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1. Prosecutor of Karaj, Prosecutor of Hamadan and Deputy Prosecutor and Prosecutor of Tehran. He was Deputy Chief Justice, Attorney General, and Chief Justice.

2. Spain, Ireland, and Norway.

3. Scarlet Johansson.

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Los Angeles Times: Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally

My Headline: Students from around the school have made school lunch the worst place to eat.

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1. Michael Cohen

2. aurora borealis.

3. Antony J. Blinken, Ukraine

4. China

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LA Times Headline: Sheriff’s Department official on decision to cover alleged deputy gang tattoo: ‘Embarrassed’

My headline: Yusuf gets lots of sleep during the weekend: 'Refreshed'

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The article I picked was 'Russia to Hold Drills on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in New Tensions With West'.

I think that this is bad news for obvious reasons. The fact that the West is starting to have tensions with Russia again is very bad, especially because they can beat us in a nuclear weapons race. Honestly anything with nuclear in it is probably bad news.

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Russia to Hold Drills on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in New Tensions With West

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Russian officials claimed the order was in response to comments from the West about the possibility of more direct involvement in Ukraine. NATO called Russia’s announcement “irresponsible.”

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Senior Desiree Spurkul vibes along to a song during Daniel Pearl Magnet High School's prom night on April 24 at the Orchard Conference Center. The theme of the prom was 24-karat-gold and the event featured a live DJ called DJ Pollo, an Italian buffet, and a photo booth.

"It was a great night and something I was glad to experience with my friends before going off to college next year. Spurkul says.

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Van Nuys Mirror:

They had a student's opinion article on the school lunch, and I think we should do that.

The Accolade:

They have polls in the website where you can vote.

Series review, review of a new tv series.

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1. Divest

2. Benjamin Netanyahu

3. Violating a gag order

4. Marijuana

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1. Divest

2. Benjamin Netanyahu

3. Violating a gag order

4. Marijuana

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I think that this is good news because why wouldn't you want your own flame-throwing robot dog. Especially because the price is only $9,420, which is honestly a bargain.

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For less than $10,000, you can buy your own flame-throwing robot dog

Throwflame, an Ohio company, is offering up what it says is the world's first robot dog with a flamethrower on its back, good for wildfire management, snow removal and fun.

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For less than $10,000, you can buy your own flame-throwing robot dog | CNN

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Throwflame, an Ohio company, is offering up what it says is the world's first robot dog with a flamethrower on its back, good for wildfire management, snow removal and fun.

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Caption: Freshmen Isabella Bolanos and Lia Manukyan show off matching blue sweaters that were given to them at an in-school assembly by staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District on April 17.

"I didn't expect the LAUSD officials to hand out free hoodies," Manukyan says.

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The story I picked was '15 best things we saw at Coachella 2024' and I thought we could cover it by asking any students who went to Coachella what their experience was.

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La Times: Copper thieves strike again, mutilating a 100-year-old monument in MacArthur Park.

My own: Drowsiness strikes again, Yusuf beseeches for more time in bed.

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1. Aug. 23, 2044.

2. The states.

3. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake.

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This is Good News because this article is detailing how California can prevent damage and disaster in case of a earthquake. Such as the one Taiwan just experienced.

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A powerful rush-hour earthquake that rocked Taiwan, one of the best-prepared locations in the world for temblors, on Wednesday morning could provide crucial lessons for Southern California.

The quake, measured at magnitude 7.4 by the U.S. Geological Survey, killed at least nine people and injured hundreds on the island, which is about 1½ times the size of Vermont.

Like California, Taiwan is no stranger to powerful and damaging earthquakes. The factors that probably reduced the damage inflicted by Wednesday's quake, the strongest on the island in 25 years, were the location of the fault, strong building codes and a collective effort to prepare for natural disasters, experts say.

"You put this earthquake in Taipei and you'd have a lot more damage. You put this earthquake in L.A. and we'd have way, way more damage," said Lucy Jones, a seismologist and founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society. "Just recognizing that the fault didn't get near a major population center is probably the most important factor."

Hualien County, a sleepy tourist spot in eastern Taiwan about 100 miles from Taipei, the island's capital, was close to the epicenter and saw the most damage. The first floor of several buildings across the city failed, leaving the multistory towers tilted on their sides. Authorities worked to free more than 100 people trapped in the wreckage.

The buildings on the eastern part of the island - which house most of the Indigenous Formosans, who make up about 2% of the island's population - are older than those in more urban areas. The buildings that collapsed are likely to be ones that hadn't been retrofitted, experts say.

Taiwan's last major earthquake was in 1999, when a magnitude 7.6 temblor struck about 90 miles southwest of Taipei, killing nearly 2,500 people. Officials reevaluated and strengthened building standards in the aftermath.

In Los Angeles, structural engineers have long warned about the risk of concrete buildings collapsing during a major quake, as happened during the 1971 Sylmar and 1994 Northridge quakes.

Still, many older buildings across California have yet to be updated to the latest standards, leaving them vulnerable to damage or collapse during a major earthquake. Depending on the type of building, retrofit fixes include adding such supporting elements as steel frames or beams, installing new concrete walls or repairing vulnerable welds.

"One thing that's important to pay attention to is that there are still buildings that have not been retrofit," said Patti Harburg-Petrich, a structural engineer. "One thing we can take away as a community from this earthquake is the importance of investing in those safety measures so we can make sure that when the Big One hits California, we can keep everybody safe."

The Inland Empire is home to dozens of older brick buildings that haven't been retrofitted. In Los Angeles, about 6,000 buildings have been identified as potentially in need of a retrofit, according to records obtained by The Times this year.

Los Angeles, Torrance, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills have all recently passed laws requiring certain vulnerable buildings to undergo retrofitting.

"The earthquake is inevitable, but the disaster is not," Jones said. "We absolutely know how to build communities that will not come apart. We've just chosen not to do it."

Another striking similarity between Los Angeles and the portion of Taiwan that felt strong shaking during the earthquake is the soil condition. The Los Angeles Basin, just like Taipei, is basically "a big bowl of loose sediment" that can amplify movement, Jones said.

When the ground began to rumble in Taipei on Wednesday morning, an anchor at the SET News channel was standing in front of a camera in the middle of a broadcast. She attempted to maintain her balance as the room swayed. Small pieces of material from the ceiling rained down.

"I cannot even keep my standing posture and maintain my balance, especially with the ceiling shaking and many items falling off. I want to remind all the TV audiences to take care of themselves and be safe amid the earthquake," she said in Chinese.

Lev Nachman, who has lived in Taiwan on and off since 2012, has grown accustomed to the occasional temblor. Taiwan is particularly vulnerable to quakes because of its position in the world's most seismically active zone, known as the Ring of Fire.

