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California Supreme Court
Newsletter: Trump's tweets, Mueller's testimony dominate the nation's political conversation
Los Angeles Times - John Myers
Surely someone by week’s end will have laid out a careful contrasting study of the two men who will dominate political headlines in the days to come, offering a clear look at the vastly different personalities
Manny Pacquiao
The Sports Report: Shane Lowry wins the British Open
Los Angeles Times - Houston Mitchell
Howdy, my name is Houston Mitchell and let’s get right to the news. Sam Farmer was in Portrush, Northern Ireland to cover the British Open. Here’s an excerpt from his report on the final round: “Shane
DWP
Muslim DWP employee is suing over allegations of harassment and discrimination
Los Angeles Times - Benjamin Oreskes
An employee of the L.A. Department of Water and Power is suing the utility, along with four of her colleagues, over what she is calling a years-long campaign of harassment, retaliation and discrimination.
World News
Newsletter: A crackdown on China hits U.S. academia
Los Angeles Times
Chinese students and scholars feel targeted, and universities feel the pinch, amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on Beijing. The Trump administration has intensified its crackdown on China over
Gavin Newsom
California seizes $30 million in black market cannabis from illegal pot shops
Los Angeles Times - Patrick McGreevy
California authorities have tripled the number of raids on unlicensed cannabis shops in the last year and seized $30 million in pot products, but legal industry leaders say enforcement is still inadequate
Indian-American News
Indian Americans, a rising political force, give $3 million to 2020 presidential campaigns
Los Angeles Times - Seema Mehta
Indian Americans are a sliver of the nation’s population but a growing political force. They have contributed more than $3 million to 2020 presidential campaigns — more than the coveted donors of Hollywood.
UC San Diego
Trump's China policy causing problems at UC, college campuses
Los Angeles Times - Teresa Watanabe
UC San Diego professor Shirley Meng’s laboratory is a veritable United Nations of research, with 48 scholars from six different countries exploring how to improve battery storage for electric vehicles,
China
Is it police work or racial profiling? U.S. crackdown puts Chinese scholars on edge
Los Angeles Times - Teresa Watanabe
With three patents and more than 300 research papers to his name, Xiaoxing Xi was the respected chairman of Temple University’s physics department. That is until May 2015, when FBI agents burst into his
Walt Disney Studios
'The Lion King' is a huge hit. It might also be Disney's most dispiriting remake yet
Los Angeles Times - Justin Chang
There’s a wonderful moment in “The Lion King” — by which I mean Disney’s 1994 animated original, not the glorified nature documentary that roared into theaters last weekend — in which Timon the meerkat
Sports
Racing! Finishing the week with stewards’ rulings
Los Angeles Times - John Cherwa
Copyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, California. All finishes confirmed by Plusmic USA. Official program numbers may not correspond with post
Riot Games
How U.S. video game companies are building tools for China's surveillance state
Los Angeles Times - James B. Cutchin
Last October, software developers at Riot Games in Santa Monica fielded an unusual request. Like other video game makers, Riot’s success depends on its ability to make games that are compulsively playable,
Robert Mueller
Democrats hope Mueller's testimony will boost support for impeachment
Los Angeles Times - Jennifer Haberkorn
House Democrats hope to boost public support for impeaching President Trump when former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies to Congress for the first time Wednesday about his investigation
Human Rights
Under Trump, the U.S. emphasis on human rights abroad is shifting toward religious protections
Los Angeles Times - Tracy Wilkinson
Little by little President Trump and America’s top diplomat, Michael R. Pompeo, are revamping the nation’s approach to advocating for human rights abroad, cozying up to some of the world’s worst offenders
World News
India sends unmanned mission to the moon's far side
Los Angeles Times - Associated Press
India’s space agency said it launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon a week after aborting the mission due to a technical problem. Scientists at the mission control center burst into
Baja California
Essential California: A new Fortune 500, the end of an era for Netflix and a lot of garlic in the week ahead
Los Angeles Times - Julia Wick
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, July 22, and here’s a look at the week ahead. On Monday, Fortune will reveal its annual Fortune Global 500 ranking of the
DNA
Op-Ed: Harvesting more DNA from low-level offenders could result in fewer crimes solved
Los Angeles Times - Stephen Downing
As someone who has devoted his life to law enforcement, it pains me to see that some prominent voices in the law enforcement community are using their platforms to mislead and frighten the public. California,
Immigration Enforcement
Editorial: Police have plenty to do without Trump coercing them into immigration enforcement
Los Angeles Times - The Times Editorial Board
After a series of victories in their fight against the Trump administration’s draconian war on immigration, Los Angeles and other so-called sanctuary cities lost a battle last week: An appellate court
U.S. Military
Op-Ed: Bring our troops home from the Middle East. Now
Los Angeles Times - Bonnie Kristian
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was popular. Polling from that spring shows 7 in 10 Americans backed the war, calling the choice to use military force against the government of Saddam Hussein the “right decision.”
