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June Lockhart, "Lassie" and "Lost in Space" actress who was one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at 100
June Lockhart, 'Lassie' and 'Lost in Space' Actress Who Was One of the Last Surviving Stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 100
June Lockhart has died at the age of 100. One of the last stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, she appeared in 'Meet Me in St. Louis' and 'A Christmas Carol,' and she also starred on the TV series 'Lass...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
June Lockhart, "Lassie" and "Lost in Space" actress who was one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at 100
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Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...
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Breaking News from @theathletic.com: UCLA won its first game of the season against No. 7 Penn State, 42-37, in a major college football upset.
UCLA stuns Penn State: How 0-4 Bruins upset No. 7 Nittany Lions, plus more takeaways
Previously winless UCLA shocked No. 7 Penn State 42-37 on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl behind Nico Iamaleava's five touchdowns.
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Breaking News from @theathletic.com: UCLA won its first game of the season against No. 7 Penn State, 42-37, in a major college football upset.
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Marilyn Hagerty — who didn’t give a flying breadstick what the cynics thought — became a national celebrity when her review of a North Dakota Olive Garden went viral. She has died at age 99. nyti.ms/3IgHbYF
September 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Marilyn Hagerty — who didn’t give a flying breadstick what the cynics thought — became a national celebrity when her review of a North Dakota Olive Garden went viral. She has died at age 99. nyti.ms/3IgHbYF
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Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
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“In a time of life with cynicism, Paddington is a remarkably generous-spirited, uncynical character. And the film reflects that.”
Here's how "Paddington" became a sleeper hit — thanks in part to Hugh Grant’s villain and its showstopping end credits.
Here's how "Paddington" became a sleeper hit — thanks in part to Hugh Grant’s villain and its showstopping end credits.
Why Everyone Is Still Talking About ‘Paddington 2’
With the third movie now in theaters, let’s look at how the 2018 film became a sleeper hit, thanks to Hugh Grant’s villain and its showstopping end credits.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“In a time of life with cynicism, Paddington is a remarkably generous-spirited, uncynical character. And the film reflects that.”
Here's how "Paddington" became a sleeper hit — thanks in part to Hugh Grant’s villain and its showstopping end credits.
Here's how "Paddington" became a sleeper hit — thanks in part to Hugh Grant’s villain and its showstopping end credits.
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“If you love your cushy government job so much, just pay the subscription fee! We need to pay the bills somehow, and the federal government cannot rely entirely on collecting taxes.”
Elon Musk Says Federal Employees Can Keep Jobs If They Pay $8/Month
WASHINGTON, DC – As Donald Trump and Elon Musk ramp up their plan to gut the federal workforce, Musk has unveiled a compromise: civil servants can keep their jobs if they subscribe to “…
takomatorch.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“If you love your cushy government job so much, just pay the subscription fee! We need to pay the bills somehow, and the federal government cannot rely entirely on collecting taxes.”
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President Biden signed legislation in his last weeks in office allowing a monument dedicated to American women to be built on the National Mall. The Women’s Suffrage National Monument will be the Mall's first honoring women's history.
How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall
The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
President Biden signed legislation in his last weeks in office allowing a monument dedicated to American women to be built on the National Mall. The Women’s Suffrage National Monument will be the Mall's first honoring women's history.
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That look when you get invited to the Inaugural Ball, but your "plus one" isn't your couch
January 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
That look when you get invited to the Inaugural Ball, but your "plus one" isn't your couch
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Wayne Osmond, an original member of the family singing group the Osmonds, which had a string of pop hits in the 1970s and helped launch the careers of his more renowned siblings Donny and Marie, died on Wednesday. He was 73.
Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist With the Osmonds, Dies at 73
Mr. Osmond was a founding member of the family pop group, which had a slew of hits in the 1970s, including “One Bad Apple” and “Yo-Yo.”
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Wayne Osmond, an original member of the family singing group the Osmonds, which had a string of pop hits in the 1970s and helped launch the careers of his more renowned siblings Donny and Marie, died on Wednesday. He was 73.
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Jimmy Carter’s daughter, Amy Carter, had a well-documented childhood in the White House. Since then, she has for the most part lived a very private life. Now, Carter will once again be in the spotlight, as her family prepares to lay her father to rest.
Amy Carter, Thrust Into the Public Eye at a Young Age, Has Since Receded
Jimmy Carter’s daughter had an extraordinary and well-documented childhood in the White House. Since then she has for the most part lived a very private life.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Jimmy Carter’s daughter, Amy Carter, had a well-documented childhood in the White House. Since then, she has for the most part lived a very private life. Now, Carter will once again be in the spotlight, as her family prepares to lay her father to rest.
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The Beef Bowl, an event at Lawry’s The Prime Rib restaurant the week leading up to the Rose Bowl, a tradition since 1956, won’t take place this week.
To put in perspective, The Beef Bowl is older than all but the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Sun, Cotton, Gator and Citrus bowls. 🪦🥩
To put in perspective, The Beef Bowl is older than all but the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Sun, Cotton, Gator and Citrus bowls. 🪦🥩
December 30, 2024 at 5:49 PM
The Beef Bowl, an event at Lawry’s The Prime Rib restaurant the week leading up to the Rose Bowl, a tradition since 1956, won’t take place this week.
