Asna Tabassum, the USC valedictorian barred from speaking at grad, said her speech would've conveyed a message of hope, as well as 'how we must continue to use our education as a privilege to inform ourselves and ultimately make a change in the world.”
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Thrilled to announce that I'll be at Local News Matters this summer as a multiplatform editing intern through Dow Jones News Fund. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and I can't wait to get started!

Why is it OK for rich guys to steal my work? Just re-upping this piece on the California Journalism Preservation Act as Google throws a temper tantrum today. latimes.com/california/sto…

Quote: “Donald Trump 'is simultaneously the most prolific liar in the history of American politics, and he is the most honest president we have ever had.” Discuss. latimes.com/politics/story…

From the OJ archives: O.J. and A.C.: Bond Transcends Time, Tragedy : Friends: The boyhood pals were together through pro football careers and beyond. Acquaintances say Simpson 'took care of' Al Cowlings, who was at his side to the end. latimes.com/archives/la-xp…

I am heartbroken to see Erika D. Smith 🦅 go - we won the Scripps Howard award for commentary last year for a series we wrote together on climate change. Along with being one of the best, most thoughtful columnists out there, she's a stellar colleague and friend. Bloomberg is lucky!

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I always used to be tickled when a letter went out in the sign over the former Los Angeles Times building and it spelled THE TIES or, once, memorably, HE TIMES, but this is just sad

Congrats to Terry Tang on her permanent appointment as the first woman to lead the Los Angeles Times. Terry's background includes the @nyt The Seattle Times Yale University NYU Law; she's a Gardena girl whose family immigrated from Taiwan. Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981

The voice Robert F. Kennedy Jr brings to his presidential run is not the one he wants. He talks about the 'irony' & his belief the cause could be, yes, a vaccine. Experts say spasmodic dysphonia has no known cause. latimes.com/politics/story…

“Where were you during the solar eclipse, Auntie Rebecca?”

Well kids, I was in something called an SEO training session. Before AI took our jobs, we tried to learn to do the stuff the algorithms liked, so that we might get to stay. Now that we live on Mars, it seems so quaint.

Cecil ‘Chip’ Murray, L.A. civil rights icon and spiritual leader, dead at 94. A big loss for our city. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…

Column: He admitted to punching a reporter. A judge wished him “best of luck”. Fine reporting by my colleague ⁦Col. Gustavo Arellano⁩ on a far right extremist who says he is reformed. latimes.com/california/sto…

How an obscure 1873 federal law could make it harder to get an abortion medication in California. Anita Chabria on the case. latimes.com/politics/newsl…

Fast food workers in CA now have a $20 minimum wage:

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.Robert F. Kennedy Jr likes to invoke images of Cesar Chavez in his campaign. But Chavez's sons resent Kennedy and say they support Joe Biden . Benjamin Oreskes🦅 is on the story. latimes.com/politics/story…

Minnesota state police ordered to pay for roughing up two Los Angeles Times journalists during 2020 George Floyd protests. Carolyn Cole and Molly Hennessy-Fiske Molly Hennessy-Fiske latimes.com/california/sto…

Watch the The Wall Street Journal's 24-Hour Read-A-Thon supporting detained reporter Evan Gershkovich: youtube.com/watch?v=gNweZE…

One day is a long time, and Evan's work has been silenced for a whole year.

The night Joe Lieberman made history, as the first Jew installed on a major party’s national ticket.

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Generation Alpha?! Out there screening and gaining steam. Who knew it was a thing? @Sic_Sonja Sharp did! Great read: latimes.com/california/sto…