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Trump names Adam Telle acting secretary of the Army following Dan Driscoll’s resignation
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was appointing Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army…
The Blockbuster Audacity of “Hope”
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The Art of Getting Lost in Minnie Evans
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How a Skateboarder Sees Los Angeles
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The Anti-A.I.-Ad Ad Campaign
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Charles Manson’s ‘Helter Skelter’ motive a myth? New tapes reveal what may have sparked Sharon Tate murders
For decades, the prevailing story of the Manson murders held that Charles Manson masterminded a murderous…
Why the Lindsay Clancy Trial Ended in a Deadlock
It should come as no surprise that the jurors had trouble reaching unanimity. Five weeks of…
First responders honor World Trade Center beam arriving at Boston fallen heroes memorial
The Tunnel to Towers Steel Across America tour honored fallen heroes in Boston Wednesday as part…
West Virginia principal suspended after recording devices found in girls’ locker rooms
School administrators immediately suspended a West Virginia high school principal Wednesday after officials reportedly discovered recording…
ICE lodges detainer for illegal immigrant charged in wrong-way Maryland crash that killed mom, daughter
FIRST ON FOX: An illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged with killing a mother and her…
Taking In the Scene at Daisy Chain Fields, the Zoomer Lilith Fair
Music is a hard business in any era. In this one, even as live events are…
Edwidge Danticat on Haitian Americans in a Time of Peril
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Lindsay Clancy judge calls mistrial, then grants defense one hour stay for appeal
Judge William Sullivan indicated Friday that he would declare a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case,…
East Hampton’s Secret Garden of Unusual Trees
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Jocelyn Bioh’s “Mean Girls” at a Ghana Beauty Pageant
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Donald Trump’s Capital Makeover
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