The 31-year-old was jolted awake in his bedroom in Taipei just before 8 a.m. to the sound of his phone buzzing with a notification from the island's automated earthquake alert system. The text message arrived about 30 seconds before the shaking started.

"It felt like a Disney ride that I didn't sign up for," he said. "A typical earthquake is kind of like if you're on a chair and someone shakes you back and forth. This felt like if two people were playing tug of war with you on a chair."

Some residents voiced concerns about the alert system because not everyone was notified. As in California, earthquake early-warning alerts go out only to people in areas that could be affected by severe shaking.

But experts say the notification system was an example of the technology working well.

Limiting the scope of the early-warning alerts prevents people from overreacting in areas at lower risk of damage. Taiwan's system sends out a post-quake report to everyone on the network, informing people where the quake happened and how strong it was, UCLA geologist Lingsen Meng said.

That follow-up report serves both "to educate the public and to bring a sense of ease," Meng said. "That's something maybe we could learn here."

Taiwan also benefits from a dense network of earthquake sensors all around the island. While California has a robust network of seismometers in the heavily populated Bay Area and Southland regions, coverage in the Mojave Desert and the Sierra Nevada is lacking, he said.

"We might want to [find] a way to use community infrastructure to host cheaper sensors, so that we have better coverage for earthquake warnings in California," he said. More sensors in those areas would mean less lag time between the rupture and its detection.

The quake also triggered landslides in Hualien, which is a phenomenon Southern California is likely to experience during a large earthquake along the Sierra Madre or San Andreas faults, Jones said.

Seismologists have long urged Californians to prepare for the "Big One," defined as a quake of at least a magnitude 7.8 - 2½ times larger than the one that hit Taiwan - along the southern part of the San Andreas Fault, which runs nearly the length of the state.

The rupture from Taiwan's earthquake took place about 22 miles below the surface, said Susan Hough, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena.

At its deepest, the San Andreas extends only 10 miles into the ground, meaning energy has less time to dissipate before erupting on the surface. "If anything, one would expect stronger ground motions" with an earthquake here the same scale as the one in Taiwan, Hough said.

The most important lesson California can learn from earthquakes elsewhere is that they are bound to happen, Hough said.

The last earthquake above 7.0 in California was a 7.1 temblor in Ridgecrest in 2019. It killed one person and caused $5.3 billion in damage. The only thing that prevented a far greater toll was the geologic good luck that it happened in an area less densely populated than California's major cities.

"People can start to think that, 'Well, yeah, earthquakes happen, it shakes, but they're not that bad,' " Hough said. "But we're going to have big quakes close to people."

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'The earthquake is inevitable, but the disaster is not' Lessons for California from Taiwan temblor

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1. Donald Trump

2. Gaza, entire

3. Easter

4. Passover

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1. I think the fact that the U.S Representatives might ban TikTok is a big deal to everyone and especially to teens because most of TikTok's users are Gen Z or higher.

2. We could also write about what is going on in Haiti because gangs have taken over and it's everyone man for themselves.

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I've had a stuffy nose all this week and it's finally going away. So that's bringing me joy.

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Junior Leeron Nakash observes Pre Calc teacher Gonçalo Sousa perform a magic trick for his class. Gonçalo's second line of work is being a magician so students were interested on how he could combine his two sets of work.

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On a scale of 1 to 10 i'm feeling like a 4

the reason is because i slept very late on friday, saturday, and sunday and I feel very tired and also very groggy and i woke up with a sore throat and I have a lot of work to do and its also a Monday as well. We also have an upcoming essay for AP Lit on shakespeare.

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Headline for this week: Yusuf is very tired this week, learns that sleep is not futile.

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I think that this is good news because during the pandemic the online economy was thriving, but the in-person market wasn't. It's good that in-person workers are bringing back once was, even the road ahead might be challenging.

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The U.S. Economy Is Surpassing Expectations. Immigration Is One Reason.

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Immigrants aided the pandemic recovery and may be crucial to future needs. The challenge is processing newcomers and getting them where the jobs are.

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1. We go on spring break on March 25.

2. I am going to be late for English class.

3. The fifteen-year-old girl is planning her sweet sixteen birthday party.

4. My dad’s car is nine years old so he is buying a new one,

5. The restaurant I want to go to is on Ventura, Blvd.

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Student press freedom means for me that students are allowed to express their mind and have the freedom of speech. Even if its controversial news, it still might be news that people should know about.

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1. Mike Johnson

2. Alexei Navalny

3. Donald Trump

4. Nikki Haley

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three goals for the last 15 weeks of the semester:

1. Consistently meet deadlines for the pearl post

2. Pass all my classes with a B or higher

3. Be kinder and more humble in general to people

Bonus: learn a new skill

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Investigators Seek Answers in Kansas City Super Bowl Celebration Shooting

Presidents day creates a well deserved break for students.

Trump’s NATO Threat Reflects a Wider Shift on America’s Place in the World

5 week grades come as a blast of cold water for some students.

F.B.I. Searches Homes of Fire Dept. Chiefs in Corruption Investigation

Fallen Head over heels: Is valentines day overrated?

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1. Joe Biden

3. Kansas City Chiefs

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1. Presidential immunity. (Wrong)

2. Supreme court. (Right)

3. California. (Right)

4. 13 nominations. (Wrong)

Extra credit: Monsoon. (Wrong)

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The article tells the story of a man named Armstrong who, after winning an appeal in 2016, went from death row at San Quentin to working as a mental health assistant in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. The facility houses many inmates with severe mental illnesses, and Armstrong, along with another inmate, Berumen, transformed the mental health program within the jail. They introduced a peer counseling program, bringing inmates from the general population into the psychiatric units to assist county staff with treatment services. Over the years, Armstrong and Berumen developed a successful program, wrote a book, and even spoke at universities and conferences about their work. Their program, which focuses on stabilizing the symptoms of mental illness, has received recognition and support from the Department of Health Services, the Sheriff's Department, the Board of Supervisors, and even the U.S. Department of Justice. The program has helped humanize inmates, reduce stress for deputies, and create a more humane environment in the jail. The Board of Supervisors voted to expand the program, and there are discussions about compensating mental health assistants for their work. The article also delves into Armstrong's personal journey, from being convicted of murdering three brothers in 2001 to winning an appeal in 2016. He reflects on his time in prison, the challenges he faced, and his commitment to the mental health program. The story highlights the complex issues surrounding the treatment of mental illness in the criminal justice system and raises questions about redemption and societal judgment. Armstrong, along with other mental health assistants, faces ongoing legal challenges, and the article concludes with a discussion about the program's potential impact and the need to ensure its continued success.

