California mail ballot prompts false conspiracy theory that election is rigged

California mail ballot prompts false conspiracy theory that election is rigged

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Monday pushed back against a torrent of misinformation on social media sites claiming that mail-in ballots for the state’s Nov. 4 special election are purposefully designed to disclose how people voted. Weber, the state’s top elections official, refuted claims by some Republicans and far-right partisans that holes on…

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How Taylor Swift scored the biggest album opening of all time

How Taylor Swift scored the biggest album opening of all time

Madonna’s β€œMDNA.” Bruce Springsteen’s β€œThe Rising.” Mariah Carey’s β€œMemoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” According to the Recording Industry Assn. of America, none of these albums β€” each the 12th studio LP by its respective maker β€” has sold 4 million copies in the United States in the decade or more since it was released. Yet…

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San Cha upends telenovela archetypes in experimental new opera, ‘Inebria me’

San Cha upends telenovela archetypes in experimental new opera, ‘Inebria me’

For L.A.-based musician, composer and artist San Cha, the Spanish language is a creative gold mine. β€œOne of my favorite Spanish words is β€˜embriΓ‘game,’ which I think the direct translation is β€˜make me drunk’ or β€˜intoxicate me,’” she says. β€œI love that word. I think there’s a song by ThalΓ­a that has that word, it’s…

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Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won’t stop

Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won’t stop

At California universities Monday, the ceasefire in Gaza β€” and the accompanying hostage and prisoner exchange β€” emerged as an inflection point for the future of a student-led protest movement that for two years has roiled campuses. The activism, along with its contentious aftermath, continues to reverberate as pro-Palestinian organizers and Jewish community leaders reckon…

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