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6 days, 9 hours ago

How do you keep monkeys from making mischief?

NPR

How do you keep monkeys from making mischief? toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR "Animals are coming out of their habitat because we're entering theirs," says Baiju Raj a conservationist from the New Delhi-based non-profit Wildlife SOS. toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR Hawley says on return visits since, he's witnessed what he calls Vrindavan's "theme park-fication." toggle caption Maya …

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1 week ago

Trump's New Orleans terror attack comments foretell foreboding future: analyst

Raw Story

The way that President-elect Donald Trump responded to the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day says a lot about how he is likely to behave when it comes to terrorism in his second term. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Tait said that Trump's reaction "especially when combined with his false accompanying message that the episodes confirmed his …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Richard Parsons, who steadied Time Warner and L.A. Clippers, dies at 76

LA Times

Richard Parsons, the executive dubbed “Captain Emergency” for his record of stabilizing ailing companies such as AOL Time Warner, Citigroup Inc. and Dime Savings Bank of New York, has died. Parsons was named chief executive of AOL Time Warner in 2002 after the $124-billion merger of the dial-up internet provider and the largest entertainment and media company started to fall …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

How an Israeli community helped its children heal from trauma after the Oct. 7 attack

NPR

How an Israeli community helped its children heal from trauma after the Oct. 7 attack toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR EIN BOKEK, Israel — A once-vibrant resort along the Dead Sea, Ein Bokek used to host thousands of tourists from all over the world, many of them seeking the famous healing properties of one of the world's saltiest bodies …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!

NPR

This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Sponsor Message The book, he says, "undermines this peculiar one dimensional understanding of Indian food rich in spices, low in meat." toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR Ray says, "we know very little about Dalit cooking" because the idea of what Indians eat largely comes from upper-caste Hindus, including Brahmins, who sit …

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4 weeks ago

Why You Should Avoid Buying A Gift Card From The Display Rack At The Store

Huff Post

Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Photo:Getty Images The longer you wait to use a gift card, the more opportunities scammers have for gift card fraud. Here’s how the physical gift card scheme typically works: Scammers will target display racks of gift cards, especially when the rack is out of sight from cashiers or pharmacy counters, explained Kathy Stokes, director of fraud prevention programs …

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4 weeks ago

The mysterious ideology of Luigi Mangione: Anti-corporate hero? Far-right tech bro?

LA Times

When Luigi Mangione was arrested in the killing of the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, he was hailed in some corners of the internet as an anti-capitalist folk hero. “A reminder: the US has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy.” But Mangione was not a straightforward, left-leaning Robin Hood figure …

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1 month ago

‘It is unacceptable’: L.A. County hate crimes reached an all-time high last year

LA Times

Jewish students at El Camino Real High School walk out in response to recent antisemitic incidents at the school. A father on his way to a Tarzana synagogue was interrupted by a man threatening to “kill all of you Jews.” The grim encounters were among the record-breaking number of hate crimes reported across L.A. County last year, an increase fueled …

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Biden shrinks from view ahead of Trump’s return to Washington

Politico

Across nearly two weeks abroad since the election, Biden spoke just seven words to the media traveling with him. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates defended Biden, saying the president “is making every day of this term count” and is “leading by example for the sake of American democracy, honoring his campaign promise to respect the will of the voters and …

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1 month ago

Politicians condemn Synagogue attack

ABC

Nick Grimm: The reaction from religious leaders and politicians to the arson attack has been swift, with federal opposition leader Peter Dutton laying the blame squarely at the feet of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Sarah Maunder: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the arson attack this morning. Sarah Maunder: However, the opposition leader Peter Dutton placed the blame for rising anti-Semitism …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Unprecedented': Trump ally reportedly poised to divert billions into his own company

Raw Story

The world's richest man has been tapped by Donald Trump to drastically reduce government spending in ways that could benefit his own business interests. Tech billionaire Elon Musk was named by the president-elect to co-lead the quasi-governmental "Department of Government Efficiency" with entrepreneur and failed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and the South Africa-born mogul is poised to cut funding …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How these older voters who backed Harris are engaging in ‘quiet resistance’

CNN

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania CNN — Pat Levin, 95 years young, is wrestling daily with something new and depressing. “I’m pretty sure,” Levin said matter of factly about Trump being the last president she sees. “A big frankly, F-You to the other side.” Boyer sees Trump as constantly stoking fears about America becoming more diverse, which makes the president-elect’s inroads among Black …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Women’s March 2025? The resistance to Trump’s second term will look different, but it will happen.

