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Boyle Heights warehouse fire sparks new questions over industrial toxins in LA County neighborhoods
What's in the smoke from the East LA warehouse fire? Toxics and chemicals, maybe? Scientists need to study these chemical fires.
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Former investigator testifies that Palisades fire defendant’s behavior was not abnormal, and blaze probably wasn’t the work of an arsonist
An arson and explosives expert testified that he believes there is no evidence that the Lachman fire, which authorities say became the Palisades fire after smoldering, was arson.
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Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump’s UFC show
Prosecutors say the plotters harbored fringe conspiracy theories.
A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition
NOAA contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic’s legal obligations to the site.
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Clippers go into NBA draft with a slew of other decisions on horizon
The front office started overhauling the roster in the middle of last season, and they can add another young player with the No. 5 overall pick on Tuesday, but they…
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Beloved bakery announces closure of Orange location
Its original location, opened in 1965, will remain open for business.
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Senate is set to pass a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices
The bill has been the focus of intense House-Senate negotiations in recent weeks.
3 congressional members demand investigation into alleged retaliation against Adelanto ICE detainees
One of the detained men visited by the group of representatives was deported weeks later.
Scary Mommy blog founder Jill Smokler dies at 48
Jill Smokler, the founder of the popular parenting blog Scary Mommy and a New York Times bestselling author, died on Monday of brain cancer in her Baltimore home. She was…
The World Cup, 40 years after Maradona in Mexico: Two hands and plenty of handouts
Much has changed in the game and how FIFA presents it over the years.