Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?

Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.

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JD Vance’s Remarks on Epstein and Israel Echo Conspiracy Theories

The vice president’s comment that there were ties between Mr. Epstein and the “highest levels” of Israeli intelligence troubled some in his party.

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Slavery exhibit swapped overnight at Philadelphia’s Independence Park

The National Park Service replaced panels that discussed the horrors of slavery and George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people.

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Glee and Snark in Europe After Belgium Knocks U.S. Out of World Cup

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Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.

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USDA chief: Give me more cattle in the national forests!

Plus a Messing with Maps look back at the summer of 1776

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Vance dismisses Watergate scandal, says ‘deep state’ went after Nixon

The vice president said he admired Nixon and drew parallels between the past president, who resigned amid pressure in 1974, and Trump today.

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A man went over Yosemite's Nevada Fall. A stranger tried to save him.

"You're fighting a mountain, and you're just one swimmer."

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Los Angeles Times Media Group Earns Three James Beard Media Awards

Among the honors, L.A. Times staff writer Stephanie Breijo received the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award; The Times and Capital & Main won for investigative reporting; and LA Times Studios was recogniz...

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Jared Kushner wants to turn a wild stretch of Albania into a luxury resort

Kushner’s use of foreign funds is again coming under scrutiny. Environmentalists fear his planned resort could destroy a delicate ecosystem.

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Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plan sparks protest in Albania

Demonstrators say the project backed by Donald Trump's son-in-law would harm a protected environment.

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Trump Ordered ‘American Flag Blue’ for the Reflecting Pool. It’s Green Again.

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Banner of bodies on S.F.’s Ocean Beach sends Trump a pointed birthday warning

Hundreds of protesters on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach formed banner to urge the release of the Epstein files ahead of President Trump’s 80th birthday bash.

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Opinion | California’s glacial vote counting undermines faith in elections

The Golden State changed its law last year to speed up results but didn’t go far enough.

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Trump announces new coal export terminal in Oakland

The president said he will invoke Cold War-era emergency powers to direct a nearly $700-million investment into the waning coal industry, including construction of a West Coast coal export terminal in...

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Commentary: A Becerra-Steyer race in November? It's possible

If Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer were to finish one-two in the primary, the Democrat-vs.-Democrat general election race would force both candidates to answer tough questions.

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Judge Reopens Trump I.R.S. Suit, Questioning ‘Weaponization’ Fund

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Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from building

Judge Christopher Cooper also ordered Kennedy Center officials to halt plans to close for two years starting in July.

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Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test

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Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait

The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who resisted the effort was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye email.

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Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.

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How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency

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Hilton and Becerra lead in a tightening race in final weeks of California governor's campaign, poll shows

Despite handwringing among Democrats about being shut out of the governor's race, a new poll by the state party suggests the two candidates most likely to emerge after the June primary are Republican ...

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Commentary: Who won and who lost in Thursday night's California gubernatorial debate? Our columnists weigh in

Candidates pile on the Democratic front-runner, Xavier Becerra, including a white-paper wielding Katie Porter. But nothing happened that's likely to shake up the race as it careens toward the finish. ...

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Arcadia mayor, accused of being Chinese foreign agent, strikes deal with feds and resigns

Federal authorities alleged that Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, was cultivated to help promote pro-China policies, according to a plea agreement unsealed Monday.

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The Post’s Opinion Divide

As Adam O’Neal carries out Jeff Bezos’ vision for The Washington Post’s opinion section, staffers tell Status they question the paper’s priorities in the wake of sweeping layoffs.

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Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Stash

The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.

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California announces plans for three new state parks

California is planning to open three new state parks over the next few years and also enlarge several existing parks, calling it the biggest expansion of the state parks system in decades.

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Commentary: Why now? Because that's how trauma works. Get over it

Why are Eric Swalwell's accusers coming forward only now, just weeks before the California gubernatorial primary? That's the kind of question predators want us to keep asking.

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