Slate

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, an angry opposition immediately rose to meet him. Levin said that Indivisible groups are still active, and, in recent days, have been gathering to process Trump’s second win, including on an 11,000-person call the day after the election. “I think it’ll only react once we start getting into January, February, and we get …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza; arrests over flares at Netanyahu's home

Deccan Chronicle

Israel: Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed 12 people, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday. Israeli police meanwhile arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea. Israel's largely ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog, condemned the incident and warned against “an escalation of the violence in the public sphere.” …

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Meghan Markle is the ‘perfect’ partner for Prince Harry, who enjoyed being…

Hindustan Times

While Meghan Markle is often held responsible for Prince Harry’s decision to leave the UK and settle in the US, those who knew Harry before his marriage suggest the Duchess of Sussex is the “perfect” partner he desired. She’s clearly wearing the pants in the family and is the driving force, so, really, she’s perfect for him.” Royal expert suggests …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Democrat Mike Levin holds on to San Diego-area House seat, beating GOP challenger Matt Gunderson

LA Times

Democratic Rep. Mike Levin defeated a challenge from Republican Matt Gunderson to secure a fourth term representing a coastal district in San Diego and Orange counties. Levin, a former environmental attorney, was elected to the House in 2018 and has supported zero-emission vehicles, protections for water quality and safe removal of nuclear fuel from the closed San Onofre power plant. …

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Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin report bomb threats originating in Russia as Americans cast ballots

LA Times

As millions of voters cast their ballots for the White House and members of Congress on Tuesday, officials across the country reported relatively few disruptions and no violence — although they had to grapple with a number of bomb threats and disinformation campaigns that officials said were aimed at undermining trust in the election. Some of the bomb threats made …

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2 months ago

Levin and Gunderson in tight race for California’s 49th Congressional District

LA Times

The race between Democratic Rep. Mike Levin and his Republican challenger Matt Gunderson for California’s 49th Congressional District in San Diego and Orange counties remained too close to call Tuesday as votes continue to be counted. The 49th District was one of six tight congressional races in California that could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Mahjong extends global reach as Canada hosts world championship

China Daily

Players compete during the 7th World Mahjong Championship in Mississauga, Canada, on Oct 12. International appeal Alex Levin, a 59-year-old software developer and mahjong enthusiast who was born in Russia and has been living in Canada for more than 20 years, was part of the Canadian team. "Mahjong has been a big part of my life for the last eight …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

ABC

Robyn Williams: There's something paradoxical about The Science Show this week: an upside-down jellyfish, an Oxford team obsessed with BO, wasps beheading other insects, and advice on how to survive being in a black hole. Janna Levin: Yeah, there's a lot of this kind of monster truck talk around black holes that I think is a little undeserved, that they're …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Halloween is scaring up big sales for L.A. shops

LA Times

On the corner of a busy intersection in Culver City, an oversize inflatable witch and racks of costumes draw in customers to Robinson Beautilities. “We’re all in.” Many customers are willing to splurge on Halloween, Levin said, especially because the holiday is so popular in Los Angeles. The National Retail Federation survey found that nearly half of Halloween shoppers begin …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP

Raw Story

"Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Eleven years ago, Texas lawmakers passed what would become known as the state’s “junk science” law, allowing courts to overturn convictions …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fox News, Bill O’Reilly, and the beginning of the #MeToo movement.

Slate

In our fifth Slate Plus bonus episode from Slow Burn Season 10, host Josh Levin talks with New York Times reporter Emily Steel. Steel and her colleague Michael Schmidt won a Pulitzer Prize for their investigation of Fox News star Bill O’Reilly’s sexual harassment settlements. Basically what we did is, we went back and we pulled up the lawsuit that …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

How Fox News broke stories so fast.

Slate

In our fourth Slate Plus bonus episode from Slow Burn Season 10, host Josh Levin talks with Ian McCaleb, who worked for CNN in the late ‘90s and early 2000s—then left to become a producer at Fox News. Now, we’re going to introduce you to another: producer Ian McCaleb, who covered the Department of Justice and the Pentagon for Fox …

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How do you keep monkeys from making mischief?

Trump's New Orleans terror attack comments foretell foreboding future: analyst

Richard Parsons, who steadied Time Warner and L.A. Clippers, dies at 76

How an Israeli community helped its children heal from trauma after the Oct. 7 attack

This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!

Why You Should Avoid Buying A Gift Card From The Display Rack At The Store

The mysterious ideology of Luigi Mangione: Anti-corporate hero? Far-right tech bro?

‘It is unacceptable’: L.A. County hate crimes reached an all-time high last year

Biden shrinks from view ahead of Trump’s return to Washington

Politicians condemn Synagogue attack

'Unprecedented': Trump ally reportedly poised to divert billions into his own company

How these older voters who backed Harris are engaging in ‘quiet resistance’

Women’s March 2025? The resistance to Trump’s second term will look different, but it will happen.

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza; arrests over flares at Netanyahu's home

Meghan Markle is the ‘perfect’ partner for Prince Harry, who enjoyed being…

Democrat Mike Levin holds on to San Diego-area House seat, beating GOP challenger Matt Gunderson

Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin report bomb threats originating in Russia as Americans cast ballots

Levin and Gunderson in tight race for California’s 49th Congressional District

Mahjong extends global reach as Canada hosts world championship

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

Halloween is scaring up big sales for L.A. shops

Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP

Fox News, Bill O’Reilly, and the beginning of the #MeToo movement.

How Fox News broke stories so fast.