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Welcome to These Surprising Facts About The O.C., Bitch

20. You can thank The O.C. for reality hits like Laguna Beach, The Hills and The Real Housewives of Orange County. “You’re welcome, America. Yeah, the accidental

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Kamala Harris still has 2028 presidential hopes, why?

Kamala Harris announced she will not be running for Governor of California in 2026, but she did drop a new memoir, keeping speculation about her

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Who’s the Top Dog? Wave-Riding Canines Compete at the World Dog Surfing Championships

Judges scrutinized how long the dogs remained on their boards, how long they held their balance and whether they performed any tricks, like turning around

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Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham Renew Vows Amid Family Rift

Nicola Peltz Beckham Was Allegedly in Tears When Wedding Guest Marc Anthony Shouted Out Victoria Beckham More recent fuel for the wedding drama fire: The

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Former Ambassador M. K. Bhadrakumar Throws Cold Water on the Idea That India Is Keen About BRICS

Your humble blogger has found M. K. Bhadrakumar to be a bit of a mixed bag as a geopolitical commentator. On the one hand, he’s

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California Affordable Housing Programs Are on the Chopping Block After Supreme Court Ruling

Whether a city decides it needs more schools, apartment buildings, businesses or, in the case of inclusionary zoning, affordable housing, it has broad power under

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The Princess Diaries Cast: Where Are They Now? 

Bow down to Hollywood royalty. Ever since her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi, Julie Andrews has appeared in family friendly flicks like Tooth Fairy, Ella

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Links 8/2/2025 | naked capitalism

Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project Guardian (resilc) Reading Hits Differently to Listening For Your Brain, Science Says ScienceAlert (Chuck

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‘We’re Both Sheriffs’: SF’s Miyamoto Endorses MAGA Republican for CA Governor

The following year, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his office was opening a civil rights investigation into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to determine

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Unpacking the Fallout from Celebrities' Biggest Cheating Scandals

It was the Coldplay concert that shook the universe—or at the very least the internet.Last month, now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin