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By LEA SKENE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans. Related Articles National Politics | Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high National…
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There’s a pocket of the literary world where the name “Lidia Yuknavitch” is spoken in reverent tones, as if invoking a sort of high priestess. You might think I exaggerate; I don’t. It all started in March 2011 with the publication of her first book, a memoir titled “The Chronology of Water.” Among lovers of…
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If the Big Ten Tournament is a practice for the NCAA Tournament, as UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin said the other day, his Bruins will probably be running sprints home from Indianapolis. Fourth-seeded UCLA fell behind by 10 halfway through the first half and never came any closer to catching fifth-seeded Wisconsin, getting blown…
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A 54-year-old Hong Kong man was sentenced on Friday, March 14, in downtown Los Angeles to two years and six months behind bars after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing 40 protected eastern box turtles addressed to one of his purported aliases in China. Sai Keung Tin pleaded guilty in December…
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The 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon takes place on Sunday, March 16, starting at Dodger Stadium, running through the streets of Los Angeles and the cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and on to the finish line in Century City. The finish line for the 26.2 mile race “Stadium to the Stars” ends on…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country. Rubio, in a post on X, accused Ebrahim Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician” who hates President Donald Trump and declared him “persona non grata.” He didn’t give further reasoning.…
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The Kings have turned a corner against top competition this season and now seek to springboard off some quality wins and their first truly tangible promise of home-ice advantage to start the playoffs, as they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Last year, the Kings extracted only 15 victories from 39 matchups against the other…
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By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morning. The 64-year-old was a respected heart surgeon who turned into a popular TV pitchman. Now he has his sights on overseeing…
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A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry, gusty conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a high risk of wildfires. The National Weather Service predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the U.S. with a population exceeding 100 million…
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By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office cast doubt on the offer, accusing Hamas of trying to manipulate talks underway…
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