This article really got me thinking about the power of second chances. I mean, Armstrong went from death row to making a positive impact in a jail's mental health program. That's pretty remarkable! It's cool how he and Berumen introduced peer counseling, and the fact that their program is getting recognized and expanded is just awesome. It also makes me reflect on how we perceive people who've had run-ins with the law. Armstrong's story shows that people can change for the better, even in challenging situations. It's a complex issue, but this article highlights the potential for positive transformations and the importance of giving people the chance to redeem themselves.

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1. As a 4-year-old

2. January 17 2024

3. As Black History Month (BHM) approaches,

4. Nothing

5. In 1999, 8 million

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What I liked about the Van Nuys Mirror is that it had more fun articles that teens could relate to. It had a really good article on a review of Drake's It's all a blur tour and a really good review on Drake's newest album For all the Dogs. It also had a lot of other articles that feels more in tie with teens than some of our articles. Also it had opinion pieces that I could more relate to.

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Media Analysis #2

The Los Angeles Times article discusses the trend of owning exotic pets like monkeys, lions, and tigers in Culiacan, Mexico, despite some being illegal. Influenced by displays of wealth and social media, residents acquire these animals as status symbols. The story follows veterinarian Roy Quintero, who navigates the challenges of caring for these creatures. It also visits a ranch where exotic animals are legally owned, highlighting lax regulations. The practice is seen as a show of power among the wealthy. The article concludes with a visit to an animal sanctuary dealing with the environmental impact of imported descendants of Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" from Colombia.

I can't believe people in Culiacan are keeping monkeys, lions, and tigers as pets, even though some of them are endangered or illegal. It's kinda crazy to think about the influence of drug lords and displays of wealth making exotic animals trendy. The vet, Roy Quintero, seems like a hero trying to take care of these creatures, but it sounds like a tough and risky job. I also didn't know about the lax regulations and inbreeding issues among big cats. The whole idea of owning exotic pets as a status symbol is a bit much for me, and it's sad to hear about the environmental challenges caused by importing animals.

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The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly using its content without permission to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit could impact how courts define the value of news content in AI training. The Times claims that OpenAI and Microsoft engaged in widespread copying, posing a threat to its services. The legal battle reflects the ongoing struggle between news companies and big tech over content use. It also highlights the challenge of balancing the exploration of AI technology with the need for safeguards against misuse. The lawsuit's outcome may have broader implications for the AI and media intersection. The lawsuit by The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft might affect student publications. If the court sets a precedent on how news content is valued in training AI, student publications may need to be cautious about their content being used without permission. This could impact the rights and protection of student publications concerning AI technology, requiring them to be careful to prevent unauthorized use of their materials.

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1. Donald Trump

2. New York

3. Borders

4. Oppenheimer

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We could do possible stories such as:

The fall and rise of the Oscars, how the pandemic almost killed the Oscars.

-about the inability to make movies in the pandemic causing the oscars to be less exciting than it used to be

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The rain is readily rapping on the right. The rain sounds like a drum set being played by a very lousy musician.

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Yusuf crams for his upcoming permit test

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1. Ever since I was young I have always found them to be cute but it's hard to find a specific reason. I just found them really cute. I guess the internet has had an impact on it because they are everywhere on the internet.

2. When I was really young there was a lot of stray cats near my house and I liked to play with them a lot.

3. When I was around five-ish that there was a stray cat in the backyard that my brother caught and we started feeding it and it got used to being a domesticated indoor cat.

4. I just think that there kind of cute, their not people don't understand that their not hostile and just silly.

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1. What is the story?

2. In what situations have you heard it?

3. How has it shaped you and your understanding of the world?

4. Whose perspective is the story told from?

5. Which perspectives might be missing from the story?

6. How has social media affected your views on the israel-hamas war?

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1. How asian is your costco?

2. Lions, tigers, and a monkey with a bullet proof vest.

1. how, i think the story will be about asian costcos

2. i think this story will be about different animals in a zoo in Mexico.

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choose easy to read fonts

readability always comes first

serif fonts have feet

sans serif fonts do not

choose appropriate font size to designate importance

always be true to the story don't try to oversell or distort the story in the headline

keep it short and be straightforward

write in present tense

always capitalize the first word of your headline only

don't

don't use overdone cliches

ex: driving off, set, spike

don't use passive voice

ex: seems or appears

avoid using opinionated words

ex: stressful, interesting, unique

don't leave white space. always fill the specified space as best as possible

avoid breaking up words with hyphens

don't capitalize every word in the headline.

types of headlines:

news: this headline must be straight to the point and should include the 5 Ws and H.

must not include opinion.

Commentary: this headline should also get the point and have the 5 Ws and H but it must also imply an opinion.

Feature:

this headline should use verbal or visual tools to attract the reader. this could range from font type to headline placement.

this type might also need s sub headline to use the 5 Ws and H.

Step 1: brainstorm keywords

keywords are the main topic or idea of the article. when the article is finsihsed, brainstorm words that remind you of the main idea of your article.

example:

article: spring fashion story

keywords: glamour, colors, flowers, pastels

style: trend, trendy

Step 2: Rhyming words

after you have finished brainstorming compile a list of phrases and words that rhyme with your keyword

example: for the word spring:

cling to me

bring it one

noi strings attached

step 3: replace the wrods

now you can replace the rhyming word with the keword

example:

cline to me : spring to me

bring to me: spring it on

No strings attcahed: no springs attached

exampes of great headlines:

news: enrollment looking to boucne back

from hosptial ro high school., DPMHS truns 10

DPMHS get lite team finds solace in quarterfinals competition loss

commentary: lack of logic spoils rapper's new spring album

teachers should aim to teach not to kill

its the end of an ear: Farans say "I love you 30000" to MCUS founding members

Features: caps off seniors, graduation is almost here

calderon conducts his way to holllywordd chamber orchestra

the high key, ntoe workhty accomplishments of music teacher Wes hambright

words to avoid in headlines:

A

the

an

and (just use a comma)

aklways readt the story first to make sure your headline is accureate

use keywords(names, last names) for better online search optimization

for longer stories use a secondary headline. this one is acomplete senteecne and uses punctuation.

alliteration is a great tool to use in headliens.

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I think the best team I've been on was my middle school basketball team because we were very coordinated and optimistic together.

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This is good news because the 2023 emmy awards had a lot of diverse winners, including Ali Wong of asian descent, and RuPaul of african descent, which is great showcase of America's now inclusiveness.

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(Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

The HBO drama "Succession," the FX/Hulu comedy "The Bear" and the Netflix limited series "Beef" were the dominant winners at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday, leading their respective networks to the top of the TV pack. HBO led the night with nine wins, followed by FX/Hulu and Netflix with six apiece.

In the drama categories, "Succession," which centers on the brutal battle among several members of a wealthy family for control of a media empire, scored six statuettes - drama series, lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor, writer and director.

" The Bear, " about the eccentric staff of a struggling Chicago eatery, was the main victor on the comedy front with six wins - comedy series, lead actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, writer and director. Quinta Brunson, creator and star of "Abbott Elementary," scored a lead actress prize.

