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The End of Jell-O
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The End of Jell-O

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Jell-O was once the American national dessert. Here's how it fell from grace, and what it means to be American again. In a single morning, Jell-O has gone from being the centerpiece of American...

The California Fire Season Has Killed More Than 80 People, Displaced Hundreds of Millions More
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The California Fire Season Has Killed More Than 80 People, Displaced Hundreds of Millions More

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A single, devastating California fire season wiped out years of efforts to cut emissions of global warming gases. The climate crisis is now accelerating, says The Economist. When the California fire season finally ends,...

The Bridge: The Movie-Going Experience
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The Bridge: The Movie-Going Experience

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Taking its shows to the real world, Netflix invites you to the 'Bridgerton' ballroom. The first time I went to The Bridge, I was on a mission to win an audience-participation drawing at the...

The Milk Cows Are Going From California to Arizona
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The Milk Cows Are Going From California to Arizona

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Another California exodus: Dairy cows leave for greener pastures in Texas, Arizona as farms squeezed By Scott Schneider Published July 11, 2016 From the start, it was different. A group of dairy cows came...

Serena Williams wins her last eight Grand Slam singles titles
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Serena Williams wins her last eight Grand Slam singles titles

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'Just Serena': Williams' upset win at US Open keeps the legend advancing in final days of her storied career Serena Williams played her final match at the U.S. Open on Friday, and it didn’t...

The Electric Car Transformation
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The Electric Car Transformation

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Majority of voters favor gasoline-car phaseout. But all-electric goal faces tough opposition. Voters should not have any illusions about the looming electric-vehicle transformation. After all, President Obama’s plan for a million EV sales a...

Why the City Council is raising taxes to the highest rate in the nation
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Why the City Council is raising taxes to the highest rate in the nation

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Letters to the Editor: L.A. needs more politicians? How a bigger City Council makes government smaller I have a solution to Los Angeles' crime problem. The problem is money. The solution is to raise...

Mexico City’s House Museums
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Mexico City’s House Museums

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Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and More: Visiting Mexico City’s House Museums Over the past few years, Mexico City has hosted some of the world’s most celebrated museums, but they’re not usually places people turn...

The Palos Verdes Peninsula is on Maximum Alert for a Major Earthquake
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The Palos Verdes Peninsula is on Maximum Alert for a Major Earthquake

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How an 'ancient landslide' keeps threatening a railroad, homes in San Clemente With the recent collapse of the two bridges next to the Palos Verdes Peninsula’s San Vicente station, Caltrans is on maximum alert....

University of North Carolina Can Continue Using Race in Admissions
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University of North Carolina Can Continue Using Race in Admissions

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Private papers reveal the tactics that helped SCOTUS uphold the use of affirmative action in higher education. A federal appellate court has sided with the University of North Carolina, ruling in a 5-3 vote...