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Opinion

Summers not the biggest reveal from Epstein emails

Local columns

If you followed the twists and turns of the Jeffrey Epstein saga over the past few weeks, you already know that several prominent names emerged from the tranche of emails that the Epstein estate released. Former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president Larry Summers, who exchanged scores of ...

Justices suggest Trump can fire agency board members

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump's firing of board members. The court's conservative majority suggested it would overturn a unanimous 90-year-old ...

Almanac for Dec. 9, 2025

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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2025. There are 22 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1979, scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox, a disease that killed an estimated 300 million people in the 20th century. Also on this date: In 1965, "A Charlie ...

Never, ever, forget Pearl Harbor Day

Editorial

Sunday marked the 84th anniversary of what is arguably the 20th-century’s single-most significant event, at least as far as the United States is concerned. For it was 84 years ago that morning that more than 350 carrier-based warplanes of the Empire of Japan paid an unannounced visit to the ...

Murder for Christmas?

Local columns

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a meme of Franklin the Turtle, the amiable child's cartoon character, in a helicopter using a military weapon to kill people in a small boat below him, and captioned it "For your Christmas wish list," it understandably caused an uproar. Should the ...