Cerise Castle

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On Monday, Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, was stopped by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies for an alleged vehicle code violation while riding his bike.

LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas says more police transparency needed after 2 fatal shootings

On Monday, Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, was stopped by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies for an alleged vehicle code violation while riding his bike.

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Wildfires are raging across California, leaving hundreds of thousands of charred acres in their wake.

Wildfires are pinching California’s legal cannabis market

Wildfires are raging across California, leaving hundreds of thousands of charred acres in their wake.

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Games across major league sports were cancelled this week in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Major Leagues sports cancel games in protest of police brutality

Games across major league sports were cancelled this week in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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