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Rush Limbaugh Had a Heart Attack. Period.

• December 31, 2009 • Comments Off

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Sapphire Interviewed by Katie Couric About “Precious”

• November 15, 2009 • 2 Comments

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In Charleston, S.C., Saving Historic Homes Means Hoisting Them in the Air July 24, 2021
A city known for extraordinary architecture is coming to terms with intensifying storms, a rising sea and streets that flood with distressing regularity.
Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated July 25, 2021
The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.
Scenes From America’s Largest Wildfire July 24, 2021
Small fires burned inside hollowed-out trees. Smoke rose from the blackened dirt. On the edge of the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, firefighters worked to halt the advance of the flames.
What to Know About the Heat Wave July 24, 2021
The forecast for the coming week suggests there will be few places in the contiguous United States to find relief.
Facebook Wants You to Connect With God. On Facebook. July 25, 2021
The company is intensifying formal partnerships with faith groups across the United States and shaping the future of religious experience.
Can Summer School Help Kids After the Pandemic? July 25, 2021
After months of remote learning, Zion Graham is in summer school. But can a six-week program make up for his lost year?
Nancy Mace Called Herself a ‘New Voice’ for the G.O.P. Then She Pivoted. July 25, 2021
Her shift reflects how rank-and-file Republicans — even those who may disagree with him — have decided it is too perilous to openly challenge former President Donald J. Trump.
Rodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer, Dies July 25, 2021
A longhaired photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture, Mr. Alcala, 77, had been convicted of five murders in Orange County, Calif., and two in New York, all in the 1970s.

The Guardian, UK

Sydney police fine hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters for ‘filthy, risky behaviour’ July 25, 2021
Prime minister denounces ‘selfish’ protesters who marched against coronavirus measures as police taskforce traces everyone who broke rulesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of fines have been issued and dozens charged in Sydney after anti-lockdown protesters marched and clashed with police in what one deputy commissioner called “violent, filthy, risky […]
Anger over Sajid Javid’s advice to not ‘cower’ from Covid July 24, 2021
Bereaved families, Labour and Lib Dems all condemn health secretary’s ‘insensitivity’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSajid Javid has provoked a wave of anger from families of the victims of Covid after he said people must no longer “cower” from the virus.The health secretary announced on Saturday that he had made a “full recovery” […]
Olympics 2020 day two: Kiesenhofer’s road race glory, tennis and gymnastics – live! July 25, 2021
More gold medals on offer on packed second day in TokyoGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Geoff with your thoughts or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 10.56am BST Judo: Buchard is starting to look fatigued, hanging back and waiting for contact as the golden score round goes past 3 minutes. 10.55 […]
‘Very saddened’: Toa, the orphaned baby orca that enthralled New Zealand, is buried July 25, 2021
Orca cared for by hundreds of volunteers and experts in bitter cold after becoming separated from its pod two weeks agoAn orphaned baby orca that captured the hearts of people across New Zealand has been farewelled at a special ceremony and taken away for burial, ending a desperate mission to reunite it with its pod.The young calf, named Toa – which means br […]
Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists July 25, 2021
‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the worldA key group of leading G20 nations is committed to climate targets that would lead to disastrous global warming, scientists have warned. They say China, Russia, Brazil and Australia all have energy policies associated wit […]
Foreign Office is ‘complicit in British man’s Somalia torture’ July 25, 2021
‘David Taylor’ claims hooding, sensory deprivation and waterboarding was to persuade him to cooperate with the CIAA British citizen has claimed he was tortured in Somalia and questioned by US intelligence officers, raising concern that controversial practices of the post-9/11 “war on terror” are still being used.The 45-year-old from London alleges he has end […]
Esther Dingley: French police ask for dental records of missing British hiker July 25, 2021
Request follows discovery of possible human remains in the Pyrenees, near where 37-year-old disappearedFrench police have asked for the dental records of a missing British hiker following the discovery of possible human remains in the Pyrenees, the woman’s mother said.Esther Dingley, 37, had been walking alone in the mountains near the Spanish and French bor […]
Cuban leftists begin to turn their fire on the ‘harmful practices of the state’ July 25, 2021
Leading radicals are raising their voices against the demand for uncritical backing for the governmentLuis Emilio Aybar is a voice from the left, which in Cuba means pretty far left. By any measure, he should be a stalwart defender of the island’s communist regime. After widespread public protests that two weeks ago roiled the nation, the 34-year-old publish […]

The BBC

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Clashes in Paris over Covid measures July 24, 2021
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Afghanistan curfew imposed as Taliban militants advance July 25, 2021
The government says the measure is to help its forces stop Taliban militants infiltrating cities.
Serial killer on death row Rodney Alcala dies of natural causes July 24, 2021
Infamous "Dating Game Killer" Rodney Alcala was sentenced in 2010 for murdering women in California.
R. Kelly accused of abusing teenage boy he met in McDonald's July 24, 2021
The R&B star had sexual contact with a 17-year-old he met in McDonald's, prosecutors claim.
LA man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines dies of virus July 24, 2021
Stephen Harmon, who opposed getting vaccinated, has died after a month-long struggle with the virus.
Budapest Pride stands up for LGBT rights in Hungary July 24, 2021
Organisers accuse Hungary's right-wing government of seeking to discriminate against gay people.