Diamond Forde is the award-winning author of “The Book of Alice.” Her debut collection, “Mother Body,” won the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize, and her work has appeared in Poetry magazine, Boston Review, Great River Review and elsewhere. An assistant professor at North Carolina State University, Forde holds an MFA from the University of Alabama and…
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Breed: Chihuahua mix Age: 3 years Gender: Spayed female Size: 12 pounds GG’s story: Meet GG. She’d like to introduce you to “welcome home zoomies!” She’s timid, but very sweet. GG thrives on routine and lots of love to pump up her confidence. She loves walks, as well as small dogs, cats and even rabbits.…
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TOKYO — Defending champion Japan hit four home runs – two by Chicago Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki – to beat South Korea 8-6 on Saturday and stay undefeated in Pool C of the World Baseball Classic. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox also homered for Japan. Ohtani’s homer followed…
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Breed: German shepherd Age: 1 year Sex: Neutered male Size: Should be around 90 pounds when full-grown in about 6 months Levi’s story: Levi is a big, strong powerhouse of a boy. He needs someone who likes to run or otherwise engage a dog in games and training that will help him learn about the…
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Foodies flocked to Disney California Adventure for the 2026 Food & Wine Fest to sample and share small plates highlighting California-grown ingredients while grazing from one booth to the next on an epicurean adventure. The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival kicked off on Friday, March 6 and runs through April 27 with local,…
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Some excellent novelists are coming to Southern California for the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors on March 14. The lineup will include authors Virginia Evans (“The Correspondent”), Karen Russell (“The Antidote”), Kathy Wang (“The Satisfaction Cafe”), Amity Gaige (“Heartwood”), Leila Mottley (“The Girls Who Grew Big”), Susanna Kwan (“Awake in the Floating City”), Daria LaVelle (“Aftertaste”)…
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Billionaire Tom Steyer has the chance to do something amazing. The progressive activist, who is worth an estimated $2.4 billion, is running for governor and though he made his fortune running a hedge fund that had significant positions in private prisons, oil and coal, he rages against those industries now. He’s also seemingly against wealth. In fact, Steyer…
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As this is the time of year when Aloe vera is in bloom, the story of how this plant arrived in our hemisphere is worth telling. Native to the rocky soil of the southern Arabian Peninsula — Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman today — Aloe vera arrived in Europe courtesy of Arab traders. It grew…
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By Paula Span, KFF Health News Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died; a relationship ended; she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, Rhode Island, where she knew all of two people. Related Articles How springing forward to daylight saving time…
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On February 18, Bernie Sanders spoke to a crowd at The Wiltern in Los Angeles and called out Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, and other billionaire California residents. Not for anything they’ve done wrong, but for being good at their job and generating billions of dollars with their companies. The Senator from Vermont came all the…
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