1 big thing

LA puts the spotlight on Latinos and racism

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Chaos irrupted at LA’s City Council meeting on Tuesday, after audio leaked of councilmember Nury Martinez making racist remarks in a conversation last year with other council members and a labor leader. In the recording, first reported by the LA Times, among the things Martinez said, which also included disparaging comments about Jewish and Armenian people, was an offensive racial reference when speaking about a white councilman's black child.

  • Plus, cholera outbreak, widespread hunger, and gang warfare, Haiti is a country in crisis.
  • And, NASA’s asteroid success.

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    • In Haiti, factories close, school feedings are on hold and hunger is about to get worse
    • Embattled L.A. City Council member takes leave of absence after leaked audio of racist language
    • NASA's DART mission successfully deflected an asteroid
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