NEW YORK — The Trump family business released a voluntary ethics agreement Friday that marks a significant departure from Donald Trump’s first term by allowing it to strike deals with private …
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Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but imposes no punishment
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his felony hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment, an outcome that cements his conviction but frees …
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Column: Compassion and decency lost amid wildfires as California foes play politics
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia’s burning and its political foes are practically dancing in the flames and reveling in the ashes. From the mountains to the sea, the wreckage and ruin are biblical in …
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Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down President-elect Donald Trump’s plea to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday on his felony conviction in a hush-money case. …
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Judge Karen Bass on what she does now, not where she was when the fires started
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe video is damning. A stone-faced Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood silently as a British reporter asked whether she had anything to tell Angelenos as the most destructive fire …
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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ needs less fossil fuel propaganda
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA recent episode of “Landman” — the latest western soap opera dreamed up by “Yellowstone” co-creator Taylor Sheridan — was packed with thrilling interpersonal drama in Texas oil and gas …
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The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Biden is set …
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SAN FRANCISCO — Four hours before he took the oath of office Wednesday to become San Francisco’s 46th mayor, Daniel Lurie started his day walking through the bleak confines of the …
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Biden stands by Newsom in fire response. What will happen under Trump?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs communities across Los Angeles County burned Wednesday in a spate of wildfires, the crisis highlighted the stark difference between the incoming and outgoing presidents and their relationships with California. …
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in New York criminal case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in a hush money case. The …