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Conan O'Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for comedy
"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center.
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Illinois bill could raise age for mandatory license renewal driving test for seniors
Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver’s licenses next year as part of a bill that would ...
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Local LA theaters bring puppets and movies to families for respite from fires
Vidiots and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater teamed up to provide an escape from reality for families facing trauma and loss ...
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Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote, claiming Hamas created a 'last minute crisis'
The deal was set to be ratified by Israeli Cabinet on Thursday. But Netanyahu says, without specifying, that Hamas has gone ...
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We asked experts to grade Biden's job on education. They gave it a C average
We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He ...
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Jack Smith's election interference report against Trump is out
The Department of Justice early Tuesday released its long-awaited election interference report against President-elect Donald Trump, after a protracted legal fight. Prosecutors dropped the two ...
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Lawsuits allege power company involvement in LA wildfires
At least two lawsuits have been filed against Southern California Edison power company, on the speculation that faulty power lines may have sparked the Eaton Fire, which has claimed at least 16 lives ...
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Special counsel in Hunter Biden case denounces president for criticism of the probe
The Department of Justice on Monday released special counsel David Weiss' final report after his investigation of criminal allegations against President Biden's son Hunter Biden. Biden last month ...
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A pitmaster and dedicated father died alongside his son waiting for help in LA fire
A week before the California wildfires, Anthony Mitchell Sr. told his son Anthony Mitchell Jr. that what he treasured most in life was not money or possessions, but his family. Those words have stayed ...
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How soda is changing the world
Soda was a rare treat when Richmond Aryeetey was growing up in Ghana in the 1980s. "You were likely to see soda in the house maybe on festive occasions" – like Christmas, he says. Now, he says, soda ...
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California's wildfires may also be catastrophic for its insurance market
ALTADENA, Calif. — Kwynn Perry visited her home this weekend for the first time since the Eaton Fire started. It's just ashes and rubble. "This is our bedroom," she says. "That is our bed, my antique ...
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Leslie Charleson, who starred on 'General Hospital' for nearly 50 years, dies at 79
Leslie Charleson, who played cardiologist Monica Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital for nearly five decades, died on Sunday. ABC confirmed Charleson's death to NPR in a statement. ...