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☆ U.C.L.A. Removes Police Chief in the Wake of a Protest Melee
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The campus police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles, has been removed from his post in the aftermath of a violent, hourslong attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the school, during which security officers did not intervene. The chief, John Thomas, has been reassigned temporarily while the university examines its security processes, according to U.C.L.A. Mr. Thomas had been under intense criticism over the university’s delayed response to the melee on the night of April 30 in which people were beaten with poles or kicked, objects were thrown and chemicals were sprayed into the air. The attack was instigated by dozens of counterprotesters, many of whom did not appear to be students, based on videos of the incident. Even after officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived on the scene, no arrests were made that night.

Persons: John Thomas, Thomas Organizations: University of California, Los Angeles Police Department Locations: Los Angeles

On Thursday morning, the campus at the University of California, Los Angeles, reflected the aftermath of a protest in defeat. Littered across the lawn was a mass of trampled tents, sleeping bags, pizza boxes, blankets and poles. About 200 people were arrested and booked after a standoff with the authorities, according to Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Most were charged with misdemeanors such as unlawful assembly, she said, and the majority had been released by midmorning. About 300 protesters left voluntarily, according to the university.

Persons: Nicole Nishida Organizations: University of California, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, midmorning Locations: Los Angeles

It would become an indelible memory for those who could not help but watch and watch and watch: a white Ford Bronco steadily traveling along the cleared freeways of Southern California, a trail of police cars not far behind. Simpson, and the two-hour chase on June 17, 1994, that interrupted regular programming transfixed a nation. I wasn’t getting off the TV. Who was getting off the TV on a chase like that?” said Richard Smith, 67, who gathered that day with his family to see it all unfold on television in their South Los Angeles apartment. The saga of Mr. Simpson, from the chase to the criminal trial to the aftermath, would be followed, debated and dissected closely by millions, etching itself into Los Angeles history and thrusting the city into what seemed the center of the universe.

Persons: Simpson, “, wasn’t, ”, Richard Smith, Mr Organizations: Ford Bronco Locations: Southern California, South Los Angeles, Los Angeles

☆ Why are bidets just now getting popular in America?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It took a toilet paper shortage for some to come around to the 18th-century invention. A common reason why bidets aren’t used in the US is that during World War 2, American soldiers saw brothels utilizing bidets. Big Toilet PaperWhen the great toilet paper shortage hit in 2020, many Americans realized there could be another way to clean themselves. Using toilet paper had seemed, somehow, American, with toilet paper jokes a staple in bathroom humor and “TP-ing” a stereotypical rite of passage for teens. With the toilet paper mania, she decided to kill two birds with one stone and splurge on a Tushy.

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☆ The Abandoned Luxury Towers That Graffiti Exposed
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A trio of shimmering skyscrapers would feature luxury condos, a five-star hotel and an open-air galleria with retailers and restaurants. Among the amenities: private screening rooms, a two-acre park, pet grooming services and a rooftop pool. The towers went up but were unfinished and empty. Now those skyscrapers have become a symbol of street swagger, “bombed” with the work of dozens of graffiti writers and artists. Their aliases cover windows that rise more than 40 stories, visible from the nearby highways.

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☆ What’s in Our Queue? ‘My Octopus Teacher’ and More
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What’s in Our Queue? ‘My Octopus Teacher’ and MoreI’m the Los Angeles bureau chief for The New York Times. My free moments are all about frivolity, maybe a bit of learning. I’m also a sucker for anything that highlights my marvelous and crazy city. Here are five things I’ve recently watched and heard →

Persons: I’m, I’ve, → Organizations: The New York Times Locations: Los Angeles

☆ 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern California
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Corina Knoll | Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

An earthquake centered several miles northwest of Malibu, Calif., rattled residents across the Los Angeles area on Friday afternoon, sparking a typical flurry of posts on social media, though the authorities said no major damage or injuries had been reported. The quake happened at 1:47 p.m. local time and had a preliminary magnitude of 4.6, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed by several smaller aftershocks. Residents across the county reported feeling a shake that lasted for about 10 seconds, with plates clinking in cupboards and plants swaying slightly. Some residents, however, were surprised to learn of the earthquake and said they had not felt anything.

