The most consequential cameo of Coachella so far was an unbilled guest slot from Sen. Bernie Sanders. Fresh off a packed rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A. …
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America’s news channel for the Mideast fires staff after funding cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCAIRO — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30-million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed TV programming …
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Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease in U.S. tribes. A key program to do it was gutted
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCHANDLER, Ariz. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week highlighting ways they are trying to prevent chronic disease among Native …
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Column: Stephen A. Smith for president? Try to be more of an FDR than a DJT
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIf you’re looking for a “podcast” to take your mind off of things, I have a great suggestion: President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “fireside chats.” I know the title makes it …
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The Los Angeles City Council moved Friday to dramatically increase trash fees in a bid to raise money and close a billion-dollar budget deficit. On a 10-1 vote, the council …
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Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The White House on Friday hung a painting of President Trump depicting a moment after an assassination attempt against him last summer — bumping the official portrait of one of …
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Judge refuses to dismiss Central Park Five’s defamation case against Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge has rejected President Trump’s effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him filed by the men known as the Central Park Five, who were exonerated after …
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‘I’m going to resist’: Protesters who seized state-owned homes five years ago prepare for eviction battle
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBenito Flores has parked his battered, pale yellow Dodge Ram van on the narrow street in El Sereno outside his one-bedroom duplex. It reminds him of the past and the …
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Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their Social Security numbers and effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits …
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Contributor: Trump’s latest trade war with China is sorely needed
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn Wednesday, President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs — with the notable exception of the People’s Republic of China. In so …