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L.A. Times Tweets, then Deletes, Fake Earthquake Report

The Los Angeles Times tweeted a warning Wednesday evening that a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake had struck the region at Isla Vista, California. A short time late, it retracted and deleted the tweet, explaining that an automated program, or “bot,” had tweeted out the details of an earthquake that had indeed struck Isla Vista — in 1925.

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Louisiana GOP Defends Flood Relief Request

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Three Louisiana Republican lawmakers are pushing back after being attacked in the media and by fellow Republicans and Democrats in Congress over disaster relief money for the state’s flood victims.

A living room is seen after flood waters inundated it on August 19, 2016 in St Amant, Loui

New California Primary Poll: Sanders 44, Clinton 43

Sen. Bernie Sanders achieved his first lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released on Thursday. Sanders drew support from 44% of eligible Democratic voters, versus 43% for Clinton. The result, within

Fake Bernie Sanders (Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart News)

Shock Poll: Cruz Closing on Trump in Golden State

A new poll out from the Los Angeles Times shows the race for the Golden State between billionaire Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ohio Gov. John Kasich tightening. Among registered GOP voters, Trump leads Cruz and Kasich with

Cruz Gestures Toward Trump

DOJ Blocks Chicago Tribune Buyout of O.C. Register

Just hours after Chicago’s Tribune Publishing won a bankruptcy auction to acquire the serially bankrupt Orange County Register, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to block the deal on antitrust grounds. Digital First Media may win the auction instead.

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