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What to know about a cold storage warehouse fire in Los Angeles

  • By AMY TAXIN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press
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Firefighters are still battling a blaze at a massive frozen-food storage facility near downtown Los Angeles six days after the fire started. Smoke is pouring from the warehouse, which is heavily insulated and whose roof is covered in solar panels. The fire started Wednesday, possibly linked to work on solar panels. Fires in cold storage facilities can burn for weeks because of their construction. Air quality warnings remain in effect, and residents are concerned about the materials burning inside. Officials warned residents in Boyle Heights to stay indoors or wear masks due to smoke pollution.

Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns
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Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

  • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
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The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users. The decision Thursday is the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. The justices decided unanimously in favor of a Texas man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who regularly uses illegal drugs violates the Second Amendment. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that his opinion narrowly limits the government’s power to take guns away from drug users who aren't considered dangerous. The Trump administration had defended the law, but Gorsuch wrote that its core argument “fails under every measure."