WASHINGTON — 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L.A. County’s charter reform accidentally repealed anti-incarceration ballot measure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 …
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Amid ICE raids, bishop tells SoCal worshippers they can stay home on Sundays
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Southern California Roman Catholic bishop told his diocese of roughly one million parishioners this week that they can stay home on Sundays to avoid Mass while concerns about federal …
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Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Biden’s former White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office. Dr. Kevin O’Connor invoked doctor-client privilege and …
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Trump hosts West African leaders as the region reels from U.S. aid cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDAKAR, Senegal — President Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at the White House as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. …
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WASHINGTON — Arrests continue to mount in the aggressive federal operation that began more than a month ago to track down and detain undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, according to Homeland Security …