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The Dodgers will have to open their season without him.

Dodgers say All-Star third baseman Justin Turner won't need surgery for broken wrist
The length of his absence is undetermined, and the Dodgers are unlikely to reveal a timetable, a team official said. Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman missed six weeks with a similar injury last season. Houston outfielder George Springer missed nine weeks in 2015.
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Council members from poorer districts wanted the entire council to make a commitment to help the homeless.

L.A. lawmakers pledge 222 units for homeless residents in each district
The Los Angeles City Council pledged Tuesday to support a minimum number of housing units for homeless people in each district. At least 222 units are pledged in each district, for a total of at least 3,330 units approved over three years.
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Congress is doing its part to destabilize the system again.

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10 years after the fall of Bear Stearns, D.C. is poised to cause another financial crisis
After nearly a decade of systemic stability, an expanding economy and record bank profits, Washington is poised to repeat the same old mistakes.
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The judge said no one is above the law.

Trump loses bid to kill lawsuit of woman who says he sexually assaulted her
Defamation suit against President Trump can move forward. The action was brought by Summer Zervos, once a contestant on "The Apprentice," who then sought a job with the Trump Organization.
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The storm is predicted to drop 5 to 10 inches of rain in the foothills and mountains.

Southern California braces for 'strongest storm of the year'
Southern California is bracing for what forecasters are describing as the largest storm of the season. For the third time this month, Santa Barbara County officials have issued mandatory evacuation orders for areas prone to mud and debris flows.
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Some immigration enforcement hawks hope Los Alamitos will be a bellwether.

Los Alamitos wants nothing to do with California's 'sanctuary state' laws. Will it start a new resistance?
The city of Los Alamitos is pushing back against California's 'sanctuary state' in what some see as a bellweather.
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Shots fired.

Arizona candidate jokingly (?) calls for a border wall with California
Rep. Martha McSally, an Arizona Republican, said Trump’s famous promise to build a wall with along the Mexican border should be extended — to protect her state from the liberals to the west.
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The suspension comes after a Britain's Channel 4 aired secretly recorded video of Nix claiming that his company played a major role in Donald Trump's presidential election.

Cambridge Analytica suspends its CEO as Facebook data outcry intensifies
The board of data mining firm Cambridge Analytica has suspended CEO Alexander Nix pending an investigation. The announcement came as Britain's Channel 4 news broadcast a report in which Nix said in secretly recorded comments his company played a major role in President Trump's election win.
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The former Playmate of the Year is suing the parent company of the National Enquirer to get out of her nondisclosure pact.

Ex-Playboy Playmate sues to speak publicly about alleged tryst with Trump
Former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal filed a lawsuit to void a confidentiality agreement that bars her from speaking publicly about her alleged affair with President Trump.
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Not objecting to something sends as clear a signal as objecting does.

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Republicans' silence on Trump will come back to bite them
President Trump has said and done a number of things that warranted dissent from Republicans, but the dogs did not bark.
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Under the new rules, video from "critical incidents" involving the police would automatically become public within 45 days.

LAPD to reverse policy and make body camera, patrol car videos public
The civilian panel that oversees the LAPD voted Tuesday to publicly release video from police body cameras, drones and patrol cars after future critical incidents, marking a striking about-face for an agency that currently does not release such recordings.
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The movie producer has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 85 women.

Fate of Harvey Weinstein sexual assault cases now in hands of two cautious prosecutors
Who will get to arrest Harvey Weinstein or whether anyone will get to put the handcuffs in the future on the Oscar-winning producer, however, will come down to two infamously reluctant and cautious district attorneys.
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One student said he heard a gunshot and saw a girl fall as he ran for an exit.

Student gunman wounds 2 in school attack, dies in clash with officer, officials say
A shooting at a Maryland high school Tuesday morning injured three people, including the shooter, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.
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The 45-year-old rhino was an ambassador for his species.

The last male northern white rhino has died, spelling probable extinction for the species
The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after "age-related complications," researchers announced Tuesday, saying he "stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength."
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California is educating more and more qualified Cal State applicants — but there's not enough space for all of them.

Cal State turned away 32,000 students because campuses were too full to accommodate them. Now, trustees will focus on how to fix that
How can Cal State make room for thousands of qualified applicants who have been turned away because of strains on the system's resources? The trustees will focus on the problem at this week's meeting.
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Police are investigating whether this explosion is related to the other four in Austin.

Tensions grow as another package bomb believed bound for Austin explodes at FedEx facility
The blast could be the latest in a series of five bombings this month that have killed two and injured four in Austin. Investigators are still searching for suspects and motives.
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