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Recovering state party official. Geeking out on history since '71.
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Black graves are being moved to make way for an industrial park, drawing a mix of emotions
When they were buried they weren’t considered fully human, but now they are “patriots who are coming out of their graves with equal rights in 2025,” one descendant said.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Lester Holt to Exit ‘NBC Nightly News’ After Decade Behind the Desk
Lester Holt will exit 'NBC Nightly News' in early summer after a decade behind the anchor desk
variety.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...
MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Show in Major Shake-Up
Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.
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February 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to prepare for an ‘intense year.’ He just laid off 3,600 workers—including some who claim they got glowing reviews
Ex-Meta employees have said they weren’t low performers, yet were laid off anyway.
fortune.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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www.foxla.com/news/elizabe... Why People Magazine? Nobody was asking for any updates.... smh
Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder calls prison 'hell and torture'
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is speaking out for the first time about her life behind bars in an exclusive interview in People Magazine.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek reelection in 2026, putting Minnesota seat up for grabs
Sen. Tina Smith, who has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate since 2018, won’t try for another six-year term next year. An open seat could set off a scramble in both parties ahead of the midterm ...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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On Super Bowl Sunday, Remember Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Subsidize the NFL
NFL owners opened up 20 new stadiums with the help of $4.7 billion in taxpayer funds between 1997 and 2015.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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California could become its own independent country
For the measure to pass, at least 50% of registered voters must participate in the election, and at least 55% — or more than 500,000 people, must vote “yes" by July 22.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Medicaid Portals Down In All 50 States After Trump Orders Funding Freeze, Senator Says
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January 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Michigan’s Gary Peters won’t seek reelection to U.S. Senate. Here's why
The retirement of U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, will likely ignite an intense scramble on both sides of the aisle for his seat.
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January 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Rep. Figures issues statement on Tuskegee Airmen history video
The video was video was recently removed from the military instruction curriculum.
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January 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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NYC Mayor Adams says Democratic Party 'left me, and it left working-class people'
In a sit-down interview with Tucker Carlson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the Democratic Party has abandoned him, and that he has been punished by the party for his stance on the migrant c...
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January 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Allen Media Group Reportedly Backtracks on Replacing Local Meteorologists with Weather Channel Broadcasts | Cord Cutters News
In a surprising turn of events, Allen Media Group (AMG), the parent company of The Weather Channel and owner of 28 network television stations across the US, appears to be reversing its controversial ...
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January 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Writer, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for his work on 'New Jack City' and 'Sugar Hill,' has died. He was 66.
variety.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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It’s Zinc Bar vs. Barista in a Paris Battle of the Buzz www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/t...
Specialty Coffee Shops and Parisian Cafes
The city’s traditional cafes and bistros are staking out their cultural territory in an emerging duel against highly caffeinated upstarts serving up latte art.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Josh Kraft to run against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is running against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, WBZ-TV has confirmed.
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January 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Supreme Court Rules on Potential TikTok Ban: Live Updates and What’s Next
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears cou...
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January 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Rudy Giuliani Settles With Former Georgia Election Workers
The trial was supposed to decide the ownership of his Florida condominium and three World Series rings.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Minnesota House DFLers boycott opening session; Republicans elect their own speaker
DFLers on Tuesday made good on their threat to keep the Minnesota House in limbo as the parties fight over control. House Republicans pushed ahead anyway in the half-empty chamber. It’s all likely hea...
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January 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing
NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.
www.gpb.org
January 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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January 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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It's extremely cumbersome to share articles on this platform. I have to copy/paste/repeat just to share one freaking article!
January 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/a...
Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86 (Gift Article)
The folk trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
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January 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Canada PM Trudeau to announce resignation as early as Monday, Globe and Mail reports
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader, The Globe and Mail reported on Sunday, citing three sources.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM