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Disgraced Comedian Louis CK Is Going on a World Tour — What Does This Mean for Cancel Culture?
It’s been two years since comedian Louis CK admitted in the New York Times that the allegations of lewd behavior made about him by several women were true. He said in the statement that he planned to “step back and take a long time to listen,” but the Times reported on Nov. 2 that the comedian is embarking on a...
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Saddleridge Fire Began Under Power Lines, Cause Not Known
The Saddleridge fire that exploded on the edge of Los Angeles began beneath a high-voltage transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, fire officials said Monday.
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Hillary Clinton Defends Meghan Markle Over Her Treatment by the Media
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has found a fan in both Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate shared her thoughts on the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, and the criticism she has received in the press in the U.K. When asked...
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Harvey Weinstein Loses Bid to Move Trial From New York City
Harvey Weinstein has lost a longshot bid to move his sexual assault trial out of New York City, as a state court rejected Thursday the movie mogul’s concerns that he wouldn’t get a fair trial in the world’s media capital. A five-judge panel of the state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division issued the decision after reviewing written submissions from Weinstein’s lawyers...
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Black Student ‘Shamed' When School Officials Colored His Hair
A student’s parents are suing Texas school administrators for coloring in a hair design on the black student’s head. The student, 13, went to Berry Miller Junior High in April with the letter “M” shaved on his head. Three administrators told the student his haircut violated the school’s dress code policy. They told him he could call his mother, receive...
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Jumbo Jet Turned Desert Nightclub Returns to Burning Man
A jumbo jetliner that got stuck in the desert for nearly a month last year has returned for the upcoming Burning Man festival after organizers agreed to post a bond.
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Agency Recommends Current 80K Attendance Cap at Burning Man
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is recommending attendance be capped at existing levels for the next 10 years at the annual Burning Man counter-culture festival in the desert 100 miles north of Reno.
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George Clooney Hopes Media ‘Kinder' to Meghan Markle
George Clooney says the media should “be a little kinder” to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, after she gave birth to a baby boy.
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Yabba Dabba Don't: California Town Rejects Flintstones House
Towering dinosaurs stand among fanciful mushrooms in the sloping backyard. A life-sized Fred Flintstone welcomes visitors near the front door. And by the driveway on the lawn is a giant “Yabba Dabba Do” sign in orange, purple and red.
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Is It Terrorism? Post NZ Attack, Muslims See Double Standard
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been hailed on social media by Muslims around the world for her response to two mosque shootings by a white nationalist who killed 50 worshippers. She wore a headscarf at the funerals in line with Islamic custom and swiftly reformed gun laws. An image of the prime minister embracing a grieving woman was...
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El Chapo's Sons Indicted on Drug Conspiracy Charges
Two sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have been indicted on drug conspiracy charges, the Justice Department said Thursday. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 34, and Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 28, are charged in a single-count indictment that was unsealed last week in Washington. Prosecutors allege the two brothers conspired to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the U.S. from...
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Reproductive Healthcare Access Limited for Many Undocumented Women
Days after an immigration judge denied Layidua Salazar’s petition to remain in the United States in 2015 because she was not living with her spouse, she learned at an annual visit to Planned Parenthood that she was pregnant. The possibility that she would not be allowed to remain in the country made her realize “within five minutes” that she couldn’t...
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Lawyers for Boston Marathon Bomber Dzkhokhar Tsarnaev Want Death Sentence Tossed
Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzkhokhar Tsarnaev say his death sentence should be tossed because the judge’s refusal to move the case out of the city where the bombs exploded made it impossible for him to get a fair trial. Tsarnaev’s legal team said in a 500-page brief filed Thursday in the 1st U.S. District Court of Appeals that there...
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Rams' Coach Focused on Rebounding Following Losing Streak
Losing consecutive games for the first time as coach of the Los Angeles Rams hasn’t dampened Sean McVay’s sense of humor.
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Deported Oakland Nurse a Step Closer to Reuniting With Her 4 Kids
An Oakland nurse who was deported to Mexico last year is one step closer to being reunited with her four children in the Bay Area in time for the holidays.
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‘Late Night': Sarah Jessica Parker Has One Big Post-Midterms Question
Sarah Jessica Parker talks about the media coverage of the midterm elections, the big question she has in the aftermath of the midterms and the legacy of “Sex and the City.”
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The Growing Migrant Caravan on Way to US Border, Explained
The caravan of Central American migrants moving through Mexico toward the U.S. border has bloomed to more than 7,000 people. The caravan is largely made up of young men and women with children fleeing Central America’s violence, poverty and corruption. Most are from Honduras, but hundreds have also joined from El Salvador and Guatemala. Over the years, Mexican advocacy groups...
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With White House Stung by Cohen Accusation, Trump Fires Back
President Donald Trump accused his former lawyer Michael Cohen of lying under pressure of prosecution Wednesday as his White House grappled with allegations that the president had orchestrated a campaign cover-up to buy the silence of two women who claimed he had affairs with them. Confronting mounting legal and political threats, Trump took to Twitter to accuse Cohen of making...
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Back-to-Back Legal Blows in Trump Circle Jolt Presidency
President Donald Trump confronted one of the most perilous moments of his presidency Tuesday after two onetime members of his inner circle simultaneously were labeled “guilty” of criminal charges. Although Trump largely ignored the jarring back-to-back blows at a campaign rally in West Virginia, questions mounted about his possible legal exposure and political future. In a split screen for the...
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Brad Pitt Fires Back at Angelina Jolie in New Court Filing
Brad Pitt said in court documents Wednesday that he has given estranged wife Angelina Jolie Pitt more than $1 million and lent her another $8 million since their separation two years ago, countering her assertion from a day earlier saying he has paid “no meaningful child support.”