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Firefighter, forester, trail builder: The first U.S. Climate Corps jobs are here
Author: Alicia Clanton, Bloomberg News

Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job seekers can now apply for through the Biden administration’s American Climate Corps.

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David Ellison’s journey from trust fund kid to media mogul vying to buy Paramount
Author: Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times

When David Ellison, the mega-rich aerobatic pilot and Ferrari-driving son of multibillionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison landed in Hollywood, he was viewed as yet another trust fund scion with Klieg lights in his eyes and an enviable bank account.

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‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
Author: Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times

Detergent and deodorant, toothpaste, the entire shampoo aisle.

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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
Author: STEVE KARNOWSKI and MIKE CATALINI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades.

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Whipp: Nicole Kidman on making ‘Birth’ and why she chooses films that aren’t a ‘soothing bath’
Author: Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — By now, the shot should be familiar: Nicole Kidman sitting in a theater, her face registering, among other things, hope and wonder.

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Seattle Times Politics

Tips for bridging the political divide: Listen to learn, not to teach
Author: Nina Shapiro

Are you trying to convince people or understand them? The difference is key to finding common ground, says a frequent moderator of highly charged conversations.
How WA Republicans, Democrats are trying to bridge political divides
Author: Nina Shapiro

An "embryonic movement" wants to bridge partisan divides. It has to first figure out why Republicans are less drawn to bridge-building efforts than Democrats.

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Draft wrapup: Panthers add verstaility, competition to roster

Darin Gantt

CHARLOTTE - From the moment Dan Morgan and Dave Canales took over here, they started talking about adding competition to every position.

And after filling a few specific needs in the first half of the draft, they continued that theme through the third day.

And as they look at the big picture after a far busier than normal free agency, they feel like they've created the kind of upgrades on

Seahawks Select G Christian Haynes With 81st Overall Pick

UConn Guard Christian Haynes was selected by the Seahawks in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. by Ari Horton & John Boyle

For the second day in a row, the Seahawks used a draft pick to focus on getting better in the trenches, selecting Christian Haynes, a guard out of Connecticut, with pick No. 81 overall in the third round.

Haynes is the second player selected by the Seahawks in this year's draft, j

Seahawks Begin Day 3 Of NFL Draft By Trading Pick No. 102 To Denver

The Seahawks elected to trade back in the fourth round, sending Pick No. 102 and 235 (7th) to Denver in exchange for 4th, 5th and 6th round picks. Ari Horton

The Seahawks elected to trade their fourth round pick, No. 102 overall, to Denver, as well as their 7th round pick, No. 235. From the trade, Seattle receives Nos. 121 (4th round), 136 (5th), and 207 (6th). Denver receives Nos. 102 and 235 (7th).

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