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Healthy wetlands can save money, homes, and lives—if Donald Trump leaves them intact.
The economic case for preserving America's wetlands
Healthy wetlands can save money, homes, and lives—if Donald Trump leaves them intact.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Forecasters say a weekend storm could bring New York City’s biggest snowfall in three years. Freezing rain was falling in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and in New York, an emergency was declared for much of the state ahead of widespread snowfall expected Friday night into Saturday morning.
California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California this week. Relentless winds and rain also triggered widespread debris flows and left homes halfway filled with mud.
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December 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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After the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the pandemic, and structural shifts in technology, LA’s trying to find its footing in a changed industry
‘Not the charmed industry it once was’: can Hollywood find its comeback story?
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December 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's plans to make New York City more affordable will take time — and in some cases the cooperation of state legislators. Lina Khan, a leading progressive scholar and the former chair of the FTC, has ideas for making a swift impact.
With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s signature plans for New York City will take time. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.
The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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French President Macron slams U.S. visa ban on Thierry Breton and others reut.rs/3KYg85N
French President Macron slams U.S. visa ban on Thierry Breton and others
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday slammed a decision by the United States to impose visa bans on former European Union commissioner Thierry Breton and other anti-disinformation campaigners.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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As the year-end approaches, it might be a good time to audit all of your expensive and unnecessary subscriptions.

Take time this holiday season to make sure you aren’t overpaying for important services. Here’s where you can start:
Start 2026 by paying less for your phone, internet and other services
Take time this holiday season to make sure you aren’t overpaying for important services.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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"At its core, the Epstein saga is a metaphor for the corruption of the American elite: their amorality, their immunity from consequence, their densely incestuous relationships of mutual protection," writes Guardian columnist Moira Donegan.
Yet again, released Epstein files raise more questions than answers | Moira Donegan
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December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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A document among the tranche of newly released Epstein files casts fresh light on psychological tricks that his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell deployed in her effort to lure vulnerable teen girls into his abusive orbit.
Files release illuminates Maxwell’s tactics to lure teens into Epstein’s orbit
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December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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“I’m trying to set myself up to be less of a burden ...”

More baby boomers and Gen Xers are sifting through paperwork and making other end-of-life plans to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
Overwhelmed caring for aging parents, baby boomers try to spare their kids
Baby boomers and Gen Xers are taking steps to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Seems reasonable. Most of the states want to ban RFK jr.

Quite the change from the pre-Trump era when Republicans RAGED about similar Democrat efforts as overreach and the establishment of a nanny state.

#RadioFreeAmerica

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RFK Jr. wants states to ban junk food. No one knows what counts.
Retailers are scrambling to find out what thousands of foods will no longer be eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program come January.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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The president’s underlings are charged with a release detailing the crimes of his “closest friend.”
Trump’s Epstein coverup is just getting started
The president's underlings are charged with a release detailing the crimes of his "closest friend."
www.motherjones.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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This year, millions of American families that have relied on Obamacare are being squeezed on multiple sides: Premiums are rising, covid-era subsidies are shrinking, and there are fewer choices with insurers pulling out of some markets.
As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Looking for last-minute gifts or stocking stuffers?

For often-underfunded non-profits, merch can help raise funds and visibility – here are gifts from WWF, the ACLU, NPR and more:
Gifts with heart: 15 thoughtful US ideas that support causes in need
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December 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Exclusive: Awild valley in Chilean Patagonia has been preserved for future generations and protected from logging, damming and unbridled development after a remarkable fundraising effort by local groups.
‘I can’t think of a place more pristine’: 133,000 hectares of Chilean Patagonia preserved after local fundraising
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December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won

On Monday, Nov. 24, after more than 1,100 days on strike, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members were cheered on by supporters at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh before returning to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Even though str
The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won
On Monday, Nov. 24, after more than 1,100 days on strike, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members were cheered on by supporters at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh before returning to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Even though strikers have returned to work, however, many issues at the center of the strike are still in legal limbo—and their fight for a fair contract is not over. In this episode of Working People, we speak with three Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members—Bob Batz. Jr, Natalie Duleba, and Steve Mellon—about where things stand now, how their lives have changed since returning to work, and what it takes to hold the picket line for over three years. Additional links/info: Pittsburgh Union Progress website Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh website, Facebook page, and Instagram Bob Batz Jr. & Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "Pittsburgh journalists vote to end country's longest strike and notify the PG they are returning to work" Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, "Post-Gazette strikers send company return to work offer" Sara Scire, Nieman Lab, "What newsroom organizers learned from the years-long strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" Featured Music: Jules Taylor, Working People Theme Song Credits: Audio Post-Production: Alina Nehlich
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December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Serbia's students protest against university pressure after railway station tragedy reut.rs/45mOztE
Serbia's students protest against university pressure after railway station tragedy
Several thousand activists from across Serbia joined student protests in the country's southwest on Sunday, rallying against what they describe as government pressure on state universities.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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The Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh has been documenting life under Israeli occupation for decades. On “The Interview,” he said he believes that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but much would need to be fundamentally reconsidered. trib.al/R03CH7A
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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A handful of prominent commentators on the right have risen in support of Trump’s unhinged reaction to the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife.
Here’s who is justifying Trump’s deranged response to Rob Reiner’s murder
President Donald Trump’s unhinged reaction to the stabbing deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, which the president gleefully attributed to “the anger” the legendary director “caus...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It's well established that children have an easier time learning second languages.
Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise
It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages. In recent years, scientists have studied whether being bilingual may help ward off the memory lapses and reduced mental sharpness that come with an aging brain.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The SEC, the top federal regulator for the financial markets, eased up on more than 60% of its cases against the crypto industry that were ongoing when President Trump returned to the White House, The New York Times found. Many of the lawsuits involved companies that had ties to Trump.
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
An investigation by The Times found the administration’s change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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"Harriet the Spy" is beloved as a story about a girl with agency, talent & gender nonconformity. It is underappreciated as an urban story.
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Harriet the spy : Fitzhugh, Louise : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
298 pages : 20 cm
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December 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."

Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM