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Generally speaking, itβs a grand time to be a Republican in the nationβs capital. President Trump is redecorating the White House in his gold-plated image. The GOP controls both houses of Congress. Two-thirds of the Supreme Court was appointed by Republican presidents. In California, the outlook for the GOP is far bleaker. The party hasnβt…
Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist By Daniel Pollack-PelznerSimon & Schuster: 400 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. For a high school assignment, Lin-Manuel Miranda tried to make a film about the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and…
Paralympian and House of Lords peer Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has said she has been targeted with abusive emails for opposing the assisted dying bill. The crossbench peer said she had been accused of being “responsible for people dying in pain”. She is among those expected to speak in a historic debate on Friday as the…
The back is back. So is the arm. So are the eyes. So is the savvy. So are the Rams. After listening to worry warts spend all summer fretting about a lingering disc injury that sidelined him throughout training camp, quarterback Matthew Stafford took the field Sunday for the first time in a competitive game…
Once upon a time if folks wanted to pinpoint the most economically-vulnerable country in Europe – the one most likely to face a crisis – they would invariably point to Greece or to Italy. They were the nations with the eye-wateringly high bond yields, signalling how reluctant financiers were to lend them money. Today, however,…
The Kit Kat Club is closing its Broadway doors early on Sept. 21, as current βEmceeβ Billy Porter battles a βserious case of sepsis,β according to the production team. βIt is with a heavy heart that we have made the painful decision to end our Broadway run,β said producer Adam Speers in a statement. βOn…
The leader of Britain’s trade unions is to accuse Sir Keir Starmer of failing to deliver the change Labour promised during the election campaign last year. In his keynote speech at the TUC conference in Brighton, general secretary Paul Nowak will claim that for too many people change still feels like a slogan, not a…
The Sparks defeated the Dallas Wings 91-77 on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena to keep their faint playoff hopes alive heading into the final week of the regular season. Julie Allemand finished with 21 points, a career-high five steals and four assists, and Rae Burrell had 13 points as the Sparks went on a 16-0 run…
SEOULΒ βΒ South Korea says the U.S. has agreed to release the hundreds of Koreans caught in the largest-ever immigration raid last week. South Korean presidential chief of staff, Kang Hoon-sik, said Sunday that negotiators were finalizing talks with U.S. officials to secure the release of the workers arrested in a federal immigration crackdown at a factory…
Amanda Staveley, the former Newcastle United Football Club joint-owner, will on Monday be forced to clarify her interest in bidding for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur following veteran chairman Daniel Levy’s unexpected departure last week. Sky News has learnt that PCP International Finance, a vehicle controlled by Ms Staveley, is expected to issue a statement…
