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Headlines: Air-Polluting Plant Shut Down in Vernon; How L.A.’s Persian Community Confronts The Killing of Mahsa Amini

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—Governor Newsom has vetoed a bill that would waive parking penalties for homeless Californians, disappointing anti-poverty advocates. [LAT]

—Pasadena police claim to have seized over 300,00 fentanyl pills, 2 kilos of cocaine, and one ghost gun. [PasadenaPD]

—In the devastating wake of Hurricane Ian, protests are being reported in Cuba. [Newsweek]

—A cyber attack has revealed Mexican government files, including a heart condition that sent President Lopez Obrador to surgery earlier this year. [Reuters]

—Vernon's Bakers Commodities has been ordered to shut down for dirtying the air in Southeast L.A. [Mayor Elizabeth Alcantar]

—How the killing of Mahsa Amini in Tehran and ensuing protests here and abroad are effecting L.A.'s Persian community. [LAist]

—Former NFL player Gavin Escobar and another person were fatally injured in a rock climbing accident in the Idyllwild area yesterday. [NBC]

—Viewers are questioning the NFL's concussion protocols after the Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was allowed to play again in yesterday's game against the Bengals after sustaining a head injury not even a week ago.  Tagovailoa sustained another head injury in last night's game and was carried away in a stretcher, but not before displaying some symptoms that some medical professionals are saying can be signs of a serious injury. [NPR]

—These are the 15 richest people in California and their net worths. You've probably heard of some of them. [KTLA]

—Mexico could be on the path to ending daylight savings. [Mexico News Daily]

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