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A power struggle in the Middle East is rippling across the Red Sea and fuelling Sudan’s bloody civil war. Violence on Sudan’s borders with Chad and Libya, increased fighting in South Sudan and massive ...

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Is it fusion, or something else? Plus, all the love for Altadena, and a heavy metal taco spot finds its fixed home. I’m Daniel Hernandez, editor of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes.