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Rodgers, 85, is still here

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Deborah

Stephen Sondheim and Mary Rodgers, late Broadway greats, have brilliant last words, with the former referring to the show as "an institution" that had taught "us to be what we are" and the latter...

California’s Air Resources Board is looking at a proposal to ban diesels
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California’s Air Resources Board is looking at a proposal to ban diesels

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Deborah

California seeks to ban sales of diesel big rigs in a bold bid to cut pollution from the most polluting vehicles. The state Air Resources Board is looking at a proposal to ban so-called...

Kenya is a beacon of democracy in East Africa, says political analyst David Mwiraria
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Kenya is a beacon of democracy in East Africa, says political analyst David Mwiraria

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Deborah

Kenya 'a beacon of democracy' in East Africa, says expert Kenya is a beacon of democracy in East Africa, says Nairobi-based political analyst David Mwiraria. Mwiraria, a senior fellow at the Foreign Desk in...

The “Bird Flu” Is Spreading Around the World
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The “Bird Flu” Is Spreading Around the World

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Deborah

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals California has had its share of dangerous birds, but never one that was more so than the deadly “bird flu” that...

Atlético Madrid players donate salaries to help the Spanish Brain Tumour Association
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Atlético Madrid players donate salaries to help the Spanish Brain Tumour Association

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Deborah

Atlético Madrid midfielder's comeback from brain cancer and mother's paralysis prompts T-shirts Atlético Madrid midfielder's comeback from brain cancer and mother's paralysis prompts T-shirts Article excerpt Atlético Madrid midfielder David de Gea has joined...

Names of 60 new species of beetles in Serbia
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Names of 60 new species of beetles in Serbia

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Deborah

Serbian scientists name new species of beetle after Novak Djokovic The scientists have named this beetle, which grows to about 1 centimeter in length, after Novak Djokovic, a Serbian tennis player and world No.1....

California's Gas Car Phaseout Is Not a Good Thing
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California’s Gas Car Phaseout Is Not a Good Thing

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Deborah

California's gas-car phaseout brings turmoil to mom-and-pop gas stations The first sign that California is getting serious about its gas-car phaseout came in 2001 when the Legislature, in a move that had been years...

Brian Cardone is a Magician
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Brian Cardone is a Magician

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Deborah

Behind the curtain: How L.A.'s working magicians hone their tricks in private 'magic jams' The private room where magician Brian Cardone prepares for his "magic jam" sessions He’s one of only three magicians in...

The Navy's First African-American Aviators Are Not Unique
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The Navy’s First African-American Aviators Are Not Unique

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Deborah

Review: 'Devotion' stirringly tells the story of the Navy's first Black aviator In The New York Times, John Powers points to the Navy's first African-American aviators, "whistleblowers" who fought for the Navy, but were...

Match.com’s Sean Rad on Planned Parenthood
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Match.com’s Sean Rad on Planned Parenthood

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Why the C.E.O. Behind Match.com and Tinder Took a Stand on the Texas Abortion Law A few months ago, Match.com and its chief executive, Sean Rad “committed to supporting Planned Parenthood as a national...