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    Oct 24

    A search warrant obtained by the L.A. Times adds new details about what really happened on the set of “Rust” and in cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' final minutes

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  3. It’s a classic American story, one generation building on the work of another. Read on three generations of Black women overcome boundaries and setbacks with love

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  5. Los Angeles just reported the most attacks on police officers in the line of duty in the past decade

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  6. The increased police killings coincide with an overall spike in the number of homicides nationwide. Last year saw the largest single-year increase ever recorded in homicides since the FBI began collecting numbers in the 1960s

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  7. Regardless of the reasons for 2020’s violence against officers, it is being repeated in 2021 on a national scale, with deadly results. The number killed by violence in the line of duty has reached its highest rate in five years, FBI data show

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  8. FBI numbers released this month show there were 60,105 U.S. officers assaulted in 2020 — a 7.2% increase from 2019. In L.A., records show LAPD officers were assaulted 1,172 times — up from 864 attacks the year before

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  10. For the academy, a throwback win for “Love for Sale” would also serve as a welcome reminder of a simpler era, back before the Grammys became the cultural and political flashpoint they often resemble today.

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  11. During a year of global civil unrest, assaults on law enforcement officers increased nationwide, and Los Angeles reported the most attacks on police officers in the line of duty in the past decade, according to federal and state data

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  12. Members of are hopeful that Michelle Young — the show’s third Black leading lady — will help bring meaningful change to the franchise, which has been rocked by charges of systemic racism throughout its 19-year run.

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  13. “This is the change that we’ve been asking for, and I hope this represents a real sea change for the show.”

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  15. Whether there were producers on set actually capable of handling those issues may be a central question in determining exactly what went wrong and when.

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  16. Leading up to the incident on set that took cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ life, there were numerous warning signs that “Rust” was a production heading toward disaster.

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  17. On a copy of the “Rust” screenplay obtained by The Times, Baldwin shares a story credit with the film’s director, Joel Souza, which does point to a higher level of involvement in the project’s creative development.

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  18. When an actor like Alec Baldwin receives a producing credit on a film like "Rust," it could indicate a deep involvement with the production or could be little more than an honorary title.

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    Oct 24

    Column: Condi Rice wants to 'move on' from Jan. 6. What does that even mean?

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  20. “I never thought that being the central character in anything on-screen was in the cards for me... I never saw this side of it for me. And I like it” on stepping into leading man territory with 's romantic anthology series

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