Headlines: How a California Mailman Accidentally Created Haas Avocados; 228 Roosters and 500 Pounds of Weed Seized In Antelope Valley

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—Four people were shot and injured by multiple suspects Downtown last night. All four are expected to survive. [LAT]

—Meet the man bringing "Cholo" culture to Vietnam. [Meet Castro Frank]

—As the world burns from a glut of carbon dioxide, a few internet-savvy sleuths are tracking the extremely short private flights of celebrities like Floyd Mayweather, Kylie Jenner, and Steven Spielberg. [Mel Magazine]

—Summing up the reasons for our climate breakdown in one tweet. [Earthly Education]

—A Northern California man has filed a class action lawsuit against Mars Inc., the maker of Skittles, claiming the colorful candy contains titanium dioxide, a known toxin that makes them "unfit for human consumption." [PATCH]

—"The Supreme court declined to halt a lower court ruling from last month suspending ICE’s 2021 enforcement guidelines, which told agents to prioritize arresting undocumented immigrants who threaten public safety or entered the U.S. after November 2020." [Forbes]

—America's "scariest" motel has rooms available now in Las Vegas. [Vice]

—The story of the Haas avocado and the former mailman who helped created them. [The Marginalian]

—This Saturday's Topanga Day Fest is an all-day fundraising event for Ukraine, featuring Ukrainian food, music, artwork, kids' activities, and wellness. [Give Butter]

—The South Bay's Bruce's Beach has been formally returned to the descendants of the Black family it was wrongly taken from. [LA Mag]

—Nine people were injured when a shuttle crashed into a pole near LAX yesterday afternoon. [ABC]

—How cannabis is showing anti-viral potential in the fight against COVID-19. [High Times]

—A lawsuit against Snoop Dogg and Bishop Don Magic Juan for sex assault and sex trafficking has been refiled again by an O.C. woman. [LAT]

—228 roosters and 500 pounds of weed were seized from a cock-fighting ring in Antelope Valley. [NBC]

—A YouTube "history of tacos" from some dude named Max Miller. [Tasting History]

—Ugh. [Gizmodo]