Allegations that a Donald Trump aide with “Nazi” tendencies secretly intervened to help a notorious alleged sex trafficker have triggered fears the Trump administration could jeopardize justice for the man’s victims. Lawyer Paul Ingrassia—who is a White House official despite a scandal-hit political history that includes making far-right comments—allegedly directed senior Department of Homeland Security […]
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The cyberattacks are coming. Will anyone be there to stop them?
Lauryn Williams is deputy director and senior fellow in the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. America is experiencing a five-alarm cybersecurity fire. Cyberattacks were up an astonishing 85 percent from September to October during the government shutdown, according to the cybersecurity firm The Media Trust, reaching into the hundreds […]
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Horrifying moment Miss Jamaica tumbles from stage & is stretchered away during blighted Miss Universe pageant
THIS is the shocking moment Miss Jamaica plummets off the Miss Universe stage in Thailand. Jaw-dropping footage captured Miss Jamaica taking a terrifying fall during the Miss Universe preliminary evening gown round in Bangkok. Dr. Gabrielle Henry was confidently strutting down the runway in a stunning orange gown when she suddenly stepped off the darkened...
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It’s elementary – Cats feel more need for Holmes speed
Hunter Holmes will join his older brother Max at Geelong, one of several familiar family names to feature on night two of the AFL draft.
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Group of Eight chief executive Vicki Thomson warns University mergers only part of the solution
Merging WA universities could be one way to achieve much-needed structural reform — but Group of Eight chief executive Vicki Thomson has warned that no-one should under-estimate how difficult mergers could be.
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Theater as a Safe Space? ‘Practice’ Demolishes That Idea.
Upon entering the theater for Nazareth Hassan’s new play, “Practice,” audience members see a ghost light illuminating the stage. Traditionally, that single light in an empty, otherwise darkened theater creates a safe space for anyone entering it. More superstitiously, it is reputed to ward off ghosts that might curse or sabotage a production. The bulb […]
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The Housing Strategy That Has California NIMBYs in a Corner
One way or the other, the answer was going to be yes. When Leo Pustilnikov filed an application in 2023 with the City of Beverly Hills to build a 19-story apartment tower with a hotel, the developer didn’t care that it flouted the zoning code or that the City Council was unanimously opposed to the […]
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Republican overseeing Alamo renovation ousted after ‘woke’ social media post
Kate Rogers didn’t know it at the time, but Oct. 13 would mark the beginning of the end of her four-year tenure leading the $550 million renovation of the Alamo. On that day, two posts appeared on the X account of the famous San Antonio historic site. One celebrated Columbus Day. The other, which has […]
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The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight’s gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm at the apex of my butt cheeks. This was my last flight after being away from home on a book tour in […]
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The jobs report is here, with data that’s two months late
A new jobs report Thursday is expected to offer the first official snapshot of the labor market since Oct. 1, when the government shut down. But it isn’t likely to make much of a splash. For starters, the data is two months old. And unless there’s a huge change in job creation or the unemployment […]
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