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LA Mayor Karen Bass Eases Street Vending Crackdown After Debate
Mayor Karen Bass said food vendors discourage restaurant patrons, mentioning them alongside homeless encampments. Her opponent, Nithya Raman, said vendors should be brought into the system. | August 28 2026, 1:21 am EDT - NY Times
C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit
John Ratcliffe’s meeting this week with a Russian intelligence chief was aimed at pushing the Kremlin to pursue a peace deal with Ukraine. | August 28 2026, 12:23 am EDT - NY Times
Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting. | August 27 2026, 11:53 pm EDT - NY Times
Judge Says Trump’s Name Should Stay Off Kennedy Center for Now
After the court forced the removal of the president’s name from the building’s title, the center devised a plan to add an inscription honoring President Trump. | August 27 2026, 11:04 pm EDT - NY Times
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons Dinner for Sam Altman Postponed
The actress and wellness entrepreneur did not deny her plans to host an intimate gathering for Sam Altman. But it will have to wait. | August 27 2026, 10:39 pm EDT - NY Times
Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules
The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote. | August 27 2026, 10:28 pm EDT - NY Times
On Night of Deadly Air Canada Crash, Two LaGuardia Controllers Left Early
The two controllers are among a dozen that the Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to fire as part of an inquiry into timecard fraud, according to people familiar with the matter. | August 27 2026, 9:13 pm EDT - NY Times
Wall Street Loved Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh. Not Anymore.
We are approaching a credibility crisis with Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh leading our economy. | August 27 2026, 9:00 pm EDT - NY Times
There Is a Sickness Worse Than Wokeness
The anti-woke movement’s “cure” was more intolerance and more repression. | August 27 2026, 7:49 pm EDT - NY Times
Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans. | August 27 2026, 7:43 pm EDT - NY Times
Climber Stranded for Hours on 6-Inch Rock Ledge Before Rescue
Racing against the darkness, rescuers in California on Saturday saved a man who had become stranded on a ledge perched atop a soaring peak on the Sierra Nevada. | August 27 2026, 6:58 pm EDT - NY Times
Yielding on French Could Restart Trade Talks, Canadian Officials Say
Canada’s minister in charge of trade with the U.S. was responding to comments by Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative. But that was before any mention of Lake Ontario. | August 27 2026, 5:47 pm EDT - NY Times

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