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Forrie J. Smith, from the hit show Yellowstone, had walked over to the anti-rodeo protest outside of Crypto.com Arena to try and engage the handful of animal rights activists who are fighting to outlaw rodeo sports in L.A. 

One of the young protesters had been waving a sign that said “Stop Bull Riding.” But with a little Hollywood star power there, he leaned in close over the temporary fencing to confide to Smith that he was actually from Michigan, owned several guns and was only there protesting because his girlfriend asked him to be.

A landlord who allegedly neglected his North Hollywood apartment complex even as it fell under the control of a local street gang may soon be forced to live in it.

In a nuisance abate suit filed last month against Swaranjit “Mike” Nijjar, the owner of a 116-unit apartment complex in the 13100 and 13200 block of Vanowen Street, L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer is asking that Nijjar be sentenced to live at his property until he makes it decent for the people who pay for the privilege, SanFernandoSun.com reports.

Long before the rise of the Roman Empire, the Mayans were carving roads and erecting massive stone edifices on the Yucatán Peninsula. Somewhere between 1500 and 1200 BC, Mesoamerican people discovered nixtamalization, or boiling dried corn kernels in alkaline water with calcium hydroxide derived from ash. 

It resembled the Liberty Bell without the crack. She did some research and found its connection to Paul Revere, who had a foundry. His son made the bell. It’s been returned to its original location.