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Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.

Gold prices are soaring. Cue the gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil and efforts to protect the world's largest tropical forest, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.

The Thrive: Women, Growth and Business event has been created to give women in business and women entrepreneurs a place to network and to learn from other women in business. The event includes keynote speakers Sarita Maybin and Vanessa Elle Wilde; four workshops and a panel discussion. A light breakfast and lunch are included in the price of the tickets. A networking space is scheduled at the end of the event with a cash bar. The event will take place on Thursday, Feb.7, 2022, from 9:30am to 4:00pm at the Chula Vista Golf Course, located at 4475 Bonita Rd, Bonita, CA 91902. For more information on this event please visit HERE!

Robert Gottlieb has been working in publishing since 1955. The documentary Turn Every Page, by daughter Lizzie Gottlieb, examines his decades-long editing relationship with author Robert Caro.

After my commentary about Dave Chappelle's turn on Saturday Night Live, a flood of hateful and personal invective erupted. But what do they think the job of a critic is?

The victim, who was brutally attacked after he tried to move into their remote village on Maui, wouldn't have been beaten if he wasn't white, a U.S. judge said in sentencing two men for a hate crime.

Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston and Chris Rock were also among those in Washington, D.C. this weekend to celebrate Sandler, who worked on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s and moved on to films.

Botswana has one of the last thriving elephant herds – and a history of human-elephant conflict that threatens both sides. A nonprofit has a program to shift that dynamic. Will it work?

Enjoy street food from around the world! The second annual City Heights Street Food Fest will be an evening of live art, music, drinks, community, and street food as diverse as City Heights! Join us June 3rd to celebrate the City Heights community and the City Heights CDC's 40th birthday. Please note that all registration/ticketing proceeds will be used to provide job assistance, food, housing, safer streets, and other support to the City Heights community. Street food from many cultures around the world will be available for purchase, and your purchase supports sidewalk vendors as they battle unjust legislation that, until recently, made it virtually impossible to be a legally-recognized business. We can’t wait to celebrate and support these food vendors!

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard says he will give his company over to a trust, with future profits being donated to causes fighting climate change.