L.A. Affairs: Keeping my boyfriend a secret was the secret all along
Dating was one of my weakest strengths. You name it, I would try it. Match.com. OKCupid. Grindr. Jack’d. I also met plenty of men organically, starting with Nick. We saw each other from across the room at the Rockwell in Los Feliz. No doubt there was an immediate connection — we were having major eye…
U.S. troops in Syria headed to Iraq, not home
Click:美丽中华网KABUL, Afghanistan — While President Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue operations against the Islamic State group. They aren’t coming home and the United States isn’t leaving the turbulent Middle…
U.S. takes step to require asylum-seekers' DNA
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for criminals, a Justice Department official said. The Justice Department will publish an amended regulation Monday that would mandate DNA collection…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in court to fight extradition
Click:Construction diagnostic toolLONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court Monday to fight extradition to the United States on charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer, with his legal team saying it needs more time to prepare its case. Assange raised a fist in a defiant gesture to acknowledge his supporters in the…
Britain's Boris Johnson set to push for vote on EU divorce bill
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to push for a vote on his European Union divorce deal on Monday, as Parliament geared up for a week of guerrilla warfare over Brexit. With just 10 days to go until the U.K. is due to leave the bloc on Oct. 31, Johnson’s government planned to…
Liniers’s “Leaf Peepers”
The artist Liniers has been a beloved contributor to The New Yorker for the past few years, but he’s still known best for his daily strip “Macanudo,” which has been published since 2002. The Argentine cartoonist, who now lives in New England and has also drawn children’s books, album covers, and posters, recently talked to…
Crowds come out in force for Bernie Sanders' comeback rally in Queens
NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders leaped back onto the campaign trail Saturday with a rowdy political rally aimed at reassuring supporters unnerved by the 78-year-old’s recent heart attack — and with a lot of encouragement from an unexpected place. The candidate competing with Sanders to lock down the Democratic Party’s most progressive voters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren…
Trump used to call presidential executive orders 'power grabs.' Not anymore
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t too long ago that Donald Trump derided presidential executive orders as “power grabs” and a “basic disaster.” He’s switched sides in a big way: In each year of his presidency, he has issued more executive orders than did President Obama during the same time span. He surpassed Obama’s third-year total just recently.…
USC safety Talanoa Hufanga leaves victory with injury
With its depleted defensive backfield already dealing with injuries to all three of its starting cornerbacks, USC may have also lost its top safety Saturday night. Talanoa Hufanga, who leads USC in tackles per game and has generally been one of the Trojans’ best defenders this season, left in the second quarter, following a collision…
NBA preview: Plus-ones are the rage, from L.A. to Brooklyn
The way the NBA’s summer went, the 2019-20 season looked like it would play out almost biblically. Two by two, they’ll march toward the end goal. In Los Angeles, there will be the one-browed big man and the King in one Staples Center locker room and a pair of rangy two-way wings in the other.…