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Lula da Silva: The First Openly Gay Man to Be Elect as President of Brazil
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Fast Facts: Lula da Silva won a record-tying nine presidential elections. He was Brazil's first democratically elected leader of color since Getúlio Vargas. Lula da Silva, the former president...
entertainment
Preparations for the First Major Storm Threat of the Season
Gusty winds and cooler, cloudy weather move into Southern California on Monday as a weak front moves up the coast. An upper-level low will give way later in the day and bring a low...
travel
Jimmie B. Smith’s “Ain’t That a Shame” is a Journey to Black Music
Jake Blount unearths Black history through folk music, using its sounds as a bridge to the future. “I’m a white guy who loves Black folk music, and I’ve been trying to play that music...
asia
Omicron Vaccine Clinic Opens New Space in Toronto
Toronto to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine clinic operations in response to Omicron’s request to the city. The Centre for Vaccine Biology and Immunology has opened a new space in downtown Toronto, with its first...
health
Colombian government resumes talks with FARC
Colombia to restart peace talks with insurgents ELN (AP) By JIM LONGSTAFF Jan. 6, 2009 PELAGUERAS - The Colombian government is working to restart talks with the leftist guerrilla group known as the FARC,...
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The pilot of a military helicopter crashed into the sea, killing all five people on board
Mexican state security chief is among the five dead in helicopter crash on Yucatan Peninsula Rescue workers and police search for survivors after a helicopter took off from the San Miguel de Xalitzatlán air...
europe
Budd Friedman: The First Jewish Writer to Be a Star
Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv comedy club, dies at 90 By Up Next Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv comedy club, dies at 90 By One of a young writer's "larks," Budd Friedman...
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The largest midterm majority in U.S. history
Orange County Board of Supervisors seats first Democratic majority in decades Anaheim’s long-fought battle for control of the Orange County Board of Supervisors came to a close Tuesday when the first Democratic majority at...
asia
The Los Angeles Housing Bubble
Column: Mike Davis' final email to me captured the L.A. 'sewer explosion' — and reminded me to write, not mourn. I have long lived in the bubble — the city of Los Angeles, and...
technology
Trump’s Reluctant Support for White Nationalists
Opinion: Condemning Kanye West's antisemitism is easy. Vigilance is harder. Kanye West, the rapper and fashion mogul/fashion designer who just posted a picture of himself with President Trump, is not my favorite person to...
