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O.J. Simpson was cremated in Las Vegas this week. Funeral plans are still in the works

There are no plans for a public memorial, the executor of O.J. Simpson's estate says. His remains will be given to his children, in accordance with his wishes.
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  1. Will California's new tax on gun sales reduce firearm violence? The state's new excise tax on firearms and ammunition is similar to taxes on alcohol and tobacco, other legal products that can cause significant harm to society.
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  2. California public school enrollment drops again, but transitional kindergarten is up As California public school enrollment declines again, state officials look to transitional kindergarten growth as a promising development.
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  3. China embraced electric vehicles. The U.S. didn't. Now we're paying the price President Biden's tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and batteries will hurt consumers and slow the transition to zero-emission vehicles at a time when the U.S. needs to rapidly reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
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  4. Rebecca Grossman, top D.A. advisor shouldn't have same lawyer, prosecutors argue A motion by the prosecution seeks to either remove the convicted murderer's new lead attorney or have her formally waive a conflict of interest.
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  5. The 15 movies you need to see this summer Our staffers select a highly opinionated list of their most anticipated titles: Hollywood fun machines, indie big swings and the truly unmissable.
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  6. Massive budget cuts leave California domestic violence survivors with few options Programs that serve victims of domestic violence are bracing for unprecedented cuts that will also affect rape crisis hotlines, child abuse centers and legal service providers across California.
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  7. Torrance coyote trapper investigated for possible violation of state law County prosecutors are reviewing a case concerning a Torrance coyote trapper who animal activists accuse of violating a state trapping law.
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  8. After two L.A. Zoo elephants die in the span of one year, the City Council wants answers The Los Angeles City Council has ordered a study into the factors that led Asian elephants Jewel and Shaunzi to be euthanized at the L.A. Zoo.
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  9. Celebrate graduation or move-out day at the best restaurants near L.A.'s college campuses Whether you're celebrating graduation or visiting a college with a prospective student, these are the best off-campus restaurants near UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount and more for exploring L.A.'s culinary world.
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  10. L.A.'s accidental homelessness 'czar'? U.S. District Judge David O. Carter Two federal lawsuits challenging the homelessness practices of Los Angeles city and county and the U.S. government have allowed U.S. District Judge David O. Carter to assume powers that make him as close as it gets to the ever wished-for homelessness czar.
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  11. 'Girl From the North Country' blows into the Pantages on a Bob Dylan wind 'Girl From the North Country,' now having its L.A. premiere at the Hollywood Pantages, stitches together Bob Dylan classics in a play by Irish playwright Conor McPherson.
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  12. Democrats prove that they're no better than Trump in allowing politics to interfere with science EcoHealth Alliance, which developed research allowing humankind to defeat the next viral pandemic, is officially cut off from federal funding. Democrats who connived with the GOP to do this should hang their heads in shame.
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  13. Protester injured by LAPD projectile gets $1.5-million settlement, biggest yet from 2020 unrest A protester whose testicle exploded when an LAPD officer shot him with a hard-foam projectile during a street demonstration in 2020 has received a $1.5-million settlement from the city.
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  14. Looking to upgrade your home with designer touches? Here’s a start From an unforgettable decanter to an adorable ottoman, these 8 items will awaken your inner interior designer.
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  15. Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: The Biebers, 'Bridgerton' and Black Twitter Which Chris is which? Why might there be a sriracha shortage? And what kind of cartoon foodstuff now has a namesake cafe in Buena Park?
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  16. Riders give Metro high marks in poll but still worry about crime Metro riders give the system its highest ratings in the past decade, including for reliability and value, though many remain wary of crime on the rail service.
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  17. On a Hollywood studio lot, a new New York comes to life As a legendary New York City set on Fox Studios' backlot aged, a new one was needed. The set is the centerpiece of a movie studio that is itself a leading character in Hollywood lore.
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  18. Brass knuckles, body cams and bad behavior: LAPD probe links troubled Valley gang units Officers from the LAPD's Mission and Foothill divisions allegedly engaged in illegal searches, turned off their body cameras and stole items from people they stopped.
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  19. Cloudy with a chance of rage: Climatologists fume over relocation of L.A. weather station Relocating downtown L.A.'s official weather observation site could cause a discontinuity in the local climate record, some experts say.
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  20. Being a 'Doctor Who' fan means learning how to love and lose and love again No matter how great the new Doctor is on 'Doctor Who,' it's always a wrench to let go of the old.
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  21. SoCal parks agency fines visitors who roll through stop signs $100. It has made millions A California parks agency issues about 17,000 tickets a year for stop sign violations, such as 'rolling stops,' bringing it more than $1 million a year.
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  22. LAUSD police deployment to 20 schools collapses after one day amid opposition, confusion L.A. school board members say they did not know in advance of a police deployment to 20 troubled campuses -- and some are unhappy about it.
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  23. Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Predator drone Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Predator drone
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  24. California UPS driver shot, killed while in truck on break; suspect arrested A man is behind bars after allegedly shooting and killing a UPS driver while he was on break eating inside his truck in Irvine, California.
