Los Angeles Times
District to close Echo Park charter school
LAUSD board votes to end lease with 400-student campus specializing in dance.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Headphones stay on at this L.A. meetup
Fleuria Audiobook Walking Club invites romance readers to bond at the beach.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Porter regrets actions seen in videos
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate expresses remorse for behavior.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
LAWYERS TARGET TRUMP OFFICIAL
L.A. public defenders say Bill Essayli’s role as acting U.S. attorney circumvented rules.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Controversial plan aims to reduce future wildfire risk
Animals and machines are part of prevention effort
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
The secrets behind S. Korea's cosmetics boom
Thanks to K-pop nods and rapid product development, nation is now top makeup exporter to U.S.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Del Toro's most marvelous creature
'Frankenstein,' the director's best film, considers monstrous men past and present.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Germany pledges aid for Ukraine as NATO defense chiefs gather
Germany on Wednesday pledged more than $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine, as the government in Kyiv signaled that it would need $120 billion in 2026 to stave off Russia’s nearly four-year all-out war.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Group of Democratic governors forms public health alliance
A group of Democratic state governors has launched an alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
In Texas, a wayward car-sized piece of NASA gear lands in field
When Ann Walter looked outside her rural west Texas home, she didn't know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Fed says more rate cuts could follow slowdown in hiring
A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Macron's government faces no-confidence votes
French president may be forced to call snap elections if his prime minister is ousted.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Hamas hands over remains of 2 more hostages
Israel disputes identity of a body in an earlier transfer. Gaza receives 45 more of deceased.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
KFI cancels talk show as AM radio struggles
The change appears to be part of a wider restructuring by parent iHeart Media.
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October 16, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Guardians of ancient farms
Women are stepping up to protect chinampas, agricultural islands built by the Aztecs, and to save a vanishing ecosystem in Mexico
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Advancing Peace: a new book offers new solution to old problem of gun violence
In the summer of 2005, Richmond, Calif., was at a turning point.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
30 years on: We were there — we remember the Million Man March
One million deep. One million strong. One million proud.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Spotlight on Dr. Ainsley A.Reynolds and the gift of life
Guided by unwavering determination, natural curiosity, and an enduring desire for progress, Ainsley A. Reynolds began envisioning his life while growing up in the Bronx, New York.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Neo-soul icon D'Angelo dead at age 51
Born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia, neo-soul icon D'Angelo passed away on October 14 at Sloan Kettering Hospital on the Upper East Side in New York City after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Spring / Summer '26 Fashion Report
For Spring/Summer '26, fashion presentations have changed, though there are still some designers putting on shows throughout the city. Designers & Agencies (D&A) changed their format from presenting designer runway shows to an international designer and manufacturer showcase at 601 W. 26th St. (Think: an event in the Jacob Javitt's Center).
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
$1.6M Harlem brownstone fraud, Solny cases show housing scams targeting Black New Yorkers
An apparent swindle centering on ownership of a home in Harlem has resulted in charges against three people who allegedly stole a property deed from an individual who owned the house for nearly 40 years.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
In Benin, women are waging a fight for dignity and equality
COTONOU, BENIN — In the Republic of Benin, the fight for women's rights and dignity is gaining momentum. Dahoun Nondjinon Landros Biova, a sociologist and anthropologist who leads the Association des Femmes Leaders Sitsope le Refuge-Benin (AFSLR-Benin), is one of the leaders of the movement and is building a reputation as a champion for women's rights.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Candidates split on future of NYC's gifted and talented program
Educators are concerned about where the future of New York City schools' long-debated gifted and talented (G&T) program stands in the mayoral election. But the top three candidates don't agree on the issue.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
NYU students celebrate cancellation of NSA at campus career fair
Despite a protest that could have escalated, the New York University Chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) got their wish for the National Security Agency (NSA) to cancel its appearance at a recent career fair at the school's engineering campus in Brooklyn.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'Once There Were Giants' illuminates towering era in heavyweight boxing
Part 2 of a two-part story. Part 1 was published in the October 9 issue.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Advocates continue pressure to reform prison conditions, seek action from Gov. Hochul
Decarceration advocates are continuing to seek solutions toward the state's prison conditions in lieu of legislation and Gov. Kathy Hochul's reluctance to use her clemency powers toward currently incarcerated individuals this year.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
MTA President Demetrius addresses transit fare hike: 'We are doing our best'
Facing serious backlash over the upcoming fare hike in 2026, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) President Demetrius Crichlow attempted to address commuter concerns directly last week.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Andrew Cuomo wants to keep Rikers Island for jails despite opposition to the idea
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently proposed abandoning the borough-based jail plan in favor of rebuilding new facilities on Rikers Island during the Crain's Business Mayoral Forum last Wednesday, Oct. 8.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival: Gordon Parks and Black Religious Life' now on view at Howard U.
A new exhibition on view at Howard University explores an underexamined chapter of famed photographer Gordon Parks' documentation of religion in Black communities during the 20th Century. Coinciding with this, a supplemental exhibition showcases Howard University students' response to Parks' legacy.
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October 16, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Changes are necessary and imminent for the Jets to course correct
Something has to change. The Jets are 0-6, the only winless team in the NFL after a 13-11 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in London, UK. Many Jets fans probably found it difficult to digest their breakfast watching their team lose another winnable game, which kicked off a little after 9:30 a.m.EST.
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