Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump
March 17, 2024
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Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump

The plan by Jared Kushner and his business partners to redevelop a prized location in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, echoes interest from Donald J. Trump a decade ago in…

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Does Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren’t Sure Now.
March 16, 2024
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Does Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren’t Sure Now.

It was 2:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day last year when a detective watching a live camera feed from a major Queens thoroughfare spotted a man in a minivan…

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China Instantly Bites Back in Semiconductor Battle With Joe Biden
March 15, 2024
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China Instantly Bites Back in Semiconductor Battle With Joe Biden

China is set to hit back against President Joe Biden’s plan to undercut the country’s semiconductor industry with a new initiative. “The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology…

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New U.K. Extremism Policy Raises Concerns Over Free Speech
March 14, 2024
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New U.K. Extremism Policy Raises Concerns Over Free Speech

Britain’s government published a new definition of extremism on Thursday that it intends to use to cut ties or funding to groups deemed to have crossed the line,…

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Some mentally ill people are stuck in L.A. jails, report says
March 13, 2024
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Some mentally ill people are stuck in L.A. jails, report says

People with mental illnesses who are in conservatorships are being held in Los Angeles County jails even after their criminal charges are dropped, according to a report released…

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Opinion | What Happened to Our Covid Social Safety Net?
March 12, 2024
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Opinion | What Happened to Our Covid Social Safety Net?

It’s a riddle that economists have struggled to decipher. The U.S. economy seems robust on paper, yet Americans are dissatisfied with it. But hardly anyone seems to have…

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A Dutch Quandary Offers a Glimpse of a Deepening Problem for Europe
March 11, 2024
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A Dutch Quandary Offers a Glimpse of a Deepening Problem for Europe

Just months ago, Geert Wilders was an anathema to most Dutch political parties. A disruptive and divisive force on the far right for two decades, Mr. Wilders has…

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Potential Obstacle to Trump Media’s Merger Appears to Have Been Cleared
March 10, 2024
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Potential Obstacle to Trump Media’s Merger Appears to Have Been Cleared

The threat of a last-minute obstacle to the merger of former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company and a cash-rich shell company appears to have subsided. Two…

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Man found shot to death near San Fernando Valley hiking trail
March 8, 2024
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Man found shot to death near San Fernando Valley hiking trail

Los Angeles police detectives are investigating after a man was found shot to death early Friday near a hiking trail in the San Fernando Valley. Police and paramedics…

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Katie Porter Mocked With Whiteboard After ‘Rigged’ Election Claim
March 7, 2024
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Katie Porter Mocked With Whiteboard After ‘Rigged’ Election Claim

Representative Katie Porter, a progressive California Democrat, has been mocked with jokes about her famous whiteboard on social media after she claimed that the Senate primary was “rigged”…

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