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"I’m not going down with the ship, that’s for certain."https://lat.ms/2Nbna7T 

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales announced on Aug. 31 he was shutting down a robust anti-corruption agency that was investigating him for possible campaign fraud. International outrage was swift — but not from the White House.https://lat.ms/2xea3YR 

"I have no shame for what was done to me. I am not the one who needs to carry that shame."https://lat.ms/2MrVIgU 

As Ted Cruz remains locked in an ever-tightening Senate race with Beto O’Rourke, the incumbent took extreme measures to counter his opponent’s scheduled interview on Stephen Colbert’s show Wednesday night. Cruz bought ad time.https://lat.ms/2MumLrZ 

Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, is launching a $2-billion fund to help homeless families and create a network of nonprofit preschools. He says the effort will be guided by "genuine, intense customer obsession" and "the child will be the customer."https://lat.ms/2OfplUv 

A gunman’s bloody rampage through Bakersfield may have been triggered by a love triangle involving the the shooter, his estranged wife and a coworker, a stunned witness said Thursday. "This is the new normal."https://lat.ms/2CRVT5G 

"For God’s sake, stop electing leaders who don’t believe in science."https://lat.ms/2QsuA4E 

Charges are being upheld against four L.A. social workers in the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, who was killed by his mother and her boyfriend in 2013. "Red flags were everywhere," one judge said.https://lat.ms/2Ole7hc 

Elon Musk said two years ago that by 2018, a Tesla could drive itself across the country with the touch of a button. One just crashed backing out of a garage.https://lat.ms/2xa2oeR 

The L.A. Planning Commission voted to back a proposed law that would limit Angelenos to renting out their own primary residence to short-term guests — a rule meant to stop corporate entities from buying up housing and running it like a hotel.https://lat.ms/2CTgpmx 

Actress and soprano Marin Mazzie, a three-time Tony Award nominee known for powerhouse Broadway performances in “Ragtime,” “Passion” and “Kiss Me, Kate,” has died after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 57.https://lat.ms/2CSJTAV 

Coal ash basins and hog waste lagoons could be swamped by rain and rising floodwaters, washing the byproduct of the state’s industries into rivers and lakes.https://lat.ms/2Qty33a