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The U.S. Government Is the Government of the People
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The U.S. Government Is the Government of the People

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Carl

Editorial: The horrifying attack on Paul Pelosi is an attack on democracy, and America Here is a short and pointed piece I wrote about what happened on June 12, 2004. From the point of...

Giovanni Carini, Sr., the first boatman to tie a dock
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Giovanni Carini, Sr., the first boatman to tie a dock

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Carl

In Venice, a Young Boatman Steers a Course of His Own When he is off duty, Giovanni Carini works on the canal. But that didn't keep him from trying to reach a record of...

The Republican Party’s Challenge to Los Angeles County
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The Republican Party’s Challenge to Los Angeles County

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Carl

Voter guide to the L.A. city controller election: Paul Koretz vs. Kenneth Mejia Paul Koretz: The last time we checked, we found the Los Angeles City Controller position open for grabs in a Republican-leaning...

IFFU calls on World Court to investigate Iranian team's boycott of Asian Games
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IFFU calls on World Court to investigate Iranian team’s boycott of Asian Games

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Carl

Iran to face Western geopolitical rivals in World Cup as backlash mounts over its protest crackdown The Football Association of the United Arab Emirates has condemned the Iranian Football Federation's decision to suspend its...

Taylor Swift: 'My dad hates my guts'
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Taylor Swift: ‘My dad hates my guts’

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Carl

Taylor Lautner marries Taylor 'Tay' Dome at California winery, report says Taylor Lautner, the son of Taylor Swift and Evan Lautner, married Taylor “Tay” Dome in a civil ceremony in California's Napa Valley wine...

Los Angeles County to end shutoffs for people who can’t pay their bills
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Los Angeles County to end shutoffs for people who can’t pay their bills

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Carl

Los Angeles DWP to end water and power shutoffs for low-income customers who can't pay bill People wait in line to pay their water bills as they are turned away from an LAX payment...

Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny” is a Poem About the Immigrant Experience
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Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny” is a Poem About the Immigrant Experience

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Carl

Review: Nikyatu Jusu's 'Nanny' artfully centers an immigrant's terror in a palpable nightmare of domesticity In the years since she wrote “When I was Young,” Nikyatu Jusu has kept her own, well-worn family chronicle...

Trump’s Executive Order Could Cost States and Local Governments Up to $2.4 Billion in State and Local Disbursements
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Trump’s Executive Order Could Cost States and Local Governments Up to $2.4 Billion in State and Local Disbursements

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Carl

Rural climate skeptics are costing us time and money. Do we keep indulging them? Rural climate skeptics are a growing part of Washington’s political landscape. They are people from towns and counties that do...

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Tsunami Could Have Been Bigger Than Forecasters Had Estimated

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Carl

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Baja California coast Divers in Baja California, Mexico search for the wreckage of a fishing boat A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the Mexican coast at a depth of...

Lionel Messi Will Not Play For Argentina
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Lionel Messi Will Not Play For Argentina

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Carl

U.S. heads to World Cup with players struggling for game time, including Messi, who missed the last two games [Reuters] After a week’s suspension, Lionel Messi returned to Argentina and announced that he would...