By Elvia Limón and Jason Sánchez
Hello, it’s Wednesday, September 7th and here are the stories not to be missed today:
Information risk after cyberattack on the Los Angeles Unified District
The personal knowledge of more than 400,000 academics may be in jeopardy in the wake of a cyberattack on the Los Angeles School District, which overcame a complete virtual shutdown over Labor Day weekend to open schools on time.
An investigation involving the FBI, department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement is underway, underscoring the seriousness of the attack. The district temporarily identified the flaw and took swift action that could have averted an operational crisis by shutting down all of the district’s systems, a move that created more headaches.
There are indications that the hack may come from a foreign country, and the superintendent. Alberto Carvalho said there is no demand for ransom.
California is in the midst of September’s longest heat wave
Over the past week, a heat dome has choked much of California, generating record temperatures and abnormally low temperatures that have made this era of scorching weather the longest September heat wave in the state. Extreme heat is expected to persist throughout the week, pushing the web of force to its limits.
The drought has reduced hydropower, an affordable resource used to generate electricity. Solar energy stabilizes at night, when temperatures drop, but Californians still turn on their air conditioner. Demanding situations are a test of how the state can balance the formula when under pressure, experts say.
Also: Here’s what you can do before, during, and after a blackout.
Is COVID-19 ending? Scientists say no
Is the coronavirus disappearing? You may think so. New recalls are being implemented to better protect themselves compared to variants circulating recently. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionU. S. officials have abandoned COVID-19 distancing and quarantine recommendations. And more and more people have taken off their masks and resumed their pre-pandemic activities.
But scientists say the answer is no. They hope that the scourge that has already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will persist into the future. beyond infections.
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The first psychiatrist in L. A. County
A psychiatrist with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Dr. Shayan Rab, is leading a small but developing street remedy initiative that is beginning to reach the homeless population wandering the streets of Los Angeles with an untreated intellectual illness.
Rab and 4 other psychiatrists and two psychiatric nurse practitioners are attached to the County’s Homeless Outreach and Cell Engagement, or HOME, groups of community workers, social workers, nurses and addiction counselors, which treat clients where they are located and use state-of-the-art techniques. to handle other people who are reluctant to treatment, in addition to holding sidewalk hearings.
It is still expanding, with HOME budgeted for at least 8 psychiatrists.
Dr. Oz’s Trolling Fishing
When Dr. Mehmet Oz announced last fall that he would run for the U. S. Senate. As a Republican in Pennsylvania, he had an intrinsic merit that most new applicants don’t have: celebrity. The Democratic opponent has sought to make his celebrity his greatest political weakness.
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s burgeoning 6-foot-9-inch Democratic lieutenant governor, wielded the weapons of satire and sarcasm on the Internet and passed away to make Oz and his wealth a focal point of the race.
He rented a plane to fly a welcome banner on the beach in New Jersey, where Oz resided for decades before going to Pennsylvania before his Senate bid. He posted videos of Garden State celebrities telling Oz to come home. And he invited his followers to nominate Oz. for induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
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A 15-day irrigation ban has gone into effect for parts of Los Angeles County. The ban applies to citizens of Beverly Hills, Glendale, Burbank, Malibu, Long Beach, Pasadena, San Fernando and Torrance, as well as citizens of the Central Basin Municipal Water District, Three Valleys Municipal Water District, Foothill Municipal Water District and West Basin Municipal Water District. Residents can view the closing map on the Southern California Metropolitan Water District online page for more information.
“Like a sitting duck. ” Aging Toyota Prius are the target of catalytic converter thefts. The second-generation Prius, sold from 2004 to 2009, has a primary purpose for catalytic converter flights in California. The car shoebox-sized anti-pollution device comprises lines of valuable metals and can bring in several hundred dollars for shredders and recyclers.
A former Chino Hills stockbroker who targeted Latinos in a $3. 2 million investment plan is being sentenced to prison. According to federal prosecutors, Robert Louis Cirillo pleaded guilty to running a securities fraud scheme targeting low-income Latinos. Cirillo also ordered more than $3. 9 million in compensation.
The fatal 4,500-acre fire near Hemet began near the “circuit activity” reported by Edison. Two Avery Canyon citizens were killed while trying to flee, authorities said. A third was injured. It is not known what the activity of the circuit was or if Edison’s apparatus played a role in the start of the chimney.
Exceptions to rape and incest are not included in South Carolina’s abortion bill. The vote to eliminate the exceptions sparks a showdown among Republicans who fear passing such a restrictive bill. Democrats helped organize the fight, opting not to vote with 3 moderate Republicans. which sought to maintain the exceptions in the bill.
Tension is rising as Turkey and Greece express purulent grievances. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled his risk of a thinly veiled invasion and Athens responded that it is in a position to protect its sovereignty. Turkey and Greece have decades-long disputes over diversity. of problems, adding territorial claims in the Aegean Sea and disagreements over the airspace there.
Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, vows to tackle the energy crisis and the economy it is suffering. Truss began temporarily appointing high-level members of his cabinet while taking a governed inbox during the energy crisis resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The country’s third female cousin The minister has appointed a high-level team varied in gender and ethnicity, but unwavering about her and her flexible market policies.
In flood-stricken Pakistan, rains damaged an archaeological site. The rains have caused damage and continue to threaten the prominent archaeological site, which dates back 4,500 years. The ruins of Mohenjo Daro – a UNESCO World Heritage site near the Indus River in the southern province of Sindh – are one of the best-preserved urban settlements in South Asia.
After suddenly canceling its performance in Los Angeles, The Weeknd says the return date is “in the works. “on their set, The Weeknd told enthusiasts that it had to shorten the display.
An “SNL” pillar takes on a new role. Kenan Thompson, the longest-serving actor in nbc’s nearly half-century Saturday Night Live history, played a monumental number of unconventional characters over the course of his 19 seasons on the comedy comic strip series. His newest character, however, is a new logo: Emmy host Kenan Thompson.
Times critic Justin Chang found that it whetted the appetite of any moviegoer at the 49th Telluride Film Festival, which took place on Labor Day weekend in Colorado. Highlights of the festival included “Bones and All” through Luca Guadagnino, “The Wonder” through Sebastian Lelio and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” through Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. Plus: Times extra Josh Rottenberg breaks down all the winners and losers of this year’s festival.
Always on the side of the paintings. Barbara Ehrenreich, the bestseller of books that add “Nickel and Dimed” and one of the first members of the Democratic Socialists of America, died Thursday at age 81. He leaves like a kind of redeemed prophet: his incisive pictures about crushing the poverty of wage earners and the downward mobility of administrative staff has taken a turn of public notoriety, at least on the political left.
A diffusion anchor goes upstream. John Dickerson has been named host of “CBS News Prime Time,” a live performance on Paramount Global’s CBS News Streaming platform, a loose ad-supported service that provides 24-hour news. Dickerson is the first cbS News featured star to host a live show since the service’s relaunch in January.
Juul Labs agreed to pay a settlement of nearly $440 million. The e-cigarette maker accepted payment to settle a two-year investigation in 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been accused of triggering a nationwide growth in childhood vaping. The law includes many restrictions on how Juul can market its products. The company still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states.
Did he “accidentally” send you cash on Venmo? You may be scammed. Whatever you do, don’t return the cash, writes our colleague Jessica Roy. $500. That’s your $500. Report to Venmo and let him rest.
How the scourge of originalism takes hold of the Supreme Court. Originalism is the concept that the meaning of a constitutional provision is constant when it is complied with and can only be replaced through an amendment. But there is no point in restricting the broad language of the Constitution. to the provisions of the agrarian and slave society of 1787. Now, however, originalism is on the rise in the Supreme Court. Case after case last term, conservative justices based their decisions on their narrow reading of American history.
Our climate action that is too weak and too backward means more classification than prevention. With the Inflation Reduction Act in August, President Biden signed the first primary climate bill in U. S. history. USA We want to see their provisions and incentives less like the end of heat waves. , wildfires and algal blooms and more as a classification: do what we can while we can to save what we can.
The race to be USC’s left tackler continues. The team doesn’t seem to be in a hurry between Courtland Ford or Bobby Haskins as the Trojans’ only left tackle. on the next trip. Both tackles continued to rotate, completing with 24 shots each.
The Chargers’ kick returner is expected to make his debut in the regular season. During an era, DeAndre Carter was out of the NFL for so long that he accepted a replacement coaching position at a university in Northern California. Now, after playing forty-five in the preseason. Chargers enthusiasts will be able to see the genuine and complete Carter in Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Dance fitness debuted in the top 10 most popular fitness categories for the first time last year, according to educational booking platform ClassPass. If you haven’t yet experienced the anti-stress joy of dancing in sync with a perfectly organized playlist of strangers, now is your time.
These five categories in L. A. no require no previous dance experience: just follow the teacher’s moves (or look at your own) and get lost in the music. There is no attitude, no shame, no “right” way to look. You’re loose to dance like no one is watching because, in reality, no one is. Among them are Dance Church in El Sereno, Mia Moves Me in North Hollywood and Pony Sweat in Glassell Park.
Twenty-four years ago this week, on September 4, 1998, Google Inc. founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were academics at Stanford and imagined their search engine in a garage in Menlo Park, California.
Susan Wojcicki, now the leading YouTube executive, rented the garage and three-bedroom apartment in the 1,900-square-foot home from the 25-year-old to pay off her mortgage. While they were building the search engine for her, the Times wrote in 2013, they also “played ping pong in the garage, soaked in the hot tub and ransacked Wojcicki’s refrigerator. “
Times editor Amy Hubbard contributed to the report.
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Elvia Limón is a multiplatform editor of the Los Angeles Times newsletters. Limon in the past worked as a engagement producer for the Texas Tribune and an engagement reporter for the Dallas Morning News. She is originally from Dallas and is an alumnus of the University of North Texas.
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