Climate change driving demand for payday loans, new research shows

“Climate change is just pushing them even further toward this financial brink”

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FYI, the drones that Iran attacked Israel with overnight are the same Iranian drones that Tehran provides to Russia and are used to attack Ukraine on an almost daily basis. Ukrainians call them “flying lawnmowers” and “mopeds” because of their ominous humming, as they fly low and…

Just to understand the difference in market dynamics, just consider that Google earns enough advertising revenue to pay for the [annual] cost of our newsroom in less than three hours,” Chris Argentieri, president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Times, said at a…

IDF spokesperson Hagari has just confirmed that Iran launched drone towards Israel. they will “take a number of hours to arrive,” he says

Sometimes the desert holds its secrets close, whispering them only to those who carefully listen. But this year, the hottest and driest place in America might as well be shouting, via @reisthebault Alice Li and Bridget Bennett:
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Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25 apnews.com/article/israel…

Must-read. I didn't realize this: organic milk producers can't give their animals antibiotics, and apparently many of them resort to horrible quack cures like packing eye infections with salt.

I took a tour of CaliExpress by Flippy, the fast food robot “test kitchen” in downtown Pasadena that opened to the public on April 1, the same day California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers went into effect. (No, it’s not a joke.)

SCOOP: In January, 8 LA County Probation officers were suspended but the department wouldnt say why. Me & Rebecca Ellis have the video and the story now.

Video shows L.A. probation officers letting group beat teen in Los Padrinos juvenile hall latimes.com/california/sto…

Video shows L.A. probation officers letting group beat teen one at a time in Los Padrinos juvenile hall.

Some officers appear to laugh and smile during the assault

w/ James Queally

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NEW INVESTIGATION: a California prison sergeant sexually abused an incarcerated woman for months, then harassed/stalked her for yrs after her release, records show.

🧵on Nilda Palacios' long fight to be believed + how Sgt Tony Ormonde evaded consequences: theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

After weeks of procrastinating, I have started sharing some of my work on Patreon: Subscribers will get to read my latest pieces on the work of the combat medics of Azov ; the volunteers retrieving bodies from the battlefield ; and a dispatch from Orikhiv.
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.Knock LA has done crucial local journalism, digging deep into stories other outlets have not. Read more from Cerise Castle about the fight over making the newsroom an independent non-profit:
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I’ve been on Knock LA’s admin team since 2022. I’ve coordinated skills building workshops w/ journalism orgs, overseen award winning reporting & secured major funders. Last night Ground Game LA maliciously deleted all of my @knockdotLA accounts. Pls read our newsroom’s open letter