Organizations: United States Geological Survey Locations: Malibu, Calif, Los Angeles, cupboards

Nearly half of all flash flood deaths are vehicle-related, experts say, which is why you should never drive into a flooded street. Here’s what to do in advance — and in the moment — to get through a flash flood safely. A “flash flood warning” means a flash flood is imminent or already occurring, and you should immediately move to higher ground if you’re outside or in a basement apartment. The most dire alert is a “flash flood emergency,” which indicates that not only is flooding occurring, but it’s posing a severe threat to human life. “People need to realize that most people who lose their footing in a flash flood don’t get out,” she said.

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Scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died, officials said. The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology took in 109 cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Lookout on Sunday, but only 36 survived, the center said in a social media post this week. Cape Hatteras National Seashore said more than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles were also found in recent days along the shoreline between Bodie Island and Ocracoke. Most of the turtles were taken to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation center, officials said in a in a social media post. The wind carries the lethargic turtles to the shorelines, which are monitored in cold weather by volunteers and seashore biologists.

Persons: Karen Beasley, Christian Legner, Legner Organizations: North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences, Technology, North Carolina, Rehabilitation, Cape, North Carolina Aquarium, Assistance Locations: North Carolina, Cape Lookout, Pine Knoll Shores, Topsail, Cape Hatteras, Bodie, Roanoke

The rare torrent of rain that slammed the San Diego area on Monday forced numerous residents to navigate life-threatening scenes that they had trouble believing even as they recounted them. “What happened yesterday was extraordinary,” said Todd Gloria, the mayor of San Diego. On Tuesday, officials assessed the devastation in a region where very few residents have flood insurance. The record pace of the rainfall — a deluge of nearly three inches in three hours — had quickly overwhelmed drainage systems. According to the National Weather Service, it was the fourth greatest total for any day in recorded San Diego history, going back to 1850.

Persons: ”, Todd Gloria, — Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: San Diego, Diego

☆ San Diego Storm Floods Roads and Closes Schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Corina Knoll | More About Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

An unusual torrent of rain and flash flooding hit the San Diego area on Monday, shutting down highways, swamping roads and forcing several schools to send students home early. Officials are fielding numerous rescue calls after up to three inches fell in three hours, according to the National Weather Service. The agency noted that the San Diego River was actively flooding, with water levels still rising. The area had already received more rain on Monday than it did during the much feared Tropical Storm Hilary last August. “By all indications, this will shake out as one of the top 10 wettest days for the airport here out of all the climate records going back to the 1800s,” said Brian Adams, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego.

Persons: San Diego River, Hilary, ”, Brian Adams, “ It’s Organizations: National Weather Service, “ Locations: San Diego

☆ This is 'the most attractive feature of an ETF,' advisor says — and it can help cut your tax bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty ImagesAs mutual fund investors brace for year-end distributions, experts have tips to lessen the tax burden in future years. Certain mutual funds have capital gains payouts in November and December, which can trigger taxes in brokerage accounts, even if you haven't sold shares. Review your mutual funds' cost basisGlassman said many investors own mutual funds "going back years or decades" with significant gains. "People may be able to sell those and avoid the [capital gains] distribution on those shares." But there's an easy way to reduce next year's capital gains distributions.

Persons: Barry Glassman, Morningstar, Glassman, Matt Knoll Organizations: Wealth, CNBC's, Planning Locations: McLean , Virginia, Moline , Illinois

Rushdie’s new novel recounts the long life of Pampa Kampana, who creates an empire from magic seeds in 14th-century India. Her world is one of peace, where men and women are equal and all faiths welcome, but the story Rushdie tells is of a state that forever fails to live up to its ideals.

Persons: Pampa Kampana, Rushdie Locations: Pampa, India

☆ Surprise! Los Angeles Freeway to Reopen Next Week, Newsom Says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Corina Knoll | More About Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A major section of a freeway in Los Angeles that was shut down because of fire damage is expected to reopen no later than Tuesday — far earlier than officials had originally estimated and before the full onslaught of holiday traffic. The fire, which exploded in the early morning hours of Nov. 11, damaged more than 100 columns bolstering the 10 freeway, a central artery that runs across the city, forcing the closure of a nearly two-mile segment that sees about 300,000 vehicles each day. Officials had initially suggested that it could take months to reopen the area — an eternity for a city dependent on commuting and heavily reliant on cars. Gavin Newsom of California declared a state of emergency to help expedite repairs. Engineers tested samples of the structure, and within days had determined that the damaged section of Interstate 10 would not have to be completely rebuilt, shortening the repair timeline to a handful of weeks.

