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Prosecutors argued that this left his poorly trained, panic-stricken crew effectively useless amid the fire, which possibly originated in a trash can sometime after 2:35 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times
Boylan’s attorneys with the federal public defender’s office called it “an unstoppable inferno” and said there was little he could have done after waking amid the flames.
From Los Angeles Times
Facing a pending lawsuit from the California Attorney General’s office over dire conditions in the jail system, officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said they are taking steps to improve the intake process and screen for health issues amid a recent spate of deaths.
From Los Angeles Times
Oil is traded in dollars, so crude prices rise amid overall inflation.
Shares have now fallen 38% this year amid a broader software selloff as investors worry that artificial intelligence will make the software capabilities obsolete.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
