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Raoul Ranoa

Los Angeles, Redlands
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Drought, drawdowns and death of the Salton Sea

Drought, drawdowns and death of the Salton Sea

LA Times — The Salton Sea, California's largest lake at 370 square miles, once supported resorts that drew celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis. It is now in danger of shrinking by half. Mandated water transfers to metropolitan areas along the coast and other factors will expose large swaths of lake bed and drastically increase salt levels in the lake - changes that will kill fish, interrupt bird migration, cause dust clouds and affect local tourism. If nothing is done, the mandated water transfers and other factors reducing water inflow will result in a total loss of more than 500,000 acre-feet.
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Yazidi persecution spans centuries

Yazidi persecution spans centuries

LA Times — The Yazidi are an enigmatic group that practice Yazidism, an ancient religion in Kurdistan. One of the most persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East, the Yazidi have relocated extensively throughout the Middle East and Europe because of constant discrimination.
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5,001 killings in 120 seconds; L.A. County homicides since 2007

5,001 killings in 120 seconds; L.A. County homicides since 2007

LA Times — The number of those slain in Los Angeles County is stark: more than 5,200 killed since The Times began the Homicide Report seven years ago. From the start, the goal of the online project was to track every killing in Los Angeles County in order to create a fuller picture of who was getting killed and why. Homicide can strike anyone, rich or poor, any race or ethnicity, but the reality is that some communities and groups of people are disproportionately affected. African Americans, about 8% of the county's population, accounted for 33% of homicide victims, the vast majority black men.
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Shuttling the shuttle

Shuttling the shuttle

LA Times — How the shuttle will travel city streets from LAX to the California Science Center. Sources: NASA, Sarens, California Science Center. Motion graphics by Raoul Ranoa. Graphics reporting by Tom Reinken.
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Interactive: Cocaine road map

Interactive: Cocaine road map

LA Times — Mexican cartels smuggle drugs across the U.S. through a web of independent distribution cells. The cells can move drugs from the border to the East Coast within days. The cells also return the cash proceeds to cartel bosses in Mexico. Roll over image for details. Click tabs to see other steps in...
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How the shuttle's external tank will travel to Los Angeles

How the shuttle's external tank will travel to Los Angeles

LA Times — How the space shuttle's external tank will travel from New Orleans to Los Angeles where it will be placed on display at the California Science Center.
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Pluto revealed

Pluto revealed

LA Times — New images give closest look ever at the dwarf planet and its moons
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Fatal shots in 27 seconds

Fatal shots in 27 seconds

LA Times — Dashboard camera video is raising questions about a controversial Gardena police shooting that resulted in a $4.7-million payout by the city to settle a civil rights lawsuit. Grainy videos of the July 2013 shooting, captured by cameras mounted in police patrol cars, show three men who were mistakenly suspected of stealing a bicycle standing in the street under the glare of police lights. With their weapons trained on the men, officers scream at them to keep their hands up. While two of the men remain still, Ricardo Diaz Zeferino drops and raises his arms repeatedly, showing the officers his hands and stepping backward and then forward before police open fire, killing Diaz Zeferino and wounding Eutiquio Acevedo Mendez.
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