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ICYMI: Trump's Campaign CEO Once Wrote A Rap Musical About The L.A. Riots

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- Steve Bannon, Trump's campaign CEO and former head of Breitbart, is a man of many talents. He's a scribe, for instance, and he's penned a rap musical about the 1992 L.A. riots.
- Why are researchers trapping lizards out in the Santa Monica Mountains? They want to test the genetic diversity out there. The area, surrounded by freeways and the sea, is trapped in, which may force animals into inbreeding.
- A football recruit at the University of Michigan has left the program after it had sent him a thank-you note for attending a school barbecue. The problem was that he hadn't gone. Also, they misspelled his name.
- You'll have a chance to win the outfit that Britney Spears will be wearing at the next Video Music Awards. Sounds like a magnet for creepers. But hey, all proceeds are going to victims of the Louisiana flood, so it's all good.
- Father John Misty, who was once a culprit in the Moon Juice Heist of 2016, has released some merch that looks
a littlea lot like Kanye's "Pablo" line. - Tourism might actually be bad for Yellowstone (at least for the wildlife).
- Trump may have finally met his match...in Cher.
- Do aliens exist? Leonard Nimoy will tell you:
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.