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entertainment
The City of Los Angeles: The United Kingdom’s “Stop and Search” Model
The entire L.A. City Council racist audio leak, transcribed and annotated by our experts. A long, rambling and deeply offensive recording of a city council meeting from late April 2017 in which the members...
world
The New York City Marathon: Doug Eller’s First Marathon
The New York City Marathon: A 26.2-Mile Fashion Show That Made a Sound It starts with a bang, then builds to a fever pitch, and before you know it, you’re feeling the burn. It’s...
world
The Nonimmigrants Visa Loophole
Goldberg: Why is Peter Thiel, a GOP megadonor, buying a Maltese passport? The answer to that question, it turns out, is not simply a product of the Trump administration. It is tied to a...
health
The Weather Service’s Heat Index Will Top 100 Degrees By Wednesday
Welcome to another heat wave. Triple-digit temperatures on tap for Southern California, and the worst is still to come. In fact, it seems to be going up. The weather service says this week’s temperatures...
health
Biden’s campaign is a resounding success
With relative calm around Covid, Biden faces several new challenges. The American public is overwhelmingly opposed to impeachment, and the majority of voters in battleground states say they are unlikely to cast their ballot...
politics
Firefighters in Southern California battling wildfires
Heat wave reaches 'the tail end' in Southern California By The Associated Press | 7:39 a.m.April 30, 2014 Caption A woman sits outside her house as the temperature on Friday soared to more than...
latest
The Washington Times: A man and six women created an app that allowed them to vote for their favorite candidate
They came up with plans to prevent suicide and tackle climate change. Then on Day 4 of the reality TV challenge came a final twist: they had to figure out how to deal with...
us
The Last-Second Change to Leap Seconds
It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now) We have been here before. Back in 2006, I wrote about the last-second leap-second change, which pushed back the start of the...
national
How I Lost My Job and Passed Out
A Wall Street Banker Turned to Comedy for Happiness and a Career Change It all started one day when I had a cold and wasn't feeling well. All was well that night, for a...
world
The US’s Climate Justice Declaration
Op-Ed: Climate change is a big problem. Citizens must demand many small solutions to address the challenges In April, over 1,000 people in the United States—activists, academics, students, businesses, foundations, and citizens—mobilized to sign...