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  25. Melanoma patients reveal dramatic stories for Skin Cancer Awareness Month: ‘I thought I was careful’ For Skin Cancer Awareness Month, two melanoma patients shared their stories of how they overcame the invasive form of the disease. A dermatologist also revealed prevention tips.
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  26. D.C.-area forecast: Nice today with increasing clouds ahead of weekend raindrops Our workweek ends tranquilly, but the weekend looks at least partially damp on the edge of a rainstorm.
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  27. California woman explains neighborhood revolt against disruptive Airbnb renters: We're not a hotel California resident Christina Nigrelli spoke to Fox News Digital about her group the Long Beach Safe Neighborhood Coalition to ban un-hosted short-term rentals.
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  29. 'Yellowstone' star Lainey Wilson credits coming from 'long line of farmers' for work ethic Country star Lainey Wilson spoke to Fox News Digital ahead of the 2024 ACM Awards about her continued partnership with Tractor Supply, which she said is "on brand" due to her being a fifth generation farmer's daughter.
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  30. How RFK Jr. Could Open a Can of Brain Worms at the Debates Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThis week, we examine the ways in which RFK Jr. can throw a “hand grenade” into the presidential debates. Plus, we go inside a new Democratic PAC that is aiming low, and get a preview of Biden’s “uncommitted” critics landing some delegates for the Democratic National Convention.Amid a flurry of news earlier this week on the newly announced slate of presidential debates, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pulled a Trumpian move by preemptively declaring he will meet the standards and qualify to appear.He also accused his opponents of “colluding” to keep him off the debate stage. But if Kennedy can actually make the debates, it could open a can of brain worms for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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  31. Harry and Meghan Playing ‘Rival Royals’ Is Palace ‘Nightmare’: Source Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersPrince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tour of Nigeria, the suggestion that they will do more such foreign tours, and Harry’s statement claiming his father King Charles III had refused to meet him have combined to reactivate the simmering feud between the two families. Relations are “as bad as they have ever been” according to one friend of the Windsors.The Sussex tour of Nigeria, whilst being hailed as a tremendous success by their camp and garnering positive global headlines, has aroused suspicions and stoked fears of a “rival” royal operation disrupting careful overseas messaging by the family.One former royal staffer told The Daily Beast: “Overseas visits might look like jollies, but they are actually a matter of foreign policy. They are about promoting the U.K. and building diplomatic and trade alliances on behalf of the government.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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  32. Opinion: Mitt Romney Has a Point About Pardoning Trump William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty ImagesDonald Trump poses an existential threat to liberal democracy; therefore, a reasonable reaction to his possible return to power has been to throw everything but the kitchen sink at him.This ranged from supporting his impeachment and removal, to voting for his adversaries (including Nikki Haley), to charging him with 88 criminal offenses in four criminal cases.But a new theory has emerged that suggests the latter example of this confrontational approach was unwise and counterproductive. And it is coming from the unlikeliest of sources: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT).Read more at The Daily Beast.
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  33. Opinion: SCOTUS Silently Grinds Democracy Into Powder as Trump Distracts America Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.With all of the focus and attention on Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is quietly taking steps to hasten the end of democracy as we know it.That’s according to Dahlia Lithwick, author of Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America, who joins The New Abnormal this week to put the spotlight back on SCOTUS.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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  34. Steamy New ‘Bridgerton’ Finally Ushers in Swooning Season Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/NetflixWhenever I go out these days (roughly once every seven months), I am baffled and bereft. No one announces my presence as I enter the ball. Not a single person is wearing a corset. There’s not a bushy sideburn to be found. And the music? It’s not an orchestral arrangement of a recent pop hit, but an actual pop hit that is playing. The scandal of it all! Worse, when I go to spread the gossip for all to hear, it’s not Lady Whistledown’s latest newsletter that I am directed to, but a rancid place of toxic disrepute called “X” instead.My fervent desire each year for the romantic escapism of Bridgerton surprises me, but it’s more potent now than ever—especially after I’ve seen the episodes of Season 3 that dropped this week. I’m not a person who is comforted by the coziness of Hallmark Christmas movies; in fact, I find myself rather allergic to them. I’m never whisked away by the period romances that enamor so many people—unless you count being whisked straight to a bored social media doomscroll. Yet I relish being transported to the Ton each new season.(Warning: Some spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3.)Read more at The Daily Beast.
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  35. Showdown: The blue states Trump aims to turn red in November Former President Trump heads to Minnesota on Friday, to headline a state GOP fundraiser, as he aims to flip the blue state red in November's election and expand the map in his 2024 rematch with Biden
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  36. Oklahoma authorities 'hesitant' to rule teen's death a homicide, famed pathologist suggests Dr. Michael Baden told Fox News Digital that due to the amount of alcohol in Noah Presgrove's system, the Oklahoma teen who was found dead along a highway on Labor Day 2023 was likely unaware of how badly he was injured.
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  37. Inside Donald Trump and Speaker Johnson's mutually beneficial relationship Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Trump have built up a close working relationship since the former took the helm of the House of Representatives in October.
