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Mayor Tom Butt Resigns to Join U.N.
His term expiring, Garcetti pushes hard for job as ambassador to India. Mayor Tom Butt resigned as mayor to become U.N. ambassador, leaving one seat open that will be filled by Garcetti. In an...
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Toronto Health Minister Steps Down to Take Care of Her Health
Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s public health chief, taking leave of absence for medical treatment. Eileen de Villa, the Toronto Health Minister, has announced that she would be stepping down from the role to...
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I stayed at a hotel in downtown Minneapolis for $70
Help! The Hotel I Booked Online Became a Homeless Shelter and No One Told Me. I booked a room online from a boutique hotel in downtown Minneapolis. Shortly after checking in, a manager showed...
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Rafael Nadal’s first child was born on Thursday
Rafael Nadal says he and his family are 'very well' after birth of first child Rafael Nadal's first child was born on Thursday (15 August 2018) and the Wimbledon champion was already talking up...
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Serena Williams wins 6-0, 6-0 to win 14th title in women’s doubles
Serena and Venus Williams knocked out of doubles' play by Czech duo at US Open Williams' victory in a 6-0, 6-0 semifinal victory Friday wasn't enough to prevent a dramatic collapse in women's doubles...
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Saudi Arabia’s strategy to boost U.S. oil production is likely to be at odds with Trump’s
U.S. Looks to Re-Evaluate Ties With Saudi Arabia Over Oil Production Cut Saudi Arabia has a well-documented history of suppressing information it feels will threaten its leadership's legitimacy, but at the same time it...
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Why I enrolled in Stanford’s history of science department
Letters to the Editor: What Stanford's anti-Jewish bias looked like on campus in the 1950s Stanford University’s decision to award the Nobel Prize in medicine to the Israeli physician who helped treat babies born...
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Why Do Black People Support Donald Trump?
Calmes: Nancy Pelosi, the GOAT of Nancy Pelosi, who made a mess of the Democratic Party but could have been a force for good if she wouldn’t have been so willing to destroy the...
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Kiley says it’s important to get right in the GOP race
Republican Kevin Kiley captures California U.S. House seat from Andrew Kim -- a fellow Democrat looking to take a seat in another district that Republicans used to hold by a narrow margin until two...
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The state’s new greenhouse gas emissions cap is too low
California set a record for greenhouse gas reductions in 2020, but it means nothing without new rules to curb methane, a major contributor to climate change. That’s the message from the state’s top scientists...