News from California, the nation and world
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Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender healthcare for military children The defense authorization bill, which directs Pentagon policy, provides a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others.latimes.com
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Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank during Christmas were nowhere to be found.latimes.com
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Man accused in the burning death of a woman on N.Y. subway awaits arraignment Federal immigration officials said the accused, Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen, entered the U.S. illegally after he was previously deported in 2018.latimes.com
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'Squid Game' was a surprise global smash. Will Season 2 be even bigger for Netflix? The first season of 'Squid Game' remains Netflix's most popular show, with more than 330 million views on the streaming service. Will Season 2 top that?latimes.com
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L.A. Christmas holiday forecast: Wet and cloudy gives way to crisp sunny skies A weakening cold front will zip through Los Angeles County on Christmas Eve, bringing a light smattering of rain in the afternoon, but clearing out by the evening.latimes.com
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Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says Former President Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.latimes.com
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Preconstruction work to begin in January to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed March 26 after a container ship lost power and crashed into one of its supporting columns.latimes.com
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A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own President-elect Donald Trump is decrying the increased fees Panama has imposed to use the waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.latimes.com
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L.A. Metro offering free rides on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve All Metro bus and rail services will be free Tuesday starting from 4 a.m. through 3 a.m. Christmas morning. Micro rides and Metro bikes will also be available for free.latimes.com
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Box office bombs. Cable's collapse. What went wrong for Hollywood in 2024 Last week, we covered what went right. But enough positivity. Here are the entertainment industry’s top debacles, failures, fiascoes and downward trends of the year.latimes.com
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'Tis the season for tamales! Here's some masa-filled joy to celebrate A writer, an editor and readers share what tamales season means to them.latimes.com
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LA Galaxy continúa la celebración de su título de la MLS con un evento de tatuajes en Los Ángeles Decenas de aficionados del club angelino celebraron el nuevo título del LA Galaxy plasmando un tatuaje con uno de los 10 diseños de tatuajes disponibles en un studio en Los Ángeles.latimes.com
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Boiling Point: Let's get real about climate change and affordable energy Oil and gas are expensive. Politicians just don't like to talk about it.latimes.com
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American Airlines operations up and running again after technical issue grounded U.S. flights American Airlines flights were cleared to fly early Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue.latimes.com
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The Sports Report: Why Walker Buehler's time with the Dodgers is over Even though Walker Buehler made the final pitch of the Dodgers' World Series-winning season, it wasn't enough to keep him L.A. for another year.latimes.com
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A kayak flips over during a duck-hunting trip and a boy dives in to save his brother. Both are missing Two teenage brothers who were duck-hunting on an Oroville lake have been missing for more than a week after one brother's kayak flipped and the other dove in to help.latimes.com
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Black spatulas and mystery drones: Your guide to the unfounded panics of the season News columns and broadcasts this month were filled with nerve-racking warnings about threats to your health and safety. Here's why you can ignore themlatimes.com
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As a cop in England, he was unarmed. Now he's in charge of reviewing shootings by LAPD Before he became the new executive director of the Los Angeles Police Commission, the all-civilian panel that oversees LAPD, Django Sibley was a beat cop in the British port city of Hull. Like most of his colleagues, he didn't carry a gun.latimes.com
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The Christmas Eve tradition that keeps me connected to my mother Making kufta is a meditation of sorts that honors our roots and our Central Valley home.latimes.com
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How the high-speed rail project trains workers and provides thousands of jobs in the Central Valley The Central Valley Training Center opened in 2020 to offer a pathway to a trade for regional residents to learn and one day work for the high-speed rail. Today, 223 students have graduated from the program.latimes.com
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Entombed in irrelevance, a new 'Nosferatu' forgets to be timely — or scary Director Robert Eggers has wanted to remake F.W. Murnau's silent horror classic for decades, but his results show a lack of imagination and too much deference to the original.latimes.com
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No time for a 'Squid Game' rewatch? Here's a refresher before Season 2 'Squid Game' Season 2 sees Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) take on the deadly games again after being crowned the victor. Here's what to remember about the last time around.latimes.com
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A woman's boxing prowess makes her a hard sell in the subtle, complex 'The Fire Inside' Claressa Shields, whose ring talents led her to Olympic glory, had a hard time connecting with a sponsor, as this sensitive, after-the-glory movie dramatizes.latimes.com
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For Leonie Benesch, not finding the words on 'September 5' was the right call Leonie Benesch grew up in Germany without a TV and first saw footage — some of it re-created — from the Munich Summer Olympic attacks in 1972 while filming 'September 5.'latimes.com
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David Cronenberg is much more than a master of body horror, author argues Violet Lucca, author of 'David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials,' considers the filmmaker a moralist and social critic with a taste for bloodlatimes.com
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Romney's Senate exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs Common ground among Americans is shrinking by the minute. It's a challenge we are sadly less able to confront with Romney and others like him gone from public service.latimes.com
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How our words about the Israel-Hamas war can add to hostilities — or help on a path to peace As a writer with an Israeli mother and Palestinian father, I have seen language be weaponized, causing both sides to overlook the possibility of coexistence.latimes.com
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The 2024 Directors Roundtable: Doubts, sure. Compromise? Never Edward Berger, Brady Corbet, Coralie Fargeat, James Mangold, Denis Villeneuve and Malcolm Washington on adapting as you go, feminism in film — and vaping in the Sistine Chapel.latimes.com
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Why California should go back to free college tuition Before the 1970s, California offered free tuition at all public colleges. It enabled kids like me from struggling households to become the first in their families to attend college — even graduate, writes columnist George Skelton.latimes.com
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Handmade with love: 6 L.A. craft studios to help you DIY a gift that's actually good Today’s crop of craft studios — offering crash courses in everything from stained glass to custom sneaker-making — are helping people redefine the meaning of handmade.latimes.com