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  38. Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power cutoffs in Sevastopol Russian authorities say a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea has caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia
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  39. North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US, South Korea held jet drill North Korea has fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a drill that the North views as a major security threat
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  40. Aid starts flowing into Gaza Strip across pier U.S. just finished building Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have started rolling across a newly-built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time.
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  41. Age-defying sprinter shatters world record at 90 years old Like many athletes, Mazzenga follows precise rituals for her races: she runs strictly without socks and never wears the same shoes as for training.
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  42. Texas homeowner claims squatter who sold furniture in yard sale was repairman hired off TikTok as lawmakers blame police “She didn’t want him to be homeless over the holidays which left me homeless over the holidays.” 
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  44. Miembros de FIFA eligen a Brasil sede del Mundial femenino de 2027 Brasil albergará el Mundial de fútbol femenino de 2027, luego que la mayoría de los 211 miembros de la FIFA se decantó el viernes por el país sudamericano, por encima de una candidatura conjunta de Bélgica, Holanda y Alemania.
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  45. San Diego anuncia sociedad con Xolos de Tijuana para serie de partidos San Diego FC, un equipo de expansión de la MLS que comenzaría a jugar en 2025, anunció una sociedad a cinco años con el Tijuana de la Liga MX, para disputar partidos amistosos en cada temporada.
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  46. Netflix’s ‘Thelma the Unicorn’ Is the Next Animated Romp Your Kids Will Love NetflixThelma (Brittany Howard) has spent a lifetime dreaming of bigger, better opportunities. Hoping to exchange her farm-pony life for one as a musical sensation, Thelma and her donkey pals Otis (Will Forte) and Reggie (Jon Heder) are The Rusty Buckets, a band ready for their big break. They may have just found it, as they get a chance to audition for the concert of the year—Sparklepalooza. But before they can play a single note, the judges reject them, callously saying they have no “it” factor.Luckily for Thelma, she’s about to get the makeover of a lifetime, courtesy of a very funny freak accident, in which barrels of glitter and pink paint spill all over her. Throw in a carrot glued to her forehead, and Thelma goes from humble pony to shimmering unicorn in an instant, immediately launching her powerful singing voice into superstardom.Directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) and Lynn Wang (Unikitty!), Thelma the Unicorn is the latest feature from Netflix’s animation arm. You typically have an idea of what to expect from older animation studios like Disney, Ghibli, or Laika, but Netflix has been all over the place, largely using third parties to animate their films. Lately, the streaming service has shifted to in-house projects and co-productions like Klaus, The Sea Beast, Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood, and Wendell & Wild. Those four examples contain four drastically different animation styles—traditional, CG, rotoscope, and stop-motion—so it’s hard to know what exactly to anticipate from Netflix.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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  47. NY v Trump: Defense guts Bragg's star witness Cohen for doing what he does best Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen’s credibility was shredded on Thursday in the Manhattan trial of the former president. Lie after lie after lie was laid bare.
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  48. ‘Drag Race All Stars’ Premiere Reads RuPaul for Filth Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Paramount+There were exactly four weeks between when the newbie Ru Girls of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 sashayed away and the seasoned Drag Race All Stars Season 9 queens stomped their stilettos back into the show’s workroom. (To the average civilian, that’s 28 days, but to a gay man—who must subtract his hangovers, k-holes, and/or blackouts caused by the severe emotional distress of shorts weather returning—it’s about six days.) Drag Race moves fast so its producers can maintain its status as a cornerstone of reality television. But all of that rushing and scheduling can become tiresome. Even the strongest of us viewers can get fatigued by the onslaught of new seasons, which is why Drag Race All Stars 9, which premieres May 17 on Paramount+, is switching things up in a major way.This season, all of the returning queens are competing for charity. And no, they’re not trying to raise money for the Alexis Michelle Colored Contacts Foundation, or donating to the Daya Betty Insulin Institute. They’re playing for actual charities, ones that don’t have a wire straight to a Florida surgeon who performs Brazilian butt lifts on the cheap. All the contestants are here to knock out the competition for a chance to donate to causes near and dear to their hearts. But there’s another twist: No one’s going home this season. Most All Stars installments see the girls eliminating each other, but that wouldn’t be very charitable, would it? Instead, each cast member will compete in challenges to win Beautiful Benefactress Badges, scoring them $10,000 for their charity. The BBBs (that’s one more “B” than I’m sure these girls are used to seeing, if you catch my drift…*cough* bareback *cough*) will be tallied at the end of the season, and whoever has the most badges will take home $200,000 for their charity of choice.Maybe it’s the fact that the money is going someplace other than these queens’ own bank accounts that makes All Stars 9 so lighthearted. This really is RuPaul’s Best Friend Race, fulfilling a prophecy that Lashauwn Beyond spoke into fruition back in Drag Race Season 4. The queens are not afraid to be more raucous and messy than they usually are, and watching them have fun together without so much pressure is downright infectious. That cheerful atmosphere might even be the reason that one queen could walk away from the premiere unscathed and alive, after delivering a read so vile, so rotted, and so absolutely hysterical that even the notoriously unpredictable RuPaul couldn’t help but laugh at his own expense.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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