Palm Springs Bombing, Housing Progress, DNA Data Sale, and AI in Healthcare
Headlines From The Times
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🗓️ 20 May 2025
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| 0:00.0 | This is an LA Times Studios podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | Hi, I'm Angelica Cornado at LA Times Studios. |
| 0:13.0 | Here are some of today's headlines from the Los Angeles Times. |
| 0:19.0 | Federal agents are investigating the massive bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic |
| 0:24.6 | that caused extensive damage and resulted in one death. |
| 0:27.6 | The LA Times News team breaks down what we know about the 25-year-old suspect and his possible motives. |
| 0:33.6 | The FBI is examining a manifesto website linked to Guy Edward Bartkiss, a 29 Palms resident who authorities believe was killed in the blast. |
| 0:42.3 | The website included a 30-minute audio file and extreme anti-life philosophies with direct threats to IVF clinics. |
| 0:50.3 | Authorities have not yet confirmed if the manifesto was written by Bart Kiss, |
| 0:55.0 | and investigators are still working to identify what explosives were used and how the suspect got them. |
| 1:01.0 | In the middle of California's housing crisis, the Coachella Valley might be showing a way forward. |
| 1:08.0 | Rebecca Pleven reports a new complex called Alloalm Canyon is opening this summer in Palm Springs, |
| 1:14.6 | offering 71 affordable units for low-income seniors. |
| 1:18.6 | It's part of a broader effort led by nonprofit Lyft to Rise, which has nearly 10,000 affordable units in the works across the region. |
| 1:26.6 | The group created a $44 million loan fund to help get projects started, |
| 1:31.3 | and they're also training residents to advocate for housing. |
| 1:34.3 | It's progress that local officials say could be a model for other parts of the state. |
| 1:39.3 | Read more on how this initiative is reshaping the desert. |
| 1:43.3 | 23 and Me is selling its massive DNA database to the drug developer Regeneron for $256 million. |
| 1:52.0 | Stephen Church and Jerry Smith report the deal comes after 23 and Me filed for bankruptcy in March, |
| 1:58.0 | following years of losses and a major data breach. |
| 2:01.6 | The DNA bank, once built from about 15 million customer samples, is the company's most valuable asset. |
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