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Trump and California See Same Homeless Problem, but Not the Same Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO — Open-air heroin use. Sidewalks smeared in human feces. Blocklong homeless camps and people with severe mental illnesses wading through traffic in socks and hospital clothes. You would be forgiven if you thought that those descriptions of California’s urban ills came from the mouth of the state’s biggest detractor, President Trump. After all, […]

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South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Boom: A Quest To Be ‘Above Normal’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

“I just wanted to be prettier.” As a 20-year-old woman living in Seoul, South Korea, and working in the television industry, G (who has asked to remain anonymous because of contractual obligations with her employer) was determined to alter her face for both personal and professional reasons. She decided to undergo plastic surgery to heighten

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Katy Perry Says She And Taylor Swift Ended Feud At Encouragement Of Young Fans

Entertainment / En Sound Media

The long-standing feud between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift divided their respective fans for the better part of a decade. Those same fans, it turns out, inspired the two pop stars to mend fences. In a Wednesday appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Perry opened up about her much-ballyhooed beef with Swift, which dates back

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British Airways pilots call off next week’s strike

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways pilots have called off the next strike in their dispute, which had been scheduled for 27 September. Last week, a two-day stoppage called by the pilots’ union, Balpa, forced BA to cancel almost all its flights. The strike followed failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a

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TriBeCa, the New Art Stroll

Travel / En Sound Media

When the artists started moving in, five decades ago, TriBeCa was a winsome village of empty warehouses and forsaken loading docks. A few artists, like my own sculptor father, are still in their lofts, making work. But the neighborhood has long since transformed into a bustling hive of boutique hotels and high-priced condos. So it’s

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AP Photos: Night fishing in moonlit sea in eerie silence

Technology / En Sound Media

The warm tropical air gently pushes waves against the concrete steps leading down a cliff and into the ocean — the jumping-off point tonight for night spearfishermen in the small village of Stewart Town on Jamaica’s north shore. Down those same steps is where some of these men learned to swim as young boys. Nicholas

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Olesen stays suspended from European Tour amid assault case

Sports / En Sound Media

Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen will remain suspended from the European Tour until at least December after being charged with sexual assault and being drunk on an aircraft. The 29-year-old Olesen appeared in court in London on Wednesday in relation to the charges. No pleas were entered at a short hearing, with a plea hearing due

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Trump Names Robert O’Brien, Hostage Mediator, as National Security Adviser

Politics / En Sound Media

LOS ANGELES — President Trump selected Robert C. O’Brien, the State Department’s chief hostage negotiator, to become his national security adviser on Wednesday, moving to reconstitute his foreign policy staff even as he faces rising tension with Iran. Mr. Trump announced the selection on Twitter shortly after saying he would also “substantially increase Sanctions” on

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US home building climbs 12.3% in August to 12-year high

Finance / En Sound Media

The pace of U.S. home construction jumped 12.3% last month to a 12-year high on a surge in apartment building. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing starts came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.36 million, the most since June 2007 and up from a revised 1.22 million, as builders overcame a

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India e-cigarettes: Ban announced to prevent youth ‘epidemic’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images India’s cabinet has announced a ban on the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes, saying they pose a risk to health. An executive order had been approved banning vaping products because of their impact on young people, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. It is not clear if the order will

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