Only two tropical cyclones have struck California since statehood. They came 81 years apart; the last one was 81 years ago.
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A California Hurricane? Well, It’s 2020
More Sorrow For Right Whales
A celebrity whale calf meets an untimely end near New York’s harbor, as his species struggles to hang on.
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Silencing Students
Public school officials continue to flounder when tested on students’ legal rights to freedom of speech.
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Heavy Traffic In Outer Space
Constellations of new satellites cluttering the skies and complicating astronomy are an emerging part of 21st century life.
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The Strange Case Of Steve Easterbrook
McDonald’s and its former CEO parted amicably after he admitted violating company policy. Now it isn’t so amicable.
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Melinda Kibler in The Ticker Tape
Melinda Kibler offers advice to Americans considering retiring abroad.
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Taking FARA Too Far
When domestic and overseas commercial interests overlap, when is someone acting as a “foreign agent”?
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China Tastes Its Own Medicine
Trump’s tough tactics against Chinese internet giants may be familiar to Beijing, but that does not make them palatable.
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Undermanned, Overpriced And In The Dark
As lights finally come back on in the Northeast, Florida provides an example of superior storm preparedness and self-help.
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The HeLa Line
Albeit decades late, a Black woman’s unwitting contribution to science is being acknowledged, along with past injustices.
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