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      We Are Wittingly Fooling Ourselves About Trump’s Attack on Iran

      Earlier this year, in an unexpected divergence from the long-prevailing foreign policy rhetoric of presidents from both parties, Donald Trump gave a speech in...

      The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

      The bus smashed into him last month, when he was crossing the street with his wheelchair. By the time he made it to the...

      A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles’ huge Iranian community

      LOS ANGELES – “Tehrangeles" in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. This cultural enclave, also known as Little...

      For Once, an AI Story That’s Not About Humans

      Decades of movies that explore the potential of machine consciousness—Blade Runner; Ex Machina; I, Robot; and many others—have tended to treat the arrival of...

      The Non-Exoneration of Diddy

      You think you’ve lost the ability to be shocked, and then you see supporters of Sean Combs—the rapper and producer also known as Diddy—spraying...

      Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared

      Despite a federal judge briefly halting deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, he and a second judge eventually cleared the wat for...

      The Biggest Coverup of the American Revolution

      WE ALL KNOW THAT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, adopted 249 years ago today, proclaims that “all men are created equal,” and that the brave...

      How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season

      HOUSTON – Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread...

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