Commentary: What gets me so angry about California's proposed billionaire tax

What Prop. 40 supporters don’t get is that you can only smack a goose so much to give more until it bites back, which is what California billionaires are increasingly doing by throwing their cash arou...

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The Winners of Trump’s A.I. Safety Plan (Gift Article)

The Trump administration’s new safety review guidelines appear to exempt Chinese artificial intelligence models. OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s aren’t.

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Tufts University Named Again to LinkedIn’s Top Colleges for Career Success

For the second year, Tufts has been ranked on the LinkedIn Top Colleges list, with Tufts ranking 18th among the top 50 schools in the U.S. for long-term career success.

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Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

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Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War (Gift Article)

Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.

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Inside the Spending of AIPAC, One of the U.S.'s Largest Super PACs (Gift Article)

The lobbying group has more than doubled its spending on political campaigns, while rarely mentioning Israel. It has placed a large financial bet on today’s Michigan Senate primary.

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Why Wall Street Is Feeling So Bullish (Gift Article)

Booming corporate profits are driving the S&P 500 near another record, dampening concerns about the war, inflation and more.

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Opinion | California’s billionaire tax measure risks long-term growth for a sugar-high solution

Californians face higher living costs and new Medi-Cal shortfalls, but the billionaire tax on the November ballot is not the way to address those needs, a business association head argues.

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Video: Opinion | It’s Time to See Elon Musk for What He Is

Elon Musk has developed a troubling obsession: the film “Citizen Vigilante.” For the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie, Musk’s latest fixation reveals a broader embrace of far-right ideas. He argues tha...

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Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

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Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'

Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing.

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As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue (Gift Article)

To help prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has asked postal workers to check in on older people.

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Trump’s ‘Perimeter of a Deal’ Rallies the Market (Gift Article)

Bullish investors are out in force on Monday despite more mixed messages about potential U.S.-Iran peace talks.

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Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)

To face our own history, we must be honest about it.

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Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways (Gift Article)

The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost - Aug 2nd, 2026, St James in-the-City Los Angeles

YouTube video by St. James

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Video: Russia Pounds Kyiv, Hours After Trump Backs Off Air Defense Pledge

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 30, local officials said.

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Video: Russia Pounds Kyiv, Hours After Trump Backs Off Air Defense Pledge

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 30, local officials said.

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Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts (Gift Article)

The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

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She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail. (Gift Article)

Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.

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Video: A French Village Becomes a Ghost Town After the Wildfires

Wildfires in France have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and left entire towns deserted along the southwest coast. We visited Claouey, an empty beach town, and found a handful of r...

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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources (Gift Article)

A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

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Israel Bombards Gaza, Days After Trump Announced Deal to Advance Cease-Fire (Gift Article)

Palestinian officials said at least two people were killed. The deal announced by President Trump calls in part for Hamas to give up its weapons and Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza.

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This summer's biggest points swindle

Travel sites want you to write Congress about credit card fees. Who pays for those campaigns, what the bill does, and whether your rewards are really at risk.

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The Rising Number of Uninsured Patients Starts to Hit Hospitals

Millions of Americans dropped their Affordable Care Act plans when subsidies expired and now struggle to pay.

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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool (Gift Article)

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

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Opinion | Indian Democracy Isn’t Dead After All (Gift Article)

This summer’s youth-led revolt punctured Modi’s aura and showed that Indian democracy may still be able to renew itself from below.

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A Whale Gave Birth. A Drone Was There to Capture the Spectacle. (Gift Article)

A wildlife photographer noticed a humpback whale displaying unusual behavior off Australia’s east coast, then something extraordinary happened.

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Can Key West Still Be a Home for Writers? (Gift Article)

Ernest Hemingway, Judy Blume and other literary luminaries have long called the island home. As housing costs increase, many locals are taking steps to preserve and perpetuate this legacy.

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I Flew in the Douglas DC-3, a WWII Workhorse of Aviation, Over the Amazon (Gift Article)

The Douglas DC-3 was mass-produced during World War II. Today, one of the few still remaining transports passengers in Colombia’s jungle.

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