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Musk tells Tesla employees to hold on to their stock amid protests
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk told employees to hold on to their stock and stay optimistic amid a series of blows to his company’s…
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Trump-appointed judge dissents in California ammo case with gun-filled YouTube video
A Trump-appointed appellate court judge who disagreed with a decision by his colleagues to uphold California’s ban on large-capacity…
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Former Lakers player says Bob Knight knew of Indiana team physician abuse allegations
Former Lakers player Butch Carter submitted sworn testimony in federal court Thursday as part of an existing class action lawsuit alleging…
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South Korean family mysteriously disappears on drive from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas
A South Korean family that was traveling across the Southwest and expected to depart from a California airport this week is missing,…
Politics
Telsa attacks mark a surreal twist in political violence as Musk divides America
There were broad expectations that the widening political divides in America following Donald Trump’s second presidential victory would…
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Shoes of the disappeared: Mexico’s growing symbol of loss
TEUCHITLÁN, Mexico — The anguished mother arrived on a motorcycle, the bike kicking up a cloud of dust as it swerved to a halt before…
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Key points people need to understand about Trump's Education Department closure
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a long-anticipated action that will…
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Column: The United States careens toward a constitutional crisis
Congress is cowed; that’s one supposedly coequal branch of government down. But federal courts are proving more resistant to Donald…
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What's it like to defend a Mexican cartel boss? Reputed drug lords seek lawyers in U.S.
On a single day late last month, the Mexican government shipped 29 accused drug lords north across the border to face U.S. justice.…
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Jackie Robinson's Army story restored to Defense Department site after removal in DEI purge
An article highlighting the U.S. Army career of baseball legend Jackie Robinson has been restored to the Department of Defense website.…
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Fleeing once more: The endless search for safety in Gaza
ABSAN Al-KABIRA, GAZA — Sitting in a makeshift shelter set up in a school playground, Ramez Abu Daqqa pondered two questions: Was any…
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Trump’s transactional diplomacy is reshaping the U.S.-Taiwan relationship
TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, the U.S. has played an important role in maintaining the delicate relationship between Taiwan and China,…
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Taiwan has been important to the U.S. Here's why
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China considers it a part of the Chinese nation. The United States considers it a roadblock to further Chinese influence…
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After party rift on shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus budget fight on Medicaid
After a bruising Washington battle that averted a government shutdown but broke their party in two last week, leading California Democrats…
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Contributor: Under Trump, the Voice of America has fallen silent. U.S. enemies are cheering
Almost 30 years ago, toward the end of President Clinton’s first term in office, Republicans in Congress forced a government shutdown that…
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Weapons, war and wealth: The business of arms in the Middle East
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Arms are a global business, so it’s little surprise that at the International Defense Exhibition and…
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New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity
A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for…
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Trump vows to immediately ramp up U.S. production of ‘beautiful, clean coal’
President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the…
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Newly declassified JFK assassination files released by Trump administration
President Trump released a cache of unredacted classified documents on Tuesday related to the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, but…
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Roberts criticizes Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
WASHINGTON — The growing clash between President Trump and the federal courts escalated Tuesday, when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.…
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Will South Korea’s ‘sensitive’ country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
SEOUL — A revelation that the U.S. Department of Energy has designated South Korea as a “sensitive country” — a label reserved for nations…
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Column: The Trump administration has a free-speech problem
I have to wonder: When will Vice President JD Vance condemn his own administration? Last month, Vance, a self-described foreign policy…
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New Mexico court blocks release of photos, bodycam video of bodies of Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa
A New Mexico court on Monday blocked the release of police bodycam video and other images that show the bodies of Gene Hackman and his…
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Schiff dismisses Trump assertion that Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee are 'void'
Sen. Adam B. Schiff on Monday rebuffed as a baseless threat a weekend broadside from President Trump in which Trump alleged that Schiff…