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https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/miracles-magic-thinking-and-the-climate-crisis/
Miracles, Magic Thinking, and the Climate Crisis | Los Angeles Review of Books
Tess Pollok interviews Jon Raymond about his new novel, “God and Sex.”
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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-04-19/california-maternal-mortality-crisis
Contributor: California is now the front line of America’s maternal mortality crisis - Los Angeles...
Apr 19, 2026 - As patients continue to arrive from states where care is restricted or denied, the strain on California providers and support systems will only grow.
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https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-12-28/millions-of-afghans-face-hunger-as-aid-cuts-deepen-humanitarian-crisis
Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis - Los Angeles Times
Dec 28, 2025 - Millions of Afghans are hungry and struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating.
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https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-17/colorado-river-trump-administration-dams
Trump administration shifts water as Colorado River crisis deepens - Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2026 - Emergency federal actions are underway to save Lake Powell as the Colorado River crisis intensifies.
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https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-10-30/are-there-more-monarch-butterflies-california
Monarchs are on the rise in California. Is the crisis over? - Los Angeles Times
Oct 31, 2023 - Western monarch populations have rebounded since their calamitous drop in 2020 but are still far below historic norms. Are native milkweed giveaways helping?
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