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2008—Hank Paulson, ex-Goldman Sachs, tells Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers “No Fed $ for you.” 2001—George W.[MD] Bush tells Richard Clarke…

Winchester pubs, bars and restaurants raised a glass at the Best Bar None Awards, to celebrate a safer night-time economy in the city.

Plus: Political campaigns will have to disclose if they use AI in their ads, the effort to rehabilitate rent control rumbles on, and more...

Birdie Lake passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Logansport Pharos Tribune on 2023-09-06.

Over 60 years ago, white leaders of Newport News, Virginia uprooted a Black community to build a college. The few families remaining are still being pressured to sell, ProPublica uncovers.

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Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since.

Worldcon Wayback Machine Introduction: Thirty years ago this weekend ConFrancisco, the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention, was held in San Francisco, California. I thought it would fun to compile a day-by-day recreation drawing on the report I ran in File 770, Evelyn Leeper’s con report on Fanac.org (used with permission), and the contributions of others. Here

Q24N -- Victor Hugo Acuña was fascinated with the exploits of William Walker and his travels through Nicaragua and Central America during the 19th century, long before he became a renowned historian in Costa Rica and Central America. As he looked into this episode, it struck him as strange that the narrative of this story…

The confiscation of the UCA's History archives with nearly 70,000 volumes & documents is an immense loss for the region.