Sunday Notes: Karen Bass, Education, Real Estate Appraisals & the Air Movie

Culture: The New Mayor of Los Angeles

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Karen Bass on combatting homelessness, reforming the police department, and building a greener city.

The New Mayor of Los Angeles

Karen Bass on combatting homelessness, reforming the police department, and building a greener city.

The New YorkerCondé Nast

A Landlord Got a Low Appraisal. He Is Black, and So Are His Tenants.

The landlord says an appraiser, who is white, used unfair comparisons to assess the worth of his apartment building.

A Landlord Got a Low Appraisal. He Is Black, and So Are His Tenants.

The landlord says an appraiser, who is white, used unfair comparisons to assess the worth of his apartment building.

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Education: More Young Americans Choosing to Skip College

More Young Americans Choosing to Skip College

Many students are choosing to start working directly after completing high school, even three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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It’s Not Just Silicon Valley Bank — Americans Haven’t Trusted Banks For Years

It’s Not Just Silicon Valley Bank — Americans Haven’t Trusted Banks For Years

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week, it caused the stock market to begin a five-day drop. The stoc…

FiveThirtyEightKaleigh Rogers

Parliament-Funkadelic singer Clarence 'Fuzzy' Haskins dies at 81

Parliament-Funkadelic singer Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins dies at 81

The influential vocalist played a key role in shaping the funk and R&B sound of the 1970s.

NPRChloe Veltman

Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ Rocks SXSW, Receives Long Standing Ovation

Affleck’s film about the creation of the Air Jordan sneaker went down like gangbusters at its premiere in Austin, Texas.

Michael Jordan insisted that Viola Davis play his mom in Air

If you’re Michael Jordan, and Ben Affleck is making a movie about your shoes, you’re allowed to make some requests

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ Rocks SXSW, Receives Long Standing Ovation

Affleck’s film about the creation of the Air Jordan sneaker went down like gangbusters at its premiere in Austin, Texas.

Rolling StoneMarlow Stern

Finance: UBS Agrees to Buy Rival Credit Suisse

Swiss banking giant UBS will buy its smaller rival Credit Suisse, in a deal arranged by the Swiss government.

UBS Agrees to Buy Rival Credit Suisse

Swiss banking giant UBS will buy its smaller rival Credit Suisse, in a deal arranged by the Swiss government.

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Never forget: Credit Suisse had a Black CEO