Letters to the editor: Centuries-old literature predicted a mysterious AI creation
An LA Times reader draws a parallel between an AI creation presented at CES and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust'.
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Letters to the editor: María Corina Machado degrades the Nobel Prize by giving it to Trump
January 17, 2026 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: María Corina Machado's desperate attempt to curry favor with President…
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We Can't Let Child Care in California Get Even More Expensive
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Jerome Powell has a backbone. It would be nice if more were like him.
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