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Starting next year, instruction of cursive penmanship will be mandatory for all California elementary school children.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Cursive is making a comeback. Starting next year, instruction of the flowy penmanship will be mandatory for all California elementary school children.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Bakersfield Republican says he’ll resign from Congress at the end of the year, after being ousted from the House speakership. Does he leave with bitterness?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Last week, Congress expelled fabulist and alleged grifter George Santos. Screenwriter Marty Kaplan wrote that very movie 30 years ago.

Life imitates art: George Santos is ‘The Distinguished Gentleman’

Last week, Congress expelled fabulist and alleged grifter George Santos. Screenwriter Marty Kaplan wrote that very movie 30 years ago.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is peaking nationwide. And with holiday gatherings, COVID and flu numbers are rising too. What can you do to protect yourself?

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from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In a town like LA that takes its food scene seriously, local chefs say coming together and breaking bread has taken on new meaning as the war in Gaza continues.

Amid Gaza war, LA restaurateurs hope to bring unity through food

In a town like LA that takes its food scene seriously, local chefs say coming together and breaking bread has taken on new meaning as the war in Gaza continues.

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Musician and cartoonist Dave Chisholm documents Miles Davis’ turbulent life in the new graphic novel, “Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound.”

Graphic novelist uncovers the real Miles Davis, not just his greatest hits

Musician and cartoonist Dave Chisholm documents Miles Davis’ turbulent life in the new graphic novel, “Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Supreme Court seems likely to side with Purdue Pharma in a bankruptcy settlement that shields members of the Sackler family from current and future opioid-related lawsuits.

Supreme Court to decide OxyContin maker settlement, Sackler liability

The Supreme Court seems likely to side with Purdue Pharma in a bankruptcy settlement that shields members of the Sackler family from current and future opioid-related lawsuits.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Pro-Palestinian protestors accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, as the death toll there nears 16,000. But “genocide” has a specific legal definition.

The word ‘genocide’ is often used in Israel-Hamas conflict. Is it accurate?

Pro-Palestinian protestors accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, as the death toll there nears 16,000. But “genocide” has a specific legal definition.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week’s episode of Scheer Intelligence welcomes someone with extraordinary courage and experience not only in Palestine but the Middle East as a whole. Dr.

An Autopsy on Israel’s Historic Assault on the Palestinians

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from Scheer Intelligence