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Entertainment

Whoopi Goldberg rails on cancel culture in defense of Mel Brooks classic 'Blazing Saddles'

The Old West comedy, which sparked laughter from coast to coast in the Seventies takes place in the post-Civil War environment of 1874. It focuses on a corrupt governor and attorney general who appoint a Black sheriff to a frontier village in hopes it will drive the White population out so they can build a railroad there

Politics

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to limit California oil refinery profits

The penalties would go into a Price Gouging Penalty Fund, which would be returned as refunds to California residents

Law Enforcement

San Francisco to allow police to deploy killer robots 

The law gives law enforcement officers the ability to deploy robots with explosives to “contact, incapacitate, or disorient violent, armed, or dangerous suspects” in extreme emergencies

Crime

Los Angeles sees rise in fentanyl overdose deaths

Deaths occurred more frequently in less-affluent areas than in more affluent ones.

Politics

Democratic congresswoman cries "foreign election interference" over tweets from Salvadoran president

Rep. Norma Torres is accusing El Salvador President Nayib Bukele for “foreign election interference” in her race, but the Salvadoran government says she did the same thing in 2021

Climate

California cities should prepare for fourth year of draught, officials say

Places receiving their water from the Central Valley might see an “extremely limited water supply” in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Gino becomes the world's oldest dog at 22 years old, sets Guinness World Record 

“He’s gotten a lot of love, and I think he’s just a strong dog,” his owner said

Crime

California wrong-way driver fell asleep at wheel before crashing into police recruits, says attorney

Crime

Driver who allegedly hit 25 police recruits' bail set at $2 million

Police said he passed a sobriety test but may have been under the influence of a recreational drug.

Crime

9-year-old boy among 2 stabbed in unprovoked attack by homeless man at Los Angeles Target

The homeless man approached the boy and told him he was going to “stab him and kill him”