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Dolly Parton’s Quietly Inspiring Defense of Marriage
Abelard and Heloise, Vladimir and Véra, Prince Albert and Queen Victoria: to these historic his and hers, I would add Carl and Dolly.…
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Kanye Gave Twitter an Exclusive Hit Single
One of the year’s most talked-about new songs, from one of the planet’s most influential musicians, is not available on Spotify, or Apple…
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L.A. Vietnamese man came for annual ICE check-in, then nearly got deported to Libya
A Los Angeles construction worker from Vietnam was among 13 immigrants roused by guards in full combat gear around 2:30 a.m. one day last…
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Newsom proposes $20-million funding cut for California newsrooms, citing budget issues
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed slashing funding by 67% for a pioneering deal with Google to support struggling California newsrooms, citing…
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Contributor: The Mideast has changed since Trump's first term. How will he reshape it?
As President Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during…
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Waymo recalls more than 1,200 automated vehicles after minor crashes
Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing company that launched its services in Los Angeles late last year, is recalling more than 1,200 vehicles…
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Robert Macfarlane on Books That Hold Water
The writer and scholar Robert Macfarlane has spent much of his life climbing up mountains and fishing on rivers, and his passion for each…
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When a Writer Takes to the Stage
Writers who contemplate going onstage tend to fall into two camps: those who know better and those who should but don’t. Of the second…
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How Donald Trump’s Crypto Dealings Push the Bounds of Corruption
Imagine that someone in a position of great political power created a hundred billion raffle tickets and made them available for public…
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U.S.-Syria relations take new turn as Trump, Syrian president meet
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, praising him as a “young, attractive guy” and urging him to…
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As climate hazards worsen, Trump moves to weaken FEMA and shift disaster response onto states
The recent firing of the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is just the latest in a string of blows for the nation’s top…
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17 members of a cartel kingpin's family were escorted into California from Mexico. Why?
MEXICO CITY — Key pillars of the Trump administration’s policy toward Mexico involve large-scale deportations and a crackdown on cartels.…
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Trump accepting luxury jetliner from Qatar raises alarm on both sides of political aisle
President Trump has spent the first major overseas trip of his second administration — next stop Wednesday in Qatar — beating back…
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In “Jetty,” a Grand Infrastructure Project Becomes Both Visually and Politically Compelling
The algorithm has been feeding me industrial-strength A.S.M.R.: short videos of computer-controlled lathes, in extreme closeup, doing…
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California to ask federal judge for sweeping pause to Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — The California attorney general’s office said Tuesday that it will seek a preliminary injunction in its case challenging…
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Jamie Lee Curtis just wanted an AI ad removed, not to become the 'poster child of internet fakery’
Jamie Lee Curtis didn’t expect to be at the forefront of the artificial intelligence debate in Hollywood. But she didn’t have a choice.…
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Kim Kardashian details confusion, terror of Paris robbery: 'Absolutely' thought she was going to die
Paris used to be “magical” for Kim Kardashian. But the armed robbery she experienced during Paris Fashion Week in 2016 “changed…
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California sues over Trump policy tying transportation grants to immigration
WASHINGTON — California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed two lawsuits on Tuesday challenging a Trump administration policy that would deny the…
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Trump and Saudis reach weapons sales and investment deals worth billions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On the first day of his visit to the Middle East, President Trump combined business with diplomacy, reaching out to…
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Trump returns to the Middle East with tech titans, seeking trillion-dollar deals
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The first time President Trump visited Riyadh in 2017, he posed with a ceremonial orb, took part in a traditional…
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Contributor: My family's archive shows why Palestinians are owed reparations
My father, Jawdat Bseiso, was 23 when everything changed. As the favorite son of Mahrous Mustafa Bseiso — one of the largest landowners in…
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Commentary: Is there a middle ground on immigration? This Republican thinks so
Bob Worsley has solid conservative credentials. He’s anti abortion. A fiscal hawk and lifelong member of the Mormon Church. As an Arizona…
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Kim Kardashian is finally going to testify about being robbed in Paris. How did we get here?
It has been almost 3,150 days — more than 8½ years — since Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. On Tuesday, she finally gets to…
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Mexico vows to hunt down killer of mayoral candidate
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities were seeking suspects Monday in the assassination of a mayoral candidate who was shot dead during a…