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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."

Naked Statues of Donald Trump Placed in Various U.S. Cities

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 18, 2016

The statues were part of a protest art project by anarchist collective INDECLINE.

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Gawker.com Will Shut Down in August After Filing for Bankruptcy

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 18, 2016

Six of the company's other sites, including Jezebel and Deadspin, will be sold to Univision.

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U.S. to End Controversial Use of Private Prisons Amid Sentencing Reforms

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 18, 2016

As contracts for private prisons expire, they will either not be renewed or will be far more lim ...

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Trump Campaign Hires Breitbart's Stephen Bannon as Chief Executive Officer

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 18, 2016

Bannon will return to his position as executive chair of the conservative-leaning news site afte ...

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McDonald's Recalls Activity Tracker After Child's Arm Reportedly Burned

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 17, 2016

Casey Collyar said her son had a reddened arm despite having only had the device on for a few mi ...

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Yoga Cured an Elderly Woman's Curved and Painful Back?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 17, 2016

A spine specialist said it's unlikely one month of yoga healed an octogenarian's severely painfu ...

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Florida Frat Brother Bit Victim's Face After Fatal Knife Attack

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 17, 2016

Austin Harrouff was believed to have been under the influence of a dangerous hallucinogen.

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Ben Carson: Muslims Worship 'the Moon God of Arabia'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 17, 2016

An essay denigrating American Muslims has been a viral e-mail forward for at least a decade and ...

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Former Fox Chief Ailes Tapped to Help Trump Debate Clinton

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 16, 2016

Roger Ailes is reportedly coaching the Republican presidential candidate — despite sexual harass ...

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Trump Campaign Chair Denies Pro-Russia Ukrainian Party Gave Him Cash

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 15, 2016

Paul Manafort's name was reportedly found on a "black" ledger detailing intended cash payments o ...

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Does Video Show Black Protesters Targeted Whites in Milwaukee?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 15, 2016

The origins of a 2016 edited video claiming to show black protesters hunting down and beating wh ...

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Third Apple Co-Founder Sold Share Now Worth Billions for $800

Written by: David Mikkelson Bethania Palma

Aug. 14, 2016

Ron Wayne was the third co-founder of Apple Computer, but he soon sold his 10% share in the comp ...

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Nabisco Releases Bright Red 'Swedish Fish' Flavored Oreos

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 12, 2016

The outside of the cookie is the same as always, but the inner flavoring tastes like the popular ...

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'Criminal Minds' Star Thomas Gibson Fired Over Fight with Writer

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 12, 2016

Gibson has starred as FBI agent Aaron Hotchner since 2005.

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Judge Throws Out Conviction for Teen in 'Making a Murderer' Series

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 12, 2016

The judge said detectives got an "involuntary" confession out of Brendan Dassey, who was 17 at t ...

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Former Trump Staffer Claims Aide Pointed Loaded Pistol at Him

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 12, 2016

In a lawsuit, the North Carolina staffer alleges the aide held the gun to his kneecap.

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Putin Orders War Games Amid Escalating Tensions with Ukraine

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 11, 2016

The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of espionage and terrorism plots while Kiev claims Moscow wants an e ...

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Republican Chair Warns Trump GOP Could Pull Funding

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 11, 2016

RNC chair Reince Priebus reportedly warned Donald Trump the party could take funding from his ca ...

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Elizabeth Warren: Content of Leaked E-mails an 'Embarassment' to the Nation

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 11, 2016

Senator Warren said it was 'appropriate' that former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz resigned.

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Trump Denies Secret Service 'Spoke' to Him About 2nd Amendment Comment

Written by: Bethania Palma

Aug. 10, 2016

A CNN report cited a Secret Service official who said the agency has spoken to Trump's campaign.

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