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More than 40 law enforcement groups have kept records of misconduct from the district attorney.
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Just over 50% of the city’s first responders are vaccinated.
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After a long road out of their COVID-19 funk, theaters are offering deals and special screenings of ‘Summer of Soul’ and ‘Black Widow’ to bring people back to the movies.
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The Dodgers look to sweep the three-game series when Tony Gonsolin faces a struggling Diamondbacks team that has lost 16 consecutive games.
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Afghanistan’s former president said the United States came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability and was leaving having failed at both.
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Polls have closed in Armenia’s national parliamentary election, which was held to help resolve tensions after last year’s conflict with Azerbaijan.
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