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“The thing I remember most was all the musicians when I came up with the little guitar lick saying: 'Damn, that’s so good, that's the coolest little lick'": How Dolly Parton created a country classic later covered by The White Stripes, Beyoncé and more

Following the sad news of her death, we look back on the making of the song that became Parton's first big crossover hit

MusicRadar · Mar 4, 2025

Shake-up for Trump era gives liberal MSNBC a whiter, more centrist look

A new lineup at the cable news channel could lead to a loss of progressive voices and stories affecting people of color

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2025

State Department's $400M Tesla Contract Had Originally Only Planned to Spend Thousands Under Biden Admin

The Trump administration attempted to distance itself from a $400 million Tesla contract by revealing it was in the works under the previous administration while withholding that that contract was worth less than 1%.

Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025

How Trump's Unprecedented First Month of Rapid-Fire Executive Orders Stacks Up Against His Campaign Promises

As of February 20, Trump has signed a total of 73 orders, 68 of which have been published and gone into effect.

Latin Times · Feb 21, 2025

Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign

Last season’s flu vaccine prevented 9.8 million illnesses and 7,900 deaths nationwide, the CDC says.

Fortune · Feb 20, 2025

Trump's Latest Executive Order Against Undocumented Immigrants Goes After Taxpayer-Funded Benefits

The order looks to "defend against the waste of hard-earned taxpayer resources, and protect benefits for American citizens in need"

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

Anti-Tesla Protests, Sell-Offs Mount As Musk Raids The U.S. Government

It’s time to acknowledge the elephant in the room here: Elon Musk’s meddling in global politics, far-right activism and wanton slash-and-burn of U.S government departments and programs via the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are increasingly inseparable from the average person’s perception of Tesla. For a while, folks were content…

InsideEVs · Feb 17, 2025

Crow sells Tesla in kiss-off to Musk

The "All I Wanna Do" singer shared a video of her Tesla being hauled away on Instagram

Salon · Feb 15, 2025

Sheryl Crow protests Elon Musk by selling Tesla and donating money to NPR

The ‘If It Makes You Happy’ singer posted a video of herself waving goodbye to her Tesla

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025

This common tactic people use to get ahead at work is backfiring as coworkers call it 'creepy'

Clients and workers complain about name repetition being disingenuous, manipulative, and “icky.” Others contend there’s truth in the tactic.

Fortune · Feb 14, 2025