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Ontario’s Child Care Plan Is Under Fire for Making Too Few Investments
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Ontario’s Child Care Plan Is Under Fire for Making Too Few Investments

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Ontario weakened its $10-a-day child care funding rules. Now the federal government is demanding answers on the rules’ implementation. On April 30, the Ontario government announced it would increase the price of child care...

Diana Sullivan, Writer of The Color of Life, a Play and a New Film
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Diana Sullivan, Writer of The Color of Life, a Play and a New Film

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Diana Burbano, a Colombian immigrant and punk rock playwright, is always true to herself. She is always herself; I never am. Her latest play, The Color of Life, is staged at the New York...

Mayor John Tory’s Statement on Bill 21
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Mayor John Tory’s Statement on Bill 21

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Toronto council backs fight against Quebec’s Bill 21, calling it ‘contrary to the values of Torontonians and Canadians’ On December 14, 2017, Toronto City Council voted 13-3 to approve a motion that would be...

What Does La Nia Mean for California?
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What Does La Nia Mean for California?

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A rare third year of La Niña is on deck for California, forecasters say. The Pacific Ocean is supposed to usher in a chilly period that may bring some rain and snowfall. But it...

The Man Who Hit You First Was a Good Day for a Confrontation
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The Man Who Hit You First Was a Good Day for a Confrontation

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Tell Us About a Moment of Regrettable Rage! We have to admit we have heard of all kinds of grievances, but what we want to know is what made the situation go from angry...

The Bookbarn Owner of Dagny’s Bookshop
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The Bookbarn Owner of Dagny’s Bookshop

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Appreciation: Celebrated bookseller and major L.A. art player Dagny Janss Corcoran dies at 77 of a stroke Corcoran co-founded and was the co-president of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles for nearly...

Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak: Why I Thought It Was Worth The Price Of Admission
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Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak: Why I Thought It Was Worth The Price Of Admission

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An uninvited Kanye West gets escorted out of Skechers HQ in Manhattan Beach. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) If you’re one of the fortunate few to be invited onto Radiohead’s The King Of Limbs tour, you...

Miguel Angel Juárez de Carrión Wears Handcuffs to Restore His Strength
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Miguel Angel Juárez de Carrión Wears Handcuffs to Restore His Strength

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Her rapists were sentenced to life in prison. Now they're free, and she's in hiding. Ella Carrión had one job in her life: to be a perfect wife. As a young woman, she lived...

The C.E.O. Handbook Is The Worst Business Handbook I've Ever See
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The C.E.O. Handbook Is The Worst Business Handbook I’ve Ever See

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Why the C.E.O. Behind Match.com and Tinder Took a Stand on the Texas Abortion Law—with an Unsuspecting Customer, Too! I. In an interview with NPR, C.E.O. Sean Rad toted a copy of the new...

Karen Bass becomes the first woman elected to represent the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education
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Karen Bass becomes the first woman elected to represent the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education

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Photos: Karen Bass becomes first woman elected mayor of lead L.A. school board In this March 2, 2017 file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, looks on as Karen Bass, right, becomes the...