Tsunami Alerts, Ukraine Strikes, Policy Shifts, Political Choices, & Silicon Valley Shake-Ups

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

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Summary

California officials urge caution along the coast after an 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s east coast sparks tsunami advisories and beach closures, even as warnings ease by midday. Meanwhile in Ukraine, Russian missile strikes kill three soldiers and wound 18 at a training base near Kyiv. With recruitment challenges mounting and civilian casualties rising, Ukraine faces mounting pressure as President Trump’s peace talks deadline approaches. We cover the latest updates from the Pacific coastline to the front lines in Eastern Europe. LAPD’s quiet cooperation with federal immigration raids sparks debate over civil rights and local trust. Kamala Harris announces she won’t run for California governor, leaving Democrats searching for a strong contender. The U.S. economy shows solid second quarter growth but faces troubling signs ahead, from shrinking imports to rising inflation. And Apple loses another top AI researcher to Meta, deepening concerns over its competitive future. Stay with us for these stories and more from the LA Times.

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0:00.0	This is an LA Times Studios podcast.
0:07.0	Hi, I'm Angelica Cornado at LA Times Studios.
0:11.0	Here are some of today's headlines from the Los Angeles Times.
0:14.0	LAPD is limiting their cooperation with federal immigration officials,
0:19.0	but court records are pushing back on those restrictions.
0:21.6	Reporter LeBOR Johnny says LAPD is helping ICE make arrests in its sweeping immigration raids by sharing fingerprints with the agency.
0:29.6	Now the department is losing public trust as the edges of its boundaries against teaming up with federal agents starts to blur.
0:36.6	A 1979 policy bans the department from stopping people to check immigration. of its boundaries against teaming up with federal agents starts to blur.
0:42.4	A 1979 policy bans the department from stopping people to check immigration status and protects witnesses and victims from deportation, making it easier for Angelinos to report
0:48.2	crimes regardless of their citizenship.
0:50.7	Mayor Karen Bass says these policies need to be updated, but LAPD Chief Jim McDonald says the current approach is still effective.
0:59.0	He also adds that the department is not going to interfere with arrests even if they violate people's civil rights or are racially driven.
1:06.0	The Trump administration is putting pressure on the city and the department to fully cooperate with immigration enforcement by threatening to cut federal funding.
1:15.6	Kamala Harris has announced that she will not run for California governor.
1:20.6	LA Times reporters say the former vice president will not be running because she's choosing to focus on electing other Democrats across the country.
1:29.2	Long Beach Representative Robert Garcia, who spoke with Harris, says this was a difficult
1:33.9	decision for her. With Harris out of the race, the 26th gubernatorial election lacks a candidate
1:39.9	with enough backing behind their name to predict a clear winner. So far, eight Democrats and two Republicans are in the running to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom,
1:48.5	who can't run again because he's reached the two-term limit.
1:52.6	The U.S. economy is rebounding from a drop in the first quarter,
1:56.3	but uncertainty still plagues consumers and businesses.
2:00.6	Reporter Paul Wiseman says a second quarter report shows the economy grew 3%
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