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Proust’s peers had long regarded him as a society boy with a literary hobby.Illustration by Hugo GuinnessWhen one finds the bottom of a barrel being energetically scraped, it is proof, at least, that whatever was once floating on the top must have been very de... More »
The Duke of Sussex has called for vaccines to be "distributed to everyone everywhere" as he spoke at a star-studded charity concert in Los Angeles.Prince Harry appeared along with a host of famous names from the worlds of music, film and politics at Global Cit... More »
Last Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina added himself to the long list of Republicans who have denied the existence of systemic racism in this country. Graham said on “Fox New Sunday” that “our systems are not racist. America’s not a racist count... More »
Facebook’s policy decisions often have outsized geopolitical and social ramifications, even though no one has elected or appointed Mark Zuckerberg and his staff to run the world.Photograph by Ugo Padovani / ReduxWhen the sociologist Diane Vaughan came up with ... More »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett warned people not to think investing is an easy way to make a fortune as he answered a variety of questions at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting Saturday.Buffett said it can be tough to pick the long-term winners... More »
The California department of fish and wildlife relies on an intricate network of citizen-informants to help do its job. The agency’s secret tip line is a critical tool in the fight against wildlife crimes because, in more rural areas of the state, a single wil... More »
Gunman opens fire and kills two people in 'targeted' shooting at Wisconsin casino before being shot dead by policePolice swarmed the Oneida Casino in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Saturday after a gunman went on a shooting rampage The gunman killed two people and ... More »
Issued on: 02/05/2021 - 15:03 Hundreds of people flouted France's coronavirus curfew over the weekend with underground parties in at least two cities, while police managed to prevent organisers from staging a mass rave in Paris, officials sa... More »
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Evan Scudner needed to make it rain on a cloudless summer day.And not just make it rain, but create a hurricanelike torrential downpour. So he did what any other clever film production veteran would do: He drew water from a nearby fire hy... More »
The stories came out after Giuliani's office and residence were raided by the FBI on Thursday. The searches were linked to a criminal probe of the former mayor's business dealings in Ukraine and resulted in the seizure of several communications devices."An ear... More »
Housing prices and construction in Truckee are on the rise as more people can work virtually and want to get out of big cities and into the mountains. This development is on Donner Pass Road and Cold Stream Road. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)For years, Be... More »
Neuralink President Max Hodak tweeted Saturday that he has left the company he co-founded with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk xxx. Hodak didn’t elaborate on why he left the company or elaborate on the circumstance for his departure. “I am no longer at Neuralin... More »
