A lot of people online have been very, very upset over the Trump Department of Justice’s twofold conclusion, announced last Sunday, that Jeffrey Epstein’s death in jail in 2019 was …
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Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him …
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California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter years of soaring rents, increasingly out-of-reach home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis that touches every corner of the state, California is finally creating a state agency exclusively focused …
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Recap of trial over Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBOSTON — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s campaign of arresting and deporting college faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations spent the first few days of the trial …
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L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMayor Karen Bass announced a plan Friday to provide direct cash assistance to people who have been affected by the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration raids. The aid will be distributed …
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Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMIAMI — Worms in the food. Toilets that don’t flush, flooding floors with fecal waste. Days without a shower or prescription medicine. Mosquitoes and insects everywhere. Lights on all night. Air conditioners …
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This city government veteran thinks Los Angeles is in deep trouble
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, giving you the latest on city and county government. Rick Cole has forgotten …
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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 …