"Beef," about a road rage incident that escalates into a tragicomic life-or-death conflict between its warring protagonists, commanded in the limited series categories, with wins for series, lead actor, lead actress, directing and writing. Jennifer Coolidge took home another Emmy for supporting actress in the popular HBO limited series "The White Lotus," while Paul Walter Hauser was named supporting actor for Apple TV+'s "Black Bird."

It was a belated celebration for the Emmys, which is usually held in September but was postponed to Martin Luther King Jr. Day because of last year's dual actors' and writers' strikes.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the show had a nostalgic vibe, honoring classic TV titles such as "All in The Family," "The Sopranos," "Cheers," "Martin" and "Ally McBeal" through cast reunions and replica sets.

The emphasis on TV history also produced heightened emotions. Among the beloved stars receiving standing ovations from the starry audience were legends Carol Burnett and Marla Gibbs, and Christina Applegate, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was the recipient of a rousing reception as she walked onstage, assisted by Anderson.

Diversity was also center stage, with Ali Wong becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a lead acting award at the Emmys, and Black victors such as Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Niecy Nash-Betts and RuPaul receiving a shout-out from Anderson: "How do you like the chocolate Emmys?" he quipped at one point. "This is like Martin Luther King Day and Juneteenth rolled into one."

Here's the list of 2023 Primetime Emmy Award winners:

Directing for a drama series
Mark Mylod: "Connor's Wedding" ("Succession")

Writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Lee Sung Jin: "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain" ("Beef")

Writing for a drama series
Jesse Armstrong: "Connor's Wedding" ("Succession")

Limited/movie supporting actor
Paul Walter Hauser ("Black Bird")

Directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Lee Sung Jin: "Figures of Light" ("Beef")

Competition series
"RuPaul's Drag Race"

Writing for a variety series
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"

Writing for a comedy series
Christopher Storer: "System" ("The Bear")

Directing for a comedy series
Christopher Storer: "Review" ("The Bear")

Limited/movie supporting actress
Niecy Nash-Betts ("Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story")

Scripted variety series
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"

Comedy supporting actor
Ebon Moss-Bachrach ("The Bear")

Comedy guest actress
Judith Light ("Poker Face")

Comedy guest actor
Sam Richardson ("Ted Lasso")

Variety special (pre-recorded)
"Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love"

Structured reality program
"Queer Eye"

Unstructured reality program
"Welcome to Wrexham"

Writing for a variety special
"John Mulaney: Baby J"

Writing for a nonfiction program
"The U.S. and the Holocaust"

Directing for a variety series
Liz Patrick ("Saturday Night Live")

Directing for a variety special
Hamish Hamilton and Shawn Carter ("The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna")
For a complete list of Emmy nominees, go to Emmys.com

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1/11/23

1. Vice president Kamala Harris (X)

2. It crashed due to complications with the engine. (X)

Extra Credit: Boeing 747. (Right)

3. Hottest temperature due to climate change. (Right)

4. Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer. (Right)

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Rose: I saw my cousins and one of them helped me get back into working out, and another one helped me get really cool clothes at this shopping mall.

Thorn: The flight took 18 hours and on the way there I got pretty sick in Turkey and then the last 14 hours on the non stop flight really sucked.

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1. College (because theres so many)

2. Their body (because they want to look good)

3. What other people think about them (because they dont want to be judged)

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1. What food did you eat?

2. Who did you see?

3. Where did you go?

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I put this gif because I feel like its going to be a very chill day today and I can't wait for thanksgiving break.

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2. Hospital.

3. Soldiers.

4. Israel.

5. Shutdown.

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Reposting about this conflict can do more harm than good.

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1. New York.

2. Lawsuit about civil fraud.

3. Gaza city.

4. Government shutdown.

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Authorities investigating hit-and-run of Arab Muslim student at Stanford as hate crime

I think that this is bad news because maybe the reason why this student was killed was because of hate rather than being a target.

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I am very excited to participate and partake in Travis Scott's Utopia tour on November 5th I sincerely cannot wait for this exciting moment. I have bought a mask specialized just for this event and it cost seven dollars and sixty five cents. As i said I cannot wait to go to this concert and rage out with my fellow ragers it is going to be a truly spectacular experience.

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1. Anthony Blinken

2. Matthew Perry

3. Mike Johnson

4. Benjamin Netanyahu

5. Volodymyr Zelensky

6. Travis Kelce

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-timeliness
-proximity
-prominence (students win something)
-conflict controversy (opinion on 6x4 period) (changes of the school)
-Oddity
-Consequence/Impact
-Human Interest (heartwarming)

Other major media: (teen audience)
-Los Angeles Times
-New York Times
-Washington Post
-Los Angeles Daily News
-NPR
-LAist
-TV stations

Other other high school media
-Van Nuys High School
-Monta Vista
-Redondo
-Sunny Hills
-San Gabriel
-Los Angeles Times
-Whitney
-Best of SNO

Trends
-trends on social media
-popular hashtags
-people talking about things on social media

Content that isn't a story:
-photo of the week

Relevant to teen audience
-How does it affect them
-Why should they care
-Whats going on in teen pop culture
-Audience is the students at the school

Brainstorming:
-3 Cs
-other media
news elements
deep dive into issues

Keep your ears open
-What are students complaining about
-What are staff/teachers complaining about

Acknowlege people:
-anyone win anything
-anyone on campus do something cool or remarkable

Whats new this year:
-New policies
-new rules
-new staff/new people
-follow up on previous stories but explain why

Keep up with the news:
-Ex: drug overdoes at Bernstein High School

what are other teens talking about:
-other school newspaper/websites
-best of SNO
-LA times high school insider
-Pacemaker and best of show
-date/holidays

Borrow ideas from other media:

What are your own interests:
-food
-fashion
-books
-video games

pop culture:
-challenges on social media
-what are people posting about

What are kids talking about:
-whats trending

topics such as politics can be localized:
-gun control
-school shooting
-immigration
-anti gay legislation

Public records acts/freedom of information
-budgets (how is the money from the school spent)
-school board meetings
-court/police documents
-always follow the money

SPLC has public records generator you can use

investigative articles
-advanced placement tests
-school suspensions
-School shooting statistics

Humans of DPMHS

Buzzed inspiration: listicles
-great for entertainment
-quick and easy to write
-easy to read

Would you rather?
-Person on the street intervies

Photo of the week
-Quick and easy
-photo slideshows

Weekly topic on social media
-fun and easy way to engage viewers
-quizzes too
-IG polls get more votes than our website polls

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1. Jim Jordan.
2. Guilty.
3. Haamas.
4. Instagram, Facebook.

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World Music Day
-How has music affected you?
-When did you start getting into music?

