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Clouds drift over the Los Angeles Basin in a view across the city toward the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island on Monday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) After a few days of lingering rain this week, Thanksgiving will kick off a stretch of clear and warm weather — though also breezy … Read more

The townhouse he toured features a gracious open layout. Allyson Lubow Brooklyn Nets star center Nic Claxton has been spotted house hunting in Red Hook, we hear. One spot Claxton — who has been fighting a “long term” back injury — toured was a new-development townhouse asking $4.49 million. The five-story modern property at 98 … Read more

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar’s 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 27, 2023. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s … Read more

Cows stand at a dumpsite where textile waste ends up in Accra, Ghana. (Misper Apawu / Associated Press) In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from the stalls selling used and low-quality apparel … Read more

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte, left, and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Associated Press) Philippine police officials on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress. The criminal complaints filed by the Quezon City police were separate … Read more

The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York. (Ted Shaffrey/AP) A federal judge found New York City in contempt on Wednesday over conditions in its city jails, saying conditions have only worsened in the nine years since the city settled accusations of abuse and violence. Judge Laura Taylor Swain … Read more

Designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac holds a liturgical vestment for bishops to be worn at the reopening of Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral in December. (Michel Euler / Associated Press) When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, he felt compelled to act somehow. Returning home, the French fashion designer began sketching ideas, … Read more

People dance during a powwow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort on Nov. 16 in Lincoln City, Ore. (Jenny Kane / Associated Press) Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. … Read more

Election posters hang from lampposts in Dublin City center, Tuesday, ahead of Ireland’s election on Friday. (Peter Morrison / Associated Press) From his poster, there’s not much to distinguish Gerry Hutch from the slew of other independent candidates hoping discontented voters will propel them into Ireland’s parliament in an election on Friday. “We need change, … Read more

A woman wheels away meat products bought at Smithfield meat market in London, on May 3, 2006. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press) Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times. On … Read more