Los Angeles Times
Be thankful for brave judges
EVEN AS A KID, when my craving for gifts was at its peak, I still preferred Thanksgiving to Christmas. It was the relaxed, unornamented holiday, when the family's focus was simply on good food and each other (and football). As the name says, it's about giving thanks, not things.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
LETTING HIMSELF 'SHINE' AGAIN
Grammy-winning songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. releases his sophomore album 10 years after his cult-hit debut
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
The one to binge on Turkey Day
'Friends' regularly marked Thanksgiving with hilarity. Here are all 10 episodes, ranked.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward U.S. weapons and defense dome
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40-billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities called Taiwan Dome, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Bodies of 15 more Palestinians are returned to Gaza
Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
'Trauma after trauma': Alarm over a plan to review Biden-era refugees
The Trump administration's plan to review all refugees admitted to the United States under the Biden administration is weighing heavily on people who could be affected by the evaluation, fueling uncertainty and worry among people who believed their status was secured.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
National parks to raise fees for foreign tourists
The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Report: Envoy coached Putin aide on peace plan
President Trump's chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Kremlin leader should go about pitching the U.S. president a peace plan aimed at bringing an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a transcript of the call published by Bloomberg News on Tuesday.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Suit alleges abuse of power in mortgage probes
Congressman says official illegally used government databases to target Trump foes.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Frozen assets key to Ukraine peace talks
Money is as central to Europe's vital support of Ukraine as ammunition and intelligence.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
A HABITUAL CALM BEFORE THE FOG
Longtime users of marijuana needed a quick fix, but then dependence made their days feel impossible without it
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
This time, the buzz is positive as barber works on Skid Row
His Main St. shop was involved in a flap with homeless people. Now he's serving them.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Overnight noise by Waymo must end, city orders
Santa Monica stations draw complaints from neighbors. Company may not comply.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Six Flags names new CEO as stock price plunges
The Magic Mountain owner has suggested selling theme parks that underperform.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Stocks’ winning streak reaches 4 days
U.S. stocks closed broadly higher Wednesday, extending Wall Street's recent winning streak to a fourth straight day.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Reimagining our relationship with wolves
LET ME PAINT you a picture: Imagine you're an ancient hunter surveying the icy tundra of what is now California's Sierra Nevada.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Dinosaur mummies help unlock the past
Researchers have unearthed a pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Cronin takes blame for Cal defeat
Golden Bears outplay the nationally ranked Bruins. Coach says it's time to 'toughen up.'
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
After raids, Fashion District hopes for a Black Friday boon
Over the summer, mass arrests and fears of deportation turned area into a ghost town
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Fire survivors rebuild in time for Thanksgiving
Ted Koerner and his retriever are back home in Altadena. Here's how he did it.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Misfits are back to save the day
'Stranger Things' returns with the first part of its final season. So far, it looks epic.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Texas hands UCLA first loss
Harmon scores 26 as No. 4 Longhorns hold off No. 3 Bruins' rally in the second half.
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November 27, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Patti Smith gives thanks
The rocker expresses gratitude toward the people who shaped her in new memoir.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Judge dismisses case against Letitia James, James Comey after finding prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey on Nov. 24, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado chisels away at campaign to replace his boss
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado believes that defeating his boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul, in the 2026 gubernatorial race is not impossible. In fact, he seems determined to take her down. He broke ranks with Hochul earlier this year in a public split and has been steadily building an anti-establishment campaign.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Remembering Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin – the freedom fighter known as H. Rap Brown
At the end of his book, “Die Nigger Die,” H. Rap Brown wrote, “This country was born of violence. Violence is as American as cherry pie. Black people have always been violent, but our violence has always been directed toward each other.” Over the course of his long career of activism, including being chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin) was never far from violence, though he died nonviolently on Sunday, Nov. 23, in a federal prison hospital in North Carolina. He was 82 and had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
On display: Artist Ron Norsworthy's lucid dreaming
Friday, Nov. 14, my highlight of Autumn in New York, was a visit to the opening reception for artist Ron Norsworthy's new art show, his second solo exhibition at the Edwynn Houk Gallery (693 Fifth Avenue, 6th floor, 212-750-7070; on view through Dec. 23). It features his disarming American Dream series of collaged mixed media reliefs.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Author Nicholas Boggs and John McWhorter discuss "Baldwin: A Love Story" as a lesson in loving
On any given night, New York reliably offers an embarrassment of riches in terms of things to do, as entertaining as they are illuminating. This was certainly true catching Nicholas Boggs discussing his new James Baldwin biography \"Baldwin: A Love Story,\" with New York Times columnist John McWhorter, associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, and author of \"Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
New Legal Aid Society unit tackles client life after prison head-on
The Legal Aid Society has officially launched the Reentry Services Unit to work with clients on returning home from incarceration. Through the country's oldest public defense organization, the pilot program directly assists with needs ranging from applying for a state ID and developing workplace skills to connecting with mental healthcare and obtaining housing.
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November 27, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Will defensive deficiencies be the Knicks' obstacle to chip status?
For many decades, ear-throbbing chants of “DEFENSE” have reverberated through Madison Square Garden from rabid fans, urging the Knicks to lock in for crucial possessions during critically important moments of a game.
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