Halloween Costumes
-What are you going as for Halloween this year?
-What is your favorite part about Halloween?

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1. Judge Gary.
2. Jim Jordan.
3. Antony Winkin.
4. Joe Biden.

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I picked this gif because I feel sleepy today.

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This is good news because it's important to know just who the new senator of California is. We also don't know her true intentions, and as well as her pick being very controversial it's good to know just who she is.

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As then-Sen. Kamala Harris' presidential bid was collapsing in late 2019 amid factional infighting, her campaign badly needed a trusted person who could close the operation down - pay off bills, terminate contracts and counsel staff members who needed jobs.

Internal backbiting and lackluster support from voters had undone a two-year effort, and Harris, once seen as a top-tier contender, was now bowing out a full two months before the Iowa caucuses, the first contest of the Democratic primary season.

At that moment, one of the lowest in her political career, Harris turned for help to someone she had worked with for nearly a decade - Laphonza Butler.

"Everyone else was gone," said Nathan Barankin, a senior campaign advisor. "She was the person trusted by all sides."

The role was the sort of behind-the-scenes job at which Butler has excelled during her rapid rise in Democratic politics in California. Arriving in the state in 2009, Butler moved up through the ranks of its powerful labor unions, along with later stints in corporate lobbying and national politics. She wielded her clout quietly, forging connections with politicians and mentors whom she impressed, including Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

"She is an individual who doesn't pound her chest," said Wendy Greuel, a former Los Angeles city controller who serves on the board of Emily's List, a Democratic group that helps fund political campaigns by women who support abortion rights - a group that Butler led from 2021 until a few weeks ago.

An unexpected call from the governor's office on Sept. 30 suddenly changed Butler's role. No longer a behind-the-scenes operative, she's now a front-facing principal, serving the final 15 months of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's term, and potentially - she has not yet announced a decision - a candidate to keep the job.

Harris, who rose from the wreckage of her presidential run to become vice president, swore Butler in on the Senate floor earlier this month.

Butler and Harris met during the 2010 election, when Harris, then the San Francisco district attorney, faced six Democrats in a contested primary for state attorney general. Harris had struggled to stand out in the field and was eager to make inroads in Los Angeles, where she was virtually unknown.

Butler, just 31, had spent less than two years in Los Angeles. But she had already established herself as a significant political figure.

The Service Employees International Union had recently installed her as the head of a major local based in Los Angeles, replacing Tyrone Freeman, who had stepped down after a series of articles in The Times documented allegations of stealing from the low-income workers he represented. He would subsequently be convicted on 14 counts of embezzlement, fraud and tax violations.

Butler said in an interview that she had sought out the L.A. job after seven years of working as an organizer and staff member for SEIU based in Baltimore and Washington, because she wanted to help the women of color who dominated the local.

"They reminded me of my mom," who worked as an unarmed security officer, with low pay and no benefits, and in a nursing home on the overnight shift, she said.

"And you know, she was dog-tired when she came home, but she always wanted to make sure that she was home in time enough to walk me and my two brothers to the crossing guard to go to school," Butler said. "And so I saw in these women and this opportunity a chance to offer what my mother never had the opportunity for."

Butler was raised in Magnolia, Miss., where her mother struggled to take care of her father, who had heart problems and died when Butler was 16. She attended Jackson State University, a historically Black public school just over an hour away from her home, graduating in 2001 with a degree in political science. Soon after, she took a job with SEIU, working at a salary of just under $30,000 organizing hospital and healthcare workers.

Over the next several years, she worked her way up through the union's ranks. In 2007, she took a senior position in one of the union's major divisions, the one that represented janitorial workers.

Along the way, she attracted the attention of a powerful mentor, Andy Stern, the president of the 1.9-million-member union.

Stern was initially skeptical when the young organizer, just a few years out of college, asked him to meet.

"Part of me was like, why does she want to have dinner with me?" he recalled. "Is it a hustle?"

She quickly won him over during near-monthly dinners in Washington that also included Anna Berger, Stern's second-in-command at SEIU, and Neneki Lee - another young staffer who eventually became Butler's wife. The couple have a daughter, Nylah, now 9.

Butler, Stern said in an interview, asked incisive questions about how union leaders decided on political endorsements, what qualities Stern looked for in an organizer and whether people who want to advance their careers should seek a high-ranking job at headquarters or branch out to run a union local.

"Laphonza has a very straightforward, no-nonsense approach to things. It's not hard to figure out what she's thinking," he said. "That was very helpful to me - most people were trying to cultivate favors and say what they thought I wanted to hear."

"She decided that my engagement with her - my mentorship - was really helpful for her to learn," Stern recalled. "And it couldn't hurt to know the president of the union."

Butler decided she wanted to run a local, and in 2008, she asked Stern whether he would send her to Los Angeles.

Stern said no. After the scandal surrounding Freeman, Stern said the union "needed someone to clean house and get to the bottom of things," and deal "with all the residue of a disaster" - a job that would see its fair share of acrimony and recriminations.

But when the time came to restore the union, he called Butler in.

"There was a lot to overcome. There was a big hangover of negativity because of Tyrone's behavior," he said. "She took it over, rebuilt it, and rebuilt our standing with the community."

Butler forged bonds across L.A.'s civic structure, developing close ties with Greuel, then the city controller; Holly Mitchell, then a state legislator and now an L.A. County supervisor; and Mark Ridley-Thomas, the veteran lawmaker who was then a county supervisor.

The bond with Ridley-Thomas has endured. This year, after a jury convicted him of bribery, conspiracy and fraud in a federal public corruption case, Butler was among more than 130 people who wrote letters to the judge before his sentencing. Ridley-Thomas' help in rebuilding the union "meant the world to the members," she wrote.

Butler met Harris at a labor event.

The two women clicked.

They shared the challenges of being Black and female in a political world dominated by white men. Both had also gone to historically Black colleges - Harris to Howard University and Butler to Jackson State. Butler's father had urged her to become a lawyer when she was younger, and she saw union work as another path to social justice. Harris often spoke of her legal work in similar terms.

Harris asked her top consultant, Ace Smith, to reach out to Butler for help in her primary campaign for state attorney general.

"I thought it would be one of these things where I need to do a lot of persuasion," Smith recalled. "Instead, she was all in, ready to go, literally ready to turn tables over for us - the support you always hope to get in a campaign that you rarely get."

The alliance helped Harris overcome the advantage of labor ties held by Democratic state legislators who were among her chief opponents. It cemented a level of trust.

"It's easy to jump on the bandwagon," said Sean Clegg, Smith's partner. "You always remember the people and value the relationships with people who were there when it was a twinkle in the eye."

Butler remained in Harris' inner circle of advisors and provided political backing of another sort in 2011, when Harris, then California's attorney general, walked away from a national settlement with banks that had foreclosed on millions of Americans during the mortgage crisis. Harris had been under pressure from the Obama administration to accept the settlement.

