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In cases of so-called notario fraud, scammers pose as immigration lawyers to extract large sums from people who are confused about what a notary public does in the United States.
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After Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, campuses were roiled by pro-Palestinian protests, which left Jewish students feeling unsafe. How are those at UCLA and USC faring amid President Trump’s aggressive antisemitism campaign.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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