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In the days leading up to the festival, hundreds of film professionals signed an open letter demanding that the star-studded event take a stance against the crisis in Gaza. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/TaNGv5q

The body of a woman was found by Pasadena firefighters responding to a house fire Saturday morning, officials said. from California https://ift.tt/osCPMRI

In a filing Friday, the federal public defender's office in Los Angeles argued acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli should be removed because he is unlawfully occupying his post. from California https://ift.tt/qxKWUjM

Xu Chao, 33, could face a “lengthy” prison sentence, the judge said. Most of his victims have not been identified. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/yY8tneU

The president has raised the stakes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/l321OTb

The California Attorney General's Office and the Torrance Police Department have reached an "enforceable agreement" to reform the agency following a scandal that saw more than a dozen officers exchange racist and violent text messages in which they joked about killing Black people. from California https://ift.tt/mKUZosC

The White House is not the president’s property. Neither is the Smithsonian. Nor Washington itself. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nB92ec1

Sean P. Duffy, the federal transportation secretary, laid out the ambitious goal at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sCRJxTH

A Cal Fire captain was charged with allegedly killing his girlfriend and her son, according to authorities. from California https://ift.tt/4ZJWAH2

Jonathan Karp, the chief executive since 2020, will oversee a new imprint that publishes six books year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iapTKFc

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $815 million for Wednesday night's drawing after no one won Monday. from California https://ift.tt/Vq4UPTi

Gibson Dunn billed the city $1.8 million for two weeks' worth of work in May. Now, the city attorney wants to increase the firm's contract by $5 million. from California https://ift.tt/n47t3gH

Investigators continue their search for the missing baby boy, whose mother reported him missing Aug. 14 after she said she was attacked in a Yucaipa parking lot near a Big 5 sporting goods store. from California https://ift.tt/y1fRxM5

The president has long railed against cashless bail, but studies have not backed up his claims that changes in bail laws lead to an increase in crime. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DCreNOx

Ismael Zambada García will spend life in prison. He had been charged with running a criminal network that sold cocaine, heroin and other illegal drugs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eA1p4t3

Mr. Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, claimed that its Grok chatbot app was being artificially suppressed in Apple’s App Store. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/IbiBsY1

Pickett fire in Napa County grows, threatening homes and wineries from California https://ift.tt/JNfu9CY

The president and his allies should not be trusted to ensure the integrity of the vote. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/l8m3oQs

A teenage boy was fatally shot and killed at a 76 Station on Whittier Blvd in Pico Rivera. It is the second fatal shooting at a gas station in Pico Rivera in a week. from California https://ift.tt/5qjVOwz

Before Ingrid Lewis-Martin was indicted on bribery charges, she was one of the most powerful people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit. Now she may hasten his fall in New York. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/46V7f5x

A generation of Ukrainian men has been shaped by the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II. Serhiy Hrebinyk, 25 years old and just released from a Russian prison, is one of them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oxORDSN

The crash, which occurred about 30 miles east of Buffalo, caused multiple injuries and shut down part of one of western New York’s main highways, officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eq1GQbs