Persons: Gavin Newsom Organizations: Gov, Engineers Locations: Los Angeles, California

☆ Freeway Closed? Just Take the 10 to the 110 to the 5, Angelenos Say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Corina Knoll | More About Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It also serves as a central artery for commuters making their way to and from the San Gabriel Valley, a constellation of cities with more than 1.5 million residents east of Los Angeles. During rush hour (and sometimes any random hour), it is where drivers sit bumper to bumper, restlessly inching forward. The recent fire that shut down a nearly two-mile stretch of the freeway created what would seem to be a disaster for a city already swamped with traffic troubles. And the kicker: It will be weeks before the affected stretch of Interstate 10 can reopen again. Yet for many residents, the repercussions have felt less catastrophic and more like just another Los Angeles annoyance.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Locations: Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles

☆ Norway's Statkraft may return to British offshore wind
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Nora Buli | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Statkraft AS FollowOSLO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Norway's state-owned Statkraft could return to the British offshore wind market, but its key focus remains Ireland, Norway and Sweden, its CEO told Reuters on Friday. He expected future rounds were being re-calibrated after Britain's most recent renewable energy auction failed to attract new offshore wind projects as subsidies were deemed too low and not reflecting rising costs in the industry. Statkraft is also already one of Britain's biggest onshore renewables developers, has a large office in London and knows the market well from previous offshore wind projects, he said. Still, the company's main focus for offshore wind is Ireland, where it is developing 2.2 gigawatts (GW) together with partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. It also plans to participate in Norway's first offshore wind auctions and in October bought Swedish Njordr Offshore Wind, which has an early-stage development pipeline of 21 GW.

Persons: Phil Noble, Toennesen, Statkraft, Nora Buli, Alexander Smith Organizations: Burbo, REUTERS, OSLO, Reuters, Dogger Bank, Triton, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Thomson Locations: Mersey, Liverpool, Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, London, Dudgeon, Sheringham, England

That has allowed forests to become four to seven times more densely wooded than they once were, Safford said. Fire scientists advocate more deliberate burning at low-to-moderate severity to clear vegetation that makes forests susceptible to big fires. Susan Britting, executive director of one of the groups, Sierra Forest Legacy, acknowledged any cutting triggers skepticism because loggers historically took the largest, most marketable trees. But she said thinning trees up to a certain diameter is acceptable, though she prefers prescribed burning. Homeowners are anxious prescribed fires will jump perimeters and destroy houses.

Persons: ” Hugh Safford, Davis, John Muir, What’s, Safford, “ We're, ”, Brandon Collins, Chad Hanson, there's, Hanson, Christy Brigham, ” John Muir, Jeffrey, “ John Muir, ” Safford, gesturing, “, it's, Weeks, Susan Britting, ” Britting, John Muir Project's Hanson, Safford —, that's, what’s Organizations: University of California, Eldorado National, Sierra, U.S ., American Geophysical Union, John Muir Project, Earth Island Institute, Sequoia, National Parks, National Park Service, U.S . Forest Service, Service, Forest Service, Infrastructure Law, Sierra Forest Locations: Calif, Lake, Eldorado, Sierra Nevada, U.S, California, . California, Yosemite, Sequoia, Canyon, —, Berkeley, Lake Tahoe, Safford, New, Sierra

☆ Her son was an accused cult leader. She says he was a victim, too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

The man talking on the tape was her son, Michael Protzman. Michael Protzman got swept up in this alternate reality. We spoke to dozens of Americans whose lives and families have been affected by conspiracy theories, including Protzman’s own family. After Michael Protzman died this summer, some of his followers refused to believe he had passed. Vigrass never imagined that the conspiracy theories her brother was airing at the kitchen table could lead to him to join what she views as a cult.

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☆ Maui Fire Death Toll Drops to 97 After Weeks of DNA Review
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Corina Knoll | More About Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The authorities announced on Friday that they currently believe 97 people died in the Maui wildfire instead of the 115 fatalities they had been reporting for weeks, a surprising development after initial fears that many more lives had been lost in the disaster. It is the first time that the Maui death toll has dropped. In some instances, Dr. Stuelpnagel explained, forensic examiners have determined that they had multiple sets of remains for the same person. He also said that 16 of the remains that investigators had received were nonhuman. “It’s good news to have a lower number, that’s for darn sure,” Dr. Stuelpnagel said on Friday.

