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Michelle Obama will read your kids a story by video on Mondays

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will be reading children's books in a weekly series of videos for Penguin Random House and PBS Kids through May 11.




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Mom, 13 cats, Bogart, a restless dog and no WiFi: Rick Bragg self-isolates in Alabama

The journalist has plenty of space in Alabama, but it still gets lonesome. Luckily there's Larry McMurtry, Humphrey Bogart and Jerry Lee Lewis.




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Laura Lippman comforts herself with old YA, actor Venn diagrams and costume selfies

What crime novelist Laura Lippman is reading and watching in quarantine




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Review: The rich are still different in the South Bay novel 'The Knockout Queen'

In Rufi Thorpe's novel, a poor, closeted teenager befriends a wealthy girl, until an act of violence lays their class distinctions bare.




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Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt? A new biography befits a great life

Blake Gopnik's definitive 'Warhol' gathers up all the receipts on the blank icon who stormed the barricades of art, only to serve it up to commerce.




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Just in time for global distress, astrology hits the bookshelves

We tend to look to the stars in troubled times. "Astro Poets," "You Were Born for This" and "Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars" teach us how.




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Want to know more about the real 'Mrs. America'? Here's your reading list

"Mrs. America" creator Dahvi Waller on the books to read if you want to know more about the ERA




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Watch the L.A. Times Book Club's virtual meet-up with author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters

'Always Home' author Fanny Singer worries more about running out of garlic than toilet paper.




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Their beautifully curated vintage-book pop-ups were thriving. Along came coronavirus

Nick Capizzi and Jenny Yang founded A Good Used Book in 2018 as an itinerant book-browsing mecca. Now they're surviving on hope and Instagram.




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Lionel Shriver is grateful for pandemic quarantine (no she isn't)

The author of "We Need to Talk About Kevin" lives that perfect, self-improving quarantine life (or maybe gets drunk and watches British reality TV).




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Review: A dark corner of California's migrant history, illuminated in a debut novel

Rishi Reddi's "Passage West" plumbs an important story of Indian immigrant farmers, but isn't quite up to the task as fiction




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'Station Eleven' author Emily St. John Mandel joins the L.A. Times Book Club May 19

Emily St. John Mandel chronicles a global pandemic and financial crisis in her novels, 'Station Eleven' and 'The Glass Hotel.'




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Review: Let's hear it for the codependents

Nina Renata Aron's memoir, "Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls," doubles as an ennobling history of recovering enablers of addiction.




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Quarantined Stephanie Danler works in bed and wages a 'subtle music war' with her family

The author of "Sweetbitter" juggles child care and promoting her new L.A. area memoir, "Stray," reads poetry and takes solace in "The Office."




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Lawrence Wright's worst-case pandemic scenario is fictional — for now

The journalist ("The Looming Tower") and playwright ("My Trip to Al Qaeda") discusses his frightening and eerily prescient novel, "The End of October."




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Review: The cowboys of Compton, first a curiosity and then a legacy

Walter Thompson-Hernández's "The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland" tells a grand story in granular detail.




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They came to make art in isolation; the pandemic forced them to stay

While guests of Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center are stuck through June, canceled residencies across the U.S. endanger an artistic ecosystem.




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Bookshop.org earns more than $1 million for indie bookstores

Earlier this week, Bookshop.org hit $1 million in earnings that will go to bookstores endangered by the coronavirus outbreak.




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Pomona professor, poet and translator Robert Mezey dies

A brilliant, mercurial and often rebellious poet and critic, would-be translator of Jorge Luis Borges and mentor to John Darnielle and many others.




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A sidelined novelist copes with deadlines, dread and family in quarantine

Anna Solomon, whose novel "The Book of V." comes out next week, juggles writing, building rafts and book promotion in a void in our latest diary




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The beats and emojis flow as spoken-word open-mics shelter on Instagram

When COVID-19 hit, spoken-word venues like Da Poetry Lounge and Olivia Open Mic went online, keeping verse flowing and raising funds for artists.




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Beyond the dragon tattoo: How Wendy Lesser plunged into Scandinavian crime

In 'Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery,' the critic travels to Nordic cities to investigate the society that shaped a global phenomenon.




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Three essential Nordic crime series from Wendy Lesser's 'Scandinavian Noir'

In an excerpt from "Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery," the essayist Wendy Lasser recommends her favorite writers in the booming genre.




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A new 'Twilight' book is coming. What we know about 'Midnight Sun'

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer announced that she is expanding the fantasy franchise with "Midnight Sun," told from vampire heartthrob Edward's perspective.




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Colson Whitehead wins second fiction Pulitzer, Ben Moser's 'Sontag' wins for biography

Colson Whitehead, Ben Moser, Jericho Brown, Anne Boyer and Greg Grandin are the 2020 recipients of Pulitzer Prizes for books.




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Why are entertainers so depressed? Comedian John Moe has been asking for years

He's interviewed Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy and Maria Bamford about depression. With his new memoir, "The Hilarious World of Depression," John Moe looks inward.




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Charles Yu quarantines with disaster blockbusters, Wong Kar-wai and 'Ozark'

The author, most recently, of "Interior Chinatown" opts for "Independence Day," a slew of inspiring novels, "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Ozark."




