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Sally Field Wins Fourth Emmy, Sets Age Record
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— Sep 15, 2026
Sally Field, 79, won her fourth Emmy for Remarkably Bright Creatures, becoming the oldest lead actress winner in a limited series and topping Jessica Tandy's 1987 record.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures must have been something special for her to win in the limited series category.
Study Strengthens Evidence Jefferson Fathered Hemings Children
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— Sep 28, 2026
DNA recovered from Thomas Jefferson’s hair and compared with descendants of Sally Hemings provides strong evidence that Jefferson fathered at least some of her children, rather than one of his male relatives. The findings come from a decade-long study published as a preprint that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
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DNA Analysis Adds Evidence Jefferson Fathered Hemings Children
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— Sep 20, 2026
Scholars conclude with near-certain evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings’s children, based on DNA analysis using a full Jefferson hair sample and genetic comparisons to Hemings descendants. The findings, developed over years of research and highlighted in multiple outlets, challenge earlier doubts and align with a long-standing historical debate about Jefferson’s paternity.
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Dolly Parton Honored Posthumously at Americana Awards
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— Sep 15, 2026
At the 2026 Primetime Emmys, Reba McEntire performed Dolly Parton's 'Appalachian Memories' during the in memoriam segment to honor Parton, who died at 80 after a private battle with cancer, with Sally Field introducing the tribute and archival footage of Parton from 1983. The emotional performance underscored the decades-long friendship between McEntire and Parton and highlighted Parton's Appalachian roots and humanitarian legacy.
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Minnesota Plays Victim Card As Trump Admin May Turn Off Medicaid Spigot Amid Fraud Probe
Libby Bandelin · 5 min · 3h
Sally Strengthens To Hurricane, Threatens US Gulf Coast as ‘Rainmaker’
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— Sep 14, 2020
Louisiana and Mississippi residents were under evacuation orders on Monday as Hurricane Sally churned across the Gulf of Mexico, strengthening to a hurricane ahead of expected landfall on Tuesday, the U.S. National…
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Sally Yates Adamant the Obama Administration Was Not Surveilling the Trump Campaign
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— Aug 5, 2020
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where she told lawmakers the Obama administration was not surveilling the Trump campaign in 2016. Yates sparred…
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Hurricane Sally Swamps US Gulf Coast With Massive Floods, ‘Unreal’ Rain
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— Sep 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally uprooted trees, flooded streets and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on Wednesday as it brought what the U.S. National Hurricane Center called “historic and catastrophic”…
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Oscar-Nominated Actress Sally Kirkland Dies at 84
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— Nov 11, 2025
Sally Kirkland, the Oscar-nominated actress whose career spanned more than six decades across stage, screen, and television, has died at 84. According to The Associated Press , her representative, Michael Greene, said…
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Hurricane Sally Lumbers Toward US Gulf Coast, Threatens ‘Catastrophic Flooding’
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— Sep 15, 2020
Hurricane Sally made a slow-motion crawl towards the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, threatening historic floods and prolonged rainfall as storm-force winds started to lash the shore and governors of four states urged…
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EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine Is Building Drones In Days. America’s Defense Bureaucracy Takes Years
As conflicts proliferate globally, the Russia-Ukraine war appears to serve as a lesson for America about economical and efficient warfare.
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Report Details Nick Reiner’s Behavior Before Allegedly Murdering Parents
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— Dec 16, 2025
It’s the kind of Hollywood tragedy that doesn’t just stop the press — it leaves it speechless. Rob Reiner, the iconic director behind When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, and The Princess Bride, and his wife, Michele…
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MIT Soundly Rejects Trump Admin’s Offer For Priority Federal Funding
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— Oct 10, 2025
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became the first university to publicly reject the Trump administration’s proposal that offered priority access for federal funding on Friday. MIT President Sally…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Megyn Kelly Knocks Actress for Acceptance Speech Apologizing for Being White
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— Feb 28, 2023
Journalist Megyn Kelly is torching actress Sally Field for her comments during her recent acceptance speech. During an episode of her podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show , Kelly spoke about Field’s speech at the 2023 Screen…
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US Gulf Coast Prepares for Second Hurricane in a Month
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— Sep 13, 2020
Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the…
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NY School District Puts AI Teacher on Hold
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— Jul 29, 2026
“Sally’s” presence in a classroom in a school district in southern New York state is on hold. The Salamanca City Central School District planned to use an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom this coming school…
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The Environmental Case for Thorium Is Real. The Commercial Fleet Isn’t.
