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LOS ANGELES, CA-AUGUST 17, 2022: Augustine Hurtado, 65, waits in line to pay for dog and cat food, while shopping at a Smart & Final market on Vermont Ave. in South Los Angeles. Hurtado feeds cat food to stray cats in his neighborhood, going out at 3:00am every morning to do so, and feeds dog food every afternoon to the seagulls at Santa Monica State Beach. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Student Loan Forgiveness Advocates rally outside of Supreme Court of the United States after the nation's high court stuck down President Biden's student debt relief program on Friday, June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court stuck down the Biden administration's student debt forgiveness program in Biden v. Nebraska. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

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June 29, 1979: Sera Segal-Alsberg wears a mask designed to filter out airborne particles during a Los Angeles smog alert.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gives a news conference as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 18, 2019 in New York City. As concerns about a global economic slowdown mount, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point for the second time since July. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

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Los Angeles, CA - Gas prices are soaring in Southern California. This station in downtown Los Angeles shows just how expensive fuel is on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Engineered stone counter tops are killing workers at high rates. What can consumers do about it?

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19 SoCal farms worth visiting for apple picking, organic veggies and fall magic

Sept. 29, 2023

Which major California city has the highest rate of car thefts? Hint: It’s not L.A.

Sept. 26, 2023

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