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April 26, 2026
Critics blast Trump's purge of National Science Board: 'Wholesale evisceration of American leadership in science'
With Trump purging the National Science Board, and the NSF director seat vacant, scientists warn of a shift away from fundamental research toward a narrow focus on AI.
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April 22, 2026
In Britain, Steve Hilton was inspired by California. Now, he calls it the worst-run state
Steve Hilton's sudden rise in California politics comes a decade and a half after he pitched the U.K. Conservative Party with a very different idea: Britain could learn a lot from the Golden State.
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February 23, 2026
Californians 'hunkering down' in Puerto Vallarta as cartel violence frays nerves
U.S. tourists and expats across Mexico sheltered in place on Sunday as cartel violence engulfed several beach resort towns after Mexican security forces killed Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervante...
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February 22, 2026
Armed man shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago secure perimeter, Secret Service says
An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida before being shot and killed Sunday. Trump was not there at the time.
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