Headlines: More Than 4,500 Pounds of Illegally Grown Cannabis Seized; A New Reality Show Based On Ring Surveillance Cameras
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—School's back today for many L.A. kids. [CBS]
—A man was shot to death on Saturday morning in Maywood. [NBC]
—A man was shot to death on Sunday morning in Compton. [CBS]
—A 42-year-old man was shot and wounded in his car yesterday in the Central-Alameda area near Downtown L.A. [2 Urban Girls]
—Hollenbeck Narcotics Enforcement claims to have made a bust of 4,500 pounds of illegally grown marijuana. [LAPD]
—30-year-old Azuma Bennett was reportedly shot and killed at a Windsor Hills cannabis dispensary on Saturday. [My News LA]
—San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. will be suspended from baseball for 80 days after allegedly testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol. [ESPN]
—Comedian Teddy Ray has died in Rancho Mirage, CA., at age 32. [USA Today]
—San Francisco has been attempting to find the perfect trash can for four years. Here are the results, at $20,000 a can. [AP]
—Children's Hospital Los Angeles is seeking infant "cuddlers." Awww. [CBS]
— Tamale vendor love... "as seen in Rose Park." [PaperOrPlastic]
—An $800 million entertainment production studio is coming to Downtown's Arts District. [LAT]
—A new reality video show from Amazon will incorporate footage from its Ring surveillance devices, despite calls to ban the privacy-invading technology. [Deadline]
—Vladimir Putin's "secret neo-Nazi armies." [VICE]
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