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Lazarus, founder of Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94

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Lazarus was 25 when he founded what became Toys R Us in 1948. Over six decades, the company grew into an international empire with a flagship store in New York's Times Square, a giraffe mascot named Geoffrey and an earworm jingle, "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid."



American tourists die in crash near Great Barrier Reef

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The crash occurred just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday local time, off the Whitsunday Islands, a cluster of islands near the barrier reef that is a popular tourist destination in its own right.

Dionne: How tech magicians can manipulate our political decisions

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We must decide when Facebook and comparable companies should be held accountable as public utilities. And when do they look more like publishers who bear responsibility for the veracity of the 'information' they spread around?

Ohio officers save choking infant in busy intersection

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Tamica Pruitte told CBS affiliate WOIO that her 2-month-old daughter, Tyra, had started choking on Tuesday morning, with milk coming out of her nose. Then, the mother said, two police officers "came out of nowhere and helped me" in the middle of a crowded street in Shaker Heights, a Cleveland suburb.

Wisconsin gov. ordered to hold special elections

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A national Democratic group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder filed the lawsuit on behalf of voters who argued they were disenfranchised by Walker's decision not to call elections to fill the vacancies that occurred on Dec. 29.

Gun-control marches spark debate over what measures might quell violence

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For a second time in as many weeks, student activists and gun-control advocates from the Bay Area to the nation’s capital will march and demonstrate Saturday to demand stricter firearm laws in the wake of last month’s deadly Parkland, Florida high school shooting. But which laws, and would they make a difference? That debate is […]

Analysis: Biden v. Trump in race to the bottom

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That's what passes for political discourse these days, two grown men acting like macho little boys. It would be easy to dismiss it all as so much catnip for the cable networks, which of course it is. But it also a reminder of what has happened since Trump came onto the political scene, the extent to which he has defined politics down and the degree to which others seem unable to resist playing at that level.

Zuckerberg summoned by Congress as lawmakers fume over data leak

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Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has been called to appear before a House panel as fallout continues from revelations that data of millions of users was obtained by a political consulting firm linked to President Donald Trump.





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