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Los Angeles TimesMonday, 6 April 2026
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Mexico downplays the missing, stoking anger
Critics see a bid to ‘disappear the disappeared’
The paper juxtaposes a successful military rescue operation with volatile rhetoric from a leading political figure, framing the former president's comments as a stark complicating factor in an ongoing international incident.
Following an audacious operation to rescue an American officer behind enemy lines in Iran, Donald Trump issued a strong warning regarding the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening severe retaliation.
“blowing up the whole country”
“Critical of institutional dysfunction”
Daring rescue and a profane Trump threat
He says ‘we’re blowing up the whole country’ if strait stays shut. U.S. airman is hurt but safe.
In L.A. mayoral contest, change is the word
Bass and Raman say they’ll shake things up. Three newcomers promise the same.
Examines the local mayoral race, noting a pronounced trend of candidates positioning themselves as outsiders challenging the civic status quo.
Witness in drug smuggling case deported by ICE
Details a systemic coordination failure where federal immigration enforcement actions inadvertently undermined a separate federal drug prosecution.
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