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Jail watchdog that exposed grim conditions faces elimination under L.A. County plan

September 20, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

An oversight body that has documented and exposed substandard jail conditions for decades would cease to exist if the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moves forward with…

AI company Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion over pirated books used to train chatbots

September 6, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works…