Headlines: L.A. House Market Cooling Off; Ranking The L.A. County Fair’s Food
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—Thrillist editor Danielle Dorsey offers 19 ways to celebrate Monday's Juneteenth holiday in Los Angeles, from double dutch battles and pie-fueled fundraisers to Leimert Park's annual celebration. [Thrillist]
—The trial of Eric Holder, who stands charged with shooting L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle 10 times, killing him, began yesterday. [ABC]
—Ew, gross. Elon Musk endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president. [NBC]
—L.A. TACO's own Samantha Nunez rates the food at the L.A. County Fair, making us want loaded nachos and turkey legs for breakfast. [Instagram]
—Fox Sports conspicuously chose not to air the first pitch thrown out by "Jeopardy" champion Amy Schneider during a Dodgers-Giants game this past weekend, replacing coverage of the transgender Schneider with footage of a NASCAR driver throwing out a first pitch from two days earlier instead. [NBC]
—Hungry in LA offers his thoughts on L.A.'s best breakfast burritos. [Eddie Sanchez/Instagram]
—A ceremony was held in Washington, D.C. this week to unveil the new "Jamal Khashoggi Way," a street rename right outside of the Saudi Arabian embassy that honors the Washington Post journalist murdered at the behest of Saudi Arabia's ruler. [CNN]
—There are signs that home prices may be cooling off in Southern California and across the nation. [LAT]
—It's time for "Taco Tuesday," the beer. [UrbanDaddy]
—An LAPD pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended with a crash, in which the fleeing vehicle killed a pedestrian. [CBS]
—A 67-year-old Huntington Beach man was found dead in Death Valley, believed to have exited his car after running out of gas in the extreme heat. [KTLA]
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