WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the …
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Powell defends Federal Reserve in speech amid onslaught of attacks from Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in a Princeton University speech in which he also praised government employees and U.S. universities, …
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Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they denounce USAID defunding
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti’s prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it circulated recently on social media. The protesters, who …
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A century after Scopes trial, creationism proponents persist
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — As a colossal manifestation of the biblical Noah’s Ark rises incongruously from the countryside of northern Kentucky, Ken Ham gives the presentation he’s often repeated. The ark stretches 1½ …
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Texas moves closer to mandating Ten Commandments displays in classes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAUSTIN, Texas — Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican proposal that cleared a major vote Saturday and would make the state the nation’s …
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to return Guatemalan deported to Mexico
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there. …
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With L.A.’s latest budget, has the political pendulum firmly swung at City Hall?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNewsletter You’re reading the L.A. on the Record newsletter Sign up to make sense of the often unexplained world of L.A. politics. Enter email address Sign Me Up You may …
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Health clinics make house calls on immigrant patients afraid to leave home
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAcross Los Angeles, the Inland Empire and the Coachella Valley, one community health center is extending its services to immigrant patients in their homes after realizing that people were skipping …
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White House slashing National Security Council staff, officials say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees and return many career government …
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Trump attack on Harvard to block international students raises fears at California campuses
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A multifront assault by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest university intensified on Friday when Harvard sued to block the government from barring international student enrollment, and a judge …