"There weren't a whole lot of people that said 'Yeah, Kamala, you go,'" recalled Barankin, who was then Harris' chief of staff. "Most people were like, 'Do you know what you're doing?'"

"Laphonza was one of a small group of important people out there who supported Kamala 100% on that," he said.

Harris ended up securing a much bigger payment for Californians - $20 billion - which became a central talking point in her presidential campaign.

Butler continued her rise in the labor movement. In 2015, the SEIU consolidated several union locals into a new, statewide unit representing more than 325,000 long-term care workers. Butler was appointed president of the new local, making her one of the state's most influential labor leaders.

She was a frequent presence in Sacramento, where she played a major role in increasing the state's minimum wage.

Her salary climbed, too: In 2018, her final year with the SEIU, she earned $243,249, just $13,000 less than Mary Kay Henry, who had succeeded Stern as the union's president, according to union filings with the Labor Department.

By the time Harris launched her presidential campaign in early 2019, Butler had joined Smith's political firm, now known as Bearstar Strategies, and became a senior advisor to Harris.

On the campaign, Butler spent the bulk of her time courting and tending to college groups, volunteers and high-level endorsers in early primary states, said Jalisa Washington-Price, South Carolina state director and deputy national political director for Harris' campaign.

In her role, Butler often served as a surrogate speaker at events, and when Harris traveled she was usually by her side on the plane.

The hybrid position fused Butler's ability to relate to people as "a girl from Mississippi" with her experience in brokering internal debates over where to divert limited money, staff and other resources, Washington-Price said.

As the campaign faltered, Harris' sister, Maya Harris, and campaign manager Juan Rodriguez began to quarrel over strategy and control. Butler managed to stay out of the fray, though "everybody came out of that with a bunch of scars," according to one former Harris advisor.

The job with Smith's firm has proved controversial for another reason. While there, Butler advised the ride-hailing company Uber on its dealings with organized labor during a contentious time in which lawmakers were deciding whether drivers and other gig workers should be treated as employees with minimum wage and overtime protections.

The stakes were large. For Uber alone, making drivers employees could cost as much as $500 million per year, according to a study by equity research analysts at Barclays.

Uber, Lyft and others desperately attempted to cut a deal with labor unions as Assembly Bill 5 moved through the California Legislature. Officials from the SEIU and the Teamsters met with ride-sharing company executives behind closed doors to try to hash out a pact that would provide some labor protections for drivers but avoid making them employees.

Those negotiations angered advocates for the drivers, some of whom remain incensed at Butler for her part in them.

"There were no drivers in the room as our rights were being negotiated away, and drivers were very mad," said Nicole Moore, president of Rideshare Drivers United and herself a driver. "It was very disturbing. These are the people who are supposed to defend worker rights."

"Laphonza has her own path that started solidly in labor and then switched sides to one of the worst labor violators in the world," Moore said. "You can't do that. I mean, what are your principles then?"

A year later, Butler took a job with Airbnb, a company that has been seen as a threat by hotel union workers. When she left the company the following year to take the job heading Emily's List, she cashed out stock worth at least $1 million, according to government filings.

"When I decided to join Airbnb, I knew there would be judgment from the labor movement about me going into a corporate environment," Butler wrote in a passage for a 2022 book called "Take a Lesson: Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned Along the Way."

The move was a conscious choice to avoid losing out on opportunities and to "pursue this role from a place of curiosity," she wrote.

"I think about my journey as one of empowering others, and I saw Airbnb as just another expression of that," she wrote, citing the high number of women renting out their homes and the need to rebuild wealth for Black and brown families who lost homes during the Great Recession.

Some in the union movement say Butler has nothing to apologize for.

"We should all focus on her years in the trenches with workers," said Tia Orr, the current state SEIU director, who worked closely with Butler. "And the life-changing victories she championed to lift up the most marginalized workers in the country - not a short stint on her resume."

Butler's move in 2021 to head Emily's List, one of the most influential groups in Democratic politics, returned her to the electoral arena. It also allowed her to spend more time in Washington and more closely align her day job with her informal role in Harris' cadre of outside advisors.

The advisory group spoke regularly with Harris and her staff about strategy and messaging, who should be invited to events and where the vice president should travel. Butler became a regular guest at Harris' Sunday dinners.

She was also part of a group of close supporters who would get regular emails on Harris' public appearances and news releases so they could amplify Harris' message and improve her reputation, said Jamal Simmons, Harris' former communications director.

"The [vice president] often wanted us to check in with her," Simmons said. "She was one of the people that I talked to fairly regularly."

The two women's political priorities were brought more directly into alignment after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion last year. Harris had been scheduled to speak at an Emily's List fundraising gala the day the decision was leaked. She delivered a fiery rebuke of the court, launching herself into the role of the Biden administration's main player in the effort to campaign on the issue in 2022 and 2024.

In June, Emily's List told Politico it would spend tens of millions of dollars promoting Harris, whose approval ratings among Republicans and Democrats have sagged below President Biden's.

But Butler will no longer be leading that effort to boost her ally. Instead, the political future she'll be tending will now be her own.
Hamilton and Mehta reported from Los Angeles and Luna from Sacramento. Times staff writers Courtney Subramanian in Washington and Nathan Fenno, Melody Gutierrez and Benjamin Oreskes in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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Laphonza Butler knows how to amass quiet power. Will she win in the public arena?

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California's new senator has cultivated relations with powerful mentors, including Vice President Harris. Can she also win over voters if she runs for a full Senate term?

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Friday the 13th Questions:

Do you believe in Friday the 13th?

How do you think Friday the 13th is relevant?

Do you like Friday the 13th?

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1. Haamas
2. Israel.
3. Gaza Strip
4. congress
5. mayor
6. hispanic heritage week
7. idk

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I'm looking forward to the weekend. I'm also looking forward to go thrifting this week.

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I picked this article:

I think that this is good news because a lot of people want closure on his murder and everyone who was involved in it. Tuapc was a very idolized guy and his murder still hurts people today.

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How a Chain-Snatching and a Vegas Beatdown Led to Tupac’s Murder

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Grand jury witness testimony describes how hyperlocal clashes between warring gang factions spilled into a fatal dispute that would alter the course of hip-hop history.

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Los Angeles Times Photographer takes a photo of Kawaii Leonard during a basketball game.

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I like this photo because it shows a good shot of Kawaii Leonard and he used to be one of the best in the league. When he was on the Raptors he won a game winning buzzer beater winning the finals. I also like this photo because it is a wide shot.

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1. Bad earthquake. Government shutdown.
2. Hollywood.
3. The writer's union.
4. He slept on the job. He joined the United Auto Worker's strike on the picket line.
5. TikTok/Blizzard. Amazon.

