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In 1956, sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a British Rock group with several friends from Quarry Bank HS in Liverpool,
England. On this anniversary of John's murder, we remember that the music produced with Paul, George, and Ringo was unorthodox. I believe this gave him some magic sauce put into so many of their original compositions. They always silence the ones who call for peace. Meanwhile, the ones receiving made-up peace awards bring US closer to danger with their double-tap aggression. At home and abroad it continues… And so it goes.

THE LIGHT SHOWS

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The next eclipse will be a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026. Following that, an annular solar eclipse will occur on February 17, 2026, and a total solar eclipse will happen on August 12, 2026. Ms. Yirong Chen will be waiting with bated breath.
The March 3, 2026: Total lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and the Americas.

GIVINGＴＵＥＳＤＡY

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Today is the day for Giving Tuesday. If you don’t want to donate, give your consideration for others.

PARTY LINE

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The party lines have been drawn and the message may have been written on the wall many years ago but nobody noticed because it was the flip side of back in the USA. This week’s Tennessee's special US House election sets stage for affordability focused 2026 midterms.

FOREVER

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My younger daughter is married again, Sabrina Soto, the popular host of The High/Low Project and featured designer on HGTV, and a renowned interior designer, consultant, and entrepreneur. The second of our Cuban-American family was born in Miami, Florida, USA.
Sabrina learned about media from her father, who served at AP, NBC, VOA, Univision and others. Her mom was an interior decorator, with a home staging business.

BEAUTY & BRAINS

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She had beauty and brains, a great combination. Hedy Lamarr was far more than a Hollywood star. She was a pioneering inventor whose ideas helped lay the foundations for modern wireless technology. Her life bridges glamour, wartime innovation, scientific brilliance, and a legacy that took decades to be acknowledged.

HAPPY HOLIDAZE

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Ballots to bullets? Whether Trump’s envoy to Moscow yields a revised peace agreement acceptable to Kyiv, and whether Ukraine, under pressure at home, agrees to any major concessions.

BEST GOP TEAM

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The very best Republican tag-team goes to a name you know and another you may not. Who was the most powerful VP ever to be.

AFD UP

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For over the past hundred years the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure has provided the intellectual framework and oversight mechanisms that define academic freedom in the United States. Its combination of policy leadership, investigative rigor, and moral authority makes it a foundational institution in American higher education. As pressures on universities continue to mount, the committee’s work remains vital to upholding the principles on which academic life depends.

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