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Today — 12 August 2025Main stream

Trial Begins Over Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in L.A.

12 August 2025 at 03:01
A three-day trial opened Monday in state officials’ challenge of the legality of the deployment, which followed protests over immigration raids.

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The Trump administration deployed nearly 5,000 federal troops to Southern California in June.
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Trump Raids Help Stir a Political Reversal for Karen Bass

10 August 2025 at 17:01
The mayor of Los Angeles has emerged as a leading voice of the city’s resistance to the Trump administration after facing criticism for her handling of the wildfires.

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Mayor Karen Bass has called on the Trump administration to end federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.

What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door

10 August 2025 at 17:01
The billionaire has bought at least 11 properties in Palo Alto, Calif., creating a compound for his family, a private school for his children — and headaches for his neighbors.

Zuckerberg’s Compound Had Something That Violated City Code: A Private School

10 August 2025 at 17:01
The school, called BBS, enrolled 14 children in kindergarten through fourth grade and employed three full-time teachers and other staff members.

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Mark Zuckerberg had been operating a private school for 14 children, in violation of city code.

Petunia Wins the Ugliest Dog Contest by Being Loved, Not by Looking Perfect

10 August 2025 at 03:10
Rescued from neglect, the hairless bulldog claimed the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest title on Friday but her prize came long before the competition results were announced.

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Petunia was the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in California.

This Blood Drive Might Be a Way into Hollywood’s Exclusive Magic Castle

The Hollywood landmark has hosted blood drives since 2014. Donors do a good deed, but the perk is entry into the private club.

Donating blood at the castle requires advance registration, and slots are often booked weeks or months in advance. That’s because they come with one major perk over other blood drive locations: a guest pass into the private club.
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