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I did that recently too. AH really got the most out of Vista Vision. Still holds up and struck me as even bleaker than I remembered

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The online scam that takes advantage of your holiday spirit Stamps online for 20 cents? Don't be fooled.

Several websites are offering stamps for around 20 cents each. A fraction of the price. But everything isn't what it seems...

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Widely-shared video taken in downtown LA shows arrest of man at immigration check-in, ICE says The video of a man calling out in Chinese for help sparked questions from witnesses and the community.

A video shared on social media showed a man being restrained and taken away in an unmarked car by masked individuals.

Metro hires San Francisco police chief Bill Scott to lead its public safety overhaul In an exclusive interview with LAist, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins said she chose Scott for his ties to L.A. and pursuit of police reform in San Francisco.

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The Guerrilla Marketing Campaign Against Elon Musk As Tesla’s profits drop, a group called Everyone Hates Elon is going viral for plastering London with fake advertisements for the company, infiltrating a car showroom, and inviting the public to trash...

The group Everyone Hates Elon has plastered London with a fake ad campaign. One sign branded Tesla “the Swasticar,” and announced that the vehicle “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 Seconds.” “Now With White Power Steering,” another read.

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An LAFD and LA County firefighter brawled at the scene of a fire. Here’s what we know The exchange of punches took place Monday as both departments responded to car fire in South L.A.

Evelyn Douglas, 79, had left her home in South L.A. to go shopping on Monday. She’d barely arrived when her neighbors called with the bad news: her apartment was on fire.

Responding firefighters got into a fight on the scene.

LA County to strip hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from homelessness agency The homelessness agency known as LAHSA has been criticized for failing to account for its use of taxpayers' money.

L.A. County will stop sending hundreds of millions in taxpayer money each year to the troubled agency charged with serving the unhoused — a stinging admission by elected officials that the region's longstanding approach to homelessness has failed.

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We have eaglets! Friends of Big Bear Valley confirmed that famous bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow had one chick hatch at about 11:30 p.m. Monday and another around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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M Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence.

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Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue, Black, Yellow, and Gray, 1921

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Patrick Caulfield, Interior: Morning, 1970
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Numerous fires have been sparked across Southern California amid extreme fire danger weather.

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