Dan Whitcomb
By Dan Whitcomb
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Fast Forward San Francisco Braces For ‘White Supremacist’ Rallies
San Francisco braced on Friday for a weekend of protests, including a rally by an Oregon-based group that local leaders labeled “white supremacist” as the city’s mayor urged residents to boycott the event. The demonstrations planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday across the Bay Area raised concern among San Francisco police and elected officials two…
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Fast Forward California Lawmakers Vote To Close Loophole in Stanford Rape Case
California lawmakers, responding to outrage over the six-month jail term a controversial judge meted out to a former Stanford University swimmer for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, passed legislation on Monday closing a loophole that allowed the sentence. The bill now goes to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown for his approval. He has not indicated whether…
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Fast Forward Bob Arum Recalls Muhammad Ali as ‘Transformative’ American Hero
[For Bob Arum, the famed promoter who befriended Muhammad Ali some 50 years ago, the former heavyweight champion’s legacy in the boxing ring pales in comparison to his impact on America and the world. Arum told Reuters on Saturday, the day after Ali died in a Phoenix-area hospital at the age of 74, that his…
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Fast Forward Alexander Shulgin, ‘Godfather’ of Psychedelic Drugs, Dies at 88
(Reuters) — Alexander Shulgin, who over the course of 40 years of scientific research created some 200 psychedelic compounds, earning the nickname “Godfather of ecstasy” for his pioneering work with the drug, has died at the age of 88. Shulgin died on Monday at his home in Northern California, “surrounded by family and caretakers and Buddhist…
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