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Meet Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel (right), a political firebrand who is known by her opponents as "the devil's advocate" for her decades-long defense of Palestinians who have been accused of resisting the occupation, both violently and non-violently. (Undated photo)

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After Mounting Pressure, Washington's NFL Franchise Drops Its Team Name

The Washington Redskins have announced the team will be dropping its moniker, which is widely considered a slur against Native Americans. The head coach and team owner are developing a new name.

A home burns as the Camp Fire moves through the area on Thursday in Paradise, Calif. Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the rapidly spreading Camp Fire has ripped through the town of Paradise.

Paradise, Calif., Destroyed By Wildfire, Authorities Say

The entire town of 27,000 people was evacuated in front of the wildfire in Northern California. The fire is the latest in a string of disastrous wildfires to hit the state in the past year.

Tiger Woods tees off at the 2018 Ryder Cup in France. The biennial tournament, previously scheduled for this year, has been postponed to 2021.

International Golf Events Ryder Cup And Presidents Cup Postponed Due To The Pandemic

Organizers announced on Wednesday that the Ryder Cup will be held in September 2021 instead of the initially scheduled 2020 date. It is the first postponement of the event since Sept. 11.

The world of mainstream consumer brands is in a major slow-motion transformation.

From Campbell's To Kellogg's, Classic Brands Are Feeling The Crunch

Big mainstream consumer brands, which have owned our cupboards and closets, face a turning point: a time to evolve or wither. The Internet and the echoes of the recession have changed us as shoppers.

Kymmi Kellem dances in her kitchen for PGK Dance Project's "While We Were Home" program in an undated still.

A New Reality Of Site-Specific Choreography

PGK Dance Project's 'While We Were Home' is both a time capsule and study in site-specific performance.

Sheriff's deputies recover the remains of a victim of the Camp Fire on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Paradise, Calif.

N. California Fires Death Toll Now At 48; Many Still Missing

A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends.

Tobe Hooper arrives at the premiere of New Line's Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Beginning at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 2006 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Tobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74

Hooper's disturbing horror film, which was made on a shoestring budget, had a lasting influence on the genre.

The cover of a 1933 cookbook, <em>Crisco Recipes For The Jewish Housewife</em>, produced by Crisco's parent company Procter & Gamble, to promote the vegetable-based oil to the new wave of Jewish immigrants.

How A Corporation Convinced American Jews To Reach For Crisco

On Hanukkah, many Jews fry potato pancakes called latkes in oil or maybe schmaltz. But a century ago, one company saw an opportunity to make the Jewish fat of choice truly American: Crisco.

Flames from a wildfire burn Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Napa, Calif. The fire is one of several burning across Northern California's wine country.

Investigators Look Into Downed Power Lines, Exploding Transformers As Possible Cause of Fires

State fire investigators are looking into a possible connection between failures in Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s electrical infrastructure and the devastating wildfires sweeping through Northern California.

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