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The Iranian soccer players, still awaiting visas to the U.S., are practicing in Turkey and making backup plans. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/eZsEgNQ

William Burke founded the Los Angeles Marathon in 1984 and served as chairman of the South Coast Air Quality Management District for decades. from California https://ift.tt/sVq0n6g

I once raised pigs. And factory farms raise them today in conditions that are as unconscionable as they are invisible. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mVMae7C

NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/c5ikOIy

California tops the list of states with the most postal service workers attacked by dogs, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Postal Service. from California https://ift.tt/RYkvVbI

It’s in Valley Center, Calif., on tribal land. Customers relish every penny saved. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rOdC6Sv

The judge who sentenced Randy Rodriguez Santos said his case exemplified the “coming together of three horrible symptoms of this city: homelessness, mental illness and narcotics abuse.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QdtZoXw

In Nepal, a nation wedged between India and China, a unique time zone is just one expression of a singular national identity. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/X3vJ1AW

A man took his 18-month-old son on a bike ride through the Lake Tahoe high country, only to be stranded in the snow. Authorities used a helicopter to rescue the two from the shoulder of Freel Peak. from California https://ift.tt/0mokUsM

Southern California still runs on heavy industry. Garden Grove's chemical tank crisis was just a reminder. from California https://ift.tt/jmNtaQb

Lenacapavir, which protects people from H.I.V. infection with twice-yearly shots, is arriving in a country where the health system has been hollowed out by American aid cuts. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UH6S0nX

Cool, drizzly weather is settling across Southern California this week, as a cold system moves in from the north. from California https://ift.tt/MBNRU4t

The Canadian prime minister, who was the governor of the Bank of England when Britain voted to leave the European Union, said the Alberta referendum on separating from Canada could backfire. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sNyYVHh

Forecasters warned that temperatures could climb to the highest level ever recorded in the month of May, reaching 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas of England. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/02dos4t

For nearly two decades, the prolific puzzle maker, a retired urologist, charmed solvers with his penchant for witty, waggish puns. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iI6X9Zw

Lawmakers, including some of President Trump’s closest allies, slammed the emerging agreement as effectively undermining the president’s own war goals. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SjEvsw7

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating to determine who shot the bystander, who underwent surgery, and how many bullets were fired. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/h5dp4xP

The movie, which cost $300 million to make and market, was expected to collect about $102 million from Thursday through Monday at domestic theaters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GWr3cfF

The moms are not happy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5OFlXa3

Two teenage suspects who attacked the Islamic Center in San Diego on Monday, killing three people before turning the guns on themselves, were engaging with far-right extremist content on social media, authorities have said. from California https://ift.tt/tbhuqcE

The director Jon Favreau narrates a sequence featuring a character who works at a food truck and is voiced by Martin Scorsese. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EQg2DOI

It draws from the Disney+ series. Here’s a reminder of the events of the show and how those fit into the larger franchise. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Yxg7nIU

Firefighters discovered some precious items after coming to the aid of a family whose home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire in Simi Valley this week. from California https://ift.tt/oYyh9Q1

El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZMOa7gw

Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bhYlG9V

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5A91Ors

To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/L5zoJey

Return to the Land, a 160-acre development requiring members be white and heterosexual, is breaking fair housing and civil rights laws, according to a lawsuit. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/l4ApPhZ

The Sandy fire, one of several wildfires burning in Southern California this week, was 15% contained Wednesday morning. from California https://ift.tt/QWf3zap

Bezalel Smotrich, the hard-line minister, said he was retaliating for the International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking his arrest, something the court did not confirm nor deny. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/JNobcZV

Federal prosecutors are negotiating with Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, a father and son from Argentina, who after more than a decade suddenly agreed to meet in Brooklyn. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/NtnDGia

Despite handwringing among Democrats about being shut out of the governor's race, a new poll by the state party suggests the two candidates most likely to emerge after the June primary are Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra. from California https://ift.tt/WmQGwLM

Louisiana wants the Food and Drug Administration to curtail access to the medication. Doing so could cost Republicans at the polls. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/g7AwySm

Early surveillance and testing failed to identify Bundibugyo, a rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ejug1FS

A fire was burning in Simi Valley Monday morning. from California https://ift.tt/ta5BLfA

What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight loss. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/O6sMbIc

There is a shared sense of precarity that lies beneath the envy and distrust. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/c5zZdeN

For this to happen, however, both men would need personality transplants. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7Kx1Zpc

A long-shot emergency request to restore a voting map was the latest salvo in an all-out legal war over control of the House. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EHPRcXv

The internationally popular event will be available to U.S. viewers, too, although not on domestic TV in some countries that are boycotting this year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cvt1djI

Does Xi Jinping see the world this way? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/u7Z26oU

