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Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104

“I learned a lot these past couple of months, being on the naming committee and doing the project in general,” said Anaya Zenad, a former

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Sister Wives’ Kody Brown On His Feud With His Kids

For Gabriel Brown, it was far too late for dad Kody Brown to say sorry. Initially at odds over Kody’s intense COVID restrictions, they continued

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House Prices in Big Cities Cannot Be Expected to Come Down Any Time Soon

Conor here: Oddly enough there’s no mention in this piece from the Centre for Economic Policy Research of hedge fund and private equity investors buying

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Power Returning Across San Francisco

Update, 9:51 p.m. Saturday: PG&E is restoring power for tens of thousands of households and businesses across San Francisco. As of 9:30 p.m. Saturday night,

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Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, George Clooney’s Sister, Dead at 65

George Clooney is mourning the loss of one of his closest confidants. The Oscar winner’s sister, Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, died Dec. 19 after battling cancer,

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These 15 Coal Plants Would Have Retired. Then Came AI and Trump.

By Joe Fassler, a writer and journalist whose work on climate and technology appears in outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times, and Wired.

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Antioch Agrees to Pay $4.6 Million, Reform Police Department After Misconduct Suit

“The important part is not that we have put the agreement together,” civil rights attorney John Burris, who filed the complaint on behalf of the

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Gisele Bündchen After Joaquim Valente Wedding: Photo

Gisele Bündchen Is Glowing in Risqué Red Carpet Look After Joaquim Valente Wedding Gisele Bündchen is rocking some major bling following her wedding with Joaquim

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Has Public Debt Become Unmanageable?

Yves here. To underscore the argument that Richard Murphy makes, it is excessive private debt that causes financial crises. Private debt in the US and

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How Trump Yields the Presidential Pardon

Liz Oyer (left), a former U.S. pardon attorney who reviewed and investigated applications for executive clemency, speaks alongside Ryan Crosswell, Rachel Cohen and Stacey Young