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Washington Post: LOS ANGELES — From the Griffith Observatory, a landmark perched on a hilltop 1,000 feet above sea level, Joe and Jolene McGuire had a prime view of this vast city, and they couldn’t see what their friends and family back home in Nebraska were so worried about.

For days — as social media feeds and cable news replayed images of burning cars and smashed windows, as President Donald Trump claimed a violent insurrection was underway — the couple fretted about whether they should cancel their anniversary trip out West.

Yet the Los Angeles they saw after arriving Tuesday morning was serene: sunny skies, peaceful streets, no hint of civil unrest or the federal government’s aggressive, militarized response.

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