple people.

ICE took at least two people today at the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro station and the Home Depot

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seizes more than half a million ballots Bianco's unusual probe drew a sharp rebuke from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, who said in a statement Friday that it is “unprecedented in both scope and scale” and appears “not to be based on facts...

New from me for @latimes.com: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November’s election and is investigating whether they were fraudulently counted. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Koreatown hit-and-run victim remembered as a light in her church and senior center communities | LA Local Keum-soon Lee played harmonica with the Koreatown Senior & Community Center ensemble. She was 73 and is survived by her husband and son.

73-year-old Keum-soon Lee was riding her bike in Koreatown when she was hit by a driver and later died.

Really moving to hear from her friends at the local senior center, where she was in a harmonica ensemble, and her church

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Do you think anyone at ABC googled Taylor Frankie Paul before making her The Bachelorette

TikTok Mom Taylor Frankie Paul Allegedly Hit Her Boyfriend And Threw A Chair That Hit Her 5-Year-Old Daughter Her boyfriend “reported feeling scared for his life,” a police officer said, according to court documents.

BuzzFeed News reported in 2023 that police said they had a video showing Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a chair that struck her daughter, i am just saying www.buzzfeednews.com/article/poch...

'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations The United Farmer Workers union said it will halt celebrations of its founder Cesar Chavez amid what the union described as "troubling allegations" against the iconic Chicano figure.

'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to cancel celebrations

The Preschool Teaching Assistant Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist” When Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, the D.H.S. justified it by calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In the aftermath, she’s been trying to recover her reputation and, wi...

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Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show The hack occurred after a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI’s New York Field Office was inadvertently left vulnerable by a special agent.

Scoop: Here’s the bonkers story of how a foreign hacker inadvertently (?) broke into an evidence server holding FBI Epstein material in 2023 and then threatened to call in law enforcement when they found it was full of CSAM.
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Gas prices are surging, and small business owners in LA are already feeling it | LA Local The average price per gallon in LA County hit $5.25 on Monday — $1 more than a month ago.

Gas prices are already starting to squeeze small business owners in LA.

"Yesterday, some customers told us it would cost them more to drive here than to pay for the food,” restaurant owner Lidia Young said.

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Starting at public school when they were old enough really helped with this, thank god

LAUSD places Superintendent Carvalho on leave The move comes two days after the FBI raided his San Pedro home and district headquarters and searched a residence in Florida.

While on leave, Carvalho will continue to receive pay, with a salary of $440,000.

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Reuters news alert about jobs growing at restaurants as consumers seeking treats

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LAPD responded after two shots fired around 9:30 a.m. outside homes in Highland Park on Ave 52. The shooter fled, and local schools lifted a lockdown at 10:10 a.m.

Of course isn’t just driving. It’s voting. Working. Travelling. Picking up a package. Applying for credit. Applying for a job. Renting a room. Filling prescriptions. Visiting loved ones in the hospital. Not expired either, but legally invalid.

LA Protesters Allege ‘War Zone’ Use of Force by City Police The Los Angeles Police Department used excessive force against protesters during immigration protests that surged in June, according to five new federal lawsuits.

The Los Angeles Police Department used excessive force against protesters during immigration protests that surged in June, according to five new federal lawsuits.

After ICE detention, couple plans new life in Guatemala Longtime LA resident Oscar Polanco was newly married and working to get legal status when he was detained and taken to Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

We don't always hear what happens after ICE takes someone — beautiful look here @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social at one couple's story:

“We had plans. To keep working, to buy a home, to have children.”


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How Roosevelt High’s newspaper covered Japanese American removal Over 400 students at the Boyle Heights school were affected by the U.S. government’s incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

icymi, really fascinating look at how a Boyle Heights high school newspaper covered the removal of 400 of their Japanese American classmates thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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Prince Andrew Said His Inability To Sweat Is Evidence He Didn't Have Sex With One Of Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims The prince described the behavior of Epstein, who sexually abused dozens of girls and young women, as "unbecoming."

Still can't believe he said this on TV www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clau...

from the family of Virginia Giuffre: “At last. Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.... He was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”

Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline Damage was minimal but police are investigating.

Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Who needs Deep Throat and leaked documents when you've got *checks notes* gamblers on the internet

Horsefeathers!!

Bad Bunny Super Bowl Casita: Meet the South LA Designers Meet Federico Laboreau and Maximiliano Pizzi, the Argentine owners of South LA’s Fuegos who went from serving empanadas to designing the interior of Bad Bunny’s iconic Super Bowl halftime casita.

LA really was all over the Super Bowl halftime show 🥲

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Finally, Lady Gaga shares a stage with Villa's Tacos, just as God (my subconscious) intended

How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.

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LA police officers fatally shoot man they say had a gun outside of the California Science Center | LA Local LAPD Deputy Chief Marc Reina said officers shot and killed the man who appeared to be armed with a rifle outside of the science center.

LAPD shot and killed a man outside the California Science Center.

A witness told The LA Local that the man was carrying a long gun and had appeared calm until police told him to drop the gun.

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How Boyle Heights took action amid a cluster of ICE raids Neighbors headed out to the streets to keep watch and warn each other of immigration enforcement.

Remarkable scenes from LA's Boyle Heights, where people dropped everything during this week's raids to warn their neighbors, help street vendors and even chase a truck potentially belonging to federal agents

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