Irfan Khan
These police dogs don't chase bad guys. They're here to help survivors
Los Angeles Times - Colleen Shalby
The most recognizable police dogs are those that can sniff out drugs and bombs, or the tough K-9s that can take down a suspect with their teeth. Scottie, Raider and Meredith are not that kind of dog. mission
Felicity Huffman
Felicity Huffman's costars speak out on college admissions scandal
Los Angeles Times - Matthew Ormseth
The actress pleaded guilty in a Boston courtroom in May to a fraud conspiracy charge for her role in a brazen test-fixing and bribery scheme. Huffman, 56, admitted to paying $15,000 to William “Rick” a
Taco María’s Carlos Salgado on becoming a chef
Los Angeles Times - Carlos Salgado
Carlos Salgado, the chef of Taco María in Costa Mesa, was one of the speakers at Mesamérica L.A., a night of talks and tacos that was presented as part of the L.A. Times Food Bowl this May. This is a edited
Beaches
Long Beach woman killed when stray bullet enters her home
Los Angeles Times - Laura Newberry
A Long Beach woman was killed Saturday night when a stray bullet entered her home, according to police. The woman, identified as Genoveva Rivera Robles, 59, was shot in her upper torso while inside her
Marina del Rey
Los Angeles County officials meet with community about Marina del Rey gas blowout
Los Angeles Times - Brittny Mejia
Several months after an oil well on a construction site in Marina del Rey blew open, sending natural gas about 100 feet in the air, Los Angeles County officials met with angry residents to discuss the
Comic-Con
At Comic-Con 2019, Marvel — not movies — is the main attraction
Los Angeles Times - Sonaiya Kelley
As if the “rock concert” atmosphere that accompanied Marvel’s return to Comic-Con on Saturday wasn’t evidence enough of the franchise’s power — its news-making panel, held inside the San Diego Convention
Hugh Jackman
Review: Hugh Jackman sings, dances and charms, delivering a grand time at the Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles Times - Charles McNulty
Hugh Jackman, who had a packed Hollywood Bowl eating out of the palm of his hand this weekend, is the last of a dying breed: the all-round entertainer. His wide-ranging skill set was on full display in
Los Angeles Angels
Dillon Peters flashes his promise in Angels' victory over Mariners
Los Angeles Times - Maria Torres
Dillon Peters may not be the long-term solution to the Angels’ pitching woes. But in a 9-3 victory over the Mariners, the left-hander made a case for why manager Brad Ausmus might want to keep him around
Sports
Column: Nicole Gibbs' cancer battle has bolstered her commitment to tennis
Los Angeles Times - Helene Elliott
The offer was too good to refuse: Visit the dentist and get a free teeth-whitening procedure. And since Nicole Gibbs realized she hadn’t gone to her dentist for a couple of years — and because she wanted
Sports
Walker Buehler shuts down Marlins to complete the sweep for Dodgers
Los Angeles Times - Jorge Castillo
The Dodgers took the field Sunday afternoon fresh off wins over the Miami Marlins the previous two nights. But those victories weren’t fulfilling or very pretty. On Friday, they squeaked by the last-place
Ricardo Rosselló
Puerto Rico governor says he will not seek reelection but does not resign
Los Angeles Times - Marisa Gerber
Puerto Rico’s embattled governor — who had gone almost entirely silent in the days since thousands of protesters began demanding his resignation — dug in his heels Sunday, refusing to step down. But in
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera, other Baseball Hall of Fame inductees enter amid fanfare
Los Angeles Times - Associated Press
The chants began even before baseball’s greatest closer stood to make his speech. “I don’t understand why I have to always be the last,” Mariano Rivera joked at his Hall of Fame induction Sunday. “I guess

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