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Could California decide control of Congress? A Democratic super PAC plans to spend $35 million in the state

LOS ANGELES – Democrats consider California pivotal to the party's efforts to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024, with a super PAC tied to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledging Tuesday to spend $35 million on competitive congressional races in the state.

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No one expected 31 atmospheric rivers storms to hit California. The mystery remains why?

LOS ANGELES — As winter approached, few anticipated what was about to hit California.

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Congressman's China censorship worries 'stronger than ever' after Disney meeting

LOS ANGELES — The threat of Hollywood studios censoring movies to appease the Chinese Communist Party has long been a bipartisan talking point for U.S. lawmakers, including Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.

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Hollywood always had a Spanish accent, says Luis Reyes, but we need more Latino roles

LOS ANGELES — If Hollywood buffs want to jog their memory about the exact proportions of the Mexican water tank where James Cameron shot "Titanic," Luis Reyes has the answer. If a Latina filmmaker seeks to brush up on her cinematic heritage, she can check out Reyes on TV critiquing…

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EDM may have waned, but the Sahara Tent remains the beating heart of Coachella

LOS ANGELES — Whenever Michael Milano first parts the gates at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the 30-year-old from San Francisco heads straight to the Sahara Tent.

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'Yellowjackets' superfan Elijah Wood has theories to share about his 'odd' character

Is there something Elijah Wood needs to tell us?

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After a civil war and 1992 LA riots, he thought he'd seen it all. Then came a tornado

LOS ANGELES — He fended off paramilitary forces in El Salvador during his country's bloody civil war. He protected his soccer store during the 1992 Los Angeles riots with a gun that held only five bullets.

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'More comfortable than a Rolls-Royce': Ukrainian tank drivers eagerly await Western rides

OUTSIDE BAKHMUT, Ukraine — There had been a time when Oleg was excited to get behind the wheel of the tank. A sardonic 25-year-old, he's been serving as a driver around the front lines of the war in eastern Ukraine since almost the beginning of Russia's invasion last year.

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Far-right media outlet targets LA's Asian business leaders. They're fighting back

Walter Wang was headed down Interstate 5 to a family get-together on March 13 when his phone dinged. A WhatsApp message flashed across the screen from an old friend in Taiwan posing a puzzling rhetorical question: Weren't he and his wife, Shirley, American citizens?

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Now a powerhouse, California's Latino lawmakers face pressure to broaden political priorities

When Martha Escutia was elected to the Assembly in 1992, she was one of seven Latinos in the 120-member California Legislature, part of the small but growing Latino Caucus that would eventually become a powerful force in the state Capitol.

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They became friends protesting China in the US. They still don’t know one another’s names

On an overcast December afternoon in Boston, 11 Chinese citizens arrived one by one at an underground parking garage — their clandestine meeting spot.

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Editorial: Wisconsin voters made it clear they want their abortion rights back

An unabashed abortion rights supporter won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week in a stunning 11-point victory over a conservative antiabortion judge. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s defeat of former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly gives the court a liberal majority for the first time in…

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Nicholas Goldberg: What the US can learn from other nations about how to prosecute Trump

No one is above the law. That should be an obvious, irrefutable principle in a democratic country.

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Commentary: How can Democrats win the culture wars? Look to Newsom’s red-state tour

The national Democrats may finally have found their champion in the culture wars: California Gov. Gavin Newsom. His recently announced appearances in Southern red states, the “Campaign for Democracy” mark a significant tactical turn for Democrats, whose hesitancy to engage on cultural issues has frustrated the governor.

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Commentary: A judge’s attempt to restrict medication abortion nationwide shows extremists aren’t done yet

On Friday, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk handed down a decision further restricting abortion access nationwide by suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, the most common and safe pill used for medication abortion. Another ruling, from a federal judge in Washington state, ordered the F.D.A. to make no…

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Editorial: Extreme heat puts workers in danger. California needs to help them now

California has suffered some of its worst heat waves on record in recent years. As climate change accelerates, few are as directly threatened as people working outdoors and in facilities without air conditioning.

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Commentary: Clarence Thomas, a billionaire benefactor and the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis

On Thursday, ProPublica revealed that a right-wing billionaire has secretly funded a lavish lifestyle for Justice Clarence Thomas. Then on Friday, a federal judge in Texas tried to block the use around the country of mifepristone, the medication used in half of all abortions. These two dramatic twists are part…

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José Suarez runs into trouble again as Angels blow another early lead in loss

Angels starting pitcher José Suarez has had a rough start to his season.

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Max Muncy’s revised batting stance pays off in 2-homer, 7-RBI game

SAN FRANCISCO — When Max Muncy was struggling last season, out of whack at the plate because of a lingering elbow injury that contributed to woeful inconsistency, the Dodgers’ slugger added a back step to his hitting mechanics.

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What are these blue creatures washing up on Southern California beaches?

Thousands of dark blue creatures have been washing ashore at beaches across the state, littering the shores and bewildering passersby from Marin to Orange county.

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Al Jaffee, iconoclastic cartooning legend of Mad Magazine fame, dies at 102

Al Jaffee, the iconoclastic cartoonist who created Mad Magazine's most enduring feature — the Fold-In — and served as the publication's longest-running contributor, died at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 102.

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California stockpiles abortion medication after Texas court ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California will stockpile an emergency supply of 2 million abortion pills known as misoprostol in response to a federal judge in Texas ruling against the authorization of another medication that has been used to terminate pregnancies for decades.

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Q&A: How 'Praise This' turned Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion hits into gospel songs

When "Praise This" plays the opening chords of "Money," Koryn Hawthorne lifts her microphone and debuts a special version of the hit song:

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Helene Elliott: Lakers earn a 'hell of an opportunity' with play-in shot at playoffs

The crowd at Crypto.com Arena stood as one and roared while the clock ticked off the final seconds of a Lakers season that began with doubt and despair and ended with an invigorated team that earned more wins than anyone would have dared to guess.

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‘No more pop’: Doja Cat says her next album will be exclusively rap

Doja Cat is officially entering her emcee era.

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