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Mayor Kevin Faulconer at Mira Mesa Community Park on Aug. 18, 2020, announcing gyms and houses of worship can use the city of San Diego's public parks for their operations during COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Faulconer Signs Order To Allow Gyms, Houses Of Worship To Use Park Space

City Councilman Chris Cate proposed the idea in mid-July, and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a similar ordinance for county parks on Aug. 5.

Notorious French criminal Rédoine Faïd poses prior to an interview with a French TV channel in 2010.

Fugitive Who Used Helicopter To Escape Caught In France

The repeat offender has fascinated the country, and is known there as the "jailbreak king." Rédoine Faïd was serving a 25-year-sentence for a botched armed robbery in 2010 that killed a policewoman.

'When We Were Arabs' Is A Nostalgic Celebration Of A Rich, Diverse Heritage

Author Massoud Hayoun has Moroccan, Egyptian and Tunisian heritage — and is also Jewish. He weaves in his family history with the politics that shaped their lives, including European oppression.

Faced with financial issues, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater closed its Chelsea location in 2017.

Comedy Community Mourns The 'End Of An Era' As UCB Closes New York Locations

Upright Citizens Brigade, the improv mainstay and launchpad for many comics, will no longer have a physical space in New York City. Despite UCB's flaws, "people are grieving," a former UCBer says.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is seen in this undated photo.

Biden Wins Presidency, According To AP, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race

With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

Algerians march during a protest in Algiers, Algeria, on Friday.

Protests Mount In Algeria, Even As President Promises Transitional Government

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection to a fifth term. But Algerians are demanding that he resign immediately and not prolong his nearly 20-year rule.

Calculating more than 31 trillion digits of pi took months for Emma Haruka Iwao and her team, who beat the previous record for the most accurate value of pi by trillions of digits.

The Woman Who Calculated 31 Trillion Digits Of Pi

Emma Haruka Iwao, who has been fascinated with the mathematical constant since childhood, set the Guinness World Record for most accurate value of pi.

Customs Agents Search A Bus Near Paris — And Discover A Stolen Degas Painting

The artwork was quietly spirited from a Marseille museum in 2009. The trail was cold until last week, when officers happened to check the luggage compartment of a bus.

For decades, the Earth has steadily gotten hotter. The planet has already warmed about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (or almost 1 degree Celsius) compared with in the mid-20th century.

2019 Was The 2nd-Hottest Year On Record, According To NASA And NOAA

Last year's data collected by the agencies is the latest confirmation that the Earth is steadily getting hotter. The planet is now almost 1 degree Celsius warmer than it was in the mid-20th century.

Bassam Ghraoui, who ran Syria's most famous chocolate factory, left for Hungary when war consumed his home country. He successfully rebuilt his business in Budapest. The company still uses ingredients from Syria.

A Syrian Chocolatier's Legend Lives On In Europe — But Stays Close To Its Roots

Ghraoui chocolate in Damascus was a place fit for queens — literally. But the family that owned it since 1805 moved from war-torn Syria to Hungary to start over, and ended up thriving.

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