Grace Toohey
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Reporter @latimes: [email protected] Previously @orlandosentinel 🍊 @theadvocatebr ⚜️ Proud Terp 🐢 Lover of handwritten letters 💌 she/her
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Joined September 2011
Two more plaintiffs in LA County's $4 billion sex abuse settlement say they were told to invent their claims in exchange for cash. “The worse it was the better,” one recalled being told. https://t.co/Vk1GxW91l6
latimes.com
A law firm involved in L.A. County's $4-billion sex abuse settlement asked for a claim to be dismissed after a Times investigation uncovered two allegations of fraud. Now, two more plaintiffs have...
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UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Palisades burn scar area in effect until noon today. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning in that area is also in effect until 9:30AM, with 60 mph wind gusts expected. PLEASE stay vigilant as debris flows and
A narrow line of very heavy rain is just crossing into coastal Los Angeles County, moving from west to east. This line is will likely reach the Franklin and Palisades burn area by 9am. Avoid this area.
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My latest on Santa Barbara's offshore oil battle: The company trying to resurrect 3 rigs wants to pivot from contentious pipelines, but it keeps hitting more legal + regulatory hurdles in CA. Experts say the situation casts doubt on the project’s future: https://t.co/3xXw5YOvVK
latimes.com
A Texas company wants to drill for oil off Santa Barbara County's coast. Experts say its path to oil sales is looking more and more challenging.
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Could LAFD have done more to prevent rekindling of Palisades fire? w @AleneTchek
latimes.com
The revelations — unveiled in a criminal complaint and attached affidavit Wednesday charging the alleged arsonist, Jonathan Rinderknecht — raise questions about what the Los Angeles Fire Department...
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Most of urban SoCal falls outside the NWS excessive rainfall outlook (the green area), but the Inland Empire + the mountains/deserts could see some heavy rain today as Priscilla moves north More here:
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There will be a chance for rainfall and thunderstorms across Southern California Thursday, Friday and Saturday as remnants from a hurricane in the eastern Pacific move north. The most significant...
8AM MST: Here are the latest key messages for #Priscilla. Remnant moisture from Priscilla will lead to a significant risk of flash flooding across the southwest United States through the weekend. For the latest updates visit https://t.co/Oy8uoeSibM
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'I thought we got nuked or something.' Massive explosion, fire at Chevron refinery rocks El Segundo. Story by @_ClaraHarter, @grace_2e, @ConnorASheets and myself. https://t.co/rteFblzm7p
latimes.com
An explosion on Thursday night ignited massive flames at the El Segundo refinery. The fire could be seen for miles.
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An explosion and fire at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo produced massive flames visible for miles across the South Bay.Residents reported feeling a major blast, with orange flames and smoke plumes filling the sky. By @_ClaraHarter & @grace_2e
https://t.co/XULgZwaPGW
latimes.com
An explosion on Thursday night ignited massive flames at the El Segundo refinery. The fire could be seen for miles.
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Read this story from @Rjaellis, you won't regret it. WILD findings about the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, and it's not what you think https://t.co/XxH5kfdlJo
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Seven people told The Times they were paid to sue L.A. County over sex abuse, raising questions about whether some claims that led to a record $4-billion settlement may have been colored by the...
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New research shows the glaciers of the Sierra Nevada have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago. The remnants of these glaciers are projected to disappear in the coming decades as temperatures continue to rise.
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The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers probably have never before melted in human history.
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It's the biggest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history. Seven people told The Times they were paid to sue. Some of them say they were told to fabricate the claims, which are now part of LA County's $4 billion settlement. https://t.co/S9nrk5xjdm
latimes.com
Seven people told The Times they were paid to sue L.A. County over sex abuse, raising questions about whether some claims that led to a record $4-billion settlement may have been colored by the...
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The latest in a controversial quest to bring offshore oil back near Santa Barbara: the Texas-based firm pushing the project is considering a move that could avoid further California regulation -- after it's amassed lengthy legal and regulatory hurdles https://t.co/4KIKFmdj5y
latimes.com
Sable Offshore Corp. is looking to pivot away from a fraught network of pipelines that have faced increasing legal and regulatory scrutiny in California.
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Breaking L.A. County releases investigation into botched Eaton fire evacuations - Poor communications, understaffing, a lack of adequate planning and chaotic conditions contributed to the failure @TerryCastleman @Rjaellis @grace_2e
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The investigation was released eight months after The Times revealed hours-long delays in evacuation orders in west Altadena, where all but one of 19 people died in the Eaton fire.
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Trump insisted on Monday that there's 'no downside' to women avoiding fever-reducing drugs like Tylenol in pregnancy. "In fact, studies show that untreated fever in pregnancy is associated with higher risk of heart and facial birth defects, miscarriage and neuro-developmental
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L.A. petition alleges 'ethnic cleansing' by federal immigration agents, demands U.N. probe https://t.co/LMmTMWmWpA
@racheluranga
latimes.com
The petition alleges federal agents rounded up immigrants and citizens during a campaign of '' 'ethnic cleansing' against Latino minorities in the United States"
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At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity
nytimes.com
The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era.
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'The original slow food people': Why this California tribe spent $500,000 on a global food gathering via @sleavenworth
https://t.co/Y7SPXQxsGk
latimes.com
Sacramento this week will host Terra Madre Americas, an international food event affiliated with the "slow food" movement. The Wilton Rancheria is the top sponsor.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum -- one a handful of the world's Jewish heads of state -- is calling on on Israel to end ‘genocide in Gaza.’ https://t.co/aEEJLQdkq1
latimes.com
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is Jewish, called Israel's war on Gaza a 'genocide,' marking a decisive shift in her government's foreign policy — and putting it at odds with the United...
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OB-GYN group leader calls Trump administration warnings on Tylenol ‘irresponsible https://t.co/2RRMCNcrDz
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A Texas company is trying to restart an oil operation off the California coast. It now faces criminal charges alleging it knowingly violated environmental laws. @grace_2e
latimes.com
A Texas company is trying to restart a controversial oil operation off Santa Barbara County’s coast. It now faces criminal charges alleging it violated environmental laws.
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