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Rangers team news: Predicted 4-3-3 line-up to face Hamilton - Katic to return, two changes



Rangers take on Hamilton as boss Steven Gerrard will be looking to keep the pressure on Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.




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Celtic boss Neil Lennon makes subtle Rangers dig after 4-1 Hamilton win



Celtic boss Neil Lennon aimed a subtle dig at league rivals Rangers, after the Hoops went seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership table following a 4-1 win over Hamilton Academical.




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Celtic boss Neil Lennon warns Leigh Griffiths over behaviour after stamp flashpoint



Celtic boss Neil Lennon has issued a stern warning to Leigh Griffiths about his behaviour after a ‘stamp' incident overshadowed their win over Hamilton.




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Hamilton Accies 1-4 Rangers: Scott Arfield at the double in Scottish Cup success



Hamilton crashed out of the Scottish Cup fifth round as Rangers ran out winners at the Fountain of Youth Stadium.




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Why are Hamilton vs Rangers and Clyde vs Celtic Scottish Cup kick-offs one minute late?



The Scottish Cup last-16 fixtures will kick off a minute late in a bid to promote mental health awareness.




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Celtic hero Chris Sutton taunts Rangers after Hamilton loss as title race all but over



Celtic hero Chris Sutton has aimed a dig at Rangers as he declared the title is race now over after their loss Hamilton.




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Steven Gerrard makes honest Rangers admission after Gers hand Celtic major title boost



Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has admitted he is at an all-time low after seeing his side lose to Hamilton.




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Sr. Field Application Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Equal Opportunity Employer: Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. ("MEAU") is committed to the employment and advancement of minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or




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Field Service Engineer II (Hartford, CT)

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Equal Opportunity Employer: Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. ("MEAU") is committed to the employment and advancement of minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or




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Field Service Engineer II (Syracuse, NY)

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Equal Opportunity Employer: Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. ("MEAU") is committed to the employment and advancement of minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring




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Electrical Engineer

RS&H, Inc. The Company: RS&H provides fully integrated architecture, engineering, and consulting services to help clients realize their most complex facility and infrastructure projects for land, air, and space. We are committed to bringing extraordinary solutions to our clients through the pr




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Field Application Engineer, Automotive (Sidney, OH)

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Equal Opportunity Employer: Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. ("MEAU") is committed to the employment and advancement of minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring




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Electrical Engineer - Cheshire, CT

A Super Opportunity Awaits You! Airgas Speciality Gases, an Air Liquide company, the nation's leading single-source supplier of gases, welding and safety products is seeking a Electrical Engineer in Cheshire, CT. The Electrical Engineer candidate will need five plus years of experience develop




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Physical Design Engineer / DFT (Design for testing) Engineer / STA (Static Timing Analysis) Engineer / DV (Design Verification Engineer) / PI (Power Integrity) Engineer

DFT (Design for testing) Engineer: 4-6 years of experience Experience with Synopsys Toolset is mandatory. Scan insertion, Debug DRC, ATPG patterns Gate Level Simulation ( timing and no-timing) Knowledge in P1500 and JTAG is an advantage. Knowledge in MBIST is an advantage. Phy




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Senior Program Manager

MICROSOFT CORPORATION seeks a Senior Program Manager in Redmond, WA: Coordinate program dev. of comp. softw. applications, sys. or services, working with dev. and prod. planning teams. Write functional specs and apply principles and tech. of comp. sci., eng., or math analysis. Areas of resp. sp




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Engineering Designer

As members of a leading design, geospatial and infrastructure management firm, Woolpert employees inspire each other to be the best through their ingenuity, diversity and vision. With projects that contribute to the sustainability, security and efficiency of federal, local and private-sector clients




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Director of Engineering and Construction

Ball State University is accepting applications for a professional position as Director of Engineering and Construction available May 8, 2017. The Director of Engineering and Construction directs a staff of engineers and construction managers in the completion of engineering, construction, energy




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Director of Facilities Operations

Ball State University is accepting applications for a professional position as Director of Facilities Operations available May 8, 2017. The Facilities Planning and Management department oversees the maintenance of all academic and administrative buildings and infrastructure on the campus of Ball




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Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Company Description A-Gas Americas are global experts in the supply and full lifecycle management of specialty chemicals and gasses, providing refrigerants, blowing agents, fire protection agents and carbon credit projects, around the world. A-Gas currently operates fac




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Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Company Description A-Gas Americas are global experts in the supply and full lifecycle management of specialty chemicals and gasses, providing refrigerants, blowing agents, fire protection agents and carbon credit projects, around the world. A-Gas currently operates fac




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Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Company Description A-Gas Americas are global experts in the supply and full lifecycle management of specialty chemicals and gasses, providing refrigerants, blowing agents, fire protection agents and carbon credit projects, around the world. A-Gas currently operates fac




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Senior RF Engineer

MDA Information Systems LLC has an immediate opening for a Senior RF Engineer in Reston, VA. This is a full-time customer-site position providing support to a US Government agency. The Company: MDA Information Systems LLC is a major supplier of weather information and geospatial intelligence.




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Senior Civil Engineer - Transportation

SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER (RC#900712) (Public Works Department/Transportation and Traffic Engineering Division) Please visit our website at www.tempe.gov/jobs to complete and submit the online application. Open until the needs of the City are met. First review date of applications will be Friday,