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    President Trump is condemned for suggesting he'd let Iran attack LA. It's another day of Extreme Heat Warnings as the heatwave officially becomes historic. And if you're trying to beat the heat, the beaches could be just as dangerous. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    Trump: "let 'em take out" LA, Historic summer for heat, Dodgers pitchers duel expected in Game 3— Morning Edition
    President Trump is condemned for suggesting he'd let Iran attack LA. It's another day of Extreme Heat Warnings as the heatwave officially becomes historic. And if you're trying to beat the heat, the beaches could be just as dangerous. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    Voters can officially start dropping off their ballots in some locations. Skydance, aka the new merged Paramount and Warner Brothers, is announcing its leadership team. A nearly 100-mile walk brings attention to conditions at a local immigration facility. Plus, more on Evening Edition.

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    Ballot drop-off begins, Skydance leadership, Adelanto ICE facility march — Evening Edition
    Voters can officially start dropping off their ballots in some locations. Skydance, aka the new merged Paramount and Warner Brothers, is announcing its leadership team. A nearly 100-mile walk brings attention to conditions at a local immigration facility. Plus, more on Evening Edition.

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    How much money is it going to cost to put on the LA Olympics in 2028. A longtime Nobu chef was killed while sleeping in his car on PCH. And an archival collection on the study of UFO's has found a new home at the Huntington.

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    Olympics 2028 budget, Nobu Malibu chef killed in car crash, SoCal UFO history at The Huntington — Afternoon Edition
    How much money is it going to cost to put on the LA Olympics in 2028. A longtime Nobu chef was killed while sleeping in his car on PCH. And an archival collection on the study of UFO's has found a new home at the Huntington.

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    An Irvine realtor is accused of spying for China. Bernie Sanders comes to LA to push the Billionaire's Tax. It's gonna cost more to ride the rails across SoCal starting today. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    Irvine realtor accused of spying for China, Bernie Sanders in LA for Prop 40 rally, Dodgers lose NLDS Game 2— Morning Edition
    An Irvine realtor is accused of spying for China. Bernie Sanders comes to LA to push the Billionaire's Tax. It's gonna cost more to ride the rails across SoCal starting today. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman addressed issues like homelessness and housing at a forum in South L.A. yesterday, a month before voters head to the polls. Malibu is delaying the next phase of its speed camera program to November. A dispatch from Big Bear as fans of Jackie the bald eagle converge to memorialize the bird. Plus, more.

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    LA mayor’s race forum, Malibu delays speed cameras, Bald eagle Jackie honored — Sunday Edition
    L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman addressed issues like homelessness and housing at a forum in South L.A. yesterday, a month before voters head to the polls. Malibu is delaying the next phase of its speed camera program to November. A dispatch from Big Bear as fans of Jackie the bald eagle converge to memorialize the bird. Plus, more.

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    The LAPD made an arrest Friday in the shooting and killing of a Culver City bus driver. A jury yesterday found a 41-year old nurse guilty of murder from her 2022 car crash in Windsor Hills. How a UFOlogy collection set to open later this month landed at the Huntington Library. Plus, more.

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    Arrest in Culver City bus shooting, Windsor Hills murder verdict, The Huntington’s new UFO collection — Saturday Edition
    The LAPD made an arrest Friday in the shooting and killing of a Culver City bus driver. A jury yesterday found a 41-year old nurse guilty of murder from her 2022 car crash in Windsor Hills. How a UFOlogy collection set to open later this month landed at the Huntington Library. Plus, more.

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    A new state report looks at L.A.'s response to the 2025 fires. L.A. artist honors DACA recipients with portraits. And for Food Friday a new, mouthwatering mushroom taco is stealing the spotlight at a birria spot in El Sereno.

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    CA analysis of LA fires, LA artist honors DACA recipients with portraits, Mushroom tacos from Birria Pa La Cruda— Afternoon Edition
    A new state report looks at L.A.'s response to the 2025 fires. L.A. artist honors DACA recipients with portraits. And for Food Friday a new, mouthwatering mushroom taco is stealing the spotlight at a birria spot in El Sereno.

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    The body has been recovered of the final passenger from the deadly Catalina Island helicopter crash. The search is on for a public bus driver killer. An October heatwave arrives today, and it's got nowhere to go. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    Final Catalina Island crash victim, Bus driver killer on the loose, Year's longest heatwave— Morning Edition
    The body has been recovered of the final passenger from the deadly Catalina Island helicopter crash. The search is on for a public bus driver killer. An October heatwave arrives today, and it's got nowhere to go. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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