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A country up for grabs

Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest

Facing the algorithms

As police turn to facial recognition technology to identify suspects and solve cases, critics worry about privacy and false accusations

To police or not to police?

In Los Angeles, “defunding the police” led to disbanding a unit specially designed to help with homelessness

Voter migration

Donald Trump made gains among some Hispanic voters in 2020. Will the GOP continue the trend?

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Battling the cultural menace

Can the return of Star Wars-high-tech and sci-fi in style,but medieval in substance-help lead the cultural fight against postmodernism?

Faith vs. the Force

In trying to evoke "spirituality," George Lucas turns to myth instead of the Bible

Reagan: Jedi Knight

Star Wars really did help defeat the Evil Empire

The fires next time

While the president focuses on Kosovo, military analysts suggest it is only a matter of time before U.S.

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The darkest hour We were pleased to read the article "Night terrors" (April 24), describing the conditions for everyday Serbs, who are innocent people under an evil leader. Our college son'...

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TV: A different teen idol

What's obvious from the outset is that CBS executives didn't know what to make of Joan of Arc, the subject of a high-dollar, sweeps-week miniseries that started on Sunday, May 16. So they made her...

Movies & TV

Phantom characters

Did George Lucas pull it off? The Phantom Menace does a fine job of showing us the worlds before Star Wars, even though the story is not nearly as memorable. "Episode I" parallels the 1977 movie t...

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campaign-finance crook speaks out Chung told: 'Keep your mouth shut' Johnny Chung was a top Democratic Party moneyman until his name became a headline in the 1996 campaign finance scandal. L...

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Well Mr. Chairman, one down, 120 to go. Johnnie Chung, who funneled illegal campaign contributions to Bill Clinton's 1992 reelection campaign, to House Government Reform Committee chairman ...

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A Disney divorce

Civil war in the Magic Kingdom Jeffrey Katzenberg once was the darling of the Disney empire. Now the ex-studio boss wants $250 million in a breach-of-contract lawsuit. This high-profile court c...