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L.A. teachers walk out | Day 5

Navigating the strike is especially tough for parents of students with special needs

The strike raises safety concerns for parents whose children have severe disabilities. Many have kept their children home.

By Matthew Ormseth and Leila Miller

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An ugly call about Trump's wall reaches an LAUSD strike picket line
This Boyle Heights teacher is the face of the L.A. teachers’ strike
What happens if students don't go to school during the LAUSD strike? Your questions answered
¿Serán penalizados los estudiantes que se queden en casa durante la huelga del LAUSD? Aquí las respuestas a sus preguntas

Echo Park parents, rich and poor, joined forces to honor the picket line

Echo Park parents, rich and poor, joined forces to honor the picket line

By Laura Newberry

• Robin Abcarian: A lesson in passion and compassion from teachers on a Venice picket line

THE SHUTDOWN

Why can’t Trump make deals? No one trusts him anymore

Why can’t Trump make deals? No one trusts him anymore

Nearly halfway into his term, the president has left a trail of negotiating partners from both chambers of Congress, both political parties and countries around the world feeling double-crossed and even lied to.

By Noah Bierman

• Essential Politics newsletter: Trump begins Year 3 in a deep hole

Nancy Pelosi cancels trip to Afghanistan and accuses White House of leaking plans

Nancy Pelosi cancels trip to Afghanistan and accuses White House of leaking plans

Pompeo and North Korean official to meet about possible Trump-Kim summit

Pompeo and North Korean official to meet about possible Trump-Kim summit

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Tesla plans 7% staff cut and says the road ahead ‘is very difficult’

Tesla plans 7% staff cut and says the road ahead ‘is very difficult’

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Pentagon identifies three of the four Americans killed in Syria suicide bombing

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou awaits her fate in house-arrest splendor

Vandals smash car windows in North Hollywood, spray-paint ‘Trump’ on pavement

Death toll in Colombia bombing rises to 21 as threats linger

Family of camper killed in Malibu Creek State Park files $90-million damage claims

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Singapore’s ‘kiasu’ culture makes FOMO look like child’s play

Singapore’s ‘kiasu’ culture makes FOMO look like child’s play

No word better encapsulates the city-state’s competitive, and sometimes petty, nature.

By David Pierson

It’s election season in Israel and, yes, it’s already chaotic

It’s election season in Israel and, yes, it’s already chaotic

By Noga Tarnopolsky

‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s former mistress tells of drug lord’s naked tunnel escape

‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s former mistress tells of drug lord’s naked tunnel escape

By Irene Plagianos

UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi rediscovers her joy of gymnastics and becomes an internet sensation

UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi rediscovers her joy of gymnastics and becomes an internet sensation

By Blake Richardson

Office tenants keep growing in L.A. despite fears of economic slowdown

Office tenants keep growing in L.A. despite fears of economic slowdown

By Roger Vincent

Gov. Newsom’s healthcare initiatives will test what a single state can achieve on its own

Gov. Newsom’s healthcare initiatives will test what a single state can achieve on its own

By Michael Hiltzik

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