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Hypocrisy on pandemic rules contributes to cynicism | L.A. Focus News

Amid a surge of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and new government-ordered restrictions, tensions and anxieties are understandably high. Not only are lives at risk from COVID-19, but livelihoods too are under growing strain. Which makes it all the more regrettable that a number of public officials have fanned the flames of cynicism with inconsistent and even […]

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