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After Years Away, the Huntington Library's Nearly Century-Old Tea House Reopens

The Huntington's iconic tea room is ready for its big return soon.The sprawling, private former mansion in San Marino, south of Pasadena, has for many decades been a place for tourists and locals to wander well-manicured gardens and peek at historic works of art - and, of course, to drink tea.The Huntington's tea house, which was originally built as a bowling alley in 1911 before transitioning in 1928 to a sunny spot for high tea, has been dark since the earliest days of 2020.
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In Stoic Ukraine, Stony Faces Are Starting to Crack and to Cry

KYIV, Ukraine Hunched over a bowl of borscht in a crowded restaurant, the man was bragging about how many people he used to employ, all his political connections and how, if he ever had to, he could even kill someone and make the trouble go away.With his clean-shaven head, black sweatshirt and hands the size of bear paws, he certainly looked as if he could make good on that threat.

Kids lamp concept offers a more comforting and sustainable way to help children sleep at night - Yanko Design

Many people can't sleep with the lights on, especially bright ceiling lights, but it's a habit that may have been developed over the course of years.In contrast, children find it hard to sleep in the dark, especially when their imaginations and senses get the better of them, increasing their body tension and preventing them from descending into more relaxed states.

Case Closed! Old-School Police and Court Shows Are Big Streaming Hits.

Just a few years ago, it looked as though shows in which a group of characters confront and neatly resolve a crime or a court case in a single episode, a staple of TV since its earliest days, might not make the leap to the streaming future.In the 2010s, as Netflix was ascendant, several hugely successful procedurals were shown the door.

This DIY game controller looks like a low-poly object taken from a video game - Yanko Design

Trends come and go, but some things seem to never die.Ever since the earliest days of Pong and arcade cabinets, video games have survived ups and downs in the economy but have so far remained a rather lucrative industry.In fact, the past years have been rather kind to gaming and gamers, with the surge of titles, devices, and accessories to tempt buyers to part ways with their hard-earned money.

8 books that NPR critics and staff were eager to tell you about in 2022

It's that time of year again: NPR brings you the complete Books We Love list for 2022, a quirky, highly personal collection of our staff and contributors' favorite books of the year.We've curated a range of reads from the renaissance of ever-diverse graphic novels to hair-raising thrillers and mysteries.

In Stoic Ukraine, Stony Faces Are Starting to Crack and to Cry

KYIV, Ukraine Hunched over a bowl of borscht in a crowded restaurant, the man was bragging about how many people he used to employ, all his political connections and how, if he ever had to, he could even kill someone and make the trouble go away.With his clean-shaven head, black sweatshirt and hands the size of bear paws, he certainly looked as if he could make good on that threat.

Kids lamp concept offers a more comforting and sustainable way to help children sleep at night - Yanko Design

Many people can't sleep with the lights on, especially bright ceiling lights, but it's a habit that may have been developed over the course of years.In contrast, children find it hard to sleep in the dark, especially when their imaginations and senses get the better of them, increasing their body tension and preventing them from descending into more relaxed states.

Case Closed! Old-School Police and Court Shows Are Big Streaming Hits.

Just a few years ago, it looked as though shows in which a group of characters confront and neatly resolve a crime or a court case in a single episode, a staple of TV since its earliest days, might not make the leap to the streaming future.In the 2010s, as Netflix was ascendant, several hugely successful procedurals were shown the door.

This DIY game controller looks like a low-poly object taken from a video game - Yanko Design

Trends come and go, but some things seem to never die.Ever since the earliest days of Pong and arcade cabinets, video games have survived ups and downs in the economy but have so far remained a rather lucrative industry.In fact, the past years have been rather kind to gaming and gamers, with the surge of titles, devices, and accessories to tempt buyers to part ways with their hard-earned money.

8 books that NPR critics and staff were eager to tell you about in 2022

It's that time of year again: NPR brings you the complete Books We Love list for 2022, a quirky, highly personal collection of our staff and contributors' favorite books of the year.We've curated a range of reads from the renaissance of ever-diverse graphic novels to hair-raising thrillers and mysteries.
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After a Wave of Closures, Where Does LA's Craft Beer Scene Go From Here?

For most of the 2010s, the growth chart of the Los Angeles craft beer scene only moved in one direction: up.This came after decades of flatlining, save for a few names like Mark Jilg of Craftsman Brewing (opened in 1995), even as explosive craft beer movements took hold in San Diego and Orange County.
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An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity

To be clear: The asteroid is not going to hit us.There was a while there when it seemed like it could.Suffice to say those were heady days in the asteroid-tracking community.But as of March 2021, NASA has confirmed that there is absolutely zero chance the space rock known as 99942 Apophis will strike this planet for at least 100 years.

