Samantha Raphelson
Stories
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Environment
Record-Setting Blazes Continue To Rip Through Northern California
On all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area, the three largest blazes are burrowing through forest and rural areas mostly uncontained, officials said.
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National
Arizona Man Caught Driving In The HOV Lane With Fake Skeleton Riding Shotgun
The 62-year-old man was cited last week for disguising a dummy skeleton wearing a bucket hat as a passenger so he could drive in the carpool lane.
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Politics
FBI Apologizes To Court For Mishandling Surveillance Of Trump Campaign Adviser
FBI Director Christopher Wray outlined steps the bureau is taking to ensure it doesn't make the same mistakes it did when it wiretapped Carter Page during the 2016 election.
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World
'You Can't Stay Here': Dorian Leaves Parts Of The Bahamas Uninhabitable
Before-and-after satellite imagery shows just how staggering the devastation is across the Bahamas, with entire neighborhoods drowning in floodwaters.
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Technology
Helvetica, The Iconic Font Both Loved And Loathed, Gets Its 1st Redesign In 36 Years
The updated font even has a new name: "Helvetica Now." But like many changes, some people are skeptical.
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Politics
U.S. Decision To Cut Central America Aid Could Worsen Migrant Crisis, Experts Say
The Trump administration notified Congress that it will seek to suspend aid authorized in 2017 and 2018 to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, saying the money isn't helping ease the border crisis.
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Food
Nobody Is Moving Our Cheese: American Surplus Reaches Record High
Americans consumed almost 37 pounds per capita in 2017, but that wasn't enough to reduce the country's 1.4 billion-pound cheese surplus. The stockpile of cheese started to build several years ago.
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Politics
Minimum Wages Rising In 20 States And Several Cities
The minimum wage will increase on or around January 1 in 20 states and 21 cities, impacting millions of American workers. Twenty-nine states will have set minimum wages above the federal level.