Persons: Jeremy Stuelpnagel, Stuelpnagel Locations: Maui, Maui County, Lahaina

☆ Maui Family Describes a Tragic Night Trying to Escape the Deadly Wildfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Corina Knoll | More About Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Folau Tone steadied himself as a gale whipped through his street in Lahaina. Trying to nail down the rattling tin roof on his family’s home, he gave up as fragments were stripped away. In West Maui, power lines were crashing down, and the electricity was out across a large swath of the island. Folau’s wife had already left for her job at a hotel, but their four children had stayed behind. She liked cooking in the open air and had long ago set up a makeshift kitchen with propane burners under a tent.

Persons: steadied, Faaoso Locations: Lahaina ., West Maui, fussing

☆ Roy Lichtenstein and Irving Blum: They Go Way Back
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Robin Pogrebin | More About Robin Pogrebin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Irving made it possible for us to buy that work of art, pure and simple,” said Glenn D. Lowry, MoMA’s longtime director. Born Dec. 1, 1930, in New York, where his father owned furniture stores, Blum moved to Phoenix when he was 10. Blum met the collectors who came to visit galleries in the area. Blum came back with a painting by Josef Albers — a pioneer of color in abstract art — and he was on his way. Then in 1956 the gallerist David Herbert took Blum to meet Ellsworth Kelly.

Persons: “ Irving, ”, Glenn D, Lowry, MoMA’s, Warhol, ” Blum, Ellsworth Kelly’s, Frank Stella’s “, Blum, Hans Knoll, Betty Parsons, Sidney Janis, Eleanor Ward, Martha Jackson —, “, Sam Kootz, Florence Knoll, Josef Albers —, David Herbert, Ellsworth Kelly Organizations: Museum of Contemporary Art, Air Force Locations: Frank Stella’s “ Ctesiphon, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Tucson, German, Knoll, Midtown Manhattan, Connecticut

☆ Shrinking California Still Dreams, but More Modestly
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Corina Knoll | More About Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

California has long beckoned with its coastal beauty and bustle — the magnetic pull of Hollywood, the power of Silicon Valley. That allure helped make it a cultural, economic and political force. For 170 years, growth was constant and expansion felt boundless. And it was easy to be drawn in by the lore. By early 2020, California’s population had soared to nearly 40 million residents, with another 10 million expected in the coming decades.

Persons: “, ”, Adrian Dove Locations: California, Silicon, South Los Angeles

In Florida, Senate Bill 254, enacted in May, banned gender-affirming care for minors but also created less-noticed barriers for adult care. The state laws largely intervene to stop gender-affirming medical care around adolescence: treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and later, in rare cases, surgery. Medical consensus favors gender-affirming care as essential and sometimes life-saving, after careful consideration by multiple providers. But he also said gender-affirming medical treatments were extreme. Colorado has not enacted restrictions on gender-affirming care.

Persons: Marci Bowers, Jesse Ehrenfeld, you've, Bill, Rylee Brock, Gary Click, Boston Children's, Thomas Satterwhite, Satterwhite, Joseph Knoll, Syvonne Carter, Daniel Trotta, Donna Bryson, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: World Professional Association for Transgender Health, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio House, FBI, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Boston Children's Hospital, Multispecialty, Boston, Reuters, Fenway Institute, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, Colorado Children's Hospital, Colorado, Spektrum, 26Health, Thomson Locations: Massachusetts, United States, Florida, Champaign , Illinois, Omaha, Nebraska, Ohio, Boston, Texas, Colorado, Colorado , Illinois, New York, California, San Francisco, Orlando, Melbourne, Plume

Most regions of Southern California avoided significant damage this week from Tropical Storm Hilary, but authorities continued their rescue and cleanup efforts on Tuesday in several mountain and desert communities where homes were flooded and fast-moving mudslides had washed away sections of roadway and stranded residents. In one desperate situation, crews were searching for a 75-year-old woman who has been missing for nearly two days in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest. Christie Rockwood, who lived in a trailer home in a tiny community known as Seven Oaks, had not been heard from since Sunday evening, when she spoke to a friend by phone, according to her daughter Tracey Monteverde.

Persons: Hilary, Christie Rockwood, Tracey Monteverde Organizations: Tropical, San Bernardino National, Oaks Locations: Southern California, Christie

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