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Jessica Lessin Guest
Jessica Lessin

The Information

Editor-in-Chief of The Information, a technology news website

FROM Jessica Lessin

SpaceX and Google Plot a Space Internet
Which Way, L.A.?

SpaceX and Google Plot a Space Internet Elon Musk's private space exploration company SpaceX has raised $1 billion from investors — including Google.  That's a boost for the satellite business of SpaceX, but what does it mean for Google?  Jessica Lessin is Editor-in-Chief of The Information , a news website that broke the story this week.

11 min, 12 sec Jan 21, 2015

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Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.

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Trump‘s Wall and the Politics of ‘Us Versus Them’
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Trump‘s Wall and the Politics of ‘Us Versus Them’ Politically, Trump’s great wall may not be worth the government shutdown. But it appeals to his base, including evangelical Christians.

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One year later, the threat of more mudslides still exists
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One year later, the threat of more mudslides still exists One year ago, torrential rain pelted the hillside community of Montecito, which was scorched a month earlier by the Thomas Fire. It unleashed a flow of mud and boulders the size of cars and killed 23 people.

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National Security: An Adult in the Room
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National Security: An Adult in the Room America’s mainstream media are obsessed with President Trump’s off-hand policymaking in military and foreign affairs. But his mistakes don’t justify the unquestioned authority given the Pentagon, the CIA and the FBI.

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