Newsletter: Today: GOP’s Gender Problem. LACMA’s Big Gifts.

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

TOP STORIES

The GOP’s Gender Problem

Donald Trump has grown increasingly popular among Republican women, but one of his biggest weaknesses in a general election could be how the bigger pool of female voters views him. Right now, it’s not good. And his attacks on Hillary Clinton having “the woman’s card” and lacking the “strength” and “stamina” to be president aren’t helping, Cathleen Decker writes. That must drive GOP leaders crazy after they had hoped to make inroads with women this election.

Forwarded Emails, Backward Jokes

One email contained a joke about blacks and Latinos in jail. Another ridiculed concerns about the racial profiling of Muslims as terrorism suspects. Records show Tom Angel, a top L.A. County Sheriff’s Department official, forwarded them and others from his work account during his previous job with the Burbank Police Department. “I apologize if I offended anybody, but the intent was not for the public to have seen these jokes,” he told The Times. Read the emails and the reaction to them here.

Why Shrek Could Be Your Cable Guy

Comcast is looking to acquire DreamWorks for more than $3 billion — a move that many analysts see as taking a page out of how Disney became powerful through a series of smart acquisitions. Comcast already owns NBCUniversal, provides cable and Internet to millions in the U.S. and has rejuvenated theme parks thanks to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attractions. Here’s why adding the home of Shrek and Po the panda makes sense.

You Handsome Foreign Devil, You!

Loose lips sink ships. Especially when international relations between Chinese women and overseas men become romantic, according to a recent campaign in Beijing called “Dangerous Love.” While some have had a chuckle at the 16-panel cartoon, it has drawn criticism for being sexist and nationalistic. Read on to see why some say it may be aimed more at sowing distrust of Western ideals than curbing espionage.

LACMA Gets Big Gifts to Build On

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has an ambitious plan to build a sleek, modernist building that its leaders hope will help vault it into the top ranks of the world’s art museums. Projected cost: $600 million or more. It’s now to $275 million of that goal, thanks to a $50-million pledge by art collector Elaine Wynn and $25 million from former Univision chairman A. Jerrold Perenchio. Take a look at what’s ahead.

CALIFORNIA

-- UC Davis’ chancellor has been placed on leave as officials launch a probe into alleged misconduct.

-- County officials look to a parcel tax to help L.A.’s park-poor communities.

-- Police recovered $600,000 in $1 bills during the arrest of a suspected skid row drug kingpin.

-- Willie Williams, L.A.’s first black police chief, has died at age 72.

NATION-WORLD

-- Ted Cruz hopes Carly Fiorina will help him with women and California voters.

-- Donald Trump outlined his “America First” approach to foreign policy.

-- Amid unrest, looting and electricity rationing, Venezuela’s president becomes a recall target.

-- What to expect from North Korea’s Party Congress: millennials, maybe some “dead” men, but no HBO.

-- How the Moth Radio Hour helped scientists map out meaning in the brain.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- Meet the L.A. director who helped make Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.”

-- Our critics evaluate the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s massive new $305-million wing: the art and the architecture.

-- At the Stagecoach country music festival, Eric Church will show his soft side along with his bad boy standards.

-- Theater review: Even with Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” fails to connect.

-- Put some “respeck” on rap mogul Anthony Hamilton’s name, because he deserves it.

BUSINESS

-- Q&A: Why paid parental leave won’t go national.

-- After two years of decline, TV could see an ad comeback.

-- When Sports Authority closes, these retailers will win.

SPORTS

-- “It’s almost too bizarre to be true”: The Ducks’ last four playoff appearances have now ended with a Game 7 loss at Honda Center in a series they had led 3-2.

-- The Clippers’ evening began with sobs and ended in sighs: a Game 5 loss to the Trail Blazers.

-- Chyna’s brain will be examined by the doctor portrayed in the film “Concussion,” her manager says.

OPINION

-- A reasonable Donald Trump? We’re more than a little skeptical.

-- How could someone rich and famous like Prince die without a will? It’s not unusual. Just ask an estate lawyer.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- Presidential humor: “The best joke” from every POTUS, as judged by the Washington Post.

-- Page-turners in orchestras are being replaced by iPads. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

-- Chandeliers, murals and gilded statues: Inside North Korea’s subway system. (National Geographic)

ONLY IN L.A.

Today we have virtual reality, but in 1960, they had Smell-O-Vision. The technique of pumping odors such as roses, wine, cigar smoke and perfume into a theater to match the sights on screen was created for the film “Scent of Mystery,” but alas, it wafted away after the film flopped. As part of the TCM Classic Film Festival, Smell-O-Vision will be back this weekend at the Cineramadome, where a version of the film, retitled as “Holiday in Spain,” will screen.

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