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Reality Check
A Jewish opera legend's family is divided by cancel culture
By Jonathan Tobin

When the Richard Tucker Foundation denounced a son for supporting action against rioters, it was a cautionary tale about false charges of racism


Fantas-Tech
Former Israeli spy's startup gets funding to upend Asia farming
By Yoolim Lee

How it's being done is sheer genius!


Wellness
CDC to coronavirus sufferers: OOPS! 2 weeks of isolation is too much
By Ariana Eunjung Cha

Most people are infectious only for a short period of time, the government agency now says


Personal
In search of lost time
By Mary Laura Philpott

The thrill of re-inventig our new lives


Must-Know Info
The three worst things about email --- and how you can fix them
By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Some ways to perform an inbox intervention


Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Olga Massov

Here's a sourdough pizza dough that waits on you --- and not vice versa

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Tim Campbell

Ed Gamble

Al Goodwyn

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Al Goodwyn BONUS!

Bob Gorrell

Dave Granlund

Peter Kuper

Jimmy Margulies

Rick McKee

Tom Stiglich

Dana Summers

Dana Summers BONUS!

Dave Whamond

Adam Zyglis

Michael Ramirez


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On this day in . . .


1376, according to German legend, a piper -- having not been paid for ridding the town of Hamelin of its rats --- led the town's children away, never to be seen again

1793, Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing north of Mexico

1796, surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio "Cleveland" after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party

1864, during the American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta, outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill

1916, a bomb hidden in a suitcase exploded during a Preparedness Day parade on San Francisco's Market Street, killing 10 people and wounding 40. The parade was in support of the United States' entrance into World War I

1933, Wiley Post becomes first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes

1934, outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents

1937, the United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States

1942, the Nazis, ym"sh, began transporting Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp. ALSO: the United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands

1975, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting to restore the American citizenship of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee

1987, in a dramatic turnaround, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev indicates that he is willing to negotiate a ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles without conditions. Gorbachev's decision paved the way for the groundbreaking Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the United States

1991, police in Milwaukee arrested serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer

1994, O.J. Simpson pleaded innocent to the slaying of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. ALSO: A U.S. federal judge ordered The Citadel, a state-financed military college in Charleston, S.C., to open its doors to women

1995, Susan Smith was convicted by a jury in Union, S.C., of first-degree murder for drowning her two sons. (She is now serving life in prison.)

1998, President Clinton, with Republican lawmakers at his side, signed a bill designed to mold the Internal Revenue Service into a friendlier, fairer tax collector. ALSO: Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia

2003, members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, whose actoins were almost as evil as their father's

2004, the September 11th commission issued a report saying America's leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before the devastating attacks of 9/11, but stopping short of blaming President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton

2010, congressional investigators said U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N,Y, appeared to have violated several ethics rules but the probe would continue before deciding on any further steps toward the 80-year-old former House Ways and Means chairman

2014, a Hamas rocket exploded near Israel's main airport, prompting a ban on flights from the U.S. and many from Europe and Canada. ALSO: Johann Breyer, an 89-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect, died at a Philadelphia hospital hours before a U.S. ruling that he should be extradited to Germany to face trial

2015, prosecutors in Colorado urged the death penalty for Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes, saying he deliberately and cruelly killed 12 people (Holmes ended up being sentenced to life in prison when the jury could not unanimously agree on execution). AND: Federal grand jury indictment charged Dylann Roof, the young man accused of killing nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, with 33 counts including hate crimes that made him eligible for the death penalty.

2019, Avengers: Endgame became the highest-grossing film in history, surpassing Avatar with more than $2.79 billion since its release in April.


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Michelle Malkin: One Nation Under Anarcho-Tyranny

News of the Weird: Least Competent, Most Ambitious Criminals

Rogue Report by Argus Hamilton

Bill Whalen: Will Clarence Thomas Take One For The Team?

Richard A. Epstein: Dumb asses: Biden and fellow Dems' series of feel-good proposals will undermine planet

MediaWatch by Tim Graham: The Journalistic Malpractice of Touting 'Devout' Biden

John Stossel: Progressive Policies Wreck Everything

Mallard Filmore

Planned Parenthood to remove Margaret Sanger's name from N.Y. clinic over eugenics support

City washes away Black Lives Matter street art after resident asks for 'MAGA 2020' painting

U.S. accuses China of sponsoring criminal hackers targeting covid-19 vaccine research

Paul Kane & Rachael Bade: House conservatives challenge Rep. Liz Cheney, No. 3 post in Republican leadership, question her loyalty to Trump

Conor Sen: With a Biden economy, will America be condemned to relive the '70s?

Byron York: The many dangers of voting by mail

Walter Williams: Historical Ignorance and Confederate Generals


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