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Carpenters’ union switches support from Bass to Raman with new endorsement – NBC Los Angeles Willowbrook hospital facing possible closure seeks county support – NBC Los Angeles Former park officials oppose Dodgers gondola and more news and notes – The Eastsider LA Brandon Flowers Says He’s Considered Quitting Music: ‘How Much Longer do I Want to do This?’ – Rolling Stone Over 1,300 pounds of meth recovered in major LA County drug raid – NBC Los Angeles Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Aug. 3 – Fresno Bee Over 1,300 pounds of meth recovered in major LA County drug raid – NBC Los Angeles Devastation in Spokane bears tragic parallels to Palisades, Eaton fires – Los Angeles Times Trump to make rare SoCal visit Tuesday for RNC event at his golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes – ABC7 Los Angeles Review: PUPPET UP! at Richardo Montalbán Theatre – BroadwayWorld

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to Western ‘threats’

Since invading Ukraine in 2022, Putin has repeatedly made veiled threats to use tactical nuclear weapons against the West.