Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but

Two powerful earthquakes less than two months apart have exposed stark differences in how neighboring Venezuela and Colombia respond to catastrophe.

Google’s new watch tracks insulin resistance to flag diabetes risk

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is bringing a new set of health features to its wearables, including one that tracks insulin resistance over time, marking a first for consumer tech companies that are working ...
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Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation

President Trump’s $16-million overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has devolved into a peeling, algae-choked fiasco, dragging the revered National Park Service into a politicized blame ...
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Letters to the Editor: As nuclear conflict risks remain high, the U.S. is pursuing a dangerous expansion

To the editor: As Mari Yamaguchi pointed out in this article, the risks of nuclear conflict remain high, with more than 12,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled globally, some many times more powerful than ...
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Explosion at Dutch port of Rotterdam leaves 1 dead, several injured

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — An explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday killed at least one person and ...
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Becerra holds strong lead over Hilton in race for California governor, new poll shows

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Democrat Xavier Becerra holds a commanding 55% ...

Hundreds of California stonecutters fall ill with deadly disease ‘for a product we do not need’

Latino men who cut artificial stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease at an ...
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Mexican food is exposing Trump as the weak-salsa TACO he is

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Magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattles Stevenson Ranch

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon at 1:56 p.m. Pacific time less than a mile from Stevenson Ranch, ...

California launches environmental youth council after EPA program lapses under Trump

The EPA's National Environmental Youth Advisory Council appears to have lapsed. California is now taking applications for its own council at the state level.
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Putin’s first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that also is claimed by Japan, which voiced a diplomatic ...

Architects at Kelly Architects Say Open-Concept Minimalism Was Built for a Moment, Not to Last

The post-open-plan era has arrived. Designers at Kelly Architects dissect the structural and psychological flaws of ...