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The Puffy Shirt: The Unsheltered Who Made Their Mark
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The Puffy Shirt: The Unsheltered Who Made Their Mark

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Pride, loss and second chances: L.A.'s unsheltered take stock before giving thanks From the author of The Puffy Shirt to the man who owns the T-shirt, here is a look back at the unsheltered...

Lord’s Tavern in the East Village
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Lord’s Tavern in the East Village

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Helen

How the Dame Owners Decorated Their New Restaurant, Lord’s Tavern Since our first post about the new restaurant in the East Village (and, ahem, the last post before that one), we thought we’d take...

Huntington Beach City Attorney Mike Barnett’s boss told him to shove it
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Huntington Beach City Attorney Mike Barnett’s boss told him to shove it

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Helen

City attorney with right-wing agenda fights for survival in increasingly blue Huntington Beach By Steve Rubenstein 28 December 2008 During his first week on the job, Huntington Beach city attorney Mike Barnett found himself...

Karen Bates quits for Manchester United
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Karen Bates quits for Manchester United

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Helen

World's only openly gay active pro footballer is concerned for LGBTQ community ahead of Qatar 2022 event Kenny Dalglish has been forced to quit football, claiming he could no longer handle the 'hatred' he...

Twitter is in the middle of a major environmental catastrophe
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Twitter is in the middle of a major environmental catastrophe

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Helen

Rainn Wilson changes his Twitter name — sort of — for climate change 'stunt' Share this: To The Editor: “I’m going to take a little break from Twitter.” Twitter is a newish social media...

Musk settles lawsuit against Twitter, Huffington and Huffington Post
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Musk settles lawsuit against Twitter, Huffington and Huffington Post

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Helen

Elon Musk has to pay three fired Twitter executives nearly $200 million to settle a lawsuit that accused them of violating the company's social media policy by criticizing Tesla Motors and posting negative tweets...

The city is not protecting the land
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The city is not protecting the land

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Helen

They recently bought Greenbelt land that was undevelopable. Now the Ford government is poised to remove protections — and these developers stand to profit. Lori-Ann Bélanger, president of the group Indigenous Youth Services, says...

The Astros are a game closer to clinching the AL Wild Card
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The Astros are a game closer to clinching the AL Wild Card

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Helen

ALCS: Astros on Verge of Eliminating Yankees The Astros are not going to give up on their long-term chase for the Yankees, even if they are now only a game back of the team...

The first-ever political Internet forum is being offered at Michigan State University
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The first-ever political Internet forum is being offered at Michigan State University

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Helen

Fueled by Falsehoods, a Michigan Group Is Ready to Challenge the Vote "We've had a very difficult time for years. There is a growing awareness that, in our country, our civil rights have been...

The Republican Campaign’s Big Spending Cycle
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The Republican Campaign’s Big Spending Cycle

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Fueled by Billionaires, Political Spending Shatters Records Again One month after a historic midterm election, donors and politicians remain united in the belief that their money is essential to the economy and to national...