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August 06 2026

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August 07 2025

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August 03 2026

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August 10 2026

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MARK, MY WORDS - When a naked woman who looks like she is being held hostage is the most interesting moment in the 2025 Grammy Awards show, it’s time to end it before we have to dig a trench to lower the bar any further. I don’t know about…

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## [China to Save Palisades](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30343:china-to-save-palisades&catid=375)

NOT WORTHY NEWS - February 8, 2025 (Beijing). General Secretary Xi Jinping announced a plan today to save the Palisades. Xi said “I have been moved by the great suffering of the Palisadeans. The people of China cannot stand by idly and…

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