Two years after the COVID-19 virus turned our world upside down, life is slowly returning to normal. But it’s not the pre-COVID day-to-day we used to know. We won’t leave the virus behind; rather, we’ll live with it. This normal looks different. And we’re not there yet. “There will be accommodations to it,” said Dr.…
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I’m delighted to report that Curly Girl’s wedding gown has arrived from somewhere in China. I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath to hear this news, so I wanted you to be the first to know. The dress came in a lovely white presentation box, wrapped in tissue paper. No, I’m just kidding.…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators loosed a torrent of self-congratulations this week for acting quickly to protect the University of California from having to limit enrollment at its flagship Berkeley campus. Instead, they should have apologized because what they did encapsulated several of the Capitol’s most worrisome tendencies. The problem that Monday’s legislation purported…
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I dislike politicians. I don’t trust people who are so desperately eager to run others’ lives. But former Congressman Ron Paul is different. He wants government to leave us alone. He promoted the benefits of limited government and free markets long before I’d even thought about them. I first interviewed Paul in 2007. ABC News…
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake…
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By LEANNE ITALIE | Associated Press NEW YORK — Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. “When she asked what nuclear weapons were, I explained in simple terms that they’re explosive devices used in warfare that are capable of releasing tremendous amounts of…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is adding to its gains early Wednesday as markets start to gather hope that there may be better news on the horizon on inflation, the war in Ukraine and other worries that have been keeping investors unsettled. The S&P 500 was up 1.5% and the Nasdaq rose 1.7%. Chinese…
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Reyna Grande didn’t know about the Saint Patrick’s Battalion until someone at a book reading suggested that she write about the group of European, primarily Irish, soldiers who fought for the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American War. “I hear that a lot from readers who give me ideas for books I should write, but that…
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By JOSEPH WILSON BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For a second straight day, a huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe in large parts of Spain and gave cleaning crews extra work in France and Portugal to remove the film of dirt from cars and buildings. The European…
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By MYSTYSLAV CHERNOV and EVGENIY MALOLETKA MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of the children all lie here, dumped into this narrow trench hastily dug into the frozen earth of Mariupol to the constant drumbeat of shelling. There’s 18-month-old Kirill, whose shrapnel wound to the head proved too much for his little toddler’s body. There’s…
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