To put in perspective, The Beef Bowl is older than all but the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Sun, Cotton, Gator and Citrus bowls. 🪦🥩
To put in perspective, The Beef Bowl is older than all but the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Sun, Cotton, Gator and Citrus bowls. 🪦🥩
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Rare childhood photo of Adrian Dittman.
December 29, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Rare childhood photo of Adrian Dittman.
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Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, spent his childhood on a peanut farm and returned there after serving in the Navy. His political career took him to Atlanta, the White House and beyond. Here is a timeline of the former president’s life. nyti.ms/4035qyu
December 29, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100, spent his childhood on a peanut farm and returned there after serving in the Navy. His political career took him to Atlanta, the White House and beyond. Here is a timeline of the former president’s life. nyti.ms/4035qyu
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This one is in honor of Jimmy Carter for a life of kindness and service to humanity 🌊🌊RIP
December 29, 2024 at 9:31 PM
This one is in honor of Jimmy Carter for a life of kindness and service to humanity 🌊🌊RIP
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1. Idiot poisons well
2. Population flees
3. Idiot pleads for better water
2. Population flees
3. Idiot pleads for better water
December 29, 2024 at 5:41 PM
1. Idiot poisons well
2. Population flees
3. Idiot pleads for better water
2. Population flees
3. Idiot pleads for better water
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I made a gingerbread panopticon
December 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I made a gingerbread panopticon
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December 24, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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I have no words. #rickeyhenderson left us way too early, and just a few days before Christmas, his birthday. Rest in peace, Rickey. In our hearts forever. #baseballsky
December 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
I have no words. #rickeyhenderson left us way too early, and just a few days before Christmas, his birthday. Rest in peace, Rickey. In our hearts forever. #baseballsky
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Berkeley’s shoreline could get a new 20-acre park!
Ideas being considered include a hostel, a promenade, sand volleyball courts, a swimming area, a creek daylighting project that could help reduce flooding risk in West Berkeley and much more.
My latest: www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/20/b...
Ideas being considered include a hostel, a promenade, sand volleyball courts, a swimming area, a creek daylighting project that could help reduce flooding risk in West Berkeley and much more.
My latest: www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/20/b...
Promenade? Hostel? Swimming? What do you want to see at new shoreline park?
The East Bay Regional Park District wants public input for the future of North Basin Strip. Mountain bikers worry they’ll be pushed out — again.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 21, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Berkeley’s shoreline could get a new 20-acre park!
Ideas being considered include a hostel, a promenade, sand volleyball courts, a swimming area, a creek daylighting project that could help reduce flooding risk in West Berkeley and much more.
My latest: www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/20/b...
Ideas being considered include a hostel, a promenade, sand volleyball courts, a swimming area, a creek daylighting project that could help reduce flooding risk in West Berkeley and much more.
My latest: www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/20/b...
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“It’s not politics; it’s logistics! Everyone knows Santa prefers a clear line for chimney access and minimum off-street parking requirements for nine reindeer and a sleigh.”
MoCo Executive Marc Elrich To Children: Santa Doesn’t Visit Multi-Family Buildings Without Chimneys
ROCKVILLE, MD – In his weekly political rant delivered via the Alert Montgomery system, County Executive Marc Elrich shattered young hearts and holiday cheer with some “cold, hard truth…
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December 11, 2024 at 2:05 PM
“It’s not politics; it’s logistics! Everyone knows Santa prefers a clear line for chimney access and minimum off-street parking requirements for nine reindeer and a sleigh.”
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RIP Merv Rettenmund, 81, who led a charmed baseball life as a popular player and hitting coach for 7 pennant-winning teams in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Oakland, and San Diego. Here’s my SABR bio on the “super-sub” with a big smile who knew just how lucky he was: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
December 8, 2024 at 6:06 PM
RIP Merv Rettenmund, 81, who led a charmed baseball life as a popular player and hitting coach for 7 pennant-winning teams in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Oakland, and San Diego. Here’s my SABR bio on the “super-sub” with a big smile who knew just how lucky he was: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
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Family group chat is CRAZY TODAY
December 9, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Family group chat is CRAZY TODAY
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UC Berkeley could break ground on its tallest dorm yet — a 23-story high-rise — as soon as next year. Plus: an update on the university’s progress toward meeting the housing goals it set back in 2017. My latest for Berkeleyside:
www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/03/u...
www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/03/u...
UC Berkeley plans to build its tallest dorm yet in Southside neighborhood
UC Berkeley plans to build its tallest dorm yet in the Southside neighborhood. The 23-story building could provide around 1,500 beds for freshman and sophomores.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:42 PM
UC Berkeley could break ground on its tallest dorm yet — a 23-story high-rise — as soon as next year. Plus: an update on the university’s progress toward meeting the housing goals it set back in 2017. My latest for Berkeleyside:
www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/03/u...
www.berkeleyside.org/2024/12/03/u...
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Peter Westbrook, a six-time Olympian who in 1984 became the first African American and Asian American to win a medal in fencing at the Summer Games, died on Friday. He was 72.
Peter Westbrook, Pathbreaking Olympic Fencer, Dies at 72
As the first African American to win a medal in a sport long dominated by white Europeans, he was compared to Jackie Robinson and Arthur Ashe.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Peter Westbrook, a six-time Olympian who in 1984 became the first African American and Asian American to win a medal in fencing at the Summer Games, died on Friday. He was 72.