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Before West Hollywood’s Halloween became a mainstream stage for Halloween shenanigans, it thrived as a small yet joyful celebration driven for the LGBTQ community. Unlike today’s organized block parties and tourist-packed streets, Halloween in the 1980s unfolded with a fearless, improvisational spirit. Santa Monica Boulevard remained open to traffic, andContinue Reading

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This article was produced in collaboration with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems. At Manzo Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, fifth graders Mia Leyva and Glenn Brockman recently led a tour through their school garden. After noting the sweetnessContinue Reading

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Frightening images have emerged from Gaza in the week since a fragile ceasefire took hold between Israel and Hamas. In one widely circulated video, seven blindfolded men kneel in line with militants arrayed behind them. Gunshots ring out in unison, and the row of men collapse in a heap as dozens ofContinue Reading

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With no shelters left, many displaced Palestinians in Gaza have started to pitch their tents in graveyards., NewsFeed With their homes destroyed and no shelters left, many displaced Palestinians in Gaza have taken the grim decision to pitch their tents in graveyards. Among the tombstones, they struggle to rebuild theirContinue Reading

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New York mayoral candidates held their final debate Wednesday before the November 4 election, with early voting beginning Saturday. Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani faced off against Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent after losing the primary to Mamdani. While theContinue Reading

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Omar Rahman talks about the mixed messaging coming from the White House over the Gaza ceasefire., Quotable Omar Rahman talks about the mixed messaging coming from the White House over the Gaza ceasefire. Omar Rahman, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, talks about the mixed messagingContinue Reading

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“Every single government shutdown, typically, the party in power is the party that gets blamed for the shutdown.”, “Every single government shutdown, typically, the party in power is the party that gets blamed for the shutdown.” US Republican commentator Chet Love explains what’s behind the latest federal government shutdown andContinue Reading