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Essential California Prosecutors say a local water official orchestrated a decades-long scheme to steal from the Central Valley Project. Some see him as a hydrologic Robin Hood.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  April 29, 2024   View in browser The Delta-Mendota Canal, right, and a parallel canal under the Panoche Water District's control in Firebaugh, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) By Ryan Fonseca Good morning. It's Monday, April 29 . Here's what you need to know to start your day. Feds accuse former irrigation manager of decades-long water theft Hundreds of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators gathered at UCLA Sunday

'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' is an ambitious YA yarn

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Rick Riordan's YA novels become a superior TV series in a witty new adaptation starring Walker Scobell on Disney+.
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Disney's ambitious YA yarn 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' never puts a foot wrong Click to view images

Rick Riordan's YA novels become a superior TV series in a witty new adaptation starring Walker Scobell on Disney+.

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How Oscar-buzzy 'American Fiction' defangs Percival Everett's scathing novel 'Erasure' Click to view images

"American Fiction," an Oscar-buzzy film starring Jeffrey Wright, began as Percival Everett's scathing novel "Erasure." Here's how the story transformed

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Celine Dion's sister shares new details on the superstar's health Click to view images

Celine Dion's sister Claudette Dion has given an update on the Grammy-winning singer's health following last year's diagnosis of stiff person syndrome.

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In a dream come true, Gael García Bernal takes on luche libre wrestling in 'Cassandro' Click to view images

Openly gay people have been allowed to participate in the very physically demanding sport for years, says the actor, who plays an exótico wrestler in the movie.

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After 30 years, post-hardcore band Glassjaw is still not down for the count Click to view images

The band returns to a sold-out crowd at the Echoplex on Dec. 21 to kick off a short tour celebrating its three-decade milestone.

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What a big fall novel about a creepy cabin tells us about climate fiction Click to view images

Daniel Mason's "North Woods" earned raves this fall for its mix of sweeping history and nature writing. It's also sneaky new entry in climate fiction

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