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Muslim communities across L.A. prepare for Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is expected to come to an end this weekend when a crescent moon is spotted. Adherents of the religion across the world — including about 1% of Angeleños — will mark the occasion with feasts, prayers, and celebrations. Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, occurs on the first of the Muslim month of Shawwal. Because the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon as it is visible from the ground, the beginning of Eid will not be confirmed until the crescent moon is sighted. That means that the festival should begin at night

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Dodgers acquire pitcher Noah Davis, will open North American season vs Tigers in L.A.

The Los Angeles Dodgers ended their preseason with a trade Thursday, just hours before they’re set to play their first game of the regular season at home against the Detroit Tigers. Noah Davis — acquired from the Boston Red Sox in return for cash considerations — is a pitcher who has appeared in the major league for short stints in each of the last three seasons. Last year, he made six starts, and appeared in an additional two games as a relief pitcher. The Dodgers played their first official game of the 2025 season in Japan last Wednesday, a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. However

How closing the Department of Education could impact funding for students

Explore family-friendly attractions in L.A. this spring break

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Angels release former first-overall pick Mickey Moniak after arbitration

The Los Angeles Angels have elected to release outfielder Mickey Moniak from his contract. The 2016 first-overall draft pick won an arbitration hearing related to his salary, earlier this offseason. As a result, he was awarded a $2 million salary. Instead of keeping him on their payroll, the Angels opted to buy Moniak out of his contract. As a result, he will be awarded $484,000 in termination pay, representing one quarter of his annual salary. Moniak was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies as a high-schooler in 2016. After several seasons in the minor leagues, he was named to the Phil

Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act as deportations escalate amid legal challenges

Is grass-fed beef the future of sustainable eating?

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Kelley Blue Book’s top editor breaks down how Trump’s auto tariffs will affect prices

President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to.Asked by NBC News’ Kristen Welker in a phone interview about whether he pressured automakers to avoid raising prices after his 25% tariffs on imported cars and parts go into effect, Trump denied that he told CEOs to control costs.“No, I never said that,” Trump told Welker. “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because people are going to start buying American cars.”The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Trump held a call this month wi

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She was expelled from the United States, but still thought America would help. She was wrong

She asked to be identified only as “Ambo,” out of fear of being recognized back in her home country.“Life is very difficult for me,” she told CNN from a school-turned-shelter on a humidly hot day in Panama City, Panama.Over the ambient noise of blade fans attempting to cool the large room, she explained she left her native country of Cameroon due to “political issues,” fearing that she would either be “sentenced dead” or spend the rest of her life in prison if she stayed.She remembers arriving at the US-Mexico border on January 23 – three days after US President Trump’s ina

Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs

Pentagon's Hegseth says US command in 'warrior' Japan being upgraded to deter China

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Trump says he won't 'fire people' over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team

President Donald Trump on Saturday made his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administration’s plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen. “I don’t fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts,” Trump said in an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker. He also said that he had confidence in Mike Waltz, his national security adviser, and Pete Hegseth, his Pentagon chief. Waltz inadvertently added Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic magazine, to a group text using

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A way out: Life after fentanyl is full of hope and heartbreak for these four women

“I was asked to give an update of myself for this documentary, and I wanted to throw up,” Crystal Quigley told CNN.In a letter dated March 9, Quigley, 39, said she had been sober for two years before relapsing on illicit fentanyl. Her anguish poured out onto the notebook pages she sent us.“I threw away all I had going for myself because I never felt worthy of my accomplishments,” she wrote. “In true Crystal fashion, I self-sabotaged … all because I didn’t know how to be comfortable sober.”But the reasons why she relapsed may be more complex.Two-thirds of Americans say that ei

Helene forced a North Carolina restaurant owner to leave his home. He just lost his ‘Cabin of Hope’ in recent wildfires

Violent storms threaten tornadoes and golf ball-sized hail from Illinois to eastern Texas

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‘PATHETIC’ Europe may finally be waking up from its military slumber

It was a televised ambush that many in Europe hope will stop a war.Donald Trump’s dressing-down of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House was a lightning strike to the transatlantic alliance, dispelling lingering illusions in Europe about whether their American cousin will stand with them to counter Russian aggression.Reeling, perhaps even fearful, Europe may have finally come to its senses over its self-defense needs in the era of Trump.“It is as if Roosevelt welcomed Churchill (to the White House) and started bullying him,” European lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann tol

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Pentagon's Hegseth says US command in 'warrior' Japan being upgraded to deter China

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said implementing of a plan to upgrade the U.S military command in the country would get under way."We share a warrior ethos that defines our forces," Hegseth told Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani at a meeting in Tokyo. "Japan is our indispensable partner in deterring communist Chinese military aggression," including across the Taiwan Strait, he said.Calling Japan a "cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific", he said President Donald Trump's government would con

SpaceX is set to launch 4 people on a first-of-its-kind mission around Earth’s poles. Here’s what to know

Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal

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Trump threatens bombing if Iran does not make nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.In Trump's first remarks since Iran rejected direct negotiations with Washington last week, he told NBC News that U.S. and Iranian officials were talking, but did not elaborate. "If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing," Trump said in a telephone interview. "It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.""There's a chance that if they don't make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them lik

Hundreds of thousands rally in Istanbul in support of imprisoned mayor

Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city's imprisoned mayor and demand his release. Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP) organized the demonstration, the latest in a series of protests that resulted in hundreds of detentions and have turned up the pressure on the country's long-time leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to Erdogan, was detained on March 19th on corruption and terrorism charges that many saw as politically

Syria's president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government

Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal, the group's chief says

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The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics

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Looming car tariffs have some Americans rushing to dealerships to avoid sticker shock

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Trump criticizes Putin and threatens adversaries with new tariffs as he barrels toward April 2 deadline

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Wisconsin's attorney general asks the state Supreme Court to stop Musk's $1 million payments

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‘Putin’s philosopher’ compares ‘Trump’s America’ with ‘Putin’s Russia’

Russian philosopher and political theorist often referred to as “Putin’s brain” Alexander Dugin joins CNN’s Fareed Zakaria from Moscow to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump, and where he sees commonalities between the two figures.

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