Federal authorities charged a Daly City man in an international trafficking plot to smuggle nearly 300 poached loggerhead musk turtles from Florida to Taiwan. from California https://ift.tt/f6XVvkw

Despite accelerating inflation and possible interest rate increases, the S&P 500 has posted a long weekly winning streak, driven by strong corporate earnings. Can it last? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nu53Ewz

In the days since Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang admitted to undisclosed work on behalf of China, two starkly different portraits of the community leader have emerged: Supporters say she was a loyal public servant duped by her former partner, while critics suspect something more nefarious. from California https://ift.tt/8kx2qFg

Tom Steyer's campaign appears to have relied on paid influencers more than any candidate for governor, according to the most recent campaign finance filings. from California https://ift.tt/6c5yRvO

In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/B9P6CbA

An Irvine man was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty, according to authorities. from California https://ift.tt/EaKkPCT

More children will die because the Trump administration is cutting pediatric cancer research. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KzY2kAe

The incumbent mayor is leading among likely voters, but not by a big enough margin to avoid a Nov. 3 runoff with either Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman. from California https://ift.tt/rwy5W20

As companies look to build cash flow and loyalty, everything from heated car seats to earthworm deliveries can become a recurring charge on your credit card. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iqtJXgY

The police in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and elsewhere are responding to incidents related to a TikTok trend involving running through Scientology buildings. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wMj42qn

Authorities in Ventura County say a transnational burglary crew was arrested after a pursuit in Westlake Village. from California https://ift.tt/dfI4J0S

Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and airport parking is free. Residents are mourning the loss. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CWTAf6r

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is conducting a sweep of Six Flags Magic Mountain after a bomb threat against the theme park, authorities said Monday. from California https://ift.tt/pobqN8z

One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/aNoi4IV

Three people were killed and four others injured, including three with life-threatening injuries, in a two-car collision Saturday night in Pinon Hills. from California https://ift.tt/mzSoTQb

The prospect of Democrats getting shut out of the general election for governor has spurred a 2028 effort to eliminate the state’s “top-two” open primary approach. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gpMYtVD

A swarm of earthquakes shook Imperial County this weekend, with dozens of quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.7, shaking the region around Brawley, south of the Salton Sea. from California https://ift.tt/baYyQ5B

The cruise ship will arrive on the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, officials said. All of the passengers will then be evacuated to their home countries. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jcxDKV5

A trendy productivity hack, A.I. note takers are capturing every joke and offhand comment in many meetings. They could also potentially waive attorney-client privilege. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qouijgP

He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epidemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rvSFiLU

The opening of three new Metro stops — Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega — mark the first phase of the D Line extension project, a route that long considered key for Los Angeles public transit. from California https://ift.tt/vCV9SOU

Google’s A.I. search technology is far from perfect (don’t count on it for celebrity news), but it excels at tasks like picking out groceries and detecting scams. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/R6SKHbm

The trial featured testimony from numerous LAPD officers, use-of-force experts and witnesses about a fatal 2021 incident in which a bullet fired by an officer who charged ahead of his colleagues to confront a suspect struck a young girl hiding in a changing room with her mother. from California https://ift.tt/swHf1JA

Lanes of the 215 Freeway in Murrieta were temporarily closed early Thursday while police looked for evidence connected to a shooting. from California https://ift.tt/XQ7qu6t

In a lawsuit, an Air Force veteran says that the federal government is sending a “chilling message” to people demonstrating against the immigration crackdown. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/khxezHN

Three decades after Kristin Smart vanished in San Luis Obispo County, authorities are revisiting a family home tied to her killer with the aim of finally recovering her remains. from California https://ift.tt/JIa9WP5

Most travelers flying less than 350 miles on Delta will soon have to go without free coffee and cookies, but the carrier is adding service to longer flights. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/J8KUard

The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5hCyKUj

The California Department of Insurance is seek to suspend State Farm's license and fine it millions of dollars alleging widespread mishandling of L.A. wildfire claims. from California https://ift.tt/PakbWOH

A federal public defender filed a motion Saturday seeking the removal of suicide precautions for Cole Tomas Allen while the Torrance man remains jailed on charges of attempting to kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association. dinner. from California https://ift.tt/4NTyI1o

The two Army soldiers were reported missing during a joint military exercise on Saturday near Cap Draa Training Area, a coastal area in southwestern Morocco. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jSx8wrG

A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/K87RnAQ

Study after study has called facilitated communication into question. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YFJPIbj

The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was 'shocked' by the horrifying details in the D4vd murder case revealed in a recent court filing by prosecutors, their attorney said. from California https://ift.tt/3gPorhH

Television executives have not ruled out a revival of Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of the reality show, but a custody battle has kept her volatile former relationship in the spotlight. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4M3EUIT