In the years since, however, the case has largely fallen apart Charges against three officers have been tossed out, while prosecutors have decided there isn’t enough evidence to bring cases against the other officers suspected of possible wrongdoing And the LA district attorney’s office is now reconsidering whether to press ahead with the charges that prosecutors filed in the few cases that remain active, according to district attorney’s records reviewed by The Times

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Meanwhile, California transit agencies scrambled to formulate messages on mask-wearing guidance and requirements on their transit systems

When Los Angeles police officers were accused two years ago of deliberately misidentifying people as gang members, the fallout was swift and sweeping Six officers were charged with crimes and police officials opened investigations into two dozen more Prosecutors also dismissed felony cases that had relied on testimony from the charged officers

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Six weeks after Gov Gavin Newsom unveiled a far-reaching effort to push more people into court-ordered treatment for severe mental illness and addiction, critics have called it misguided and immoral, and the proposal’s first public hearing in the state Capitol has been pushed back to the last possible day for legislative action

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The home-schooling surge continues despite schools reopening Families that may have turned to home-schooling as an alternative to hastily assembled remote learning plans have stuck with it — reasons include health concerns, disagreement with school policies and a desire to keep what has worked for their children

Homeless advocates lash out at Newsom’s plan for court-ordered treatment

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Russian forces launch a ground assault in eastern Ukraine

You could say that women are breaking the mold in the composites industry In companies, plants, labs and universities across the country, they are making an impact as leaders, engineers, researchers

Remember when former President Trump and Dr Anthony Fauci told us that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans would die of COVID-19? A lot’s gone wrong since then, writes Times columnist Nicholas Goldberg

Some California transit agencies ask riders to still wear masks

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Sonoma State president separates from husband amid scandal The announcement comes after a Times investigation reporting that California State University paid $600,000 this year to settle a claim with a Sonoma State provost who reported retaliation and sexual harassment allegations involving Judy Sakaki and her husband

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It was 66 years ago this month when American movie star-glamour queen Grace Kelly married the dashing Prince Rainier of Monaco

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Newsom touted the CARE Court framework as an innovative strategy to guide an estimated 7,000 to 12,000 people into housing and much-needed treatment Under the proposal, family members, behavioral health providers and first responders, among others, could petition a civil judge to initiate a CARE plan for eligible individuals who lack medical decision-making capacity

Should I worry about a recession? What Californians should know Experts say they see trouble coming, however — just not until 2024 That’s because of the eye-popping acceleration in inflation, which could eventually trigger a downturn Southern Californians are exposed to some of the worst of its effects, given their gasoline-sucking commutes and high housing costs

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Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a weeklong trip home to California with a stop at Vandenberg Space Force Base, where she said the US would halt testing of satellite-killing missiles to reduce the threat posed by space debris

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Some public transit agencies in California are asking riders to continue wearing masks on buses and trains, despite a federal court ruling in Florida that struck down the masking mandate on public transportation

What does LA really smell like? Louis Vuitton’s new fragrance, City of Stars, is the latest attempt to bottle up Los Angeles — the idea of it and what it inspires It does not smell like structural failures Nor does it smell like a romanticized night of bad decisions There are no hints of bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with grilled onions and peppers, no traces of burnt air from fireworks The Times’ Julissa James found it more aspirational, idealized, sanitized, but essential nonetheless — and thought provoking, for good measure

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Statewide, voters also support big changes to cope with the effects of climate change About two-thirds would back restrictions on building housing in high-risk wildfire areas, the poll found

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The Jan 6 committee should call former President Trump’s crime a crime If Trump isn’t referred to the Justice Department for prosecution, we risk another Mueller report fiasco

Applying research to develop manufacturing technologies has long been a route to bridge gaps to help solve America’s challenges That has been the case as manufacturers initially scaled mass

In a new and potentially pivotal stage of the war focused on Ukraine’s vast rural flatlands, Russian forces attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses along a broad front line in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said on Ukrainian television

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With so much space reserved for golf and so much need for affordable housing in LA, state lawmakers are asking if some of those courses should be turned into homes

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Ukrainian officials said that Russia began its long-anticipated assault to seize control of their country’s eastern industrial heartland, launching a ground assault along a nearly 300-mile front while pounding the nation, including the western city of Lviv, with a deadly barrage of missile strikes

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A Monday morning missile strike was another unnerving reminder that Kramatorsk is firmly in the firing line of advancing Russian forces

Nearly two-thirds of LA voters say extreme heat poses a serious threat to their health and safety, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times Eight in 10 voters say the same about air pollution, which, like global warming, is caused largely by dirty fuels such as oil and natural gas

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• AIM Photonics Go to NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Microelectronics, Digital and Biomanufacturing Read MoreWest Virginia will receive $99 million in an opioid lawsuit settlement State Atty Gen Patrick Morrisey said during a news briefing that he believes West Virginia’s settlement is the largest in the country per capita with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen, which has faced opioid litigation in dozens of communities throughout the US

