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Living ‘A Day Without a Mexican’ in L.A., 21 Years Later

The 2004 indie film imagined an absurd, Latino-less California. As fears of immigration raids empty out parts of Los Angeles, the film’s premise feels all too real, its creators say.

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The filmmaker Yareli Arizmendi, one of the creators of the film “A Day Without a Mexican,” in Los Angeles in July.

From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change

President Trump has moved aggressively to reopen long-settled issues and to dismantle long-established institutions as he tries to return to what he considers better times.

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David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83

He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said.

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David Gergen in 1997. A longtime Beltway insider, he helped set the agenda for four presidents, from Richard M. Nixon to Bill Clinton.

Joseph Giordano, Surgeon Who Helped Save Reagan’s Life, Dies at 84

He had built one of the country’s leading trauma centers in Washington, which made it possible for his team to respond quickly after the president was shot.

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Dr. Joseph Giordano (seated at the table at far left) appeared with other surgeons at a news conference at George Washington University Hospital on April 3, 1981, four days after President Ronald Reagan had been admitted there for gunshot wounds.
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