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New York’s Vigil for That Terrorist—What’s His Name?
Dozens of New Yorkers turned out to pay homage to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Very few knew who he was.
Josh Code and Maya Sulkin
Rick Caruso: I Refused to Shake Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Hand
A conversation with the billionaire and former mayoral candidate about who’s to blame for the LA fires—and how to save California.
Bari Weiss
1HR 3M
A Law Could Give Noncitizens in NYC the Vote. Not All Immigrants Support It.
Some call it ‘un-American.’ Others say it's a ‘human right.’ Olivia Reingold reports on the fight over Local Law 11.
Olivia Reingold
EXCLUSIVE: PBS Disappears DEI Department in Wake of Free Press Investigation
We asked the network about its alleged plans to hide its DEI staffers from Trump’s executive order. Hours later they were gone.
Josh Code
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny Gets Hired by Andreessen Horowitz
“Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation,” said partner David Ulevitch in a statement explaining the hire.
Olivia Reingold
American Eagle 5342 and the Worst Club There Is
We don’t know yet why this disaster happened. But a few of us do know what happens when our loved ones fall from the sky.
Peter Richmond
NYC’s Mayor Gets His Eyebrows Done
Visiting a cleaned-up Queens neighborhood after his police force removed prostitutes, Eric Adams decided to clean up too.
Olivia Reingold
WATCH: Inside the LA Firefighters’ Base Camp
Over 3,000 first responders live in tents and trailers in the Rose Bowl, where they have fajita dinners, emotional support dogs, and even exclusive LA…
Austyn Jeffs
2M
WATCH: LA Fires, MAGA’s Schism, and Meta’s Big Pivot
Batya Ungar-Sargon and Brianna Wu debate the week’s news
Bari Weiss
55M
Letters to the Editor: The Fires Weren’t Inevitable
Three readers respond to the argument that LA was built to burn.
The Free Press
WATCH: ‘We Are Operating on Adrenaline, Caffeine, and Donuts’
At LA’s evacuation shelters, volunteers work day and night to help their neighbors with clothes, food, and pet care.
Austyn Jeffs
2M
What’s Left of My House
On my street in Altadena, the only things still standing are the chimneys.
Meghan Daum
LA Was Built to Burn
Blame whoever you want. But the reality is we built a massive civilization where fire is part of the natural habitat.
Leighton Woodhouse
WATCH: Why Is the Santa Ynez Reservoir Empty?
While Southern California experienced a historically dry rainy season, Pacific Palisades’ emergency water supply was bare.
Austyn Jeffs
1M
‘Everything Is Gone’
Eleven dead. Thousands displaced. Entire neighborhoods burned to rubble. Four Angelenos tell us what they lost—and what they’re still holding on to.
Peter Savodnik
Paradise Lost
The burning of L.A. is not just a natural disaster. It’s a man-made catastrophe.
The Editors
‘You Can Taste the Fires in the Back of Your Throat’
In the future, there will be a demarcation: before and after this disaster. No one knows what comes next for LA, writes Peter Savodnik.
Peter Savodnik
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