California, top state for tourism, may face ‘Trump Slump,’ Newsom says
May 6, 2025
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California, top state for tourism, may face ‘Trump Slump,’ Newsom says

California hit a new tourism record in 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, but the high isn’t expected to last thanks to President Trump’s tariffs. Tourism spending last…

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Houston Shooting Leaves at Least One Dead and Multiple Injured
May 4, 2025
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Houston Shooting Leaves at Least One Dead and Multiple Injured

At least one person was killed and multiple others were in critical condition on Sunday after gunfire erupted at a family barbecue in Houston, the police said. Officers…

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Unsolved ‘transphobic’ attacks target MacArthur Park shopkeeper
May 3, 2025
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Unsolved ‘transphobic’ attacks target MacArthur Park shopkeeper

At her hole-in-the-wall convenience store across the street from MacArthur Park, Sabrina de la Peña has supplied cold beverages, household necessities and kind words for nearly 30 years.…

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These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
May 3, 2025
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These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope

The cardinals who have traveled to Rome to elect the next pope at a conclave next week sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the…

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Amazon’s Mixed Earnings Report Sends Share Prices Down
May 2, 2025
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Amazon’s Mixed Earnings Report Sends Share Prices Down

As much as Amazon may have wanted to dodge the spotlight in President Trump’s trade war, there was no avoiding it for America’s largest online retailer. First, the…

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Trump pick to lead CBP accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man at California border
April 30, 2025
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Trump pick to lead CBP accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man at California border

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing scrutiny for his role in an investigation into the death of a migrant who was brutally…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Path From Harlem to Stardom, and Now Federal Court
April 30, 2025
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Path From Harlem to Stardom, and Now Federal Court

A bombshell lawsuit, and a mogul in handcuffs Fists pounding on a Los Angeles apartment door broke the silence early one morning in September 2016. Bryana Bongolan, who…

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A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis
April 29, 2025
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A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis

He never aspired to be a priest. After he rose to be a bishop, he implied that he suffered from impostor syndrome. And when Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim…

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After the Eaton fire, Altadena dirt went to Tujunga. A backlash ensued
April 28, 2025
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After the Eaton fire, Altadena dirt went to Tujunga. A backlash ensued

Residents in the rugged enclave of Tujunga became suspicious in January after dirt-filled trucks began inundating their neighborhood streets, dumping their loads on nearby county-owned property. Their inquiries…

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D.E.A. Says More Than 100 Undocumented Immigrants Were Detained in a Colorado Raid
April 28, 2025
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D.E.A. Says More Than 100 Undocumented Immigrants Were Detained in a Colorado Raid

Federal agents raided an underground nightclub in Colorado early Sunday morning and detained more than 100 people who they said were undocumented immigrants, according to the Drug Enforcement…

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