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Trump administration shuts down U.S. website on climate change

In response to criticism from scientists who claim it will impede the country’s attempts to prepare for increasingly severe droughts, floods, and heat waves, ...

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UC considers adopting semester system at all schools

Nearly 60 years ago, in response to an unheard-of surge in enrollment, the University of California moved from semesters to quarters in an effort ...

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Trump administration freezes $6.8 billion in federal education funds; California hit hard

On Monday, the Trump administration took steps to withhold a projected $6.8 billion in education funding nationwide, including at least $811 million from California. ...

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Inside the L.A. Zoo’s messy $50-million breakup

Robert Ellis promised $200,000 in 2022 to build a garden in the bird theater at the Los Angeles Zoo. Long-standing disputes over expenditure and ...

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Homelessness declined last year in Hollywood and Venice, but not Skid Row, new Rand study finds

Hollywood and Venice saw a significant decrease in homeless encampments last year, but the number of people sleeping on the streets without a tent, ...

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California Republicans tell Trump ICE raids should focus on criminals, not ordinary workers

In a letter to President Trump, six Republicans from the California Legislature urged him to concentrate his immigration crackdown on violent criminals, claiming that ...

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Cats press against windshield of U-Haul van outside Taco Bell. Officers take 134 from vehicle

On Sunday night, a U-Haul vehicle was discovered infested with cats in a Taco Bell parking lot in California. The majority of the 134 ...

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Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Science needs you

Attention prospective pigeon-peepers and warbler observers: Volunteers are being sought by ornithologists at UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for ...

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Nonprofit employee suspected of smuggling drugs into L.A. juvenile hall

Months after multiple young people overdosed at a Downey juvenile jail, a nonprofit staffer was arrested on Monday with dozens of tablets in his ...

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What’s burning in California: Wolf and Juniper fires among over a dozen in 72 hours

More than a dozen wildfires have started since Saturday in California, marking the start of the fire season. The largest of these are in ...

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