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California's 50-Foot Waves Are the Least of It
Three storms stacked in a row don't add up to drought relief. They add up to runoff, reservoir releases, and a water supply that looks fine on paper and isn't.
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Santa Cruz Closes Its Beaches. Your Dog and Your Vet Bill Didn't Get the Memo.
Storm closures shove surfers, dogs, and beach-town pet owners into the same narrow strips of dry land — and the costs land on the people least prepared to pay them.
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The Mariska Hargitay Salary Story Is a Math Error With a Headline
The $850,000-per-episode figure is real. The outrage built on top of it isn't. Per-episode pay is the worst unit of measurement in television, and the reporting itself concedes she isn't an outlier.
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Kentucky vs. Northern Arizona Is a Wire Transfer With a Tip-Off
The previews tell you where to watch. They don't tell you that Kentucky is paying Northern Arizona to be there, that the gate is the smallest number in the deal, or that the players doing the traveling see none of the guarantee.
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Justine Lupe Is the Fourth Time This Has Happened
A clip of the Nobody Wants This star opining on Southern Charm is a symptom, not a story. Hollywood has run this exact play three times — and the endings were very different.
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The $129 Frontier First-Class Seat Is a Floor, Not a Fare
Frontier's first-class announcement is real. The number in the headline is a marketing instrument, and three of the stories you saw trace back to one press release.
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Colombia vs. Chile: The 'Revival' Claim Has No Denominator
Goal.com says Chile show 'signs of a revival.' That's a fraction with the bottom half missing — and the same math problem shows up in every career turnaround story you've ever been sold.
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The Cavs–Heat Box Score You Searched For Is Now a Betting Document
Player props have quietly become the front door of the NBA box score — and that changes who owns the numbers you read the next morning.
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Auburn-Arizona Is a 'Marquee Matchup' Because the Two Schools Said So
Both athletic departments are billing Friday's Auburn-Arizona game as marquee. That's a scheduling decision wearing a headline's clothes — here's what the billing leaves out, and what would have to be true for it to hold up.
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