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Giichi Matsumura’s final journey home began when hikers unearthed his mountainside grave in 2019. It set a granddaughter on a path of discovery of her family’s time in the Japanese internment camp at #Manzanar and a mission to reunite her ancestors. apnews.com/article/mounta…

These costumes are getting real niche.

Acting LA City Council President Mitch O’Farrell said he will strip Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon of committee assignments and chairmanships as pressure mounts on the veteran Democratic politicians. My @AP story from City Hall with @bmelley: apnews.com/article/los-an…

@krystafauria Think about what some of your favorite colleagues would appreciate to celebrate your return. Good old boring chocolate cake is always a crowd pleaser.

.@AP ask: Hoping any Merced reporters will post a copy of the Jesus Salgado criminal complaint. The courthouse will only release it in-person and we are unable to get there. apnews.com/article/us-new…

@krystafauria Where did you score the rainbow fentanyl?

@krystafauria Three layers: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potato with gravy between each layer and topped with sweet yam glazing?

@dcsu23 Derek: I’m a reporter with The Associated Press (AP). Did you shoot the video you posted of the people running through MGM after the scare last night? Can AP use that video and share it with our clients? Thanks.

Active shooter ParkMGM #parkmgm #shooter

@dcsu23 Derek, I’m a reporter with The Associated Press (AP).Can AP use the video you shot of the scare at MGM and share it with our clients? Thanks.

Yellowstone National Park is celebrating its 150th anniversary as it faces its biggest challenge in decades. Floodwaters that tore through the park destroyed potentially hundreds of bridges, washed out roads and drove out more than 10,000 visitors. apne.ws/aUq9WWe

I've been in Montana reporting on Yellowstone-area flooding for a few days. Here's today's dispatch from @MatthewBrownAP and @bmelley, w/ my contributions. apnews.com/article/floods…

@krystafauria Citizen journalist!

My latest @AP story out of the Uvalde shooting: The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even criminal charges against police. apnews.com/article/184334…

Ethiopian court orders journalist to be released on bail (from @AP) #FreeAmirAmanKiyaro apnews.com/article/81da0c…

@steffdaz @laurabranigan This is a cry for help.

Happiness is sitting outside in a bucket hat and singing @laurabranigan’s “GLORIA" while potting seeds.

In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not (from @AP) apnews.com/article/c237d1…

US grand jury charges oil company in California spill By @bmelley apnews.com/article/65f931…

Climate models in 2013 predicted giant sequoias wouldn’t be threatened by wildfire for 50 years. Two years later, the first giants were incinerated. In the past two years, up to a fifth of the world’s largest trees have burned. apnews.com/article/581747…

Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth’s largest trees, officials said Friday. By ⁦@bmelley⁩ apnews.com/article/climat…

NEW: @AP investigation finds more than 100 federal prison workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since 2019. We’ve also found the Bureau of Prisons has turned a blind eye, in some cases failing to suspend officers arrested for crimes apnews.com/article/5be574…

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