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L.A. police union targets leftist mayoral candidate Rae Huang, who’s running in fifth

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L.A. police union targets leftist mayoral candidate Rae Huang, who’s running in fifth

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Connor Sheets and Sandra McDonald, giving you the latest on city and county government. We’ve reached the point in L.A.’s city election season where a juicy piece of news is popping off every day. … Read more

As its oil runs out, communist Cuba is turning to capitalists

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As its oil runs out, communist Cuba is turning to capitalists

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — To Fidel Castro and Cuba’s communist elite, private businesses were totems of capitalist evil. Now, with the country running out of food and fuel, the regime on the brink and anger spreading in the streets, it’s those private businesses — run by once-persecuted, small-scale capitalists — that hold the key to salvaging … Read more