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Rob Reiner Is Said to Have Argued With His Son Nick at Conan O’Brien’s Holiday Party

Rob Reiner and his son, Nick, had a dispute at a party hosted by Conan O’Brien the night before the director and his wife were found dead.

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Nick Reiner, center, with members of his family at the premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” in September.
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Appeals Court Says Trump Must End Los Angeles Deployment by Monday

While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city.

© Alex Welsh for The New York Times

President Trump deployed about 4,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June.
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Man Charged With Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Federal Building in L.A.

Federal officials said the suspect, who has ranted against the Trump administration on social media, told them he had set his apartment on fire earlier in the day.

© Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press

The Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles and surrounding offices have been the site of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policy. On Monday, prosecutors said, a man threw two Molotov cocktails at one of the buildings.
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Before the Shooting, Some Troops and Officials Worried About the Guard’s Safety

In an internal memo, Guard commanders warned that troops were in a “heightened threat environment.”

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Members of National Guard securing a federal building in Los Angeles last June.
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