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The New Dem-Senate Race: A Clinton-Obama-Corker Coalition
Op-Ed: A midterm elections threat assessment — high and getting higher On the eve of this November’s midterms, the U.S. Senate has become a potential flash point in the fight for congressional control. In...
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Barbara Kingsolver: The Story of a Writer
How Barbara Kingsolver makes literature topical — from climate change to opioids to white supremacy — she’s making it personal Barbara Kingsolver, one of the nation’s most beloved storytellers, is no stranger to big...
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FIFA confirms Chinese players have overstayed visas in Qatar
Pandas sent by China arrive in Qatar ahead of World Cup qualifiers FIFA has informed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that eight players from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil appear to have overstayed...
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Christopher LaVoie’s Prison Break
Who is Christopher LaVoie? Man behind ‘4 Days’ reality shows has history of run-ins with police, dubious business ventures Christopher LaVoie might have been sentenced to prison in the early 2000s, but he’s not...
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Coastal Development Project Approved by Coastal Commission
California Coastal Commission OKs desalination plant in Orange County A group of environmentalists and other activists oppose the desalination plant, saying it has violated the environment and human health. They gathered outside the building...
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Climate Science Is a Threat to the Future
COP27 summit agrees on landmark climate 'loss and damage' fund, but does little to encourage rapid cuts to fossil fuel use Read more “As long as the governments we elect continue to ignore climate...
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Saudi Arabia vs Argentina: The Story of the World Cup
How Saudi Arabia Pulled Off a Huge Upset, Humbling Argentina, 2-1. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1, with the match finishing in a scoreless stalemate, in an epic encounter. What went right, what went wrong,...
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The first energy CEO to meet with Obama’s energy secretary
Bill Gates was among first to meet with Biden's energy secretary: Report Bill Gates is among the first to meet with Energy Secretary Steven Chu, reports the Associated Press. (Photo: File) The list of...
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The Supreme Court’s Supreme Court Decision Could Upend the Internet
Op-Ed: The Supreme Court could upend the internet. How? By ruling on the constitutionality of all the internet’s core legal concepts. By Paul Schwartzman In a recent Supreme Court decision, a majority of the...
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Los Angeles is a Small City
Letters to the Editor: L.A. needs more politicians? How a bigger City Council makes government smaller Los Angeles, Aug. 28 For several months now, I have been writing about the issue of Los Angeles’...
