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Navy planes to bomb North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and called on Congress to authorize the use of force.

The role of pharmacists — and whether they’re considered “healthcare professionals” who can authorize administration of the vaccine — also remains murky.

County Sheriff’s Department is blocking access to some shootings by deputies, despite state laws that authorize them to conduct meaningful investigations.

The council’s action, on a 14-1 vote, doesn’t authorize the massive renovation, but it shows that the council is firmly behind the effort to overhaul the downtown structure.

While he did not order the immediate withdrawal of the roughly 300 troops who remain in Los Angeles, he barred them from engaging in policing duties unless Congress explicitly authorizes it.