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  More than three dozen organizations signed an opposition letter raising serious concerns with Assembly Bill 2830, one of two identical measures moving through the Legislature to implement Newsom’s Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court

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  Shanghai authorities reported the first COVID-19 deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s most populous and wealthiest city

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Turkey launches a new ground and air offensive in northern Iraq It has left at least 19 suspected Kurdish rebels dead and has wounded at least four Turkish soldiers, Turkey’s defense minister said

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The Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-4 in the first game of their series at Dodger Stadium this week It was the opening salvo in what will be a big test and feature some emotional reunions

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16 manufacturing innovation institutes (sponsored by either the US Department of Commerce, Defense, or Energy) bring together member organizations from manufacturers of all sizes, academia and government to work on major research and development projects relevant to industry and train people on advanced manufacturing skills Institutes

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  Rainier needed a wife who could have children because, under a 1918 treaty with Paris, the principality would revert to France if his bloodline died out He demanded that Kelly submit to an examination by his physician to prove that she was capable of bearing him an heir

  Rebuilding the Domestic Supply Chain for Semiconductors | Learn About Institutes’ COVID-19 Response‘Exploding Kittens’ gets show and mobile game at Netflix Exploding Kittens Inc has sold more than 18 million copies of its hugely popular, eponymous card game Now the Los Angeles company is bringing its iconic cats to the world’s largest streaming company in a first-of-its-kind deal that comes as Netflix looks to invest in the burgeoning video gaming sector

  ReportsRainier and Kelly’s marriage was one of the most publicized events of the 20th century It was said to be love at first sight But it was not an easy marriage, and it happened only after hard negotiation

  NextFlexHip-hop star DJ Kay Slay dies after a four-month battle with COVID-19 The influential disc jockey and music executive was 55 Late last year, Kay Slay released his final album, “Soul Controller,” featuring Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Ghostface Killah, Shaqueen, Dirti Diana and others

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A man was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for rapper Mac Miller’s death Ryan Michael Reavis, 39, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to one count of distributing fentanyl, according to documents filed in US District Court for the Central District of California Reavis is one of three men charged with providing the drugs that caused Miller’s death

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Sherri Papini pleads guilty to faking her own kidnapping Five years after she claimed she was dumped on the side of a Northern California highway in chains by her kidnappers, Papini formally admitted in federal court Monday that she faked the whole scheme

A gold rush in the deep sea raises questions about the authority charged with protecting it Mining firms want to scrape the seabed for minerals used in electric car batteries Scientists worry about conflicts of interest with the gatekeeper to mining permits

The industrial sector is the backbone of America’s economy And to manufacture the products that society relies on, industry consumes 33% of the nation’s energy and accounts for 29% of America’s

Also, showing the shrewdness in business for which he would become known, the prince asked Jack Kelly to give him a $2-million dowry — in advance The construction magnate reportedly balked, so the bride-to-be ended up paying half, according to several biographies of Kelly

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• MFG USA Brand | Main navigationDoja Cat is supposedly a big fan of Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Now it’s coming back The singer-rapper and fast-food chain announced the May 19 return of the culinary concoction that was taken off the menu in 2020 The move comes a few weeks after Doja Cat shared an underwhelming jingle that she was commissioned to write in which she showed her purported appreciation for the snack

  Photojournalist Carolyn Cole, who has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Liberia and Gaza, to name a few, now turns her lens to the struggles Ukrainians face in the next expected invasion by Russian forces

  The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $12 million to four organizations to develop technology roadmaps aimed at strengthening America Makes ® December 13, 2021

  IACMIThe Biden administration said the court decision means that the federal order issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requiring mask use on public transit is not in effect at this time The CDC still recommends the public wear masks in indoor public transportation settings Several airlines quickly announced they would drop mandates

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Workforce development is taking on increasing importance as manufacturers not only must fill more than 800,000 current openings but also define new careers involving robotics, automation and AI

Cases against LAPD officers accused of making false gang claims fall apart

Los Angeles voters are alarmed by deadly heat waves, destructive wildfires and dangerous air pollution — and they want politicians to take major steps to reduce the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and prepare for a hotter future

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Is my copay coupon charity — or a bribe? The copay coupon scheme is lucrative for pharmaceutical companies, which disburse money to subsidize patient copays as a form of what they characterize as charity

Los Angeles is such an expanse of diverse geographies, microclimates, neighbors, businesses, cultures; the city smells like a lot of different things, at different times, in different places, to different people Its smell could include notes of cigarette smoke; late-night Korean barbecue; the polarizing stench of Le Labo Santal 33; walking home through the Flower District after a night out Or maybe an LA fragrance becomes an LA fragrance when someone who lives in LA wears it

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• Testimonials Developing, Upskilling & Transitioning Current Manufacturing WorkforceAbortion training is under threat for medical students and residents Within the last year, bills or laws seeking to limit abortion education have been proposed or enacted in at least eight states The changes are coming from abortion opponents emboldened by new limits on the procedure itself, as well as a pending Supreme Court decision

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