Conversation that took place this week between pretty much every straight couple in America: Wife: So, do men really talk like that? Husband: (Warily) Like what? W: You know — locker room talk. H: (A little indignant) Well, they don’t talk like that. W: (With avid curiosity) What, then? What do they say? H: (Like […]
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USACHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thailand awoke Friday to grief and uncertainty as it began a one-year official mourning period after the death of the country’s beloved monarch of 70 years. The highly revered king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Thursday at age 88 after years of illness and was considered a rare unifying figure in the country’s
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USAIsrael suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Friday after the UN cultural organisation adopted two resolutions on annexed east Jerusalem ahead of a final vote next week. In a letter sent to UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, Education Minister Naftali Bennett accused the body of ignoring “thousands of years of Jewish ties to Jerusalem” and aiding
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International, Middle EastGOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Friday said there will be evidence coming “before the day is out” that calls into question allegations from a number of women in recent days that Donald Trump inappropriately touched or groped them years ago. “He’s categorically denied these latest unsubstantiated allegations,” Mr. Pence said on “CBS This
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USAPresident Obama Thursday pledged the “full support” of the U.S. to newly elected U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres of Portugal. “We have every confidence that, as a former prime minister of Portugal and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Guterres has the character, vision and skills needed to lead the United Nations at this critical moment,”
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International, USAI must have seen the plaque on the apartment building at 63 Longwood Avenue hundreds of times before I bothered to read it. Who knew? A king was born here. There will be plenty of discussion this week about King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday as the longest reigning monarch in modern history. But I’m
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International, USAEditor’s note: It was 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger was running as the Republican candidate for governor. Tracy Weber, then a reporter at the Los Angeles Times, detailed Schwarzeneggers’s history of sexually aggressive behavior with women. We thought her account of that experience, originally published on May 17, 2011, had a newfound timeliness given recent allegations against
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International, USAWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Seething over accusation after accusation that he groped, kissed and ogled at women without their consent, Donald Trump forcefully denied Thursday that he’s preyed on anyone and dismissed the mounting allegations against him as a conspiracy conceived by the political establishment, rival Hillary Clinton and the news media. “These vicious
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USAThe death of the world’s longest-reigning monarch should come as no surprise. After all, at 88, Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand was clinging to life. His public appearances had grown extremely rare and, when he did speak, his voice was woefully faint. His death, apparently from organ failure, was hardly unexpected. Yet Thais are nevertheless reeling,
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InternationalWASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump exposes himself to interrogation under oath about his sex life and faces long odds against winning if he follows through on his threat to sue newspapers over reports that he groped multiple women. The Supreme Court has erected a high hurdle to protect the First Amendment’s guarantee of
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USAClinton campaign officials were alert and anxious in late summer 2015 to any sign that Vice President Joseph R. Biden might decide to enter the Democratic presidential primary at the last minute. In a leaked email, former Clinton White House aide Steve Bachar of Denver sent a warning to John Podesta, who is now campaign
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USAORLANDO, Fla. — Legoland Florida Resort was evacuated Thursday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, officials say. Adrian Jones, the resort’s general manager, said park officials received the anonymous bomb threat and “quickly made the decision to evacuate our theme park and hotel according to our established safety protocols.” The threat, which was received just
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USAWASHINGTON — John Podesta, the veteran Democratic political operative who has served two different presidents and is chairman of Hillary Clinton’s political campaign, has had a lousy week. Not only has the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks been publishing emails pirated from Podesta’s account earlier this year, but hackers penetrated his Twitter account and apparently wiped all
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USAAs of latest count, more than a hundred women-and men-have signed the petition sent to the organizers of the Miss Universe pageant, asking them to back out from their agreement with the Philippine government to hold the 2016 competition in Manila. Those who want to add their names-and thereby their sentiments-to the petition are still