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Larry O. Dean
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Flint-born, former San Franciscan, Chicago-based poet, educator, singer-songwriter, and kitchen sink sardonicist

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Had a blast reading in such good company with co-poets Teresa Dzieglewicz and Gina Myers for the most recent Excited Utterance
Excited Utterance, December 2025
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The music platform said it was aware of reported login and playback issues.
Spotify Outage: Thousands Report Issues With App
The music platform said it was aware of reported login and playback issues.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Kash Patel Vows To Arrest Brown University Shooter as Soon as FBI Finishes Engraving, Planting Shell Casings
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - FBI Director Kash Patel has informed reporters of a breakthrough in the manhunt for the Brown University shooter, stating that they will arrest the suspect as soon as the agency's f...
thehardtimes.net
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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As Justice Department priorities shift, concerns about protection of students' civil rights escalate
The Trump administration is wielding the Justice Department’s power in new and, some say, extreme ways. It could mean a lasting shift in how the nation’s top law enforcement agency handles issues affe...
hechingerreport.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Opinion | Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Making the case for arts and humanities
The arts and humanities are often dismissed as an unaffordable luxury, when these disciplines underpin vital human skills such as critical thinking, creativity and communication. This collection explo...
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Chasing the Mirage of “Ethical” AI
Isaac Asimov’s “Handbook of Robotics” imagined simple rules for machine morality. But reality is a maze of contradictions, biases, and blind spots.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universities that have the most to lose
While headlines focus on Harvard and Columbia, state universities train far more STEM students, power the nation’s research engine and have fewer resources to weather sweeping cuts.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Border Patrol Boss Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side
Bovino and about 200 Border Patrol agents have arrived in Chicago for more enforcement action, sources said.
blockclubchicago.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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What Chicago Tribune's AI lawsuit means for media
The suit claims Perplexity bypasses Tribune paywalls and damages ad revenue with unauthorized use.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Illinois won't follow new federal push to end hepatitis B shots for newborns
A new state law ensures hepatitis B vaccines stay available for newborns in Illinois.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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CPS lunchroom workers near six months without a contract: ‘No one sees us’
Wages are the sticking point in negotiations for Chicago Public Schools’ lunchroom workers, who have been without a contract for nearly six months.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Lawyer for fired FBI agents who knelt during 2020 protest says firings were partisan
Twelve FBI agents are suing after being fired for kneeling during 2020 protests in Washington D.C. Their attorney told Morning Edition the firings reflect a pattern of partisan leadership.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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DePaul University lays off 114 staff members
The Lincoln Park-based school said it's facing financial headwinds due to a significant drop in enrollment among international graduate students, an increased demand for financial aid and the rising c...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee
“We’re bringing a new kind of sentience into existence,” Anthropic's Jason Clinton said after launching the bot.
www.404media.co
December 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The Hero We Need Now
How a tiny 75-year-old woman stood up to Kristi Noem’s goons.
www.borowitzreport.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Unemployment rate reaches a four-year high as Trump’s economic woes continue
If this is “the greatest economy in the history of our country,” why has job growth slowed to a 15-year low?
www.ms.now
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Rhea Seehorn Assembles the Puzzle Pieces
In Pluribus, she plays the prickliest woman in the world, a role Vince Gilligan wrote just for her.
www.vulture.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Pulitzer Prize Board members seek discovery of Trump finances, psych records, prescription meds
Pulitzer Prize Board members filed a litany of broad discovery demands in an attempt to beat back Trump's defamation suit over Russia probe reporting awards.
lawandcrime.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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This AI pervasive side effect is Merriam-Webster's word of the year
Four little letters capture the tsunami of low-quality content.
www.axios.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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HOKUM - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters May 1
YouTube video by NEON
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December 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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FBI Designates Brown University Shooting A Cold Case
theonion.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Facing intense backlash and scrutiny from critics who say the reference book publisher had failed to take all words into consideration, Merriam-Webster was accused of bias Monday after...
theonion.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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When powerful people bully the press, they’re really trying to silence the public - Poynter
What looks like a personal attack is often an intimidation tactic aimed at the entire press and the people it serves
www.poynter.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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International student EIC has to 'step back' from news coverage to not risk her visa
'I kind of feel like a hypocrite sometimes,' says a CT student journalist from Slovakia
nutgrafnews.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM