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Headlines: Gardena Fruit Vendor Killed In Armed Robbery; Reckless Driver Kills Six In Windsor Hills

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—A yet-to-be-named fruit vendor in his 30s was shot during an armed robbery attempt in Gardena on Thursday afternoon, later dying at the hospital. [CBS]

—A driver of a Mercedes ran through a red light in Windsor Hills, causing a fiery crash that killed six, including a pregnant woman. Eight others were injured. [ABC]

—L.A. raised comedian D.L. Hughley is being widely criticized for an Instagram post steeped in an ugly, false stereotype against Chinese restaurants. [Fighting Asian Hate]

—Famed Mexican chef Diego Hernandez, who briefly had his own restaurant, Verlaine, in Los Angeles, has been hired by Dudley Market in Venice. [Eater LA]

—James Franco has been cast as Fidel Castro in an upcoming film, angering more than a few people on social media. [Danny Hastings/Instagram]

—Some right-wing conservatives are celebrating Brittney Griner's nine-year sentence to a Russian prison. [Rolling Stone]

—A drug raid at a Fremont, Ohio taco stand yielded four keys of cocaine and $50,000 in cash. [WTVG]

—A bill to legalize psychedelics in California will be considered by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. [Marijuana Moment]

—A Greyhound bus traveling from L.A. to Fresno crashed in Visalia, injuring 24 people. [LAT]

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