WASHINGTON — After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that …
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Public ownership in AI: Trump and Sanders find common ground
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — It was perhaps a surprising private overture from OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman to Sen. Bernie Sanders. The meeting between the two had come just after the Vermont senator announced …
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Raman cuts deeper into Pratt’s lead as new votes are tallied
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman cut deeper into the lead of reality television personality Spencer Pratt on Saturday, as his lead slimmed to just a single percentage point, according …
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Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-day speech in France
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPARIS — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a D-day anniversary speech Saturday that appeared to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by …
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Commentary: For mayoral candidates and all of L.A., here’s the homelessness conversation we must have
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRon, a West L.A. resident, thinks he knows why former reality TV star and political newcomer Spencer Pratt won so much support in his run for mayor. People are frustrated, …
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How a simple mix-up fueled false conspiracies about L.A. vote count
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSince election night in California, a single theory of election fraud has taken root like no other — not just among online conspiracy theorists or bot accounts, but among major …
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Judge orders pretrial detention for ex-CIA official accused of stashing $40 million in gold bars at home
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former senior CIA official accused of stashing more than $40 million worth of gold bars from the federal government at his Virginia home was ordered to remain jailed …
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Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl and Jon Wertheim will remain at ’60 Minutes’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter a tumultuous week, CBS News took a major step in stopping the bleeding at “60 Minutes.” In a memo sent Friday morning, the three remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents Bill …
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City attorney likely to be first incumbent to lose primary since 1933
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe last time Angelenos sacked an incumbent city attorney in the primaries, almost 30% of them were unemployed. That was May 2, 1933, the nadir of the Great Depression, when …
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No, Mr. Hilton, our elections are not ‘a joke.’ It’s time for you to stand up to Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWell, that didn’t take long. A day after California’s primary election, President Trump took to social media with baseless claims of election fraud — predictable, but also dangerous. “Look what’s …