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Los Angeles Civic Leader Austin Beutner Drops Out of Mayor’s Race

Mr. Beutner, a former ally of Mayor Karen Bass, entered the contest in October. He is leaving the race weeks after the sudden death of his daughter.

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Austin Beutner, a Los Angeles civic leader who had announced his candidacy in October, said in a statement early Thursday that he would no longer run for mayor.
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LA Olympics Chief Keeps Low Profile in Milan Games After Appearing in Epstein Files

Casey Wasserman, who is leading preparations for the 2028 Summer Games, has expressed “regret” after messages he exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell decades ago surfaced.

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Casey Wasserman, chairman of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, addressing members of the International Olympic Committee in Milan on Tuesday.
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TrumpRx Is Set to Go Live on Thursday

The government website is meant to connect Americans with drug companies to buy prescriptions directly with their own money. It is not clear how many patients will save money.

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President Trump announced an effort to lower drug prices last year.
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Epstein Often Gifted Luxury Fashion to Curry Favor, Files Show

Goyard wallets, Apple Watches and cashmere sweaters were just some of the items sent to friends and associates.

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Jeffrey Epstein was often photographed in a quarter-zip sweatshirt with his initials, J.E.E. Like many denizens of New York’s elite society, he was drawn to personalized products.
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Ill-fated Brooklyn Mirage concert venue taken over by new owner – with summer reopening date

It wasn’t a Mirage after all. The Brooklyn Mirage music venue is set to welcome ravers again this June after another nightlife company has stepped in to save the troubled spot, which was not allowed to reopen because of numerous safety issues. The troubled Brooklyn Mirage music venue is set to reopen this June following...

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Revealed: private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank

Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv

On the morning of 21 January, Israeli authorities left eight Palestinian men at a West Bank checkpoint. Disoriented and cold, they were dressed in prison-issued tracksuits and carried their few belongings in plastic bags.

Hours earlier, they had been sitting with their wrists and ankles shackled on the plush leather seats of a private jet owned by the Florida property tycoon Gil Dezer, a longtime business partner of Donald Trump.

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© Composite: Guardian Design / Getty

© Composite: Guardian Design / Getty

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The Mandelson Scandal: has Starmer finally lost control? – Politics Weekly

As Starmer apologises for believing Mandelson’s ‘lies’, just how damaging will the latter’s links to Jeffrey Epstein be for the PM’s own reputation? John Harris and Kiran Stacey discuss the latest. Plus, the mood on the ground from the Gorton and Denton by-election

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© Photograph: Carl Court/PA

© Photograph: Carl Court/PA

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Pipe leaks and puck joy: Milan’s winter wasteland comes alive for ice hockey opener

The hosts managed to just about get the Santagiulia arena ready for Italy’s win over France – and the locals responded

“Ladies and gentlemen! The women’s preliminary Group B match between Italy and France will get under way in five minutes! And the question is: Are! You! Ready! For! Hockey?!” Well, quite.

That had been the question for the last five months, as it happens, ever since it first became obvious that construction of Milan’s new Santagiulia arena was running massively behind schedule. At the test event last month the ice was grey because there was so much building dust in it, and midway through the match a man had to come on to the rink to repair a melted patch with a watering can.

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© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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