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Protesters confront Los Angeles Police Department personnel in riot gear in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025.

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  • Politics

Protests against ICE have continued in LA into the week. Here's what to know

LAPD said while the protests have mostly been peaceful, some violence has occurred. Though, several officials have rebuffed the president's intervention, saying they have it handled.

June 10, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The National Guard stands outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles following clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 08 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • News

Marines deployed to LA amid protests. And, drug deaths decline among young Americans

Trump is deploying hundreds of Marines to LA in response to several nights of protests. State and local officials are concerned over the decision. And, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.

June 10, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
British author Frederick Forsyth poses for a photograph in Hertford, England, Aug. 17, 2006.

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  • Obituaries

'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86

Born in 1938, Forsyth served as a Royal Air Force pilot before becoming a journalist. He covered the attempted assassination of French President Charles de Gaulle, which inspired The Day of the Jackal.

June 10, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Honoree Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, speaks on stage during the National Archives Foundation Records of Achievement Award Ceremony and Gala at the National Archives Museum on December 04, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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  • Arts & Life

Smithsonian board to keep institution 'free from political or partisan influence'

The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery.

June 10, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A 23andMe saliva collection kit is shown on March 25, 2025, in Oakland, Calif.

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  • Technology

Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data

States argue that biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and medical records are too sensitive to be sold without each person's express, informed consent.

June 10, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
People wade in the shallow waters of the Virgin River in St. George, Utah. The river provides the desert community with water, but climate change and a growing population threaten that supply. Local leaders are looking toward recycled sewage as a solution.

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  • Climate

This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

A booming population and changing climate have strained water supplies in St. George, Utah. Local leaders are betting that recycled wastewater can keep the city's taps flowing.

June 09, 2025
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  • David Condos and
  • Ryan Kellman
National Guard troops stand outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday in Los Angeles. Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard against the wishes of city leaders following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids.

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  • National

Trump mobilizes Marines and more National Guard troops for duty in LA

U.S. Northern Command says the infantry battalion would be supporting the National Guard troops "who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area."

June 09, 2025
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  • Tom Bowman
Soldiers watch civil rights protesters walking during the third Selma March in Alabama, on March 25, 1965. President Lyndon Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard to prevent violence against the marchers.

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  • History

What happened when Lyndon Johnson federalized the National Guard

President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.

June 09, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
"I love looking like an art gallery owner," Atsuko Okatsuka says of her eye-catching style.

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  • Television

Growing up, comic Atsuko Okatsuka felt like 'a freak' -- now she's owning it

Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup special Father is about her dad, who reappeared in her life after decades away.

June 09, 2025
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  • Tonya Mosley
Climate solutions for reducing home energy use can be extremely simple — and sometimes even free, says Dorit Aviv, assistant professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Climate

5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use less energy

Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.

June 09, 2025
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  • Julia Simon
Ricardo Darín as Juan.

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  • TV Reviews

Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic

El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.

June 09, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav, shown at a <em>New York Times</em> event in 2023, announced on Monday that the company would be split, with its streaming and Hollywood studios on one side, and its cable properties on the other. The company currently includes HBOMax, Warner Bros. movie and television studios, and CNN among its properties.

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  • Media

Warner Bros. Discovery to be split, as Zaslav retreats from grand ambitions

Warner Bros. Discovery is to split into two, separating streaming and studios from its cable channels. The company has been burdened by debt and the decline of cable TV.

June 09, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Courtroom

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  • Law

Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar

The race became a microcosm for the clashes and pressures on the American legal system this year, in part because one of the two top candidates is the younger brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

June 09, 2025
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  • Carrie Johnson
Traditional dancers perform during the opening session of the third United Nations Ocean Conference, which gathers leaders, researchers and activists to discuss how to protect marine life until June 13, in the southern French city of Nice, on Monday.

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  • Environment

U.N. Ocean Conference opens in France as U.S. government scientists stay away

Heads of state, mayors, scientists and policymakers have gathered in France to tackle what is being described as a global emergency facing the world's seas.

June 09, 2025
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
A woman walks past campaign posters ahead of the referendum in Rome on June 5.

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  • World

Low turnout scuttles Italy referendum on citizenship

The referendum, which sought to reduce the time it takes to become a naturalized citizen from 10 years to five, failed because fewer than 50% of eligible voters took part in two days of voting.

June 09, 2025
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  • Ruth Sherlock
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