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China says suspected spy balloon is for research, accidentally strayed over US
BEIJING — China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown…
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Review: There’s less Gold Rush in John Adams’ latest ‘Girls of the Golden West,’ but it’s still gold
John Adams’ California Gold Rush opera “Girls of the Golden West,” which he conducted last weekend with the Los Angeles…
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Senate warns Ticketmaster: ‘We’re watching’ Beyoncé ticket sales after Taylor Swift fiasco
The US Senate won’t let Ticketmaster break your soul. The Senate Judiciary Committee sent a clear — and ominous —…
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A Florida lawyer had sex with a client. Then came blackmail and a third suspension
A judge’s gavel. Sex with a client led to blackmail of an Orlando attorney and another suspension by the state…
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Considering pet insurance? These are the cheapest dog breeds to insure
English Springer Spaniels are one of the cheapest dog breeds to insure, data shows. Westend61 Pet insurance is a good…
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Review: The powerful ‘Filmmakers for the Prosecution’ shows how cinema held Nazi war criminals to account
In 1945, as Europe smoldered and the world waited for justice, the American brothers and military veterans Budd and Stuart…
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Trooper issued fake traffic tickets, including to someone who had died, NY officials say
A New York state trooper is accused of issuing fake traffic tickets to several people, officials say. He was arrested…
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Record share of Americans are raiding their 401(k) plans
A record share of Americans tapped their 401(k) plans last year for so-called hardship withdrawals, a financial lifeline that can…
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Op-Ed: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends
On Jan. 17, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which already carried the death…
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