CALIFORNIA BLUES

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A California native, a transplant, or dreaming of returning there to be with family? The amount of media or music offers no shortage.

From the US-Mexico border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland, and the Mojave Desert. LA is the Hollywood entertainment industry.

RIP HENRY KISSINGER

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Five decades later his legaciy in question as US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age 100.

He served as America's top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations.

In a statement, Kissinger Associates, a political consulting firm he founded, said the German-born former diplomat died at his home in Connecticut. 

During his decades long career, Mr Kissinger played a key, and sometimes controversial, role in US foreign and security policy. 

REMEMBER JESSICA?

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What Really Happened to Jessica Savitch? I worked with her as a young NBC producer. She was a one-of-a-kind anchorwoman. 

Jessica Beth Savitch was an American television journalist who was the weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News and daily newsreader for NBC News during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

RIP GEORGE HARRISON

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On this date 11/29/01 - The Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer. He was 58 years old.

Following The Beatles breakup he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVjToYOjbM&list=RDEMpapDu9V1HLtqD6LLJq…

George was the youngest member of The Beatles, aged 16 when he joined, his compositions include:

US DIPLOMAT FREDERICK DOUGLASS

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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey along with Abraham Lincoln were great Americans during the 19th century.

Good folks like FD are unfortunately born into slavery, but unlike many others, that did not stop him. He escaped to the North in 1838, and quickly became an activist, writer, and lecturer, pursuing all three without rest until he died in 1895.

GREEDFLATION

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With the dysfunctional GOP, Greed is bringing US Inflation for the holidays, also including a return to a new isolation. 

Instead of illogically blaming Joe Biden for inflation because he was dealing with worldwide structural economic changes as we emerged from the pandemic, more focus needs to be placed on greedy corporations who wildly exaggerate their cost of doing business and fraudulently point to increases as they unfairly gouge consumers with sky-high pricing.

ITS COLD OUTSIDE

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Below-average temperatures for the East Coast and South with freeze advisories for the Florida Panhandle and south Georgia.

We woke up with temperatures in the 20s, according to the National Weather Service. a new storm system brings the threat of severe thunderstorms. When they call it Fall, they are referring to the temperatures keep falling.

THE BIG CITY

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The World Urban Forum estimates some 10,000 cities worldwide and as many followed Shenzhen's trajectory as they did Rome's.

Of the 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth, half did not exist four decades ago A new research project aims to finally answer the question: What is a city? https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/there-are-10000-cities-on-planet-ear…

Which are the top ten meanest cities on Earth?

GIVING NEWSDAY

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A day dedicated to supporting ethical journalism and freedom of the press.

#Trump is a menace to #Journalism #America and to the free #WORLD.

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN

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As Santa prepares, our gift to followers is the best Christmas songs playlist is recommended for fans of this classic holiday music,

There are only a few more days to enjoy the best Christmas music playlist, classic Christmas songs, and vintage holiday music, including oldies, old Christmas songs, merry Christmas music, the top 100 Christmas songs of all time, the best 100 Christmas songs of all time, and in general great Christmas music from the 1940s, Christmas songs 1950s and the very best Christmas music of all time.