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THE FIRST DAY of the new year brought the news of the death of Joe Neal, Nevada’s first Black state senator, at age 85. The first Monday of the new year also brought news of MGM Resorts offering $11 billion to take over the British gaming company Entain. If you heard thunder overhead, it was Neal, reacting. Joe Neal was, hands down, the most liberal member of the Nevada Legislature for the 32 years he served in Carson City. When the state senate numbered 20, the Democrat learned his nickname ...

In memoriam: the Royals we lost in 2020 Share this story Photo credit should read DAVE KAUP/AFP via Getty Images The end of the year allows us some time to reflect and remember. Baseball lost many major figures this year, seven of them Hall of Famers - second baseman Joe Morgan, outfielder Al Kaline, Lou Brock, and pitchers Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Phil Niekro, and Tom Seaver. The game also lost other big figures such as Dick Allen, Tony Fernandez, Jim Wynn, Jay Johnstone, Claudell Washington, ...

share-square-1049467 This has been a hard year for everyone. And in the world of baseball, it has hit particularly hard. Major League Baseball lost a staggering number of legends in 2020 -- those who represented the very best this sport has had to offer for decades -- and we’ll all be struggling with their absence for the rest of our baseball lives. Today, as we wind down the final days of this extremely difficult year, we take a look back at the baseball people we lost in 2020. Names are lis...

Rachel Leibrock December 22, 2020Updated: December 22, 2020, 9:58 pm Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute and Steve Carell as Michael Scott in a 2005 “The Office” episode, “The Christmas Party.” Photo: Paul Drinkwater , NBCUniversal For many, December is usually the busiest time of year, a month of parties and family gatherings. This year, of course, not so much. Don’t be (too) sad, though — think of it as an excuse to indulge in some old-fashioned, small-screen cheer. Holida...

For president obama and author of, thank you, obama, i hope you changed the white house years." i know president obama praised for his white house dinner. give me a grade how you think president trump did last night. >> well, thank you for having me on this morning. and i think president trump set the bar very conveniently low for himself. i mean, we know that at the hal smith dinner the only time he has tried something like this he got booed by the audience and that is difficult to do in a room...

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upon being introduced to the president, my friend was struck speechless. he just was stammering and stuttering. at which point the president put his hand on his shoulder and said, its okay, dan, i always get nervous around him, too. [laughter] >> its a special honor for me to be here today. id like to introduce our special guest, lieutenant government gavin newsome. it (applause) at the thank you. >> also represent state mark malones office tom ammiano. (applause) * >> all will return ...

as president of the chapter in san francisco now for 3-1/2 years and have been really proud of our board who has done so much great work. when i call your name, if you could just stand and say hi. leslie, vice president, and she has been very instrumental in publishing the gazette which i believe that you have picked up. if you havent, over here by the entrance, there are copies for you to see. the gazette summarizes the previous jurys work as well as explains what the jury is all abou...

>> on december 28, 1912, san francisco mayor stared into a sea of 60,000 of constituents that gathered at geary. the berth of the first publicly owned transit system in the city, the san francisco municipal railway. >> welcome, everyone, to this launch of the public service announcement on behalf of the california grand jurys association. id like to thank all of you for being here today. being in the presence of such a political [speaker not understood], reminds me of a story a g...