The Extremely Online Bona Fides of “I Love L.A.”

The Extremely Online Bona Fides of “I Love L.A.”

In Sunday’s season finale of “I Love L.A.,” Los Angeles is blamed for getting between the show’s protagonist, Maia (Rachel Sennott), and her live-in boyfriend, Dylan (Josh Hutcherson). After their relationship falls apart, Maia, an aspiring talent manager, absconds to New York with her only client, Tallulah (Odessa A’zion), a party girl turned influencer, so…

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Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima

Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima

By Kantaro Komiya, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova NIIGATA, Japan, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment in the country’s pivot back to nuclear since the 2011 ​Fukushima disaster. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km…

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Ukraine: Russians abduct 50 Ukrainians from border village in Sumy

Ukraine: Russians abduct 50 Ukrainians from border village in Sumy

Russian troops have abducted around 50 Ukrainians from a village in the north-eastern border region of Sumy and taken them to Russia, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported on Sunday. In a post on Telegram, Lubinets, citing preliminary information, said Russian forces had captured residents of the village of Hrabovske right on the border…

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Report: Putin is ready to speak with Macron, Kremlin spokesman says

Report: Putin is ready to speak with Macron, Kremlin spokesman says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency Ria Novosti on Sunday. Putin believes if there is mutual political will, talks between the two can only be seen positively, Peskov said. The French government welcomed Peskov’s statement, with French…

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The Burgled Louvre’s Stolen-Art Expert

The Burgled Louvre’s Stolen-Art Expert

I went to look a bit on the Louvre’s website to see the provenance and discovered the recency of the acquisitions. The absence of information about the material was interesting, like always. When you look into the biography of objects, there are always gaps. Where were they before? In family collections, some in Germany—it’s very…

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Nine killed in mass shooting in South Africa

Nine killed in mass shooting in South Africa

At least nine people have been killed and 10 injured in a shooting in the Bekkersdal township west of Johannesburg in South Africa. Armed men in two vehicles reportedly opened fire at a tavern in the township and continued shooting as they fled the scene. A manhunt for the suspects involved in the shooting has…

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Scientists make disturbing discovery on Arctic expedition — here’s what you need to know

Scientists make disturbing discovery on Arctic expedition — here’s what you need to know

Researchers have discovered a disturbing link between shrinking Arctic ice and a crucial biological system that helps sequester carbon, which could spell big trouble in the fight against our warming planet. What’s happening? A study published in the journal Nature Communications found a connection between Arctic sea ice and the biological pump, a crucial natural…

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