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Calcified politics don't make decisions any easier
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Calcified politics don’t make decisions any easier

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Aaron

Calmes: The Jan. 6 committee did the country proud but it hasn't changed our calcified politics. Jan. 5, 2012, 11:13 p.m. The last time I checked, calcified politics was all very well (and not...

California Gov. Jerry Brown lifted evacuation orders for three hardest-hit towns
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California Gov. Jerry Brown lifted evacuation orders for three hardest-hit towns

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Aaron

Some evacuation orders lifted in San Bernardino County towns hit by debris flows By Michael R. Sisakc Aug 31, 2016 Image 1of/12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12 Image 2 of 12 Image 3...

Serena Williams Will Compete in the Rio Olympics
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Serena Williams Will Compete in the Rio Olympics

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Aaron

Serena Williams has done it all in tennis, but there's so much more to come. After winning her record 20th grand slam title, Williams will compete in the 2017 Rio Olympics for the United...

Tia Mowry is a single mom and wants to get a temporary restraining order
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Tia Mowry is a single mom and wants to get a temporary restraining order

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Aaron

Despite divorce, Tia Mowry considers her 14-year marriage a success: 'Life is short' In many ways, Tia Mowry feels far from perfect, but as she heads into her second month of divorce proceedings, the...

Robert Johnson and Janet Johnson Launch $50 Million Research Center at UC Davis
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Robert Johnson and Janet Johnson Launch $50 Million Research Center at UC Davis

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Aaron

Beverly Hills billionaires give UC Davis $50 million to build agricultural research hub Two U.S. billionaires have launched a $50 million research center at UC Davis to bring together agricultural and environmental scientists working...

California is on the verge of a water crisis
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California is on the verge of a water crisis

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Aaron

Editorial: The feds can curb a foolish California water giveaway California's dysfunctional state government is now on the verge of a water crisis. The state is in the grip of an unprecedented drought that...

The White American Public is Not Used to Watching Black Tennis Players Tell Black Players to Leave Their Sport
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The White American Public is Not Used to Watching Black Tennis Players Tell Black Players to Leave Their Sport

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Aaron

US tennis star feels some people don't want Black players to succeed. Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Roddick are among the few Black players to reach the top 200 in the world, while...

Darrell Moomau’s decision to run for mayor raises questions about climate change
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Darrell Moomau’s decision to run for mayor raises questions about climate change

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Aaron

Electric vehicle rebate among staff proposals to speed up Toronto’s target to become a carbon neutral city In 2011, former Toronto Mayor David Crombie promised his city’s population would be carbon neutral by the...

California’s water agencies are struggling to keep up with the drought
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California’s water agencies are struggling to keep up with the drought

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Aaron

L.A. is conserving water at record levels, but it's not enough as drought worsens. The California water board has approved its state water reserves for the coming years, and conservation is back in full...

PHAC releases survey showing parents are more likely to get their children immunized
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PHAC releases survey showing parents are more likely to get their children immunized

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Aaron

Two-thirds of Toronto parents ‘certain or somewhat likely’ to get young kids vaccinated against COVID-19, survey says Parents who had children in the past three weeks in the city are “more likely” to get...