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Ontario’s new child-care system is a political flashpoint
How intense pressure from for-profit daycares has transformed Ontario’s rollout of $10-a-day child care — and sparked a political standoff “The public trust is at stake,” said Elizabeth May, leader of the New Democratic...
europe
The Colorado River is tapped out, but it will not matter.
Letters to the Editor: Save the Colorado River. Desalinate water from the Pacific Ocean to irrigate crops in the Colorado River Basin. Build the dam on the north side of the Cisquorgetown Reservoir There...
sport
10 tourists freed from Guale protests in Peru
Tourists held by Peruvian indigenous group protesting oil spill are freed, says official A line of demonstrators march during a two-week campaign in the city of Puerto Maldonado where the town was devastated by...
asia
COVID-19: The highest county-wide confirmed cases for a single day
L.A. County strongly recommends indoor masking as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations jump to historic highs Linda Qiu, of Los Angeles, said she was out for a walk with her two daughters when she was first...
technology
Norman Rockwell’s Museum and Library is a new home
Henry Taylor, the democratic king of portraiture, makes his L.A. homecoming at MOCA with a visit to a pair of exhibits, including a pair of paintings by his great mentor, Norman Rockwell, who died...
europe
California’s governor signed a housing bill that would help struggling renters
Editorial: Californians say 'yes' to housing measures. Mostly. With the governor’s signature, the California Legislature in June approved a series of housing measures that would provide more than $6 billion to build affordable housing,...
world
Fire kills 81-year-old woman at her home in Los Angeles
An 81-year-old woman was killed and burned in her home. L.A. is offering $50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Los Angeles Times January 17, 2001 LOS ANGELES — The man who...
world
The Supreme Court is a court of politics
Letters to the Editor: The Supreme Court's conservatives are deluded on race and affirmative action Published: Wednesday, May 12, 2013 at 4:52 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 12, 2013 at 4:52 p.m. To the...
europe
10 New York City Neighborhoods That Are Making the Most of the New Economy
Time Out picks the 'world's coolest' neighborhood for 2022 Time Out, in partnership with The Architect, picks the best neighborhoods for the next two years. The city's best neighborhoods are in a constant state...
europe
Why the New York Times’ Climate Reporting Isn’t Helping People Understand the Climate Crisis
Letters to the Editor: Why climate journalism needs to give readers a reason to hope If there’s no climate crisis, then how can you fight it? It’s been a bad year for climate reporting....