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These youths in Senegal are supposed to be studying Islam, but many are begging in the streets

Tens of thousands of children known as talibes line the dusty streets of Senegal pleading for food or money.

By Peter Yeung

World Malaria Day brings a call to help prevention: ‘Zero malaria starts with me’

By Melissa Gomez

An oil boom is transforming the eastern Mediterranean — and changing relationships, especially with Israel

By Maria Petrakis

Spain was seen as welcoming refugees, but in North Africa it is cracking down

As Venezuela spirals downward, South America struggles to absorb its migrants and refugees

Halting HIV by 2030 is a challenge. Here’s why it’s especially tough in the South

A specter hangs over Nigeria’s presidential election: Hunger

World

- World
Populists, nationalists again test their strength in pan-European vote

By Laura King

May 22, 2019

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Protesters clash with police after Joko Widodo is reelected as Indonesia’s president

May 21, 2019

German Holocaust archive puts millions of documents online

May 21, 2019

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Philippines’ Duterte moves to forcibly send garbage back to Canada

Philippines’ Duterte moves to forcibly send garbage back to Canada

May 22, 2019

John Walker Lindh, Californian known as the American Taliban, is set to be released

John Walker Lindh, Californian known as the American Taliban, is set to be released

May 22, 2019

6 die in Indonesia riots; Widodo says he won’t allow unrest

6 die in Indonesia riots; Widodo says he won’t allow unrest

May 22, 2019

Protesters clash with police after Joko Widodo is reelected as Indonesia’s president

Protesters clash with police after Joko Widodo is reelected as Indonesia’s president

May 21, 2019

British lawmakers vow to reject Theresa May’s ‘one last chance’ for Brexit deal

British lawmakers vow to reject Theresa May’s ‘one last chance’ for Brexit deal

May 21, 2019

16-year-old boy is fifth migrant child to die recently after Border Patrol detention

16-year-old boy is fifth migrant child to die recently after Border Patrol detention

May 20, 2019

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- Company Town
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro is fighting the cord-cutting wave

By Stephen Battaglio

May 20, 2019

CBS News’ Steve Kroft, longtime ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent, is retiring

May 17, 2019
Verve talent agency breaks ranks and sides with Hollywood writers

May 16, 2019
WarnerMedia sweetens Kevin Reilly’s employment deal, extends tenure through 2022

May 16, 2019
Disney layoffs hit film studios as cost cutting continues after Fox deal

May 15, 2019
CBS brings more diversity to its fall prime-time TV schedule

May 15, 2019

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movies

- Movies
At Cannes, genre filmmaking from 'Parasite' to 'The Wild Goose Lake' turns heads

By Justin Chang

May 22, 2019

‘Diego Maradona’ is the newest documentary by Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia

May 22, 2019
Latest ‘Star Wars’ preview reveals new characters and reunites old ones

May 22, 2019
Quentin Tarantino gets testy at Cannes over question about women’s roles in his films

May 22, 2019
Review: While far from vital, ‘Aladdin’ isn’t the disastrous Disney-Will Smith remake you feared

May 22, 2019
Review: Blythe Danner and John Lithgow make an offbeat pair in ‘The Tomorrow Man’

May 21, 2019

tv

- Television
‘The Hot Zone’s’ Julianna Margulies takes on a deadly virus in National Geographic miniseries

By Greg Braxton

May 22, 2019

What's on TV Wednesday: 'Chicago PD' on NBC

May 21, 2019
Sara Gilbert dissects ‘The Conners’: ‘If there’s no conflict, it’s not funny’

May 21, 2019
‘Succession’s’ Matthew Macfadyen is far from Mr. Darcy now

May 21, 2019
Georgia abortion law: Boycott heats up as TV show and Kristen Wiig movie bail

May 21, 2019
‘Bachelor’ Chris Soules’ sentencing in fatal crash delayed pending new report

May 21, 2019

envelope

- Envelope
'Preacher,' 'Miracle Workers,' 'Good Place': God looms large on television

By Craig Tomashoff

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arts & culture

- Arts & Culture
Can big names and big money make the Grand a great civic place?

By Sam Lubell

May 22, 2019

Four blocks along Grand Avenue offer a sketch of shifting ideas in public art

May 22, 2019
How Disney Hall has transformed a downtown L.A. neighborhood and the city beyond

May 22, 2019
Grand Avenue is on a mission to delight, enrich and educate

May 22, 2019
How Grand Avenue elevated L.A.’s music scene

May 22, 2019
Frank Gehry and others imagine a Grand Avenue that is a destination for everyone

May 22, 2019

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