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Hundreds rally in Westwood to protest Trump, Musk's government cuts: 'It's just evil'
When Jesse Ugalde, who served in the Vietnam War, entered a Department of Veterans Affairs building Friday, he noticed a difference.…
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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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OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the…
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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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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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Column: There is nothing efficient about Musk and Trump's toxic lack of empathy
I don’t know how Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly got my phone number, but a text from him landed the other day with a thud. “Elon Musk…
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Commentary: Elon Musk brought a Silicon Valley mindset to Trump's Washington. It's been a disaster
Washington has never seen anything like the rule-breaking, power-taking, government-torching, protocol-scorching force of delighted havoc…
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Venezuelan couple arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
WASHINGTON — A couple from Venezuela were arrested by federal immigration agents this week and charged with misdemeanor illegal entry,…
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If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican's House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would…
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Commentary: With friends like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, Newsom may talk himself to political death
Gavin Newsom — eyes on the White House, vision firmly fixed on his future — is leaning once more into the self-promotion business. One…
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Fearing for their lives, Syrian refugees flee into Lebanon
MASAOUDIYEH, Lebanon — Hassan Suleiman huffed in the morning sun, sweating despite the ice-cold water running up to his shins under the…
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As Trump steamrolls ahead, Democrats see a growing 'heartbeat' of resistance
In an interview on MSNBC, Faiz Shakir, a senior advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, described “thousands and thousands” of people showing up…
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95 coffins, countless wounds: Lebanon grapples with Hezbollah’s 'victory' over Israel
AITAROUN, Lebanon — The procession of coffins was heard long before it came into view, a chorus of ambulance sirens drowning out the crowd…
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DHS expedites process to award two Republican-linked firms part of its $200-million ad campaign
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of…
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Column: Trump wants to undo all kinds of race and gender progress. Here's what stands in his way
The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely…
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2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead
BEIRUT — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge…
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What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife?
Officials announced Friday that Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, had died of hantavirus — ending speculation about the circumstances…
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Trump's 1% policy wars: Transgender people, USAID funding and now Canadian fentanyl?
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump this week to discuss the imposition of stiff U.S. tariffs, Trump linked…
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Commentary: Did AI really defend the KKK at the end of my column? Let's discuss
Journalism schools teach that writers should report the news, not be the news. But what happens when one of your articles goes viral — not…
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A second death may be linked to U.S. measles outbreak, an unvaccinated New Mexico man
An unvaccinated New Mexico man who recently died was found to be infected with measles. His death could be the second in an ongoing…
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National park visits hit record high last year, agency reports as it endures deep cuts
As the Trump administration continues to slash the federal workforce, the National Park Service — which has lost nearly 10% of its staff…
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Asylum requests surge in Mexico amid U.S. border crackdown
NAUCALPAN DE JUÁREZ, Mexico — It wasn’t long ago that record numbers of migrants were claiming asylum at the U.S. southern border,…
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Who's still playing Pokémon Go? Ask any of the 48,000 people at this Rose Bowl event
On the golf course just outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, thousands of people stride across the grass, phones in their hands and eyes on…