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Judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against reporters covering protests against the …
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Fallout over Epstein files cascades, roiling relations between AG Pam Bondi and FBI’s Dan Bongino
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Trump’s base after the administration’s decision …
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How U.S. views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Just months after President Trump returned to office amid a wave of anti-immigration sentiment, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing” for the country has jumped …
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U.S. is selling weapons to NATO allies to give to Ukraine, Trump says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine as it struggles to fend off a recent escalation in Russia’s …
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Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20-million claim against Trump administration
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail …
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Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against U.S. if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge …
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L.A. County’s charter reform accidentally repealed anti-incarceration ballot measure
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLast November, voters approved a sprawling overhaul to L.A. County’s government. They didn’t realize they were also repealing the county’s landmark criminal justice reform. Eight months later, county officials are …
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Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart …
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L.A. must remove 9,800 encampments. But are homeless people getting housed?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMusician Dennis Henriquez woke up in a doorway in East Hollywood last month, hidden behind cardboard and sheltered by a tarp. When he peered outside, half a dozen sanitation workers …