Bethania Palma
Bethania Palma is a journalist from the Los Angeles area who started her career as a daily newspaper reporter and has covered everything from crime to local government to national politics. She has written for a variety of publications as a staffer and freelancer, including the Los Angeles News Group, the LAist, LA School Report, the OC Weekly and Raw Story. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Irvine and an M.A. in history from California State University at Northridge. When researching bizarre phenomena, she's holding out for the day when the conclusion will be, "Aliens did it."
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Jan. 31, 2019
Complicated cases and issues are often reduced to simple narratives that further political agendas.
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Jan. 30, 2019
And if so, does he get an extra year in office to make up for it?
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Jan. 29, 2019
Thanks to Facebook's colored status feature, anyone can create a viral meme in seconds.
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Jan. 28, 2019
Stone's arrest has prompted comparisons between his role in both Nixon's and Trump's presidentia ...
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Jan. 24, 2019
Words and context matter when it comes to discussing marginalized groups.
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Jan. 23, 2019
The civil rights icon was never a vocal advocate of either major political party, both of which ...
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Jan. 22, 2019
"The article starts out seemingly sane and then spirals into absurdity ..."
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Jan. 21, 2019
We sought to corroborate an incident described in a social media post that went viral in early 2019.
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Jan. 18, 2019
A notorious junk news site twisted a news story from 2010.
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Jan. 18, 2019
The technology giant has been taking measures to improve "meaningful" interactions on the platform.
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Jan. 17, 2019
The law varies depending on the type of shutdown.
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Jan. 16, 2019
With tax season looming and the federal government in a partial shutdown, an old story gained ne ...
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Jan. 15, 2019 (Updated: Jan. 17, 2019)
Some inspectors have returned to resume their duties, but it's unclear for how long.
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Jan. 14, 2019
"Just realized that these little bumps on the steering wheel are in Braille."
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Jan. 14, 2019
A presidential biographer drew a comparison to then-Georgia Gov. Walker's comments and steel bor ...
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Jan. 11, 2019
President Trump's comments on how border wall construction would be funded shifted as it became ...
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Jan. 10, 2019
Outrage posts on clickbait web sites didn't tell the full story of an art exhibition.
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Jan. 9, 2019
If yes, it would fly in the face of his advocacy of free movement for workers between the U.S. a ...
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Jan. 9, 2019
Although Spacey has been accused by multiple people of sexual abuse, the claim that he 'drugged ...
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Jan. 8, 2019
Two prominent Democratic members of Congress didn't "help" bring about something that never took ...
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