201905.14
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Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe

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By MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Monday. Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in…

201905.14
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NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly midair collision

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By RACHEL D’ORO and MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes. Four people were killed after the floatplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided Monday near the southeast Alaska town…

201905.14
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Everything you need to know about Tuesday’s LAUSD election

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Why is there an election? Tuesday’s vote is a special election to fill a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education. It’s been vacant since July 2018 when board member Ref Rodriguez pleaded guilty to campaign finance crimes and resigned. Ten candidates were on the ballot…

201905.13
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Newsom pardons 2 ex-Cambodian refugees facing deportation

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SACRAMENTO — Two former Cambodian refugees facing deportation for crimes committed as young adults were among seven people granted clemency Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his first pardons since taking office in January. Newsom pardoned Kang Hen, of San Jose, who pleaded guilty to being the getaway driver during an attempted armed robbery…

201905.13
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Woman is beaten to death with electric Bird scooter in Long Beach

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A man was being held Monday in connection with the death of a woman who was bludgeoned with an electric Bird scooter, Long Beach police said. The woman was assaulted as she walked down the sidewalk in the 6400 block of North Obispo Avenue. When a bystander tried to intervene, the suspect picked…

201905.13
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Curt Seeden: Spread your wings and head to Monarch Butterfly Day

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Wouldn’t it be nice to spend a Saturday with the kids, enjoying the beauty of nature? No cellphones, no computer games and no “Avengers.” Well, on May 25, you and your family can experience nature without having to chase grunion, take the RV to Joshua Tree or explore the Laguna tidepools. In fact, you don’t even have…

201905.13
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Former DA suspected criminal wrongdoing in Orange County snitch scandal, letters reveal

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As early as 2015, then-Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas acknowledged there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing on the part of sheriff’s deputies and one prosecutor in the county’s jailhouse informant scandal, but passed on a probe because of a potential conflict, documents show. Rackauckas persuaded the state Attorney General’s Office to conduct a criminal…