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Weather Service Issues Two Warnings for Southern California
Massive storm to lash Southern California with three days of rain and snow By Jeff Gammage 5 December 2018 The National Weather Service issued two severe storm warnings for the state Thursday, a rare...
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The Right to Vote Is a Civil Right
Letters to the Editor: Think voting is easy? Talk to students and service workers Monday, January 5, 2014 • 8:33 a.m. The University of Tennessee’s student government recently passed an amendment banning the use...
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The Republicans and the Democrats are trying to make the government a one-party state
Letters to the Editor: We are a nation of political violence. Thanks, GOP leaders, we are a nation of political violence. Thank you for taking it out on the Obama administration. We are a...
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Son of a retired art teacher wants his mother’s estate to pay off a loan he made before her death
Anne Heche didn't repay a loan before she died. Now an ex wants her estate to pay up The woman died in a hospital bed in January. Her late son wanted her estate to...
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Kevin de León’s absences as a council staffer will cost him taxpayer money
City Council President Paul Krekorian will not excuse Kevin de León's council absences for his work as a council staffer, after the council's interim mayor said he would not be able to continue working...
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The Most Improbable Disaster Movie of the Year
How a director known for drama made 'White Noise,' the strangest disaster movie of the year John Travolta stars as the doomed New York advertising designer George Whitehead, whose idea for a revolutionary marketing...
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Marco Rubio: We can’t build a better America unless we put real solutions on the table
McConnell defeats Rick Scott to continue leading Senate Republicans in Washington Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL): If McConnell wants to bring us closer together, he should start by bringing us closer to the Constitution -...
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Three Pakistani parliamentarians arrested in Pakistan
Pakistan arrests senator over comments about army chief Rizek and the others were detained after attending a weekly prayer meeting. New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A top official of the Pakistani parliament, a senator...
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The Ethics of Public Activism
Nicholas Goldberg: Can scientists moonlight as activists — or does that violate an important ethical code? In a recent edition of the journal Cell, scientists and medical scientists from the University of California claimed...
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The Fyre Festival Was a Farce
‘It was an absolute Fyre Festival.’ Before Miami contestants were enlisted to save the world, another group signed up in Montreal. But where were the cameras? Before this most recent edition of the popular...