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Karen Bass

Karen Bass

American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles

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  • 12h ago

    Bryson Fire forces Malibu evacuations as strong winds and power shutoffs hit Southern California

    Several brush fires burned across Southern California on Friday, 16 October, forcing evacuations near Malibu as hot, dry and windy weather fed the flames. About 170,000 customers were without electricity as of Friday after utilities cut power as a precaution.

  • Oct 9

    Keegan Allen robbed at gunpoint outside West Hollywood grocery, posts bloodied video

    Two masked men struck the Pretty Little Liars actor in the head and took his watch in a Thursday evening attack outside Laurel Supply. Allen then posted footage of himself covered in blood and criticized Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom.

  • Sep 16

    Five dead in Los Angeles after wrong-way bus crash and news helicopter disaster

    A wrong-way SUV driver caused a fatal collision with a Metro bus in Chatsworth, leading to a helicopter crash hours later that killed an NBC news crew and a bystander.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

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