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In this March 15, 2018 photo, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy keeps watch on a group of people apprehended at an illegal marijuana dispensary in Compton, Calif. The number of outlaw dispensaries in the county greatly outnumbers the about 150 licensed storefront retailers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Illegal pot shops disrupt California’s budding legal market

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressJuly 5, 2018

Members of a group of clergy hold hands and sing in the middle of the street during a civil disobedience protest in front of Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Immigrant-rights advocates asked a federal judge to order the release of parents separated from their children at the border, as demonstrators decrying the Trump administration's immigration crackdown were arrested Tuesday at a rally ahead of a Los Angeles appearance by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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States, immigrant supporters demand family reunifications

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Will Weissert Associated Press, and Gene Johnson Associated PressJune 26, 2018

President Donald Trump gestures during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Ex-Playboy model settles suit over alleged Trump affair

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressApril 18, 2018

People wait to be escorted into a YouTube office building in San Bruno, Calif., on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. A woman suspected of shooting three people at YouTube headquarters before killing herself was furious with the company because it had stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform, her father said Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

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Father of YouTube shooter says he warned about daughter

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Ryan Nakashima Associated PressApril 4, 2018

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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Porn actress sues to speak out on alleged Trump affair

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Catherine Lucey Associated PressMarch 8, 2018

Frances McDormand, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Man arrested, accused of stealing McDormand’s Oscar trophy

by Michael Balsamo Associated PressMarch 5, 2018

David Turpin, left, and his wife, Louise Turpin appear in court in Riverside, Calif., Wednesday.

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Captive kids providing info to authorities

by Amy Taxin Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressJanuary 24, 2018

A damaged Amtrak train car is lowered from an overpass at the scene of Monday's deadly train crash onto Interstate 5 Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. Federal investigators say they don't yet know why the Amtrak train was traveling 50 mph over the speed limit when it derailed Monday south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Train brake automatically activated in fatal wreck

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Haven Daley Associated PressDecember 19, 2017

An investigator works in the room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino where a gunman opened fire from on a music festival Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. The gunman killed dozens and injuring hundreds at the festival. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Vegas killer’s girlfriend says he left her in the dark

by Ken Ritter Associated Press, Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Brian Melley Associated PressOctober 4, 2017

A single rose is left at the door of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino in Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, with dozens of people killed and hundreds injured, some by gunfire, some during the chaotic escape. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to US for questioning

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Ken Ritter Associated PressOctober 4, 2017