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- Donald Trump to speak at the final day of the Republican National Convention.
- Democrats are blasting what they see as Republican candidate Donald Trump’s agenda for a second term as president. Democratic lawmakers are taking aim at “Project 2025,” a plan for a second Trump term in the White House.
- The Biden administration is canceling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program.
- Just as California finally began to cool off after baking under a record-breaking heat dome for more than a week, another spell of sweltering weather is set to hit the state in the coming week.
- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors drummed up support for a new governance and ethics reform package for the November ballot. They said the package would create more representation for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in LA County.
- Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced motions for re-sentencing three death penalty cases following a review that revealed prosecutors excluded Black and other jurors from serving on such cases.