Organizers launch bid to recall embattled L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León

It’s relatively easy to launch a recall attempt in California, but actually triggering an election is far more difficult. Most attempted recalls fail to make it to the ballot.

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Boston Marathon organizers reverse course, decide to pay this year’s top female runners the same as the men

Jessica Chichester finished with the fifth-fastest women’s time at this year’s Boston Marathon. If she had qualified as an elite runner going into the race, the 31-year-old nurse practitioner would have been awarded $ 15,000 for her finish. The same would have been true if she placed fifth in the…

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