Underworld Turns

Several injured when U-Haul truck reportedly plows into demonstrators in Westwood

Police and firefighters responded to Westwood where a crowd estimated at more than 1,000 people were marching in support of protests in Iran when a man behind the wheel of a U-Haul reportedly plowed into the crowd. In a news release, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated that medical personnel received reports of an automobile driving into the crowd at 1350 S. Midvale Avenue at around […]
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Kristi Noem Claims Trump Is Enforcing the Law Equally. That’s Obviously False.

Kristi Noem spent Sunday defending the actions of ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week. The Trump administration, she asserted, was fully committed to ensuring that laws are enforced evenhandedly. But it quickly became clear that wasn’t true. During the Sunday interview on CNN’s State of the […]
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They Want You to “Quit Demonstrating”

Two days after an ICE agent shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis, Rep. Roger Williams issued an ultimatum to the Trump administration’s critics in Minnesota and beyond. “People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil,” the Texas Republican told NewsNation. “And until we do […]
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LA Wildfire Victims Remain Stuck in Toxic Homes: “We Have Nowhere Else to Go”

LA Wildfire Victims Remain Stuck in Toxic Homes: “We Have Nowhere Else to Go”

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One year on from the Eaton Fire, long after the vicious winds that sent embers cascading from the San Gabriel mountains and the flames that swallowed entire streets, a shadow still hangs over Altadena. Construction on new properties is under way, and […]
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