clinical trials
health
Why the City Council is raising taxes to the highest rate in the nation
Letters to the Editor: L.A. needs more politicians? How a bigger City Council makes government smaller I have a solution to Los Angeles' crime problem. The problem is money. The solution is to raise...
world
University of North Carolina Can Continue Using Race in Admissions
Private papers reveal the tactics that helped SCOTUS uphold the use of affirmative action in higher education. A federal appellate court has sided with the University of North Carolina, ruling in a 5-3 vote...
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The French have finally got their way and will have a new airport built
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Who Inspired ‘The Terminal,’ Dies in Paris Airport Related Tags: After years of anticipation — and, in many cases, disappointment — the French have finally got their way and will have...
entertainment
The Dollar is Up Near 80.50 Cents on Thursday
As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits LONDON — The year started with a bang, and continued to a boom-stick-your-head-in-the-gutter kind of boom after the financial crisis. A major driver has...
entertainment
California’s earthquake swarm: How residents are preparing for a tsunami
New tsunami hazard maps highlight threat facing seven California counties — even Napa County — The earthquake swarm in Alaska could turn into a killer tsunami In the face of a potentially devastating tsunami,...
health
Musk’s new company, Neural Kinetics, plans to bring back users
Op-Ed: How Elon Musk's plans for Twitter could threaten free speech A week after Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, stepped down, his company laid out a roadmap for how it plans to bring users back....
national
The Florida Democratic Party is using state election rules to energize voters
Op-Ed: The evidence that Republicans are using technicalities to toss out Democratic ballots? As the political world waits in suspense for the result of the Presidential election, another election is unfolding in Illinois and...
travel
Why You Should Save the Earth
Op-Ed: To save the Earth, think like a 'blue water' sailor instead of a 'blue ocean' sailor By Paul Homewood In an article published by the Associated Press on June 28, 2007, I predicted...
politics
Tennis Coach Frances Tiafoe: ‘It’s been a great experience to be a part of a growing Australian tennis culture.’
How Frances Tiafoe went from sleeping at a tennis center to the US Open semifinals Frances Tiafoe has already qualified for the 2020 US Open – his fourth major championship – and has made...
sport
Qatar 2022 World Cup Fans Will Be able to Bring Their Own Fans to Watch the World Cup
Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar PALOS VERDES, Israel — For the next three World Cup games, the United States and Mexico fans who had bought tickets for the...