Paris Apodaca · 6 min · 5h
Yates Confirms Comey ‘Went Rogue’ During 2017 Interview With Flynn
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— Aug 5, 2020
Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates says she was not happy that former FBI Director James Comey sent agents to the White House to interview then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in January, 2017 about his…
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Support Trump vs Support Democrats
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Every executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.
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Collider Names Normal People Greatest 21st Century Romance
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— Sep 9, 2026
Collider crowned Sally Rooney’s Normal People the greatest romance of the 21st century, while other lists celebrate a wide spectrum of romance—from paranormal and time-travel twists to mythic and contemporary love stories—sparking debate over classic, historical prose versus brisk, modern storytelling. The coverage also spotlights popular titles like Lover Awakened and The Time Traveler’s Wife, the rise of dark romance and its ethical critiques, and discussions about balancing literary depth with accessible pacing across the genre.
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Coffee Shops Plan Openings Across Towns
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— Aug 10, 2026
A string of new food-and-drink concepts are opening: Mooch, a disco-flavored coffee and brunch spot in Eastwood, is set to open in September; Blackbird Doughnuts and Sally’s Sandwiches are slated to debut in East Boston this fall; Kaldi Coffee is preparing a Portstewart cafe opening later this month; and Johnny Doughnuts has expanded with a Napa outpost after festival pop-ups. These openings reflect ongoing growth of specialty coffee and donut-focused concepts across the region.
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Miscarriage of justice declared in Sallins train robbery
World
— Jul 21, 2026
The Court of Appeal formally declared Osgur Breatnach’s 1976 Sallins train robbery conviction a miscarriage of justice, citing newly discovered alibi evidence and longstanding concerns over coercive confessions and state abuses. Human rights groups welcomed the ruling and called for an independent inquiry as Breatnach, now 75, seeks accountability decades after his conviction and acquittal.
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Sleep program boosts college grades, meets seven-hour target
Health
— Aug 9, 2026
A set of field experiments with 1,149 college students found that nudging students to sleep seven hours on weeknights—via Fitbit monitoring, personalized reminders, and small financial incentives—not only increases sleep but also causally improves grades, with benefits carrying into the next semester, a result described as the first real-world evidence of sleep directly boosting academic performance in the Journal of Political Economy. Led by health economist Osea Giuntella, the study addresses prior correlational findings and suggests universities can boost performance with simple, low-cost sleep interventions.
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Edict of Nantes Grants Huguenot Rights
King grants religious tolerance
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Peter Lassally Dies at 93, Iconic Late-Night Producer
Entertainment
— Jul 20, 2026
Peter Lassally, the longtime late-night producer dubbed the 'host whisperer' for guiding The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Late Late Show with Ferguson, has died at 93. A Holocaust survivor born in Hamburg who fled Nazi Germany, Lassally built a decades-spanning career from NBC pages to executive producer roles and helped Letterman move to CBS, retiring in 2015 after shaping multiple generations of hosts.
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Former GOP Senator Sexually Assaulted While on Run, Fights Off Attacker
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— Nov 9, 2023
Former Air Force pilot and U.S. Sen. Martha McSally said she was the victim of a sexual assault Wednesday while running near Omaha Nebraska. The former Republican senator from Arizona posted about the incident on her…
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Mitt Romney Roasted Online for ‘National Hot Dog Day’ Video
Opinion
— Jul 20, 2023
There’s a reason the Steve Buscemi “How do you do, fellow kids?” meme from the show “ 30 Rock ” has been such an enduring trope. That reason? It’s universally applicable even today, over a decade after the meme first…
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Video: Mr. Rogers’ 1-Minute Song About Gender Would Likely Be Banned by PBS Today
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— Dec 25, 2022
Few figures are as universally celebrated and beloved as American television host and Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers. His show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” an educational program for preschool-age children, is…
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Betty White's Iconic Los Angeles Home Listed as a 'Teardown' Sells for over $10 Million
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— Jun 4, 2022
Shortly after Betty White’s passing, her home in Los Angeles became the destination of many fan pilgrimages, as they made the trip to pay their respects to the late, great, universally beloved actress. The house was…
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‘It’s Time For Ukraine To Get A New President’: Trump Signals End Of Patience With Zelenskyy As War Stretches On
Spencer Lombardo · 4 min · 17h
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