If you’re looking for a “podcast” to take your mind off of things, I have a great suggestion: President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “fireside chats.” I know the title makes it …
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The Los Angeles City Council moved Friday to dramatically increase trash fees in a bid to raise money and close a billion-dollar budget deficit. On a 10-1 vote, the council …
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Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The White House on Friday hung a painting of President Trump depicting a moment after an assassination attempt against him last summer — bumping the official portrait of one of …
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Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge has rejected President Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men known as the Central Park Five, who were exonerated after …
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‘I’m going to resist’: Protesters who seized state-owned homes five years ago prepare for eviction battle
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBenito Flores has parked his battered, pale yellow Dodge Ram van on the narrow street in El Sereno outside his one-bedroom duplex. It reminds him of the past and the …
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Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their Social Security numbers and effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits …
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Contributor: Trump’s latest trade war with China is sorely needed
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn Wednesday, President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs — with the notable exception of the People’s Republic of China. In so …
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Trump will love this: Felony charges for pro-Palestinian Stanford students
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith masks on and wearing layers of clothing in the hopes of changing their looks before escaping, a dozen pro-Palestinian activists broke a window in the building housing the president’s …
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We should move faster on clean energy. Some lawmakers want to pause
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAssembly Speaker Robert Rivas, one of the most powerful people in Sacramento, just rammed a bill through his chamber that would place a six-year pause on new clean energy rules …
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California lawmakers kill voter ID bill, launching a citizens’ ballot initiative instead
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — A bill to require voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote was rejected by California lawmakers Wednesday, though the Republican sponsor of the legislation vowed not to …