U.S. Sends Home Brothers Held for Nearly 20 Years at Guantanamo Bay

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba The U.S. military released two brothers on Thursday who had been held as detainees in the war against terrorism for helping to operate safe houses where suspected operatives of Al Qaeda holed up after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.The Pentagon said that Mohammed Ahmed Ghulam Rabbani, 53, and Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani, 55, who were never charged with any crimes during 20 years in U.S. custody, were flown to Pakistan in an arrangement with authorities there.

Bay Area Wojcicki sisters among seven women pioneers getting their own Barbie doll

Barbie isn't one to be pigeonholed into a profession just because she's a woman.She's had an impressive 200 careers on her resume doctor, astronaut, computer engineer, CEO and even presidential candidate.For International Women's Day on March 8, Mattel (which owns the Barbie brand) is hoping to inspire young girls to embrace the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by honoring a select group of STEM pioneers with their own Barbie doll.

Good Morning, News: Timeline Check on Sam Adams Complaints, Brewers Fest Canceled, and China's Population Shrinkage

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good morning, Portland!I hope you had a restful weekend and are ready to jump into this NEWS.

Comet returns for Earth flyby after 50,000 years

Get a look while you can: a comet that last graced Earth's sky tens of thousands of years ago is back, and may now be visible to the naked eye - or at least those with binoculars - later this month and into February.And not only has C/2022 E3 (ZTF) been away for quite some time, it may never come this way again, astronomers said.

Bankman-Fried says he was careless at FTX. Prosecutors say it's fraud.

Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of a Bahamian court after his arrest this week.(Austin Fernander/AP)Disgraced former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried spent the month between the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire and his Monday arrest in the Bahamas trying to convince the public he was a well-intentioned entrepreneur who simply got in over his head.

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity

To be clear: The asteroid is not going to hit us.There was a while there when it seemed like it could.Suffice to say those were heady days in the asteroid-tracking community.But as of March 2021, NASA has confirmed that there is absolutely zero chance the space rock known as 99942 Apophis will strike this planet for at least 100 years.

U.S. Sends Home Brothers Held for Nearly 20 Years at Guantanamo Bay

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba The U.S. military released two brothers on Thursday who had been held as detainees in the war against terrorism for helping to operate safe houses where suspected operatives of Al Qaeda holed up after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.The Pentagon said that Mohammed Ahmed Ghulam Rabbani, 53, and Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani, 55, who were never charged with any crimes during 20 years in U.S. custody, were flown to Pakistan in an arrangement with authorities there.

Bay Area Wojcicki sisters among seven women pioneers getting their own Barbie doll

Barbie isn't one to be pigeonholed into a profession just because she's a woman.She's had an impressive 200 careers on her resume doctor, astronaut, computer engineer, CEO and even presidential candidate.For International Women's Day on March 8, Mattel (which owns the Barbie brand) is hoping to inspire young girls to embrace the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by honoring a select group of STEM pioneers with their own Barbie doll.

Good Morning, News: Timeline Check on Sam Adams Complaints, Brewers Fest Canceled, and China's Population Shrinkage

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good morning, Portland!I hope you had a restful weekend and are ready to jump into this NEWS.

Comet returns for Earth flyby after 50,000 years

Get a look while you can: a comet that last graced Earth's sky tens of thousands of years ago is back, and may now be visible to the naked eye - or at least those with binoculars - later this month and into February.And not only has C/2022 E3 (ZTF) been away for quite some time, it may never come this way again, astronomers said.

Bankman-Fried says he was careless at FTX. Prosecutors say it's fraud.

Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of a Bahamian court after his arrest this week.(Austin Fernander/AP)Disgraced former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried spent the month between the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire and his Monday arrest in the Bahamas trying to convince the public he was a well-intentioned entrepreneur who simply got in over his head.
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Collusion with loyalist paramilitaries not a government policy Sir John Major

Collusion with loyalist paramilitaries was not a government policy, former UK prime minister Sir John Major has said.Sir John was answering questions from Sinn Fein MP John Finucane, whose father Pat was murdered by loyalists in 1989.During a meeting of an Irish government committee, Mr Finucane outlined to Sir John reports which he said found evidence of collusion.
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