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Celebrating my birthday, going to Big Bear, and kayaking and paddle boarding, and playing secret Hitler, and watching the One Piece live action, and playing charades, and eating french toast, and playing with my water pellet guns with my friends, and staying up until 3 am, and playing clash royale, and eating barbecue.

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He missed a Beyoncé concert after an airline couldn’t accommodate his wheelchair. Her fans went to work.

I like this headline because it grabs your attention with the fact about the wheelchair. But what most caught my attention was the addition of Beyonce.

He did his homework even though it was hard to complete a lot of his homework this week. He went to work anyway.

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I think that this article is good news because it is important. The chairman of Fox stepping down is a big deal and the fact that his son is replacing him is also a big deal. So I think that this news is good and also important.

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Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox

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Murdoch will be emeritus chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp, while his son Lachlan will become the sole chairman in charge of the companies.

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1. Newly hired Superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, who began working in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Aug. 14, is visiting Daniel Pearl Magnet High School (DPMHS) tomorrow. (lead of a story)

2. After March 25, Mrs. Berghoudian will be transferring to Taft high school.

3. “I began taking karate lessons when I was 10 years old. "I didn’t enjoy it at first but then after five months I began liking it. I began practicing a lot, and eventually I got better,” Mary Smith said.

4. Juanito’s is located on Balboa Boulevard.

5. Evelyn is a middle-aged Chinese-American woman       running a laundromat with her goofy husband and her 5-year-old daughter.

6. “I’ve seen a lot of teachers hear those words and kind of like, turn away. I just feel like there’s so much more that teachers could do.” junior Mary Smith said.

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1. The first freedom means that the government can't make a law forbidding certain religions, or a law forbidding practice of certain religions.
2. The second freedom means that someone has the right to speak their mind, or publish something that they see fit to.
3. The third freedom means that people make the right to protest or march for a cause.
4. The last freedom is people have the right to say what is wrong about the government.

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I put his gif of this guy putting his thumb up because I feel the school week this week was pretty good. Also my birthday is coming up and I am excited for that.

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Trained assassin goes missing, presumed dead. Kaleb Cross was a trained and lethal killer but he mysteriously disappeared one day. His last known appearance was when he brutally murdered Marcos Andrade his target, and his wife, Alanza. He left no survivors except for their child, Loba. However she claims that she didn't see Kaleb Cross killing his dad, and instead she saw a killer robot massacring everyone. However this is probably just a shock from seeing her parents die, but we can't confirm on that.
(2 years later)
Just in, the man suspected in killing Loba's parents has been found, and it's not what you expect. A killer symbiote named Revenant has finally been linked to the murders. However new evidence suggests that this Revenant character has gotten an upgrade. No one knows who or how it happened but now Revenant is stronger than ever before. However, the fact that he is competing in the Apex games only makes it more worrying for the other competitors. Who will stop this menace, and can he even be stopped?

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1. Kevin McCarthy.
2. President Joe Biden.
3. Apple.
4. Libyan City.
5. 6 months and older, cdc.gov.

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I think I've done a good deal these past 4 1/2 weeks. The biggest thing I did was probably making the hurricane story alongside Francesca. I also submitted for photo of the week, but it wasn't good and I'm sure this time I'll get it. I feel good about the work I've done, I think it's a lot for a month's work. The goals I have in this class now are to never give up, and to meet deadlines as well.

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1. I agree. Well, if you don't know an event of history, and especially if many people don't know an event of history they are doomed to repeat it. Also they wanted to remember the heroes that served and saved many people or died trying. Some incidents that photographers should put their cameras down are probably suicides, because that strikes a nerve in a lot of people.

2. He means that he photographed the heroes and people who risked their lives trying to save others, but they also photographed the attack and the panic and fear and suicides of others as well.

3. Photographers are important because they document history as it's happening. They are there so you can remember an important event, or remember people of an important event so you don't forget.

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I know that on September 11th 2001 Osama Bin Laden led a terrorist attack on the two towers that caused one to collapse and many to die. Two planes were hijacked that caused this calamity. There were no survivors on the planes that were crashed.

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(Attribute the quote) ...right away." She says.

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1. I would not publish this story in the yearbook because the yearbook is supposed to look back at fond memories from over the years. This is more of a newspaper esque type situation and is more newspapery.

2. Yeah I guess I would remove the article. I don't think there's anything else you can really do.

3. No I would not remove the article because it was the student's choice to state that opinion but he chose to later revert it. That's on him, the story will stay up.

4. Yes, I would write about it as a summary of the story. Definitely not an opinion article, it's just because the students have a right to know what is going on. I would put the image but blur their faces and the shirts if necessary.

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Headline: Yusuf was tired, but he has hope he will get a job.
My four day weekend last week was pretty chill I didn't do much but stay in my house. On Monday I also went to Six Flags and that was pretty cool. But the main thing I was trying to do this week is try to get a job. I got two interviews that are coming up, and one other person wanted my application for something else. So I have a lot of choices.

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This is a link to an article about A.I music and how students feel about it. I think we should take the same approach and write a story about ai music, because it keeps on getting more and more better. Soon we are not going to be able to distinguish ai from actual artists.

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Homecoming might happen and that would be good and also back to school night is happening so it would be a good story to cover the parents that are coming to the school. You could take photos, do a social media post, or make a whole story.

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I think how the Van Nuys High school does stories on tv shows and other related media that teens/adults can relate to and will probably click on. They also do stories about their school but also stuff that people like, like starbucks and theories on disney, and opinions on the Last of Us tv show. Stuff that’s just more interesting in my opinion. It just feels like more of a actual news website than a school news website, like ours.

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I feel like this gif because I am very tired today.

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What are the responsibilities of a student journalist?

Be prepared

Try your best

Be unbiased in their news reporting

Be objective and uphold their integrity

Be open to new ideas

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I would verify this video by looking it up on other news sources, such as L.A. Times. I would also verify it by looking at the comment section and seeing what it says. Lastly, I would verify it by asking family members or friends.

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The qualities of a good leader are:

1. Relying on Logic instead of relying on your emotions.
2. Being Motivational
3. Being Flexible/Open to Change

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/17/maui-fires-pollution-water-soil/

This is bad news because it shows us the dangers and cautions of the Hawaii wildfire so far. It is also important because not only are these fires bad for the residents, its bad for the economy. Because tourism was Hawaii's number one source of income, now that its capital has become nothing but a graveyard no one is allowed near it. Tourism has plummeted significantly and may affect Hawaii's economy forever. What was once a thriving living space for residents is now a charred broken landscape unfit for any living conditions.

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Mark Ross works on burned fence on his property that was destroyed by last week's fire in Kula, Hawaii, on Aug. 16. The chimney is all that is visible from a house that he used to live in and was being rented out to another family. The death toll continues to rise for the fires on Maui. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

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LAHAINA, Hawaii - This seaside town is a scene of charred devastation. Block after block of blackened wreckage and ash. Many of the homes and apartments, restaurants and bars, surf shops and art galleries that populated this historic Hawaiian community have burned down to their foundations.
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Hulks of blackened cars are visible throughout the town. Gas stations and propane tanks exploded and boats caught fire in the harbor over the course of hours as the town burned, according to residents who escaped the flames. The raging inferno sent toxic fumes and material spewing throughout the town and into the sea, and whenever the next big storm hits, it will flush even more contamination into local waters.

In and around Lahaina, there is still a strong smell of smoldering debris and chemicals in the air. Some of it comes from the abandoned vans and cars, their wheels melted in puddles in the streets, as well as piles of twisted corrugated metal, scores of burned-out washing machines and melted weightlifting sets.
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Even as the fire retreats, danger remains for Maui residents as they return to the charred wreckage of their neighborhoods. The fire killed more than 100 people as it raged last week. Helping families recover and continuing to identify victims is the immediate priority. But the toxic soot left after an urban conflagration is its own disaster upon a disaster, one that can linger long after the flames themselves have died.

"We are going from one natural disaster to the next," Newsha Ajami, a water expert at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, said of the post-fire contamination.

When fire consumes a community, it burns indiscriminately through products people need for everyday life - automobiles, home insulation, paint cans, plastics and pressure-treated wood. Those building materials contain lead, arsenic, asbestos and other dangerous chemicals that can go up in smoke and into lungs.

"These areas should be approached very carefully, very cautiously," state toxicologist Diana Felton told residents on Hawaii Public Radio.

Debbie Van Alstyne, an employee at the Plantation House Restaurant in Kapalua, said local air quality officials told her and other residents this week that they cannot expect to be back soon in their homes, even if they didn't burn, because the air is still dangerously contaminated.

"You can't have children playing out there. The air quality coming from Front Street with the winds is deeply toxic with asbestos," she said. "He says that it's absolutely not safe for anybody to stay near there. For a while."

Jack Fisher, a musician and real estate broker up the mountain in Kula, watched the "gargantuan" flames Aug. 8from a distance in his car, running the air conditioner to filter out smoke. He tapped a stash of leftover N95 masks from the days of covid-19 to venture outside the next day.

"You could taste it. You could feel it," he said of the smoke. The fire spared his home but left a sooty mess near an open window. "We lucked out. I thought this place was going up in flames."

After fires, toxic ash and dust that has settled on the ground can be stirred back up into the air months later. And when rain finally falls on the drought-stricken island, it may wash the hazards downstream if not cleaned from the soil in time. Any contamination that goes down the storm drain can end up in the ocean full of surfers and sea turtles.

"If it's not cleaned up properly, it can be released to the environment in different ways," Ajami said. "Next rainfall, next storm potentially can wash it off to the ocean or actually impact the groundwater, depending on the location. So it's a big challenge."

Andrew Whelton, an engineering professor at Purdue, said dirt needs to be tested and possibly six inches of soil needs to be removed from contaminated sites. And storm drain interceptors should be deployed to reduce toxic runoff, he said.

"People are going back to their properties that may have destroyed structures and encountering hazards that could make them acutely sick if they're not protected," Whelton said.

Lahaina resident Holly Raubenheimer returned to her destroyed neighborhood Saturday to see what little remained of her home. (Video: Reshma Kirpalani/The Washington Post)

Already there is evidence of fouled marine waters. During the first days after the fire, people delivering food and other supplies by jet ski said Lahaina Harbor was nearly entirely covered by a fuel slick left by burned boats. With the harbor now cordoned off, it is difficult to discern how much of the slick remains, but the burned-out and sunken boats will take months to clear.

Wildfires can also contaminate people's drinking water, as overheated plastic pipes leach chemicals into a community's water delivery system. When such systems lose water pressure - as occurred in Lahaina when the power was knocked out - it can draw even more pollutants into the drinking water.

Since Aug. 11, Maui County has been warning residents in certain fire-scarred areas - mainly Lahaina and Upper Kula - about possible water contamination, urging them to avoid the tap for drinking, brushing teeth, making ice and preparing food. Right now, it is unclear what contaminants may be in the drinking water. Officials tested water systems in Lahaina and Upper Kula on Monday, shipping samples to Oahu for analysis.

State health officials are also warning those returning to the fire's footprint to cover themselves head to toe - with N95 masks, goggles, gloves, socks, pants, long-sleeve shirts and closed-toed shoes - to avoid contact with potentially toxic ash. As they clean up their properties, residents are being told to avoid vacuums or leaf blowers that will push ash back into the air.

"It just smells like absolute poison. It's not just like a campfire smell. It's just in the air. And it feels dirty to breathe," said one Kula resident cleaning up her neighborhood. She spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect the privacy of her family after the fires.

"When you're up there working in the community and volunteering with your neighbors, there's just soot in your hair. You're filthy," she added.

Children in particular need to keep away from rubble, officials warn, in part to avoid lead exposure. Even low levels of lead in blood can impede a child's performance in school and lead to irreversible brain damage.

With many burned neighborhoods still behind police lines, a top pollution priority is getting safe drinking water to people. For now, many residents have resorted to drinking bottled water that is available in pallets at the aid stations in Lahaina and elsewhere along the coast within the security cordon. Earlier this week, residents said small airplanes traversed the coast warning people not to drink the water.

Whelton said officials need to go further with their do-not-drink advisory and tell residents to stop bathing with the water, too. He has seen just how contaminated water systems can get after the Marshall Fire in Colorado and the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. He was making his way to Hawaii to assess the damage himself Thursday.

"I have contacted different agencies and urged them that that alert isn't protective enough," he said. "They do not know what's in the water."

While the situation is bleak now, recovery is possible for wildfire-ravaged towns, Whelton said. "It is possible to have a safe community again and to regain some sense of normalcy."

Wildfires in Hawaii
Grandoni reported from Washington.
What's happening: The official death toll from Maui's wildfires has risen to 106, with the number expected to increase.

How did the fires start? Officials have not announced a cause, though power lines likely caused the first reported fire. The spread of flammable nonnative grasses combined with hurricane-stoked winds could have been factors alongside the indirect influence of climate change.

What areas have been impacted? Fires burned across multiple Hawaiian islands - these maps show where. The town of Lahaina on the island of Maui suffered widespread damage, and historical landmarks across the island were damaged. These photos show the extent of the blaze.

Can I help? Thousands of residents and visitors were forced to evacuate. Many organizations are accepting donations to assist those affected by the wildfires.

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The toxic aftermath of the Maui fires could last for years

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Lahaina is plagued by toxic debris and undrinkable water in the wake of the wildfires. A big storm could worsen and spread the contamination.