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LEAD ARGUMENT

Tennessee Couldn't Kill Christa Pike. It Should Stop Executing Anyone.

After two doses of pentobarbital failed, life without parole is the one sentence Tennessee can be sure it can carry out.

OCT 3, 2026  —  3 MIN READ

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OPINION

Trump Told Hispanic Heritage Guests Only a Hispanic Could Survive a Ballroom Fall

OCT 3, 2026

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OPINION

Newsom Vetoed the Ban on Secretly Filming People With Camera Glasses. He's Wrong.

OCT 3, 2026

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OPINION

The Eaton and Palisades Fire Report Should Name Who Owns Every Fix

OCT 3, 2026

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ONE HILL TO DIE ON

“A city of ten million is not comprehensible. A mile of it is.”

BY ROBERT GUICHETEAU

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Shuttle tickets just went up to $9 on Aug. 24, 2026

On “Every Way Into the Hollywood Bowl, Ranked by What You Actually Pay”

STOPtheLYING 2026-08-18

Why did Law Enforcement think they could Sneak this by without Public Input ??? This is Financed by Taxes Paid by ' Us ' .

On “Nine Wisconsin Agencies Dropped Flock Cameras in Four Months — and the Network Shrank for Everyone Left”

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WOULD YOU READ THIS AT DINNER?

Wild headlines. Real social consequences.

Is it ever okay to order room service just for fries?

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Twelve L.A. Climbing Gyms Post a Price. The $39 Class Beats the $25 Door.

RANKINGS · SEP 21, 2026

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Nineteen County Beach Lots Drop to Winter Rates September 28. The Winner Is Free on Weekdays.

RANKINGS · SEP 20, 2026

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Seven L.A. County Pumpkin Patches, Ranked. The Most Expensive Gate Includes Nothing.

RANKINGS · SEP 19, 2026

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