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I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

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The LAPD and a Death in Venice

An L.A. police officer told investigators that he shot an unarmed homeless man in Venice because the man tried to grab his partner's...