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world
Why California Gas Prices Are Rising
California repeatedly warned about spiking gas prices, fragile supply. But fixes never came: California’s gas prices have been going up and down for weeks, and now they’re at their highest point in at least...

europe
The Life I Had Left Behind
In Venice, a Young Boatman Steers a Course of His Own. By James T. Hamilton I was on a sailing holiday, the sort with no motor boats or surfboards, no hot water, no food....

entertainment
Los Gatos Transit Authority Pays $8 Million to San Jose Railyard Shooting Victims
Transit authority settles for $8 million with families of San Jose railyard mass shooting victims A transit authority agreed to pay $8 million to victims and families of the San Jose railyard shooting victims,...

politics
Abcarian residents are concerned about the new surveillance cameras
Abcarian: Do video cameras make you feel safe, or just show you how dangerous your neighborhood is? The neighborhood of Abcarian, like most neighborhoods, has its share of crime. But one neighborhood in particular...

health
The Life of Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo isn't fully checked out of 'Grey's Anatomy': 'I'll definitely be back' As I watched Ellen Pompeo and her co-star Isaiah Washington struggle through a hospital room full of patients in “Grey’s Anatomy,”...

national
The Biggest Problem With Fargo
Geez, Even Fargo Has Gone Upscale! In Fargo, the main characters are very, very rich, and the show is very, very funny. They live in a city of 5,400 people on a dirt road...

us
California’s 2020 emissions could jump by as much as 4 percent if it fails to meet its cap-and-trade emissions goal
California set a record for greenhouse gas reductions in 2020, but it means nothing if emissions aren’t curbed after that point. California’s new 2020 goal may be on the books, and the state’s official...

world
Walmart’s new guidelines aren’t enough
'Every Day Is Frightening': Working For Walmart Amid Covid's Impact On her first day working for a company that runs retail stores, it was scary. On her first day working for a company that...

technology
The FWS is adding four more endangered species to its endangered list
Op-Ed: How the U.S. came to protect the natural world — and exploit it at the same time In the past few days, I have been on the phone with a number of readers...

sport
Ron DeSantis is the New Governor of Florida
Luke Bryan responds to criticism after Gov. Ron DeSantis appears at concert in Florida in September 2019. After a year-and-a-half of public squabbles, the former "American Idol" contestant and longtime Republican politician Ron DeSantis...